The Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies is now offering a number of travel scholarships to Liberal Arts majors for study abroad in Latin America, both for summer 2018 and for academic year 2018-2019.  For summer 2018, we are offering four $2,500 travel scholarships.  Students must attend degree-granting institutions in Latin America this coming summer and return with at least six hours of college credit.  For academic year 2018-2019, we will award six $5,000 travel scholarships for semester-long study abroad in Latin America.  Awardees must attend degree-granting institutions in Latin America and return with at least 12 hours of college credit.

Applications and letters of recommendation are due on February 23, 2018, without exception.  Please follow the link to the scholarship portal:

http://bit.ly/WNaeWm

The Department of Philosophy and The BB&T Chair for the Study of Objectivism are excited to announce our annual Free Speech Essay Contest open exclusively to UT undgrads. Deadline for submission is Friday, February 23, 2018. All UT undergraduate students are eligible to participate.

Prizes range from $700-$1500.

The topics this year concern:

1. Freedom of the Press
2. General Condition of Freedom of Speech

For the specific questions and more details, please visit our website –
www.freespeechessay.com

Queer Camaraderie: LGBTQ Studies Symposium

Thursday and Friday, 1/25/18 – 1/26/18
CLA 1.302 B

Facebook Event

To celebrate the launch of LGBTQ Studies at UT, the program will host a symposium. The symposium’s theme is “Queer Camaraderie” and will feature presentations and performances by Rod Ferguson & Lyndon Gill; Ernesto Martínez & Julie Minich; Josh Guzman & Chad Bennett; Xandra Ibarra (La Chica Boom) & Laura Gutiérrez; and Kim TallBear and Ann Cvetkovich. Please check the symposium website for updates: click here.

LGBTQ Studies Recommended Courses for Spring 2018 are now available online: click here.

Schedule an Interview for T-Time: A Supportive Space for Trans Students

Fridays
1 PM – 2:30 PM

All groups are free and confidential. This group is for anyone who self-identifies as transgender &/or gender non-binary and is seeking a space for self-exploration and support. Topics may include gender identity- including binary and non-binary experiences, transition/post-transition/not-transitioning, impact of transphobia, intersecting identities, self, relationships, family, bodies, sexuality, sex, community, academics, mental health, and general wellness.

All prospective group participants are asked to attend a meeting with the facilitator to provide you with more information and determine if this group would be a good fit for you. To sign up for a one on one pre-group meeting with the facilitator, call CMHC at (512) 471-3515. If you have any questions about the group or your fit for the group, please contact Sebastian Colón Otero at 512-232-4679.

Get S’More Out of Your Mental Health

Wednesday, 1/31
12 PM – 1:30 PM
SAC 2.112

Facebook Event

Join us for a kick-off event for Queer Voices this spring! Queer Voices is a discussion group from CMHC that meets weekly as a space for queer people to talk about issues that impact our lives, get support, and build community. A major purpose of these meetings is to promote positive mental health in today’s world while juggling the demands of being a student. Come make some delicious s’mores (we are providing the ingredients, including vegan marshmallows) and join us to talk about mental health, self-care tips, and managing stress.

Longhorn Pride: an LGBTQA+ Visit Day

Friday, 2/23
8:30 AM – 2 PM
Register: click here

On Feb. 23, UT Austin is hosting Longhorn Pride: an LGBTQA+ Visit Day for prospective undergraduate students considering UT Austin as their college choice. Please help spread the word! Students must register online.

Call for Proposals for the inaugural “Leading and Learning: A Student Educator Forum”!

Deadline to Submit Proposals: Friday, 2/23 at 11:59 PM
Submit here

Sanger Learning Center and BeVocal: The Bystander Intervention Initiative of The University of Texas at Austin seek proposals for faculty, staff, and/or student-led workshops and panels for the inaugural Student Educator Forum on Saturday, April 21, 2018. Examples of student educators include Learning Assistants, Tutors, Mentors, Peer Educators, etc. The Student Educator Forum is an opportunity to showcase your professional experience, share your legacy as a student educator, network with other student educators, and help make UT Austin a better place for future generations of students by working to create a culture of care.

Students, faculty, and staff with marginalized and underrepresented identities in gender expression and identity, ethnicity, race, size, national origin, immigration status, sexual orientation, affectional orientation, age, physical and mental abilities, religious beliefs, spiritual identities, and socioeconomic status are encouraged to submit proposals.

The University Writing Center will be offering two free workshops on writing effective forum proposals. The dates and times are below. Both workshops will be held in the PCL Learning Lab 2.
* Monday, 1/26, 4-5PM
* Friday, 2/2, 12-1PM

For more information about the forum and to submit a proposal click here. Presenters will be notified of their acceptance on March 9, 2018.

If you need further mentorship on writing your proposal or have questions about the conference contact mtrattner@austin.utexas.edu or paige.schilt@austin.utexas.edu.

I need a few LAHers to volunteer to serve as LAH Student Ambassadors to meet and greet prospective students and their families at the LAH Information Sessions this spring semester. Your responsibilities would be to speak with our guests about your experiences in LAH, UT, dorm life, etc..  basically everything about being a student at UT and in LAH. The sessions begin Monday, January 29  from 10:00-12:00 (first hour is with students and parents, second hour just with parents)  in the LAH  Commons Room and run every Monday and Friday until April 30th (no sessions during Spring Break).   If you can make it for both Mondays and Fridays great! If not, that’s ok as long as I have other student representatives.  You can also sign for the first hour 10:00-10:00  or 11:00-12:00 or stay for both.  Please email me: samorous@austin.utexas.edu if you are interested. Thanks!

Please join the Liberal Arts Refugee Alliance during their first meeting of the semester on Thursday, February 1st at 7pm. If interested, please check out the Facebook link.

People who have used their One Time Exception (OTE) drop and are attending college for the first time at UT (excluding dual credit) are invited to participate in a paid focus group.

For participating in a one-hour focus group, you’ll get $10 cash and yummy baked goods.

To participate, complete the brief interest form here: bit.ly/OTEFocusGroup

Max Boot: The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in VietnamSenior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Wednesday, Jan 24, 2018 | 12:15-1:30 PM | Texas Eastwoods Room

Max Boot is a military historian and foreign-policy analyst who has been called one of the “world’s leading authorities on armed conflict” by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Please join us on Wednesday, January 24th for a talk with Boot on his new book The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam. This event, which will be held in the Texas Union Eastwoods Room at 12:15pm, is free and open to the public but seating is limited.

Ionut Popescu: Emergent Strategy and Grand Strategy: How American Presidents Succeed in Foreign Policy

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Texas State University

Tuesday, Jan 30, 2018 | 12:30-2:00 PM | CLA 1.302B

Please join us on Tuesday, January 30th for a talk with Ionut Popescu on his new book Emergent Strategy and Grand Strategy: How American Presidents Succeed in Foreign Policy. Popescu is a former Clements Center Postdoctoral Fellow and currently is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Texas State University. This event, which will be held at the College of Liberal Arts Glickman Center (CLA 1.302B) at 12:30pm, is free and open to the public.

Chris Miller: Putinomics: Power and Money in Resurgent Russia

Assistant Professor of International History, Tufts University

Thursday, Feb 01, 2018 | 5:00-6:30 PM | Jamail Room (MAI 212)

Please join us on Thursday, February 1st for a talk with Chris Miller on his new book Putinomics: Power and Money in Resurgent Russia. Dr. Chris Miller is Assistant Professor of International History at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. He has previously served as the Associate Director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy at Yale, a lecturer at the New Economic School in Moscow, a visiting researcher at the Carnegie Moscow Center, a research associate at the Brookings Institution, and as a fellow at the German Marshall Fund’s Transatlantic Academy. This event, from 5:00-6:30pm in the Main Building’s Jamail Room (MAI 212), is free and open to the public.

Michael J. Green: The North Korea Crisis and American Grand Strategy in Asia

Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS

Thursday, Feb 08, 2018 | 12:30-2:00 PM | Jamail Room (MAI 212)

Please join us on Thursday, February 8^th for a talk with Michael Green on the topic of “The North Korea Crisis and American Grand Strategy in Asia”. Dr. Green is Senior Vice President for Asia at CSIS and a professor of foreign policy at Georgetown University. He has served on the staff of the National Security Council and was a special assistant to the president for national security affairs and senior director for Asia. This event, from 12:30-2:00pm in the Main Building’s Jamail Room (MAI 212), is free and open to the public.

Professional Development Workshop: How to Get an Internship

Monday, Feb 12, 2018 | 4:30-6:00 PM | CLA 1.302B

On Monday, February 14th at 4:30pm in CLA 1.302B, the Clements Center will host a professional development workshop on ‘How to Get an Internship.’ We will convene a panel of experienced professionals to provide tips and strategies to students for applying to summer internships in the fields of national security, international relations, and foreign policy. Fellow UT students will also talk about their experiences with the application process, internship programs, and financial resources.

Calling all creative writers! LAH is teaming up with Echo Literary Magazine to offer the first LAH Creative Writing Prize.

Starting on January 1st, Echo will be accepting prose submissions that are no longer than 10 pages double spaced (and not already published in another journal). Submitters must be current undergraduates in LAH. The winner(s) will receive a scholarship of up to $2500 and have their work published in the spring edition of Echo!

Send in your submissions to echolitmag@gmail.com by February 1st!