Orientation and Welcome Events
Welcome to Virginia Tech Graduate School! We know that starting graduate school can be a challenge, so we offer a variety of events and activities to help new students connect with fellow students, faculty, staff, and local resources. Click on each event to find out more details. Events with an ** require registration.
Events and sessions will be added when plans are confirmed.
International Graduate Student Orientation** - August 17
Graduate Orientation* - August 19
Health Insurance Sign-up in the GLC - August 19
Underrepresented/Minoritized Student Lunch* - August 24
Lunch with the Dean**
August 26 Lunch
August 30 Lunch
Understanding and Managing Your Assistantship* - August 29 and September 2
Virtual Lunch with the Dean - September 7
What Have I Gotten Myself Into?* - September 9
*Registration Requested
**Registration Required
The following workshops are sponsored by University Libraries. Registration is required for all of the sessions and will be held via Zoom. More information and recordings of sessions can be found here.
Introduction to the University Libraries - August 24
Introduction to Research Data Management - August 29
Literature Reviews and Database Searching for Social and Behavioral Sciences - August 31
Getting Started with Zotero - September 7
Getting Started with Mendeley - September 12
Introduction to LaTex with Overleaf - September 20
Getting Started with EndNote - September 21
Getting the Most Out of Your Citation Manager - September 26
Literature Reviews and Database Searching for Engineers - September 28
Advanced LaTex for ETDs and More - October 4
Introduction to Scholarly Publishing - October 6
Introduction to Online Scholarly Presence - October 12
Literature Reviews and Database Searching for Animal and Life Sciences - October 26
GLC Cafe (Every Thursday and 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month)
GPSS Welcome Back BBQ* - August 15
Make Yourself at Home* - August 18
Farmer's Market Trip* - August 31
The Lyric Theatre Tour* - September 1
*Registration Requested
Many thanks to the following businesses who have donated food, water, prizes, and gift cards for our various events. We appreciate you welcoming graduate students to the NRV!
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