Malachi Black is the author of the poetry collection Storm Toward Morning (Copper Canyon Press, 2014).  His poems appear in journals including Poetry, Ploughshares, Boston Review, AGNI, Narrative, The Southern Review, and Southwest Review, among others, and his work has several times been set to music and otherwise featured in exhibitions both in the U.S. and abroad. He is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of San Diego. Black will read in the Joynes Room (CRD 007) on Thursday, November 20th at 7 p.m. While supplies last, honors students may claim a free book by Malachi Black in person at the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007). 

UT AUSTIN STARTUP JOB FAIR

Hosted by the Longhorn Entrepreneurship Agency

Friday, November 21, 2014

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

SAC Ballroom

Learn More & RSVP Here

The event is organized by Student Government’s Longhorn Entrepreneurship Agency and sponsored by Liberal Arts Career Services office (LACS).

 LACS will be hosting a “How to Make the Most out of the Startup Job Fair” webinar at noon on 11/17. The list of startups will be released during that webinar. Everyone who registers for the fair on this page will receive an invite to the webinar.

 While there is no dress code at this fair – you should dress to impress. As for resumes, you don’t need to bring one but one can be very helpful when communicating your skills to a potential employer.

Thanks,

NICK SPILLER, Student Ventures Coordinator

The University of Texas at Austin | Liberal Arts Student Ventures Program | 810-814-0727 | utexas.edu/cola/orgs/lacs/ | linkedin.com/in/nickspiller

You are invited to join IRG faculty and students this coming Thursday (11/13) for our IRG featured fall lecture event!  This lecture will focus on Global Health Advocacy and will be led by Porter Delaney of the  Kyle House Group.

Porter Delaney founded the Kyle House Group in 2010 after more than a decade of senior level work in the political and international relations spheres. Prior to founding the Kyle House Group, Porter led the lobbying and policy efforts of a boutique political consulting firm in DC. Porter has represented several high-profile foundations, NGOs, coalitions and celebrities on political strategies that resulted in multibillion dollar funding increases for U.S. development assistance programs, and the bipartisan passage and signing into law of major development legislation. Porter has also advised a number of fortune 500 companies on their community development and corporate social responsibility programs around the globe. Porter has traveled extensively throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, and other areas of the developing world.

What: Talk on Global Health Advocacy with Porter Delaney

When: Thursday, November 13th at 6pm

Where: CLA 0.126

This is IRG’s featured fall lecture event, so we look forward to seeing many UT students, faculty, and staff in attendance!

Carrie Fountain’s first book of Poetry, Burn Lake, won the 2009 National Poetry Series and was published by Penguin. Her new book, Instant Winner, is an exploration of motherhood, spirituality, identity and everyday life. Fountain will visit the Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007) on November 12th at 7 p.m. to read from her work, discuss her writing process and answer questions from the audience. This event is free and open to the public. The Joynes Reading Room has a limited number of free books by Carrie Fountain to give away to interested students. Inquire at the Joynes Room front desk. 

Malachi Black is the author of the poetry collection Storm Toward Morning (Copper Canyon Press, 2014).  His poems appear in journals including Poetry, Ploughshares, Boston Review, AGNI, Narrative, The Southern Review, and Southwest Review, among others, and his work has several times been set to music and otherwise featured in exhibitions both in the U.S. and abroad. He is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of San Diego. Black will read in the Joynes Room (CRD 007) on Thursday, November 20th at 7 p.m. A limited number of free books will be available before the reading. 

FREE DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS!!

Sponsored by:

Students For Human Rights In Syria

White Rose Society

Palestine Solidarity Committee

Come to the screening of The Suffering Grasses on November 12th from 7:30 – 9 pm at WEL 2.308!

“Filmed in early 2012, the film captures the competing impulses among opponents of the Assad regime at the onset of the Syrian revolution. Against the backdrop of the Arab Spring and the complicated politics of the region, it explores the Syrian conflict through the humanity of the civilians who have been killed, abused, and displaced, particularly the women and children. When elephants go to war, it is the grass that suffers.”

If you want to learn more, come to the screening of Return to Homs on November 13th from 7:30 – 9 pm at WEL 2.308!

“In the middle of Syrian Civil War, the film follows 19 year-old national football team goalkeeper, Basset and 24-year-old  Ossama, his media activist and journalist friend, their daily life in the city of Homs which has become a bombed-out ghost town by Syrian Army on Syria’s leader Bashar al-Assad orders. Their homes, lives and dreams destroyed and in order to gain freedom, they are forced to change course Basset and Ossama turned from peaceful protesters into rebel insurgents.”

Film Screening Flyer (1)

The day following the 2014 election, the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life will host a post-election debriefing that will culminate in a blunt tell-all with the Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas and the Chairman of the Texas Democratic Party.

2014 Post-Election Debriefing

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Belo Center for New Media, 2nd floor auditorium

The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life recently released the Texas Civic Health Index, a study that compared Texas to other states in our nation in terms of political participation and civic involvement. The report found that Texas ranked at or near the bottom in nearly every indicator.

The New Politics Forum’s post-election debriefing will bring together journalists, researchers, and campaign professionals to discuss what the results mean for the future of civic engagement in Texas.

Speakers include:

– Steve Munisteri, Chairman, Republican Party of Texas

– Gilberto Hinojosa, Chairman, Texas Democratic Party

– Ross Ramsey, Executive Editor, The Texas Tribune

– Christina Sanders, State Director, Texas League of Young Voters

– Dr. Regina Lawrence, Director, Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life

– Christina Gomez, Digital Director, Battleground Texas

– Vincent Harris, recently featured as “The Man Who Invented the Republican Internet”

– Dr. Sharon Navarro, Associate Professor, UT-San Antonio

– Cari Christman, Executive Director, Red State Women

– Ed Espinoza, Executive Director, Texas Research Institute

– Dr. Sharon Jarvis, Associate Director, Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life

– Dr. Josh Scacco, Assistant Professor, Purdue University

Registration is required and includes a conference program, parking in the San Antonio Garage, hors d’eouvres, coffee, and beverages from 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm, as well as an invitation to our networking after-party.

$22 general public;  $12 students ($6 for UT students, see below)

STUDENT DISCOUNT:

All current UT-Austin undergraduate and graduate students are offered 50% off (bringing the cost to $6). Register via the student link and use the code “Election 14” (case-sensitive, no quotes) to receive your discount.