War Memorial Hall to reopen in August
Extensive renovations will enhance health and wellness offerings and academic excellence on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus.
From: Student Affairs
Supporting Virginia Tech’s commitment to holistic well-being and academic excellence, the renovated War Memorial Hall will house Recreational Sports; the School of Education and Center for Humanities and Philosophy faculty offices; and research and office space for the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise that will bring together health science with hands-on application of exercise, health, and well-being.
The reopening timeline for the capital project anticipates occupancy and public use in August 2024.
War Memorial Hall's renovations include:
- New, refreshed, and expanded exercise and activity spaces
- Dedicated functional fitness space
- Mind and body studio
- Dance studio
- Wet classroom for aquatic and safety instruction
- Building system upgrades, including air conditioning
- Modernized general assignment classrooms
- Student gathering spaces
- Administrative offices
- Modernized locker rooms and bathrooms with family changing rooms and all-gender spaces
Find more details and follow updates on recreation, fitness and exercise space in War Memorial Hall at the at the Recreational Sports War Memorial Hall website.