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The GRACS Primer: An introduction to many elements of CS graduate life
New Student Orientation Summary: Some less-crucial things that were not included in the Department Orientation session
UT_Direct: Links to university-level Web apps. (registration, payroll, etc.)
Academics & Research Tips & Advice
Grad Advice: GAD, GRACS' graduate student research & career advice sessions
Research Preparation Exam: The RPE is the first part of the PhD RPE-Proposal-Defense sequence
Reading Groups: A list of the research reading groups in the department
Libraries: Articles and books for CS at UT
GRACS Speaker Series: a schedule of speakers for the GRACS Speaker Series
Administrative Stuff
The GRACS Primer: An introduction to the department, by GRACS
What is the GraduateAdviser, GraduateCoordinator, GraduateStudiesCommittee?
Insurance: Health insurance -- what's available, how to get it, and what to be careful of
Life in Austin
Bicycling: On campus & in Austin. (Austin is a "Silver Level Bicycle Friendly Community".)
Graduate Life (article badly needs expansion)
Social & Fun Stuff
GradFest: UTCS' annual prospective doctoral student event
FoosballTournament: Foosball Tourneys: 2010 Fall | 2010 Spring | 2009 Fall | 2007 Spring
RacquetBallTournament (old) (anyone want to restart it?)
See the GRACS calendar for events: GRACS Calendar
Event Photos: Bat Boat 2010
GRACS & Related Organizations
ContactGRACS: Prospective and current students: Contact GRACS if you have questions!
GSA: Announcements and updates from the Graduate Students Assembly
CategoryGracsAdmin: the list of internal GRACS administrative stuff -- useful (probably only) to GRACS
Quick Links: Some quick links helpful for GRACS officers
MeetingsNotes: GRACS' internal meeting minutes
StudentCommittees: Grad students on UTCS department committees
All Topics
TitleIndex: a list of all pages in the GRACS wiki
WordIndex: a list of all words that are part of page title (thus, a list of the concepts in the GRACS wiki)
Articles in need of contributions
TheGraduateProgram: Progressing through the program (outline)
StudentCommittees: Announcements and updates from graduate student representatives on departmental committees
GRACS_FAQ: A list of questions -- now, the page needs answers
Buying_Books: Don't waste money buying new books every semester
Graduate_Student_Employment: Issues and advice related to TAshps/RAships.
TAship_Advice: How to be an Effective TA
CS field-specific advice
UTCS Websites
GRACS Graduate Representative Association of Computer Sciences
UTCS Direct -- links to most UTCS administrative applications or forms
More topics will be added to this sections as they become available. In the meantime, you are also encouraged to add new pages. See HelpForBeginners to get you started.