1) Mortar Board Membership Application Deadline Extended to 3/12
Mortar Board is a national honor society that recognizes college seniors for distinguished ability and achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service. The national network includes over 200 chapters and 180,000 inductees since its founding in 1918. Membership is a nationally recognized distinction earned by outstanding students across the country.
The Visor Chapter of Mortar Board exists as a network of outstanding campus leaders who have achieved senior status at The University of Texas at Austin. We come from diverse backgrounds and exemplify a record of demonstrated leadership and accomplishment within the UT and Austin communities. Our chapter strives to uphold the national Mortar Board’s ideals of scholarship, leadership, and service by developing relationships between influential student leaders and serving as the capstone leadership and service experience for UT seniors.
To apply to be a Mortar Board Member for the 2010-2011 term, please visit https://surveystation.austin.utexas.edu//TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=7lK0l5m6. All applications must be completed no later than Friday, March 12, 2010. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance status no later than Monday, March 31, 2010. If you have any questions please email texasmortarboard@gmail.com
2) Mortar Board Last Lecture Nominations Accepted Until 3/12
Since its founding in 1923, The Visor Chapter of Mortar Board at the University of Texas hosts an annual Last Lecture with a professor nominated by students all across campus. The selected professor will give a lecture outside of class hours to students, staff, and faculty as if it were his or her last lecture as a professor. In recent years, this event has taken the structure of the Last Lecture given by terminally-ill Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch in September 2007 (http://www.thelastlecture.com/). Mortar Board chapters nationwide have recognized professors through the Last Lecture Series.
Please nominate a professor who you feel would be engaging and interesting to listen to as last lecturer. As an example, Dr. Brent Iverson, Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, presented his “last lecture” last Spring and was a delightful speaker. This year, The University Co-op’s generosity has allowed Mortar Board to successfully host the Last Lecture.
To nominate a faculty member, please visit https://surveystation.austin.utexas.edu//TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=7lK23lm6. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, March 12th, and the Last Lecture will be given on Thursday, April 8th at 8:00pm at the The Tejas House at 2600 Rio Grande St. (on the NW corner of 26th St. and Rio Grande St.). If you have any questions please email texasmortarboard@gmail.com