Past Events

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by graduate students. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.

This workshop will introduce principles of clear writing and common pitfalls of graduate-level writing. Areas of discussion include clarity and concision, metadiscourse, avoiding jargon, and more.

Join us for a panel discussion where we will hear from first-generation graduate students at UT Austin about their lived experiences and insights into navigating graduate school as first gen students.

At this workshop, we will review the guidelines and deadlines for graduation this semester. There will be a Q&A.

Come get to know graduate students outside of your discipline and celebrate a first semester (almost!) down. Enjoy snacks and refreshments and get your professional headshot taken at our LinkedIn photo-booth.

At this workshop, we will discuss a wide variety of OGS student policies, including (but not limited to) new policies, attendance at defenses, requests for final oral, rules on committees, programs of work, end of semester processes,and in absentia.

During this interactive session, attendees will learn how to effectively identify and approach potential professional contacts with a keen understanding of professional etiquette.

Join us to learn more about the dynamics of academic interviews and develop confidence on the academic job market.

Join us for our third International Job Search Summit designed specifically for international graduate students and postdocs at UT Austin.

This workshop will help you learn to use templates and will cover such topics as the use of styles, correct page numbering, and table of contents generation.