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Schedule

Schedule updates and additional details are being added regularly, so check back for more information!

Registration includes access to all scheduled events, including tours and sessions, plus meals, happy hours, and drinks... you can even work out at McComas for free! When you sign up, the weekend is all inclusive. We’ll handle the fun, food, and more.

Wednesday, June 8

Thursday, June 9

  • All day: Cornerstone Alumni Programming (classes of 1971 and earlier) including evening banquet
  • All day: Shuttle services available for Cornerstone Alumni at the Holtzman Alumni Center
  • Special programming for the Class of 1971
  • 1-3 p.m.: Hokie Hike with Venture Out: Pandapas Pond. Meet fellow Hokies who enjoy the outdoors and say hello to the Blue Ridge Mountains again on this group hike. During the trip, we will take in the scenery, walk along a gentle path, listen to the sounds of nature, learn about local plants and wildlife from student staff, and discuss how to care for the environment. Transportation and instruction are included. This trip will meet at the Venture Out Center at 1 p.m. and return by 3 p.m. ($10 per person, 4 participant minimum, 12 participant maximum.) 
  • 3:30-6 p.m.: Virginia Tech Challenge Course. Don’t forget to add a challenge to your Hokie reunion experience! Make your way through a maze of obstacles leading to a zipline 40 feet above the ground. Our facilitators can provide tips and tricks to making it through the course or add extra challenges. All comfort levels welcome. (Fees for course apply)

Special Admissions Session and Tours

  • 2-5 p.m.: Moss Arts Center Gallery Open House
  • 2:15-3:15 p.m.: A Taste of the Past: Doing Food History at Virginia Tech with Dr. Anna Zeide (at Colonial Hall, Squires Student Center)
  • 3-5 p.m.: Virginia Tech Kentland Farms and Dairy Facilities (at Kentland Farm, 5250 Whitethorne Road)
  • 3-4 p.m.: Global Business and Analytics Complex information session (at New Classroom Building, Room 160)
  •  5-6 p.m.: If Hokie Trees Could Talk, with Jamie King '10 (at Holtzman Alumni Center)
  • Newman Library Sesquicentennial Exhibit (open Wednesday-Friday from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon-8 p.m.)
  • Breakzone available for free for all attendees

Friday, June 10

  • 8:30-9:30 a.m.: Continental breakfast available at the Holtzman Alumni Center
  • 9:30-10:15 a.m.: Health Science and Technology Campus with Michael Friedlander and Dean Lee Learman (at Holtzman Alumni Center, Assembly Hall)
  • 9:30-10:15 a.m.: Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design (at Corporate Research Center)
  • 9:30-10:15 a.m.: Ware Lab Open House
  • 9:30-11:30 a.m.: Drop-in Exploration: History of Virginia Tech Campus, hosted by Victoria Ferguson, program director for Solitude (at Solitude)
  • 9:30-11:30 a.m.: Open House: The Market of Virginia Tech (at The Market, University City Mall)
  • 10:30-11:15 a.m.: Bio Walk around the Duckpond
  • 10:30-11:15 a.m.: StREAM Lab. Featuring Cully Hession ’84, ’88 from the Department of Biological Systems Engineering in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (at BSE Research Building, 120 Inventive Lane)
  • 10:30-11:15 a.m.: Holden Hall Renovations and Expansion
  • 10:30-11:15 a.m.: Innovation Campus and Link + License + Launch with associate vice president for Innovation and Partnerships, Brandy Salmon (at Holtzman Alumni Center, Assembly Hall)
  • 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Lunch at on-campus dining hall (at D2 at Dietrick Hall)
  • 12:45-1:30 p.m.: Student Life: Then and Now (at D2 at Dietrick Hall, Side Room)
  • 1:45-2:30 p.m.: Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Tour (at 205 Duck Pond Dr)
  • 1:45-2:30 p.m.: Data and Decision Sciences Building; Global Business and Analytics Complex Hardhat Tour
  • 1:45-2:30 p.m.: Past, Present, and Future: Black Community at Virginia Tech (at McBryde 113)
  • 1:45-2:30 p.m.: Campus Walking Tour (at D2 at Dietrick Hall)
  • 1:45-5:45 p.m.: Museum of Geosciences Open House (at Derring 2062)
  • 3-4:30 p.m.: College of Science kids' summer camp activities (at Holtzman Alumni Center, Lawn)
  • 3-5 p.m.: Bring your family to dissect an owl pellet with Kevin Hamed of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation (at Holtzman Alumni Center, Lawn)
  • 3:30-4:30 p.m.: Human-Centered AI for Research: Creating Connections Across Disciplines with associate professor Kurt Luther (at Holtzman Alumni Center, Assembly Hall)
  • Breakzone available for free for all attendees
  • 3-6 p.m.: Taste of Virginia Food, Wine, and Beer Festival. Featuring food and drink from across the commonwealth with special guests from Athletics (at Holtzman Alumni Center)
  • 7-10 p.m.: Class of 1972 50th Reunion Banquet (at Holtzman Alumni Center, Latham Ballroom)
  • 7-11:30 p.m.: Downtown Takeover. Enjoy some of Blacksburg's hit watering holes with included appetizers, plus a Happy Hour kickoff in the Upper Quad with the Corps of Cadets
  • 7:30 p.m.: Moss Arts Center Special Performance featuring the Grammy Award-winning band, Ranky Tanky. Discounted tickets available for reunion attendees

Saturday, June 11

  • 8-10 a.m.: University Club of Virginia Tech open house and continental breakfast. Directions and further information are listed online.
  • 9-9:30 a.m.: 50th Reunion Remembrance service for the classes of 1971 and 1972 (at Memorial Chapel)
  • 9-9:45 a.m.: Women in Business roundtable (at Assembly Hall in Holtzman Alumni Center)
  • 9-10:45 a.m.: Special Collections and University Archives Open House (at Newman Library)
  • 10-10:45 a.m.: Corps of Cadets Upper Quad Tour (at Upper Quad)
  • 10-10:45 a.m.: Women in Medicine and Science panel (at Colonial Hall at Squires Student Center)
  • 10-10:45 a.m.: Moss Arts Center Multimedia Center Tour (at Moss Arts Center)
  • 11-11:45 a.m.: Town hall with President Sands (at Moss Arts Center)
  • Noon-1:45 p.m.: Lunch with your college
  • 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.: Behind the Scenes Tours with Athletics (at Merryman Athletic Complex)
  • 2-2:45 p.m.: Experiential Learning in the Studios of Newman Library (Suite 430, Fourth Floor, Newman Library)
  • 2-3 p.m.: Breakzone available for free for all attendees (Squires Student Center)
  • 2-4 p.m.: Frith First-Year Makers Community Open House (Room 3, Randolph Hall)
  • 3-4:30 p.m.: The Changing Face of On-Campus Housing: Living-Learning Programs (Creativity and Innovation District Residence Hall)
  • 3-3:45 p.m.: Adult Day Services Tour (Room 102, Wallace Hall)
  • New Virginian's Experience (invitation-only)
  • 3-5 p.m.: Kids' Carnival hosted by Rec Sports. Bringing your Little Hokies to Reunion Weekend? Make sure to stop by the Kid’s Carnival and play some fun, interactive games for ages 3-16 (Eggleston Quad)
  • 4-6 p.m.: Class happy hours (Eggleston Quad)
  • 5-7 p.m.: Student project showcase (Drillfield)
  • 6:30-11:30 p.m.: Party and dinner on the Drillfield with band, fireworks, and special guests from athletics. Featuring Night Years (Drillfield)

Sunday, June 12