Daily Archives: September 15, 2014

2015 Maymester in London “The British Strategic Tradition and Its Influence on the United States.

The Clements Center for History, Strategy & Statecraft is seeking applications for its 2015 Maymester in London program titled “The British Strategic Tradition and Its Influence on the United States.” The course, taught primarily by the world-renowned War Studies faculty at King’s College London, will provide students the opportunity to learn firsthand about the Anglo-American tradition of history and strategic studies. Possible excursions include the Churchill War Rooms, Imperial War Museum, Dover Castle, and D-Day sites in Normandy.

The program is open to all undergraduate students and credit will be awarded by UT’s Department of History. The program fee is $1,200. Scholarships are available; students will not be turned away based on financial need. Applications are due Monday, October 13th by 5:00pm (see attached).

To learn more, students are encouraged to attend an information session on:

Thursday, September 18th at 12:30pm in the UNB 3.128

For additional information, please visit our website at http://www.clementscenter.org/program-overview/item/66-seay-partnership-in-history-strategy-and-statecraft or contact Jacqueline Chandler, Clements Center Programs Manager, at jchandler@austin.utexas.edu or 512-471-2773.

Can You Relate? Tools for Connecting to Others

Drop-in Workshops CMA 5.136 Thursdays 3:15 to 4:30 pm

These open, drop-in workshops are aimed at helping students increase their interpersonal skills. Each week will feature a different theme in the area of interpersonal relationships. Workshops will be a combination of educational content, as well as activities. Students may elect to attend weekly or based on topics of interest. Open to all ages and genders.

9/18 – Making Connections: Improving Your Interpersonal Skills

9/25 – Can You Hear What I’m Saying?: Assertive Communication Skills

10/2 – Grounding the Helicopter: Setting Boundaries with Parents

10/9 – What’s Your Deal?: Resolving Conflict Productively

10/16 – Pros and COMMs: Improving Your Professional Communications

10/23 – Language of Love: Communicating with a Partner

11/6 – Social Literacy: Skills for Reading People Better

11/13 – Positive Sandwich: Giving and Receiving Feedback

For more information, please call: 512-471-3715

Getting Grounded: Ways to Thrive in Daily Life

New Workshop Series

BUR 214 (Burdine Hall) Tuesdays 3:00 to 4:15 pm

This is an 11-week, open workshop series featuring a different topic each week, aimed at helping students explore themes of mind-body-emotional wellness. Each week students will learn and practice new mind-body grounding and relaxation techniques, as well as explore common themes that impact our daily thriving.

9/23: Turning Stress into an Ally
9/30: Focusing Our Distracted, Multitasking Minds 10/7: Sleep! (Too Much, Too Little, Just Right)
10/14: Art and Music for Stress Relief
10/21: Exploring Our Relationship to Time Management 10/28: Better Success without Perfectionism
11/4: Art and Music for Stress Relief
11/11: Strategies for Working with Anger
11/18: Conflict & Communication
11/25: Navigating Families, Holidays, Finals
12/2: Art and Music for Stress Relief

Workshops are free of charge. No registration necessary. Attend as many as you would like. For more information, please call CMHC at: 512-471-3715.

UT Austin’s 5th Annual Sustainability Symposium

Join Us at UT Austin’s
5th Annual Sustainability Symposium

Come out on Friday to learn about sustainability at UT Austin and discover new opportunities for collaboration and innovation! 

Friday, September 19, 2014
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
AVAYA Auditorium, POB 2.302
Free and open to the public

Keynote Address by Provost Fenves at 12 p.m.

The President’s Sustainability Steering Committee at The University of Texas at Austin will host a full day symposium dedicated to highlighting the scholarly and practical sustainability efforts of the university community. The symposium will feature 24 presentations by students, faculty, and staff in the following sessions:

  • Climate Change, Drought, & the Energy-Water Nexus
  • UT in the City: Waller Creek, the Campus Landscape Plan, & Dell Medical School
  • Bridging Academics and Operations: Campus as a Living Laboratory
  • Best of Research and Initiatives
  • Ecological Economics, Green Infrastructure, & the Value of Sustainability

For more information and to see the schedule of the day go to:
http://www.utexas.edu/sustainability/pssc/symposium/