This photo is of VT alum Kristi Castlin, who became the first female Hokie to medal at the Olympics in 2016. Here she is waving to fans at a VT football game in September 2016. The photo was taken by Dave Knachel of VT Athletics.
This photo by Clayton Metz of VT University Relations is of an experiment in the Virginia Tech Carilion's Center for Human Neuroscience Research, part of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, 2021.
This photo is of the Undergraduate Student Senate (USS) Transition Team in 2021. That year, the Student Government Association was disbanded and the USS formed, with the transition team working on the governing documents for the USS prior to the…
This photo by Torgersen Bridge over the Alumni Mall with the Pylons of the War Memorial Court in the background is by Thomas Miller of VT University Relations in February 12, 2020.
Leticia "Tish" Long is the second female Rector of the VT Board of Visitors in the university's history. This photo of Long is by Christina Franusich on August 31, 2021.
System X (pronounced ten) is the university's first supercomputer, which was declared the fastest at any university and third fastest in the world in 2003. This photo is undated.
This photo by Ahmed Mustafa of VT University Relations is of Deborah Petrine receiving from President Tim Sands a resolution of appreciation for her service as the first female Rector of the VT Board of Visitors, among other contributions, at the…
Paul Torgersen, president of Virginia Tech, is pictured here on the university campus in Blacksburg. The red steel structure in the background is what would become Torgersen Hall. The photo from VT University Relations dates to August 16, 1999.
This photo is of LumenHAUS, a smart house designed and built by students and faculty in the VT colleges of Architecture and Urban Studies and of Engineering to demonstrate the contributions of the university to conservation and sustainability in…
Linsey Marr, a VT engineering professor, became an internationally reknowned expert on the transmission and prevention of infectious diseases during COVID-19 Pandemic. Here she is pictured in her lab during the pandemic, taken by Ryan Young of VT…
This photo by Mike Chirieleison of VT University Relations depicts the groundbreaking of the first building at the Innovation Campus in Alexandria, Virginia, on Sept. 14, 2021. Pictured from left are Dave Calhoun (CEO of Boeing), Ralph Northam…
This photo is of Holli Drewry, the first president of the VT A/P Faculty Senate and the first A/P Faculty Representative on the VT Board of Visitors. This photo was taken by Christina Franusich on January 20, 2022.
For the homecoming football game, the university holds a parade each year. Here is the HokieBird at the parade, taken by Skyler Taube of VT University Relations, October 19, 2019.
This photo is of the groundbreaking of Hitt Hall for the VT Myers-Lawson School of Construction, taken by Christina Franusich of VT University Relations on February 2, 2022.
The Hispanic College Institute is held annually at Virginia Tech to bring Hispanic and Latinx high school students to campus to learn about the college experience. This photo is of one of the workshops attended by the students, taken by Lee Friesland…
Growley II (call sign "Tank"), the dog mascot for the VT Corps of Cadets, greets students during exams week at Squires Student Center in this photo by Christina Franusich of VT University Relations, May 3, 2018.
This photo is of the annual Gobblerfest, held each fall to welcome students to campus, taken by Thomas Miller of VT University Relations on September 6, 2019.
This photo by Logan Wallace of VT University Relations taken October 18, 2017, illustrates the game-ball run tradition. Members of the Ranger Company of the Army ROTC program run the homecoming football game ball around the campus for 100 miles,…
This photo is of FutureHAUS, a smart house designed and built by students and faculty in the VT colleges of Architecture and Urban Studies and of Engineering to demonstrate the contributions of the university to conservation and sustainability in…
This photo by Dan Mirolli, taken on June 24, 2019, is of the Fraction Family House at Solitude on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va. The building is believed to have been a dwelling for enslaved people built around 1843. Upwards of 250…
This photo by Chiravi Patel of the VT University Relations depicts students in Stefan Al’s studio in November 2020 in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies' geodesic dome put up near Cowgill Hall to help with social distancing during the…
This photo by Dan Mirolli of VT University Relations shows the participants in the 40th Anniversary celebration of Denim Day, which first raised awareness of the LGBTQ community at Virginia Tech in January 1979. Pictured are VT president Tim Sands,…
This photo by Sarah Myers is of the Creativity and Innovation District dormitory shortly before opening for the Fall 2021 semester, taken on July 23, 2021.
This photo by Logan Wallace of VT University Relations shows a class in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences held at Kentland Farm, May 2, 2017.
This photo was taken of a virtual town hall discussing the issues facing members of the Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American (APIDA) community at Virginia Tech and locally. This image features Nina Ha, director of the Asian Cultural Engagement…
This photo by Richard Randolph of VT University Relations depicts a person wearing their Native dress involved in the 2019 Powwow held by Native at Virginia Tech on the Graduate Life Center lawn.
Photograph from the Special Collections dedication and reopening in 2006 shows VT Dean of the University Libraries, Eileen Hitchingham (far right) with individuals and plaque of appreciation for donations from the C.E. Richardson Benevolent…
Photograph from the Special Collections dedication and reopening in 2006 shows VT Dean of the University Libraries, Eileen Hitchingham speaking to crowd.
In the fall of 1929, a sparse, but moderately sound-proof studio was built in an unused room in the tower of War Memorial Hall. The first broadcast aired on January 6, 1930.
This photo depicts the college infirmary (now Henderson Hall) after an expansion nearly doubled its capacity. The addition was completed by the start of the end of 1929.