IN THIS BULLETIN:
Meetings, Workshops, & Events
- Graduate Coordinators’ Networking and Information Session
- HBCU/MSI Research Summit
Deadlines & Dates to Remember
Policy Updates
Administrative Announcements
- Call for Nominations for Graduate Alumni Achievement Award
- GPD/GPC New Webpage Guide
- Effective Dates of the Inclusion and Diversity Requirement
- Application Fee Waivers
Meetings, Workshops, & Events
- Graduate Coordinators’ Networking and Information Session
Friday, October 7th 2:00-3:30 p.m., GLC Multipurpose Room
Wednesday, October 12th 10:00-11:00 a.m., Zoom
All Graduate Coordinators are invited to one or both of these information and networking sessions to connect with Graduate School Staff and share best practices for supporting graduate students. Light refreshments will be served at the in-person event. Please complete this short registration form to indicate your plan to attend: https://forms.gle/iXBBH5hkdpucFZr36.
- HBCU/MSI Research Summit
November 6-8
https://graduateschool.vt.edu/diversity/hbcu_research_summit.html
If you have questions or are interested in inviting faculty/students, please email shernita@vt.edu. Registration for external guests closes September 30th.
Deadlines & Dates to Remember
Policy Updates
Administrative Announcements
- Call for Nominations for Graduate Alumni Achievement Award
Deadline: Friday, October 28, 2022
The Graduate School invites nominations for the Graduate Alumni Achievement Award to recognize outstanding national and/or international achievement and exemplary contributions of graduate alumni to their profession, discipline, community or society. Nominees’ professional activities and history must reflect positively on 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 28, 2022. For more information on nomination requirements and to submit a nomination, visit: https://graduateschool.vt.edu/about/awards/alumni.html.
- GPD/GPC New Webpage Guide
In order to assist newly appointed Graduate Program Directors and Graduate Coordinators, we compiled a list of systems and resources that can be helpful or necessary in these roles. You can review the list of resources and learn how to gain access to them at https://graduateschool.vt.edu/faculty-and-staff-resources/GPD-GCguide.html. We will continue to expand this compilation with additional topics and resources and welcome your suggestions that you may submit by completing this short survey: https://forms.gle/EGDRtfcuprR89pvj9.
- Effective Dates of the Inclusion and Diversity Requirement
The Graduate School has now included the effective date for each graduate program’s plan to help ensure that the execution of the policy is consistent based on the plan approval. That information is located at https://graduateschool.vt.edu/academics/programs/inclusion-diversity-req.html. If you have any questions, please email Shernita@vt.edu.
- Application Fee Waivers
The Graduate School offers fee waivers for participation on a limited number of qualifying events. We do not offer waivers for financial hardship.
https://graduateschool.vt.edu/admissions/tuition-and-costs/Application_Fees.html
Should the department wish to cover the fee for applicants that do not qualify for one of our waivers, they can request a fee waiver in Slate. Departments can request one of two types of waivers, continuous use or single use.
Continuous use is a code the department can request to use that is good for one year. Departments use these if they have a larger number of individuals they wish to give a waiver code to, maybe those affiliated with an info session, open house, recruitment fair, conference attendee, etc.
Slate form to request: https://applyto.graduateschool.vt.edu/manage/form/form?id=221af3cf-0fd7-43c4-b214-bc41bec8812b
Single use is where the department requests to waive the fee for a single applicant.
For each fee waiver used, our Finance team will bill the department quarterly and the invoice paid through HokieMart.