Liberal Arts Council is putting on a new member project this Sunday called “Dead Day De-Stress,” and here is the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/157150464461616/
We will have free food, free zumba and yoga classes, movies and video games, and study rooms galore! Again, it’s on Sunday the 5th from 3pm-12am.
| The 2013 issue of the Echo Literary Magazine will be here Wednesday, May 1!
Come to the LAH office located on the second floor of the CLA Building on campus from 12-2 to pick up a FREE COPY and grab some FREE FOOD.
We will also be announcing the three $100 prize winners for best prose, poetry, and photography submission at the luncheon. |
Interested in Spanish and community service? Consider SPN 327W: Advanced Grammar and Composition II, uniques 47275 and 47290 (Fall 2013).
These particular sections carry both a writing flag as well as a flag in Ethics and Leadership. The course requires 2-3 hours per week of volunteer service. Compositions and class discussions are integrated with students’ volunteer experiences. Service sites include schools, clinics and various agencies. Instructor permission is required to register, and the SPN 327G prerequisite is enforced. Students who meet the prerequisites can contact the instructor, Jane Johnson, jane.span@gmail.com, for information.
Analecta 39 Release Party
Monday, May 6, 2013 from 6-7pm
The Quadrangle Room at the Union (UNB 3.304)
[UPDATE: Due to unforseen printing delays, this event has had to be moved back to Monday, May 6. Please review your RSVP and determine whether or not you will still be able to make it! We apologize for the late notice and still hope everyone can make it!]Come one, come all to Analecta’s second annual release party! The event will feature readings by some of our published authors, a mini art gallery featuring our published artists, and free snack food to satisfy your pre-dinner munchies. Copies of this year’s issue of Analecta will be available for pick-up if you pre-ordered one during registration as well as for purchase for $10-$15. We will be at the UT Student Union in the Quadrangle Room (3.304) starting at 6:00pm with readings starting at 6:15. Hope to see y’all there, and feel free to bring a few friends!
RSVP by joining our Facebook event here: http://www.facebook.com/events/191828550964218/
LAH Non-resident students we may a non-resident tuition exemption waiver for the SUMMER if you are planning on taking classes at UT or will be participating in a UT Faculty Lead or Exchange Study Abroad Program. Please let Stacey know immediately (samorous@austin.utexas.edu) if you would like to be considered for a non-resident tuition exemption waiver. This gives you In State tuition for the summer.
Are you interested in volunteering at this summer’s LAH orientations? If the answer is yes, sign up to attend a LAH Summer Orientation Peer Adviser meeting on May 6th from 2-4pm. Food will be provided!
Volunteering entails helping advise incoming LAH freshman with their fall schedules on one day, and then helping them register the next day. You don’t have to be available for both days or even the entire summer.
Sign up for the Orientation Info and Training Meeting May 6, 2:00-4:00 here.
In the summer, we are flexible! You can just sign up for the days and times that work in your schedule.
We would like to have at least 4-5 peer advisers throughout the entire day of pre-advising.
For Orientation Registration, we need about 4 volunteers in the morning (approx 10:00-Noon) to help our new LAHers register and become acquainted wit the Web Resources available to them. I have reserved a computer lab in our new building for our new students
to register for classes.
Orientation dates volunteers are needed:
June 6 (pre-advising) -7 (Registration)
June 11 (pre-adivisng) 12 (Registration)
June 18-19
June 25-26
July 2-3
July 9-10
July 16-17
August 22-23
After you attend the LAH Orientation Information session, we will send out a calendar for you to list your available times.
Development Gateway, a Washington D.C. based non-profit organization working on international aid management, and Innovations for Peace and Development, a research consortium at UT, are urgently seeking part- and full-time summer interns to provide data analysis support on an interdisciplinary project to better track global development assistance in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development.
Under the direction of Drs. Michael Findley and Catherine Weaver, the team of student researchers will geo-reference and categorize project-level data provided by donor governments. This summer, the project will begin geocoding aid projects in the following countries: Nepal, Senegal, Haiti, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.Training in GIS systems and coding methodologies will be provided.
Interns will also have the opportunity to learn tools for analyzing foreign aid data in conjunction with a variety of development outcomes including food security, health, climate change, democratization, and conflict.
Qualified candidates must be current undergraduates or graduate students and must have demonstrated interest in geospatial systems, international development, economics, or political science. French speakers and students with GIS experience are highly encouraged to apply as well.
Internships will begin as soon as possible and will continue throughout the summer, with possibility of a continued position with the Innovation for Peace and Development research team in the fall semester. Interns are expected to commit a minimum of 10 hours per week, and preferably will be able to commit between 30-40 hours per week in the summer.
Interested candidates are invited to attend an information session on Monday, April 29th in CLA 1.302D at 5:30 pm. They should also contact Dr. Findley (mikefindley@austin.utexas.edu) and Dr. Weaver (ceweaver@austin.utexas.edu).
ACE: A Community for Education seeks over 100 full-time AmeriCorps members to serve as literacy tutors from Sept. 2013 to June 2014. For more information or to apply, visit the website:
Questions? Email ace.info@austin.utexas.edu or call 512-471-6764.
Hey y’all,
My name is Cess and I’m a Kappa Delta here. We are having an emergency clothing/donation drive to help the people in West Texas that were affected by a horrible explosion last night. At least 15 people have died, and more are still missing. More than 150 people were injured, and up to 130 homes were completely destroyed. If you have ANY gently used (no tears, stains, broken zippers, etc.) clothing you would be willing to donate we would truly appreciate it. Cash donations are especially appreciated as this will allow us to send other goods and supplies (pillows, blankets, etc.). Our house is located at the corner of 24th and Nueces (it’s big and white, you can’t miss it!). Please come by between 5pm-7pm tonight (Thursday), but if that doesn’t work for you E-MAIL or TEXT me and I’ll make sure someone is home when you bring stuff by. We are accepting donations until further notice, so if you can’t come tonight don’t hesitate to contact me!
Thank you so much!!! Anything is something!
Frances Desmond
214-417-4025
ANT 349C Human Variation
Unique Numbers: 31460, 31470, 31475)
MW 9:00 – 10:00 am, CLA 1.106
(additional lab times vary)
Instructor: Deborah Bolnick
This course surveys the patterns of biological variation within and between human populations. We will examine physical, genetic, and behavioral traits, and consider both the microevolutionary and cultural processes that influence those traits. We will also discuss how studies of human variation have impacted society in the past and present. Topics include: an overview of the principles of genetics and evolution, race, sex differences, human variability in behavior, eugenics and contemporary genetic issues, human plasticity, and disease.
The ANT 301 prerequisite will not be enforced.
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