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Valentine's with the VT Therapy Dogs In-Person

Join the University Libraries, Hokie Wellness, and Cook Counseling Center in celebrating Valentine's Day. There will be prizes, valentines, and fun. If you are an individual with a disability and...  More
Date:
Monday, February 17, 2025
Time:
11:30am - 12:30pm
Location:
2nd Floor Commons (Newman Library), Blacksburg Campus

Getting Started with EndNote Online

EndNote is one of the most powerful citation managers available. In this interactive workshop, you will learn the basics of EndNote, including adding references to your library, organizing your...  More
Date:
Monday, February 17, 2025
Time:
2:30pm - 3:45pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 86 seats left

Elements Faculty Activity System: Overview Workshop and Drop-In Q&A In-Person

Virginia Tech Elements, a faculty activity repository, is used for a variety of purposes, including data for department, college, or broader institutional analytics and reports, the Virginia Tech...  More
Date:
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Faculty/Staff  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 50 seats left

Introduction to LaTeX with Overleaf Online

Come learn how to get started with this popular coding tool for writing technical papers! LaTeX (pronounced Lay-tech or Lah-tech) is a free typesetting system designed for technical publications that...  More
Date:
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Time:
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 68 seats left

Intro to Python and JupyterLab Online

This hands-on workshop for novices will cover basic programming skills in Python using the JupyterLab interface. The workshop is open to anyone. You do not need any experience to participate, but you...  More
Date:
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Time:
9:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Online
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop     Workshop > Data Science  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 46 seats left

Craft & Chat: Polymer Clay and Procrastination In-Person

Make your own designs with polymer clay and learn techniques for tackling procrastination. Craft & Chats provide informal arts instruction for all levels with gentle community building. Explore a...  More
Date:
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Time:
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Location:
Project Design Studio (Newman 419) (Map ), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registrations are fully booked!

Archival Adventures: More from the Black History Pamphlet Collection Online

It's time for an adventure! This week we dive into our extensive Black history pamphlet collection to uncover rich and powerful narratives. From the connections between the Black liberation movement...  More
Date:
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Advanced     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc  
Categories:
  Event > Livestream  

VTSCOM Library Lunch & Learn In-Person

Please join us at the VTCSOM library to learn more about resources available to you as a VTC student. On the first and third Thursday of every month, VTCSOM Library staff will host Lunch & Learn...  More
Date:
Thursday, February 20, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
12:15pm - 12:45pm
Location:
Health Sciences & Technology Campus
Audience:
  Graduate Students  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 25 seats left

Intro to R and RStudio Online

Learn how to work with data in R and RStudio, whether or not you have any experience with coding or data analysis. This hands-on workshop is open to anyone who wants to work with data in R. You do...  More
Date:
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Time:
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Online
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop     Workshop > Data Science  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 39 seats left

Game Jam In-Person

The Game Development Club and the Gaming Studio at Newman Library invite you to participate in a weekend-long Game Jam! The event starts at 6:00 p.m. on Friday the 21st and ends at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday...  More
From:
6:00pm, Friday, February 21, 2025
To:
6:00pm, Sunday, February 23, 2025
Location:
Gaming Studio (Map ), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Undergraduates     Graduate Students  
Categories:
  Event  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 32 seats left

Elements Faculty Activity System: Overview Workshop and Drop-In Q&A In-Person

Virginia Tech Elements, a faculty activity repository, is used for a variety of purposes, including data for department, college, or broader institutional analytics and reports, the Virginia Tech...  More
Date:
Monday, February 24, 2025
Time:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Faculty/Staff  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 50 seats left

Josie's Office Hours In-Person

Join Josie the Therapy Dog from Cook Counseling for her weekly office hours located on the 2nd floor of Newman Library near the Popular Reading Collection. If you are an individual with a disability...  More
Date:
Monday, February 24, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
11:30am - 12:30pm
Location:
2nd Floor Commons (Newman Library)

Getting the Most Out of Your Citation Manager Online

Citation managers like EndNote, Mendeley, and Zotero are powerful tools that can help you save, organize, and cite your references. Their use can also help improve your workflow and make the research...  More
Date:
Monday, February 24, 2025
Time:
4:00pm - 5:15pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 86 seats left

Craft & Chat: Hand-sewing, Quilting, and Unlearning Perfectionism In-Person

Learn hand sewing techniques and take home your own small quilted block. Along the way, we'll talk about recognizing the stress of perfectionism and how to make peace with mistakes Craft & Chats...  More
Date:
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Time:
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Location:
Project Design Studio (Newman 419) (Map ), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 6 seats left

What You Need to Know: Academic Publishing & Online Profiles Online

As an early-career academic, graduate students have many expectations and pressures, such as publishing and developing a professional presence in academia. In this workshop, participants will discover...  More
Date:
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Time:
3:30pm - 4:45pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 74 seats left

Programming with Python Online

This hands-on workshop is designed for those with basic Python programming experience. It will train learners to use three key tools for simplifying, clarifying, and scaling programs for real-world...  More
Date:
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Time:
9:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Online
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop     Workshop > Data Science  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 46 seats left

Archival Adventures: Succubus by K.F. Ziska Online

It's time for an adventure! This week we return to author and sci-fi historian Sam Moskowitz's 1940 letter to the editor of Comet, where he listed the classics of the genre. Today's tale: Succubus by...  More
Date:
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Advanced     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc  
Categories:
  Event > Livestream  

Data wrangling and visualization with R Online

This hands-on workshop is designed for those with basic R programming experience. It will focus on data wrangling and visualization using the tidyverse set of packages. The workshop is open to...  More
Date:
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Time:
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Online
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop     Workshop > Data Science  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 45 seats left

Josie's Office Hours In-Person

Join Josie the Therapy Dog from Cook Counseling for her weekly office hours located on the 2nd floor of Newman Library near the Popular Reading Collection. If you are an individual with a disability...  More
Date:
Monday, March 3, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
11:30am - 12:30pm
Location:
2nd Floor Commons (Newman Library)

Advanced LaTeX for ETDs and More Online

Looking for a different platform besides Word or Google for your thesis or dissertation? Or do you want to go beyond the basics in LaTeX? Come learn more about working with LaTeX in Overleaf for...  More
Date:
Monday, March 3, 2025
Time:
2:30pm - 4:00pm
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 82 seats left

Connecting the Opens: Open Education Week 2025 In-Person / Online

Join the University Libraries and invited guests for a discussion for future professors regarding open access, open educational resources, and open data. University Libraries’ faculty will provide...  More
Date:
Monday, March 3, 2025
Time:
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Newman 207A, Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration / Online Registration
Register! - 135 seats left

Building Digital Exhibits and Adding Maps to Omeka In-Person / Online

In the first part of the workshop, we will explore plug-ins and tools for creating custom pages, building exhibits, and incorporating audio and video. We will also review the Omeka Toolkit available...  More
Date:
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Torgersen 3310, Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Advanced     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration / Online Registration
Register! - 72 seats left

Elements Faculty Activity System: Overview Workshop and Drop-In Q&A In-Person

Virginia Tech Elements, a faculty activity repository, is used for a variety of purposes, including data for department, college, or broader institutional analytics and reports, the Virginia Tech...  More
Date:
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Time:
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Location:
Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Faculty/Staff  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 48 seats left

How to take advantage of Virginia Tech’s open access policy In-Person

Since March 2021, all Virginia Tech researchers can provide immediate open access to the accepted version of scholarly articles through the university’s repository, VTechWorks, regardless of their...  More
Date:
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Time:
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Location:
Online
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Event  

Open Qualitative Data Analysis: Using QualCoder for Methods Training and Research Online

Learn to use QualCoder, a free and open-source qualitative coding and data analysis tool. This workshop will provide introductory training in the principles of qualitative coding through practice with...  More
Date:
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop     Workshop > Data Science  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 20 seats left

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