Events

Teaching Practice is a teaching improvement technique that involves an instructor delivering a mini-lesson (10-12 minutes) to a small group of peers in order to receive detailed feedback on their teaching effectiveness. It is a great opportunity for instructors to try new teaching strategies in a safe environment.

Join us for a come-and-go event designed to help graduate students connect with peers, meet the Graduate School team and explore involvement opportunities. Enjoy food, music and casual conversation in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere.

Join us for a welcoming Lunch & Talk designed especially for first-generation graduate students. This event is a chance to connect with fellow first-gen peers, share experiences, and build community in a relaxed and supportive setting.

Come share some breakfast tacos and meet the Graduate Student Services team. Feel free to bring any questions about our processes and policies or even bring a laptop to have us work along with you on a task. This event will be come-and-go and open to graduate students, faculty and staff.

In this session, Speaker Omar Abdullah will cover: Practical, non-cringey strategies to gain buy-in, follow up meaningfully, and stay top of mind inside and outside academia. In this session, graduate students will get comfortable with the parts of professional life that no one really teaches: influence, presence and connection.

Graduate school comes with a set of unspoken expectations and norms, often referred to as the “hidden curriculum.” This event is designed to help you build two essential skills: talking about yourself and advocating for yourself, in the classroom, in your research, and in your career.

Learn how to ace technical interviews for graduate-level roles in data science, machine learning, AI and other data roles in this interactive workshop with Microsoft hiring managers and UT alumni!

CTL staff will facilitate an asynchronous peer workshop in which participants will receive feedback on their teaching statement drafts and share suggestions to strengthen others' statements with vivid examples of teaching strategies and learner-centered goals.

Come share some breakfast tacos and meet the Graduate Student Services team. Feel free to bring any questions about our processes and policies or even bring a laptop to have us work along with you on a task. This event will be come-and-go and open to graduate students, faculty and staff.

Important business relationships are formed and strengthened in social settings including formal meals. The Dining Etiquette program is a three course meal, designed to enhance students’ and scholars' competence and comfort in any business-social setting. Students will learn rules for navigating a business lunch or dinner, including selecting the appropriate restaurant, timing of business discussions, addressing wait staff and other essential skills (even which fork to use)!