This Week’s Events:
0. Ongoing Services – updated 8/15/22
Administrative Announcements:
1. JANUARY HOURS FOR THE GRADUATE SCHOOL – 1st posting
2. REGISTER NOW FOR SPRING 2023 LEADERSHIP COURSES – 1st posting
3. REGISTRATION FOR CIRTL SPRING CROSS-NETWORK PROGRAMMING – 2nd posting
4. GPSS STATEMENT REGARDING BOOKHOLDERS LABOR PRACTICES – 2nd posting
5. GET INTO GRANT MODE WORKSHOP – RECORDING AVAILABLE – 3rd posting
6. RESEARCH TOOLS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS WORKSHOP SERIES – 3rd posting
7. EAST AFRICA INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATORS – 3rd posting
Jobs:
8. GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP OPENINGS FOR TWO Ph.D. STUDENTS – 1st posting
Volunteers and research participants sought:
9. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE A BRIEF RESEARCH SURVEY – 1st posting
Upcoming Events:
10. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS DEEP DIVE WORKSHOP – January 9-12
11. WELCOME BACK/ NEW STUDENT CONNECT LUNCH – January 26
12. NUTSHELL GAMES – February 8
0. Ongoing Services – updated 08/15/22
- GRADUATE SCHOOL: In-person advising, drop-off or pick-up of documents and materials, and a space to study and take a break! Visit SHIP (120 GLC), M-F 9:00-4:00pm. If you prefer Zoom advising: request one-on-one assistantship or academic advising by using our online request form to set-up a Zoom session.
- CAREER ADVISING: schedule career advising appointment via https://career.vt.edu/job-search/Handshake.html ; NOTE: There will be no GLC drop-ins for the Fall 2022 semester
- COOK COUNSELING: Drop-in Zoom hours, Tuesdays 10am-12pm and Thursdays and Fridays 3pm-5pm, Zoom links found here. To make an appointment, visit: https://vt-ucc.titaniumhwc.com/ScheduleGraduateFirstCookConnect
- WRITING CENTER SERVICES: Schedule an appointment at https://vt.mywconline.com/
- GRADUATE OMBUDSPERSON: contact for appointment at gradstudentombud@vt.edu, 540-231-9573
1. JANUARY HOURS FOR THE GRADUATE SCHOOL – 1st posting
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 am- 4 pm. 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. REGISTER NOW FOR SPRING 2023 LEADERSHIP COURSES – 1st posting
All graduate students are invited to enroll in Leadership courses for Spring 2023: LDRS 4514 Skills Nonprofit Org Leaders (CRN 22096) online: Understand the skills required to be a successful leader in nonprofit organizations. LDRS 5454 Leadership in Diverse Contexts (CRN 17098) face-to-face: Identification and definition of leadership in formal and non-formal education settings, communities, & organizations. LDRS 5544 Leading Teams through Change (CRN 17100) face-to-face: Theory and techniques for leading tactical, creative, and problem-solving teams through change. Role of social capital and adaption-innovation theories. ALCE 5224 Team Science, Cooperation, and Interdisciplinary Work (10291) online: Theoretical and conceptual basis for thinking about, guiding, and supporting team science and cooperative processes for interdisciplinary research, programming, and outreach. If you have questions about these courses, contact Dr Jerald Walz at jhwalz@vt.edu.
3. REGISTRATION FOR CIRTL SPRING CROSS-NETWORK PROGRAMMING – 2nd 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.
4. GPSS STATEMENT REGARDING BOOKHOLDERS LABOR PRACTICES – 2nd 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.
5. GET INTO GRANT MODE WORKSHOP – RECORDING AVAILABLE – 3rd 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
6. RESEARCH TOOLS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS WORKSHOP SERIES – 3rd 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
7. EAST AFRICA INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATORS – 3rd 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
8. GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP OPENINGS FOR TWO Ph.D. STUDENTS – 1st posting
AAEC has funding for two outstanding Ph.D. students available through a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) National Needs Graduate Fellowships grant. $2,300 monthly stipend, plus tuition waiver. The deadline is Jan. 15, 2023 – Inquire with Normand Adams, graduate coordinator, via email at nadams10@vt.edu For more information: https://aaec.vt.edu/academics/graduate.html
9. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE A BRIEF RESEARCH SURVEY – 1st posting
Participants are needed for a research study on individuals’ views and experiences regarding eating meat. This study consists of one brief, online survey that should take about 10-20 minutes to complete. You may be eligible to participate if you are at least 18 years of age. After completing the survey, participants can enter into a raffle with a 1 in 25 chance of winning a $25 Amazon gift card. Click the link to begin the survey: https://virginiatech.questionpro.com/meatsurvey
10. 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
11. WELCOME BACK/ NEW STUDENT CONNECT LUNCH
January 26, 12-1pm, Multipurpose Room, GLC
Are you ready for the start of the semester? Join us for a welcome connect event for new and returning students. Lunch will be provided. Register at https://virginiatech.questionpro.com/2023GSwelcome Questions, contact sbooker1@vt.edu
12. 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