Past Events

Join us for a dynamic and empowering event designed specifically for international students and scholars navigating the global job market.

Join us for a casual lunch where graduate students can connect with the Graduate School team, learn more about what we do and discover where we're located. It's a great chance to build community and get to know the faces behind the Graduate School.

Are you an international graduate student or postdoc eager to brew up success in your career journey? Look no further! Join us for an invigorating and enlightening experience at the Coffee and Connections Hour, where meaningful conversations blend perfectly with coffee.

At this workshop, we will review the guidelines and deadlines necessary for graduation this semester.  Topics will include applying to graduate, scheduling your defense, submitting your thesis, report, dissertation, or treatise to the Texas Digital Library, requesting an embargo, IRB requirements and reviewing what paperwork you must submit to the Graduate School.

Important business relationships are formed and strengthened in social settings including formal meals. The Dining Etiquette program is a three course meal, designed to enhance students’ and scholars' competence and comfort in any business-social setting. Students will learn rules for navigating a business lunch or dinner, including selecting the appropriate restaurant, timing of business discussions, addressing wait staff and other essential skills (even which fork to use)!

Come share some breakfast tacos and meet the Graduate Student Services team. Feel free to bring any questions about our processes and policies or even bring a laptop to have us work along with you on a task. This event will be come-and-go and open to graduate students, faculty and staff.

Learn how to ace technical interviews for graduate-level roles in data science, machine learning, AI and other data roles in this interactive workshop with Microsoft hiring managers and UT alumni!

Graduate school comes with a set of unspoken expectations and norms, often referred to as the “hidden curriculum.” This event is designed to help you build two essential skills: talking about yourself and advocating for yourself, in the classroom, in your research, and in your career.

In this session, Speaker Omar Abdullah will cover: Practical, non-cringey strategies to gain buy-in, follow up meaningfully, and stay top of mind inside and outside academia. In this session, graduate students will get comfortable with the parts of professional life that no one really teaches: influence, presence and connection.

Come share some breakfast tacos and meet the Graduate Student Services team. Feel free to bring any questions about our processes and policies or even bring a laptop to have us work along with you on a task. This event will be come-and-go and open to graduate students, faculty and staff.