HASS Horizons: A conference for exploring your future
3 April 2024 10:00am–4:30pm
Back by popular demand! HASS Horizons is a 1-day conference dedicated to HASS students reflecting on their university journey so far, evaluating opportunities, and building a plan to ensure you're get the most out of your time at UQ.
Recommended to students mid-way through their degree, get ready for a day of:
- Inspiring industry speakers
- Workshops designed to get to the core of who you are
- Employability workshops to teach you how to showcase your skills to the world
- Showcasing the wide variety of opportunities available at UQ
HASS Horizons
Date: Wednesday 3 April (mid-semester break)
Time: 10:00am-4:30pm
Location: ModWest (Building 11A), The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072
Time: 10:00am-4:30pm
Location: ModWest (Building 11A), The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072
Overview of the day
1. Start your day with hearing from our fabulous Keynote, Elena Miceski!
2. Choose 2 workshops from a broad range of sessions across the day:
- Setting Goals, Catching Dreams - Goal-setting, Purpose, & Action
- Journey Mapping: Unveiling Your Story - Self-reflection, Personal-Growth, & Career Exploration
- Curating your Environment - Strengths, Values, & Workplace Alignment
- Skill-Set Witchcraft - Skill-reflection, LinkedIn, & Employability
- Brainstorming Your Possible Futures - Design Thinking & Career Trajectory
- Resume Renovation - Intro to Resumes, Resume Structure, & Articulating Experience
3. Dive into a free lunch!
4. Join our Co-Curricular Café with 10 + program leaders from all corners of UQ: Employability, Global Exchange, Research, and more. Explore the avenues available for you to increase your skill-set and diversify your experiences during your remaining time at uni.
5. Have those burning questions about what you can do with your HASS degree? Finish the day with a live Q&A with our incredible industry panel:
- Lucy Rayner-Toy, Bachelor of Business Management (Marketing) and Arts (Psychology, Drama, Film/TV)
- Toby Bendall, Bachelor of Arts (Sociology), Master of Environment and Master of International Relations
- Anthony Phung, Bachelor of Arts (English, Sociology), Graduate Diploma (Secondary Education)
- Despina Kalatzis, Bachelor of Arts (English Literature, Writing), Master of Writing, Editing and Publishing
About HASS Networking Events
HASS offers a range of networking events for students to connect with alumni, staff and peers.
Are you a HASS staff member interested in organising events for your students? The Cohort Connections Fund supports you to provide cohort-building activities that enhance HASS coursework students’ sense of community and/or employability capabilities. Find out more here.
Contact HASS Student Futures Team for more information.
Venue
Room:
ModWest (11A), St Lucia Campus
