Daily Archives: March 2, 2020

Join The Guides of Texas

The Guides of Texas are campus tour guides. We are representatives of the university to prospective students and their families, and our goals as such are:

  • To encourage incredible students from around the world to enroll in and graduate from UT Austin
  • To further the University’s pursuit of a more diverse and accessible campus
  • To provide prospective students with honest information regarding student life at UT Austin
  • To share our own personal stories that have shaped our experience on the Forty Acres

We are currently hiring PAID tour guides who are planning on staying in Austin over the summer. We are seeking individuals who come from all areas of campus with different backgrounds, majors, passions, and stories who want to give back to this university.

The application is currently live and can be found here. Application deadline is Friday, March 6th at 11:59pm. Prospective applicants can join our facebook group for more information regarding the recruitment timeline and the application process.

We’d love to have y’all come out to one of our information sessions, where you can learn more about what it’s like to be a part of The Guides of Texas and get any of your questions answered. Information sessions will be held on March 3, 4, and 5 at 7:30PM in the Welcome Center. 

Should you have any questions in the meantime, please feel free to send an email to Nick Martinez at nickmartinez@utexas.edu, Skylar Guignon at sguignon@utexas.edu, or to The Guides of Texas Recruitment Committee at GuidesofTexas@austin.utexas.edu. We look forward to reviewing your applications to be the next Guides for The University of Texas.

Historian Sam Lebovic lecture on Press Freedom

“The Marketplace of Ideas: A Brief (and Unhappy) History of the Press Clause” – A Public Lecture by Historian Sam Lebovic, George Mason University

When: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, 2020, Where: Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007)

Sam Lebovic is a Professor of History at George Mason University and author of the book _Free Speech and Unfree News: The Paradox of Press Freedom in America_. In his visit to the Joynes Reading Room, Professor Lebovic will present a public lecture entitled “The Marketplace of Ideas: A Brief (and Unhappy) History of the Press Clause.”

This event is sponsored by the Plan II Honors Program and the BB&T Chair in the Study of Objectivism in the UT Department of Philosophy, and is presented as part of the 2020 First Amendment Scholars Program. This event is free and open to the public. The Joynes Reading Room is located in the Carothers building at 2501 Whitis Ave. on the UT Austin campus. For more information, call 512-471-5787.

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/133547104650856/?notif_t=event_calendar_create&notif_id=1582831134628549

Call for Applications: Clements Center Undergraduate Fellows Program

The solutions to tomorrow’s top international security challenges reside in the minds of today’s students. The Clements Center’s Undergraduate Fellows Program provides UT’s aspiring policymakers and scholars with opportunities for learning, professional development, and research in the fields of defense and foreign policy. Fellows will receive mentorship from the Center’s affiliated scholars and experts, meet with distinguished guests and visiting practitioners, convene in monthly discussion groups on relevant topics and current events, visit historic sites related to diplomatic and military history, and exchange ideas on their course projects. Applications are due April 14th by 11pm Central Time: to apply submit a one-page resume, cover letter, and contact details for two UT references. Interested applicants are encouraged to attend our Info Session on March 5th at 5pm in FAC 328. Email Program Manager Alex Foggett (alex.foggett@austin.utexas.edu) with any questions.

Apply as an LAH 102H Writing Fellow for Fall 2020

Please put in writing: “What you think a good Writing Fellow does and what a student needs from a good tutor.” Please submit your application in by Wednesday, March 11 as an attachment in an email to this address: Writing.khb994i41l6k5ipw@u.box.com Any text in the email will not come through.

Writing Fellow are expected to attend LAH 102H every Monday from 4 – 4:50pm and attend the Writing Fellow meeting immediately after class until 5:15 pm.

Writing Fellows will be invited to participate in a week long LAH Summer Writing Institute held at Canyon of the Eagles Resort in Burnet, TX from 5/31 – 6/6.  The cost of the institute will be fully covered.  Please note on your application whether or not you would be available to attend the institute.

Questions? Please email Stacey or Linda.

PS – Previous Writing Fellows should just email Linda by March 11 to let us know that you would like to return.

Call for Applications: 2020-21 Brumley Next Generation Fellowship Programs

The Strauss Center is very pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2020-2021 Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellows and Undergraduate Scholars programs. These unique opportunities provide research training and mentorships to exceptional undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin. The program is made possible by the generous support of Jon and Rebecca Brumley.

For Undergraduates: The Brumley Next Generation Scholars Program
The Strauss Center launched the Next Generation Scholars program in 2010 with the goal of providing new research and mentorship opportunities for promising UT undergraduate students interested in careers in international security and law. This program now also includes a focus on civic engagement, expanding the reach of the program by engaging more students on a wider range of local, national, and international policy issues. Involving undergraduates in international affairs and civic engagement early in their career is an important part of the Strauss Center’s mission to prepare the next generation of leaders to help develop solutions to the most pressing public policy challenges.

This one-year program includes two key components: First, students will take a 3-credit research training and professional development course, taught in the fall of 2020. This course is designed to introduce students to policy work, including basic skills in policy research, analysis, and writing. Students will be trained on designing research strategies and proposals, conducting policy analysis, writing resumes and statements of purpose, crafting op-eds and blog posts, and planning for the steps in their career development. 

Second, in the spring semester, the Next Generation Scholars will work on a collaborative policy research project and report. Students should expect to maintain regular contact and meet biweekly for short meetings to assess progress on research and writing. The exact schedule for the spring will be determined at a later date to work around students’ course schedules. Students will also be awarded a stipend of $500 for the spring semester. Funding permitting, and contingent on positive performance evaluations, students may have the possibility of continuing as research interns at the Strauss Center after the year-long Next Generation Scholars program concludes.

Please visit the Strauss Center’s NextGen program website for application information. The application deadline for both the Brumley Next Generation Fellows and Scholars programs is March 30, 2020.

Please direct questions and submit applications via email to Lindsay Stanek at lindsay.stanek@law.utexas.edu.