CoachUT is a semester-long program where participants receive free, executive-quality leadership coaching. Participants will complete five one-on-one sessions with a professional coach through the spring term. CoachUT is a unique opportunity for individuals to focus on growth areas that are most important to them, with a skilled professional as their guide and at a pace convenient with their schedule. Use the link here to apply today or email Texas LEAD for more information!
Category Archives: Career
University Co-op Career Success Internship
Are you looking to gain internship experience and build your resume? Consider applying for the University Co-op Career Success Internship!
The University Co-op Career Success Internship is an internship program offering undergraduates the opportunity to gain career experience and grow in a professional environment. This internship program has two components: an internship course in spring 2025 (ALD 118C), and a year-long* paid internship in a co-op department that best aligns with their career goals and departmental needs. Internships are offered in all departments at the Co-op including Textbooks, Finance, Buying, Operations, Marketing, IT, and more.
Students can apply if they:
- Are undergraduate students who have accumulated 24-90 in-residence hours
- Have a GPA of 2.5 or higher
This program is open to all majors. First-gen students are especially encouraged to apply!
Want to learn more about this program? Attend one of our info sessions this fall:
WiSTEM Winter Externship
The WiSTEM Externship is a virtual learning experience for STEM undergraduate students to gain career skills and earn digital badges or microcredentials during the winter or summer break. The WiSTEM Externship is designed to give you credentialed accomplishments for your resume, talking points for interviews, confidence in your professional skills, and training/knowledge/learning to advance your STEM skillset.
WiSTEM offers two Externship learning plan options…
- Externship: STEM Career Success Skills with 5 learning modules:
- Explorations in Mindfulness
- Design Thinking Practitioner
- Data Science 101
- Professional Skills
- Job Application Essentials
2. Externship: Artificial Intelligence and Semiconductors with 3 learning modules:
- Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals
- Agile Explorer
- Semiconductor 101
Interested in what the WiSTEM Externship has to offer? Consider registering here!
Digital Badge Opportunity
The Assessment and Data Analytics Team, within the Division of Student Affairs, is proud to offer Longhorns the opportunity to earn a digital badge in survey design with the new Survey Design: Foundations course. This unique skill will be valuable throughout your educational journey and beyond, across a spectrum of career fields, including but not limited to marketing, data analytics, user experience research and more! Enhance your research skills and impress future employers by adding this badge to your LinkedIn profile.
This foundational badge provides information on survey purpose, institutional review board requirements, informed consent, security/confidentiality, and will provide earners the opportunity to practice identifying and writing different types of survey questions.
To earn your badge:
- Follow this link to access the Canvas course.
- Complete the five Canvas modules by watching each video and scoring at least 80% on the corresponding quiz.
- This robust course will take approximately 2 hours to complete, however you can navigate the modules at your own pace and are not required to finish all modules in one session.
For questions, please email vpsa-assessdata@austin.utexas.edu.
Teach For America Opportunities
The following opportunities come from Teach For America. If you are interested in either of these positions, please visit their respective links and fill out the application by the given deadline!
Leadership, Teacher Corps Program:
Are you looking for a full-time job post-graduation that will allow you to begin a career of impact? Consider applying to Teach For America’s Leadership Teacher Corps. Being a part of this program will give you real-world, hands-on experience for you to develop transferrable skills that can be applied to various industries, while also connecting you to a network of over 65,000 leaders across the country. Teach For America is an equity-driven organization that equips leaders to make an impact both in and outside of education in over 40 regions across the United States.
- Check out the application here. Apply by September 16 at 11:59pm.
- Connect with Caroline for a 30-minute, phone call meeting to learn more and ask any questions that you may have.
Ignite Fellowship:
The Ignite Fellowship offers college undergraduate students a paid tutoring opportunity that fits into their schedules. This leadership opportunity will allow you to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people in an under-resourced school by supporting their academic progress and sense of belonging through customized instruction during their school day. The Ignite Fellowship allows you to gain unique, hands-on experience and professional badges that will validate your marketable skills and give you an edge in landing and performing in any job after college.
- Check out the application here. Submit your application by November 20.
- Connect with Genesis if you have any questions.
Pre-Law Guide
Attention Pre-Law LAHers!!!
There is now a new Canvas site dedicated to Pre-Law resources for UT students. If you are interested in exploring law school and legal careers, be sure to check it out at the link here!
Fall Pre-Health Seminar
Are you interested in a career in the health professions?
If so, sign up for NSC 109 Health Professions Pathways: Foundations!
Why should you sign up?
- Get started on your health professions portfolio
- Learn from health professionals
- Build a pre-health community
How to sign up?
- Search in the course schedule for NSC 109 and look for sections with Instructor name Wandelt or search instructor last name: Wandelt
- Choose any of the open sections!
- Be sure to check the Canvas course at the start of the semester for information about the hybrid course format!
If you are interested, please view the course flyer at the link here!
Advise TX: College Advising Corps
Advise TX places recent college graduates as full-time college advisers in Title One high schools in five regions of Texas. Advise TX provides the support that students in Title One high schools require to navigate the complex processes of college admissions, matriculation and financial aid. The University of Texas at Austin chapter has 18 advisers serving Central Texas, Dallas, El Paso, Houston and the Rio Grande Valley.
- 11 month contract with the option to renew for another year (perfect for anyone wanting a gap year or two).
- Opportunity to shape the lives and futures of high school students; if you believe in the importance of higher education, this role gives you the opportunity to help students access it.
- Phenomenal jumping off point for any career; gets you connected to a national organization that is respected around the globe.
This would be a perfect opportunity for LAHers! Click here to visit the Advise TX website.
Startup Coffee Connect
Startup Coffee Connect is a casual, friendly networking event for all Longhorn entrepreneurs. Open to all students, faculty, and staff, the HKEC provides a relaxed environment for innovators to discuss what they are working on, pitch ideas to potential founding partners, and enjoy the complimentary coffee bar and breakfast tacos. After brief opening remarks about upcoming opportunities within the UT Startup Ecosystem from HKEC Assistant Director Amanda Golden, the floor is opened for entrepreneurs to mingle and network amongst each other.
Hook ‘Em!
How It Works
1. NETWORK: Chat with other innovators and find new potential partners!
2. PITCH: Get your idea out there and get constructive feedback (apply here to pitch)!
3. SIP/SNACK: Treat yourself to coffee and breakfast tacos on the house!
Startup Coffee Connect is open to all UT undergraduate students, graduate students, faulty and, staff.
