Past Events
Get tips for answering the most common interview questions. Prepare responses for "Give me an example of a time you..." questions.
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.
At this workshop, we will review the guidelines and deadlines necessary for graduation in Spring. An RSVP is required.
UT Requires open access of all theses, reports, and dissertations. However, the Graduate School can temporarily delay the publication (embargo) of your thesis or dissertation for up to two years. This workshop will clarify open access publication, your rights as the copyright owner of your thesis or dissertation, reasons why you might want to embargo your thesis or dissertation, as well as the procedures for doing so. There will be opportunity for Q & A.
Do have data that you’re not sure how to use? Creating visualizations is a good way to ask questions of your data and to share your data with others. Visualizations can include everything from a simple chart to an interactive map and can be a powerful way to tell a story about your data. In this introductory workshop, we’ll examine what makes a good visualization and then go over best practices for working with your data. This class will introduce you to a number of free tools that you can use to create visualizations of your data.
OpenRefine is a powerful, free, and easy-to-use tool that’s perfect for sifting through, cleaning up, and transforming datasets--tedious yet crucial tasks for data analysis and sharing. In this workshop, you will learn how to leverage OpenRefine’s point-and-click interface and intuitive scripting language for basic data exploration tasks and bulk transformations. No prior knowledge necessary.
Teaching Identity and Drafting a Teaching Statement
At this workshop, we will review the guidelines and deadlines necessary for summer 2016 graduation. An RSVP is required.
Learn strategies and resources to help you successfully transition to non-profit, government or industry employment. Discover how the alt-ac job search differs from the academic job search.
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.