Monthly Archives: January 2015

MAN 337 ENTREPRENEURSHIP: SOCIAL ENVIR, open to non-business students

The following business course is now open to non-business students:

MAN 337 ENTREPRENEURSHIP: SOCIAL ENVIR

04577

MW

930 to  1100a

CBA  4.330

PASSOVOY, D

open; restricted

PREREQUISITES:  Upper-division standing, AND credit or registration for MAN 320F or MAN 336

 CONTACT Leah Miller by e-mail for access to register for the course:  leah.miller@mccombs.utexas.edu

INFO SESSION: SUMMER STUDY IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Mon, January 26
12:00pm 
to 1:00pm

Sid Richardson Hall (SRH), Hackett Room, 1.313
2300 RED RIVER ST., Austin, Texas 78712

Attend the next information session—with pizza—on the faculty-led summer study abroad program in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, “African Diaspora in the Americas,” taught by Associate Professor João Vargas (African and African Diaspora Studies). RSVP requested tocarla.silva@austin.utexas.edu.

Course dates are June 8 through July 17, 2015. Application deadline is Feb. 15. During the program, students will volunteer with the NGO Criola and its affiliates. Criola serves black women, teenagers and girls in Rio de Janeiro. Students receive credit for ANT 324L/391 African Diaspora in the Americas or ANT 379/391 Field Research in Social Anthropology. Scholarships available through CoLA, AADS, LLILAS and others.

Associate Professor Vargas is a native Brazilian who has worked for over 15 years on gendered dynamics of race in both Brazil and the United States. He has collaborated with Criola on this program for almost a decade.

Learn more about the program here.

The College of Liberal Arts Digital Storytelling Seminar Application

Liberal Arts is offering a free 12-week seminar focused on 10 video projects written, directed, produced, and edited by Liberal Arts undergraduates. Participants will relive and retell some of their most epic, real, tragic, and ecstatic college moments, while receiving hands-on experience in

·       Screenwriting and Storytelling

·       Cinematography

·       Editing

·       Graphic Effects

·       Careers in Digital Video Production

This is an introductory digital storytelling, film, and media production workshop with group productions of short films using high-definition video.

Participants will be provided with access to equipment, training, software, and direct support from working professionals in video production. Guest lecturers from the Austin film industry will instruct each seminar. These workshops will guide participants through the creation of their own digital story.

 

Students must commit to attending workshops that will be held on campus

January 21 – May 31, 2015

Wednesdays from 5:30 – 8 PM

Productions have potential to continue into summer 2015

 

APPLY HERE

The deadline to apply is Monday, January 12 by 5pm. Seats are limited!

To apply please visit colaclips.com and fill out the application.

REQUIREMENTS

This seminar is restricted to Liberal Arts undergraduates.

The seminar is collaborative, and will result in the production of up to 10 short films that will be showcased online and at campus events in the fall of 2015. Participants will co-own the work with the University and be able to use it in the future for their own portfolios and creative purposes.  The University reserves the right to also use the material created for educational and promotional purposes.

Limited to no more than 30 students.

QUESTIONS?

Mystie Pineda, Radio TV Film Specialist IV | College of Liberal Arts |  The University of Texas at Austin  mystiepineda@austin.utexas.edu

Funding Opportunities to Study in Poland or the Czech Republic

CREEES SUMMER 2015 – Funding Opportunities for Travel to Poland and Czech Republic

CREEES is happy to announce the following funding opportunities, open to both graduate and undergraduate students, who are interested in study/research abroad in eitherPoland or the Czech Republic this summer!

Polish Studies Endowment Scholarship
Awards range from $2,000-$4,000
Application deadline: Monday, Feb 16th, 2015
Czech Studies Summer Fellowship
Awards range from $2,000-$4,000
Application deadline: Monday, Feb 16th, 2015
CREEES FLAS Fellowships
Don’t forget: Polish & Czech are FLAS eligible languages!
Awards of $5,000 tuition + $2,500 stipend
Application deadline: Friday, Feb 6th, 2015
Professional Development Funding
Doing an internship or presenting research abroad?
Awards up to $1,000 (or $500 for domestic travel)
Application deadline for summer: May 15th, 2015