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G. Burke Johnston Student Center

920 West Campus Drive
Burke Johnston Student Center
Burke Johnston Student Center

Johnston Student Center provides facilities and services for students. In addition to classroom space and an information desk on the first floor, Johnston offers space on the third floor for relaxing and studying and  multiple meeting places that can be reserved for private functions.

George Burke Johnston

George Burke Johnston

The building honors the memory of George Burke Johnston, an English faculty member who left in 1933 and returned in 1950 as dean of the School of Applied Science and Business Administration and then became dean of the School of Science and General Studies, the first dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and the C. P. Miles Professor of English. A Renaissance man, Johnston had a zest for life that attracted the admiration of all who met him.

Building History

Needing a satellite student activities center, Virginia Tech constructed in 1990 the G. Burke Johnston Student Center, known on campus as GBJ.

Originally Built:
1990
Map Grid:
K-4
Abbreviation / Number:
GBJ / 193
Coordinates:
37.22922, -80.42458