Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center: General Information

All Corporate Research Center tenant employees are eligible to obtain a Hokie Passport identification card/debit card unless they are taking classes on campus. See Instructions for obtaining a Hokie Passport. The passport can be used for various privileges as described below:
•	VT Newman Library and other campus libraries – use of comprehensive research library with over 1.7 million volumes that receives over 16,000 periodicals.
•	VT War Memorial Gymnasium – facilities provided for swimming, racquetball, basketball, volleyball, and weight rooms at faculty/staff rates.
•	VT Athletic Season Tickets – faculty/staff discounts on season tickets for the football games and basketball games. Reduced price or free entry for games of the 15 other intercollegiate sports teams at Tech, including baseball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, swimming, and track.
•	Blacksburg Transit System – free use serving all points in the Blacksburg area as well as the Two-Town Trolley providing bus service to and from neighboring Christiansburg.
•	Virginia Tech Credit Union – eligibility for membership and their services.
•	VT Outdoor Tennis Courts – use of the courts beside Cassell Coliseum.
•	University Bookstore and Volume II Bookstore – discounts on all supplies and trade books excluding computer equipment and software. Due to the language in educational software license agreements, only university employees are eligible to purchase software at the University Bookstore at educational prices.
•	VT Concert and Theater Tickets – faculty/staff discounts.
•	VT Food Services Facilities – discounts in some, such as the Hokie Grill. Many merchants in town are accepting the Hokie Passport as a debit card.
•	VT Parking Pass – CRC Tenant employees can obtain courtesy CRC parking passes to park at the CRC and in faculty/staff parking on campus. Employees who are currently taking more than 1 hour of classes on campus would are required to purchase a faculty/staff pass. The fine for violating this policy is $100. View to obtain a VT Parking Pass.
The purpose of having Hokie Passports is to enhance the research opportunities of Virginia Tech faculty and the employment opportunities of its students and graduates by strengthening the ties between existing tenants of the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center and the university, and increasing the likelihood that the center will be able to attract and retain research-related corporations in the future. This will be accomplished by providing the employees of the center's tenants with access to university services. All employees of non-university tenants of the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center will be eligible to obtain university identification cards signifying an affiliation with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All identification cards issued to CRC tenant employees will bear a stamp that will be placed under the laminated coating that says "CRC." This designation will make it possible for vendors and departments to differentiate between CRC tenant-employees and university employees if certain services cannot be provided to non-university employees. For instance, there are certain restrictions on the sale of computer equipment and software to non-university tenants of the CRC by the University Bookstore.
Note: This list is not intended to be all-inclusive and is subject to change.