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@utaustingradschoolGraduate School Dean Sarah Ades officially announced the Office of Career and Life Design - an office with a new mission: empower every graduate student and postdoc to design their future.
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@utaustingradschoolThe Office of Career & Life Design invited their PhD Career Pathway Fellows to an evening at the Austin Trail of Lights! đ€ We hope all of our graduate students and postdocs have a restful winter break and get to enjoy time with family and friends!
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@utaustingradschoolTwo weeks ago, the Office of Career and Life Design hosted the International Job Search Summit to empower and guide international students on their career journeys.
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@utaustingradschoolWow - thank you for an amazing site visit, @alertmediahq!
Last Friday, graduate students visited the AlertMedia offices and learned about the many possible paths to careers in sales, rev ops, product, engineering, threat intelligence and employee experience.
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@utaustingradschoolIf you plan to graduate this fall, Friday, November 15 is the last day to apply to graduate this semester.
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@utaustingradschoolGraduate students from across the university visited @Expedia on Friday as part of the Office of Career and Life Design's Tech is for Everyone series!
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@utaustingradschoolThe Graduate School office is currently displaying artwork by graduate student Selina Wagner. Selina is currently earning a Master of Fine Arts in studio art (painting and drawing). Her piece Untitled (Legs), an 8x10â graphite on clayboard design, is one of the five pieces featured in the lobby.
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@utaustingradschoolThe Graduate School office is currently displaying artwork by graduate student Laurent Le Bel-Roux. Laurent is currently earning a Master of Fine Arts in studio art (painting and drawing). His four pieces displayed are Untitled (Spring), Untitled (Vessel), Untitled (Floater) and Untitled (Figure).
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@utaustingradschoolTech Is for Everyone, a series introducing grad students from diverse backgrounds to exciting tech career paths, begins this week! đ
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Event StatusScheduledMonday January 20, 2025 - Friday February 7, 2025, All dayJoin us for an introductory, asynchronous crash course in the cognitive theories underlying learning and memory. Discover how you can leverage these theories to encourage deep, meaningful, long-lasting learning for your students.
Event StatusScheduledTuesday February 4, 2025, 5:15 pm - 6:15 pmVirtualLearn how to network effectively and build meaningful, two-way relationships at an upcoming site visit in this interactive virtual workshop with the Office of Career and Life Design! Identify where you can add value, refine your messaging, and practice strategies to connect.
Event StatusScheduledWednesday February 5, 2025, 9:00 am - 10:30 amPeter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC), 2.138Join the Office of Career and Life Design and the Graduate School's weekly breakfast, coffee and conversation for First-Gen grad students and postdocs. Come chat with other grad students about life as a First-Gen grad student or postdoc at UT while enjoying coffee and pastries.
Event StatusScheduledWednesday February 5, 2025, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pmPeter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC), 2.142 - Classrooms ABCJoin us for the International Students Visa Info Session, where weâll dive into everything you need to know about immigration options after graduation!
Event StatusScheduledThursday February 6, 2025, 9:00 am - 3:00 pmTexas Union (UNB), Quadrangle RoomDuring this orientation, you will learn about postdoc-specific policies, benefits, and resources available to enhance your UT Austin experience as well interact with key university stakeholders. The afternoon will focus on the mentoring experience and creating an individual development plan.
Event StatusScheduledFriday February 7, 2025, 9:00 am - 11:00 amLearn 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, hosted at Microsoftâs Austin Office.
Event StatusScheduledSunday February 9, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pmDiscussion can be an effective classroom tool to reach a variety of course goals. "Facilitating Effective Discussions" aims to equip instructors with tools to encourage and maintain classroom engagement for all students while meeting course goals.
Event StatusScheduledWednesday February 12, 2025, 9:00 am - 10:30 amPeter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC), 2.138Join the Office of Career and Life Design and the Graduate School's weekly breakfast, coffee and conversation for First-Gen grad students and postdocs. Come chat with other grad students about life as a First-Gen grad student or postdoc at UT while enjoying coffee and pastries.
