HASS Horizons: A conference for exploring your future

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

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.

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