Graduate Education Week 2010

ALL VIRGINIA TECH NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION GRADUATE STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THE EVENTS OF GRADUATE EDUCATION WEEK 2010.  HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

All Week
GRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
Room T-2

The research exposition assembles visual and written descriptions of the most exciting research and work conducted at Virginia Tech. Posters and abstracts will be displayed for the entire week of March 22nd. They will be voted on and prizes will be awarded. Submit mounted posters and abstracts no later than March 19th to the Graduate Student Services Office (GSSO) in Falls Church. For more please contact the GSSO at gsso@nvc.vt.edu.

THROUGH THE GRADUATE STUDENT LENS, NCR STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
2nd Floor Lobby Windows

The GSSO is sponsoring a photography contest for all National Capital Region graduate students. Photos may be entered in one of the following categories: Life in the DC Area (photos taken locally, including Virginia Tech NCR facilities, area historical sites, monuments, nature or cultural events) or in the Open Category. Limit two entries per category per person. Photos may be color or black and white. Submit digital or printed photos, 8”x10”, to jesstodd@vt.edu or to the GSSO office, Room 200, NVC, by March 16th.

Monday, March 22
GRADUATE EDUCATION WEEK KICK-OFF EVENT
6:00 pm, Room 217

Come and enjoy tea and cookies with the Graduate School, GSA and Faculty Association! The GSSO staff will be available to answer questions about the Graduate School. Voting for the NCR Photography Contest will take place - Winners will be announced and awards presented. Please bring a donation for our community service project (Details below).

Tuesday, March 23
THINKING ON YOUR FEET AND PUTTING YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD
6:00 pm, Room 217

Want to be better prepared for interviews? Want to effectively present your ideas? Want to hone your leadership skills in a safe environment? Check out Common Ground Toastmasters! It is part of a worldwide organization dedicated to helping people develop communication and leadership skills through practice, not lectures.

Wednesday, March 24
LET'S TALK RESEARCH!
6:00 pm, Room 217

Professor William Frakes will speak about the Research Methods Consortium at NCR. The purpose of the VT-NCR-RMC is to provide better support for research at NCR by coordinating research methods across Colleges with improved information importation and sharing, consulting support and coordinated teaching. The RMC is funded by Dean Karen DePauw of the Graduate School.

Thursday, March 25
SPIRIT NIGHT - GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
6:00 pm, Room 217

The GSSO is collecting supplies for the Reading Intervention Program at Shrevewood Elementary School in Falls Church. Bring pencils, markers, crayons, colored pencils, journals, notebooks, and new or used books appropriate for grades 1-6 (fiction and non-fiction) to Room 200, NVC. Graduate students are invited to assemble and decorate literacy bags during the Spirit Night event. Wear your VT colors and give back!