High Impact Opportunities and Resources
Make the Most of Your Time at the U
The following resources are featured in terms of their relevance and importance for transfer students. Many of the workshop recordings feature transfer students speaking about their experiences setting up and participating in the office or resource that is presented.
- Financial Wellness Center
- Hinckley Institute of Politics Internships (All Majors)
- Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute (All Majors)
- Learning Abroad
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- Featuring Arza (Taiwan) and Josie (Czech Republic) Learning Abroad experiences
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- Featuring Emma (Grenoble, France) and Audri (Egypt) Learning Abroad experiences
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- Featuring Brinley (Italy), Hallie (Lyon, France), Teju (Utah Asia Campus, South Korea), and Chanel (Rome, Italy & Barcelona, Spain) Learning Abroad experiences
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- Featuring Vlada (Munich, Germany) and Ailed (Chile, Argentina & Peru) Learning Abroad experiences
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- Featuring Mia (transfer student undergraduate researcher in Biology/PreMed), Josie (transfer student undergraduate researcher in Psychology), and Dr. Christie Toth (U of U Writing and Rhetoric Studies professor)
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- Featuring Cameron (U of U alumni who was a transfer student undergraduate researcher in Biology), and Dr. Bruce Gale (Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Microfluidics professor who worked with Cameron)
- OUR Research Opportunity Database
- U of U Find a Researcher tool
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- 5 Tips to Make Your Resume and LinkedIn Stand Out
- Handshake Job Search Engine
- Find Your Career Coach
- Sample Resumes and Cover Letter Worksheet
- Send your resume to resumereviews@careers.utah.edu to get feedback from a peer coach in the U Career Success Office.
- Learning Center
- College of Humanities, Writing & Rhetoric Studies (WRS)
- No matter what your major or career goals, writing will be important to your success. The Department of Writing & Rhetoric Studies (WRS) is here to help you become an effective and flexible writer in your U classes and beyond.
- College of Science, Science Research Initiative (SRI)
- The (SRI) program offers College of Science students the opportunity to participate in discovery-based scientific research starting your first day on campus, with no prior research experience required. The SRI will jumpstart your path of academic success, and give you needed skills to prepare for an internship or a career - whether that's in a research lab, an office, or one of the many other opportunities open to our graduates.