Daily Archives: November 6, 2014

Talk on Global Health Advocacy with Porter Delaney

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You are invited to join IRG faculty and students this coming Thursday (11/13) for our IRG featured fall lecture event!  This lecture will focus on Global Health Advocacy and will be led by Porter Delaney of the  Kyle House Group.

Porter Delaney founded the Kyle House Group in 2010 after more than a decade of senior level work in the political and international relations spheres. Prior to founding the Kyle House Group, Porter led the lobbying and policy efforts of a boutique political consulting firm in DC. Porter has represented several high-profile foundations, NGOs, coalitions and celebrities on political strategies that resulted in multibillion dollar funding increases for U.S. development assistance programs, and the bipartisan passage and signing into law of major development legislation. Porter has also advised a number of fortune 500 companies on their community development and corporate social responsibility programs around the globe. Porter has traveled extensively throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, and other areas of the developing world.

What: Talk on Global Health Advocacy with Porter Delaney

When: Thursday, November 13th at 6pm

Where: CLA 0.126

This is IRG’s featured fall lecture event, so we look forward to seeing many UT students, faculty, and staff in attendance!

Senator Luna Scholars Program Application Now Available

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With the Legislative Session looming on the horizon, it is once again time to prepare for the next class of future leaders to participate in our legislative process through the Senate Hispanic Research Council (SHRC).

 The Senator Gregory Luna Legislative Scholars and Fellows Program is a unique opportunity for students to learn how the Texas Legislature operates and policies are created while working side by side experienced professionals and developing leadership skills.  Each student is assigned to the office of a State Senator to perform a variety of legislative tasks, including legislative research summaries, bill tracking, constituent correspondence and drafting floor statements, articles, press releases.

 The SHRC is committed to enhancing the advancement of educational, professional and leadership opportunities for promising students at the Texas Capitol.  This is a wonderful opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to obtain high-level legislative experience in the Texas Legislature.  The program provides invaluable experience for these budding leaders of tomorrow and can propel them on their professional career paths.

Applications can be downloaded from the SHRC website at www.tshrc.org.  The Extended Application Deadline for this program is Tuesday, November 25, 2014. 

 If you would like to learn more about the program or have any questions, please feel free to contact Sarah Saenz at (512) 499-8606, email at sarah@tshrc.org.