IN THIS BULLETIN:
Meetings/Workshops/Events:
1. VETERANS/MILITARY CONNECTED LUNCH
2. AMERICAN INDIAN AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE GRADUATE STUDENT CONNECT LUNCH
3. NCR GRADUATE STUDENT CONNECT LUNCH
Administrative Announcements:
4. NEW REQUIREMENT FOR STUDENTS PURSUING GRAD DEGREES AT VT
5. EDWARD BOUCHET HONOR SOCIETY NOMINATION
6. DIVERSITY SCHOLAR PROGRAM
7. POSTER ABSTRACT REQUEST- ADVANCING THE HUMAN CONDITION SYMPOSIUM
Deadlines/Dates to Remember:
NOV 17-25: Thanksgiving break, no classes
NOV 24: Web DROP/ADD opens for Spring 2019
NOV 30: Web course request for Summer 2019 opens
DEC 1: Last day to notify Grad School of intent to participate in commencement
DEC 5: Classes end
DEC 6: Reading day
DEC 7: PhD/EdD – all grad requirements must be met to participate in commencement
DEC 7-13: Exams
DEC 13: Master/Doctoral last day to defend to be Fall 2018 graduate
DEC 14: Graduate School Commencement ceremony
Meetings/Workshops/Events:
1. VETERANS/MILITARY CONNECTED LUNCH
Thursday, Nov 29, 11:30AM-12:30PM, Graduate Life Center Multipurpose Room.
Student group leaders, faculty mentors, and members of the community are also invited to join us for lunch. The event is free and all are welcome to attend. Please register at http://bit.ly/VeteransConnectLunch by Nov 27. For accommodations related to disabilities, please contact Dr. Justin Grimes at jgrimes18@vt.edu at least 72 hours in advance of the event.
2. AMERICAN INDIAN AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE GRADUATE STUDENT CONNECT LUNCH
Friday, Nov 30, 12:00-1:00pm, Graduate Life Center, Room B.
Student group leaders, faculty mentors, and members of the community are also invited to join us for lunch. The event is free and all are welcome to attend. Please register at http://bit.ly/nativeconnectlunch by Nov 27. For accommodations related to disabilities, contact Dr. Justin Grimes at jgrimes18@vt.edu at least 72 hours in advance of the event.
3. NCR GRADUATE STUDENT CONNECT LUNCH
Tuesday, Dec 4, 12:00-1:30pm, Northern Virginia Center- Room 325.
Student group leaders, faculty mentors, and members of the community are also invited to join us for lunch. The event is free and all are welcome to attend. Register at http://bit.ly/NCRconnectlunch by Dec 1. For accommodations related to disabilities, contact Dr. Shernita Lee at shernita@vt.edu at least 72 hours in advance of the event.
Administrative Announcements:
4. NEW REQUIREMENT FOR STUDENTS PURSUING GRAD DEGREES AT VT
The Commission on Graduate Studies and Policy recently approved a new requirement for students pursuing graduate degrees at Virginia Tech: an inclusion and diversity education component as part of their studies. This requirement aligns with the Graduate School’s goal of providing all students with an affirming, inclusive, and diverse education program that helps prepare them for the challenges they will meet in their post-graduation careers. Four topics must be included in the plans: the University’s Principles of Community; the impact of personal actions and words; avenues of redress and shared responsibility as active bystanders to recognize and disrupt bullying; and a process of individual introspection and reflection leading to awareness of one’s own words and language. Other topics also may be included.
Each program, department, or college may develop its own plan for meeting the requirement, and all plans must be approved by the Graduate School after submission by the unit’s Graduate Program Director or its equivalent.
For more information about the requirement, including whom to contact for assistance and questions, please visit the Graduate School’s Inclusion and Diversity Requirement webpage at: https://graduateschool.vt.edu/faculty-and-staff-resources/inclusion-diversity-requirement.html.
5. EDWARD BOUCHET HONOR SOCIETY NOMINATION
The Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (Bouchet Society) recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and promote a diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate. Find out more at https://graduateschool.vt.edu/about/diversity/bouchet-society.html. Nomination and application deadlines are early December.
6. DIVERSITY SCHOLAR PROGRAM
Diversity scholars are graduate students who specialize in and advocate for the awareness, knowledge, and skills associated with diversity and inclusion in the Graduate School and greater community. Nominations are due by Nov 30. Find out more at https://graduateschool.vt.edu/about/diversity/diversity-scholars/how-to-apply.html
7. POSTER ABSTRACT REQUEST- ADVANCING THE HUMAN CONDITION SYMPOSIUM
On Nov 28, ORDI and OID will host a research poster session on topics relevant to advancing the human condition. Interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary presentations across fields in the humanities, liberal arts, social sciences, sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics, design, and health are welcome. Enter research projects at any stage, including formative, preliminary, in-progress, and completed. At least one researcher-presenter must be a currently enrolled graduate student. Abstracts due by Nov 15 11:59pm at www.bit.ly/humanconditionsymposium .Please contact Dr. Shernita Lee at shernita@vt.edu with any questions.