We’ve still got lots of planning to do, but we’re excited to announce that Virginia Tech will be the host for the MANRRS Region 1 cluster meeting in fall 2019.  We hope everyone will take the opportunity to interact with faculty and students from other universities in our region, participate in the professional development opportunities and career fair, and enter the competitions.  Stay tuned for more information!  If you’re not already on our mailing list, sign up with us at Gobblerfest and/or follow the instructions at the bottom of the the About this Site tab.  (Photo credit from http://www.manrrs.org/regional-clusters)

Congratulations to the incoming officers and board members of our MANRRS chapter!  We are providing an opportunity this spring for training and transition–tonight was a meeting of outgoing and incoming e-board members.

2019 – 2020 VT MANRRS Executive Board

President: Marquelle Benn

Undergraduate Vice President: Alexis Jackson

Graduate Vice President: Lindsay Hermanns

Graduate Student Advisor: Jasmine Scott

Secretary: Angel Bynum-Hardy

Treasurer: Kojo Akrong

Community Engagement Chair: Amanda Coleman

Fundraising Chair: Senija Davis

Membership Development Chair: Ebone Smith

Public Relations Chair:  Ciera Hall & Jakira Pettaway

Historian: Ciera Hall

Parliamentarian: Jakira Pettaway

Our next general body meeting will be a fun fundraiser!   Note the location in Surge Hall for this event.  Mark your calendars for MANRRS 2ND Annual Paint N’ Sip on March 20TH‼️ From 6pm -8pm in Surge 107
**no painting experience required**
Mocktails and good time provided!! Hope to see you all there 😊

Thanks to our friends at Students for Cultivating Change, we are excited to be involved in welcoming Nate Looney to campus February 25-27, 2019.  He will be speaking Monday evening at 6:30 pm in the Holtzmann Auditorium, lower level of the Inn at Virginia Tech.  Reception afterwards, open to all.  Our MANRRS chapter and the College of Natural Resources and Environment will be hosting him for lunch on Tuesday Feb 26 at 11:30 am in the Cheatham first floor lounge–more details on that to follow.  If you would like to attend the Tuesday 2/26 lunch, please sign up on the Qualtrics survey here, so that we can plan ahead.  Sign up right away! We may have to limit attendance to the first 20-30 people who sign up, so don’t delay!  Please spread the word, bring a friend, and join us in welcoming this transgender veteran urban farmer to campus! Thank you!

Please nominate yourself or encourage a friend to run for office.  See email and side bar for info.  You will get to shadow current officers this spring, so it is a great professional development opportunity and we welcome first and second year students who are just getting involved with MANRRS.  Please fill out the info on the qualtrics survey here.

Our final general body meeting of the semester will be at 6 pm in 1060 Torgerson Hall, Wednesday 28 November 2018.  PLEASE NOTE THE LOCATION is different from what was originally posted–we’ll be in 1060 Torgerson!  We will have information about the national MANRRS meeting, recruit for our final service opportunity (at the Blacksburg Holiday Parade), and discuss officer and committee chair positions.  This is a great opportunity for you to get more involved and gain some leadership skills.  All incoming officers will shadow current officers in the spring semester so that you will be ready to lead in 2019-2020!  Most of our officers are graduating, so we really need new students to step up and help us grow this organization!  The goal of MANRRS is to help YOU develop skills and a network that will help you in your professional and personal life.  Get involved so you can get more out of it!  The advisors are providing food so you can relax and enjoy this meeting.  Please see our Facebook event, and join us!

Our General Body Meeting this week will be a panel discussion on how to prepare for graduate school, how to select a program with financial support, and how to get accepted into graduate school.  Come hear from current and former graduate students about their experiences and ask questions.  If you are new to MANRRS, we welcome you!  Feel free to bring a friend and find out what we are about.  If you are a long-term or former member but haven’t been to a meeting for a while, come on out and catch up!  The discussion will be in Room 219 Engel Hall, from 6-7 pm Wednesday night.  You can also see our Facebook event.  Hope to see you there! And be thinking about nominating yourself for a committee chair or officer position!

Congratulations to two Virginia Tech students who placed in contests at the MANRRS Region 1 Cluster Meeting in Petersburg, VA October 27th!  Jasmine Scott, a graduate student in Agricultural Leadership and Community Education, won 1st place in the Impromptu Speaking contest.  Ebone Smith, a senior double-majoring in Meteorology and Communications won 3rd place in the Elevator Pitch contest.  We are proud of how well you represent us!!!  Thanks to all who attended and competed!  It was also fun that the cluster was hosted by a VT alum and former chapter president, Dr. Maurice Smith (pictured here)!

MOVING TO 317 Cheatham Hall for Tuesday 6 pm presentation!  We have plenty of pizza–bring a friend!

Please join MANRRS for this event designed to teach you how to locate your dream position on USAJobs and how to use that site to apply for federal jobs.  The speakers will present on the following topic:  “How to find a federal internship or job and how to apply for jobs using the USAJobs system.”  The talk is open to all and will be Tuesday 23 Oct 2018 at 6 pm in 132 Cheatham Hall.  We will have pizza on Tuesday night–Please RSVP here using this link to Qualtrics survey by noon to make sure we can have enough food.

Also they can do one-on-one resume review on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning in Cheatham Hall.  We are working with Career Services and they have reserved two interview rooms there on Tuesday afternoon.

Drop in for questions and resume review:

Monday 2:30-4:30 132 Cheatham Hall

Tuesday 8:00-10:00 136B Cheatham Hall

Tuesday 2:00-4:30 pm Smith Career Center, 870 Washington Street

Click on the flier below to enlarge.  Not required, but you might get the most of the sessions if you bring a resume and a laptop to practice searching USAjobs.