A Dollar General in Roanoke will be hosting a career fair on Saturday. The Dollar General store at 2312 Orange Ave. will hold a career fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event is part of the company’s effort to hire 10,000 new employees. Company representatives will be on site to discuss opportunities and receive resumes from job seekers.

Here is a press release from Dollar General.

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.—May 14, 2013— In its effort to hire 10,000 new employees in May, Dollar General will host a career fair at Dollar General located at 2312 Orange Ave. NE # 4 in Roanoke, Va. on Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to attract new store candidates to join its thriving and growing organization.  This event will be one of approximately 170 nationwide career fairs held on Saturday throughout the 40 states the retailer serves. Read more »

Edward Boes, a Virginia Tech alumnus who earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering, spoke at the inaugural TEDxVirginiaTech event in November 2012.

The deadline for TEDxVirginiaTech submissions is May 30. University faculty, staff, students, alumni and New River Valley community members are invited to apply for the talk that will take place Nov. 9. Submissions will be accepted through the TEDxVirginiaTech website at www.tedxvirginiatech.com.

Here is the press release from Virginia Tech.

BLACKSBURG, Va., April 30, 2013 – TEDxVirginiaTech is seeking university faculty, staff, students, alumni, and New River Valley community members as speakers for its second annual event to be held Nov. 9, 2013.

The deadline for submissions is May 30.

Interested persons can nominate themselves or another person as a speaker for the fall event which will focus on the theme of Beyond Boundaries. This year’s event expands from the inaugural  TEDxVirginiaTech event to include community members within the New River Valley who are not directly affiliated with the university. Read more »

Mobile laboratory Golab is making a stop at Virginia Tech on Saturday. Kids Tech University invites families to participate in a day of  free, hands-on science experiments. The lab will be located at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute on Virginia Tech’s campus from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Here is the press release from Virginia Tech.

BLACKSBURG, Va., April 23, 2013 – Area families are invited to participate in hands-on science experiments aboard Golab, a fully functional and customized mobile laboratory housed within a tractor-trailer, on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Virginia Tech campus.

The event will take place at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute off Duckpond Road. Admission and parking are free. Read more »

Students will present their research posters at the 10th annual Undergraduate Research Conference on April 19, 2012.

A group of Virginia Tech students will present their research topics in life sciences, engineering, math and more at the 11th annual Undergraduate Research Conference in Blacksburg on Friday. The Inn at Virginia Tech will be hosting the conference from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nearly 100 students will give presentations, covering such topics as the effect of corn gluten in lambs, bullying prevention in middle schools, and female fashion decisions. An events schedule can be found on the Office of Undergraduate Research’s website.

Here is the press release from Virginia Tech.

BLACKSBURG, Va., April 17, 2013 – Almost 100 students will present their research and creative scholarship at the 11th annual Undergraduate Research Conference from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 19, at the Inn at Virginia Tech and Skeleton Conference Center.

Family, friends, those affiliated with Virginia Tech, and the greater community are welcome to attend to see a showcase of student contributions to scholarship.

Presentation topics represent diverse areas of disciplines and focus areas from life sciences, engineering, and math to liberal arts. Student participants represent six of the undergraduate colleges at Virginia Tech. Read more »

VT KnowledgeWorks Presidents’ Councils are  offered at The Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center in Blacksburg and and the Virginia Tech Roanoke Center. Presidents’ Councils are private networks of executives who provide peer mentoring. Applications are now being accepted for these groups. Fore more  information on member, email Ken Ferris, Presidents’ Council moderator, at ken.ferris@vtknowledgeworks.com.

Here is the press release from VT KnowledgeWorks.

(Blacksburg, VA) – VT KnowledgeWorks offers Presidents’ Councils in Blacksburg and Roanoke, Virginia.  Presidents’ Councils are private networks of experienced executives working together to provide peer group mentoring.  Currently, VT KnowledgeWorks hosts two Presidents’ Council groups:  one in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center in Blacksburg and another at the Virginia Tech Roanoke Center in Roanoke. Read more »

Virginia’s Blue Ridge Hospitality Association Network is hosting a discussion and guided tour of Center in the Square’s newly renovated facility on April 18. Lunch will take place at Blue 5 in downtown Roanoke at 11:30 a.m., followed by a tour of the center. Attendance will cost $15 for members and $35 for nonmembers. RSVPs must be received by Tuesday. For more information and to register, contact Cathy Ring at  853-6860 or cathy@roanokeciviccenter.com.

Blacksburg start-up company KinectHealth has been selected as one of 16 start-ups to present at the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association TechBUZZ Spring 2013 meeting on April 23 in Bethesda, Md. KinectHealth is a mobile fitness studio app that provides access to fitness with peer groups.

Here is a press release from Mid-Atlantic Venture Association.

MCLEAN, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MAVA is shining the light on East Coast innovators and company-builders at its TechBUZZ Spring 2013, with a group of 16 start-ups selected to take the public stage to share their stories with investors, technology executives and fellow entrepreneurs. TechBUZZ Spring 2013 will be held at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club on April 23.

“With the feedback and advice we got from the audience, we refined our concept, hired additional staff, acquired seed funding and launched. There’s no doubt in my mind that the interactions at TechBUZZ were incredibly instrumental in developing and building our company.” Read more »

Startup Weekend Roanoke will take place May 3-5 at Meridium in downtown Roanoke. This event encourages entrepreneurs to pitch and build ideas in 54 hours. Ideas will be presented and judged the final day of the weekend. For more information and to purchase a ticket, visit roanoke.startupweekend.org.

A school day and open hous has been planned for the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute on April 11. School day will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the open house will be from 4 to 7 p.m.

Here is the press release from Virginia Tech.

BLACKSBURG, Va., April 4, 2013 – The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute’s annual School Day (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and Open House (4 to 7 p.m.) events will be held on Thursday, April 11.

Participants at both events may tour the Smart Road and its fog and rain making equipment, a variable lighting test bed, and one of the tallest bridges in Virginia. The tour also includes the Smart Road control room, and presentations on the facilities and the interactive data acquisition system. Read more »

The Jefferson College of Health Sciences will host an information session about its health and exercise science program on April 9. To attend this session, RSVP to Lauren Miley at 224-6911 or llmiley@jchs.edu by April 8.

Here is the press release from the Jefferson College of Health Sciences.

WHO:    Jefferson College of Health Sciences (JCHS)

WHAT:    JCHS will host, “Health & Exercise Science: A Healthy First Step to Your Graduate Career.”

This information session about the JCHS Health & Exercise Science Program (HES) is an opportunity for those attending to:
•    Learn more about the flexibility of a degree in HES and the wide array of employment opportunities available to graduates,
•    Hear how the current obesity epidemic is creating high demand for exercise science trained professionals,
•    Interact with faculty from the JCHS Physical Therapist Assistant and Occupational Therapy Programs, as well as Radford University’s Doctor in Physical Therapy Program,
•    Explore the diverse internship opportunities
available to HES students,
•    Gather information about the curriculum,
costs and the process for application.

Everyone is welcome to attend this informative event!

WHERE:    Room 617 at Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital on the JCHS campus at 101 Elm Avenue, SE in downtown Roanoke, Virginia. Directions to the JCHS campus can be found on the College’s website at: http://www.jchs.edu/page.php/prmID/20.

WHEN:    Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at 6:30 p.m.
CONTACT:    To attend this information session, RSVP to Lauren Miley at (540) 224-6911 or llmiley@jchs.edu by Monday, April 8, 2013 by 5 p.m.