Annual Open House
APRIL 20, 2024
10 a.m. — 3 p.m.
All-day activities, lectures, demonstrations, merchandise sales, and club booths for all ages!
Discover how we're making a difference in the world of veterinary medicine and public health. Meet faculty, tour the college, learn about our programs, and enjoy food and activities. This is the perfect chance to explore how we can join hands in protecting and improving animal, human, and environmental health.
TIE DYE PET BANDANAS
The Grove
Craft a tie dye bandana for your pet with student organization Pride SVMC.
WHAT'S IN MY WATER?
The Grove
Explore what's in samples of tap, bottled, pond, and even your own water.
BEHAVIOR MATCHING GAME
The Grove
Test your knowledge of animal behavior with the Behavior Club!
TIE DYE SHIRTS
The Grove
Create colorful shirts with the Christian Veterinary Fellowship!
EAR TAG DECORATION & PALPATION GUESSING GAME
The Grove
Meet with members of the Food Animal Practitioners Club and learn about the world of production management medicine while you decorate an ear tag!
LIVE PAINTED HORSE
Tent 3
See internal anatomy painted on live horses by AAEP!
ULTRASOUND SIMULATOR STATION
Classroom 100
Learn all about ultrasounds, an imaging method that uses sound waves instead of radiation, with the Imaging Club.
BUDGETING FOR PET OWNERSHIP
The Commons
Learn more about to budget for your new pet with Veterinary Business Management Association.
FUTURE VET PHOTO BOOTH
The Commons
"Scrub in" and pose as a Dr. for photos! Provided by LVMA.
VETS OF ALL COLORS
Waterfall Room
Learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion in veterinary medicine and create some fun arts and crafts! Hosted by AAVMP+ SNABV.
STUFFED ANIMAL ADOPTION
Waterfall Room
Adopt a new stuffed friend to take home, and learn how to care for your new puppy with the Theriogenology Club.
SLIME AND CRIME STATION
Waterfall Room
Make pathogens & get an official veterinary microbiologist ID with SNABV + AAVMP.
MERCHANDISE SALES
Waterfall Room
Get your college souvenirs and support our student organizations.
FUN WITH HEMATOLOGY
MDL 1
Learn about how blood flows through the body and enjoy games and sensory bins! Hosted by the Pathology Club.
EXPLORING THE EYE
MDL 1
Get up close and personal with animal eyes in our ophthalmoscope game! Hosted by the Ophthamology Club.
IT'S A SMALL WORLD
MDL 2
Learn about the world of bacteria, fungi, and cells. Use microscopes to view exciting samples, along with interactive models and an at-home DNA extraction method. Hosted by the Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences Graduate Student Association.
TEDDY BEAR REPAIR
MDL 3
Members of the Surgery Club will demonstrate their surgical expertise by repairing your stuffed animal. Bring your own stuffed animal or adopt a new one!
EMERGENCY TRIAGE STATIONS
MDL 3 Surgery Suite
SCVECCS presents several interactive stations to help prepare pet owners to act in emergent situations.
GERM TRACKER, PATHOGEN GAME, AND VACCINE EDUCATION
VMIA 220
Learn all about germs, pathogens, and how to protect yourself with games from BSPH, MPH, and PHA Student Ambassadors and CPHPR.
EXOTIC PET SHOW & TELL
Classroom 129
See live exotic pet species owned by members of the ZEW Club.
All Day
TOUCH A TRUCK
The Grove
ANIMAL CANCER CARE AND RESEARCH CENTER
Explore the animal ambulance and get free temporary tattoos!
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT MEDICINE
See one of the PMM trucks we take when on the job visiting local farms!
All Day
MEET & GREET TABLES
VMIA Lobby
12 p.m.
MEET DEAN GIVENS
Meet and greet with the opporunity to learn about the future of the college from Dr. M. Daniel Givens, our dean.
THERAPY DOGS
Appearance by the VT Therapy Dogs at Noon
VIRGINIA VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Meet members and learn about the VVMA.
MARYLAND VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Meet members and learn about the MDVMA.
VMCVM ADVANCEMENT
Learn the different ways you can make your impact and be part of the future of the veterinary college.
VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY
Learn about the Veterinarian Technician career opportunity.
VTH BLOOD BANK
Just like human hospitals, the Veterinary Teaching Hospital is home to a blood bank that helps dogs and cats in need. Learn about the blood bank and the donor program that helps pets in the New River Valley.
11 a.m.
APPLYING TO VETERINARY SCHOOL: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Classroom 102
A member of our admissions team will debunk common misinformation about being a competitive DVM applicant and will share the steps for applying to our DVM program.
1 p.m
"A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A VET STUDENT"
Classroom 102
Hear stories from the source about daily life as a VMCVM DVM student.
10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m.
HORSESHOEING 101
Farrier's Shed
If you've ever watched farrier videos online--now's your chance to see it live! Learn from our farrier's team the craft of trimming and shoeing horse hooves.
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1-2 p.m.
ViRGINIA TECH POLICE ANIMALS UNIT
Tent 4
Meet the animals that assist the Virginia Tech Police and see them in action! Guest appearance by Ringo the Patrol Pony!
College Maps
Open House 2023 Recap
Take a tour
Exclusive access to the college's behind-the-scenes facilities and Veterinary Teaching Hospital!
Led by students, tours in groups of ten leave every 15 minutes starting at 10:15 a.m.
Enjoy local food trucks
DIRECTIONS and Parking
The Blacksburg campus is located at 205 Duck Pond Drive. Virginia Tech is hosting many events on campus during the day, so we recommend guests enter campus using the Southgate Entrance off of US Route 460 (Exit 6).
There are several parking lots near the college, but we recommend parking in the Veterinary Medicine Lot across from the college or the Duck Pond Lot. More information about parking and maps can be found using this link.
Leave fido at home
We care deeply about all animals at VMCVM. So for the safety of patients at the hospital and open house demonstration animals, we are not allowing guests to bring pets to the event.
Questions & Accommodations
If you have a question or are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact the Office of Advancement at (540) 231-3927 or cvmadvancement@vt.edu.