Architecture, Manufacturing , Natural Resources and Agriculture

The resources and tools found within this community have been designed and curated to support students who are interested in fields related to Architecture, Manufacturing, Natural Resources, and Agriculture. This community covers three main industry areas:

  1. Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources – this includes occupations where professionals work to produce, manage, sell, and protect agricultural goods, as well as other environmental and green careers.
  2. Architecture and Construction – Professionals within these industries leverage design, planning and management skills to build and maintain structures such as buildings, homes, bridges, or machinery.
  3. Manufacturing – Occupations involve planning, managing, and performing the processing of materials into intermediate or final products and the related professional and technical support activities such as production planning and control, maintenance and manufacturing, and process engineering.

You are welcome to engage with as many pathways as you would like! Take time to review the community – check out the articles and blog posts and explore the resources to learn more about these industries. You will also find things you can do now, like joining a related student organization or getting involved with a professional association, to explore and develop relevant skills and knowledge.

The Future of Inclusivity and Accessibility in Architecture

In this article in Arch Daily author Enrique Tovar addresses factors, such as lighting, contrast, texture, space for maneuvering, and material that architects and designers should consider when designing inclusive, accessible spaces.

By Gabby Diaz-Portalatin
Gabby Diaz-Portalatin Career Pathways Coach
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AgHires Advice on How to Handle Multiple Job Offers

There are several things to think about when you’re considering multiple offers –

First, does this offer lead you toward your long-term goals? Will it provide you with skills and experience that will help you move forward with your desired …

By Gabby Diaz-Portalatin
Gabby Diaz-Portalatin Career Pathways Coach
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Explore a career in Design, Construction, and Planning on upcoming Career Trek

The Career Connections Center is hosting a Career Trek on Wednesday, March 27, in partnership with local companies, including Kimley-Horn, Oelrich Construction, and Cemex USA. During this career trek, you will have an opportunity to network with professionals across multiple …

By Gabby Diaz-Portalatin
Gabby Diaz-Portalatin Career Pathways Coach
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Quality Assurance vs Quality Control

Quality Assurance vs Quality Control – What’s the Difference? Check out this article by Indeed that breaks down the skills, qualities, and jobs associated with each.

By Gabby Diaz-Portalatin
Gabby Diaz-Portalatin Career Pathways Coach
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Gator Career Chat: Explore Careers in Modern Manufacturing (workshop recap + recording)

On Thursday, March 7, 2024 the Career Connections Center hosted a panel exploring various roles within manufacturing. Panelists provided insight about the day-to-day of their roles, and how they’ve leveraged their educational background and technical skills to launch successful careers in …

By Gabby Diaz-Portalatin
Gabby Diaz-Portalatin Career Pathways Coach
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LinkedIn Learning

Creating Construction Documents with Revit

Taught by Rina Sahay
If you’re trying to get the hang of Autodesk Revit, there’s nothing like building a real-world model. In this course,…

Sustainability for Design, Construction, and Manufacturing

Taught by Fulya Kocak
Design, construction, and manufacturing are vital industries, but have you wondered about ways to make them sustainable while adding value?…

AutoCAD 2024 Essential Training

Taught by Shaun Bryant
AutoCAD 2024 is a powerful design and drafting software application used to create precise 2D and 3D designs. In this…

After Effects Apprentice: 06 Type and Music

Taught by Trish Meyer
One of the cornerstones of motion graphics is creating and animating type. In this course, Trish Meyer shows how to…

After Effects Compositing: 2 Matching Foreground to Background

Taught by Mark Christiansen
Creating a moving shot that is made up of disparate elements and looks as though it was taken all at…

After Effects Compositing: 5 Rotoscoping & Edges

Taught by Mark Christiansen
So you’ve decided to rotoscope. Performing a “roto,” an animated selection with masking and paint tools, is time consuming, but…

After Effects Compositing: 3 Advanced Matching and Looks

Taught by Mark Christiansen
Compositing is all about matching, and in this course we go beyond the fundamentals of matching foreground and background, into…

After Effects Apprentice: 09 Expressions

Taught by Trish Meyer
Expressions are one of the most powerful but underused features in After Effects. They can be used to animate layer…

After Effects Apprentice: 07 Parenting

Taught by Trish Meyer
Parenting is a way to group multiple layers within the same composition inside After Effects. In this course, Chris Meyer…

After Effects Apprentice: 10 Time Games

Taught by Trish Meyer
Discover how to manipulate time in After Effects. Author Chris Meyer shows how to stop, slow, and speed up footage,…

After Effects Apprentice: 04 Layer Control

Taught by Trish Meyer
In this installment of After Effects Apprentice, Chris Meyer focuses on ways to edit and enhance layers in After Effects…

The Power of PreViz at One & Co

Taught by Richard Koci Hernandez
In this installment of The Power of PreViz, Dane Howard meets with the leaders of One & Co, an industrial…

After Effects: Creating a MOGRT (Motion Graphics Template)

Taught by Eran Stern
Create once, use forever: that’s the potential of Motion Graphics Templates (MOGRTs) in Adobe After Effects. With MOGRTs, you can…

After Effects Apprentice: 11 3D Space

Taught by Trish Meyer
This installment of the After Effects Apprentice series introduces 3D space in Adobe After Effects. Authors Chris and Trish Meyer…

After Effects Apprentice: 13 Paint Roto and Puppet

Taught by Trish Meyer
In this course, Trish and Chris Meyer introduce a series of creative tools inside Adobe After Effects. The centerpiece is…

After Effects Apprentice: 14 Shape Layers

Taught by Trish Meyer
In this course, author Chris Meyer shows how to create and animate vector-based artwork directly inside Adobe After Effects. The…

After Effects Apprentice: 02 Basic Animation

Taught by Trish Meyer
Trish Meyer leads beginners through a gentle introduction to Adobe After Effects: from creating a new project and importing sources,…

After Effects Apprentice: 03 Advanced Animation

Taught by Trish Meyer
In this course, Chris Meyer helps beginning After Effects artists take their animations to the next level. Chris shows how…

After Effects Apprentice: 01 Pre-Roll

Taught by Trish Meyer
This short course is designed for those who have never used Adobe After Effects, or those who might need a…

The Power of PreViz at BMW Group DesignworksUSA

Taught by Richard Koci Hernandez
PreViz, or previsualization, harnesses the power of visual preplanning in envisioning and designing products and workflows before prototyping begins. In…

Career Resources

Hi, Gators! In this short video I walk you through creating a winning resume from scratch. All you need to …

UT Austin provides a thorough guide to developing an architecture portfolio from scratch using Adobe InDesign.

This guide provides information for portfolios that are used by those in architecture and related fields. The primary focus is …

The Eight Semester Career Readiness Guide is a resource to keep you on track. Use
this resource to be intentional …

Career Paths for Civil Engineers

This brochure outlines possible career paths for civil engineers working in public agencies, academia, consulting, industry, and construction.

Explore opportunities at the Environmental Protection Agency and resources to support you through the application process.

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