All welcome Thursday, February 19 at 7 p.m. in CLA 1.302D for a reading by Israeli novelist Assaf Gavron. Gavron will be reading from his 2014 novel, The Hilltop, which explores the lives of Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Hailed as “the great Israeli novel” by Time Out Tel Aviv, The Hilltop has won acclaim from both sides of the political spectrum.

Praise for The Hilltop:
“Brilliantly attuned to the madhouse complexities of the current settlement crisis. . . . The superbly orchestrated chaos that results makes this an indispensable novel of, as one character dubs it, the ‘Wild West Bank.’” (Wall Street Journal)
“Expansive, humorous . . . Gavron’s satiric touches can be coruscating . . .” (The New Yorker)
“[A] brilliant book . . .” (The New York Times Book Review)
“Assaf Gavron stakes his claim to be Israel’s Jonathan Franzen . . . Gavron writes realistic fiction with a comic edge that aims to take the temperature of his whole society, to tell us how Israelis live now . . . a cutting satire.” (Adam Kirsch Tablet)
The reading is free and open to the public, with no RSVP required.

Want FREE TICKETS to see the American Shakespeare Center’s performance of Dr. Faustus? Want to hear professor James Loehlin give an amazing talk about this important play? Details below!

American Shakespeare Center comes to UT this February …

Doctor Faustus

Texas Union Theater | Tuesday, February 10, 2015

6:00 PM Pre-performance seminar: ‘Hell Hath No Limits: the Tragedy of Doctor Faustus.’

7:00 PM Performance

The American Shakespeare Center will end their UT tour with a performance of Christopher Marlowe’s thrilling tragedy Doctor Faustus. Based on the classic German myth, the tale of Doctor Faustus chronicles one academic’s deal with the Devil to gain knowledge and power.

Marlowe weaves a shocking and contemporary tale of the struggle between good and evil, championing what is most daring in the human spirit. In his masterpiece that predates almost all of Shakespeare’s plays, Marlowe breathtakingly conjures Helen of Troy, the Seven Deadly Sins, angels, demons, and Lucifer himself, before dragging Faustus to Hell.

Tickets are available beginning Monday, February 2nd, 2015 at 9 a.m. in the University Honors Center (CRD 23).

Tickets are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

1. You must make your reservation in person in the University Honors Center (first come, first served).

2. You must arrive in CRD 23 for the pre-performance seminar no later than 5:15 pm with your student ID.

3. You must attend the educational seminar and performance in order to receive ticket.

4. Tickets will be distributed the evening of the performance.

The Advocating for Women in Technology (AWIT) student organization strives to inform, educate, and mentor students, especially women, in developing the technical skills necessary to succeed academically and professionally. They are hosting a special panel and networking reception that all students on campus are invited to.

ATX Women in Tech Panel

Friday, February 27th at 3:30pm

UT School of Information (1616 Guadalupe St.)

Panel from 3:30-4:30pm in iSchool room 1.208

Happy Hour Reception 4:30-5:30pm in Tocker Lounge (1st floor of iSchool)

All genders are encouraged to attend AWIT events. We’re all advocates!

RSVP on Eventbrite:  http://atxwomenintechpanel.eventbrite.com (Delicious catering provided by Foodheads and we need to know how much food to order)

Our panel consists of 5 women from different information-related positions in Austin who will be speaking about how acquiring tech skills has shaped their careers. After the panel, we invite you to a Happy Hour reception where you can follow up with the panelists. Recruiters from the Austin area will also be attending.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact the AWIT Co-Directors:  Grace Atkins (grace.atkins@utexas.edu) & Pearl Ko (pearlyko@utexas.edu)

UTeach Urban Teachers is an exciting new way to enter the profession as a secondary English Language Arts or Social Studies teacher. We want smart, dedicated, and enthusiastic applicants to think critically about schools with our outstanding faculty in the College of Education.

Current UT juniors in approved majors can apply now to start this summer with a paid internship as part of a faculty-led cohort of future teachers.  The paid summer internship is part of an exciting new partnership with Breakthrough Austin: students accepted to the cohort will take 6 credits over summer Sessions I-II, and get paid teaching experience with the guidance and support from College of Education faculty.

Students can earn their credential to teach at the middle school and high school levels while finishing their degree. To find out more, students are invited to attend a UTeach Urban Teachers info session next week, drop in for advice during café hours, visit us online, or send us an email. 

NEXT WEEK: Information Sessions

All events 4pm – 5pm in SAC 3.116, Balcony Room C

                        Monday 2/9: 4:00-5:00 (Student Activity Center, 3.116—Balcony Room C)

                        Tuesday 2/10: 4:00-5:00 (Student Activity Center, 3.116—Balcony Room C)

                        Wednesday 2/11: 4:00-5:00 (Student Activity Center, 3.116—Balcony Room C)

LATER THIS MONTH: Drop-In Advising

Students can drop in for Café Hours the following week, where program Outreach Directors Jessica Rubin and Amber Warrington will be available 11 am – 1 pm.

            Friday 2/13: Caffé Medici, 2222B Guadalupe St.

            Friday 2/27: Caffé Medici, 2222B Guadalupe St.