====== UTCS Graduate Student Wiki ======

Welcome to the UTCS Graduate Student Wiki. This is a collaborative site that any UTCS graduate student, staff, or faculty member can edit. To make changes, simply **log in** (link at top of page) with your UTCS login name and password, then press the **edit** at the //bottom// of the section you wish to change.

====== **(This wiki is currently being updated...stay tuned) Do not believe me!!** ======


===== New to UTCS? =====
  *  **[[primer|The GRACS Primer]]**: An introduction to many elements of CS graduate life
  *  **[[orientation_2011_extras|New Student Orientation Summary]]**: Some less-crucial things that were //not// included in the Department Orientation session
  *  **[[ut_direct|UT Direct]]**: Links to university-level Web apps. (registration, payroll, etc.)

===== Academics & Research Tips & Advice =====
  *  **[[research_career_advice|Grad Advice]]**: GAD, GRACS' graduate student research & career advice sessions
  *  **[[research_preparation_exam|Research Preparation Exam]]**: The RPE is the first part of the PhD RPE-Proposal-Defense sequence
  *  **[[reading_groups|Reading Groups]]**: A list of the research reading groups in the department
  *  **[[libraries|Libraries]]**: Articles and books for CS at UT
  *  **[[grades|Course Grades]]**
  *  **[[gracs_speaker_series|GRACS Speaker Series]]**: a schedule of speakers for the GRACS Speaker Series
  *  **[[dissertation_writing|Dissertation Writing]]**
  *  **[[defense_what_to_expect|The Defense: What To Expect]]**

===== Administrative Stuff =====
  *  **[[new_building|About the Gates-Dell Complex]]**
  *  **[[primer|The GRACS Primer]]**: An introduction to the department, by GRACS
  * What is the **[[graduate_adviser|Graduate Adviser]], [[graduate_coordinator|Graduate Coordinator]], [[graduate_studies_committee|Graduate Studies Committee]]**?
  *  **[[insurance|Insurance]]**: Health insurance -- what's available, how to get it, and what to be careful of
  *  **[[buying_books|Buying Books]]**
  *  **[[business_cards|Business Cards, E-mail Signature, and UTCS Web Page]]** -- setting up your UTCS "professional image"
  *  **[[ut_data_security_policy|UT Data Security Policy]]**
  *  **[[time_limits|Time Limits for grad students]]**
  *  **[[travel|Travel]]** policies, procedures, and forms

===== Life in Austin =====
  *  **[[bicycling|Bicycling]]**: On campus & in Austin.  (Austin is a "Silver Level Bicycle Friendly Community".)
  *  **[[graduate_life|Graduate Life]]** (article badly needs expansion)

===== Social & Fun Stuff =====
  *  **[[:gradfest|GradFest]]**: UTCS' annual prospective doctoral student event
  *  **FoosballTournament**: Foosball Tourneys: [[foosball_tournament_fall_2010|2010 Fall]] | [[foosball_tournament_spring_2010|2010 Spring]] | [[foosball_tournament_fall_2009|2009 Fall]] | [[foosball_tournament_spring_2007|2007 Spring]]
  *  **[[racquetball_tournament|Racquetball Tournament]]** (old)  (anyone want to restart it?)
  * See the GRACS calendar for events: [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~gracs/calendar.shtml|GRACS Calendar]]

===== GRACS & Related Organizations =====
  *  **[[contact_gracs|Contact GRACS]]**: Prospective and current students: Contact GRACS if you have questions!
  *  **[[gsa|GSA]]**: Announcements and updates from the Graduate Students Assembly
  *  **[[gracs:|GRACS Internal Administrative]]**: the list of internal GRACS administrative stuff -- useful (probably only) to GRACS
  *  **[[gracs:meeting_notes|Meeting Notes]]**: GRACS' internal meeting minutes
  *  **[[student_committees|Student Committees]]**: Grad students on UTCS department committees

===== Articles in need of contributions =====
  *  **[[progressing|Progressing Through the program]]**: (outline)
  *  **[[student_committees|Student Committees]]**: Announcements and updates from graduate student representatives on departmental committees
  *  **[[phd_q_a|PhD Q&A]]**: A list of questions -- now, the page needs answers
  *  **[[buying_books|Buying Books]]**: Don't waste money buying new books every semester
  *  **[[graduate_student_employment|Graduate Student Employment]]**: Issues and advice related to TAshps/RAships.
  *  **[[taship_advice|TAship Advice]]**: How to be an Effective TA
  *  **CS field-specific advice**
    * **[[systems_advice|Systems Advice]]**: Computer Architecture, Compilers, OS, Systems & Security
    * **[[ai_advice|AI]]**: AI, Machine Learning, NLP

===== UTCS Web sites =====
  * [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/|UTCS Homepage]]
  * [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~gracs/|GRACS]] Graduate Representative Association of Computer Sciences
  * [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/research/areas|Research Areas]]
  * [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/graduate-program|Graduate Studies Programs]]
  * [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/news|UTCS News]]
  * [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/utcs-direct|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.

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