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You need more than a degree.

Build the mindset, skills, and story that actually set you apart before you graduate.

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"What this course gave me wasn't a list of tools. It was a habit of judgment, and in a workplace where AI is only becoming more present, that's the skill I'm focused on bringing forward."

ARTSCI 150 student, Winter 2026

What is
gesture?

You can do everything school asks of you and still feel unsure how to talk about yourself, stand out, or navigate what comes next. Employers tell us they are looking for more than good grades or polished materials: they want people who can think clearly, communicate well, adapt, and create value for others.

In a world shaped by AI, those differences matter even more. gesture helps students build those capacities before they graduate. Through courses, workshops, and conversations, gesture connects school, work, and identity.

ARTSCI 150

New to AI and early career?

ARTSCI 150: AI and Early Career

ARTSCI 150 is an asynchronous, online course that explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping work and early career pathways. Designed as a non-technical entry point, students hear from employers, develop a professional mindset, strengthen storytelling and networking skills, and practice using AI thoughtfully. Rather than treating AI as just a set of tools to master, the course helps students situate it within their own learning and future work.

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UNHIREABLE podcast

Want honest insight into work and hiring?

UNHIREABLE Podcast

UNHIREABLE is gesture's podcast about work, college, AI, and the things students are usually not told directly. Through conversations with the gesture team, students, and employers, it explores the gap between doing well in school and becoming someone who can actually navigate early career life with judgment, direction, and a story that means something.

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Workshops

Want something shorter and hands-on?

Workshops

gesture workshops are short, focused experiences that help students build the capacities that matter in early career, including AI fluency, storytelling, networking, communication, and a stronger understanding of how to create value for others. Whether students are learning to build and solve problems with AI or developing stories for interviews, the goal is the same: to practice judgment, sense-making, and communication in moments where lists of skills are not enough.

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ARTSCI 221

Want to think more deeply about learning with AI?

ARTSCI 221: Learning with AI

ARTSCI 221 is a 5-credit, project-based course for students who want to think more deeply about how AI is changing learning, work, and their own growth. Instead of treating AI as just a tool to use or a shortcut to avoid, the course asks a bigger question: what kind of learner are you becoming as you work with it? That question becomes real quickly in early career. Interns and new hires are often expected to learn independently, navigate unfamiliar problems, and use tools like AI without outsourcing their own thinking. ARTSCI 221 gives students a way to practice that before they are in those situations.

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What You'll
Leave With

Practical outcomes students consistently report after participating in gesture offerings:

  • a way to talk about yourself in interviews that goes beyond your resume
  • real answers to common questions like "tell me about yourself" or "what value do you bring"
  • practice using AI in a way that supports your thinking instead of replacing it
  • experience figuring things out when there are no clear instructions
  • a better understanding of how to create value for others, not just complete tasks
  • more confidence explaining your work, your decisions, and what you learned

Ready to reimagine your college experience?

Whether you are a first-year exploring options or an upperclassman leveling up before graduation, gesture has something for you.

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Behind the Scenes of Corporate Recruiting

Matt sits down with Therasa Cha, Director of Emerging Talent at T-Mobile and 15-year veteran of tech recruiting. She debunks major career myths (your resume doesn't need to be one page!) and explains why AI skills are now non-negotiable for new grads.

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UNHIREABLE episode 17