1. WEEKLY WALK-IN SERVICES IN THE GLC – updated 7/5/16
- Career Services advising: on hiatus for the summer
- Cook Counseling: F 1:00-5:00pm, Green Room
- Graduate School regular hours: 8:00am-5:00pm; summer hours of 9:00am-4:00pm to begin 5/16/16
- Immigration advising hours: MWF 1:00-5:00pm, TTh 9:00am-12:00pm; summer hours begin 5/16/16
- Writing assistance: on hiatus for the summer
2. GLC CARES
Monday, Jul 11, 8:00am-5:00pm, GLC Kiosk across from Welcome Center
Employees of the Graduate Life Center offer a caring space for students and staff to come together and participate in a positive activity in the wake of tragedies and difficult local, national, and global events. Please stop by the kiosk to write a note of hope to the communities affected by the recent shootings across the country. Supplies and snacks are provided. Contact Dannette Gomez Beane at dannette@vt.edu with questions.
3. GLC CAFÉ – FRENCH EDITION?
Thursday, Jul 14, 3:30-5:00pm, GLC Reading Room or West Patio (Bookstore side behind the shrubs)
The weekly GLC café is offered every Thursday when VT is open. Summer café may be on the West Patio when the weather is nice, complete with a game of cornhole or giant Jenga. Enjoy free coffee, tea and cookies and the occasional fresh lemonade or other surprises in the company of your grad student friends and colleagues. Relax, network, meet new people. This Thursday is Bastille Day – maybe we will have something French-inspired. Macaroons? Baguettes? Croissant sandwiches?
4. TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION ENROLLMENT REQUIRED – 2nd posting
Starting Jul 4, 2016, many VT web-based systems will require 2-factor authentication for logging in. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do it now. Learn more at http://www.tech.it.vt.edu/2factor/.
5. FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN ELIGIBILITY REMINDER – 3rd posting
You must be enrolled in at least 5 credits in the fall/spring semesters to use Federal Direct Student Loans. If you enroll for less than 5 credits, Financial Aid will not be able to process your loans. Please notify the VT financial aid office of your enrollment by emailing to finaid@vt.edu if this is the case. In addition, if your enrollment will be less than 9 credits, your loan amount will be reduced accordingly.
6. RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS SOUGHT FOR STUDY ON MENTORING THROUGH ACADEMIC JOB SEARCH – 2nd posting
A PhD student at UC Riverside seeks participants to learn about the role your faculty advisor played in your efforts to secure a position. You may participate if you are a PhD student or postdoc who was on the job market during the 2015-2016 academic year and had a faculty advisor for the duration of your doctoral studies. Participants will be entered into a raffle for one of five $100 Amazon Gift Cards.* If interested, access the 15-20-minute online survey about your experiences at http://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6FlyALn6JGsPULb. Your responses will be anonymous, and the information you provide will inform research-based interventions to promote the well-being of individuals going through this experience. Feel free to forward this email to anyone who is eligible to participate. For more information contact Komi German at kgerm002@ucr.edu.
7. PARENTS OF 6-9-YEAR-OLDS SOUGHT FOR RESEARCH STUDY – 2nd posting
Help contribute to the understanding of how kids see emotions. Parents and legal guardians complete questionnaires and children complete in-lab tasks and computer games. Flexible, after-school, weekend, and summer hours available for this one-time, two-hour session. Parents receive up to $20 and a toy for their child. Contact Lauren at 540-231-9735 or EyeGazeEmotions@gmail.com if interested or would like more information.