GRADUATE SCHOOL BULLETIN
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March 17th, 2025
IN THIS BULLETIN:
Meetings, Workshops, & Events
1. Mentorship Workshop on April 29th
Deadlines & Dates to Remember
2. Fellowship and Assistantship Nominations Managed by the Graduate School
3. Graduate Education Week: March 24th-March 28th, 2025
Policy Updates
None at this time.
Administrative Announcements
4. New Procedures for Conflict-of-Interest Review and Mitigation
5. Judges Needed for GPSS Research Symposium on March 26th, 2025
Announcements for Distribution to Students
6. IDP Workshop with Dean Surprenant on April 2nd
Meetings, Workshops, & Events
- Mentorship Workshop on April 29th
Mentorship training is invaluable to VT faculty members and postdocs, and the Graduate School is committed to enhancing mentorship training opportunities at VT. Towards that end, we are presenting a mentorship workshop on April 29th from 10:30am to 12:00 pm in Room B of the Graduate Life Center (GLC); lunch will be provided. We encourage interested early career faculty members and postdocs, especially, to sign up: https://gs.vt.edu/1o
Deadlines & Dates to Remember
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- Fellowship and Assistantship Nominations Managed by the Graduate School
Nominations are accepted for a number of fellowships and assistantships managed by the Graduate School. For eligibility and nomination information visit https://graduateschool.vt.edu/funding/funding-sponsored-by-the-graduate-school.html. Questions can be sent to gradfinance@vt.edu.
- Graduate Education Week, March 24th-March 28th
Graduate Education Week is March 24-28 and this year’s theme is “Create Your Own Adventure.” The week’s events celebrates graduate education and recognizes outstanding graduate students, graduate advisors and graduate research faculty and staff for their contributions to quality graduate education. This year there are celebrations and events on both the Blacksburg and DC campuses. Find all of the events here: https://graduateschool.vt.edu/student-services/graduate-education-week.html
Administrative Announcements
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- New Procedures for Conflict-of-Interest Review and Mitigation
We have recently updated our procedures and form to manage potential conflicts of interest that may arise in graduate education. You can find details about the process and a link to the new form at https://graduateschool.vt.edu/academics/expectations/COI.html. We have reached out to over 300 VT employees who are pursuing graduate coursework or graduate degrees, requesting that they complete the COI form to document either that there is no conflict between their dual roles of employee and student, or if a conflict is identified, share a mitigation plan. We ask for your assistance in reviewing and signing these forms before submission to the Graduate School. Questions about the form can be sent to gsdean@vt.edu.
- Judges Needed for GPSS Research Symposium on March 26th, 2025
The Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) is seeking faculty or post-docs to judge their 41st annual research symposium. Judges are needed in all disciplines for poster presentations, flash talks and symposium presentations. The research symposium will be held on Wednesday, March 26 in the Graduate Life Center. Please complete this form if you are interested in being a judge: https://forms.office.com/r/XCiqSNuq4R Contact the GPSS Research Symposium co-chairs if you have questions, atlas@vt.edu and ishveen@vt.edu.
Announcements for Distribution to Students
The notice(s) in this section have been shared with graduate students through the Graduate School’s channels, but we ask that you consider sharing it with individual students or student groups as you see fit.
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- IDP Workshop with Dean Surprenant on April 2nd, 9:00-10:30AM, GLC Room B or via Zoom
You have put a lot of time and effort into pursuing your graduate degree. Now it’s time to focus on how to leverage your expertise into a satisfying and productive career. The Individual Development Plan (IDP) concept is designed to help you define and pursue your career goals. In this interactive workshop, I will first describe what an IDP is, why IDPs are useful, and provide some tools for you to get started on making your own. In the last half of the workshop, we will work on creating an IDP together. Please bring a laptop to engage in the exercise. Please note: NSF GRFP grantees are required to have an IDP on file with the Graduate School. Register here: https://gs.vt.edu/idp