Daily Archives: January 20, 2012

LAHSO Meeting This Monday!

The Liberal Arts Honors Service Organization (LAHSO) is having a meeting on Monday night (the 23rd) to welcome folks who may have missed the fall introduction and to discuss the upcoming semester and its projects.  We’ll be in Mezes 1.202 at 8:00 p.m., and pizza and drinks will be served.

Headliner’s Foundation Scholarship

I’m pleased to announce that Headliners Foundation of Texas applications for the 2012-2013 school year have been posted. http://headlinersfoundation.org/scholarships

Students with an interest in journalism, communications, or media are encouraged to apply. Deadline is February 24th.

For those familiar with our scholarship program, you will notice that we have doubled our scholarship awards from $3,000 to $6,000 per year to better reflect the true cost of an education. The downside is that we are unable to offer as many scholarships as in the past. But in addition to these larger scholarships, we continue to offer a few smaller ones with specific designations as you will read online.

Headliners Foundation is one of the most prestigious scholarships in the state, not just because of the money awarded, but because of the recognition we provide. Students are invited to our awards luncheon in Austin each  fall. In addition, this year we will identify other ways to mentor our scholars throughout the year.

ART Classes Unrestricted!

With two hours to go before the close of the fourth class day, you may have

just felt the earth move under your feet and the sky tumble down (it IS the

year 2012 after all!): A few seats for non-art majors have been opened up in ALL sections of the following restricted studio art courses:

-ART 303K

-ART 303L

-ART 304K

-ART 304L

**These courses will not count towards your Visual and Performing Arts requirement**

New FAFSA Priority Filing Deadline: March 15

FYI for LAHers:

Filing FAFSAs by March 15 ensures that OSFS gets timely access to the data it needs to evaluate prospective and current students’ eligibility for more than $220 million a year in federal and state grants, low-interest loans, and work-study jobs.  A press release issued today to media contacts across Texas provides more detail.

OSFS will host seven FAFSA completion sessions beginning next month.  The counselors will be available in MEZ 2.120 during these sessions to help students fully and accurately complete their FAFSAs.