Feel your best for Career Day with the help of your peers! Participate in mock-interviews, have your resume looked over, and get feedback on your portfolio from peers who have been in your shoes before. Snacks provided. Attending will provide a professional point.

Join us for our annual Speed Mentoring Event on January 29th at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville – Room 262B! Get ready for upcoming career days and interviews by participating in mock interviews, portfolio and résumé reviews, and a meet-and-greet with local professionals. This is a great opportunity to receive personalized feedback, build confidence, and expand your professional network.⁠

Dinner will be provided. Business casual or professional attire is encouraged. Please bring any materials you would like reviewed, such as your portfolio, résumé, or design sheets.⁠ This will count for a professional point.

Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-knoxville-speed-mentoring-tickets-1979761326421?aff=oddtdtcreator 

Welcome back everyone! Join us for our first member meeting this semester to hear about our exciting plans, and then catch up with friends while making crafts to decorate your studio desk! Snacks provided.

These meetings are required for all members.

We’ve made it to the end of the final stretch. Join us for a change of scenery at a coffee shop and get a free updated headshot for your resume and portfolio.

Location: TBD

photographer: TBD

Join the zoom call with our career coach, Hailey Shastid to talk about resumes before career day!

Final Fall Semester Professional Event

Zoom link provided on Group Me.

Mandatory Attendance - Last Fall Semester Meeting

* Request Zoom Recording if needed by emailing Sydney Kate: shorstm1@vols.utk.edu

Looking for a fun event: Knoxcon will be at The Press Room on October 16th from 10 AM-3 PM. Come and go as you please. Great opportunity to network and learn more about the industry. You can earn a professional point for attending and sending a photo to Sydney Kate (shorstm1@vols.utk.edu).

Looking to Volunteer: You can earn a philanthropy point for volunteering at either one of these tasks.

• Guest Check-in (Event Duration)

  • Help check in guests at the entrance throughout the event

  • Two volunteers typically sufficient, but additional volunteers can rotate (2 come early, then 2 later)

  • Allows time to walk around the show between check-in duties

• Traffic & Parking Management (10:00 AM - 3:00 PM)

  • Assist with directing traffic during vendor setup

  • Position near entrance where vendors unload products

  • (1-2 volunteers from 10am -12pm, 1-2 from 12pm-3pm)  

Note: You can either get 1 philanthropy point or 1 professional. Choose W

Use your creativity for good in a design competition to create a dream room for a child with cancer. This event is a chance to make a meaningful impact through design.

Join us virtually to chat with some past IAC members about their life post-grad and how they got to where they are now. They will offer great insights and are open to any questions you have! This is a great networking opportunity. 

LINK COMING SOON.

Time for a brain break! Join us at (Sequoyah Hills Park) for a nice stroll and some yummy treats. (Mini apple caramel bites, pumpkin seed trail mix, choc covered pretzels) Take a break from screens and spend some much needed time in nature. ACTIVITIES: Mini Plant Pot painting with mini succulents

PLEASE SIGN UP bY SCANNING OR CLICKING ON THIS QR CODE:

Come Spend time with your mentor and fellow student members for a fun night of competition, community, and trivia questions.

Mandatory for SPEC Members

If your mentor can’t attend, please still attend and network!

Sign up Here.

Use your creativity for good in a design competition to create a dream room for a child with cancer. This event is a chance to make a meaningful impact through design. 

Counts as a philanthropy event

Mark your calendars for THREADS on September 25th at Geodis Park!

☽✹ We’re setting the stage for a runway full of cosmic creativity, and we can’t to see how the stars align ✹☾

NOI Knoxville is hosting us for a tour of their space, a presentation and Q+A! This is a great networking opportunity you don’t want to miss.

Sign up Here.

Zoom Link available* reach out to our president for details.

Mandatory attendance

want to contribute ideas to an exciting real-world collaboration? Bring your sketchbook and join us to imagine design concepts for the student space technology Association’s new workspace!

Sign up Here.

ask our own IARC alum for tips about thriving in school, having successful interviews, how to get internships, and how to best prepare for post-grad life! business Casual Attire

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*Zoom Link available

software, printing, or studio got you stressed? Don’t worry we’ve all been there, and are here to help!

Join Us and make vision boards and decor for your studio desks! Treats, Collages, And Crafts

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Meeting with board members to share what we’ve been working on this summer!

Interested in what a firm outside of Knoxville looks like? On April 9th @ 2, IA Collaborative is excited to be traveling to Chattanooga for a tour of Hefferlin + Kronenberg Architects! If you are interested in touring, sign up by completing the form on the main page of our website. Registration closes April 4th!