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Directions & Parking for Employers Attending FOCUS & SPECTRUM Fairs

For our employer guests attending these fall fairs sponsored by Career and Professional Development:

  • FOCUS | Tues. Oct. 17, 2017 | careers in agriculture & sciences.
  • SPECTRUM | Tues. Oct. 18, 2017 | careers in human services, public & government service, sales & customer service.

IMPORTANT: These parking instructions are ONLY for fairs sponsored by Career & Professional Development.
Other fairs are sponsored by colleges, departments or student organizations at Virginia Tech, and you must place reliance on the sponsors of those fairs for instructions on parking for those events. Regardless of sponsor, Career and Professional Development is very happy you are visiting campus to recruit students! However, we do not have authority to instruct you on parking for campus events not in our control. Thank you!

Location change alert to past attendees:
Our fall 2017 fairs are NOT being held in last year's venue because it is closed for renovation starting October 2017. The Career & Professional Development fall 2017 fairs are being held in Owens Banquet Hall, so please note the details related to parking.

Job fair PARKING permitted ONLY at Chicken Hill Lot.

Guests of The Inn at Virginia Tech:

We encourage you to save time by leaving your vehicle at The Inn, and using The Inn's shuttle transportation to Owens. When you are ready to depart, our job fair shuttles will return you to The Inn.

If the weather is pleasant and you wish to enjoy a walk between Owens and The Inn, allow almost 20 minutes.

If you prefer to move your vehicle to the Chicken Hill Lot, see information below.

For guests at other hotels/locations:

PARKING is only permitted in the Chicken Hill parking lot [lower right on VT Parking Services map, highlighted in yellow]. Parking is not permitted anywhere else on campus. Career and Professional Development does not have any authority regarding parking and is not able to void parking tickets.

MAP to "Intersection of Southgate Drive and Sterrett Drive, Blacksburg, VA" or “Chicken Hill Lot, Blacksburg, VA.” Chicken Hill lot is on south side of the intersection, with access from Southgate Drive.

Shuttles will carry you and your supplies and materials from the Chicken Hill Lot to Owens, starting 7:30 am, and returning end-of-fair. If you need a shuttle ride back to parking mid-day, stop by our employer check-in table, which will be staffed all day, and we will call a shuttle for you.

Do not drive your vehicle to Owens Hall. There is no space or parking permitted for drop-off.

Walking option: If the weather is pleasant and you wish to enjoy a walk between Chicken Hill Lot and Owens, allow 20 minutes.

PARKING PASSES (vehicle hangtags) are emailed in advance to your colleague who registered your organization to attend the job fair. Passes are also available from shuttle drivers at the parking lot.