Daily Archives: March 9, 2011

Advise TX to Hire Graduating UT Seniors

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Advise TX College Advising Corps is recruiting graduating UT Austin seniors to serve as full-time college advisers in high-need high schools across Texas.  Applying to college is a big task, and without proper guidance, many students simply don’t take on the challenge.  Without exposure, information, and encouragement, many students never pursue higher education at all.  College advisers are bridging this gap.  Advise TX will place up to 56 exceptional recent UT graduates from all fields of study on high school campuses to lead low-income and first-generation students to college.

Advisers work alongside high school staff to mentor, encourage, and assist students one-on-one as they search for colleges, complete admissions and financial aid applications, and transition from high school to college.  We encourage you to share this opportunity with recent graduates (December 2010) and graduating seniors (May 2011) from UT Austin who may be interested in serving as a college adviser for one or two years.  Advise TX is now accepting applications through the UT Austin website:  http://ipsi.utexas.edu/AdviseTX.html

Priority Application Deadline: March 23, 2011

Final Application Deadline: April 18, 2011

For more information, please contact Jennifer Pandya at jpandya@ipsi.utexas.edu or 512-232-4383.

Texas 4000 Restaurant Week Fundraiser

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Texas4000 has coordinated with several restaurants to donate a percentage of what they make each night to the organization. This  money will all go to Cancer research!Just eat at the restaurant on the date listed below to have proceeds donated to Texas 4000:
Wednesday (3/9) at Austin’s Pizza from 4pm-7pm

Thursday (3/10) at Pita Pit from 4pm-8pm

Friday (3/11) at Spicy Pickle from 6pm-9pm

Just say “Texas4000” when you order!

LAH Internship at the Harry Ransom Center

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The Liberal Arts Honors Program offers an internship at the Harry Ransom Center (http://www.hrc.utexas.edu) that is designed to provide an LAH senior or advanced junior with experience in the nature and operations of a major humanities research center.  The experience gained by interns will benefit them in their own research projects, in possible graduate studies, and even as a career option in such fields as librarianship, museum studies, archival or curatorial work as well as public affairs, marketing, public programming and event management.

In addition to providing general support for Ransom Center programs and services, an intern may be asked to work in any and all of the following areas:

–answering research queries

–processing collections

–conducting bibliographic searches

–preserving collection materials

–planning exhibitions

–doing editorial and publicity work

–working on web-site enhancement projects

–assisting with guest speakers events

–event planning and management

–marketing and public affairs

The internship will be for the whole academic year, fall and spring semester, or in exceptional cases for the fall only.  There will be opportunities to work in a number of different departments of the Center, learning multiple skills, from preservation to collection processing and editorial work.  For the year-long internship there may also be an opportunity to work on actual exhibitions designed by the Center.  For all interns there will be an orientation period during the last week of August.  Fall internships run for three months: September, October, and November; the full-year internship picks up again in February, March, and April.  Thus, the internships will be over by the time end-of-semester work is due.

The position is not a benefits-eligible one, but there is a stipend of $1500 per semester, for which the intern is expected to put in a 10-hour work week.  In addition there is the possibility of academic credit if the student registers for a conference course.

An applicant should provide the following: a one-page resumé, a letter from the student describing his/her interest and qualifications, and a letter of recommendation from a UT faculty member or someone who knows the student’s professional qualifications for the work described above.  Both letters should be addressed to Danielle Sigler, Curator of Academic Affairs, but should be attached to the resumé and delivered to Professor Larry Carver in the Liberal Arts Honors office, Gebauer 1.206.

Deadline for applications is April 1, 2011.

LAUNCH Call for Journal Submissions

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LAUNCH, the Liberal Arts Undergraduate Chapter for Research, is an
organization that is dedicated to promoting research and helping
students find research opportunities within the College of Liberal
Arts. Within the last year, LAUNCH has hosted faculty research
presentations, graduate student research presentations, and the Annual
Student Research Forum.

This spring semester, LAUNCH will produce a faculty and graduate
student-reviewed research journal that will give students within the
COLA an opportunity to get their research published. Year after year,
College of Liberal Arts students produce exceptional, insightful
theses and research projects. We believe that publishing your research
work in our COLA-wide journal will not only be an honor and incredible
accomplishment within the college, but also a competitive advantage
for students with graduate school aspirations.

If you are interested in submitting your research please email
vp_internal@launchut.org. If you would like to view the submission
guidelines or find out more about LAUNCH, visit our website at
launchut.org. The submission deadline is March 15, 2011, and all
submissions must be received by 5PM to applications@launchut.org.

Faiza Hassan
Vice-president | LAUNCH

Alcohol & Other Drug Education Program (ADEP) Student Assistant

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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICES

TITLE:  Alcohol & Other Drug Education Program (ADEP) Student Assistant (Job ID 31909)

SUPERVISED BY:  UHS-ADEP Health Education Coordinator II

SUPERVISION GIVEN:  Not responsible for directly supervising other paid staff but assists with the coordination of volunteer ADEP Peer Educators.

PURPOSE:  The assistantship, which is a 19-hour a week position, helps implement alcohol and other drug educational and other health promotion strategies aimed at promoting and/or supporting healthy lifestyles, improving awareness regarding health, and improving self-care skills of UT students.

Salary contingent on experience, skills, and classification.

The application deadline is April 22, 2011. Interviews will be conducted soon thereafter. To apply, please send an email application including a cover letter and resume to k.prince@uhs.utexas.edu.  You can also go to http://www.hirealonghorn.org/ for more information.  Please no telephone, email, or in person inquiries about the position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THIS POSITION:

1. Helps coordinate, develop,  and deliver educational programs for promotional programs
2. Designs and develops tabletop programs including backboard presentations, information distribution materials, and support materials
3. Observes all federal regulations and University Health Services procedures to maintain client/patient confidentiality and compliance with applicable UHS and HPRC policies and procedures
4. Aids peer educators in coordinating programs and monitors their compliance
5. Coordinates the set-up, delivery, breakdown and restocks distribution materials from programs
6. Helps identify and contact groups and audiences appropriate for outreach educational programs
7. Produces and maintains inventory of outreach presentation handouts and pamphlets
8. Insures systematic documentation and follow-up for outreach presentations
9. Helps collect and compile data regarding evaluation of outreach programs
10. Follows departmental procedures for the procurement of educational materials and office supplies
11. Uses technology to collect and compile data to document outreach and educational activities
12. Helps design, produce, and maintain adequate supplies ADEP brochures, handouts, webpage documents, articles, and workshop materials
13. Helps review and select educational and promotional materials for the Health Promotion Resource Center
14. Designs and constructs social marketing materials including but limited to posters, corner displays, UHS bulletin boards, and electronic media
15. Completes other duties as assigned by the Health Education Coordinator II and agreed upon by Student Assistant

KP Prince, Ph.D.,
Health Education Coordinator II
Coordinator, Alcohol & Other Drug Education Program
Health Promotion Resource Center

University Health Services . The University of Texas at Austin
100 W. Dean Keeton, SSB 1.106J . Austin, TX  78712
P: (512) 475-8252 . F: (512) 475-8850 .  http://healthyhorns.utexas.edu