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.
New students are encouraged to attend the sessions below to learn about life as a graduate student! Please click each title to learn more about what will be covered and to register. After each session, the video recording and slides will be uploaded here.
Get a head start on the spring semester and learn many of the key components to help you get started as a graduate student at Virginia Tech. At this session we will discuss how to register for classes, how to find and pay your tuition bill, the assistantship funding timeline and graduate comprehensive fee payment plan. This session is for graduate students at all campuses.
Hear from current graduate students about what organizations and clubs they have gotten involvded with and how they found their community at Virginia Tech. This session is for graduate students at the Blacksburg campus.
International Graduate Student Orientation** January 14, 8 am-12 pm
GTA Workshop** - January 15, 8:25 am-12:30 pm (check-in opens at 8:00 am)
Online Graduate Student Orientation* - January 15, 6-7:30pm
Blacksburg Graduate Orientation* - January 16, 9 am-11:30 am
D.C. Metro Area Graduate Orientation* - January 17, 8:30-11:30am
Graduate Student Resource Fair - February 3, 2:30-4:30pm
Lunch with the Dean** (Please only sign up for one lunch)
What Have I Gotten Myself Into?** - February 20,
*Registration Requested
**Registration Required
GLC Cafe (Every Thursday and 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month)
Putting Down Roots - Make a Plant Propagation Station ** - January 23, 3:00-4:30pm
Grocery Bingo ** - February 4, 5:30-6:30pm
This is Home - Finding Belonging for Graduate Students **- January 30, 12-1pm
*Registration Requested
Research Tools for Graduate Students Workshops
All sessions delivered via Zoom; more information and recordings of sessions can be found at the link above.
Finding Resources for Literature Reviews in the Social and Behavioral Sciences - Monday, January 26, 4-5:15 pm
Tips & Tricks for Literature Reviews in Engineering - Wednesday, January 28, 2:30-3:30 pm
Getting Started with Zotero - Monday, February 2, 3:30-4:45 pm
What You Need to Know: Academic Publishing & Sharing Your Work - Tuesday, February 3, 3:30-5 pm
Introduction to Research Data Management - Wednesday, February 4, 2:30-3:30 pm
Literature Reviews and Database Searching for Animal and Life Sciences - Tuesday, February 10, 3:30-4:45 pm
Getting Started with Mendeley - Wednesday, February 11, 2:30-3:30 pm
Introduction to LaTeX with Overleaf - Monday, February 16, 2-3:30 pm
Getting Started with EndNote - Tuesday, February 17, 3:30-4:45 pm
Getting the Most Out of Your Citation Manager - Monday, February 23, 4-5 pm
Advanced LaTeX for ETDs and More - Tuesday, February 24, 2-3:30 pm
What You Need to Know: Online Scholarly Profiles & Visibility - Tuesday, March 3, 2-3:30 pm