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Liberal Arts Career Services

Psychology Junior Interns with Renowned Mental Illness Advocacy Organization

March 14, 2018 by Emily Nielsen

One in 5 Americans lives with a mental health condition, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Joanne Sanchez, a UT Austin psychology junior, is interning with the Texas chapter of NAMI, the largest grassroots organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with mental illness in the country. Since January, Sanchez has worked […]

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Government Grad Explains How Liberal Arts and Tech Can Come Together

February 19, 2016 by Emily Nielsen

John Newcomb, a recent government alum who graduated in December, used his liberal arts education and preparation from Liberal Arts Career Services to help him land a job at Facebook. Read more with Newcomb on his college experience, the value of an internship and the power of critical thinking below. What made you want to […]

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Economics Student Takes the Road Less Traveled to Campus

December 18, 2015 by Emily Nielsen

Tyler DiGiovanni, an economics senior with a Spanish minor, isn’t your typical undergraduate student. At 27, he’s lived abroad, transferred schools, taken time off to create a new company and reevaluated his path countless times. All of that led him to the UT Austin economics program. Prior to college, DiGiovanni spent 2008-10 living Buenos Aires, […]

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Open a Door for a Longhorn Intern

October 30, 2015 by Randy Diehl

Learning by doing — what we call experiential learning — is at the heart of a liberal arts education, and that is why our students can be found working as interns in a variety of businesses and organizations in Texas and across the globe. That is also why the College of Liberal Arts is partnering […]

Students Make an Impact with 2015 Summer Internships

August 27, 2015 by Emily Nielsen

This summer, liberal arts students took to professional settings with internships that helped sharpen their skills and develop their roles as employees. Below, read about three students who interned in a variety of settings, from nonprofit organizations, to innovative local companies, to reputable news organizations. Madeleine Toups Major: Government and Liberal Arts Honors senior Hometown: […]

Allen and fellow intern Julia Waicberg at a party for a local Austin startup.

Liberal Arts Backs Entrepreneurship

March 6, 2015 by Emily Nielsen

Major Ellis, an economics junior from San Angelo, Texas, says entrepreneurism runs in the family. “My father started his own company about 30 years ago,” Ellis says. “Growing up with that experience revealed to me not only the challenge but also the significance of leading and succeeding as an entrepreneur.” He chose to study liberal […]

Career Services Goes ‘Beyond Liberal Arts’ with Professional Development Series

February 20, 2015 by Emily Nielsen

Students in the College of Liberal Arts can get firsthand instruction about important workplace skills and etiquette through a workshop series put on by Liberal Arts Career Services. The Beyond Liberal Arts: Professional Development Training Series was designed to help liberal arts students hone practical skills that give them an edge over the competition when […]

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LACS Job Search Boot Camp Helps Students Navigate the Job Market

May 8, 2014 by Emily Nielsen

Graduation is right around the corner and Liberal Arts Career Services is holding Job Search Boot Camp to help students prepare for life after college. The boot camp, scheduled for May 14 at 12 p.m., is a 2 ½ hour intensive job search training workshop to help liberal arts majors identify and understand the unique […]

Photos of Adrian Audain (anthro sr), Macarena Jaraiz (American studies & IRG soph), Manjari Subramanian (psych jr); BOTTOM ROW: Michael Villanueva (IRG soph), Angelica Cruz (history soph) and James Barrington (gov & Air Force ROTC sr).

Millennial Nation

April 24, 2014 by Emily Nielsen

A Generational Look at Education, Money and Work Empathetic. Impatient. Innovative. Unfocused. Rational. Naive. Excited. These are the words millennials in the College of Liberal Arts use when they’re asked to describe themselves. However, it’s a question they’re not often asked. Plenty of people, from journalists to researchers to employers, are looking to define who […]

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Spring 2014 Career and Internship Fair

April 1, 2014 by Emily Nielsen

Graduation and summer are upon us, and many students are starting to feel the pressure to find the perfect job or internship. A career fair is the perfect place to explore a variety of employment options and get noticed by recruiters. The 2014 Spring Career and Internship Fair will be held on April 9 from […]

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Liberal Arts at Work

October 29, 2013 by Michelle Bryant

Nine Ways to Rev Up Your Career Whether you’ve landed your dream job or find yourself repeatedly pushing the snooze button each morning dreading the workday, a liberal arts education may help you forge a better career path and create an environment for innovation and productivity. If you’re like most employed Americans, you will spend […]

Portrait of Katherine Brooks

The Hidden Gem in a Liberal Arts Education

November 6, 2012 by Katharine Brooks Leave a Comment

As a career center director, I often ask alumni about their job titles, employers and other career-related topics. But of all the questions I pose to alumni, my favorite by far is an unexpected one: “What was your favorite ‘useless’ class?”  I go on to explain what I mean by this: the class you took […]

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Sweet Success for Liberal Arts Entrepreneurs

November 5, 2012 by Jessica Sinn Leave a Comment

It’s not unusual to hear a liberal arts student say, “Wouldn’t it be great if I could make money doing what I love?” But the logistics of launching a business — from starting a portfolio to developing a marketing plan — can make the very notion of embarking on a new venture seem downright intimidating. […]

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