Daily Archives: October 5, 2019

Teach for America Application

Today in America, kids growing up in low-income communities have a 14% chance of graduating from college by the time they’re 25. Be among the most diverse, remarkable leaders of your generation working to change that statistic by putting your talents to work to disrupt educational inequity.

By joining Teach For America, you will become part of a 60,000 strong network of leaders shaping the political, economic, and social future of our country. Learn about inspiring ways alumni are leading across education, business, policy, law, medicine, and more. Also, check out stories from UT students who have decided to join Teach For America after graduation.

The class of 2020 is welcomed to apply for the 2020 Teach for America corps by Friday, October 18th, 2019. All majors accepted. Full salary and benefits. 60,000+ alumni network.

ISSS Scholarship Applications

The following ISSS Scholarship Applications are now available!

  • General ISSS Financial Aid Award
    • ISSS is able to provide up to a $3,500 spring 2019 semester and $2,500 in the summer semester cash award for students who demonstrate financial need.
    • Only international students who have completed at least 2 semesters at UT Austin by the time the award is disbursed are eligible to apply for this award.
  • Tuition Assistance for Mexican Students Award
    • The Tuition Assistance for Mexican Students (TAMS) award provides a waiver of the nonresident portion of a student’s tuition bill.
    • To be eligible for the TAMS award, you must be a citizen and resident of Mexico who demonstrates financial need.
  • The Iimura Peace Endowed Scholarship
    • The Iimura Peace Endowed Scholarship is a $1,500 spring award that recognizes an undergraduate international student with intent to promote peace in Asia. This award is intended for international undergraduate students from Asia with preference given to students who lived or attended school in East Asia or student who have lived or attended school in Asia.
    • Service Project is required if awarded the Iimura Peace Endowed Scholarship
  • Ethel Loving de Diaz Scholarship
    • The Ethel Loving de Diaz Scholarship is a $1,500 spring tuition award that recognizes an international student from Mexico who is working to help fund their education.
  • Society of Iranian-American Women for Education Scholarship
    • The Society of Iranian-American Women for Education (SIAWE) Scholarship is 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 as a cash award. Cash awards are subject to a 14% tax.
    • Thank you letters are required upon being selected for the Society of Iranian-American Women for Education (SIAWE) Scholarship. Awards will not be applied to recipients’ accounts until a thank you letter is received.

All the scholarship applications can be found on our website  with additional information under the appropriate scholarship name.

All applicants will be notified via email of the decisions by the first week of December 2019. Make sure to turn your applications in by the deadline November 1, 2019.

Gender and Sexuality Center events

Queer Trans Leadership Institute

Each Thursday, 10/17-11/21
7 PM
Multicultural Engagement Center SAC 1.102

Apply to be a mentor or mentee for the Queer Trans Leadership Institute (QTLI) under the Queer Trans People of Color Agency (QTPOCA)! If you are a mentee, you will attend the weekly workshops Thursdays at 7 pm from Oct. 17 – Nov. 21 in the MEC.Questions? Email qtpoca@gmail.com or DM us on Insta @qtpoca_ut

Deadline to apply to be a mentor or a mentee is Monday, Oct. 7th at 11:59 pm.

Mentor Application

Mentee Application

National Young Women’s Day of Action RSVP Now Open!

Wednesday, 10/30
11:30- 1PM

Kristen Meinzer is an award-winning host, producer, and former director of nonfiction programming for Slate’s sister company, Panoply.

She says “I’ve been told I don’t have a face for TV or a voice for radio. I’ve been told I talk like a baby, a whiner, and a character from the movie “Fargo.” More than one person has said to me, “that’s not how an Asian person talks,” or “you don’t sound like you look.” And at over half the conferences I’ve spoken at, I’ve been the only woman of color on stage.

My story isn’t particularly unique. 96% of film directors are men. 72% of lead characters in films are men. 63% of speaking characters in films are men. 84% of Pulitzer Prize recipients are men. 77.5% of Fortune 500 board seats are held by men. And two thirds of podcasts have at least one white male host. In other words, we live in a world where men are given platforms to speak, and where they’re taken seriously when they do.
But it’s these numbers that make me more determined to speak loudly and widely, and often at the risk of rocking the boat. It’s these numbers that fill me with anger, about who, historically, has been given the power to tell my story, and tell women’s stories more broadly. I believe my voice is my most transgressive tool. I believe our unique stories can change the world. And I believe we live in a time when there are more ways than ever that we can be heard.”

Facebook event

To get lunch, please RSVP here

Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

Tuesday, 10/8
10-5 PM
Perry-Castañeda Library
PCL Learning Lab 2, room 2.340

UT Libraries will be doing a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon this semester. This edit-a-thon will be focusing on Wikipedia pages of notable women and LGBTQ+ folks in STEM in honor of Ada Lovelace Day on October 8.

Relationship Violence Prevention Month

October is Relationship Violence Prevention Month. Join VAV and campus partners for a month of events to promote healthy relationships, prevent violence, and support survivors. Events include:

Rally for Healthy Relationships

Friday, 10/18
11 AM – 2 PM
West Mall
Facebook Link

Join VAV Student Org to play games, win a t-shirt and VAV swag (while supplies last), and explore what a healthy relationship means to you!

Breaking the Silence – Survivor Speak-Out

Wednesday, 10/30
6:30 – 9 PM
San Jacinto Amphitheater
Facebook Link

A gender-inclusive annual event that serves as a space for survivors to speak out about their experiences with relationship violence. Open mic for survivors and allies to share stories, an interactive art installation, free food and t-shirts, and a resource fair.

For the full list of events, visit cmhc.utexas.edu/vav/vav_calendar.html

October is UT Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month

October is Texas Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month and National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month. SSD works with campus partners to offer a variety of events throughout the month of October to educate and promote advocacy about disability and inclusion at UT.

See our full calendar of events with RSVP information on our website. Please help spread the word to your networks!

Trainings:

▪ disABILITY Advocate 101 for Student Employees: October 2nd from 5-6pm and October 15th from 3-4pm
▪ disABILITY Advocate Foundation Training: Tuesday October 8th from 1:30-3:30
▪ disABILITY Advocate Instructor Training: Wednesday October 9th from 9:30-11am
▪ Neurodiversity Training: Wednesday October 16th from 1:30-3pm

▪ disABILITY Advocate 101 for Student Employees: October 2nd from 5-6pm and October 15th from 3-4pm
▪ disABILITY Advocate Foundation Training: Tuesday October 8th from 1:30-3:30
▪ disABILITY Advocate Instructor Training: Wednesday October 9th from 9:30-11am
▪ Neurodiversity Training: Wednesday October 16th from 1:30-3pm

Interactive Events:

▪ Disability Fest, sponsored by the disABILITY Advocacy Student Coalition: October 17th 6pm-9:30
▪ Disability as Diversity Panel Discussion October 24th 12:30-1:30
▪ Adapted Sports Night, October 24th 6:30-9pm

▪ Disability Fest, sponsored by the disABILITY Advocacy Student Coalition: October 17th 6pm-9:30
▪ Disability as Diversity Panel Discussion October 24th 12:30-1:30
▪ Adapted Sports Night, October 24th 6:30-9pm

Please join us in attending and spreading the word about these events that will be taking place throughout the month of October! All events and fliers are posted on our website: https://diversity.utexas.edu/disability/2019/09/daim19/ . Thanks for your support of Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month!

Out on the Brazos hosted by Waco Pride Network

Saturday, 10/12
11-5 PM
Brazos Park East
3516 N M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Waco, TX 76702

Our Pride event, Out on the Brazos, will be held on October 12th this year at Brazos Park East in Waco. Baylor University has been struggling and fighting to work towards gender, sexuality and LGBTQA equality in the past year, but unsuccessfully due to their religious connection. I know it’s a travel, but we are allowing student groups to have free tables at our event and if anyone from UT would be willing to take part, we would love the support.

The past two years, we’ve have members of the LGBTQA Community come to our event from Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin as well as from various universities and organizations throughout the state. We are a family event full of entertainment and all ages spending the day at the park to celebrate each other and the community we have and strive for more progress.

Feel free to visit our website (www.wacopride.org) to find out more about our events and organization. We also have quite a presence on Facebook, if you want to check us out there.

We look forward to talking to you more and hope to have some visits from the Texas LGBTQA Community.

Research Study on Transgender/ Gender Non-Conforming Individuals’ Family Experiences

Billy Table, a fourth year doctoral student in Communication Studies, is looking for participants for their dissertation study. The study is survey-based, and is investigating family experiences, stress, and resilience of transgender/gender non-conforming individuals. If you are over 18, are trans/GNC, are out to at least one member of your family and communicate with that member at least once a month, you are eligible for the study. The survey takes about 20 minutes, and there is an optional Visa gift card drawing you may enter at the end (odds of winning = 1 out of 50).

For more information/to take the survey, click here

This research is IRB approved #2018-11-0059.

Yale Law School in Austin

We would like to invite your members to speak with Associate Dean Miriam Ingber in a one-on-one setting about Yale Law School, our unique admissions process, and our supportive community. Dean Ingber will be in Austin on Wednesday, October 2. If you could circulate this email widely to your members interested in law school, that would be greatly appreciated. Anyone interested in speaking with Dean Ingber can visit our registration page to choose a time that works for them. Please note: Yale Law School does not have an evaluative interview component to its admissions process. These meetings are strictly informational and an opportunity to ask your individual questions.

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and to facilitate that process, the Law School generously grants need-based fee waivers without requiring parental information. Neither the request for, nor the granting of, a fee waiver has any bearing on admissions decisions. To submit a request for a fee waiver, please click here.

Look for Participants

A Senior at Bowling Green State
University is looking for participants for their Honors thesis research study. The study is about the relationship between victimization experiences and emotional
well-being among LGBTQI+ individuals.
If you are between 18 and 24 years old, attend a university in the United States, and have at least one or more than one LGBTQ+ identities (e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, gender non-conforming, pansexual…) you are eligible to participate.

Your participation in this study simply means accessing the provided survey link
and completing the survey. The survey only takes 10-15 minutes. Completing this
survey gives you a chance to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card from a raffle. 10
winners will be randomly selected. You can also introduce this study to anyone
who, you believe, is eligible for participation and may be interested to participate.
Your responses are confidential—no names will be associated with your survey
responses.

If you have any questions or concerns or cannot access the link for any reasons,
please contact Mason Trinh at dtrinh@bgsu.edu
Survey link: https://bgsu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5ihuFpWj6MDLKFT

GSCelebrate!

The GSC loves to celebrate the accomplishments of our amazing students and staff! If there is anyone that you would like to nominate to be featured in our bulletin, please email the GSC@austin.utexas.edu

Recurring Events at the GSC

Finding Our Voice: A Women of Color Discussion Group
Mondays, 12:30-2 PM
@SAC 2.112 G

Queer, Trans & Feminist Grad Student Working Group
Mondays, 6:30-8:30 PM
@SAC 2.112 G
((every 3rd Monday, QTPOC exclusive space)

Free HIV Testing with the Q
Tuesdays, 11 AM-2 PM
@SAC 2.112 C

Queer Voices Discussion Group
Wednesdays, 12:30-2 PM
@SAC 2.112G

Office Hours with CMHC’s Joey Hannah
Wednesdays, 2-4 PM
@SAC 2.112 D

Trans Thursday Social Group
Thursdays, 11:30-1 PM
@SAC 2.112 G

Feminist Friday!
Fridays, 1-2 PM

@SAC 2.112 main space

Community Service Opportunity – Mexic-Arte Museum

Mexic-Arte Museum is looking for volunteers from student organizations and the Austin community for our 36th annual Viva La Vida Festival and Parade on October 26, 2019!

The signup link can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/yx9mcg7n

The festival is a huge undertaking for Mexic-Arte and will allow volunteers a chance to network and get a hands-on experience with large-event related tasks and activities. All hours are eligible for volunteer service hours. Additionally, volunteers who donate four or more hours of their time are eligible for a Mexic-Arte Membership, which is good for a whole year and comes with all benefits of an Individual Membership. More information about our memberships can be found on our website, Mexic-ArteMuseum.org. Any help is greatly appreciated, even if it is for a short period of time!

The Festival will be held from 12pm-6pm, while the parade will run from 12pm-1pm with set-up happening from 9am-12pm. We will need volunteers from 6am-10pm, depending on volunteer position and shift time preferences.

We are looking for the following:

·  EDUCATION VOLUNTEERS will help teach both children and adults an array of art activities during the festival; these activities will run from 11am-8pm.

·  PARADE PROCESSION VOLUNTEERS will help with setting up and carrying forth the parade. The procession will march down historic 6th Street and end at 4th Street and Congress Avenue, marking the transition from the afternoon to the exciting evening portion of the street festival. The set-up time for the parade will be from 9am-12pm, with the parade running from 12pm-1pm. Parade volunteers will meet at the parade staging area at 9:00am.

·  INFORMATION VOLUNTEERS will help with the information booth during the festival hours from 12pm-8pm.

·  GENERAL FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS will help with the general festival duties including setting up and loading down equipment and props, hanging up decorations, and any other help needed throughout the day. This is the area that requires the most early morning and late night assistance. Volunteers will be needed all throughout the day, from 6am-12am midnight.

 

Capital of Texas Undergraduate Research Conference: Registration Extended

The Capital of Texas Undergraduate Research Conference (CTURC) is a student-organized and run event hosted at The University of Texas at Austin on Saturday, November 16th. CTURC is open to any undergraduate student, from all majors and universities in Texas, who wants to present a poster presentation, google slides presentation or creative works presentation (Analysis, Artifact, and Reflection). Visit our website at www.cturc.org and register before October 11th.