Day: August 25, 2025

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August 25 – September 1, 2025

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       0.   Ongoing Services – updated August 2025    

This Week’s Events: 

  1. THE NUTSHELL GAMES ARE OPEN FOR REGISTRATION! -Monday
  2. DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP COLLABORATION HOUR – Monday
  3. TEACHING WITH DIGITAL EXHIBITS: A WORKSHOP WITH DR. P. GABRIELLE FOREMAN-  Tuesday
  4. FACULTY SEARCH COMMITTEE PERSPECTIVES PANELS – Tuesday
  5. BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES FACULTY SEARCH COMMITTEE PANEL – Tuesday
  6. LYRIC THEATRE TOUR – Tuesday
  7. MEET THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES – Wednesday
  8. GLC CAFÉ – Wednesday &Thursday
  9. NEW FACULTY HIRE CONVERSATION WITH CHRISTO THOMAS – Wednesday
  10. CHI ALPHA GRADUATE STUDENT PICNIC  – Wednesday
  11. GET CAREER FAIR READY: WHAT GRADUATE STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW – Thursday
  12. RGSA WELCOME BACK SOCIAL – FREE FOOD! – Thursday

Administrative Announcements:   

  1. ASSOCIATE TEACHING PROGRAM – CIRTL AT VIRGINIA TECH – 1st posting
  2. CONNECTIONS THAT COUNT – 1st posting
  3. UPDATE ON M365 STORAGE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS – 2nd posting
  4. NEW CYBERSECURITY TRAINING REQUIREMENT FOR STUDENT EMPLOYEES – 2nd posting
  5. UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR GENERATIVE AI – 2nd posting (2/2)
  6. RAISING AWARENESS OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OMBUDS – 2nd posting (2/2)
  7. COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR GTA INSTRUCTORS OF RECORD – 2nd posting
  8. CIRTL NETWORK TEACHING-RELATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES – 2nd posting
  9. ALCE 5884 – INTERNATIONAL COURSE: SOCIAL CHANGE COMMUNICATION – 2nd posting
  10. LDRS 5464 LEADERSHIP IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY – 3rd posting
  11. GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK AND PLANNERS ARE AVAILABLE – 3rd posting

    Jobs:

    1. APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR GPSS RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIR POSITION FOR 2025-2026 – 2nd  posting
    2. WAGE POSITION: VIRTUAL REALITY/WEB PLATFORM INTEGRATED WITH MULTIMODAL LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL AND SYMBOLIC AI DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT – 3rd posting

    Funding Opportunities:

       None submitted at this time

    Volunteers and research participants sought: 

    1. RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS: USER STUDY ON LLM-SUPPORTED GRAPHIC REPORTING SYSTEM – 1st posting (1/2)
    2. CALL FOR SCIENCE WRITERS: FOOD, WATER, COMMUNITIES STORYMAPS – 1st posting
    3. SEEKING PARTICIPANTS FOR AN EDUCATIONAL AI RESEARCH STUDY – 1st posting (1/2)
    4. SEEKING SOIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS TO COMPLETE 5-MINUTE SURVEY  – 1st posting (1/2)
    5. LOOKING FOR SECOND AND FIFTH GRADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN A VIRGINIA TECH LEARNING STUDY (IRB PROTOCOL #24-1349) – 2nd posting
    6. RECRUITING FOR A PAID RESEARCH STUDY ON USING GESTURES FOR LEARNING – 2nd posting
    7. RIPPLES OF CHANGE ARTIST CALLS FOR ONLINE GALLERY – 2nd posting
    8. SEEKING PARTICIPANTS FOR AN ONLINE USER STUDY ON EVALUATING QUESTION-ANSWER PAIRS – 2nd posting
    9. MENTHOL SMOKING STUDY – 2nd posting
    10. AN EXPLORATION INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISABILITIES & SEXUALITIES – 3rd posting

    Upcoming Events:    

    1. LET’S MAKE LUNCH – September 2
    2. GET YOUR RESUME READY: ESSENTIALS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS – September 2
    3. FINDING RESOURCES FOR LITERATURE REVIEWS IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES – September 2
    4. ALL-DAY WRITING RETREAT – September 3
    5. INTRODUCTION TO GEOSPATIAL MAPPING AND ARCGIS ONLINE – September 3
    6. INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT – September 3
    7. DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP COLLABORATION HOUR – September 8
    8. TIPS & TRICKS FOR LITERATURE REVIEWS IN ENGINEERING – September 9
    9. GEARUP! CLIFTON STRENGTHS SESSION – September 10
    10. GRADUATE STUDENT RESOURCE FAIR – September 11
    11. NON-ACADEMIC CAREERS IN HIGHER ED – September 12
    12. COMPS, QUALS, & PRELIMS, OH MY! – September 15
    13. HANDS-ON DIGITIZING TEXTS WITH MACHINE LEARNING AND AI – September 16
    14. INTRO TO R AND RSTUDIO  – September 18
    15. DEFENSE PRACTICE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATING STUDENTS  – September 19
    16. FLIP THE FAIR 2025 – September 25
    17. OMBUDS FORUM: SETTING EXPECTATIONS- OCTOBER 22

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