Daily Archives: February 4, 2014

Semester in Los Angeles (UTLA) Application (for Fall ’14, Spring ’15, & Summer ’15)

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If you are passionate about film, television, music or digital arts, and are interested in exploring related careers in the entertainment industry, you may be interested in participating in the UT Semester in Los Angeles Program.  Students intern in Los Angeles while taking 6-9 additional hours of upper-division, in-residence coursework.

The application for Fall 2014, Spring 2015, & Summer 2015 is now available online.  The program is open to all majors.

COURSES INCLUDE

• New Media and Emerging Entertainment

• How Hollywood Works: The Business of Show Business

• Inside the Music Industry

• The Creative Process of Film and TV

• Careers in Entertainment (fall and spring only)

• The Working Hollywood Writer (summer only)

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must be currently enrolled degree-seeking students in good academic standing who will have (by the time of attendance):

• upper-division standing

• a minimum GPA of 2.25

• successful completion of 3 hours of coursework in Radio-Television-Film, or equivalent

Information sessions will be held on:

Thursday, Feb. 6th at 1:00pm in CMA 5.136 

Monday, Feb. 24th  at 3:00pm in BMC 4.206 

Tuesday, Feb. 25th at 5:00pm in CMA 3.116 

These sessions will be general in nature and intended for anyone with questions about the program, online application, costs, L.A., etc.  Phil Nemy, Executive Director of the UTLA program, will be in Austin and hosting the sessions on Feb. 24th and Feb. 25th.

For more information, visit here.  The deadline to apply is Friday, Feb. 28th.  

Applying to graduate and scheduling final degree checks

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May 2014 Graduates

Congratulations on approaching the completion of your coursework at The University of Texas at Austin. If you are planning to graduate in May 2014, you must apply to graduate by 5 p.m. on March 31. In most cases, you can apply online from the College of Liberal Arts website: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/student-affairs/Student-Services/Graduation/Application.php.

Once you have applied for graduation, consider applying for the tuition rebate. If you are eligible, you can receive up to $1,000 back after graduation. To find out more about the tuition rebate, including qualifications, see this page: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/student-affairs/Student-Services/Graduation/Tuition-Rebate.php. Tuition rebate applications for May graduates will be due by 5 p.m. on May 17, 2014.

August 2014 and December 2014 Graduates

Seniors who plan to graduate in August or December 2014 should schedule a FINAL DEGREE CHECK with a Student Division advisor this semester. Degree checks are intended to complement, rather than replace, regular semester-by-semester meetings with your departmental academic advisor(s); we expect you to do both. Degree checks serve as an opportunity to discuss graduation matters as well as to confirm any remaining requirements.

Student Division advisors meet with students in Gebauer 2.306. To schedule a degree check appointment, please call (512) 471-4271, or visit our front desk in GEB 2.200.

If you have not created a Liberal Arts Career Services Beyond the Tower (BTT) Gateway account, we strongly encourage you to do so now. Registering will allow you access to career and pre-law advisors, Liberal Arts Career Services online job and internship postings, on-campus interviewing, and employer resume referrals. See https://www.myinterfase.com/lacs/student/.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Design Challenge

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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is calling all UT-Austin students from any background and disciplines to participate in the 2014 Space Mission Design Challenge. Submit a one-page summary of your idea to fly in space by March 31st to Payam.Banazadeh@jpl.nasa.gov and include “UTSMDC2014” in your email subject line. Only requirement for your concept is to either be science driven or have a technology demonstration objective. Include science or technical objectives and how they are achieved, mission destination, architecture, and why the concept is novel and innovative.

If chosen, you will have the opportunity to first work with UT Aerospace Engineering students to develop your concept, then with JPL/NASA engineers and scientists to further mature your concept and possibly propose to NASA. The top two teams will fly out to JPL/NASA in Pasadena, CA for a two-day design session with JPL engineers and scientists.

To learn more about the 2014 JPL Space Mission Design Challenge, attend the JPL info session on Monday February 17th, 2014 in WRW 102 from 5:00-6:30pm.