Daily Archives: April 10, 2015

Apply Now for SW360/WGS345 and Join Peers for Pride!

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Students, apply to be a part of this small and engaged course to get upper-division credit and build performance-based education around LGBTQA people’s realities!

“We are helping educate people and facilitate discussions that lead them to becoming advocates for LGBTQ rights.” (Peers for Pride Student Facilitator)

Apply now to be part of the 2015-16 Peers for Pride facilitation team!

Application & interview required to enroll in SW360/WGS345: Confronting LGBTQ Oppression. This two-semester course prepares student facilitators to create and facilitate interactive performances across the UT campus. No experience required! Peers for Pride is a program of the Gender & Sexuality Center: Serving Women & LGBTQA People.

Join a thoughtful and creative team to learn to use theatre for dialogue about LGBTQA realities.

You’ll learn to engage audience participants in performance-based dialogue around:

·      What empathy and ally-ship with LGBTQA people looks like;

·      What LGBTQA oppression looks like in daily experience;

·      How these systems of oppression are affected by racism, sexism, classism, & ableism; &

·      How to interrupt oppression and build dialogue with & among LGBTQA people.

Applications due by either April 15, 2015 (to schedule an interview before registration closes on May 1) or May 1, 2015 (to schedule an interview before the end of the semester on May 19).

“Peers for Pride has been one of my most meaningful experiences in college. I have become much more comfortable having difficult conversations with people, have an easier time expressing my opinion on different topics, and feel that I have grown not only as an ally to identities that I did not know much about before, but that I am now able to help others begin or advance their personal journey of allyship.” (Peers for Pride Student Facilitator)

We look forward to hearing from you!

Questions? Email Kristen Hogan: hogank@austin.utexas.edu.

Student Entrepreneurship Fellowship Program

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The Inaugural Student Entrepreneurship Fellowship Program is taking place in Austin beginning June 1. This six-week fellowship includes housing, a food stipend, and hands-on venture creation experience with educational content provided by the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps program, all free of charge to the students.

Deadline to apply: April 22

Info session: April 13

Details at http://swicorps.org/sefhome/

Virtual Student Foreign Service internship opportunities

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 Don’t miss out!  The application window for the 2015-16 VSFS eInternship program will be between July 2 and 22.   You can get ready now to become an eIntern!

·         Go to the U.S. Department of State careers website ( www.careers.state.gov ) , and sign up for  the “Keep Me Informed” service ( http://careers.state.gov/keep-me-informed )to be notified when the VSFS project list will be posted for the 2015-2016 academic year will be posted.

·         Create a USAJOBS.gov account, begin to build your résumé, and upload a transcript that includes your grades through Spring 2015.

·         At the end of June, check out the available 2015-2016 projects by visiting the www.state.gov/vsfs website.

·         Apply via www.USAJOBS.gov  during the July 2nd -July 22nd application window.

eInterns play an important role in advancing the federal government’s reach in diplomacy, development, journalism, trade, environment, health, and agriculture initiatives. There’s something for everyone.  Last year, eleven agencies participated including the State Department, USAID, the Smithsonian, NASA, EPA and Education.  eInterns scan expect to work approximately ten hours a week on most projects from September through May.  Although this is unpaid, volunteer work, VSFS eInternships provide the opportunity to make a difference, connect with U.S. diplomats, and gain valuable experience.  Depending on the nature of the internship project, and the student’s own college or university, an eInternship may qualify for course credit.

All applicants must be U.S. citizens, and enrolled in at least one university-level, on-site course being taught in the U.S. or abroad.

ACE Americorps Opportunities

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ACE AmeriCorps tutors become an integral part of the national movement towards social justice. We place highly-trained AmeriCorps members in low-income schools to deliver intensive and effective tutoring to get Kindergarten through 2nd grade students to grade level in reading by 3rd grade.

We are now hiring tutors to serve for the 2015-16 school year. Click here to read the tutor position description and click here  to learn about our application process. To learn more about ACE and the life-changing experience you would have as a tutor, watch the ACE video or visit the ACE Blog to learn what tutors have to say about their experience.

And if you’d like to visit one of our campuses to see our tutors in action, let me know and I’ll set up your visit.If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Christina Flores via email cristina.flores@austin.utexas.edu or at 512-232-6324. I’m more than happy to help!

We’d love to have you join our ACE team and play a key role in creating better readers and more successful children. Again, here are our links to our position description and application process. The general website is: www.aceaustin.org