Dear Graduate Students:

It’s never too early to start thinking about your career!

The Graduate Student Assembly is happy to announce the first Graduate Professional
Development Week (GPDW). Come explore career opportunities in a variety of
fields in academia, industry and entrepreneurship.

Click here to RSVP and to review a full schedule of events during GPDW.

A brief description of the events is given below as well. We look forward to seeing you there.

Career Services Boot Camp
September 9, 6 - 9 p.m.
SAC Blackbox Theater, Snacks provided

Preparing your CV / Resumé

Effective job searching techniques

Interviewing for academic and non-academic positions

Negotiating job offers

Careers in Academia
September 10, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Santa Rita Room, Texas Union, Snacks provided

Center for Teaching and Learning and University Faculty Members join us to help explain more about careers in academia

5:30 – 5:50 Resume’ Preparation for an academic job - Talk
5:50 – 6:15 Preparation of Teaching Statement - Presentation
6:15 – 7:15 Panel Discussions on Teaching Career
7:15 – 7:30 Preparation for a Career in Academic Research - Presentation by Dr. Deji Akinwande, Department of Electrical Engineering, UT Austin.
7:30 – 8:30 Panel Discussion on “Research in an Academic Setting: challenges and best practices”
Professors on the Panel and their research interests:
Dr. Esther Raizen (Languages and Jewish History)
Dr. Deji Akinwande (Nanotechnology)
Dr. Ross Baldick (Energy and Power Markets)
Dr. Rachel Ward (Mathematics, consultant with Applied Research Labs)
Dr. Gordan Zitkovic (Statistics, Financial Mathematics)

Careers in Industry
September 11, 6 - 8:30 p.m.
Santa Rita Room, Texas Union, Snacks provided

Industry Panel on challenges of a career in industry

Panelists include:

Google: Nicole Grossling, Enterprise Sale Associate
Dimensional Fund Advisors: Dr. Vito Sciaraffia
Dell: Josh Mueller
AT&T: Scott Smith
South Asians’ International Volunteer Association(SAIVA): Shubhada Saxena, President & Founder
Other representatives from industry and business

Entrepreneurship
September 12, 6 - 9 p.m.
Ball Room, Texas Union, Snacks provided

Campus representatives with present an overview of resources available on campus that can help you join an established entrepreneurial venture, or start one of your own.

Keynote Speaker

Hugh Forrest, Producer, SXSW Interactive

“SXSW Startup Village and the SXSW Accelerator”