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Graduate and Professional Students Appreciation Month - March 2015

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Graduate and professional students are an essential part of our University community. Their hard work and success brings prestige and recognition to the University of Texas. Join the Graduate Student Assembly in celebrating and recognizing graduate and professional students throughout campus.

All graduate and professional students are welcome to Graduate & Professional Students Appreciation Month (GPAM) events. Join us! Learn about what the GSA does for you, meet fellow grad students, have some fun and relax.

Please RSVP to GPAM events, click here!

 

GPAMEvents

Graduate Engineering Council Bar Crawl

Thursday, March 5th, 6-8pm
East 6th Street: Violet Crown @ 8pm, The Brixton @ 9:30pm, The White Horse @ 11:00pm
Join the GEC on their popular Spring Bar Crawl. All graduate students are welcome. No wristbands are required, just join the crowd and traverse down East 6th!

Bowling and Pizza Night

Friday, March 6th, 6-8pm
Texas Union Underground Bowling
Take a break from school, meet graduate students from across campus, have a slice or two of free pizza, and bring your best bowling game!
Bowling lanes will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis.
*Free pizza and bowling lanes from 6-8pm.

Graduate Student Wellness Yoga Sessions

March 9th, 5:30-6:30pm
Recreation Sports Center, 2001 San Jacinto Blvd. (next to Clark Field)

Graduate school is no easy task! Join our free yoga sessions and release some stress from your busy life while you take care of your body.

Graduate Student Happy Hour

Thursday, March 12th, 6-8pm
Posse East, 2900 Duval St

Cheers for the great work and commitment of UT’s graduate and professional students! Join the GSA during Happy Hour.

*Free snack food will be provided.

Breakfast Tacos on the GSA

Monday, March 23rd, 8-10am
GSA Suite, Student Activity Center, SAC 3.102

We wake up early and work hard every day! Enjoy complimentary Torchy’s breakfast tacos and coffee to jump start your day and get to meet the GSA and its members.

*Free Torchy’s Breakfast Tacos and Coffee will be provided.

Graduate Student Wellness Yoga Sessions

March 30th, 5:30-6:30pm
Recreation Sports Center, 2001 San Jacinto Blvd. (next to Clark Field)

Graduate school is no easy task! Join our free yoga sessions and release some stress from your busy life while you take care of your body.

Special Offers

Graduate Student Longhorn Run Registration
Through March 22nd

Graduate and Professional students enjoy 20% off their Longhorn Run Registration by using promo code LHRLSO. Start training soon, what starts here, runs the world.

Spring 2015 Appropriations Open!

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Apply Today! Deadline is Thursday, Jan 29th, 2015 at 5:00 pm CST.

The Graduate Student Assembly is now accepting Spring 2015 appropriations applications for registered graduate student organizations. There will only be one round of applications. Completed applications must be submitted by Thursday, Jan 29th, 2015 at 5:00 pm CST online at https://utexas.collegiatelink.net/form/start/57886.

Each organization must also indicate its available times for interviews—which will take place on on 1/31/2015 (Saturday) and/or 2/1/2015 (Sunday)—via the following Doodle website http://doodle.com/fnwsw473yhqe4fga. Please include the organization name and interviewee name, eg. GSA-Xiaosa Xu.

Each applicant organization must have a GSA representative to sponsor the application. Please contact the GSA representatives in your own department/program. If you don’t know who is the representative, please contact your graduate coordinator or the GSA membership director Stephanie Patchett at [email protected].

We hope the GSA appropriations will help UT graduate organizations achieve great things!

Graduate Professional Development Week 2014

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It is never too late to start planning your career! A weeklong series of events geared to graduate students looking into advancing their professional careers.Whether you are planning to have an academic career or a non-academic one, there is an event for everyone at Graduate Professional Development Week! Check out the events list!

Complete event details:

The Graduate Student Assembly has organized Graduate Professional Development week (GPDW). Come explore career opportunities in academia, industry, and entrepreneurship. Late evening snacks and refreshments will be provided in all events. RSVP now!

Monday, October 20- Friday October 24: Friday Free Professional Headshots

  • Monday, October 20th, 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, October 21st, 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday, October 22nd, 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  • Friday, October 24th, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Liberal Arts Career Services (FAC 18)

We are proud to offer, as a courtesy of the Liberal Arts Career Services, free professional headshots – appropriate for LinkedIn and other professional use. Stop by their office at FAC 18 during the times listed.

Tuesday, October 21: Graduate Student Career Bootcamp

  • 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
  • TX Union, Santa Rita Suite

Coordinators

  • Dr. Po-Tsan Ku, Career Development Specialist, College of Natural Sciences
  • Tatem Oldham, Graduate Student Career Coach at Liberal Arts Career Services

Topics Include

  • CV and Resume Workshop
  • Career Exploration and Job Search
  • Interviewing for a Position

Wednesday, October 22 Non-Academic Careers Day

  • 6:00-8:00 p.m.
  • Student Activity Center (SAC), Legislative Room, SAC 2.302

6:00-7:00 pm: Panel: Life outside academia: Success mantra. Interested in knowing more about a career outside of academia?? Learn first-hand from experts with experience in government, tech industry and not-for-profits.

Panelists include:

  • Angela Evans, LBJ School of Public Affairs (30 years in public service to the U.S. Congress)
  • Dr. Michael Oden, School of Architecture (expert on economic development and planning)
  • Dr. Deepayan Chakrabarti, Mccombs School of Business (former Facebook and Yahoo Research)
  • Andy Miller, CEO at Any Baby Can (Not-for Profit)
  • Sarah Wu, Center for Sustainable Development, School of Architecture, UT Austin

7:00-8:00 pm: Panel: Excelling outside of Academia: Students’ perspective. Got an internship/interview lined up and want to successfully convert it into a full-time job offer? Learn from your student peers who have worked in bay area tech companies, oil and gas industry, technology commercialization and in public policy.

Thursday, October 23: Academic Careers Day

  • 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
  • TX Union, Santa Rita Suite, UNB 3.502

Pursuing a career in the academic field? Dream about being a top researcher? Join us for the Academic Careers Day’s events

6:00-7:00 pm: Teaching Statement Preparation Workshop

Coordinator:

  • Dr. Molly Hatcher, Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)

7:00-8:00 pm: Faculty Panel: Success as an Academic: Challenges & Insights

Panelists include:

  • Dr. Jeffrey Barrick, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences
  • Prof. Snehal Shingavi, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
  • Prof. Nicole Benedek, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering

Friday, October 24: Entrepreneurship Day

  • 6:00 - 8.00 p.m.
  • Student Activity Center (SAC) Ballroom, SAC 2.410

If innovation and creating your own start-up is your call, this event is for you. Listen to talks by University leaders and start-up founders about their experience and vision.

6:00-6:30 pm: ‘Taking your Idea to the World’

Talk by UT’s Prof. Sriram Vishwanath, Longhorn Entrepreneurship Agency 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year.

6:30-7:00 pm: ‘Innovation and the Unwritten Rules that can make or break your career’

Talk by Louise Epstein, Managing Director of UT Cockrell School’s Innovation Center.

7:00-8:00 pm: Entrepreneurship Panel and Networking. Engage with local innovators:

  • Louise Epstein, founder of Charge-Off Clearinghouse
  • Eric Silverstein, founder and owner of Peached Tortilla
  • John Thompson, founder of Stinson’s Bistro, Deep Eddy Pizzeria
  • Suman Singh, CEO of Austin Bazaar, an online retailer of musical instruments
  • David Burke, author on health and nutrition

RSVP: https://jfe.qualtrics.com/form/SV_2hHhwWBbSh1802p

More information on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/UTGraduateStudentAssembly

https://www.facebook.com/utgraduateprofessionaldevelopmentweek