Monthly Archives: March 2021

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 national security 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 30th by 11pm Central Time: to apply submit a one-page resume, cover letter, and contact details for two UT references via our website. Interested applicants are encouraged to attend our Info Session on April 5th at 4pm on Zoom (ID: 941 9760 6891. Email Program Manager Alex Foggett (alex.foggett@austin.utexas.edu) with any questions. 

Junior Fellows Recruiting

Junior Fellows is recruiting! We are looking for enterprising rising juniors in all disciplines who have research plans for the next two years at UT.  More information and the application can be found on the COLA website:

 https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/lahonors/programs/junior-fellows/index.php

Application is open to any qualified student from any program on campus who will have completed 60 hours prior to the Fall semester. Junior Fellows normally have a GPA of at least 3.75, but outstanding students whose abilities are manifested in other ways should not hesitate to apply. Although administered by the College of Liberal Arts, the program is open to all qualified students on campus. Many students from outside Liberal Arts are currently members.

The application deadline will be extended to April 15 for first round consideration, but we will continue to accept applications until the last class day.

We will be accepting electronic applications only. Please submit no more than 2 files and use some form of the applicant’s last name as the files’ name. Also, clearly indicate expected date of graduation.

Membership in Junior Fellows begins the fall semester following the spring recruitment period.

Scholarship Application Deadline Extended Through April 19th

There’s still time to apply for more than $72,000 in journalism scholarships for the 2021-22 Academic YearMain criteria:

  • Applicants must be undergraduate students at a Texas college or university with a solid academic record
  • Applicants must submit published or broadcast work for student media or as interns for professional media – print, broadcast or digital – that demonstrates a commitment to and talent for reporting and storytelling
  • Applicants must submit an essay answering one of three specific questions
  • Applicants must submit at least two letters of recommendation from a teacher, employer or mentor

We offer individual scholarships of up to $6,000 for the academic year. Lean more and apply today.

Liberal Arts in Medicine panel for LAH students

Join us for the fourth installment of The Futures Initiative, a program highlighting how studying humanities and social sciences prepares students for public and professional lives of purpose. Four UT Liberal Arts alumni will be joining us via Zoom to talk about the important work they do in the medical field, as well as how their liberal arts background helps on the job.

Register here: https://utaustin.joinhandshake.com/events/712298/share_preview

Panelists:

  • Ghazaleh Moayedi, DO, MPH, Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Pegasus Health Justice Center and board-certified OB/GYN
  • Piraye Yurttas Beim, PhD, Founder & CEO of Celmatix, developing groundbreaking products in women’s health
  • Bruce Meyer, MD, MBA, President, Jefferson Health, Professor of OB/GYN and Population Health
  • John Bedolla, MD, Assistant Director of Research Education and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Dell Medical School

The panelists will start by introducing themselves and their work; we will then be taking questions from the audience. Learn how your liberal arts background prepares you for the medical field. This special virtual event is exclusively for Liberal Arts Longhorns.

Effective Altruism Austin

Wondering what to do with your life? So are we!

We run discussions and events about which careers, causes and charities have a BIG social impact. Effective altruism is a growing social movement about using evidence and reason to help others in the most impactful ways possible.

From poverty to climate change to artificial intelligence, we’ve got the community and ideas to help you address the world’s most pressing problems. We also raise money for effective charities and do socials and service events.

All our general meetings are held virtually via zoom on Wednesdays from 5:30-7pm. Social events every 2 weeks on Fridays from 6-9pm, usually in-person and outside. Service events every 1-2 months.

Join our groupme here bit.ly/eagroupme, sign up for our biweekly newsletter here bit.ly/eamember, and learn more about the Effective Altruism movement here bit.ly/introea

Student Input Needed

The College of Liberal Art’s Senate Council, Liberal Arts Council (LAC)  is conducting a survey to obtain student experiences and opinions on remote proctoring services such as Proctorio, ProctorU, etc to report to the administration student attitudes and shape its future use at our university. This survey is anonymous, confidential and will be open from 3/1/21 to 3/20/21. The survey is relatively short and takes less than 5 minutes, and has an Amazon gift card raffle.

SURVEY LINK: tinyurl.com/UTPROCTOR.

For questions and concerns contact: Email: collegeambassadors.utlac@gmail.com

Endeavor Fund Scholarship

The Student Government Endeavor Fund Scholarship is aimed to alleviate some of the financial burden of college life and help transfer students maximize their personal growth and University of Texas experience. Any currently enrolled transfer student who has completed at least one but no more than three long semesters at UT Austin and who has demonstrated exemplary leadership experience and has financial need is eligible to apply. To learn more and apply, visit https://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/secure/lso/endeavorscholarship.php.

The deadline to apply for the Endeavor Fund Scholarship is 11 p.m. CST on Sunday, March 14, 2021.

Study Abroad Scholarship

The Senate of College Councils Academic Enrichment Committee Study Abroad Scholarship is designed to assist a student studying abroad in an upcoming academic year. This scholarship is open to all undergraduate students, including international students, who are studying abroad in Maymester or Summer 2021 Programs. For additional eligibility requirements and to apply, visit https://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/secure/lso/senatestudyabroadscholarship.php.

 

The deadline to apply for the Study Abroad Scholarship is 11 p.m. CST on Sunday, March 14, 2021.

Sustaining Democracy Book Club!

Sustaining Democracy is a new book club that provides UT students a space in which to read and discuss key thinkers and texts, both canonical and contemporary, that lay the foundations for democratic and ethical governance. Readings will highlight the specific ways that ethical and democratic governance is undermined by authoritarianism, tribalism, and political corruption. Interested students should email hina.azam@austin.utexas.edu for any questions or to join.

For the Spring 2021 semester, we will complete How Democracies Die, by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, from the previous semester. For the remainder of the semester, we will read Sinclair Lewis’s 1935 classic fictional work, It Can’t Happen Here.

Participants are responsible for acquiring their own copies of the book. Meetings will usually be held on Thursdays at 5 pm; all meetings this semester will be held via Zoom. The Sustaining Democracy book club is open to all UT students.  To join, register at:

https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUof–srz8sGdZPI4XbjA_fKat9UpRMMWJP

For questions, please email Dr. Hina Azam at hina.azam@austin.utexas.edu.

SPRING 2021 SCHEDULE:

  • Tue 3/25: It Can’t Happen Here, Chs.1-7
  • Thu 4/8: It Can’t Happen Here, Chs.8-15   
  • Thu 4/15: It Can’t Happen Here, Chs.16-23
  • Thu 4/22: : It Can’t Happen Here, Chs.24-31
  • Thu 5/6: : It Can’t Happen Here, Chs.32-38 (end of book)

Please self-enroll in the “Sustaining Democracy” Canvas group for up-to-date information on readings, meetings, etc: https://utexas.instructure.com/enroll/H4E8NF