College and Program Activities

Learn more about one of these exciting developments taking place on campus. Limited capacities; registration required. Casual attire.

When: 10 a.m.
Where: 205 Duck Pond Drive
Parking: Please park in the veterinary medicine lot directly in front of the college.
What: You'll be able to tour the facilities, test virtual reality teaching modules, as well as access the clinical skills lab and educational resources with hands-on activities.

When: 10 a.m.
Where: New Classroom Building, 1455 Perry St.
Parking: Holtzman Alumni Center or Perry Street Garage. Enter off of “Little Perry Street” and Prices Fork Road.
What: TeKisha Rice, assistant professor of human development and family science, will explore romantic relationship dynamics and their links with personal well-being. Relationships are actually important contributors to quality-of-life and health outcomes. Interpersonal relationships can affect individual health outcomes more than other widely recognized determinants of health, like smoking and physical activity.

When: 10 a.m.
Where: On the Drillfield
Parking: Surrounding lots or BT Stop Burruss Hall (No. 1101)
What: Witness the time honored tradition of a Cadet Change of Command Ceremony and Parade on the Drillfield. Parade starts promptly at 10 a.m.

When: 10 a.m.
Where: BSE Research Building, 120 Inventive Lane
Parking: BSE Research Building
What: Featuring Cully Hession ’84, ’88 and Erin Ling ’00, faculty in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Learn about the Virginia Household Water Quality Program, Safe Drinking Water Access in rural Appalachia, and the StREAM lab. We’ll start in the BSE Research Building with brief presentations, then head out to the StREAM lab for a tour. Depending on weather, there may be a drone demonstration.

When: 10 a.m.
Where: The Cube, Moss Arts Center, 190 Alumni Mall
Parking: Surrounding lots or North End Center Garage. Parking vouchers will be provided at the seminar.
What: To inform the audience of the seriousness of climate change and awareness that they can make change, we created the Robot Musical Theater production. In this performance, natural elements (wind, earth, fire, and water) were anthropomorphized and represented by humanoid robots to provide storytelling about how they suffer from human behaviors and how the audience can change it. The audience will experience and interact with both robot technologies, immersive technologies (140 speaker systems, a 360 degree display screen, and a motion tracking system), and live music in the theater play.

When: 10 a.m.
Where: New Classroom Building, 1455 Perry St.
Parking: Holtzman Alumni Center or Perry Street Garage. Enter off of “Little Perry Street” and Prices Fork Road.
What: Trish Hammer, associate dean for faculty affairs and graduate studies in the College of Science, shares the college’s vision to establish top-notch leadership programs for women in science as a way to both empower women scientists and strengthen the influence of women as leaders in scientific fields. Currently in development, these programs will distinguish the college from competitors and establish the Virginia Tech College of Science as the premier destination for women faculty, staff, and student talent from across the country and around the world.

When: 10 a.m.
Where: New Classroom Building, 1455 Perry St.
Parking: Holtzman Alumni Center or Perry Street Garage. Enter off of “Little Perry Street” and Prices Fork Road.
What: Lance Collins, vice president and executive director of the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, will provide a look into the future of graduate education in computer science and computer engineering. Opening in 2024, the Innovation Campus – located in the Potomac Yard area of Alexandria, Virginia – will be both a place and a culture that unlocks the power of diverse people and ideas to solve the world’s most pressing problems through technology.

When: 10 a.m.
Where: Whittemore Hall 277, 1185 Perry St.
Parking: Holtzman Alumni Center or Perry Street Garage. Enter off of “Little Perry Street” and Prices Fork Road.
What: Drones are a key tool for assisting in search and rescue efforts. This can be especially important due to the ticking clock of trying to rescue someone in time. Highly effective and skillfully trained search and rescue personnel can better beat time with the assistance of drones, providing suggested tasks and updated information to these professionals. Ryan Williams, assistant professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will share the work that he does to help these efforts through his research. Please watch this video for more insight.

When: 10 a.m.
Where: Holden Hall, 410 Old Turner St.
Parking: Park on the Drillfield on the Burruss Hall side or in the North End Center with a short walk to Holden Hall. BT Stop: Stanger/Old Turner Wbnd (No. 1106) or Old Security Building (No. 1104) or Burruss Hall (No. 101)
What: The production, processing, and supply of critical minerals is a major challenge in the United States, especially as we rely on these minerals in leading edge technologies and for clean energy transitions. Where and how do they occur? How do we recover and process them in environmentally responsible ways? Hear how Virginia Tech leads in investigating methods for recovery of these minerals in the U.S., as well as the global outlook for critical minerals. Following the seminar portion of this program, you will walk through the brand new Mock Mine in the newly renovated Holden Hall. Kray Luxbacher, Charles T. Holland Professor and head of the Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering, will present this session.

When: 10 a.m.
Where: Graduate Life Center, 155 Otey St.
Parking: Squires Parking Lot or Media Lot
What: Visit the Graduate Life Center at Donaldson Brown and learn about the history of the building and graduate education through a temporary exhibit created by the Graduate School and University Libraries. Historical photos, artifacts and ephemera against the backdrop of current graduate students’ photography and art will highlight the past, present and future of graduate education at Virginia Tech.

When: 10 a.m.
Where: 320 Stanger St.
Parking: Park on the Drillfield on the Burruss Hall side or on Alumni Mall, or in the Perry Street Lot or Garage or North End Garage with a pretty good walk to the Ware Lab around the construction. BT Stops: Stanger/Old Turner Wbnd (No. 1106) or Old Security Building (No. 1104)
What: For more than 23 years, the Ware Advanced Engineering Lab has provided engineering students a place to create, build, and bring to fruition their senior capstone projects. The students take a real-word approach with different engineering disciplines working together. It’s in this space that students sharpen theoretical and computational skills learned in the classroom by working on challenging, viable engineering projects. Current students will lead you through the space and show you some of the amazing projects they are working on.