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.
International Graduate Student Orientation** January 10
GTA Workshop** - January 11
Graduate Orientation* - January 12
Lunch with the Dean** (Please only sign-up for one lunch)
Friday, January 19 Tuesday, January 30
Grocery Store Tour - Kroger 1322 South Main St.** - January 19 (shuttle from GLC available)
Grocery Bingo** - Wednesday January 31
Understanding/Managing Your Assistantship** Zoom - January 23 In Person - January 26
What Have I Gotten Myself Into?** - February 1
*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 Research Data Management - January 22, 3:30-4pm
Literature Reviews & Database Searching for Social & Behavioral Sciences - January 24, 2-3:15pm
Getting Started with Zotero - January 29, 2:30-3:45pm
Literature Reviews and Database Searching for Engineers - February 1, 2-3pm
Getting Started with Mendeley - February 5, 4-5pm
Introduction to LaTex with Overleaf - February 6, 3:30-5pm
Introduction to Scholarly Publishing - February 8 3:30-4:45pm
Getting Started with EndNote - February 12, 2:30-3:30-pm
Advanced LaTex for ETDs and More - February 15, 2-3:30pm
Getting the Most Out of Your Citation Manager - February 19, 4-5pm
Literature Reviews and Database Searching for Animal and Life Sciences - February 20, 3:30-4:45pm
Introduction to Online Scholarly Presence - February 26, 2:30-3:45pm
Promoting Your Scholarly Work Online - February 29, 2:30-3:45pm
GLC Cafe (Every Thursday and 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month)
Tour of the Lyric Theatre - January 26
Grocery Bingo* - January 31
*Registration Requested