Month: January 2026

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0.   Ongoing Services – updated August 2025    

This Week’s Events: 

1. LET’S LOCK IN – Monday – Canceled
2. CHI ALPHA GRAD COMMUNITY GROUP – Tuesday
3. ALL-DAY WRITING RETREAT –  Wednesday
4. 30-MINUTE CAREER BOOST FOR GRAD STUDENTS: CRAFTING ATS-FRIENDLY RESUMES – Wednesday
5. GLC CAFÉ – Wednesday & Thursday
6. ECE COLLOQUIUM – Wednesday
7. VALUES & LOCUS OF CONTROL WHEN JOB SEARCHING – Wednesday
8. CHI ALPHA GRAD LIFE GROUPS – Wednesday
9. REUS PATHWAYS TO GRADUATE STUDY – Friday
10. THIS IS HOME: FINDING BELONGING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS – Friday
11. FRIDAY 15 WORKSHOP: RESUME WRITING – Friday

Administrative Announcements:   

12. UNIVERSITY STATUS – BLACKSBURG CAMPUS CLOSED MONDAY, JANUARY 26– 1^st posting (1/1)
13. 2026 GPSS RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – 1^st posting (1/2)
14. APPLY TO BE THE NEXT BOARD OF VISITORS STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE – 1^st posting
15. ICAT STUDENT GRANT CALL FOR SPRING SEMESTER IS OPEN, DUE FEBRUARY 13 – 1^st posting (1/2)
16. NOMINATE A GRADUATE STUDENT LEADER FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT TO ATTEND THE GRAD LEADERSHIP RETREAT – 1st posting
17. CONNECTIONS THAT COUNT: BUILDING HEALTHY ROUTINES – 1^st posting (1/1)
18. APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR SPRING 2026 GPSS TRAVEL FUND PROGRAM – UP TO $500 AVAILABLE FOR CONFERENCE EXPENSES – 2^nd posting
19. OFFICE OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT – BREAK UP WITH YOUR SPACE HEATER – 2^nd posting
20. LAST CHANCE – LEADERSHIP COURSES – SPRING SEMESTER – *REGISTER NOW* – 2^nd posting (2/2)
21. RESEARCH COMPUTING WORKSHOPS SPRING 2026 – 2^nd posting
22. SUBSCRIBE TO UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES RESEARCH SERVICES NEWSLETTER – 2^nd posting
23. DCAP – ENTER TO WIN FREE TICKETS TO “CIRQUE MECHANICS” – 2^nd posting
24. UPCOMING CIRTL NETWORK EVENT SERIES EXPLORES TOPICS IN ACADEMIC HIRING AND CAREER PREPARATION – 3^rd posting
25. FREE ONLINE MICROSOFT 365 WORKSHOPS FROM DIVISION OF IT – 3^rd posting
26. TAKE YOUR RESEARCH TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH FREE LIBRARY WORKSHOPS –3^rd posting

Jobs:

27. STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER GRADUATE ASSISTANT – 2^nd posting
28. ENERGY MANAGEMENT GRADUATE ASSISTANT – 3^rd posting

Funding Opportunities:

29. ALEXIS TAYLOR BREAUX FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY – DEADLINE: JANUARY 30 
30. APPLY TO BE A FUTURE LEADER IN FOOD & AGRICULTURE (FFAR) FELLOW – DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 22
31. SUMMER CUNNINGHAM FELLOWSHIP – DEADLINE: APRIL 1, 2026

Volunteers and research participants sought: 

32. INVITATION TO JOIN RESEARCH ON FIRST-YEAR DOCTORAL STUDENT PERSISTENCE, SATISFACTION, AND BELONGING – 1^ST POSTING
33. CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: AI ETHICS AND POLICY THROUGH APPLIED THEATRE WORKSHOPS – 1^st posting
34. BACK AND TREATMENT OF LOW BACK PAIN – 2^nd posting
35. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH STUDY ON SLEEP AND BRAIN–MACHINE INTERFACE LEARNING – 2^nd posting
36. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ USE OF INSTANT MESSAGING GROUP CHATS – 3^rd posting

Upcoming Events:    

37. GRADUATE RESOURCE FAIR – February 3
38. LUNCH WITH THE DEAN –  February 5
39. YOU ARE INVITED: PRESIDENT SANDS SPEAKING AT THE NEXT GPSS MEETING; PLEASE RSVP – February 5
40. INTRODUCTION TO GEOSPATIAL MAPPING AND ArcGIS ONLINE – February 11
41. FROM ACADEMIA TO INDUSTRY: INSIGHTS FROM 300 PHDS –  February 24

Continue reading “January 26- February 1, 2026”

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0.   Ongoing Services – updated August 2025    

This Week’s Events: 

1. NAIL SALON: WINTER WELCOME EDITION – Tuesday
2. MEET CPD: CAREER RESOURCES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS – Tuesday
3. 30-MINUTE CAREER BOOST FOR GRAD STUDENTS: CAREER FAIR PREP – Wednesday
4. GPSS SPRING WELCOME BACK – BREAKZONE TAKEOVER –  Wednesday
5. CHI ALPHA GRAD CAFÉ – Thursday
6. GLC CAFÉ – Thursday
7. SCIENCE ON TAP NEW RIVER VALLEY PRESENTS: SOIL SECRETS: WHAT’S HAPPENING BENEATH YOUR FEET – Thursday
8. WEEKS OF WELCOME FASHION SHOW – Thursday
9. MEET CPD: CAREER RESOURCES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS  – Friday
10. PUTTING DOWN ROOTS – MAKE A PLANT PROPAGATION STATION  – Friday
11. COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT | MELROSE PLAZA ROANOKE,VA – Saturday

Administrative Announcements:   

12. APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR SPRING 2026 GPSS TRAVEL FUND PROGRAM – UP TO $500 AVAILABLE FOR CONFERENCE EXPENSES – 1^st posting
13. OFFICE OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT – BREAK UP WITH YOUR SPACE HEATER – 1^st posting

14. LAST CHANCE – LEADERSHIP COURSES – SPRING SEMESTER – *REGISTER NOW* – 1^st  posting (1/2)
15. RESEARCH COMPUTING WORKSHOPS SPRING 2026 – 1^st posting
16. SUBSCRIBE TO UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES RESEARCH SERVICES NEWSLETTER – 1^st posting
17. DCAP – ENTER TO WIN FREE TICKETS TO “CIRQUE MECHANICS” – 1^st posting
18. CONNECTIONS THAT COUNT – 1^st posting (1/1)
19. GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS – NOMINATIONS DUE JANUARY 23, 2026 – 2^nd posting (2/2)
20. OUTSTANDING ADVISING/MENTORING AWARD FOR A/P FACULTY/STAFF – DUE JANUARY 23, 2026 – 2^nd posting 2/2
21. UPCOMING CIRTL NETWORK EVENT SERIES EXPLORES TOPICS IN ACADEMIC HIRING AND CAREER PREPARATION – 2^nd  posting
22. FREE ONLINE MICROSOFT 365 WORKSHOPS FROM DIVISION OF IT – 2^nd posting
23. TAKE YOUR RESEARCH TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH FREE LIBRARY WORKSHOPS – 2^nd posting

Jobs:

24. STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER GRADUATE ASSISTANT – 1^st posting
25. ENERGY MANAGEMENT GRADUATE ASSISTANT – 2^nd posting

Funding Opportunities:

26. ALEXIS TAYLOR BREAUX FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY – DEADLINE: JANUARY 30 
27. APPLY TO BE A FUTURE LEADER IN FOOD & AGRICULTURE (FFAR) FELLOW – DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 22

Volunteers and research participants sought: 

28. BACK AND TREATMENT OF LOW BACK PAIN – 1^st posting
29. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH STUDY ON SLEEP AND BRAIN–MACHINE INTERFACE LEARNING – 1^st posting
30. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ USE OF INSTANT MESSAGING GROUP CHATS – 2^nd posting

Upcoming Events:    

31. ALL-DAY WRITING RETREAT –  January 28,
32. 30-MINUTE CAREER BOOST FOR GRAD STUDENTS: CRAFTING ATS-FRIENDLY RESUMES – January 28
33. ECE COLLOQUIUM – January 28
34. REUS PATHWAYS TO GRADUATE STUDY – January 30
35. THIS IS HOME: FINDING BELONGING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS –  January 30
36. FRIDAY 15 WORKSHOP: RESUME WRITING – January 30
37. LUNCH WITH THE DEAN –  February 5
38. FROM ACADEMIA TO INDUSTRY: INSIGHTS FROM 300 PHDS –  February 24

Continue reading “January 19-25, 2026”

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0.   Ongoing Services – updated August 2025    

This Week’s Events: 

1. INTRO TO R AND RSTUDIO – Monday
2. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS DEEP DIVE  – Monday–Thursday
3. INTRO TO PYTHON AND JUPYTERLAB – Tuesday
4. FUNDING YOUR RESEARCH AS A NEWLY INDEPENDENT RESEARCHER: HOW TO GET STARTED – Wednesday
5. GLC CAFÉ – Wednesday & Thursday
6. SURVEY RESEARCH JUMP START WITH QUALTRICS – Friday

Administrative Announcements:   

7. GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS – NOMINATIONS DUE JANUARY 23, 2026 – 1^st posting (1/2)
8. OUTSTANDING ADVISING/MENTORING AWARD FOR A/P FACULTY/STAFF – DUE JANUARY 23, 2026 – 1^stposting (1/2)
9. FREE INDIVIDUALIZED NUTRITION COUNSELING – 1^st posting (1/1)
10. UPCOMING CIRTL NETWORK EVENT SERIES EXPLORES TOPICS IN ACADEMIC HIRING AND CAREER PREPARATION – 1^st posting
11. FREE ONLINE MICROSOFT 365 WORKSHOPS FROM DIVISION OF IT – 1^st posting
12. TAKE YOUR RESEARCH TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH FREE LIBRARY WORKSHOPS – 1^st posting

Jobs:

13. ENERGY MANAGEMENT GRADUATE ASSISTANT – 1^st posting

Funding Opportunities:

14. ALEXIS TAYLOR BREAUX FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY – DEADLINE: JANUARY 30 

Volunteers and research participants sought: 

15. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ USE OF INSTANT MESSAGING GROUP CHATS – 1^st posting

Upcoming Events:    

16. GPSS SPRING WELCOME BACK – BREAKZONE TAKEOVER –  January 21
17. SCIENCE ON TAP NEW RIVER VALLEY PRESENTS: SOIL SECRETS: WHAT’S HAPPENING BENEATH YOUR FEET – January 22
18. PUTTING DOWN ROOTS – MAKE A PLANT PROPAGATION STATION  –  January 23
19. ALL-DAY WRITING RETREAT –  January 28
20. REUS PATHWAYS TO GRADUATE STUDY – January 30
21. THIS IS HOME: FINDING BELONGING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS –  January 30
22. FROM ACADEMIA TO INDUSTRY: INSIGHTS FROM 300 PHDS –  February 24

Continue reading “January 12-18, 2026”

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0.   Ongoing Services – updated August 2025    

This Week’s Events: 

1. UVA POLICY BOOTCAMP – January 6 &7
2. GLC CAFÉ – January 8
3. GPSS WINTER BREAK MOVIE NIGHT – January 8

Administrative Announcements:   

4. GRADUATE COURSE ON LEADING TEAMS (LDRS 5544) – 3^rd posting
5. 2026 GPSS RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – 3^rd posting
6. CIRTL NETWORK TEACHING-RELATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES – 3^rd posting
7. LEADERSHIP COURSES – *REGISTER NOW* – 3^rd posting

Jobs:

8. GA-AI COURSEWARE DEVELOPMENT – 3^rd posting

Funding Opportunities:

9. VASG 2026 GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS – DEADLINE: JANUARY 5, 2026
10. THE CATHERINE HINMAN MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP – DEADLINE: JANUARY 9, 2026
11. ALEXIS TAYLOR BREAUX FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY – DEADLINE: JANUARY 30 

Volunteers and research participants sought: 

               None at this time

Upcoming Events:    

12. INTRO TO R AND RSTUDIO – January 12
13. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS DEEP DIVE  – January 12 – 15
14. INTRO TO PYTHON AND JUPYTERLAB – January 13

15. FUNDING YOUR RESEARCH AS A NEWLY INDEPENDENT RESEARCHER: HOW TO GET STARTED – January 14
16. SURVEY RESEARCH JUMP START WITH QUALTRICS – January 16
17. GPSS SPRING WELCOME BACK – BREAKZONE TAKEOVER –  January 21
18. SCIENCE ON TAP NEW RIVER VALLEY PRESENTS: SOIL SECRETS: WHAT’S HAPPENING BENEATH YOUR FEET – January 22
19. REUS PATHWAYS TO GRADUATE STUDY – January 30
20. FROM ACADEMIA TO INDUSTRY: INSIGHTS FROM 300 PHDS –  February 24

Continue reading “January 5 – 11, 2026”

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0.   Ongoing Services – updated August 2025    

This Week’s Events: 

                None at this time

Administrative Announcements:   

1. GRADUATE SCHOOL SCHEDULE AND CLOSINGS – 2^nd  posting
2. GRADUATE COURSE ON LEADING TEAMS (LDRS 5544) – 2^nd posting
3. 2026 GPSS RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – 2^nd posting
4. CIRTL NETWORK TEACHING-RELATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES – 2^nd posting
5. LEADERSHIP COURSES – *REGISTER NOW* – 2^nd posting
6. ON CAMPUS THIS WINTER BREAK? – 2^nd posting (2/2)
7. LITTLE HOKIE HANGOUT SPRING APPLICATION NOW OPEN – 3^rd posting

Jobs:

8. GA-AI COURSEWARE DEVELOPMENT – 2^nd posting
9. GA IN SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS – 3^rd posting

Funding Opportunities:

10. VASG 2026 GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS – DEADLINE: JANUARY 5, 2026
11. THE CATHERINE HINMAN MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP – DEADLINE: JANUARY 9, 2026
12. ALEXIS TAYLOR BREAUX FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY – DEADLINE: JANUARY 30 

Volunteers and research participants sought: 

13. LOOKING FOR SECOND AND FIFTH GRADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE VT LEARNING STUDY – 3^rd   posting
14. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR A VOLLEYBALL JUMP SPIKE RESEARCH STUDY – 3^rd posting
15. SPEAKER-AWARE AFFECTIVE CAPTIONING (SAAC) – 3^rd posting

Upcoming Events:    

16. UVA POLICY BOOTCAMP – January 6 & 7
17. INTRO TO R AND RSTUDIO – January 12
18. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS DEEP DIVE  – January 12 – 15
19. INTRO TO PYTHON AND JUPYTERLAB – January 13
20. FUNDING YOUR RESEARCH AS A NEWLY INDEPENDENT RESEARCHER: HOW TO GET STARTED – January 14
21. GPSS SPRING WELCOME BACK – BREAKZONE TAKEOVER –  January 21
22. REUS PATHWAYS TO GRADUATE STUDY – January 30
23. FROM ACADEMIA TO INDUSTRY: INSIGHTS FROM 300 PHDS –  February 24

Continue reading “December 22 – 28, 2025”