Graduate Life Center at Donaldson Brown

Donaldson Brown has the following amenities:

• Air conditioning
• Attached dining options
• Classrooms
• Common areas
• Community kitchen
• Heating
• Laundry
• Study lounges
• Wireless internet

Graduate students:
Housing is offered to applicants on a first-come, first-served basis. To be eligible, a student must be admitted by the Virginia Tech Graduate School and enrolled full-time. The facilities are designed to accommodate individual students, not couples. Eligible students are offered housing concurrent with the start of an academic year and as space occasionally becomes available throughout the year. Learn more about the waitlist and application process here!

First-year students:
Please note that it is rare for a non-graduate student to acquire housing at the GLC at Donaldson Brown. All incoming first-year students are required to live in on-campus housing for their first year; however, students are not guaranteed their choice of housing, and must complete their housing/dining contract to be assigned a space. Assignments for incoming first-year students and transfers are made in contract receipt order, so the earlier your contract arrives, the earlier you are assigned in the process.

For more detailed information about first-year housing, please visit this page.

Returning students:
Please note that it is rare for a non-graduate student to acquire housing at the GLC at Donaldson Brown. Unlike incoming freshmen, on-campus housing is not guaranteed to returning or transfer students. Returning undergraduate students must request housing for the next academic year using the housing application process (HAP), more commonly known as the "housing lottery." For more detailed information about returning undergraduate housing, please visit this page.

Visit this page and use the navigation bar at the top to explore all of our on-campus housing information.

Donaldson Brown is home to Au Bon Pain, and is close to Burger 37 in Squires Student Center and Owens.

Learn more about Virginia Tech's award-winning dining here.

There are several fitness options available for students in Donaldson Brown:

• VT Rec Sports offers a variety of fitness opportunities, including two gyms, group exercise classes, personal training, small group training, intramural sports, and more.
• Donaldson Brown is very close to War Memorial Hall and the Drillfield.

Explore the VT Rec Sports website for more information on student fitness and well-being.

Donaldson Brown has laundry machines located on the third floor.

Use Laundry Web to reserve a washer or dryer, tell you how many machines are in use, or even send you a text when your laundry is done! All machines accept coins or Hokie Passport debit.

The GLC at Donaldson Brown is located on the far east side of campus, with close proximity to Squires Student Center, Newman Library, and the University Bookstore.

Visit the full Virginia Tech campus map to locate Donaldson Brown within the larger campus. Donaldson Brown is building #251 in quadrant I-4.

Mailing Address:
[Student Name]
The Graduate Life Center at Donaldson Brown, Room XXXX
155 Otey St.
Blacksburg, VA 24061-9546

Students can submit work orders through our work order system.

Visit this page to learn more about our maintenance and housekeeping procedures.

A typical room in Donaldson Brown includes the following furniture:

• twin bed(s)
• twin XL mattress(s)
• desk(s)
• chair(s)
• dresser(s)

To get a closer look inside some of our different room styles, check out our 360º room photos.

Donaldson Brown is home to 179 graduate students.

Donaldson Brown is open for visitation 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.