Past Events
Are you a Humanities or Social Sciences PhD student wondering what else you can do with your degree? Unsure of how your research fits in outside of the academy? Want to know more about the non-academic job market and job search process?
Join us for a workshop designed specifically to help humanities and social sciences graduate students think more broadly about their career paths.
At this workshop, we will review the guidelines and deadlines necessary for graduation. An RSVP is required.
At this workshop, we will review the guidelines and deadlines necessary for graduation. An RSVP is required.
UWC Graduate Writing Retreats are an opportunity to work alongside your peers in a quiet, distraction-free environment. We provide coffee, light snacks, and worksheets for goalsetting and quick writing exercises. Several UWC staff are also available to provide mini 15-minute consultations. Come all day or stay for a few hours, and get ready to get some writing done!
For more information, please visit http://uwc.utexas.edu/grad/writing-retreats/
Getting federal grants is an increasingly important part of a successful academic career, but most departments do not include grant-writing in their curricula. This two-day workshop is designed to introduce graduate students and post-docs to the process of successful grant writing.
Are you preparing to defend your dissertation this year? Join the University Writing Center for an interactive workshop to map out the final steps of your doctoral degree process. All doctoral students are welcome to attend.
The Graduate School distributes a set of thesis and dissertation templates in Microsoft Word for Apple and Windows computers, which will help you format your paper according to current requirements. This workshop will help you learn to use the templates, and will cover such topics as the use of styles, correct page numbering, and table of contents generation.
No registration is required for this workshop.
For more information, see: https://www.lib.utexas.edu/events/228
Hone in on the most marketable skills you've acquired while earning your graduate degree. Learn how to promote your research, teaching, and critical thinking skills outside of academia.
Seminar discussing the basics of tax return preparation. Topics will include the common forms used, how your graduate student/ fellowship income should be reported, possible deductions and credits you may be eligible for and where to find additional information. Can't attend in person? Watch it live!
This workshop will introduce strategies for revising and editing your academic prose. University Writing Center consultants will discuss ways to tighten your draft’s focus, reorganize sections and paragraphs, and improve sentence-level clarity and concision. All graduate students are welcome to attend this free event!