Senior Year Experience

The Senior Year Experience is designed to help seniors celebrate their successes and feel better prepared to take the next steps toward achieving their life goals after college. UT Dallas seniors are encouraged to visit this site often to keep themselves informed about events, resources and important senior year deadlines.

 

UT Dallas Senior Scoop

UT Dallas Senior Scoop is a monthly e-newsletter sent to all students classified as seniors to keep them informed and up to date about important news, events, resources and deadlines.

20 Things to do Before Graduation

The countdown to graduation has begun, and you don’t want to leave UT Dallas without completing this checklist!

1. Spray paint Spirit Rock.
   
2. Rub Cecil Green’s head for good luck.
   
3. Grab a beverage with a professor in the PUB.
   
4. Take advantage of a career expo – it will pay off.
   
5. Compete in an intramural event.
   
6. Help build and ride on a homecoming float.
   
7. Complete the Career Center graduate follow-up survey.
   
8. Participate in a service event through the Office of Student Volunteerism.
   
9. Cheer your loudest at an athletic event.
   
10. Take a picture with TEMOC on the Seniors Bench at Gazebo Park.
11. Buy a brick for Legacy Lane.
    
12. Polish your resume with help from the Career Center.
    
13. Share all your UT Dallas wisdom with a freshman.
    
14. Attend a Student Government meeting.
    
15. Checkout alumni benefits at alumni.utdallas.edu.
    
16. Attend a Senior Seminar Series event.
17. Attend an Arts & Humanities production.
    
18. Participate in Comet Countdown to Commencement.
    
19. Take a picture while doing the whoosh under the Love Jack.
20. Contribute to your Class Challenge through the Office of Alumni Relations.

Getting Ready for Graduation

• The Office of the Registrar maintains a website with graduation information. Students must submit an application for the semester they plan to graduate.

Career Preparation

• The Career Center is available to assist students with career decisions and job search techniques.
  
• The Career Center also offers a career coach for students who are about to graduate and want assistance with their career transition.

Graduate/Professional School Information

• The Career Center maintains a website with helpful information about how to prepare and apply for graduate or professional school programs.
• The GEMS Center has information about graduate school examinations and provides preparation courses for several graduate examinations.

Financial Matters

• Financial aid counselors are available for exit interviews to ensure that students who have received financial aid understand their obligations upon completion of their degrees.
• The Bursar’s Office can answer questions about outstanding financial obligations to UT Dallas.
  

Continuing Insurance Coverage

If you are graduating this semester, are currently insured under the Student Health Insurance policy and have had continuous coverage on this policy for at least six months, you are eligible to continue your coverage for an additional six months.

• Information for international students.
  
• Information for domestic students.

Email and Computer Access

Graduating students can continue to use their UT Dallas computer accounts up to the first class day of the semester following graduation. Click here for more information.

Helpful Contacts

Alumni office	972-883-2586
Career Center	972-883-2943
Caps and gowns
Enrollment Services	972-883-2270
Financial aid	972-883-2941
University operator	972-883-2111
Registrar's Office	972-883-2342

Alumni Relations

It’s never too early to think about connecting with the UT Dallas Alumni Relations Office.

Alumni Relations connects UT Dallas alumni to the University through social and educational events, service opportunities, communications and alumni benefits. A monthly alumni newsletter, the Alumni Link, shares class notes and important stories, while the alumni website connects alumni to each other through an online directory and personal pages.

The alumni relations office coordinates annual homecoming activities, participates in student events like Welcome Week, and organizes dozens of networking and social events throughout the year. Alumni also have the opportunity to use the University’s Career Center, Activity Center and McDermott Library. A free Alumni ID card is provided at the Comet Center in the Student Union.

Seniors are invited to register for access to an online directory of alumni and notices about upcoming alumni events and benefits.

All alumni are included in all alumni relations programs, communications and benefits. No fee or separate membership is required. For more information or to get involved with Alumni Relations, call 972-UTD-ALUM, email alumni@utdallas.edu, or visit the Alumni Relations website.

Recommended Resources for Seniors

Backpack to Briefcase: Steps to a Successful Career
Life After Graduation, LLC (2006)

Life After School. Explained.
Cap & Compass (2002)

What Color is Your Parachute?: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career Changers
Richard N. Bolles
Ten Speed Press
www.jobhuntersbible.com

Join Us

UT Dallas Alumni Relations page on Facebook
UT Dallas on Facebook

UT Dallas LinkedIn group

UT Dallas on Twitter

 

Updated: December 13, 2012