IN THIS BULLETIN:
Meetings, Workshops, & Events
1. Jigsaw Connect: “Creating Belongingness: Effective Ways to Engage with Students”
Deadlines & Dates to Remember
Policy Update
Administrative Announcements
1. Candidacy Status Tuition Reduction Requests Now Accepted
2. GRE Waiver Information Request (Applications for Spring 2022 and Fall 2022)
3. Annual Review of Online Application Supplemental Forms
Meetings, Workshops, & Events
1. Jigsaw Connect: “Creating Belongingness: Effective Ways to Engage with Students”
Thursday, July 15 at 12:00 pm
Join us for our next session in our monthly series focused on Recruitment and Retention
Support for Graduate Programs. It is entitled “Creating belongingness: Effective ways to engage with students” with Veronica van Montfrans, Ph.D, Associate Director, Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health. Register at https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUofuCurzoqEt2mazb2GY-88gN6YYI55UEZ. Questions, email ORDI at ordi@vt.edu.
Deadlines & Dates to Remember
Policy Updates
Administrative Announcements
1. Candidacy Status Tuition Reduction Requests Now Accepted
Starting Fall 2021, students who have passed their preliminary exam and completed all the required course work on their plan of study are eligible for the candidacy status tuition reduction when they meet certain conditions. In 2021-22 the tuition discount is 10%. Students may now submit their application online. The application form and details about eligibility requirements are available on our website at https://graduateschool.vt.edu/academics/graduate-catalog-policies-procedures/Candidacy_Status.html.html.
2. GRE Waiver Information Request (Applications for Spring 2022 and Fall 2022)
The Office of Recruitment, Diversity, and Inclusion is completing a comprehensive list of programs that are waiving the GRE for the upcoming application season. Please let us know the plan for your graduate program by completing this brief survey https://forms.gle/9ejbcy1s7uNmkHqG7. If you have any questions, please email us at ORDI@vt.edu.
3. 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.