Daily Archives: October 6, 2011

Apply for a Humanities Major!

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Want to design your own major?

The Humanities major allows you to compose your own interdisplinary plan of study around a research interest.

As part of the Humanities major, you will:

  • Join a close-knit community in Liberal Arts Honors
  • Receive individualized advising
  • Work closely with faculty members
  • Write an honors thesis

The Humanities major is by application only and requires 30 hours in residence and a 3.5 gpa.

Details online: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/progs/humanities/

Attend an info session (below) or call 471-3458 to schedule an appointment.

Wed • Oct 12
Humanities Info Session
GEB 1.206
 3:00 PM

Tue • Nov 15
Humanities Info Session
GEB 1.206
 3:00 PM

Liberal Arts College Tuition and Budget Advisory Committee

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Fellow Liberal Arts Student,
The Liberal Arts College Tuition and Budget Advisory Committee (CTBAC)
was formed last year, out of a Senate of College Councils initiative, to
review the budget and academic priorities of the College of Liberal Arts
and give formal student opinions to the Dean’s office.  We have been hard
at work this year educating ourselves about tuition policy and are aiming
to have our first recommendations out by next week.

Please take a few minutes to fill out a short survey. Your responses will
help us considerably in forming our recommendations:
http://utlac.com/ctbac/survey1/

To check in on what CTBAC is doing, we have a Facebook Fan Page
(http://www.facebook.com/pages/Liberal-Arts-College-Tuition-Budget-Advisory-Committee/161956173856563)
and a Twitter account. Any new information the committee receives will be posted immediately.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns please do not hesitate to
contact us at any time. Our e-mail is: la.ctbac@gmail.com.

As students, we know how busy you are at this point in the semester, so
we really appreciate you taking the time to give us your input.

Thank you for your support, and we look forward to hearing from you.

Hook ’em,
Liberal Arts CTBAC

Cordoba Summer Program

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Check out the Cordoba, Argentina Language, Geography, Engineering and Culture faculty-led summer program, courtesy of Dr. Greg Knapp of the Department of Geography and the Environment

Here are the official information sessions on the Cordoba language/geography study abroad program.  Dr. Knapp will be present at the first two.

Date: Wed., Oct. 12
Time: 5-6 PM
Location: CAL 100

Date: Wed., Nov. 2
Time: 5-6 PM
Location: CAL 100

Date: Fri., Nov. 4
Time: 4-5 PM
Location: MEZ 1.306

IE Pre-Grad Internship

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Dear UT Undergraduates:

With registration for next semester coming up in a few weeks, let me tell you about an exciting internship course.

Are you thinking about whether graduate school is in your future?  Are you uncertain about what it would be like to be a graduate student and what academic program may be suited best to your interests and career goals?

If your answer to these questions is yes, you may wish to consider undertaking the Intellectual Entrepreneurship (IE) “Pre-Graduate School Internship.”  This internship is open to students in all UT colleges/schools and departments.  You may earn one, two or three hours of academic credit (CMS 164M/264M/364M) by participating in the internship.

Attached is a flyer describing the Pre-Graduate School Internship.  In addition, you may read more about this program (including FAQ’s, examples of internship activities and an easy to complete internship contract) on the web:

http://communication.utexas.edu/ie/

A wonderful UT web feature about this program is at: http://www.utexas.edu/features/2008/ie-2/

If after examining these materials you have questions, please feel free to contact me at: spaj737@uts.cc.utexas.edu

NOTE: Because of the generosity of several UT deans, undergraduates who do their pre-grad internship in programs in the following colleges will be eligible to receive travel grants to help cover part of the cost of attending an academic conference (with their grad mentor)– Law, Public Affairs, Communication, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Pharmacy, Business, Social Work, Education, Natural Sciences, Fine Arts.

Sincerely,

Rick Cherwitz

Professor and IE Director

Analecta Call for Submissions

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Analecta, the University of Texas at Austin’s official literary and arts journal, is accepting submissions of all types of creative writing and visual art between now and December 16. Undergraduate and graduate students at all universities are eligible. Winners will have their pieces printed in Analecta 38, to be published this spring, and will receive a free copy of the journal. Two featured writers will also receive $100 prizes. Please find detailed submission guidelines and contact information at http://utsenate.org/analecta/

Thank you,

Elisabeth Newell

Editor-in-Chief

Analecta Literary and Arts Journal

www.analectajournal.com