University of Virginia Landscape Architecture

Career Assets

If thinking about advertising employment or any other student chance, please e-mail Assistant Dean of scholars and Community Engagement, Betsy Roettger (elr2w@virginia.edu).

SPRING 2016 Career Development Possibilities

The month of january 27-28: UVA Spring Job and Internship Fair, 10am- 3pm Newcomb Hall

Appears like you will find some interesting summer time fellowships and non-profits symbolized.

The month of january 28: Eco-friendly Job &lifier Internship Fair, 10am- 3pm Newcomb Hall

Interact with employers with jobs and internships within the Environment Science, Policy, and Sustainability, and much more.

Feb 1-2: Engineering, Science Career Fair, Newcomb Hall

Clark and Turner Construction, Kimley-Horn, Google, various transportation organizers, energy and government departments.

Feb 2: Start-Up Fair, 6-9pm, Newcomb Hall

Work fair and mixer featuring the region’s best online companies co-located through the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council, UVA Career Center, School of Engineering, Darden School of economic, Data Science Institute, HackC-ville, fourth year trustees, and also the Tom Tom Fest.

Feb 19: Government and Non-Profit EXPO, Georgetown College, Washington Electricity

March 25: School of Architecture Career Connect Day, Campbell Hall

20-25 companies can come to Campbell Hall for any networking lunch and interviews for full-time and summer time internship positions.

School of Architecture Workshop Wednesdays

The UVA Career Center and alumni in the School will host Wednesday evening training courses in Room C at 6pm. Search for more details in the future. The periods includes portfolio reviews, meeting with practice, resume and resume cover letter reviews, and sections on several professions.

UVA Career Center offers individual counseling visits and open work hours.

Career Advisors can sort out job search methods, resumes, resume cover letters, and mock interviews -

Open work hours come in Newcomb Hall, room 170 M-R 10am-7pm and Comes to an end 10am-3pm.

Join a number of the 6 Career Towns: Business, Education, Engineering, Science, and Technology, Creative Arts, Media and style, Government and Law, and Public Service for discipline specific jobs and occasions. Within the School of Arch, we mix over a number of these towns.

Still check our “job blog” for those job and internship positions, fellowships, scholarship grants, and competitions.

Networking

Students and alumni can register to participate HoosOnline, the University’s secure and just searchable database of alumni. It's password protected and available exclusively to UVa graduates. This really is the easiest method to look for other A-School alumni in your town, area, location or graduation year.

Extern Program

The UVa School of Architecture Extern Program is definitely an annual program that enables current undergraduate and graduated pupils at any level as well as in any discipline—architectural history, architecture, landscape architecture, or urban and environment planning—to explore work curiosity about an authentic learning atmosphere outdoors from the class. Taking part students spend a minumum of one week with sponsoring firms and organizations across the nation throughout Winter Break. Based upon the individual’s degree of experience, an extern’s responsibilities ranges from true job shadowing to building models, to helping prepare competition boards and renderings, to relaxing in on city planning or client conferences, or attending site visits.

Furthermore externships offer an excellent chance to assist students develop their abilities and gain contact with the area, additionally they provide important networking possibilities. The advantages towards the sponsoring firm or organization will also be great- extern sponsors understand the chance to see the abilities and interests of motivated School of Architecture students and can usually benefit from their abilities, understanding, and fresh ideas. Many alumni also make use of the extern experience like a coaching chance, or in an effort to hand back towards the school.