Virginia Tech Graduate Life Center

09/15/2026

2026 Nutshell Games registration is open! Test your skills in communicating science in a succinct and engaging way in a friendly competition with fellow grad students!

Attention all graduate researchers! Do you want to share your work with the world? Do you want an opportunity to win $500? Registration is open for the Nutshell Games, the fun and fast-paced presentation competition hosted by the Center for Communicating Science.

09/15/2026

Free plants to good homes in 120 GLC (our student services area) while supplies last

09/14/2026

It is never too early and never too late to recognize an outstanding faculty mentor who helps you along the path to a graduate degree. You can submit a nomination year-round for a good mentor to be recognized! The process is simple and easy -- learn more at

Faculty of the month award winners, all nominated by students

09/03/2026

Mark your calendar for some upcoming townhalls to learn about the Graduate School's recently finalized strategic plan for 2026-30.

An in-person session will be held in Room F next Monday, followed by a virtual session on Tuesday. See details and registration information in the VT News notice just published.

Graduate education is central to Virginia Tech’s identity as a global land-grant university, shaping knowledge creation, driving innovation and societal impact. This fall, the Graduate School is launching its 2026-30 Strategic Plan focusing on its mission and primary goals for the next several yea...

08/24/2026

Whether you have time to stop by our student services area (120 GLC) today for first-day donuts or not, we hope you have a great start of the semester!

08/21/2026

We welcome our new graduate students with orientation this morning, starting with remarks by Virginia Tech Graduate School dean Aimée Surprenant. We are happy to see you all in the GLC!

08/18/2026

Phase I of the GTA workshop begins this morning in the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech with nearly 450 students participating in Blacksburg and close to 150 online. Students were greeted with a rainbow over the Center -- surely a sign for great things to come!

08/17/2026

After being closed all summer, the GLC is open again! Stop by our information and resource tables to pick up your 2026-2027 planner and browse all of the wonderful information we have to share with graduate students!

08/12/2026

Did you know that the oldest section of the GLC (now home of the Graduate School and student residents on the upper floors) was built in 1935 as faculty apartments and a public dining hall?
https://www.vt.edu/about/locations/buildings/graduate-life-center.html

08/05/2026

This little furry critter was abandoned/lost on the GLC lawn. 😢