SEED Workshops & Online Courses
All professional development experiences below are open to undergraduate and graduate student employees. Choose your workshops from one area below, or mix and match.
Graduate-student specific career and professional development advising, workshops and events are offered by Texas Career Engagement and the Faculty Innovation Center.
If you need accommodations to attend a SEED workshop, please contact us at seed@austin.utexas.edu.
To earn a Level 1 Certification, you must:
- Participate in at least six professional development experiences. A student can attend a mix of campus workshops, online classes from LinkedIn Learning, or other experiences.
- Submit to the Student Employment Consultant proof of attendance from the workshops.
To earn an Advanced Certification, you must complete the requirements for Level 1 and, in addition:
- Participate in at least four additional professional development experiences (a total of 10 activities)
You must complete the workshop attendance within three long semesters.
Skills for Working On-Campus
- Communicating in the Workplace - by Ombuds (Fall Semester Only)
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Are you new to working within a team? Are you new to working with a manager? If so, come join us in this session as we engage in developing skills for effective communication and growing our capacity for effective teamwork and professionalism at work.
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Time & Procrastination - by the Sanger Learning Center
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We all have the same amount of time in a day, but how we allocate it can make the difference between success and stress. In this free workshop, we’ll show you how to better use your time to make the most out of every minute of your day and find a balance between work and play.
Register for this class on the Sanger Learning Center Events webpage.
Wednesday, 1/25/23 5-6pm
Tuesday, 2/7/23 4-5pm
Wednesday, 2/22/23 3-4pm
Tuesday, 3/21/23 5-6pm
Monday, 4/10/23 6:30-7:30pm
All workshops have both in person and virtual options. Decide whether you want to attend an in person or virtual workshop when you RSVP. When students RSVP to the event, they will be emailed the Zoom link to the workshop.
- Motivation & Productivity - by the Sanger Learning Center
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Do ever feel like you’re spinning your academic wheels and getting nowhere? Join us to explore how beliefs and values affect your motivation, create SMART goals for the semester, and hear tips to increase your productivity.
Register for this class on the Sanger Learning Center Events webpage.
Wednesday, 1/18/23 3-4pm
Thursday, 2/2/23 5-6pm
Tuesday, 2/14/23 3-4pm
Monday, 3/6/23 4-5pm
Wednesday, 4/5/23 6-7pm
All workshops have both in person and virtual options. Decide whether you want to attend an in person or virtual workshop when you RSVP. When students RSVP to the event, they will be emailed the Zoom link to the workshop.
- Enhancing Your Productivity - by LinkedIn Learning
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- Leading Yourself - by LinkedIn Learning
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- Customer Service Foundations - by LinkedIn Learning
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- Communication Foundations - by LinkedIn Learning
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- Business Etiquette: Phone, Email, and Text - by LinkedIn Learning
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Log into LinkedIn Learning and complete this course
- Developing Your Professional Image - by LinkedIn Learning
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Fast-track your successful transition into the world of work. Discover how to successfully acclimate to a new workplace and develop a professional image that creates a positive impact. Log into LinkedIn Learning and complete this course
- Managing Your Emotions at Work- by LinkedIn Learning
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Everyone has emotions. Now, more than ever, we're encouraged to bring those emotions to work. However, knowing how to manage them in a dynamic and complex work environment is a skill. Feelings can get in the way of our effectiveness, communication, and even reputation if they're not handled effectively. In this course, Jay Fields, an expert in emotional regulation, introduces learners to an embodied way to relate to and manage their emotions.
Leadership Development
- Leadership Identity – by Texas LEAD
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As emerging leaders, it’s important to understand our own identity. What are our values? What do we have to offer? What do we have to learn? In this workshop we take the opportunity to explore these questions, and uncover participants’ unique leadership identities and how we utilize those identities for the people who follow us..
Thursday, 2/23/2023, 4-5pm via Zoom
Register for this workshop on UT Learn
- Leading Under Pressure – by Texas LEAD
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Leaders face a lot of pressure, which can be stressful. But how do we manage that pressure, and how does it influence the decisions we make as leaders? In this workshop we explore these questions, and delve into how we can recognize both internal and external pressures. We also explore how to respond to this pressure in effective and productive ways.
Thursday, 4/6/2023, 4-5pm via Zoom
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- Public Speaking – by Sanger Learning Center
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Are you presenting for a class, conference, or student organization meeting? This free workshop developed by UT’s Public Speaking Center will help you meet the requirements of the assignment and the needs of your audience. We will provide strategies for every stage of the process, from planning and rehearsing to delivering with confidence.
Register for this class on the Sanger Learning Center Events webpage.
Thursday, 1/26/23 3-4pm
Wednesday, 2/15/23 3-4pm
Monday, 2/27/23 5-6pm
Tuesday, 3/28/23 5-6pm
All workshops have both in person and virtual options. Decide whether you want to attend an in person or virtual workshop when you RSVP. When students RSVP to the event, they will be emailed the Zoom link to the workshop.
- Conflict Better – by Ombuds (Hybrid)
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Would you like to learn about communicating effectively, build trust with others and strengthen your work relationships? It's more critical than ever to effectively navigate conflicts in the workplace. In this class we will learn a framework to deconstruct conflict to better engage and resolve disputes.
Thursday, 3/30/2023, 4-5pm – Texas Career Engagement, FAC 2nd floor Classroom ; Zoom
Register for this workshop on UT Learn
- Non-Violent Communication – by Ombuds (Hybrid)
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What does empathy feel like? How do we listen with more empathy? Are these questions you’ve thought about in your everyday life? If so, come join us in this session as we engage in developing skills for effective listening and growing our capacity for empathy.
Register for this workshop on UT Learn
Wednesday, 2/8/2023, 4-5pm – Texas Career Engagement, FAC 2nd floor Conference Room; Zoom
- Leading and Working in Teams – by LinkedIn Learning
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- Influencing Others – by LinkedIn Learning
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- Leadership Style & Models – by LinkedIn Learning
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- Communicating with Diplomacy and Tact – by LinkedIn Learning
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Learn how to cultivate a mindset of diplomacy and communicate with tact when you encounter challenging workplace situations. Log into LinkedIn Learning and complete this course
- Leadership Strategies for Women – by LinkedIn Learning
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Learn how to create a culture of inclusive excellence that allows women in leadership to thrive. Learn skills to overcome bias improve communication and build a network of mentors and allies. Log into LinkedIn Learning and complete this course
Career Development
- Articulate your career readiness – by Texas Career Engagement
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As a UT Austin student, you have developed skills through curricular and co-curricular experiences to be successful in the job market. You are career-ready! However, you may be wondering: how do I express my skills and experience to an employer?
Career readiness is a foundation from which to demonstrate requisite core competencies that broadly prepare the college educated for success in the workplace and lifelong career management.
- Resume and Interview Skills – by Texas Career Engagement
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To receive credit towards the SEED Certificate, please complete all 4 of these short videos and this quiz: https://forms.office.com/r/wKzXrMeQZe
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Job Search Skills for Graduate Students and Postdocs by Texas Career Engagement
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Tuesday February 14, 4 - 5 p.m.
Graduate Students can search for Career & Professional Development Workshops on the Texas Career Engagement events page.
Email SEED@austin.utexas.edu to check if a TCE Workshop will qualify as a SEED Certificate Workshop
- Rock your Profile in LinkedIn Learning – by LinkedIn Learning
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- Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues – by LinkedIn Learning
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- Becoming an Ally to All – by LinkedIn Learning
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- Gender and Sexuality Center – Open Workshop – by the Gender and Sexuality Center
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During the fall and spring, we offer workshops open to ALL students, staff, faculty, and administrators employed at The University of Texas at Austin. Email gsc@austin.utexas.edu for more information.
- CV Success Master Class– by LinkedIn Learning
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Learn how to take your CV to the next level. This course takes you through the basics of CV writing focusing on structure and content. Log into LinkedIn Learning and complete this course
- Interview Master Class– by LinkedIn Learning
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Discover how to ace your next job interview. Learn how to prepare answers to common questions tackle tricky questions with confidence ensure that the interviewer remembers you and more. Log into LinkedIn Learning and complete this course
- Developing Self-Awareness – by LinkedIn Learning
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Learn how to become more self-aware in order to develop yourself personally and enhance career progression. Log into LinkedIn Learning and complete this course
- Discovering Your Strengths – by LinkedIn Learning
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Discover your strengths. Learn how to identify what you do best and make your strengths align with the work you do. Log into LinkedIn Learning and complete this course