Recurring Events:
1. WEEKLY WALK-IN SERVICES
2. WEEKLY RECURRING EVENTS
This Week’s Events:
3. ETD WORKSHOP FOR SUMMER AND FALL GRADUATES
4. GLC CAFÉ – WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY EDITIONS
Administrative Announcements:
5. OMSBUD OFFICE OPEN ALL SUMMER – 1st posting
6. GRADUATE SCHOOL SUMMER HOURS – 3rd posting
Jobs:
7. GA POSITION IN THE OFFICE OF BUDGET & FINANCIAL PLANNING – 2nd posting
Volunteers and research participants sought:
8. VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT TO PLAY AUDIO-GAME FOR STUDY ON SOUND – 1st posting
9. SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR STUDY ON CHILDREN’S EMOTIONS AND MEMORY – 2nd posting
Upcoming events:
MEMORIAL DAY – UNIVERSITY OFFICES CLOSED
Monday, May 28
Recurring Events
1. WEEKLY WALK-IN SERVICES:
– Career Advising: On hiatus for summer. See the Grad Students Career Ops blog for more info on career opportunities: https://blogs.lt.vt.edu/gradcareeropportunity/
– Cook Counseling: On hiatus for summer.
– Graduate School hours: MTThF 9:00-4:00pm, W 9:30-4:00
– Immigration advising hours: MWF 1:00-4:00pm, TTh 9:00am-12:00pm Room 120
– Summer graduate writing assistance: see Writing Center website at https://www.lib.vt.edu/spaces/writing-center.html
2. WEEKLY RECURRING EVENTS:
– Writing strategies consultations: Mondays 10:30-12:00pm, GLC Room A (https://www.lib.vt.edu/spaces/writing-center.html )
– Grad mindfulness: Tuesdays, 11:00-11:30am, 5071 Derring (lashley@vt.edu ) This will continue throughout the summer – same time, same place.
– Conversational English Support for Graduate Students in GLC: Community volunteers will help you practice conversational English in a group setting from 2:30-3:30 Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. For more information (and to sign up), see Writing Center website: https://www.lib.vt.edu/spaces/writing-center.html
This Week’s Events
3. ETD WORKSHOP FOR SUMMER AND FALL GRADUATES
Wednesday, May 23 at 2:00pm in GLC Room F and Zoom
Graduate Admissions and Academic Progress staff will offer an ETD workshop to graduate students (also available through Zoom at https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/877479649.) Students will learn how to format their Electronic Thesis/Dissertation (ETD), what Graduate School staff members look for in the ETD review, and what happens to an ETD after it is submitted to the Graduate School. Students may bring their laptop and PDF copy of the ETD for individual review. If you have questions regarding this session, please contact Graduate Admissions and Academic Progress staff at grads@vt.edu, 540-231-8636.
4. GLC CAFÉ – WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY EDITIONS
Wednesday, May 23 & Thursday, May 24, 3:30-5;00pm, GLC Reading Room
We will continue our tradition throughout the summer. Enjoy free coffee, tea, and cookies in the company of fellow graduate students and Grad School staff; network, socialize, relax! Browse the reading library and find something to read while enjoying your summer down time. Bring your own mug if you can.
Administrative Announcements:
5. OMSBUD OFFICE OPEN ALL SUMMER – 1st posting
The summer does not offer much in terms of relief for the work and stress of a graduate student. Rest assured, if stress or conflict is clouding up your summer, the Ombuds Office is open and happy to meet with you. Please feel free to contact the Ombuds at any time if you would like to set up an appointment. Phone: 540-231-9573 or Email: bryanh76@vt.edu. You are also welcome to drop in during regular business hours by visiting the Graduate Life Center room #120.
6. GRADUATE SCHOOL SUMMER HOURS – 3rd posting
The Graduate School’s offices in the GLC will operate with summer hours, 9:00am-4:00pm daily, with student services opening at 9:30 on Wednesdays. Immigration walk-in advising hours in the summer are MWF 1:00-4:00pm, TTh 9:00am-12:00pm. 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.
Jobs:
7. GA POSITION IN THE OFFICE OF BUDGET & FINANCIAL PLANNING – 2nd posting
Graduate assistant position working with the Financial Planning functions of the office. This 9-month, 20 hour/wk. position begins Fall 2018. Possible summer internship will be hourly wage position (20 hours per week, negotiable). This position will assist in the analysis and development of budget components, research and understanding of the higher education policy environment, and benchmarking of various budget and planning concepts including tuition, student financial aid, faculty and staff compensation, and other topics as needed. Should have an interest/focus in public budgeting, strong oral and written communication skills, strong analytical skills, experience with Microsoft Excel, and the ability to perform work of a varied difficulty. If interested, forward cover letter, resume, and three professional references to Jean Cummins at jeanc9@vt.edu. Will begin screening applications on July 1.
Volunteers and research participants sought:
8. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO PLAY AUDIO-GAME FOR STUDY ON SOUND – 1st posting
Volunteers needed for a user-study that gives participants the chance to play an Audio-game with the Cube’s 128-speaker array using gestures alone, while collecting valuable data on human perception of sound at the same time. Must be 18+ years of age. Study will last between 30-40 minutes and will be held in the Cube, a facility within the Moss Arts Center on the Virginia Tech campus. To sign up go to this link: User-Study Appointment Calendar. For more details: http://wvtf.org/post/music-spheres-big-data-meets-big-sound.
9. SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR STUDY ON CHILDREN’S EMOTIONS AND MEMORY – 2nd posting
The C.A.P. Lab in the Psychology Department at VT is looking for 9-10 year old children for a new study focusing on children’s ability to learn how to regulate their emotions and its impact on memory. Subjects must be healthy, born after a full-term pregnancy, and weighed at least 6 pounds at birth. During this visit, subjects will watch some short video clips, some for memory and others to elicit specific emotions, play some word and computer games. In addition, we are interested in collecting information about the physiological components of these abilities. Subjects will wear a stretchy EEG cap to collect brain wave activity and ECG electrodes to collect heart rate activity. The visit should last about 1.5 hours. $20 Target gift card for parents and a toy for children. Childcare for siblings can be provided. If interested, contact Tatiana Garcia-Meza at 231-2320 or tgarcia@vt.edu.
Upcoming events:
MEMORIAL DAY – UNIVERSITY OFFICES CLOSED
Monday, May 28