Monthly Archives: February 2019

Facilitator Position Opportunity

In the spring of 2019, E3 Alliance and other regional partners will host a series of deliberative dialogues around Central Texas about education after high school. In this two-night dialogue series, held in five different locations across the region in late March and April, we will engage parents, students, educators, business leaders, policymakers and others in a structured conversation on this critical issue. Participants will learn about the strong connection between post-secondary credentials and economic mobility,
and identify actions that can be taken to overcome barriers and help students reach their goals. The output of these dialogues will:
• Help advance the college-going culture in our region
• Foster a sense of agency in acting on solutions for individual participants
• Impact the way E3 Alliance approaches its work with new insights for alignment

Engaged Scholar Initiative

The Engaged Scholar Initiative Undergraduate Fellowship is a two-year program for juniors seeking a unique research experience with graduate students in the humanities. Seniors are also eligible to apply and will be considered for one-year fellowships.

The application is due on Friday, March 29 by 5:00 pm. For more information and the application, please visit the ESI website: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/research/mellon-esi/.

Business Public Policy Certificate

Applications for the Business Public Policy Certificate are now open and will be accepted through March 10th.

The last information session will be held on Thursday, March 7th. This session will be from 3:00-4:00 pm in CBA 5.204. Want more information? Click here.

Ready to apply? Click here for the application. Feel free to email BPPCertificate@mccombs.utexas.edu for any questions.

General overview of the program:

– Provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to have an officially recognized concentration in the study of business and public policy.

-18 hour certificate program — Usually requires at least two long semesters to complete

-Open to all undergraduate students from any major at UT Austin

-Must be a degree-seeking student with upper-division standing

-Completed at least 24 hours in-residence prior to applying

-Admission to the program is based on a student’s overall academic record.

-Students have up to one year following graduation to complete the requirements and receive transcript certification.

Study Abroad Scholarship

Looking for a way to fund your study abroad experience? The Senate of College Councils is excited to be offering two $500 scholarships to UT students studying abroad for a Maymester or during the Summer of 2019. The scholarship is open now through Sunday, March 3rd at 11 PM. The application, along with more information, can be found at https://tinyurl.com/SCCStudyAbroad2019. If you have any questions please reach out to senateae@gmail.com

GO Entertainment kick off show Spring On Speedway

GO (Global Opportunities) Entertainment is a new multicultural entertainment student organization and non-profit. Their goal is to empower artists and fellow students at UT by giving them the opportunity to present their talents and grow their skills and experience. The first show, Spring On Speedway, will be in Gregory Plaza on March 14th from 5 pm to 8 pm. GO Entertainment plans to have various venues such as a photo booth, henna tattoo station, and live DJs. If interested in performing or tabling at the event, please fill out the google form. More updates and information will follow. If you have any questions, feel free to contact: GOEntATX@gmail.com.

Peers for Pride Applications 2019-2020

Peers is OPEN! It is never too late or early to think about what the future might hold!

“Peers for Pride (PfP)” is a peer facilitation program of the Gender & Sexuality Center. UT students (undergraduate and graduate) will take two (2) classes for academic credit in partnership with the Center for Women’s & Gender Studies. During the program, students build applied theatre, critical analysis, and facilitation skills as they build the workshop “What Do Thriving Queer Communities Look Like?” Students create message scenes and activating scenes in the workshop to share skills and build space for conversation and accountability across LGBTQIA+ communities and with supporters of LGBTQIA+ communities.

Note: No experience is required to apply for the program.

To apply: Please fill out this online application and someone will contact applicants in 1-3 business day.

Deadline for Application: Applications before the end of the spring semester are encouraged, but there is no firm deadline for PfP applications.

For further questions, comments, etc, please email gsc@austin.utexas.edu.

 

Accepting Applications for 2019 Co-op/Mitchell Undergraduate Awards

The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, through Student Success Initiatives, is now accepting applications for the 2019 University Co-op/George H. Mitchell Undergraduate Student Awards for Academic Excellence.

Each spring, UT Austin, with the generous support of the University Co-op, recognizes up to five undergraduate students for superior scholarly or creative achievement.

Two students receive awards of $2,500 each, two students receive awards of $5,000 each, and one student receives the top award of $12,000. In addition to the student award, the Provost’s Office provides a concurrent award of half the value of each student’s award to the academic department in which the scholarly work was supervised.

The application and all supporting materials must be received by March 27, 2019.

Nominees must be either a junior or senior currently enrolled at UT Austin or have received their undergraduate degree in December 2018. Students must demonstrate superior scholarly or creative achievement through a notable paper or thesis, research project, creative or artistic endeavor, or other product of the student’s academic work. Submitted work should be finished or close to finished (e.g. a complete draft of a thesis or research paper). Previous Mitchell Award recipients are eligible only if the submitted work is a completely different project.

Students will complete the application via Interfolio. The following materials are required:

  1. The student project (paper, thesis, publication, video, artwork, etc.) in a single digital file. If the project is a video, provide a YouTube or Vimeo link in a Word or PDF document briefly describing the project and referencing the link.
  2. A 1-2 page CV or resume highlighting activities and achievements during the student’s years of study at UT Austin.
  3. A 1 page statement in which the student places his/her project in the context of their educational experiences at UT Austin and their future occupational work or graduate school plans. (limit 1 page, 12 point font)
  4. A scanned copy of the student’s academic summary, which is available through the Registrar’s Office at no cost.
  5. A confidential letter of recommendation from a faculty member at UT Austin. The student should request the letter from the recommender via Interfolio as soon as possible during the application process. The letter should be on departmental letterhead and should describe in detail how the applicant has demonstrated superior scholarly or creative achievement through a notable paper or thesis, research project, creative or artistic endeavor, or other product of the student’s academic work. In case of a collaborative project, describe the student’s contribution and why it is substantial. The committee will pay particular attention to the recommender’s explanation of the significance of the applicant’s work in the context of the relevant field of study.

The application link and more information can be found atprovost.utexas.edu/awards/mitchell.

If you have any questions, contact Kathy Uitvlugt at 512-475-9675 orkathy.uitvlugt@austin.utexas.edu.

Calling Writers/ Artists for The Texas Orator

The Texas Orator (thetexasorator.com), nonpartisan political review, is seeking members on a rolling basis. They are considered scholarly literature and are indexed as such by the UT Libraries System. This paper is dedicated to thoughtful and provocative analysis on a range of issues from diverse voices and perspectives with the goal of publishing a book each year. They are very LOW-COMMITMENT and feature TECH and SATIRE columns.

First, they are seeking columnists. You can write on whatever you want from whatever perspective you want to satisfy their education, environment, foreign affairs, culture, campus, and other columns.
Second, copyeditors who can edit content and check for grammar. Y’all are vital!
Third, they are looking for artists such as cartoonists, comics artists, and photojournalists.

Writers can apply with this link: https://goo.gl/forms/ApqrF32cHNfsAv2I3. All other interested candidates please contact the Texas Orator facebook page.

Texas Undergraduate Law Review Announcement

The Texas Undergraduate Law Review is accepting submissions!

If you are interested in legal studies, consider sending any legal analysis or law-related article to the Texas Undergraduate Law Review (TULR). TULR is looking for articles between 1,250 and 3,000 words. You can email your article to texasulr@gmail.com. The submission deadline for the Spring issue is Friday, March 1st.

PfP Open Workshop – “What Does a Thriving Queer/LGBTQIA+ Community Look Like?”

Peers for Pride students are creating and co-facilitating theatre and performance-based workshops around the question “what do thriving queer communities look like?.”

Peers for Pride (PfP) is a peer facilitation program housed in UT’s Gender and Sexuality Center and supported by the Center for Women’s & Gender Studies. PfP undergraduate student facilitators create short activating scenes, perform them in workshops, and invite audience members to brainstorm and enact possible interventions into the conflicts faced by the scenes’ protagonists. The activating scenes are framed by a couple of message scenes that use poetry, theatre, and performance to affirm intersectional queer realities. The workshop is entitled “What Do Thriving Queer Communities Look Like?” and the workshops prepare audiences to talk about and practice embodiments of how thriving queer communities affirm people of color, bi and pan people, trans and gender nonconforming people, and people of more than one or all of these identities. The 60 minute-long workshops are co-facilitated by two (2) or three (3) student facilitators.

Workshop Dates

  • Date: Monday, April 1, 2019; Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM; Location: Parlin Hall (PAR 105)
  • Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2019; Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM; Location: Parlin Hall (PAR 204)
  • Date: Monday, April 15, 2019; Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM; Location: Parlin Hall (PAR 105)
  • Date: Monday, April 22, 2019; Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM; Location: Parlin Hall (PAR 105)

Registering / Requesting a PfP Workshop

  • If you are interested in attending an open workshop, please register using this online registration forum.
  • If you are interested in having PfP facilitate a workshop for your students, you can request a workshop with this form.