Alternative Breaks is part of the Center for Community Engagement. Our mission is to send a group of students to different communities to engage in service learning. We are currently recruiting a team that wants to participate in this year’s volunteer trip during spring break 2022. Applications are due November 28th. For more information, click here.
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Freeman Scholars Info Session
Join us this Friday to learn about Freeman Scholars, one of Texas Global’s largest funding opportunities for students. This prestigious and generous stipend awards up to $6,000 to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing internships in East or Southeast Asia.
- Friday, November 19
- 2:00 – 3:00 P.M.
- Zoom
HPO T-Shirt Design Contest
The Health Professions Office is excited to host our annual Health Professions Fair, in person, on February 23rd!
In preparation for our fair we are having a T-Shirt Design Contest!
- The contest will be open for submissions until December 6th at 11:59pm
- Voting will take place via Instagram from December 8th through the 10th
- All entries must be created by a UT Austin student(s), represent the Health Professions Office and be inclusive of all health professions (i.e. not representing only medicine)
- Winning design will be placed on our website and put on shirts that will be given out at the fair
For a full list of rules, please go to https://www.instagram.com/texas_hpo/ and click the link in our bio!
COLA Abroad
November 17, 2021 at 5-6pm on Zoom
Are you ready to challenge yourself to think outside of your own worldview? Become more aware of yourself and others? Enhance your emotional intelligence and empathy? Gain valuable experience for your career? These competencies are highly valued in the workforce. They can also make you a better learner, and therefore, a better person. Discover the potential impact of a global experience on your personal, academic, and professional life.
This session will give you the tools you need to explore if education abroad is right for you. We will discuss how it is financially feasible – even beneficial – and how to gain meaningful credit toward your degree. We will highlight some programs perfect for COLA students, including exchange and affiliate programs, international internships, and faculty-led programs.
Seeking Refuge in Impact Business: A Conversation with MRC
The Global Sustainability Leadership Institute (GSLI) is partnering with the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service to bring you the following community fireside chat:
Seeking Refuge in Impact Business: A Conversation with MRC (the Multicultural Refugee Coalition and Its Impact Investors) on Tuesday, November 16, at 12:30 PM in Rowling Hall 4.416. The event will be offered both via Zoom and in person, with in-person attendees being offered lunch.
Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seeking-refuge-in-impact-business-a-conversation-with-mrc-tickets-200248347197
Apricity Magazine Submission Opportunity
Apricity’s purpose is to provide a platform for voices from all around the world to be acknowledged, heard, and expressed through the literary, visual, and performing arts. As a result, in addition to publishing submitted works online on our website, we also publish what we consider the best submissions in our annual print edition. Apricity accepts a wide variety of pieces — from poems to sculptures to interpretive dances — and any artist expression is welcome. View our website with our current featured pieces: https://apricitymagazine.com/
The link to our submission website, Submittable.
Due dates for submissions to be considered for our print edition this cycle:
Literary Arts- January 4, 2022
Visual Arts- February 4, 2022
Performing Arts- February 2, 2022
Video Games- February 4, 2022
Scholarship for First Generation College Students for Education Abroad
Texas Global would like to encourage you to apply for the First Abroad Scholarship. This scholarship supports first-generation in college students planning for an education abroad experience. It is a one-time scholarship of $3,000 used to fund participation in a UT-approved study, internship or research program. Students apply for the scholarship, and then work with Education Abroad to find a study or internship program.
Website & Application: https://global.utexas.edu/abroad/funding/scholarships/first-abroad
Deadline: 11:59pm Friday, November 19, 2021
Application: Form, essay, no references
Eligibility:
- Your first semester at UT is fall 2021
- You are a first-generation college student (neither parent has a 4-year college degree)
- This is your first time in college (i.e. you did not transfer after a year at another institution)
Learn more about this scholarship at an information session on Friday, November 12 from 1:00-2:00pm via Zoom.
FLAS Fellowships: Get paid to learn foreign languages!
Each year the Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship program, funded through the US Department of Education, provides almost $1 million in funding to UT undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines to study foreign languages and cultures at UT and elsewhere in the US and abroad. Applications for these fellowships generally open in early to mid-November and close in early to mid-February.
Information Sessions Wed & Thur, Nov 17 & 18 at 5pm online Register Here
FLAS Languages Approved for Study
Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Yiddish*, Persian/Tajik*, and other pre-approved contemporary Russian/East European languages.
*Must be studied in a context relevant to Eastern Europe/Former Soviet states. CREEES FLAS are not intended for students studying these languages in a West European or Middle Eastern Studies context.
Center for European Studies
Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese*, Romanian, Serbian, Swedish, Turkish*, Ukrainian, Yiddish.
Graduate FLAS also available in French*, Spanish*, & German (intermediate & advanced levels only)
*Must be studied in a European context. CES FLAS are not intended for students studying Brazilian Portuguese, nor the study of Spanish for Mexico/Latin America.
South Asia Institute
Bengali, Hindi, Malayalam, Persian*, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu, and other pre-approved contemporary South Asian languages.
*Must be studied in a context relevant to South Asia.
Middle Eastern Studies
Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Turkish*
*Must be studied in a context relevant to the Middle East.
Latin American Studies
Portuguese*, K’iche’, Nahuatl, Kaqchikel, Quechua, Haitian Creole, Chatino, and other Latin American modern language
*Must be studied in a context relevant to Latin America.
Learn more at tinyurl.com/FLASatUT
LCAE + University Co-op Internship Opportunity
The University Co-op and the Longhorn Center for Academic Equity offer a one-of-a-kind internship opportunity to University of Texas at Austin students serious about gaining interactive corporate experiences and mentorship aligned with their academic and professional goals. This is the program’s fourth year. Currently, nearly thirty interns are successfully participating, building talents that are attracting attention as they seek careers. You could be next!
Program Highlights
- Application is required. You can access the application here. (Due by 11:59P, 10 December 2021.)
- Open to all majors. Requires 24-60 in-residence hours and GPA of 2.5 or higher.
- Requires enrolling in one-credit Spring 2022 ALD 118C job shadowing course.
- Internships are competitively paid, including optional summer employment.
- Pay increases annually, as responsibilities increase. Starts at $12.00/hour.
- Responsibilities aligned with your career goals, and you help decide your path.
- First-generation students encouraged to apply.
We have several info sessions coming up soon. You can find details on the internship website. Or, contact Dr. Eric Dieter with questions. Interest is high, so apply early!
Texas Undergraduate Research Journal Event: Take it to the market
The Texas Undergraduate Research Journal is hosting Take it to the Market: The Research Behind Brand Designs!
On November 9th, at 6 PM, please come to the UTC 3.110 to discover the benefits of conducting marketing research at the undergraduate level and learn more about how to get involved! Join a panel of esteemed McCombs faculty members in discussing the importance of business research. The event will be catered by Dollar Slice Club!
Sign up using the link below!
Take it to the Market facebook event: https://fb.me/e/2F2lEpMQx