Graduate School Bulletin

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Did You Know?

Did you know that Virginia Tech now has a COVID-19 information hotline that is staffed seven days a week? The number is 540-231-7600.

Meetings, Workshops, & Events
1. Graduate Student Growth- Planting a Bright Future
2. International Women’s Day
3. The Art of Negotiation Seminar
4. Go and Come Again: Segregation, Tolerance, and Reflection: A Four-Generation African-American Educational Struggle
5. Jigsaw Connect: Library Services and Support for Graduate Students

Deadlines & Dates to Remember

Policy Updates

1. Graduate Committee Service Approval Form Process Update

Administrative Announcements
1. Graduate School Funded Fellowships
2. Dean’s Diversity Assistantship
3. Powell Fellowship
4. McNair Graduate Assistantship
5. Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program
6. Opening 2022 Admission Application Terms
7. Graduate Admissions Analysis to be Inactivated

Continue reading “March 1, 2021”

IN THIS BULLETIN:

Did You Know?

Did you know that Virginia Tech now has a COVID-19 information hotline that is staffed seven days a week? The number is 540-231-7600.

Meetings, Workshops, & Events
1. MLK Shoe Drive
2. Virtual Writing Series: You Can Write It-Building Momentum
3. Black History Month Connect Event
4. Accepted.. Now what? Information Session with the Graduate School
5. Graduate Student Growth- Planting a Bright Future
6. Jigsaw Connect: Library Services and Support for Graduate Students
7. Safe Zone Training 
8. Introducing VirTual Trans Safe Zone

Deadlines & Dates to Remember

Policy Updates

Administrative Announcements
1. Graduate School Funded Fellowships
2. COVES Fellowship Applications Now Open
3. Dean’s Diversity Assistantship
4. Powell Fellowship
5. McNair Graduate Assistantship
6. Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program
7. Opening 2022 Admission Application Terms
8. Graduate Admissions Analysis to be Inactivated

Continue reading “February 16, 2021”

IN THIS BULLETIN:

Did You Know?

Did you know that Virginia Tech now has a COVID-19 information hotline that is staffed seven days a week? The number is 540-231-7600.

Meetings, Workshops, & Events
1. MLK Shoe Drive
2. Graduate School Virtual Resource Fair
3. Jigsaw Connect: Supporting First Generation Students
4. Graduate Program Directors Meeting 
5. Jigsaw Connect: Library Services and Support for Graduate Students

Deadlines & Dates to Remember
February 5: Spring Break Day

Policy Updates

Administrative Announcements
1. Graduate School Funded Fellowships
2. COVES Fellowship Applications Now Open
3. Dean’s Diversity Assistantship
4. Powell Fellowship
5. McNair Graduate Assistantship Continue reading “February 1, 2021”

IN THIS BULLETIN:

Did You Know?
Did you know that Virginia Tech now has a COVID-19 information hotline that is staffed seven days a week? The number is 540-231-7600.

Meetings, Workshops, & Events
1. Graduate Program Directors Meeting
2. MLK Shoe Drive
3. JigsawConnect: Supporting First Generation Students

Deadlines & Dates to Remember

Policy Updates

Administrative Announcements
1. Graduate School Funded Fellowships
2. Request for Library Recommendations
3. Nominations Soon to Open for Graduate Student and Outstanding Mentor Awards Continue reading “January 16, 2021”

IN THIS BULLETIN:

Did You Know?

Did you know that Virginia Tech now has a COVID-19 information hotline that is staffed seven days a week? The number is 540-231-7600.

Meetings, Workshops, & Events
1. Jigsaw Connect: Recognizing and Supporting Students in Distress

Deadlines & Dates to Remember

Policy Updates

Administrative Announcements
1. Final Reminder: GRE Waiver Information Request
2. Request for Library Recommendations Continue reading “December 16, 2020”

IN THIS BULLETIN:

Did You Know?

Did you know that Virginia Tech now has a COVID-19 information hotline that is staffed seven days a week? The number is 540-231-7600.

Meetings, Workshops, & Events

1. Graduate Program Directors Meeting

Deadlines & Dates to Remember

Policy Updates

Administrative Announcements
1. Diversity Scholars Program
2. Final Reminder: GRE Waiver Information Request
3. Request for Library Recommendations
4. Nominations Soon to Open for Graduate Student and Outstanding Mentor Awards
5. New Course Offering: ALCE 5224 “Team Science, Cooperation, and Interdisciplinary Work”
Continue reading “December 1, 2020”

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Did You Know?
Did you know that the Office of Recruitment, Diversity, and Inclusion has launched a series of monthly virtual discussions focused on recruitment and retention support for graduate students called Jigsaw Connect? See the Recruitment page, https://graduateschool.vt.edu/recruitment.html, for more details.

Did you know that graduate students can get COVID-19 tests at Schiffert Health Center? The center now is offering tests seven days a week. More information is on the VT Ready site.

Did you know that Virginia Tech now has a COVID-19 information hotline that is staffed seven days a week? The number is 540-231-7600.

Meetings, Workshops, & Events

Deadlines & Dates to Remember

Policy Updates

Administrative Announcements
1. Edward Bouchet Honor Society Nomination Period Open
2. Diversity Scholars Program
3. Reminder: GRE Waiver Information Request
4. Graduate Student Exit Survey
5. International Students and Spring Semester

Continue reading “November 16, 2020”

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Did You Know?

Did you know that the university is offering COVID tests to students who plan to travel outside Blacksburg during the Thanksgiving break?  Testing will be available Nov 14-24, and students must register by Oct 26 if they wish to be tested. The test is free, but anyone who fails to cancel a scheduled test within 48 hours will be charged $100 on their student account.

Meetings, Workshops, & Events
1. Little Hokie Hand-Me-Down: Volunteers Needed

Deadlines & Dates to Remember
Until November 6: Little Hokie Hand-Me-Down donations accepted

Policy and Procedure Updates
1. Changes to GTA Workshop Registration and Enforcement of Enrollment Requirement
2. Managing Spring Assistantship Offer for New International Students

Administrative Announcements
1. A Letter from Dean DePauw Regarding Spring Break
2. Post-Thanksgiving Updates
3. Edward Bouchet Honor Society Nomination Period Open
4. Jigsaw Connect Video Archive
5. Resources for Graduate Student Mental Health and Well-Being
6. Seeking Input for Graduate Coordinator – Graduate School Guide
7. Annual Review of Online Application Supplemental Forms
8. Little Hokie Hangout Enrollment Open

Continue reading “November 1, 2020”

IN THIS BULLETIN:

Did You Know?

Did you know that the university is offering COVID tests to students who plan to travel outside Blacksburg during the Thanksgiving break?  Testing will be available Nov 14-24, and students must register by Oct 26 if they wish to be tested. The test is free, but anyone who fails to cancel a scheduled test within 48 hours will be charged $100 on their student account.

Did you know that the Graduate School has a https://graduateschool.vt.edu/student-life/student-services/spouses-partners-and-children.html?

Meetings, Workshops, & Events
1. Jigsaw Connect: Recognizing and Supporting Students in Distress
2. From HBSU to PWI: How to Leverage Lessons Learned from My Previous Institution
3. Virtual 2020 HBCU/MSI Research Summit: October 29-30

Deadlines & Dates to Remember

• Nominations for Graduate Alumni Achievement Award due today, October 16, 2020
• Wed course request for spring 2021 open October 20-27
• Doctoral students’ last day to defend if participating in fall commencement is October 30
• Little Hokie Hand-me-down donations accepted October 11-November 6

Policy and Procedure Updates
1. Changes to GTA Workshop Registration and Enforcement of Enrollment Requirement
2. Financial Support Documentation for International Students with Deferred Admission to Spring 2021
3. TOEFL and GRE Testing Updates

Administrative Announcements
1. Slack Site for Discussions about Graduate Education at VT
2. Accepting Nominations for Graduate Alumni Achievement Award – deadline today
3. 7th Annual Little Hokie Hand-me-down Donations Sought
4. 2021 IBM PhD Fellowship Award Program Nominations
5. Post-Thanksgiving Updates
6. Edward Bouchet Honor Society Nomination Period Open
Continue reading “October 16, 2020”

IN THIS BULLETIN:

Did You Know?
Did you know that the Office of Recruitment, Diversity, and Inclusion has launched a series of monthly virtual discussions focused on recruitment and retention support for graduate students called Jigsaw Connect? See the Recruitment page, https://graduateschool.vt.edu/recruitment.html, for more details.

Did you know that graduate students can get COVID-19 tests at Schiffert Health Center? The center now is offering tests seven days a week. More information is on the VT Ready site.

Did you know that Virginia Tech now has a COVID-19 information hotline that is staffed seven days a week? The number is 540-231-7600.

Meetings, Workshops, & Events
1. Graduate Program Director’s Meeting
2. I Belong Here: Women’s Sense of Belonging in Academia and Society
3. Jigsaw Connect: Recognizing and Supporting Students in Distress
4. Virtual 2020 HBCU/MSI Research Summit: October 29 and 30
5. Juggling Graduate School and Family Caregiving Responsibilities During Covid-19

Deadlines & Dates to Remember

Policy Updates
1. TOEFL and GRE Testing Updates

Administrative Announcements
1. Graduate Honor System Recruiting Faculty Panelists
2. Accepting Nominations for Graduate Alumni Achievement Award
3. 2021 IBM PhD Fellowship Award Program Nominations  Continue reading “October 1, 2020”