GRACS

• 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.)
• New Grad Student Orientation Presentation

• 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
• Dissertation Writing
• The Defense: What To Expect

• The New UTCS Building Complex
• The GRACS Primer: An introduction to the department, by GRACS
• What is the Graduate Adviser, Graduate Coordinator, Graduate Studies Committee?
• Insurance: Health insurance – what's available, how to get it, and what to be careful of
• Buying Books
• Time Limits for grad students

• Bicycling: On campus & in Austin. (Austin is a “Silver Level Bicycle Friendly Community”.)
• Graduate Life (article badly needs expansion)

• GradFest: UTCS' annual prospective doctoral student event
• FoosballTournament: Foosball Tourneys: 2010 Fall | 2010 Spring | 2009 Fall | 2007 Spring
• Racquetball Tournament (old) (anyone want to restart it?)
• See the GRACS calendar for events: GRACS Calendar
• Event Photos: Bat Boat 2010

• Contact GRACS: Prospective and current students: Contact GRACS if you have questions!
• GSA: Announcements and updates from the Graduate Students Assembly
• GRACS Internal Administrative: the list of internal GRACS administrative stuff – useful (probably only) to GRACS
• Quick Links: Some quick links helpful for GRACS officers
• Meeting Notes: GRACS' internal meeting minutes
• Student Committees: Grad students on UTCS department committees

• Progressing Through the program: (outline)
• Student Committees: Announcements and updates from graduate student representatives on departmental committees
• PhD Q&A: 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
  • Systems Advice: Computer Architecture, Compilers, OS, Systems & Security
  • AI: AI, Machine Learning, NLP

• UTCS Homepage
• GRACS Graduate Representative Association of Computer Sciences
• Research Areas
• Graduate Studies Programs
• UTCS News
• UTCS Direct – links to most UTCS administrative applications or forms

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