Month: September 2025

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September 2 – 7, 2025

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0.   Ongoing Services – updated August 2025    

This Week’s Events: 

  1. GET YOUR RESUME READY: ESSENTIALS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS – Tuesday
  2. DROP-IN RESUME REVIEW WITH CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – Tuesday
  3. FINDING RESOURCES FOR LITERATURE REVIEWS IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES – Tuesday
  4. ENGINEERING EXPO CAREER FAIR PREP WORKSHOP + EMPLOYER PANEL – Tuesday
  5. CHI ALPHA GRAD COMMUNITY GROUP – Tuesday
  6. ALL-DAY WRITING RETREAT – Wednesday
  7. INTRODUCTION TO GEOSPATIAL MAPPING AND ARCGIS ONLINE – Wednesday
  8. INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT – Wednesday
  9. NEW FACULTY HIRE CONVERSATION: MEGAN VOGT – Wednesday
  10. CHI ALPHA GRAD LIFE GROUP – Wednesday
  11. GLC CAFÉ – Thursday
  12. GET TO KNOW GAC (GRADUATE ARTS COUNCIL) – Thursday
  13. FIRST MEETING OF QUEER GRADS, PROFESSIONALS, AND ALLIES – Thursday
  14. TEA AT TWO – Friday
  15. ENGINEERING FACULTY SEARCH COMMITTEE PANEL – Friday 

Administrative Announcements:   

  1. LEADERSHIP GRADUATE CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE – 1st posting
  2. DCAP – ENTER TO WIN A FREE TICKET TO “STEP AFRIKA!” – 1st posting
  3. CONNECTIONS THAT COUNT – 1st posting (1/1)
  4. COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR GTA INSTRUCTORS OF RECORD – 3rd posting
  5. CIRTL NETWORK TEACHING-RELATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES – 3rd posting
  6. ALCE 5884 – INTERNATIONAL COURSE: SOCIAL CHANGE COMMUNICATION – 3rd posting

Jobs:

  1. APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR GPSS RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIR POSITION FOR 2025-2026 – 3rd posting

Funding Opportunities:

 None at this time

Volunteers and research participants sought: 

  1. VOLUNTEERING WITH IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES – 1st posting (1/1)
  2. CALL FOR GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL (GPSS) STUDENT SENATORS – 1st posting
  3. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR A STUDY ON ULTRASOUND IMAGING OF THE BACK AND TREATMENT OF LOW BACK PAIN – 1st posting
  4. CHERRY TOMATO SENSORY EVALUATION THIS WEEK – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – 1st posting (1/1)
  5. RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS: USER STUDY ON LLM-SUPPORTED GRAPHIC REPORTING SYSTEM – 2nd posting (2/2)
  6. CALL FOR SCIENCE WRITERS: FOOD, WATER, COMMUNITIES STORYMAPS – 2nd posting
  7. SEEKING PARTICIPANTS FOR AN EDUCATIONAL AI RESEARCH STUDY – 2nd posting (2/2)
  8. SEEKING SOIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS TO COMPLETE 5-MINUTE SURVEY  – 2nd posting (2/2)
  9. LOOKING FOR SECOND AND FIFTH GRADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN A VIRGINIA TECH LEARNING STUDY (IRB PROTOCOL #24-1349) – 3rd posting
  10. RECRUITING FOR A PAID RESEARCH STUDY ON USING GESTURES FOR LEARNING – 3rd posting
  11. RIPPLES OF CHANGE ARTIST CALLS FOR ONLINE GALLERY – 3rd posting
  12. SEEKING PARTICIPANTS FOR AN ONLINE USER STUDY ON EVALUATING QUESTION-ANSWER PAIRS – 3rd posting
  13. MENTHOL SMOKING STUDY – 3rd posting

    Upcoming Events:    

    1. DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP COLLABORATION HOUR – September 8
    2. PHYSICAL SCIENCES FACULTY SEARCH COMMITTEE PANEL – September 8
    3. PREPARING FOR THE ACADEMIC JOB MARKET SERIES – September 9
    4. FREE WORKSHOP: TIPS & TRICKS FOR LITERATURE REVIEWS IN ENGINEERING – September 9
    5. GEAR UP! CLIFTON STRENGTHS SESSION – September 10
    6. FREE WORKSHOP: GETTING STARTED WITH ZOTERO – September 10
    7. GRADUATE STUDENT RESOURCE FAIR – September 11
    8. NON-ACADEMIC CAREERS IN HIGHER ED – September 12
    9. DISABILITY ALLIANCE AND CAUCUS MEETINGS – September 12
    10. COMPS, QUALS, & PRELIMS, OH MY! – September 15
    11. HANDS-ON DIGITIZING TEXTS WITH MACHINE LEARNING AND AI – September 16
    12. BRIDGING CULTURES: BUILDING INTERCULTURAL AWARENESS IN GRADUATE COMMUNITIES – September 16
    13. INTRO TO R AND RSTUDIO  – September 18
    14. DEAR UNDERGRAD ME: LESSONS ON GRADUATE SCHOOL – 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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