IN THIS BULLETIN:
Meetings, Workshops, & Events
1. Jigsaw Connect: Recruitment Strategies with ETS
2. Save the Date: HBCU/MSI Research Summit
Deadlines & Dates to Remember
Policy Update
Administrative Announcements
1. Annual Review of Online Application Supplemental Forms
Meetings, Workshops, & Events
1. Jigsaw Connect: Recruitment Strategies with ETS
Wednesday, June 16 at 10:00 am
Join us on June 16th at 10am EST to discuss new recruitment features with ETS! In this session, we will discuss GradSchoolMatch(GSM) and GRE Search Service. Please register at https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckc-iuqTMjHdFaoI1z_LvqJThysLz9yxNk. Feel free to invite others in your unit who might find this content helpful. If you have any questions, please email ordi@vt.edu
2. Save the Date: HBCU/MSI Research Summit
October 10th – 11th
We are excited to share the dates of the 2021 HBCU/MSI Research Summit: October 10-11, 2021! Regardless of the mode for this year’s event, we are certain that this event will be MEANINGFUL to all in attendance.
We are currently planning for an in-person event in Blacksburg, VA with some virtual components. However, we want our summit participants to join in the ways that are most comfortable and effective for them.
In order to ensure everyone receives real-time communication and updates, we request that you complete this brief survey:https://virginiatech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8v83d35YZer1rmu
Please feel free to share the information with others who may want to participate.
Deadlines & Dates to Remember
Policy Updates
Administrative Announcements
1. Annual Review of Online Application Supplemental Forms
An annual review of our online application supplemental forms for changes, updates, and improvements is important to help ensure that your program’s information is being accurately reflected in the online version of the Virginia Tech Graduate School application. To review your departmental program information page and supplemental page (questions specific to your program), please first login to Slate using your VT credentials for the login. Once in Slate, navigate to the 2021 Application Review folder. From this location you can use the “Search Forms…” option located on the upper right-hand side of the page to find forms specific to your program(s). To view a form, first click on the line item to open a landing page and then select “Edit Form” on the upper right-hand side to access the form contents. For the purposes of this audit, do not comment on the deadlines as they exist on your Program Information page. Deadlines are managed through the Program Maintenance Form and are not the focus of this review. Carefully review the language and links and provide feedback following the instructions below.
Any changes to your department supplemental should be submitted through the Slate Assistance Request Form and selecting the Annual Supplemental Review assistance item. You may choose to free text comment in the form, pdf print the supplemental pages, and make notes via “sticky note: (Ctrl + 6) and “Highlight” or “Cross-out” text (Tools > Comment & Markup > Highlight Text / Cross-Out Text) features using Adobe, or you may print off the pages and with clear/neat handwriting print your changes, then scan to pdf and upload in the form. The review and confirmation of the application supplemental needs to be completed no later than Friday, July 2, 2021. Questions should be directed to Janice Austin at jema@vt.edu.