Please join LAH and the University Writing Center for the first of four interactive writing workshops on Wednesday, October 17th. Faculty and staff from LAH and UWC will work with students to identify counterarguments and address them in their academic writing. All LAH students are invited to participate. Attending these writing workshops will help students prepare for final essays, research papers, and improve their writing more generally.  See the attached flier for more information.

Please RSVP HERE by Monday, October 15th.

 All UT students, of any major, are invited to these events (details & RSVP at:  http://goo.gl/AfwL6D):

Oct. 11, 2018 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm – Top 5 Things You Can Do For Your Law School Application – Register here
Oct. 17, 2018 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm – Harvard Law School Info Session – Register here
Oct. 17, 2018 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm – Harvard Law School Info Session – Register here
Oct. 18, 2018 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm – Law Fair Success Strategies – Register here
Oct. 22, 2018 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm – The Insider’s Guide to Law School Admissions (Texas, UC Berkeley, USC, Northwestern and NYU) – RSVP here
Oct. 23, 2018 from 10:00am to 2:00pm – UT Law Fair in the TX Union Ballroom – no RSVP needed
Oct. 30, 2018 from 5:00pm to 6:00pm – Univ. of Chicago Law Admissions webinar – Register here

Nov. 5, 2018 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm – Financing Your Law School Education
Nov. 6, 2018 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm – From JD to Practice (Intellectual Property, Immigration and Litigation)
Nov. 7, 2018 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm – Mock Admissions File Review (American Univ. )
Nov. 8, 2018 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm – Personal Statement Workshop (Cornell, George Washington, UCLA)

Appointments with our pre-law advisor are available for UT students of all majors. To stay updated on all things pre-law, including workshops and internship opportunities, subscribe to our pre-law listserv. The listserv is available to UT students of all majors. Please call 512-471-7900 to schedule a prelaw advising appointment. COLA students may schedule their prelaw advising appointment online.

All applications are due by November 1^st, are open to both graduate and undergraduate international students, and are available for completion online below:

• Tuition Assistance for Mexican Students (TAMS) – provides a waiver of the nonresident portion of an international student from Mexico’s tuition bill. Eligibility requirements state that you must be a citizen and resident of Mexico who demonstrates financial need. Awards are limited, so the process is competitive and receiving the TAMS is not guaranteed.
• General ISSS Financial Aid – This $3,500/long semester ($2,500 for summer) cash award available to international students with financial need who have completed at least 2 semester at UT.
• Ethel Loving de Diaz Scholarship – Incoming and current Mexican international students who demonstrate financial need and are working to fund their degree are eligible to apply for this $1,500 spring tuition award.
• The Society of Iranian-American Women for Education (SIAWE) Scholarship – a $1,000 spring award that recognizes a student of Iranian descent who demonstrates financial need and academic excellence. The award can either be applied towards the spring tuition bill or be paid out in cash.

If you or your students have any questions, feel free to reach out to me at intlfinaid@austin.utexas.edu.

If interested in spending part of your summer getting hands-on field experience in archaeology, the Department of Anthropology will be offering two amazing opportunities in Summer 2019. The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project focuses on Maya archaeology near the Belizean borders of Guatemala and Mexico while the the Bagunte Project analyzes material from the Late Bronze Age to the Roman colonization of a coastal site in northern Portugal. Interested students are strongly encouraged to attend one of the following info sessions:

Belize Info Sessions

Wednesday, Oct. 17, 4-5pm, SAC 4.174

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 4-5pm, SAC. 4.174

Portugal Info Sessions

Wednesday, Oct. 10, 5-6pm, SAC 4.174

Monday Oct. 15, 6-7 pm, SAC 4.174

Wednesday Nov. 7, 6-7 pm, SAC 4.174

Monday Nov. 12, 5-6 pm, SAC 5.118

You can find more info about the Belize and Portugal summer archaeology programs online but these sites are still pending some updates for the coming year (program dates, application links, etc). If unable to attend the info sessions, students can contact me with questions or reach out directly to Dr. Fred Valdez (Belize) or Dr. Mariah Wade (Portugal).

On Monday, October 15th at 7 p.m., the Joynes Reading Room will host a reading and Q&A with visiting novelist Leni Zumas. Based in Portland, Zumas is the author of Red Clocks, which was a New York Times Editor’s Choice, a Time Magazine Best Book of 2018, and an Amazon Book of the Month, among other accolades. “This provocative exploration of female longing, frustration and determination couldn’t be more timely, yet there’s nothing fleeting about it,” wrote critic Ron Charles in the Washington Post. The Joynes Reading Room has purchased several copies of Red Clocks, as well as some of her previous books, which will be given away on a first-come basis to students who inquire in person at the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007). Call 512-471-5787 or write to matt.valentine@austin.utexas.edu for more information.