Past Events

First and second-year Studio Art MFA students at UT Austin will open their studio doors and share their practices with the public. A silent auction of work by MFA students will be held throughout the event. Join us for art, food, and conversation!

Join the Office of Career and Life Design for a First-Gen interactive workshop that focuses on self-reflection, post-graduation goal-setting and professional development strategies.

Learn how to curate and build a data portfolio to share with potential employers in this interactive workshop. We’ll discuss which projects to choose, how to present them in Github, what hiring managers are looking for, and more.

Join 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.

Learn the characteristics of an effective teaching statement —including what search committees look for —and begin drafting/refining your statement to vibrantly convey your teaching values and the instructional choices you make to help students achieve learning goals.

Are you a graduate student or postdoc looking to polish your resume before application deadlines or networking events? Come to our interactive Resume Lab event! Pair up with peers for valuable feedback on your resume drafts and get expert advice from a staff member from the Office of Career and Life Design in The Graduate School.

Learn more about the Empower Your Pitch competition during this virtual/remote info session for graduate students and postdocs in social sciences. Empower Your Pitch is a campus-wide research communication competition open to students and postdocs in all programs.

Join the Office of Career & Life Design for this cohort-based four-week pilot course, where we will guide graduate students and postdocs through a series of discussions and activities that introduce and apply design thinking to their own lives. 

Need to get some writing done? Join the University Writing Center (UWC) for a free, full-day Graduate Writing Retreat!

Learn more about the Empower Your Pitch competition during this virtual/remote info session for STEM graduate students and postdocs. Empower Your Pitch is a campus-wide research communication competition open to students and postdocs in all programs.