Created and facilitated by the UC Davis Arts Group Advising
Center in collaboration with the UC Davis Internship and Career
Center. These workshops are specifically tailored for students
majoring in Art Studio, Art History, Cinema & Digital Media,
Design, Film Studies, Music, Technocultural Studies, and Theatre
& Dance. Advanced registration to attend is not
required.
***These workshops will count toward the mandatory requirement
for seniors.***
What Can I Do With This Major?
Friday, October 18, 2019
4:15 – 5:15 pm
Art Annex 107
This workshop will provide strategies for researching and
discovering careers related to your career aspirations, including
key areas and job titles for each major in the Arts Group. Learn
about major related internships and where alumni are now. Majors
include Art Studio, Art History, Cinema & Digital Media, Design,
Music and Theatre & Dance. Registration is not required.
WIX, Create Your Website
Friday, November 1, 2019
2:00 – 3:30 pm (Q&A to follow)
Art Annex 107
Need a website to show case your online portfolio, art, designs,
media, videos, acting skills, writing skills, directing skills,
costume designs, fashion designs, graphic designs, apps,
paintings, documentary skills, character animations, a start-up
business, or to begin your entrepreneurial career, or to find a
job? A personal website may be what you need for all of these
ideas and more! Join us for a presentation from WIX and find out
how to create a website and about getting one-year of free web
hosting, along with the cost of maintaining your website after
one year.
Have You Thought About an Internship?
Friday, November 15, 2019
3:15 – 4:15 pm
Art Annex 107
An internship is a great opportunity to learn about career
opportunities and develop work skills. Internships offer an
opportunity to gain valuable work experience, and define career
paths. This workshop will provide ideas of how to find
internships, and you will learn of internship opportunities for
majors in the Arts Group. Registration is not required.
Create Your Handshake Account
Friday, December 6, 2019
3:15 – 4:30 pm
Art Annex 107
Goodbye Aggie Job Link and Hello Handshake! The UC Davis
Internship and Career Center has a new and improved job search
portal where you create a profile and the system will send you
notices of internships and jobs! Learn to set up an account and
use Handshake. Bring your laptop or smartphone (Laptop
preferred). Email Julie if you do not have a laptop, and we can
provide one during the workshop – jmcgilvray@ucdavis.edu The
number of laptops to loan for the workshop are limited.
Networking: who do you know?
Friday, January 31, 2020
4:15 – 5:30 pm
Art Annex 107
Career advisors will tell you, “80% of people get jobs by
networking.” Who do you know that can help you find jobs,
internships in the arts? Are you uncomfortable contacting people
you have never met or talking about yourself? In this workshop
you will learn easy networking techniques that to assist you with
meeting new people during your search for internship and career
opportunities. Registration is not required.
Questions?
Contact Julie McGilvray, M.S. Academic Advisor for Art History,
Design, Music, and Theatre and Dance, at 530-752-6244 or jmcgilvray@ucdavis.edu
