Monthly Archives: February 2023

HRC Internships and LAH

We at the HRC are thrilled to be relaunching our intern program for the 2023-24 academic year. We’ve got our website and Handshake application up and running, and would like to confirm that LAH can collaborate with us on the program and support interns in the 23-24 academic year.

We are currently discussing the number of interns we’re able to host and whether we’re able to raise the stipend and we expect our Director, Steve Enniss, may wish to coordinate with y’all about that in the future. For now, however, we wanted to get going on the more logistical aspects of promotion of the program and the application process.

Study Abroad Scholarships Available

For those of you working with students considering going abroad, Global Change Maker Scholarship applications are now being accepted for study abroad and international internships taking place this summer and fall.  Key facts:

  • Multiple awards of up to $5,000 available annually
  • Awards are open to students from all majors
  • International Plans do not need to be finalized to apply

This is our first year for the program so please help us spread the word!  Email copy is below, and promotional flyer is attached.

Global Change Maker Scholarships

The Center for Global Business is offering scholarship awards of up to $5,000 are available to support students pursuing international experience through study abroad or international internships.  Applications for travel in Summer 2023 and Fall 2023 awards now being accepted, and priority applications for Spring 2024 are also being accepted.  Applications are due Monday, March 20th and more information is available at www.bit.ly/cgb-scholarships

Law Month Events in March 2023

Law Month Events (March 2023)

Join the pre-law office for special programming as part of the first ever Law Month in March 2023!  We are excited to host hybrid events including info sessions where you can learn about the entire law school application process & how to approach the written elements, and virtual panels featuring law school admissions representatives from the across the country and gain insights from a law professor, current attorney and current law student!

March 9 at 11am | Virtual Speakers Panel: To Law School and Beyond | RSVP here
March 22 at 1pm | Law School Application Basics: How to Prepare Competitive Applications (Hybrid Event) | RSVP here
March 23 at 1pm | Writing Matters: How to Craft Compelling Application Materials for Law School Admission (Hybrid Event) | RSVP here
March 30 at 3pm | Virtual Law School Mock Admissions Panel | RSVP here

For more information on upcoming pre-law events, students can sign up for the pre-law listserv here and check out this website.

Hastings Center Summer Bioethics Program

Applications are now open for the 2023 Hastings Center Summer Bioethics Program for undergraduate students from groups underrepresented in bioethics. These groups include and are not limited to communities of color, Indigenous communities, rural residents, and students with disabilities.

The five-day live online program will take place from June 12-16, 2023 (11 am-5 pm ET). Participants will have the opportunity to engage with distinguished scholars from around the country and learn about theoretical and applied issues in bioethics. Participants will develop skills in clarifying, explaining and justifying their views on topics in bioethics, and in listening with respect to divergent views. Students who complete all program requirements will receive a stipend of $500. Application deadline: March 29 at 11:59 pm ET. Learn more and apply here.

Faculty referrals are crucial to connecting qualified applicants with this opportunity. Please share this information with current undergraduates and fellow instructors. Thank you.

2023 BIPOC Pop Expo and Symposium

DEAR COLA STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF,

The Latinx Pop Lab cordially invites you to attend the second annual BIPOC Pop Expo and Symposium, which will feature over 80 speakers and exhibitors in the comics, gaming, animation, and multimedia arts for three days of knowledge and community building. All are welcome, and events are free and open to the public.

Attention students: The first 25 students in the door each day get a FREE T-shirt, so come attend a session, watch a film, have some snacksand get fashionable, BIPOC-Pop style!

When: March 9–11

9am–5pm

Glickman Conference Center, Patton Hall (RLP)

Please contact aldama@utexas.edu with questions

LAH/Humanities Student Worker Application

We are starting our hiring for LAH/Humanities student workers for 2023 – 2024.

https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1X5TUewwHvMQaQS

If you are interested in one of our positions, please fill out this application by Wednesday, March 8.  If you currently hold one of these positions, please reapply so we know you are interested.

 

This application is for all student worker positions in Liberal Arts Honors and Humanities.

You may apply for multiple positions, especially ones that are open only in the fall or only in the Spring, such as fellows for LAH 102H or 112H in fall, and LAH 103H in Spring.

Here is a list of the positions and their definitions:

Admissions Reader 

Review applications for incoming LAH Scholars.

Must be available to evaluate applications from October through March, with the bulk of reading over winter-break. $12/hr

Front desk workers (Fall and Spring)

Duties will include welcoming students and visitors, answering phones and emails, and other administrative duties.

Hours TBD, depending on your schedule. You cannot work more than 19 hours on campus in any combination of jobs, so keep this in mind if you have another job on campus.

Administrative experience in other jobs; familiarity with Powerpoint and Excel; and/or experience updating websites and designing brochures.

$12/hr

Preceptor for Lang (Fall and Spring)

Applicants will assist instructor with course prep and management, Canvas updates, student advising on writing assignments and game strategy, coaching student public speaking in and out of class; approx. 10 hours/wk.

Must be available TTh 9:30-11am in the Fall term, or MWF 11a-12p in the Spring.

Preferred experiences (one or more of the following): LAH 102h writing fellow, Writing Center consultant training, took lower and upper division LAH Reacting classes, peer mentorship. $10/hr plus $1000 scholarship

Preceptor for Casey (Fall and Spring)

Applicants will assist instructor with course prep and management, Canvas updates, student advising on writing assignments and game strategy, coaching student public speaking in and out of class; approx. 10 hours/wk.

Must be available MWF 11a-12p in the Fall or TTh 9:30-11am in the Spring.

Preferred experiences (one or more of the following): LAH 102h writing fellow, Writing Center consultant training, took lower and upper division LAH Reacting classes, peer mentorship. $10/hr plus $1000 scholarship

Preceptor for Mayhew (LAH 351G Reacting to Revolutionary Ideas in Spring)

Applicants will assist instructor with course prep and management, Canvas updates, student advising on writing assignments and game strategy, coaching student public speaking in and out of class; approx. 10 hours/wk.

Must be available MW 11:00 am – 12:30 pm.

Preferred experiences (one or more of the following): LAH 102h writing fellow, Writing Center consultant training, took lower and upper division LAH Reacting classes, peer mentorship, debate experience. $10/hr plus $1000 scholarship

Preceptor for Mayhew (HMN 102T Design a Path in Fall and in Spring)

Applicants will assist instructor with course prep and management, Canvas updates, student advising on writing assignments and game strategy, coaching student public speaking in and out of class; approx. 5 hours/wk.

Must be available MW 11:00 am – 12:30 pm.

Preferred experiences: one or more of the following): taken HMN 102T previously, LAH 102h writing fellow, Writing Center consultant training, taken upper division LAH Reacting class, peer mentorship, debate experience. $10/hr plus $350 scholarship

LAH 102H Writing Fellow (Fall)

Coaching 12 to 15 LAH first year students, helping them to improve their expository writing skills.

Attend the LAH 102H class on Mondays from 4 – 5 pm and for the Writing Fellows meetings after class from 5 – 5:30pm.

Preferred experiences: prize winner for LAH 102H, LAH First Year essay competition, or Pinto Carver essay competition; Writing Center consultant training; or other writing experience/awards. $10/hr plus $1000 scholarship

LAH 103H Grading Fellow (Spring)

Grade various assignments for Envision Austin to give students a score/feedback. During the competition part of the semester, listen to and evaluate all the pitches as we do the elimination rounds.

Must be available Mondays from 4 – 5 pm.

Preferred experiences: LAH 102H or 112H fellow. $10/hr plus $1000 scholarship

LAH 112H Teaching Fellow (Fall)

Coaching 12 to 15 LAH sophomores on designing a research proposal.

Requirements: Attend the LAH 112H class on Wednesdays from 2:00 to 3 pm and for the Fellows meetings immediately after class.

Preferred experiences: research experience either through a methodology or capstone course; participation in a research lab; or LAH 112H or HMN 104. $10/hr plus $1000 scholarship

Social Media Team (Fall and Spring, Summer optional)

Description: Duties include coordinating designing posts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, as well as tracking user statistics across these platforms. Social media interns also conduct interviews of LAH scholarship recipients and publish them either in writing or video.

Requirements: Much of this can be done according to your schedule. Weekly meetings will be arranged.

Preferred qualifications: Experience posting on social media, conducting interviews, and making videos or designing graphics. $12/hr

TA for UGS 303 Professionalism in Health Care with Lang (Fall)

Description: Applicants will facilitate student group work in class and be available to answer questions from and organize communication between an assigned cohort of 8-20 first-year pre-health-professions students outside of class. UGTAs will also grade and provide feedback on biweekly short essays using a rubric, organize student inquiry project groups, and support students in tracking and developing incremental writing and inquiry assignments that build on each other throughout the term.

Requirements: Must be available W 4-6pm and Th 11a-12:30p in Fall 2022 and to attend hour-long UGTA organizational meetings once every 1 or 2 weeks at a time TBD. Enrollment in Liberal Arts Honors, Humanities, Jefferson Scholars, or Plan II. Minimum 2nd-yr standing, 1-yr residency, 3.5 GPA (3.7 in Writing Flag classes), and 1 Writing Flag course (including but not limited to LAH 102H, 103H, 305, 350, or upper div RHE/ENG).

Preferred experiences (one or more of the following): peer mentorship; independent research or inquiry-based classes; Writing Center consultant training; interest in the health professions (broadly defined), science, public health policy, and related fields.

$11/hr

UT Co-op Mitchell Undergraduate Awards

Applications are now open for the 2023 University Co-op George H. Mitchell Student Awards for Academic Excellence.

Each spring, with the generous support of the University Co-op, UT recognizes up to five undergraduate students for superior scholarly or creative achievement. Four will receive awards of $5,000 and one student will receive the top award of $7,000.

The application and all supporting materials must be received by Tuesday, March 21.

Who can apply?

  • Applicants must be either a junior or senior currently enrolled at UT or a UT graduate who received their undergraduate degree in December 2022.
  • Students must demonstrate superior scholarly or creative achievement through a notable paper or thesis, research project, creative or artistic endeavor, or other product of their academic work.
  • Submitted work should be finished or almost 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.

How to apply

Students can complete their applications via Interfolio. More information about the process can be found at provost.utexas.edu/awards/mitchell.

Please encourage outstanding students in your programs to apply for the award. If you have any questions, please contact us at undergraduateawards@utexas.edu.

Longhorn Center for Academic Equity

Please help spread the word that applications for this summer’s Explore Law are open. Explore Law’s goal is to increase the numbers of high-priority undergraduate students from the University of Texas at Austin, Huston-Tillotson University, and Austin Community College who apply to and are accepted into law school. Over the last eight years, we’ve had nearly two hundred students complete the program, and over 95% of them are presently on a path to and through law school.

The cornerstone of the program is the four-week summer program. This summer the program will run 20 July to 11 August. We are planning to meet in person. Participants who complete the program earn a stipend, are eligible for free LSAT prep, and connected with a law school mentor.

Applications are due Friday, 10 March, 11:59P Central. Please encourage interested students to apply as soon as possible.

I’m attaching a PDF and JPG of our flyer, along with a digital-screen-ready slide. Students can check the website for information and updates, including several upcoming info sessions. You can always encourage students to email me with questions. ericdieter@austin.utexas.edu