Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia! and St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, will give a guest lecture in the Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007) on the UT Austin campus at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27th. This event will be free and open to the public, with Q&A, light refreshments and a book signing to follow. Russell was a 2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist for fiction, and is one of the 20 writers under 40 featured by the New Yorker magazine. Honors students who are certain they will attend the the reading may request a free copy of a Karen Russell book. Supplies are limited–inquire at the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room. For more information, call 512-471-5787 or write to matt.valentine@austin.utexas.edu.

The Department of Middle Eastern Studies will be offering a Credit-By-Exam for Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Turkish this fall.

Date:  Friday, November 2, 2012

Time:  2:00 – 5:00 PM

Location: BUR 112

If you wish to try and get credit for one of these languages, please encourage them to visit the MES website to sign up at http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/mes/languages/testing.php.

In addition to signing up online, students must register for the test, pay fees and bring a form with them to the exam. For more information on CBEs (the rules, forms, fees, procedures), you can have students visit the Center for Teaching and Learning site at http://ctl.utexas.edu/.

This event is open to all students at UT and is one part of Goldman Sachs’ campus recruiting presence next week. If you are interested in investment banking, this could be a great way for you to get started networking with professionals in the field.

Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Time: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Location: UTC 4.110 Breakfast will be served.

Application Process: Candidates interested in full time opportunities should submit an online application at www.goldmansachs.com/careers by September 16, 2012.

LAH Prayer meets every Thursday at 5:00pm to pray for our group as well as other students and faculty at UT. It is a great way to meet other Christians in LAH and be in a community. We meet at the Campus House of Prayer (CHOP), located on the second floor of the building behind the Mellow Mushroom on Guadalupe St. If you have any questions, e-mail katienorth@utexas.edu. See you there!

Interested in learning about public policy firsthand by living, interning, and taking in-residenceclasses in Washington, D.C., for a fall or spring semester?

If the answer is yes, the Archer Fellowship Program may be for you! Come learn about this unique program by attending an information session. We welcome applications from students representing all majors and disciplines on campus. Applications for the 2013-2014 academic year will be due in February (students who will be abroad this spring should apply by November 1^st). Weekly application tips will be posted on Facebook:  like UT Austin Archer Fellowship Program to stay informed.

Fall 2012 Information Sessions

Thursday, September 13^th, 4-5:30 p.m., in FAC 4

Wednesday, September 19^th, 4-5:30 p.m., in FAC 4

Thursday, October 11^th, 4-5:30 p.m., in FAC 4

Tuesday, October 16^th, 4-5:30 p.m., in FAC 330

Wednesday, October 17^th, 4-5:30 p.m., in FAC 4

Thursday, November 8^th, 4-5:30 p.m., in FAC 4

Wednesday, November 14^th, 4-5:30 p.m., in FAC 4

If you need accommodations for an information session, or if you have any questions or concerns, please contact the UT Austin Archer Fellowship Program Coordinator, Rose Mastrangelo.

Next Tuesday, Sept. 11, Liberal Arts Pre-Med Society will be having its first meeting in Burdine 136 at 7:30 pm. If anyone has any questions and wants to be added onto our mailing list, they can send an email to utlapms@gmail.com.