Monthly Archives: January 2016

Research Project Opportunities

These professors are looking for undergraduate research assistants!

 

Dr. Paul D. Miller, Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

Dr. Miller is writing a book about the international reconstruction and stabilization project in Afghanistan from 2001 – 2016, and welcomes research assistance from interested students.

Misreading Afghanistan: Evaluating the International Project, 2001 – 2016

Dr. Erin Rodriguez and Ph.D. student Lauren Smith, Dept. of Educational Psychology, College of Education

Students majoring in psychology, social work, or related field who are also fluent in Spanish are needed as research assistants for a community-based participatory research study. Please see position announcement below for application details and contact info.

Pediatric Coping & Language Lab

Undergraduate Research Assistant Position for Community-based study

Brief overview of the research study: This community-based participatory research study seeks to collaborate with both members of the Latino community in Austin as well as those who serve the Latino community, to gain a better sense of stressors currently impacting Latino teens. This research will then inform later intervention utilizing community member feedback and partnership.

Primary role/responsibilities:

  • Transcribing qualitative interviews (both English and Spanish interviews).
  • Potentially conducting qualitative interviews with community members within the surrounding Latino community.
  • Assisting with outreach in the Latino community.
  • One year minimum commitment and can work a minimum of 8 hours a week, with occasional weekend availability.

Required qualifications:

  • Must have interest in gaining experience in psychology/community-based research.
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA and sophomore standing.
  • Familiarity with Excel.
  • Must be highly motivated and a self-starter.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Proficiency in spoken and written Spanish
  • Experience working with Latino teens/families
  • Familiarity with qualitative research
  • Major in psychology, social work, or related field

If interested, please submit cover letter with relevant experiences and how this project relates to your interest/future goals. Also feel free to contact if you have any questions.**Course credit available**

Contact Lauren Smith: laurentsmith@utexas.edu

Digital Storytelling Seminar of CoLA Students

APPLY HERE

The College of Liberal Arts Digital Storytelling Seminar Application

Liberal Arts is offering a free 12-week seminar focused on five video projects written, directed, produced, and edited by Liberal Arts undergraduates. Participants will relive and retell some of their most memorable, compelling, tragic, and ecstatic college moments, while receiving hands-on experience in

·       Screenwriting and Storytelling

·       Cinematography

·       Editing

·       Graphic Effects

·       Careers in Digital Video Production

This is an introductory digital storytelling, film, and media production workshop with group productions of short films using high-definition video.

Participants will be provided with access to equipment, training, software, and direct support from working professionals in video production. Guest lecturers from the Austin film industry will instruct each seminar. These workshops will guide participants through the creation of their own digital story.

 

Students must commit to attending workshops that will be held on campus

February 15 – May 31, 2016

Mondays from 5 – 7:30 PM

Productions have potential to continue into summer 2016

APPLY HERE

The deadline to apply is Friday, February 5, by 5pm. Seats are limited!

To apply please visit colaclips.com and fill out the application.

REQUIREMENTS

This seminar is restricted to Liberal Arts undergraduates.

The seminar is collaborative, and will result in the production of up to five short films that will be showcased online and at campus events in the fall of 2016. Participants will co-own the work with the University and be able to use it in the future for their own portfolios and creative purposes.  The University reserves the right to also use the material created for educational and promotional purposes.

Limited to no more than 20 students.

QUESTIONS?

Mystie Pineda, Radio TV Film Specialist IV| College of Liberal Arts |  The University of Texas at Austin  mystiepineda@austin.utexas.edu 512-471-3720

Headliners Scholarship

The College of Liberal Arts is now recruiting applicants for the Headliners Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship 2016 – 2017.  This is $6,000 award for students who excel in writing and who are demonstrating potential in and commitment to journalism.

To access the application please go to the Foundation’s website:

http://headlinersfoundation.org/application-criteria-and-process

The application is submitted online, and applications will be accepted between now, January 11th, 2016, and Monday, March 4th, 2016.  I am happy to respond to any questions students may have about their applications.

College of Liberal Arts students, first invited to apply in 2005, have enjoyed great success (see below).

All best wishes,

Larry Carver

Director

Liberal Arts Honors Program

carver@austin.utexas.edu

512 471-3458

Headliners Foundation Scholarship Winners

2005 – Delaney Hall, Rebekah Perry, and Rachel Pearson

2006 – Kim Garza, Ryan Guerrero, Daniel Carter, J.J. Hermes, and Tobias Salinger.

2007 – Ingrid Norton, Monica Riese, Jesse Cordes Selbin, and Margaret Sharp

2008 – Andrew Kreighbaum, Jonathan Tjarks, Brad Gray, Monica Riese, and Leah Finnegan.

2009 – Andrew Kreighbaum and Lauren Winchester

2010 – Andrew Kreighbaum, Elana Estrin, and Molly Wahlberg

2011 – Audrey White, Nadia Macias, and Susannah Jacob

2012 – Audrey White and Susannah Jacob

2013 – Edgar Walters and Laura Wright

2014 – Edgar Walters

2015 – Jordan Shenhar

Study Abroad Student Assistant Job

Customized Programs Student Assistant – International Office Study Abroad

Position Description

Provide administrative support for the Customized Programs Team.

Hours: 10-12 hours per week.

Hourly Rate: $8.25.

Starting: As soon as possible.

Required: Individual must be Federal Work Study Eligible and available to work 10-12 hours per week over the spring and potentially this summer and next year.

Department: The Customized Programs Team builds and coordinates faculty-led programs, administering approximately 25-30 faculty-led programs each year, including four-week Maymesters, six- to nine-week summer programs, and UT Semester Plus programs.

 Overview of Duties:

Work with Customized Programs Team Coordinators related to the following functions:

·        Student recruitment, advising, and retention.

·        Pre-departure preparations and forms.

·        Faculty director logistical preparations.

·        Other tasks as assigned by program coordinators.

Benefits:

·        Support international programming in a dynamic professional environment.

·        Gain valuable experience in general administration.

Requirements:

·        Must be a current UT student in good academic standing.

·        Must be Federal Work Study eligible.

·        Must be able to work at least 10-12 hours per week.

·        Must be able to lift at least 25 lbs.

·        Self-motivated and able to work independently.

·        Detail-oriented and highly organized.

·        Awareness of cultural differences; ability to communicate respectfully and effectively with international students and staff, as well as various levels of faculty, staff, and students.

Preferred:

·        Experience studying abroad.

·        Previous administrative support experience.

Interested individuals should send a cover letter and resume to Rebekah Junkermeier at rebekahj@austin.utexas.edu. Please include “Customized Programs SAP” in the email subject line.

ARC 342D Frank Lloyd Wright: Open to all upper-division undergrads (no pre-reqs)

Frank Lloyd Wright: Design/Theory/Process

Professor Anthony Alofsin

TTH 3:30-5:00PM GOL 3.120

ARC 342D: 00766

There are many ways to look at the history of architecture. This lecture course is intended to use the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, America’s most famous architect, to explore his designs, methods, and the theories supporting them. While the course includes a broad over of Frank Lloyd Wright’s work, it focuses on analysis of his designs and ideas. Students will obtain a familiarity with Wright’s work, an introduction to concepts of organic design, and a synthetic definition of architectural modernism. The themes of the course will be explored through a series of analytical exercises. Examples of organic architecture by other architects may also be considered as variations on interpretations of organic design. Requirements, assignments, and lecture schedule may change as a function of class size and the availability of graders or Teaching Assistants.

The course intends to present a monographic, analytical approach to the work of a major cultural figure and the phenomenon of modernism; to develop the student’s ability to pursue primary research; to develop a method of investigation that has general applicability; and to familiarize the student with principles of the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.

No prerequisites for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled throughout the University.