IN THIS BULLETIN:
Meetings/Workshops/Events:
1. SLATE IMPLEMENTATION – TRAINING SESSION on General Overview and Queries
2. HOW TO USE iTHENTICATE – TRAINING SESSION
Administrative Announcements:
3.RESEARCH AND TEACHING POSTORDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITY AT VCU
4. ICTAS DOCTORAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR 2020-21 ANNOUNCED
5. IN 2020, SUMMER HAS A NEW LOOK!
6. NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS
7. OUTSTANDING MENTOR AWARD NOMINATIONS
8. EDWARD BOUCHET HONOR SOCIETY NOMINATION PERIOD OPEN
9. DIVERSITY SCHOLAR PROGRAM–CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Deadlines/Dates to Remember:
NOV 30: Web Drop/Add open for Spring 2020
DEC 1: Last day to notify the Graduate School of intent to participate in commencement
Meetings/Workshops/Events:
1. SLATE IMPLEMENTATION – TRAINING SESSION on General Overview and Queries
Wednesday, November 20, 10:00am
The Graduate School has implemented Slate for recruitment communications. Each training is on the Slate product overall as well as the Queries function within Slate. All sessions are via Zoom (Meeting ID: 5402318316). Registration is not required.
2. HOW TO USE iTHENTICATE – TRAINING SESSION
Multiple dates and times; registration requested. All sessions via Zoom (Meeting ID: 5402318316)
The Graduate School is offering a training session on how graduate students will use iThenticate to review the originality of documents, ensure accurate attribution to other authors, and eliminate occurrences of potential plagiarism. Registration at https://profdev.tlos.vt.edu/ by searching for “iThenticate” in the search box.
Tuesday, November 19 at 11:00am
Tuesday, December 3 at 7:00pm
Thursday, December 5 at 2:00pm
Administrative Announcements:
3. RESEARCH AND TEACHING POSTORDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITY AT VCU
VCU IRACDA provides trainees with a traditional mentored research experience, plus mentored teaching experience. VCU is a major research university with more than $310M funding per year, and a vast number and variety of potential research mentors. Another mission of the program is to increase diversity in the biomedical workforce, working with teaching mentors at Virginia Union University and Virginia State University. Trainees completing VCU IRACDA have succeeded in entering faculty positions at various institution types. Please feel free to forward this email to PhD students interested in an academic career. You may contact Joyce Lloyd, joyce.lloyd@vcuhealth.org , with questions. They are currently accepting applications for postdoctoral fellows who will begin work at VCU in 2020. For more information and the online application, visit the VCU Center on Health Disparities website at: https://healthdisparities.vcu.edu/researchtraining/postdoctoral-programs/iracda/
4. ICTAS DOCTORAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR 2020-21 ANNOUNCED
These 4-year fellowships are for recruiting new PhD students from outside of VT, who will be starting their graduate program in Fall 2020. The announcement and nomination form can be accessed at this link. Please disseminate this announcement and nomination link to your faculty. Note that there are now multiple rolling deadlines for nominations, with the first deadline on Nov 25, 2019, and additional deadlines on Jan 2, Jan 27, as well as Mar 1 for CALS only. The rolling deadlines allows for making some offers earlier to be more competitive with other schools, although many offers will continue to be made to students through mid-spring. If you have any questions, please contact the ICTAS director of this program, Dr. Mary Kasarda (maryk@vt.edu).
5. IN 2020, SUMMER HAS A NEW LOOK!
Summer Sessions at Virginia Tech has slimmed down to ONE term. The university will now offer ONE term during the summer, which will include three options or “parts of term”: two, 6 week (these mirror the traditional Summer I and Summer II schedule) and one 12 week option.
Now that summer is packaged “All in One” there is more flexibility and options from which to choose. Being “All in One” provides these benefits:
* More flexibility in course offerings and scheduling
* More student enrollment options (6 or 12 week parts)
* More payment options with the Budget Tuition Plan now available to summer students
* No more summer course request!
* Drop/Add registration will open in early 2020—specific date will be announced soon
Watch for more detailed information to come. If you have questions please contact Summer & Winter Sessions at summer@vt.edu. For matters related to course scheduling, contact Megan Coulter at csep1@vt.edu.
6. NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS
The Graduate School invites nominations for graduate student awards. Faculty and/or academic departments and programs may submit nominations for the following awards:
– Outstanding Dissertation Award
– William Preston Society Master’s Thesis Award
– Graduate Student Teaching Excellence
– Graduate Student Service Excellence
– Graduate Student of the Year
– Outstanding Interdisciplinary Program Doctoral Student.
To learn about nomination criteria and procedures, which have changed this year, visit https://graduateschool.vt.edu/about/awards/student.html. Nominations are due by January 31, 2020.
In addition to these awards, EACH COLLEGE SELECTS ITS OUTSTANDING MASTER’S AND DOCTORAL STUDENT based on selection criteria developed by the colleges. Notification about each college’s winners are due by February 14, 2020. See details at https://graduateschool.vt.edu/about/awards/student/outstanding-graduate-student.html.
All award winners will be recognized at our annual Graduate Education Week awards banquet on March 26, 2020.
7. OUTSTANDING MENTOR AWARD NOMINATIONS
The Graduate School recognizes one faculty member from each college with the Outstanding Mentor award for their role in supporting, encouraging, and promoting a positive and inclusive scholarly and teaching environment, and for contributing to the professional and personal development of graduate students. Winners must be full-time faculty members who have successfully mentored graduate students at the master’s or doctoral level. Each college sets its timeline for departments to submit nominations to the college for review and winner selection. Notification about each college’s winners are due by February 14, 2020. For more details visit: https://graduateschool.vt.edu/about/awards/outstanding-mentor-award.html. All winners will be recognized at our annual Graduate Education Week awards banquet on March 26, 2020.
8. EDWARD BOUCHET HONOR SOCIETY NOMINATION PERIOD OPEN
The Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (Bouchet Society) recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and promote diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate. Find out more at https://graduateschool.vt.edu/about/diversity/bouchet-society.html. Nomination deadline is November 22.
9. DIVERSITY SCHOLAR PROGRAM–CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
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 Friday, November 29. Scholars will receive $300 each for their participation. Interested? Find out more at https://graduateschool.vt.edu/about/diversity/diversity-scholars/how-to-apply.html