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December 19-25, 2022

This Week’s Events:       
0. Ongoing Services – updated 8/15/22 

Administrative Announcements:    
1. WINTER BREAK AND JANUARY HOURS FOR THE GRADUATE SCHOOL – 1st posting
2. REGISTRATION FOR CIRTL SPRING CROSS-NETWORK PROGRAMMING – 1st posting
3. GPSS STATEMENT REGARDING BOOKHOLDERS LABOR PRACTICES – 1st posting
4. GET INTO GRANT MODE WORKSHOP – RECORDING AVAILABLE – 2nd posting
5. RESEARCH TOOLS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS WORKSHOP SERIES – 2nd posting
6. EAST AFRICA INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATORS  – 2nd posting
7. SPRING 2023 – GRAD 5124 – LIBRARY RESEARCH SKILLS (CRN 16166) ONLINE 1-CREDIT ELECTIVE –3rd posting

Jobs:   
None at this time

Volunteers and research participants sought:  
8. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR A VIRTUAL REALITY USER STUDY – 3rd posting
9. CALL FOR PAPERS FOR GPSS ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM – 3rd posting
10. SEEKING STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR VT SEXUAL VIOLENCE CULTURE AND CLIMATE WORKING  GROUP – 3rd posting
11. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR A RESEARCH STUDY – IMMERSIVE DATA ANALYTICS – 3rd posting

Upcoming Events: 
12. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS DEEP DIVE WORKSHOP – January 9-12
13. NUTSHELL GAMES – February 8

 0. Ongoing Services – updated 08/15/22    

1. WINTER BREAK AND JANUARY HOURS FOR THE GRADUATE SCHOOL – 1st posting

Monday 19/19: regular business hours 9am-4pm, in person
Tuesday 12/20: regular business hours 9am-4pm, in person, except for closing for 11:30-1:30
Wednesday 12/21: regular business hours 9am-4pm, in person
Thursday 12/22: remote operation with regular hours 9am-4pm. Graduate school faculty and staff will be working remotely and available by email grads@vt.edu  or phone: https://graduateschool.vt.edu/about/contactus/directory.html  
December 23-January 2: closed as will be all university offices. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 3. During the weeks before the first semester begins, the Graduate School offices will be open during our regular hours: 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Please note we will be closed on January 16 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, but offices will be open as usual when the semester begins on January 17.

2. REGISTRATION FOR CIRTL SPRING CROSS-NETWORK PROGRAMMING – 1st posting
Virginia Tech is now a member of the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) network, which provides a variety of professional development opportunities available to graduate students and post-doctoral associates at institutions in the CIRTL network at no cost. Descriptions and registration information for spring 2023 CIRTL programs can be found at https://cirtl.net/spring-2023-programming-preview/. Registration for the “Advancing Learning Through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching” MOOC is currently open at https://cirtl.net/event/advancing-learning-through-evidence-based-stem-teaching-spring-2023/. To learn more about CIRTL, or register for other spring 2023 cross-network programming opportunities which will open on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, visit the network’s website at https://www.cirtl.net/. If you have questions about CIRTL at Virginia Tech, email the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at teaching@vt.edu.

3. GPSS STATEMENT REGARDING BOOKHOLDERS LABOR PRACTICES – 1st posting
The Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) has created a statement regarding recent student allegations against BookHolders’ labor practices. Graduate students can find the statement at https://gpss.vt.edu/advocacy/2022-2023-advocacy-efforts/gpss-statement-on-bookHolders-labor-practices.html. If you have questions about this, please email the GPSS at gpss@vt.edu.

4. GET INTO GRANT MODE WORKSHOP – RECORDING AVAILABLE – 2nd posting
If you missed the live session of this workshop, a recording from the event is available at the link below. https://video.vt.edu/media/1_0lngvr7b. You must login with your VT credentials to view the video and the associated resources. The “attachments” tab under the video has links to the slide deck as well as grant writing timeline templates. We hope to see you at other upcoming Office of Postdoctoral Affairs events: https://www.research.vt.edu/about/postdoctoral-associates/postdoctoral-events-programs.html

5. RESEARCH TOOLS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS WORKSHOP SERIES – 2nd posting
The schedule of workshops to learn about research tools available to graduate students and how to use them has been posted. Topics include: Literature Reviews and Database Searching for Social and Behavioral Sciences, Introduction to Research Data Management, Getting Started with Zotero, Getting Started with Mendeley, Literature Reviews and Database Searching for Engineers, Deciphering Research Impact Metrics, Getting Started with EndNote, Introduction to LaTeX with Overleaf, Literature Reviews and Database Searching for Animal and Life Sciences, Advanced LaTeX for ETDs and More, Introduction to Online Scholarly Presence, and Presentations in LaTeX.  For more information about specific workshops and/or to register: https://guides.lib.vt.edu/gradworkshops

6. EAST AFRICA INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATORS  – 2nd posting
This program is designed to expose Virginia Tech faculty, administrators, and graduate students and Virginia secondary school educators to the languages, cultures, and histories of Tanzania and Kenya in order to gain a more holistic view of East Africa. The summer institute provides educators an opportunity to travel to Tanzania and Kenya for four weeks to acquire first-hand knowledge, experience and resource materials for curriculum development that can be used to enrich African area studies teaching and better integrate global or intercultural dimensions into the university and high school curriculum. Priority application deadline: December 15th. See the program’s webpage for more information: https://sa.globaleducation.vt.edu/?go=EastAfricaEducators

7. SPRING 2023 – GRAD 5124 – LIBRARY RESEARCH SKILLS (CRN 16166) ONLINE 1-CREDIT ELECTIVE – 3rd posting
An online, asynchronous Health Sciences/Biomedical section of this elective 1-credit course on offer this Spring 2023. You are welcome to join regardless of your disciplinary or degree focus, however you will get the most out of it if you have a research interest related to health or biomedical sciences. This course is designed to increase successful completion of comprehensive literature reviews and project proposals; Identify key information sources, use advanced searching skills and citation management tools; and explore important research planning topics such as: building your online scholarly presence and professional identity, evidence-based practice, data management, sharing research results, and authorship.

8. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR A VIRTUAL REALITY USER STUDY – 3rd posting
A Virginia Tech research team is investigating the differences in human interactions with Virtual Reality (VR) environments using different platforms. This study evaluates VR environments and how users interact with them. Therefore, we are looking for participants for a user study entitled “Understanding Human Interactions with Virtual and Augmented Environments and Their Associated Tools (IRB – 20-787)”. Participants will have a chance to experience the state-of-the-art technology of Virtual Reality and interact with developed models using VR wearable headgear and controllers. The entire session will take 60-90 minutes. Participants will receive a $10 Gift card. The participants must be 18+ years old, speak English, and be able to use a computer. If interested in more information or have questions, contact Kshipra Gandhi kshipra@vt.edu.

9. CALL FOR PAPERS FOR GPSS ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM – 3rd posting

The GPSS Research Symposium is a unique opportunity for graduate and advanced undergraduate students to bring ideas and research findings from different disciplines and showcase their scholarly pursuits and achievements. It provides a platform for exhilarating exchanges of ideas, invigorating interactions, and valuable networking between participants, faculty, departments, and research entities, which could pave the way for interdisciplinary research discussion and future collaboration. The theme is “Looking to Our Roots: Community Engagement, Creative Collaboration, and Conscientious Research”. The most competitive presentations will receive scholarship awards.
https://sites.google.com/vt.edu/gpssresearchsymposium/call-for-papers.

10. SEEKING STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR VT SEXUAL VIOLENCE CULTURE AND CLIMATE WORKING GROUP – 3rd posting
The VT Sexual Violence Culture and Climate (SVCC) work group is recruiting Student Representatives to serve on various subcommittees. The expected time commitment is approximately 1-hour per week over the course of the year. Undergraduate, graduate, and professional students across all VT campuses are encouraged to apply, along with nontraditional students and students with diverse identities and backgrounds. More information about the work group and its specific subcommittees can be found at  https://www.president.vt.edu/strategicinterests/TaskForces/SexualViolenceCultureandClimateWorkGroup.html. To apply, please fill out our interest survey here: https://virginiatech.questionpro.com/SVCCStudentRep. The survey will remain open through the first week of the Spring 2023 semester.

11. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR A RESEARCH STUDY – IMMERSIVE DATA ANALYTICS – 3rd posting
Traditionally, data analysis and decision-making are done by visualizing data on a 2D screen. However, with new technologies, it is now possible to visualize data in 3D environments using mixed reality headsets such as Microsoft HoloLens. This study aims to evaluate how effective it is to analyze data in a 3D immersive environment using the Microsoft HoloLens 2 device in various configurations. The research study will take place in Perform Studio at Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, and last about 90 mins. Participants will be compensated $30 upon completion of the study. The study has been approved by Virginia Tech Institutional Review Board (IRB #19-118). Please fill out this questionnaire to sign up for an immersive data experience: https://virginiatech.questionpro.com/t/AWaB2ZuyOJ

12. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS DEEP DIVE WORKSHOP
4-day workshop, Jan 9-12, 2023; each day 10am – 3pm with a 1 hour lunch break 12-1pm, Zoom The Evidence Synthesis Services (ESS) team at the University Libraries in collaboration with the Statistical Applications and Innovations Group (SAIG) will host the third Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Deep Dive, January 9-12, 2023. During this 4-day workshop participants will become familiar with the major required steps of this methodology, practice relevant skills, and consider the many decisions necessary for a successful synthesis. Register here: https://calendar.lib.vt.edu/calendar/events/SRMA-DeepDive

13. NUTSHELL GAMES
February 8, 2023, 5:30pm, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre at the Moss Arts Center
Attention all graduate-level researchers! Can you explain your research in 90 seconds? Registration for the Nutshell Games is OPEN! Five winners, as determined by a panel of community members, Virginia Tech folks, and a 7th grader, will each receive $500 in professional development funds. Hosted by the Center for Communicating Science, this fun and friendly research presentation competition will take place on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. at the Moss Arts Center, with a preparatory workshop on January 31, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sign up to compete at the following link: https://virginiatech.questionpro.com/t/AW1B5ZvzrX