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Life as a graduate student at The University of Texas at Austin means receiving a world class education in top-ranked programs, having access to premium health and wellness resources, the opportunity to join 1,000+ student organizations and more- all while living in Austin, Texas.
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Graduate students at The University of Texas at Austin are changing the world. They're transforming health care through research and technology, working to find energy solutions and helping to deepen our sense of history and culture. What will you do as a graduate student?
Get Involved as a Grad Student
The Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) at UT Austin serves as the voice of graduate students to UT administrators, staff and faculty, as well as to the Texas Legislature. The GSA provides a plethora of opportunities to enrich the graduate student experience at UT.
You can get involved by attending GSA meetings every other Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Legislative Assembly Room in WCP 2.302 or via Zoom. Visit the GSA website to learn more.
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@utaustingradschoolUT graduate students and postdocs: Registration is now open for the 2025 Empower Your Pitch Competition!
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@utaustingradschoolGrad students and postdocs: we want to feature YOU on our Instagram. Tell us about your current research, creative work or professional projects by nominating yourself for a student or scholar profile. 🤘
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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! 🤘 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 8x10” graphite on clayboard design, is one of the five pieces featured in the lobby.
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Life in Austin
Life in Austin is like no other. Experience live music, film and art, take a dip in the spring-fed waters of Barton Springs Pool or a hike along the Greenbelt, enjoy year-round sunshine and sample some of the best food in Texas.Graduate Student Events
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Event StatusScheduledSunday February 23, 2025, 10:00 am - 5:00 pmPerry-Castañeda Library (PCL), 2.330Need to get some writing done? Join the University Writing Center (UWC) for a free, full-day Graduate Writing Retreat!
Event StatusScheduledMonday February 24, 2025, All dayPeter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC), 2.142 - Classrooms ABCJoin 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.
Event StatusScheduledTuesday February 25, 2025, 11:30 am - 12:15 pmVirtualLearn 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.
Event StatusScheduledTuesday February 25, 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmPeter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC) 2.134 Conference RoomAre 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.
Event StatusScheduledTuesday February 25, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pmLearn 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.
Event StatusScheduledWednesday February 26, 2025, 9:00 am - 10:30 amPeter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC) 2.134 Conference RoomJoin 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 26, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pmPeter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC), 2.236Learn 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.
Event StatusScheduledThursday February 27, 2025, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pmMain (MAI), 212Have a passion for environmental and social sustainability? Interested in what UT grad students are working on? Wondering how to take your sustainability values with you after you graduate?
