October 27 – November 2, 2025

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0.   Ongoing Services – updated August 2025    

This Week’s Events: 

  1. WRITING DROP-IN – Monday  & Thursday
  2. CONVERSATION WITH JOE DESIMONE – ENTREPRENEURSHIP, CAREER PATHS & RELATED TOPICS – Monday
  3. LET’S LOCK IN – Monday
  4. MULTI-HERITAGE SUPPORT GROUP – October 29
  5. 9th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LIGHT – Wednesday
  6. LEARN, PLAY, AND KEEP C.A.L.M.: AN ACCESSIBILITY BINGO QUEST – Thursday
  7. NO GLC CAFÉ DUE TO PUMPKINPALOOZA  – Thursday
  8. PUMPKINPALOOZA- UPDATED TIME & LOCATION! – Thursday
  9. SCIENCE ON TAP NEW RIVER VALLEY PRESENTS: THE ANCESTRY OF CANCER: TRACING HOW CANCER EVOLVES – Thursday
  10. FREE CHILDCARE – KIDS’ NIGHT OUT – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 6:30-8 PM – Thursday
  11. VIRTUAL DROP-IN CAREER ADVISING – Friday
  12. LEARNING LUNCH WITH DR. PIPIET LARASATIE – Friday
  13. TEA AT TWO –Friday
  14.  SEMINAR: PANDEMICS. WILDLIFE. PEOPLE. HEALTH – Saturday,
  15. GPSS SCARY MOVIE NIGHT! – Saturday

Administrative Announcements:   

  1. GRADUATE SCHOOL CLOSING 12:00pm – 3pm ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30 – 1st posting (1/1)
  2. LEADERSHIP COURSES – SPRING SEMESTER – *REGISTER NOW* – 1st posting
  3. APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR GPSS CAP AND GOWN LOAN PROGRAM – 1st posting
  4. CIRTL NETWORK EVENT SERIES: “EXPLORING CAREER PATHS WITH CIRTL ALUMNI” – 1st posting
  5. FREE INDIVIDUALIZED NUTRITION COUNSELING – 1st posting
  6. W&M’S GRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – 1st posting
  7. SPRING COURSE: GENDER, MIGRATION & PLACE – 2nd  posting
  8. SPRING COURSE: FEMINIST THEORY – 2nd posting
  9. SPRING COURSE: GENDER, BODIES & TECHNOLOGY – 2nd posting
  10. APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR GPSS TRAVEL FUND PROGRAM – UP TO $500 AVAILABLE FOR CONFERENCE EXPENSES – 3rd posting
  11. DCAP – ENTER TO WIN FREE TICKETS TO “360 ALLSTARS”  – 3rd  posting
  12. NIST PREP PROGRAM – 3rd posting
  13. NIH CAREER SYMPOSIUM – 3rd posting

Jobs:
None at this time 

Funding Opportunities:

  1. MMUF ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM DISSERTATION GRANT – DEADLINE: DECEMBER 5, 2025
  2. COVES FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM – DEADLINE: DECEMBER 11, 2025
  3. VASG 2026 GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS – DEADLINE: JANUARY 5, 2026
  4. THE CATHERINE HINMAN MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP – DEADLINE: JANUARY 9, 2026

    Volunteers and research participants sought: 

    1. SEEKING PARTICIPANTS FOR VISTA TA TRAINING STUDY – 1st posting
    2. DEVELOPING A BRIEF INTERVENTION FOR EMOTIONS FOLLOWING BINGE EATING – 1st posting
    3. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH STUDY ON SLEEP AND BRAIN-MACHINE INTERFACE LEARNING – 1st posting
    4. ASSESSMENT OF DETECTABILITY OF HAND GESTURES USED TO OPERATE AR SYSTEMS – 1st posting (1/1)
    5. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR PROTOTYPE TESTING STUDY OF LOCATION-BASED GAMES FOR SOCIAL PLAY OVER DISTANCE (IRB #24-674) – 1st posting
    6. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: ASSESSMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE IN MIXED REALITY ATTACKS – 2nd posting
    7. 4 TO 5 1/2 YEAR OLD CHILDREN NEEDED – 2nd  posting
    8. LOOKING FOR SECOND AND FIFTH GRADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE VIRGINIA TECH LEARNING STUDY (IRB #24-1349) – 3rd   posting

      Upcoming Events:    
    9. DAY FOR DATA AI & ANALYTICS SYMPOSIUM – November 3
    10. MANAGING STRESS IN THE JOB SEARCH –  November 3
    11. ETD FORMATTING TIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS – November 3
    12. PATHWAYS TO PUBLIC IMPACT: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NETWORKING AND EMPLOYER PANEL- November 10,
    13. ABSTRACT DEADLINE FOR 2026 GRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM AT WILLIAM & MARY – November 11
    14. SWIPE RIGHT: DECODING THE AMERICAN DATING SCENE – November 11
    15. SACNAS – INTRODUCTION TO WEB DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT –  November 11
    16. DOING GOOD FOR A LIVING: WORKING IN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS – November 12
    17. LAUNCHING YOUR CAREER IN TECH: A CS INDUSTRY PANEL – November 14
    18. ALL-DAY WRITING RETREAT – November 18
    19. DISRUPTING ACADEMIC BULLYING – November 18
    20. FINDING A HAPPY PLACE: COMBATING INTERNATIONAL STUDENT LONELINESS AND FINDING COMMUNITY FAR FROM HOME

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