VIRGINIA TECH Golf Guide | 2017 Edition

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QUICK FACTS
Location: Blacksburg, Va.
Founded: 1872
Enrollment: Approximately 31,000 main campus
University Motto: Ut Prosim (That I May Serve)
President: Dr. Timothy D. Sands
Athletics Director: Whit Babcock
Nickname: Hokies
Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference
Colors: Chicago maroon and burnt orange
Head Golf Coach: Jay Hardwick (34th season)
Associate Head Golf Coach: Brian Sharp
(14th season)
Golf Office Phone: (540) 231-6435
Golf Mailing Address:
Virginia Tech Golf Course
1085 Duck Pond Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Athletics Communications Contact:
Bill Dyer–(540) 231-8852
Website:
AT A GLANCE
• Comprised of nine colleges and
the Graduate School
• 100+ bachelor’s degree programs
• 150 master’s and doctoral degree
programs
• Approximately 33,000 students on
and off the main campus
With a strong presence in the National Capital Region, Roanoke, and on
the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, as well as an international campus
in Europe, Virginia Tech offers the widest range of degree choices in Virginia
and is the state’s leading research institution. Tech offers approximately 250
undergraduate and graduate degree programs and $494 million in research
expenditures each year.
The university’s undergraduate colleges are: College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences; College of Architecture and Urban Studies; College of Engineering;
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences; College of Natural Resources and
Environment; College of Science; and the Pamplin College of Business. At the
postgraduate level is the Graduate School, the Virginia-Maryland College of
Veterinary Medicine, and the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, a public-
private partnership with Carilion Clinic in Roanoke.
The desire to serve is deeply ingrained in Virginia Tech’s learning, discovery
and engagement. More than a motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) is a value
system that guides students’ decisions and helps mold them into responsible
citizens of the world.
THIS IS
• Main campus includes 213 buildings,
2,600 acres, and an airport
• Ranked 39th in university research in
the United States
• Adjacent Corporate Research Center