Town Gown is a collective of town and Virginia Tech staff, students, and citizens who come together six times a year to engage in community conversations.   A wide array of topics are discussed each year to provide a forum for education and constructive conversation to provide a better understanding of our community.  Town Gown also works towards strengthening, nurturing and sustaining relationships across all cross sections of our community to create a sense of camaraderie, communication and service for the betterment of the town and university.   

Town Gown is co-chaired by the Deputy Town Manager for Blacksburg and the Vice President for Student Affairs at Virginia Tech.  Six topics are picked annually to discuss and converse more deeply about and are derived from interests and feedback of participants. 
The conversations are open to everyone in the community and are held from 6:30-7:30pm at the Creativity & Innovation Living Learning Community, Multipurpose Library, 185 Kent Street (Eastern edge of campus next to the Graduate Life Center and former Donaldson Brown Hotel).

For more information about Town Gown please call Matt Hanratty, Deputy Town Manager at (540) 443 – 1005 or mhanratty@blacksburg.gov.  

• February 12 – A Conversation with the Blacksburg and Virginia Tech Police Chiefs

• March 19 – Creating Off-Campus Housing Solutions for Our Community

• April 23 – On-Campus Master Plan