Recurring Events:
1. WEEKLY WALK-IN SERVICES
2. WEEKLY RECURRING EVENTS
This Week’s Events:
3. ANIMALS IN THE ATRIUM: ADOPTION AND DE-STRESSING EVENT IN ROANOKE
4. GLC CAFÉ: CHAI EDITION
Administrative Announcements:
5. OMSBUD OFFICE OPEN ALL SUMMER – 1st posting
Jobs:
6. GRADUATE STUDENT WAGE POSITION FOR GLOBAL TRAVEL – 1st posting
7. GA POSITION IN THE OFFICE OF BUDGET & FINANCIAL PLANNING – 2nd posting
Volunteers and research participants sought:
8. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR BIOMECHANICS RESEARCH PROJECT – 1st posting
9. VOLUNTEERS FOR REWARD & LOSS FINANCIAL DECISION-MAKING STUDY – 1st posting
10. VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT TO PLAY AUDIO-GAME FOR STUDY ON SOUND – 2nd posting
11. SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR STUDY ON CHILDREN’S EMOTIONS AND MEMORY – 3rd posting
Upcoming events:
None at this time
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: On hiatus for summer.
– 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. ANIMALS IN THE ATRIUM: ADOPTION AND DE-STRESSING EVENT IN ROANOKE
Tuesday, May 29th, the Roanoke Graduate Student Association is hosting an adoption event with Angels of Assisi, the Roanoke no-kill shelter from 10AM-2PM in the VTCRI Atrium. All animals at the event will be available for cuddles and de-stressing, and are up for adoption through Angels of Assisi. Special event-only adoption fees have been extended: $30 for kittens, $10 for cats, and $65 for dogs. Visit the RGSA Facebook Page for more information!
4. GLC CAFÉ: CHAI EDITION
Thursday, May 31, 3:30-5:00pm, GLC Reading Room
Celebrate the last day of May with chai freshly made from scratch according to the instructions of some of our Indian students, and help finish the 1000-piece puzzle that’s been in the making for 2 weeks. Or just grab a cup of coffee and some cookies as usual.
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.
Jobs:
6. GRADUATE STUDENT WAGE POSITION FOR GLOBAL TRAVEL – 1st posting
The Global Education Office (GEO) is looking for a graduate student for a temporary, emergency-hire role to support global travel. The Graduate Student Assistant contributes significantly to global travel registration, communication and compliance. This is a 3-hr/day, 15-hr/week student wage position at $10/hr for Summer 2018 with the potential to extend into Fall 2018. The anticipated start date is June 1, 2018 or as soon as possible. To Apply: Submit cover letter, resume/CV, and contact information for three references as a single Word or PDF file with the filename <LastNameFirstName_application.doc> to rfitz@vt.edu by May 30, 2018. For more information, see https://www.globaleducation.vt.edu/About/Join-GEO/Student-assistants.html or contact Rachel Fitzgerald, Associate Director, Global Education Office, rfitz@vt.edu.
7. GA POSITION IN THE OFFICE OF BUDGET & FINANCIAL PLANNING – 3rd 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 FOR BIOMECHANICS RESEARCH PROJECT – 1st posting
Volunteers needed for Biomechanics research project in the Granata Lab (Room 208) at Norris Hall on campus. Project is identifying jumping patterns of males vs females to further investigate the increased female to male ratio of ACL tears in non-contact sports. Seeking subjects between ages 18-35 years old with no prior orthopedic surgery or significant lower extremity injury. Testing will be from May 29 – June 1 9:00am – 5:00pm. Tasks include performing a few different jump tasks with reflective markers on them to track via motion capture. Participants need to either come wearing compression shorts above the knee and socks below the ankle or socks and spandex will be provided. Total time commitment of approx. 45 min. Interested participants contact Adam at Adheilmann@carilionclinic.org or call 410 688 8568.
9. VOLUNTEERS FOR REWARD & LOSS FINANCIAL DECISION-MAKING STUDY – 1st posting
Must be 18- 55 years old to participate. The study involves completing an online questionnaire after which participants are entered into a raffle to receive a $50 Amazon gift card. May possibly be contacted to complete an optional second part of the study, which will be conducted on the VT campus, when brain activity measurements will be taken while you make financial decisions. Compensation for this 2nd optional study is $10-30. Link to complete the online questionnaire is at: http://www.scanlab.org/projects.html, under the section Reward and Loss Learning in Anxiety. Both anxious and non-anxious subjects are being recruited. Questions? Contact vt.scanlab@gmail.com
10. VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT TO PLAY AUDIO-GAME FOR STUDY ON SOUND – 2nd 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.
11. 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:
None at this time