Monthly Archives: November 2022

Research Opportunity for East Asian Males

Hi Everyone,
Dr. Marlone Henderson in the psychology department is looking for participants in one of his new projects.The project focuses on reactions to interracial prosocial interactions. He is specifically in need of an East Asian male to help create photographs of someone helping another person. The photographs will be inserted into fake news stories (e.g., helping a homeless person) that describe a helping encounter between people of either the same race or different race. So, he is  looking for someone willing to play the role of a giver or receiver and be photographed.
If anyone is interested, they can email Dr. Henderson at marlone.henderson@utexas.edu

Mr. Frasyniuk 12/2 Event

The Polish Club at UT Austin is excited to officially announce its fourth and final guest speaker of the semester: former Solidarity leader, political prisoner, Member of the Polish Parliament (1991-2001), and current democratic activist Władysław Frasyniuk. Mr. Frasyniuk will be delivering a speech entitled “The State of Democracy in Poland Today” on Friday, December 2, 2022, from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Central Time over Zoom. Mr. Frasyniuk will speak for 30-minutes and take Q&A for 30-minutes. When registering, there will be a section to submit questions for Mr. Frasyniuk. The moderator will select the five or so most interesting questions and ask them anonymously.

You can register for the event on the Polish Club’s website at this link: https://www.texaspolishclub.org/events

2022 Student Writing Flag Awards

The deadline is approaching for the School of Undergraduate Studies Writing Flag Award, honoring the best writing produced by UT undergraduates in courses carrying the Writing Flag. Students must submit their work by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, December 12, 2022, to be eligible for prizes of up to $300, awarded in three categories — Research, Persuasive/Critical, and Creative/Reflective. In each of these categories, the Writing Flag Awards will recognize student writing that best demonstrates clarity, inventiveness and intellectual rigor.

Eligible works must be written by an undergraduate student and submitted for credit in a UT Austin Writing Flag class in the Spring, Summer or Fall semester of 2022. Collaboratively written entries are allowed in all categories.

For full contest rules, submission guidelines and other information, please visit our website.

Thank you,

The Center for Skills & Experience Flags Team

Dr. Steele visits Critical Digital Studies Group

Good morning, folks,

Erin and I are writing on behalf of the Critical Digital Studies Group to remind you that the last two events of the semester are next week with Dr. Catherine Knight Steele, who will visit us on Monday, November 14th. Please circulate this invitation with your contacts.

Graduate student conversation 10:30am CST (@ PCL Learning Lab 3): Dr. Steele will visit the CDSG to meet with graduate students and talk about her book Digital Black Feminisms and methods in critical digital studies. If you’re interested in research devoted to Black feminisms, technology, digital media, and social justice, this workshop is a wonderful opportunity to think with a leading scholar and others committed to this line of inquiry. There will be breakfast tacos and coffee. Please RSVP with Erin and me by November 10th. (Limited paper copies of Dr. Steele’s book are available. Tell us if you want one!)

Public online talk at 4pm CST (register for her talk here): Dr. Steele will deliver a talk titled “From the Archive to TikTok: Care and Feeding as Praxis in Studying Black Women and Technology.” You’re welcome to share this talk with your contacts across and beyond campus.

 

The CDSG has been funded by the Gender, Race, Indigeneity, Disability, and Sexuality Studies (GRIDS) initiative. And we’re grateful the Humanities Institute has co-sponsored these last two events. Humanities Institute support provided through the Sterling Clark Holloway Lectureship in the Liberal Arts and the Initiative for Digital Humanities.

Salud,

Iván & Erin

 

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Workshop

The Senate of College Councils Undergraduate Research Committee is hosting a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Workshop this Wednesday, November 9th from 4-5 p.m. in UNB 2.102. The workshop is designed to introduce undergraduates to summer research opportunities at other universities. The workshop will feature a brief presentation on important application components, a panel led by program directors, and a student mixer talking about their summer research experiences.

 

Aggarwal Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Indian Studies for Undergraduates

UT Austin’s South Asia Institute invites undergraduate students to apply for the scholarship below.

2023 Aggarwal Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Indian Studies for Undergraduates

SAI encourages undergraduate students who are currentlyjuniors and seniors to apply for the Aggarwal Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Indian Studies for Undergraduates. The scholarship amount varies, with a maximum award of $3,000. The application deadline is December 16, 2022.

Administered by the South Asia Institute, the Aggarwal Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Indian Studies was established by the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System on March 11, 2010, for the benefit of the College of Liberal Arts. Gift funds were provided by J.K. Aggarwal, Ph.D. of Austin, TX and Shanti J. Aggarwal, Ph.D. of Austin, TX.

Eligibility:

  • Must have at least 45 hours in residence
  • Must be a junior or senior undergraduate during academic year 2022-23
  • Must have overall GPA of at least 3.6
  • Must be enrolled full time (at least 12, preferably 15 hours) in both the fall and spring semesters of the following academic year (during the tenure of the award)

How to Apply

Interested students who meet the eligibility requirements can apply for this scholarship by submitting the following materials to the South Asia Institute to sai@austin.utexas.edu:

  • Academic Summary (from Registrar’s Office) or informal UT Transcript.
  • one letter of recommendation from a faculty member.
  • one-page personal statement (350 words or less) that addresses one’s interest in India and future plans for the study of Indian languages and/or India studies at UT and beyond.

 Please Note: If you are applying for the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship we will accept your two FLAS recommendation letters to apply for the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Scholarship!

JapanLab Spring 2023 Internship

I wanted to bring your attention to an opportunity for any undergraduate students you know who are interested in Digital Humanities. The JapanLab, a joint project between the History and Asian Studies department, is recruiting students for three teams for Spring Semester 2023. As part of these teams, students will get first-hand experience creating digital humanities resources, including educational games and historically-accurate 3D models. They will also be eligible to receive 3 credit hours through the COLA internship program. No prior knowledge of computer science or Japanese language/history is necessary, though experience in either of those areas will be considered beneficial. We’re looking to recruit widely, so if you could forward the following to any students you know who might be interested, we would be very grateful! Applications are due on Nov. 12th, and we’ll reach out for interviews shortly thereafter. I’m happy to answer any questions that you or your students may have about this opportunity.

JapanLab, recruitment for Fall 2023

Fascinated by history? Love video games? Here’s your chance!

JapanLab is looking to recruit interns for Spring 2023 to develop three interactive history games: a virtual re-creation of a bustling port using state-of-the-art 3D modeling, digitized board games (sugoroku) to understand the people of the Japanese Empire, and a visual novel about the machinations that led to medieval Japan’s sixty-year civil war

JapanLab seeks to recruit around 12 students for projects starting in Spring 2023. The projects can be seen here (as well as in the attached poster):

https://www.utjapanlab.com/apply

Critical Language Scholarship

Any undergraduate or graduate students who are 18+ and are U.S. Citizens or Nationals are eligible to apply for the program. Program costs for the summer are funded by the U.S. government. 

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion group-based program for American students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. Students spend eight to ten weeks abroad studying one of 14 critical languages. The program includes intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences designed to promote rapid language gains. https://clscholarship.org/

A series of informational webinars about the program is available at: https://clscholarship.org/events. 

Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Scholarship

In honor of Mahatma Gandhi, an annual scholarship of $500 will be awarded to two undergraduate students at The University of Texas at Austin based on academic excellence and dedication to the study of India.

The following are the guidelines for application:

  1. To be eligible a student must have taken a minimum of nine semester credit hours in courses relating directly to India and/or a minimum of two semesters of an Indian language.
  2. Students must submit with the application an informal transcript of their undergraduate work and two letters of recommendation from professors who are familiar with the applicant’s work in the area of Indian Studies. Letters can be sent tosai@austin.utexas.edu.

Application deadline (including letters of recommendation) is December 16, 2022 and forms are available to download.

Please Note: If you are applying for the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship we will accept your two FLAS recommendation letters to apply for the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Scholarship!

Sanger Learning Center hiring student educators

The Sanger Learning Center is hiring student educators for next spring, and we would love for you to share far and wide with your advisees. Applications for most positions are due November 6.

We are hiring for Tutors (all areas, but especially PHY, ECO, Math, languages, and ACC/FIN), Supplemental Instruction (SI) leaders, and Peer-Led Undergraduate Study (PLUS) Coordinators. All positions start at $14/hour.

We love motivated students, but interested applicants need not have a flawless academic record—great student educators tend to be those who can communicate well, manage their time, empathize with peers, and recognize that all learning is a process. We encourage students from all majors and backgrounds to apply. A flyer with QR code is also attached.

Both advisors and interested students may contact carissa.abrego@austin.utexas.edu with any questions. Thanks!