IN THIS BULLETIN:
Meetings, Workshops, & Events
1. Disrupting Academic Bullying: A conversation to understand why and how
Deadlines & Dates to Remember
1. Accepting Nominations for Graduate Alumni Achievement Award
2. Inclusion and Diversity Requirement
Policy Updates
Administrative Announcements
1. Graduate Program Contacts
Meetings, Workshops, & Events
1. Disputing Academic Bullying: A conversation to understand why and how
Thursday, October 21 at 12:00 – 1:30 pm
This panel conversation provides the opportunity to come together as a community to develop a shared understanding of academic bullying. This will allow us the opportunity to identify the means to effectively disrupt it when it arises. The panel includes four members of the Virginia Tech community who contribute to efforts to raise awareness of this topic and work to support our community members so this issue does not interfere in our shared goals and commitments to developing a rigorous, yet harmonious community.
- Henry Yampolsky (Assistant Director and Conflict Resolution specialist in the Office of Equity and Accessibility),
- Katalin Parti (Assistant Professor, Sociology),
- Cliff Shaffer (Professor, Computer Science; Graduate Program Chair)
- Bryan Hanson (Ombuds for the Graduate School).
All members of the Virginia Tech community are invited to participate. Please register at https://bit.ly/3io5e7H
Deadlines & Dates to Remember
1. Accepting Nominations for Graduate Alumni Achievement Award
October 29, 2021
The Graduate School is accepting nominations for the Graduate Alumni Achievement Award. This award recognizes outstanding national and/or international achievement and exemplary contributions by the winner to their profession, discipline, community or society. Nominees must be engaged in efforts that enhance the reputation of Virginia Tech to a national and/or international audience. Only alumni who have obtained a graduate degree from Virginia Tech are eligible. Submission deadline is October 29, 2021. For more information on nomination requirements and to submit a nomination, visit: https://graduateschool.vt.edu/about/awards/alumni.html.
2. Inclusion and Diversity Requirement
November 30, 2021
Please remember to finalize your program’s/department’s Inclusion and Diversity plan if it has not been submitted yet. All plans are due no later than Nov. 30th for review. This allows for the month of December to make requested revisions and receive approval by December 22nd. **All plans have to be approved this semester for full implementation across all graduate programs starting Spring 2022. If you have questions, email me at shernita@vt.edu.
Policy Updates
Administrative Announcements
1. Graduate Program Contacts
The Graduate School has recently posted all Graduate Program Directors and Graduate Program Coordinators on our website. Please visit the below link to verify all contacts are correct and up to date. If any corrections need to be made, please email both gsdean@vt.edu and cathg14@vt.edu with the name of the department, old name to be replaced, and new contact name/email.
https://graduateschool.vt.edu/academics/programs/program-contacts.html