About Virginia Tech: Buildings

Slusher Hall

Slusher Hall is a residence hall in the Drillfield Community. It consists of 12-story Slusher Tower, home to 324 co-ed residents, and Slusher Wing, home to 303 co-ed residents. 

While Slusher Wing is only three stories, the floors are numbered two through four because of the way the wing connects to the Tower via "The Tree Lounge." Slusher Tower contains the Multicultural Opportunity Social Awareness Interest Community (MOSAIC) themed-housing community, an intercultural living environment that embraces all types of diversity. Slusher Wing is home two theme-housing communities: The Wing First Year Experience program and Hypatia, the Women in Engineering Learning Community. 

Twelve floors; 125,160 square feet.

Clarice Slusher Pritchard

Slusher Hall was named in 1968 in memory of 1927 alumna Clarice Slusher Pritchard, who worked at her alma mater from 1927 to 1966 as assistant registrar, registrar, and associate registrar. An early woman student at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (now Virginia Tech), the "townie" rode her bicycle to campus. As registrar, she paved the way for women in higher-level positions on campus. Contemporaries called her spirited and spunky.

Building History

Construction began in fall 1971 and was completed in 1972. 

Address: 280 Drillfield Drive  |  Map Grid: M-6
Originally Built: 1972  |  Abbreviation: SLUSH
Latitude: 37.22514 | Longitude: -80.42219