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January 4, 2023

IN THIS BULLETIN:

Meetings, Workshops, & Events

  1. Spring GTA Workshop Phase 1
  2. Welcome Back/New Student Connect Lunch

Deadlines & Dates to Remember

  1. Graduate School Funded Fellowship Nominations
  2. Upcoming GPD Meeting

Policy Updates

Administrative Announcements  

  1. 2022-2023 Graduate Student and Outstanding Mentor Awards-Updated Deadline
  2. Graduate School and Academic Analytics’ Job Placement Data
  3. Virginia Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowships

Meetings, Workshops, & Events

  1. Spring GTA Workshop Phase 1

All VT GTAs are required to complete the GTA Workshop, preferably the semester that they begin their GTA assignment. Phase I of the spring edition of the GTA Workshop (GRAD 5004) will be held on Thursday, January 12th in the GLC Auditorium. Students register for GRAD 5004 just as they would every other course. Participation in person is strongly encouraged, but if that is not possible, participation by Zoom or by asynchronously viewing a recording are also options. Students should arrive at the GLC by 8 a.m. on January 12th to sign in; the workshop runs from 8:25 a.m. until approximately 3:30 p.m., and a bag lunch will be served. Once students register for the course, they will receive the notices that enable them to express any dietary preferences, in addition to the modality by which they plan to participate. Please make sure all of your GTAs comply with this requirement.

  1. Welcome Back/New Student Connect Lunch

Thursday, January 26, 2023 from 12-1 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room, GLC

Join us for a welcome connect event for new and returning students and Graduate Program Coordinators. Lunch will be provided. Register at https://virginiatech.questionpro.com/2023GSwelcome. If you have questions, please contact sbooker1@vt.edu.

Deadlines & Dates to Remember

  1. Graduate School Funded Fellowship Nominations

Nominations for Graduate School Fellowships are now being accepted for the 2023-2024 academic year. For eligibility, nomination information, and deadlines, please visit each opportunity listed on the Funding Sponsored by the Graduate School page: https://graduateschool.vt.edu/funding/types-of-funding/funding-sponsored-by-the-graduate-school.html. Please note that, as of the spring 2023 graduate admissions cycle, the Cunningham Fellowship has been revamped to be a supplement to departmental funding, meant to enhance the appeal for the very best candidates. This restructuring will broaden the impact to many more students. We will be piloting the new structure this year, and the detailed procedure is the result of valuable feedback from Graduate Program Directors.

  1. Upcoming GPD Meeting 

Wednesday, January 11, 2023 from 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Join our monthly GPD meeting to hear/share timely information and share best practices and concerns with the aim of supporting and strengthening graduate education. This meeting’s agenda includes: recruitment; mentoring updates; anti-bullying efforts; other notices. Join the Zoom meeting at https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/89132783716.


Policy Updates

Administrative Announcements 

  1. 2022-2023 Graduate Student and Outstanding Mentor Awards-Updated Deadline!

Faculty and/or academic departments and programs may submit nominations for outstanding theses and dissertations; excellence in teaching or service; graduate student of the year; and outstanding interdisciplinary students. These nominations are now due by January 27, 2023, a week later than earlier advertised. In addition to these nominations, each college defines its own nomination criteria and selection process for identifying one outstanding master’s and doctoral student and outstanding mentor per college — notification of these winners are due by February 10. All winners will be recognized by the Graduate School during Graduate Education Week March 27-31, 2023. Visit https://graduateschool.vt.edu/about/awards/student.html to learn more about the process and timeline. Contact us at 540-231-9561 with questions.

  1. Graduate School and Academic Analytics’ Job Placement Data

The Graduate School has partnered with Academic Analytics to provide information related to the job placement of doctoral alumni who received their degree in the last ten years. Data available include industry, employer, location, salary, and job classification. The visuals can be filtered to a specific academic program, department, college, or year. These data are available on the graduate school’s website here annually: Https://graduateschool.vt.edu/numbers/alumni.html.

  1. Virginia Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowships

The Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) is accepting applications to its 2023-2024 VSGC Scholarship and Fellowship program. Major goals of the VSGC are to help produce the engineers and scientists of the future and to diversify the STEM workforce. The Graduate Research STEM Fellowship Program provides fellowships of $6,000 to graduate students to supplement and enhance basic research support. Applicants must be enrolled full-time in a program of study in STEM and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance. Link: https://vsgc.odu.edu/graduatefellowships/.  The application deadline is January 27, 2023.