Graduate School Bulletin

Orientation Programs:
New graduate student orientation hosted by the Graduate School will be in the auditorium in the Graduate Life Center (GLC) on Friday, August 22, 9:00-11:00. Morning refreshments will be served 8:30-9:00 in the lobby.

We also provide a variety of information sessions and activities to help new students get started in their graduate career, including an information fair in the GLC between August 18-22. The fair features more than 50 campus and community organizations and services. 

Detailed information about the orientation and Welcome Week activities>>

Getting Started as a Student:
An online guide is also available for new students to help them get started. The guide includes information and links to a variety of campus services, including student ID cards, class schedule and registration, tuition payment, policies, health history and immunization requirements, financial resources, campus life and more. Visit the online guide>> .

If you have any questions or concerns about getting started at Virginia Tech, please contact us by phone at 540.231.9561 or by email.

Starting Monday, May 19, the Graduate School’s Blacksburg offices in the GLC will operate with summer hours, opening at 9:00am each day and closing at 4:00pm. The summer schedule will be in effect through Friday, Aug 1. Regular business hours (8-5) will resume on Aug 4. When the Graduate School is open but the GLC is closed, visitors may access Graduate School offices through the entrance door facing Squires Student Center.

The Graduate Life Center remains accessible 24/7 to all graduate students with a valid Hokie Passport. A secure drop box is available for form submissions immediately outside GLC 120.

The Graduate School invites all graduating graduate students and their friends and families to its spring commencement ceremony. The event will be streamed live on VT’s website. Doctoral candidates and their hooding professors should report to the Spring Road side of Cassell Coliseum to check in between 10:30-11:30am. Master’s, education specialist and certificate candidates should report to Cassell Coliseum between 10:30-11:30am and follow the signage to the check-in location in Gym 213.

 

For questions contact grads@vt.edu

Graduate Commencement Basics

General Commencement Information

A video is available for those who missed the May Preparing for Graduation  webinar.  Please download video here .  See Graduate School website http://graduateschool.vt.edu/academics/degree_completion      for information on degree completion guidelines and deadlines.

 

 

For assistance, contact Marija Telbis-Forster mtelbisf@vt.edu 

The Graduate School will be hosting monthly Graduation 101 Webinars. A webinar is a web conferencing and eLearning environment in real time. Webinar participants will need a computer with Internet access, microphone and speakers to fully participate. May’s topic: Preparing for Graduation – Final steps for completing your degree

 

When: Friday, May 2, 2014
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Where: Online
Meeting Number: 645 026 642
Meeting Password: (This meeting does not require a password)

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1. Go to https://virginiatech.webex.com/virginiatech/j.php?ED=274584262&UID=508438147&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D

2. If requested, enter your name and email address.

3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: (This meeting does not require a password.)

4. Click "Join".

For assistance, contact Marija Telbis-Forster mtelbisf@vt.edu 

A video is available for those who missed the April ETD  webinar.  Please download video here  http://youtu.be/aLRTzPOdsp8. See Graduate School website http://graduateschool.vt.edu/academics/degree_completion       for information on degree completion guidelines and deadlines.

 

 

For assistance, contact Marija Telbis-Forster mtelbisf@vt.edu or Jodi Cromer  jodilynn@vt.edu

The Graduate School will be hosting monthly Graduation 101 Webinars. A webinar is a web conferencing and eLearning environment in real time. Webinar participants will need a computer with Internet access, microphone and speakers to fully participate. April’s topic: Removing the Mystery of the ETD Review.

 

When: Friday, April 4, 2014

Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Where: From your remote desktop
Meeting Number: 645 468 465
Meeting Password: (This meeting does not require a password)

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1. Go to https://virginiatech.webex.com/virginiatech/j.php?ED=268947082&UID=0&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D

2. If requested, enter your name and email address.

3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: (This meeting does not require a password.)

4. Click "Join".

For assistance, contact Marija Telbis-Forster mtelbisf@vt.edu or Jodi Cromer  jodilynn@vt.edu

Graduate students and members of the Virginia Tech community are invited to participate in Graduate Education Week events from March 24 through March 28. Workshops, luncheons, award ceremonies, research symposium, student contests, photo and art display, and a variety of other events mark the 14th annual Graduate Education Week.

For a full description and schedule of events, visit our GEW 2014 website.

Sponsored by the Graduate School and supported by departments across the university, Graduate Education Week (GEW) is celebrated annually during the last full week of March to:

• highlight the importance of graduate education
• increase the university community’s awareness of the contributions of graduate students to teaching, research and service
• and enhance the graduate student experience through personal and professional development programs and social and celebratory events.

VIRTUAL GLC (vGLC) CAFÉ

1st Thursday of each month, starting March 6, 12:00-1:00 pm, Lobby of vGLC.  Join the Graduate School Staff for online chats in the vGLC. March’s topic: Completion Guidelines. Enter  the vGLC lobby at http://virtual.glc.vt.edu. The vGLC extends VT’s graduate-education community from campus to computer. Using avatars, visitors to the vGLC can currently visit with Graduate-School staff about general academic questions; find Grad-School forms and policy information; consult with the Graduate Student Ombudsperson; attend virtual seminars and workshops; socialize with other vGLC visitors; and explore the vGLC space, which mirrors the real-world Graduate Life Center on the Blacksburg campus.

 

http://openlife01.cc.vt.edu:9500/wifi (Create Avatar)

Software: http://imprudence.googlecode.com/files/Imprudence-1.4.0-beta-2 (Imprudence Viewer/Software) 1.4.0-beta-2 Mac (Intel) http://imprudence.googlecode.com/files/imprudence-1.4.0-beta-2-mac.zip.

 

If you have questions or suggestions, please email Marija Telbis-Forster  at mtelbisf@vt.edu

 

 

 

GRADUATION 101 SERIES: PLANNING ON GRADUATING THIS SEMESTER?

The Graduate School will be hosting monthly Graduation 101 Webinars.  A webinar is a web conferencing and eLearning environment in real time.  Webinar participants will need a computer with Internet access, microphone and speakers to fully participate. This week’s topic: Graduation Guidelines for Graduate Students

 

When: Friday, February 28, 2014
Time: 1:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (New York, GMT-05:00)
Where: Wherever there is phone or computer with internet

Meeting Number: 646 517 115
Meeting Password: (This meeting does not require a password.)

When: Friday, February 28, 2014
Time: 1:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (New York, GMT-05:00)
Where: Wherever there is phone or computer with internet

Meeting Number: 646 517 115
Meeting Password: (This meeting does not require a password.)

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Go to https://virginiatech.webex.com/virginiatech/j.php?ED=265419307&UID=508438147&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D

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