Administrative buildings http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/administration.html en Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:34:37 -0500 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Sterrett Facility Complex http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/sterrett.html

The Sterrett Facility Complex houses offices and shops of maintenance workers, carpenters, facility engineers, architects, and other support services. The largest building in the complex is the Sterrett Center, an administration building that is home to the Virginia Tech Police Department, Facilities Services, University Design and Construction, and the vice president for administrative services, among others. 

]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:40:52 -0400 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/sterrett.html 37.21965 -80.41372 242 STCTR 1958 William M. Sterrett Sr. The Sterrett Facility Complex is named for William M. Sterrett Sr., a former director of buildings and grounds who retired in 1981.

]]> Administrative buildings Visitor and Undergraduate Admissions Center http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/visitor-admissions.html Completed in 2011, the Visitor and Undergraduate Admissions Center reflects the Collegiate Gothic architecture prevalent on campus and helps define the Prices Fork entrance as the "front door" to the campus. The building houses the university's visitor center and its adjacent exhibit area and provides offices and meeting spaces for Undergraduate Admissions.

]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:57:27 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/visitor-admissions.html 37.23117 -80.43359 0249 2011 Administrative buildings Parking Services Building http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/parking-services.html The building houses the main office for Parking Services.

]]> Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:44:19 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/parking-services.html 37.21592 -80.41841 455 PRKSV 1957 Administrative buildings Student Services Building http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/student_services_building.html Completed in 2003, the Student Services Building combines several student services into one location: Financial Aid, Office of the Registrar, and Office of the Bursar. It also houses offices for Communications Network Services and the Hokie Passport office.

]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:28:36 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/student_services_building.html 37.22208 -80.42183 192 SSB 2003 Administrative buildings Southgate Center http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/southgate-center.html Formerly home to administrative offices, the Southgate Center is scheduled to be renovated in 2013 as a public safety building and for the Virginia Tech Police Department and the Office of Emergency Management. 

]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/southgate-center.html 37.21887 -80.41612 190 SGCTR 1987 Administrative buildings Old Security Building http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/old-security-building.html

The Old Security Building houses the alumni and development offices for the College of Science. The building was constructed in 1903 as a laundry. 

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/old-security-building.html 37.23148 -80.42159 201 SEC 1903 Administrative buildings Media Building http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/media-building.html

The Media Building houses offices for the University Relations Department, including the Web Communications, Visual and Broadcast Communication, and Marketing and Publications departments. The building was constructed in 1934 as Blacksburg Elementary School.

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/media-building.html 37.22882 -80.41533 370 MEDIA 1934 Administrative buildings Media Annex http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/media-annex.html Built in 1921 by the Montgomery County School Board to house agriculture and shop programs for students from all parts of county. Today, the Media Annex houses the visual and broadcast communications staff for University Relations, as well as the Environmental Design and Planning graduate student offices.

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/media-annex.html 37.22881 -80.41594 369 TVFLM 1921 Administrative buildings Health and Safety Building http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/health-and-safety-building.html The Health and Safety Building is home to the university's Environmental Health and Safety Services, which promotes a positive, responsible, integrated safety culture at all levels of the university community. 

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/health-and-safety-building.html 37.21507 -80.41803 459 HSBLD 1970 Administrative buildings College of Science Administration Building http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/college-science-administration-building.html In the summer of 1996, a modular building was erected on the Upper Quad, on the tennis courts behind Major Williams Hall and Lane Hall. In August, 1996, the dean's office and staff for the College of Arts and Sciences moved from Derring Hall and Williams Hall to the new building. The building now houses the dean's office for the College of Science.

]]> Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/college-science-administration-building.html 37.2311 -80.42016 270G B270G 1996 Administrative buildings Smith Career Center (Career Services Building) http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/career-services-building.html Completed in 2004, the Career Services Building was renamed the Garnett E. and Patsy T. Smith Career Center in 2007. The structure provides operating space for Career Services. More than 24,000 students use the office's services each year, and more than 3,000 employers have registered with the center.

]]> Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/career-services-building.html 37.22156 -80.42257 194 CSB 2004 Garnett E. and Patsy T. Smith The Smith Career Center is named for Garnett Elwood and Patsy Thomas Smith. Garnett Smith, who retired as CEO of Advance Auto Parts in 2000, has served on the board of the Virginia Tech Foundation. The Smiths have supported the Art Museum of Western Virginia and several Virginia Tech entities. Garnett Smith was named one of Roanoke's 50 Most Influential People, served on the board of the United Way of Roanoke, and has held every office in the Pulaski Jaycees.

]]> Administrative buildings Burruss Hall http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/burruss-hall.html Virginia Tech's administration building, Burruss Hall consists of the original building, completed in 1936; a west wing and rear addition, built in 1968; and an east wing, added in 1970. Commencement ceremonies were held in the building's 3,003-seat auditorium for years, beginning in 1936. An electronic carillon was installed in 1958. The first and second floors were renovated in 2007 for use by the College of Architecture and Urban Studies. Offices of the university's president and vice presidents are in the building.

]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/burruss-hall.html 37.229 -80.42371 176 BUR 1936 Julian Ashby Burruss     Julian Ashby Burruss

Burruss Hall is named for eighth president Julian Ashby Burruss. In the 1920s, he admitted women as full-time students and cut the four-year military requirement for male students to two years, setting the stage for a larger civilian student body. He also organized a chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, put off-campus living to the test, brought athletics under the supervision of college authorities, and established the Engineering Experiment Station and Engineering Extension Division. Burruss was president from 1919 to 1945.

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