This Week’s Events:
0. Ongoing Services – updated 9/21/20
1. COOKIES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
2. KAHOOT! GAME TIME – THANKFUL EDITION
Administrative Announcements:
3. TEXT RECOMMENDATIONS REQUESTED-GRADUATE SCHOOL LIBRARY – 1st posting
4. DIVERSITY SCHOLAR PROGRAM APPLICATION IS OPEN – 2nd posting
5. CULTURAL ACHIEVEMENT CEREMONY FOR ASIAN/ASIAN AMERICAN GRADUATES – 2nd posting
6. GRAD 5024 DATA MANAGEMENT SKILLS COURSE OFFERED FOR SPRING 2021 – 3rd posting
Jobs:
None at this time.
Volunteers and research participants sought:
7. PARTICIPATION NEEDED FOR VIDEO CONFERENCE STUDY – 1st posting
8. HEALTHY DOGS NEEDED FOR HEART STUDY – 2nd posting
9. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR HNFE RESEARCH STUDY – 3rd posting
Upcoming Events:
10. MOTIVATION WORKSHOP THREE-PART SERIES – Dec. 2, 7, 11
11. GRADUATE STUDENT GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING – Dec. 3
0. Ongoing Services – updated 9/21/20
· GRADUATE SCHOOL ADVISING: No walk-in advising during Fall 2020. Request one-on-one assistantship or academic advising by using our online request form to set-up a Zoom session.
· CAREER ADVISING: schedule virtual career advising appointment via https://career.vt.edu/job-search/Handshake.html
· COOK COUNSELING: Drop-in Zoom hours, 1-5pm Thursdays and Fridays, Zoom links found here.
· WRITING CENTER SERVICES: Schedule an appointment at https://vt.mywconline.com/
· GRADUATE OMBUDSPERSON: contact for appointment at gradstudentombud@vt.edu, 540-231-9573
1.COOKIES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
Monday, November 23, after 10am, Grad School Lobby
Stop by the Graduate Life Center and pick-up a small bag of homemade cookies and grab a book or puzzle to entertain yourself during Thanksgiving break. Cookies available until we run out. You will need our Hokie Passport to enter the building.
2. KAHOOT! GAME TIME – THANKFUL EDITION
Tuesday, November 24, 4-7pm or Wednesday, November 25, 10am-12pm
Join the Office of Recruitment, Diversity, and Inclusion for a relaxing and interacting virtual game experience with Kahoot!. There are two opportunities to join the fun. For Tuesday, November 24, 4-7 pm, register at: https://bit.ly/Tuesday_Kahoot_Game_Registration. For Wednesday, November 25, 10 am-12 pm, register at https://bit.ly/Wednesday_Kahoot_Game_Registration. Each game starts at the Top of the hour and registration is required. For questions or more information, email ordi@vt.edu.
3. TEXT RECOMMENDATIONS REQUESTED-GRADUATE SCHOOL LIBRARY – 1st posting
The Office of Recruitment, Diversity, and Inclusion, is building a library of inclusion, diversity, and equity-based texts for graduate students, faculty, and staff use. Please visit this link to add your recommendation(s): ORDI Library Recommendations. We appreciate your participation! Questions? Please contact ordi@vt.edu.
4. DIVERSITY SCHOLAR PROGRAM APPLICATION IS OPEN – 2nd posting
Diversity scholars are graduate students who specialize in and advocate for the awareness, knowledge, and skills associated with diversity and inclusion in the Graduate School and the greater community. Nominations are due by December 8th. Applications are due by December 15th. More info at https://graduateschool.vt.edu/about/diversity/diversity-scholars.html
5. CULTURAL ACHIEVEMENT CEREMONY FOR ASIAN/ASIAN AMERICAN GRADUATES – 2nd posting
Every semester, the Asian American Student Union and the Asian Cultural Engagement Center host a cultural achievement ceremony for graduating members of the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) community. If you are graduating this semester, please fill out this survey (https://rb.gy/ixchmz) to let us know how you would like to celebrate your accomplishments! For questions, contact Dr. Ha at nha@vt.edu.
6. GRAD 5024 DATA MANAGEMENT SKILLS COURSE OFFERED FOR SPRING 2021 – 3rd posting
Improve your data management skills towards your thesis/dissertation! Learn about the importance and benefits of data management including creating a data management plan. Data organization, policies, documentation, storage, ethics, access, security, analytical tools, grant requirements (proposal and post- award), proper attribution, archiving, other issues and topics related to data in scholarly communication.
8-week course, 1-credit. Pass/ Fail Only. Pre: Graduate Standing.
7. PARTICIPATION NEEDED FOR VIDEO CONFERENCE STUDY – 1st posting
The echolab is inviting you to participate in this video conference study to help us understand self-monitoring better. The study will take place in the Usability Lab 133 (EFH) (McBryde Hall) and will take approximately 60 minutes. Participants will be provided written or verbal instructions for the experiment and familiarized with the lab and the equipment they will be using. They will to someone over a video call while sitting in the designated setting and will answer a few questions and have a conversation with the other user. After all the tasks are completed, participants will complete a questionnaire form. The entire session will be audio and video recorded. Participants must be 18 years or older and speak English. Participants will receive a $12 electronic gift card at the end of the study. Contact Md Tahsin Tausif at tausiftt52@vt.edu if interested. This experiment has been approved by the Virginia Tech Institutional Review Board, 20-531.
8. HEALTHY DOGS NEEDED FOR HEART STUDY – 2nd posting
The Veterinary Clinical Research Office if seeking healthy dogs to compare to a clinical population of dogs affected by mitral valve disease. To enroll, dogs must be 1-5 years old, weigh 3-25 kg/ 7-55 lbs, be free of systemic disease, such as diabetes, Cushing’s, kidney disease and heart disease. Dogs will undergo a standard cardiac examination, including echocardiography, at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Blacksburg, VA. Then we will obtain some three-dimensional images of the mitral valve of your dog’s heart. These procedures are non-invasive, but may require a small area of fur on your dog’s chest to be shaved. Appointments should take less than an hour. The visit and echocardiographic examination are free of charge. To schedule a study appointment, please call Mindy Quigley on 540-231-1363 or email mindyq@vt.edu.
9. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR HNFE RESEARCH STUDY – 3rd posting
Volunteers needed (particularly males) for a study looking at the relationship between your attitudes and perceptions about food and your health habits. You may be eligible to participate if you are: age 18 years or older, living in southwestern, VA, able to carry out usual activities of daily living (e.g., household activities), have internet access through a mobile phone, computer or tablet and not living in a dorm. Individuals with in-depth professional training in culinary arts (e.g., Chef) are not eligible for this study. This study will require 4 online sessions, with a total time commitment of ~2-4 hours. One session (using online surveys) will take place at your convenience. Three sessions will be scheduled with the study staff via email and will take place using video conferencing or phone call. You may receive information about your dietary intake, and you will receive a $20 gift card after completion of all study sessions. If you meet the above requirements and are interested, please contact Katelyn by email at: kbarks@vt.edu
Upcoming events:
10. MOTIVATION WORKSHOP THREE-PART SERIES
December 2, 7 and 11, 2-3pm, Zoom
Build up your motivation and planning toolkit as we approach the end of the semester! Attendance for all three is encouraged but not required. Register at https://tinyurl.com/motivworks Sponsored by Cook Counseling Center.
11. GRADUATE STUDENT GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING
Thursday, December 3, 5:30-7:00pm, Online via Zoom.
As a graduate student enrolled at Virginia Tech, you’re automatically a member of GSA. Of course, this means that you’re welcome to attend all our General Assembly Meetings. These meetings are not just for delegates – there is an open forum for our community to voice concerns of which the delegate body may not be aware. Please use the RSVP link on our website to indicate your attendance. Meeting starts at 5:30pm. More information about the organization can be found online at http://bit.ly/GSA_Gen_Assembly.