Build a Professional Website with GitHub Pages

A professional website can be a great way to present yourself to future employers, graduate school programs, and internships. In this hands-on workshop​, you’ll build a basic website​ with your resume, an “about me” page, and an optional blog. (Sample website: http://lwrubel.github.io) We’ll use the free ​service ​GitHub ​Pages and a Jekyll theme to create a hosted website that you can take with you beyond GW. Attendees should bring a laptop to the workshop. ​

This workshop is part of the Build Your Skills Workshop Series which features practical, hands-on instruction in useful skills you may not learn in class. Other workshops in this Spring 2017 series are Build a Professional Website with Github PagesCollaborating Using GithubHow to Create Video TutorialsLearn Linux ShellProgramming with PythonHTML/CSS/JS: How to Build a Web PageTagging, Finding, and Organizing Your Digital Files, and Intro to 3D Modeling with Tinkercad. All sessions will be first-come, first served.

Follow the link for more information http://browse.calendar.gwu.edu/EventList.aspx?display=Day&type=public&eventidn=13911&view=EventDetails&information_id=25862

By Mounica Raj Tata
Mounica Raj Tata Graduate Career Ambassador