I’m writing to share information about upcoming virtual career fairs – including the UT System Virtual Career Expo, so that you can share with your students. Also included below are resources to help students prepare.

University of Texas System Virtual Career Expo

Register in advance to meet with 90+ national employers from a variety of industries hiring for internship, co-op and full-time opportunities.

• Tuesday, April 7, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Register in advance and build your chat schedule with employers: RSVP for UT System Virtual Career Expo
• Explore the employer list of 90+ national participants, including AmeriCorps, EY, Frost Bank, IDEA Public Schools, MTS, NXP Semiconductor, South Texas Health System, Texas Association of School Boards, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, USAA and Vanguard

UT Austin Liberal Arts Virtual Career Fair

Open to all majors, register to meet with employers from a variety of industries hiring for internship and full-time opportunities.

• Wednesday, April 15, from 12 to 5 p.m.
• Register in advance and build your chat schedule with employers: RSVP for UT Austin Liberal Arts Virtual Career Fair
• Explore the employer list of national participants, including City Year, Cloudflare, Dell, Office of Injured Employee Counsel, Peace Corps, Recognize Services and Spring ISD

UT Austin Teacher Virtual Career Fair

Educators can meet hiring representatives from school districts and other recruiting entities in a live virtual setting.

• Wednesday, April 15, from 8 to 11:30 a.m.
• Register in advance and build your chat schedule with employers: RSVP for UT Austin Teacher Virtual Career Fair
• Explore the employer list of school districts and other recruiting entities from across the nation

Prepare for the Virtual Career Fairs

• Resumes: Update and improve your resume with the help of a career coach. Contact your college/school career center for virtual resume assistance.
• Interviews: All UT Austin students have free access to Big Interview, an online mock interview platform where you can practice answering career fair questions and get experience for post-fair interviews.

Please contact us at careerengagement@austin.utexas.edu if you have any questions. Our team will continue to inform you of career-related opportunities and resources.

Thank you,

Norma

NORMA GUERRA GAIER| Executive Director

The University of Texas at Austin | Texas Career Engagement

SSB 4.102 | 512-232-2793 | careerengagement.utexas.edu

NACE, Past President, 2019-2020

www.naceweb.org

I hope this message finds everyone in good health!

The College of Education has three remaining internal transfer sessions for the spring 2020 semester.  On each of the dates below, there will be a session for students interested in pursuing one of our teacher certification programs, including The University of Texas Urban Teachers, and a session for students interested in pursuing Athletic Training, or a major in Kinesiology and Health Education.

The sessions will be online/zoom sessions and students will need to register to participate.

The sessions are scheduled:

Wednesday, April 8^th at noon

Wednesday, May 6^th at noon

Thursday, May 7^th at 4:00

Registration is at the following link:

https://education.utexas.edu/students/how-apply

Please share this information with your students, and do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions.

Stay healthy!

Antoinette Stanley Hart, M.Ed., MPS

Director of Student Success & Recruitment/Sr. Academic Advising Coordinator

Liaison for UT-Austin Urban Teacher Program

PH:  512-232-1549     FAX:  512-475–8159

Email: a_hart@austin.utexas.edu

Greetings,

The Sanger Learning Center is looking for dynamic, friendly students who find fulfillment in helping their peers to join their team for Fall 2020-Spring 2021. The Sanger Learning Center is a student-centered office that offers flexible hours and competitive pay. Please review the positions below and consider applying before the deadlines pass. 

Outreach and Communication Specialist

Hours/Salary: 8 hours per week, based on demand • Starting salary $11.25 Requirements: 3.0 GPA; enrolled in at least 12 credit hours
Contact: Rachel Jenkins, rachel.jenkins@austin.utexas.edu
Application deadline: April 10

Apply here: https://ugs.utexas.edu/slc/hiring

Outreach and Communication Specialists (OCS) are the voice of the Sanger Learning Center across campus. Outreach and Communication Specialists are trained and informed public speakers who facilitate study skills and time management workshops for FIGs, classes, residence halls, and student organizations. They also support Sanger Learning Center by giving short informational presentations and contribute to marketing efforts at campus-wide events. This position features a flexible schedule week-to-week, valuable networking, and ongoing professional development. An ideal candidate will have sound communication skills, exceptional customer service, strong organizational skills, and a vested interest in helping students succeed on the 40 acres. Pre-semester training is required as are one-hour weekly meetings. For a list of workshops offered, visit ugs.utexas.edu/slc/request.

Senior Outreach and Communication Specialist

Hours/Salary: 8-15 hours per week • Starting salary $11.25 Requirements: 3.0 GPA; enrolled in at least 12 credit hours

Contact: Rachel Jenkins, rachel.jenkins@austin.utexas.edu

Application deadline: April 10

Apply here: https://ugs.utexas.edu/slc/hiring

Senior Outreach and Communication Specialists assist students in all aspects of the speech preparation and rehearsal process, including preparing speaker notes, using visual aids, and improving nonverbal and vocal delivery. They provide one-on-one and small group consultations in the Public Speaking Center, located in JES. Senior Outreach and Communication Specialists also respond to requests to promote the Public Speaking Center on behalf of the Sanger Leaning Center. Hiring priority is given to current student-educators, students with education experience, and students with experience speaking in public. Pre-semester training is required as are one-hour weekly meetings.

For more information, email slc.desk@austin.utexas.edu

Best Wishes,

Rachel Jenkins | Public Speaking & Outreach Coordinator | Sanger Learning Center | School of Undergraduate Studies | 512-475-8726 | ugs.utexas.edu/slc | Pronouns: she, her, hers|  Follow @UTSangerCenter on Instagram– Facebook – Twitter

What is INSPIRE?

INSPIRE is a three-year program (sophomore to senior) with three cohorts simultaneously developing leadership, personal, and career building skills. INSPIRE was created in response to the continuing inequalities in educational attainment and career advancement for women. INSPIRE offers a unique opportunity for young women to come together across disciplines, schools, areas of interest, ethnicity, and life experience to learn the value of diversity and how to successfully communicate across cultures. Students develop inclusive leadership skills by reflecting on their own social identities; how structural exclusion can separate us, and practice outreach strategies for their lives and careers.

INSPIRE is a unique and transformative space at UT. While students are provided professional development workshops, travel to conferences, and assistance as they work on group and personal projects, the biggest impact of this program might be that it provides the space and time to step back and reflect on what it means to be a female student, more than likely a first-generation college student, and more often than not in male dominated careers.

INSPIRE’s curriculum is based on student-driven and facilitator-led meetings and activities. Click on the links below for more specific information on each year of the INSPIRE program entails:

Sophomore Cohort – Leadership activities will create group cohesion, Students will acquire a mentor, students will learn about women in leadership, and all will conduct a community service project.

Junior Cohort – Students will sharpen their research skills and will write and present an original scholarly project. In addition, career development activities will begin.

Senior Cohort – Students will come full circle and become a mentor to younger women or girls. They will also plan and organize a variety of program activities, and continue professional development skills.

All Cohort Activities – During each year there are many activities that will involve all three cohorts. Most of these activities are optional and are meant to improve group cohesion and leadership skills.

INSPIRE does not have a course requirement, but we do expect the students in the program to attend twice monthly meetings. There are additional occasional activities/opportunities outside of these meetings but most are not mandatory.

For more information, please contact Nancy Ewert at 512-471-5680 or newert@austin.utexas.edu

For program support, we thank The Mary Braunagel-Brown Excellence Fund for Young Women Leaders, the Jody Conradt Excellence Fund in Equity and Leadership, the UT Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, the Creekmore and Adele Fath Charitable Foundation, and our many individual donors.

The applications for the scholarships listed below are NOW OPEN. Please let students know!

https://moody.utexas.edu/academics/scholarships/summer-funding-moody-college

Due April 24

Helen M. Powell Traveling Fellowship

Brief Overview: for a junior or senior journalism major seeking funds for summer travel, either domestic or international, for the purpose of learning about other places and peoples and reporting on, portraying, or depicting them through the craft of journalism. Must have had current or past service on the paid staff of The Daily Texan. The recipient must enroll at The University of Texas at Austin in the fall semester following the award.

Bob Brister Memorial Scholarship

Brief Overview: for a junior, senior or graduate student in journalism who is completing an unpaid 10-week summer internship at an outdoor magazine or other publication.

Due June 5

Brandon Schantz Memorial Scholarship

Brief Overview: for a sophomore, junior or senior broadcast journalism student who is completing a credit-based 10-week summer internship at a television station or media outlet.

The Leadership and Ethics Institute is hosting a new storytelling workshop with The Moth for UT students next Friday, February 21. This is a deeply fulfilling opportunity for twenty-two students to learn the art of storytelling and craft their own personal narratives under the guidance of the Moth director. This event expands on traditional leadership by championing a student’s unexpected, multicultural, everyday moments of impact.

We’re specifically reaching out to students with diverse backgrounds and need your help connecting to students who don’t normally participate in leadership events or might not be aware of the impact they have on others.

Can you help us extend this opportunity to students who may have a story to tell?

Please nominate them through this form in the next day or two:

NOMINATE A STUDENT(https://forms.gle/S4z7bMJVCxEdmixf7)

Please direct any questions to the Leadership and Ethics Institute at utlei@austin.utexas.edu.

The Entrepreneurship Office would like to invite your students to our upcoming information sessions across February and March. We provide students with internship opportunities to startups and large companies. Students in our program have access to startups across the nation and companies such as EY, Chevron, Kendra Scott and more. Students can RSVP for an information session here: https://herbkellehercenter.mccombs.utexas.edu/entrepreneurship-minor/

The Entrepreneurship Minor Office is excited announce our first ever Summer Entrepreneurship Institute! Students will be able to complete 4 of the 5 required classes for their Entrepreneurship Minor in 10 weeks over the summer. All undergraduate students are eligible to apply here https://herbkellehercenter.mccombs.utexas.edu/summer-institute/ Our first wave deadline is on February 21st and our second wave deadline is on March 24th.

Summer Entrepreneurship Institute Information Sessions:

Wednesday February 19th, 2020 | 1-2 p.m.
Monday March 23rd, 2020 | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday April 23rd, 2020 | 10 – 11 a.m.

We also have options available for students interested in pursuing the Entrepreneurship Minor throughout the school year! The deadline to apply to is March 13th, 2020.

Entrepreneurship Minor Information Sessions:

Monday February 17th, 2020 | 5 – 6 p.m.
Thursday February 20th, 2020 | 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Friday February 21st, 2020 | 2 – 3 p.m.
Thursday February 25th, 2020 | 4 – 5 p.m.
Wednesday March 4th, 2020 | 9 – 10 a.m.
Thursday March 12th, 2020 | 3 – 4 p.m.