Whats behind the Hokie Stone and Mortar?
• Total Building Area: 193,000 sq. ft. • Construction Period: April 2003 to September 2005 • Restaurant and Lounge: 125-seat • Donor Terrace and Alumni Lawn • Total Site Area: 25 acres • New Parking Spaces: 478 • Hokie Stone: 2,741 tons or 82,236 individually cut stones • Landscaping: 572 trees, 2,937 shrubs, and 33,260 perennials and ground covers • Ballroom: seats 700 for banquets (divides into 6 rooms) The HOLTZMAN ALUMNI CENTER, the east wing, is as imposing inside as outside as befits the campus home-away-from-home for the university’s 190,000 living alumni. The elegant Grand Hall is a popular gathering space for alumni, family, and friends; the Alumni Museum traces Virginia Tech’s history from the beginning to now; meeting rooms, which include an Internet room where alumni can check e-mails or browse the web; the Alumni Board Room, which can accommodate the Alumni Association Board of Directors and other groups; the Alumni Library, which houses alumni authored publications and Bu