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 sign-up links will be added when plans are confirmed.
GTA Workshop** - August 15
International Graduate Student Orientation** - August 16
Graduate Orientation* - August 18
Health Insurance Sign-up - August 18
Lunch with the Dean** (Please only sign-up for one lunch)
August 25 Lunch
September 12 Lunch
Understanding and Managing Your Assistantship* - August 29
What Have I Gotten Myself Into?* - September 8
*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 23
Literature Reviews and Database Searching for Social and Behavioral Sciences - August 28
Introduction to Research Data Management - August 30
Getting Started with Zotero - September 5
Getting Started with Mendeley - September 11
Literature Reviews and Database Searching for Engineers - September 13
Getting Started with EndNote - September 18
Introduction to LaTex with Overleaf - September 19
Getting the Most Out of Your Citation Manager - September 25
Advanced LaTex for ETDs and More - September 26
Introduction to Online Scholarly Presence - October 3
Literature Reviews and Database Searching for Animal and Life Sciences - October 11
GLC Cafe (Every Thursday and 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month)
Make Yourself at Home* - August 17
Graduate and Professional Student Senate Welcome Back BBQ - August 18
Farmer's Market Trip* - August 30
Grocery Bingo* - September 6
The Lyric Theatre Tour* - September 7
*Registration Requested