Linda Mayhew has been awarded Winner of the Outstanding Advising Award – Primary Advising Role. Established in 1983, the NACADA Annual Awards Program for Academic Advising honors individuals and institutions making significant contributions to the improvement of academic advising. NACADA is a representative and advocate of academic advising and those providing that service to higher education. WOO HOO Linda!!
The sign up book is available in the LAH office for Honors lower-division classes.
REMINDER: No sign up is needed for upper-division LAH classes. You can register for upper-division on your own when it’s your registration time. EXCEPTIONS: If you are a dual degree student (i.e. Communication and Liberal Arts) you will need to call or come by during your registration time (please don’t email) and either Stacey or Linda will hand register you in to a LAH 350 class, as long as it’s open.
If you are looking at LAH classes that are cross-listed you may be able to register for the class under the other cross-listing too. Government majors can have a LAH/GOV seat reserved ahead of time by going to the Government department (BAT 2.102).
Writing Internships with Builder Homesite, Inc.
Builder Homesite, Inc. (BHI), is seeking strong students who have a love of writing, strong analytical skills, and a passion for the Internet. These highly competitive full-time paid internships for the Summer here in Austin. BHI is an interactive firm that runs NewHomesource.com, the leading online new home listing website in the U.S. Interns will support BHI’s search engine optimization (SEO) and paid search efforts through SEO copywriting, copy editing, and various projects to enhance new home shopper user experience online. In the process, Interns will be exposed to and learn foundational topics in SEO and paid search online marketing.
For more information, view the full description: http://www.builderhomesite.com/careers/intern-marketing-assistant
To Apply: Send a resume and cover letter to: PTJobs@builderhomesite.com.
*In addition to the application contact, I’m happy to get in touch with any interested students who have questions about the job.
Ashley Steel: alsteel@swbell.net
Texas Parents.org is currently accepting applications for Family Orientation Student Leaders (FOSLs). FOSLs assist Texas Parents in welcoming new Longhorn families to our UT Austin community at Family Orientation in the summer. This team serves as the first point of contact for summer orientation participants while gaining leadership experience, creating new friendships and building a professional network.
Students interested in applying, please visit http://www.texasparents.org/jobs_home.php for more detailed information regarding the position, information sessions and a link to the online application. Note that the application deadline of Friday, February 21 is fast approaching.
It would be wonderful to have LAH students represent UT for entering students and their families. This is also a great leadership experience!
If you have additional questions contact:
Adrienne MacKenzie
Assistant Director and Family Orientation Coordinator, Texas Parents
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The University of Texas at Austin
2101 Speedway
Stop D7500
Austin, Texas 78712
p. 512.471.2353
f. 512.232.7089
e. familyorientation@austin.utexas.edu
The Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies is now offering a number of travel scholarships for study abroad in Latin America, both for summer 2014 and for academic year 2014-2015. For summer 2014, there are four $2,500 travel scholarships. Students must attend degree-granting institutions in Latin America this coming summer and return with at least six hours of college credit. For academic year 2014-2015, six $5,000 travel scholarships for semester-long study abroad will be awarded. Awardees must attend degree-granting institutions in Latin America and return with at least 12 hours of college credit.
Applications and letters of recommendation are due on March 6, 2014, without exception. Please follow the link to the scholarship portal: http://bit.ly/WNaeWm
LAHers if you are out and about late, please think about using SURE walk. And for our female LAHers, there is a self-defense class you might be interested in.
SURE Walk is a student-run volunteer group that provides walks to and from campus to UT students, faculty, and staff, with the help of student volunteers. Volunteers are gathered from trusted organizations from around campus, such as Orange Jackets and APO, and include both males and females.
An agency of Student Government, SURE Walk is in service Monday through Thursday from 10 p.m. – 2 a.m. during the fall and spring semesters. To order a walk, call (512) 232-9255 or email orderasurewalk@gmail.com, and two volunteers, one male and one female, will meet you at your current location and walk you to your destination, whether it be on campus or in the greater campus neighborhoods. If you have any questions, concerns, or if your organization is interested in volunteering, please e-mail: texassurewalk@gmail.com.
The RAD program is a 12-hour course of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women that cover assault prevention and risk reduction while progressing on to basic hands-on defense training.
http://www.utexas.edu/police/rad/
The Speech; The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Dream
Gary Younge-Discussing his new book, The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream, author and journalist Gary Younge examines the spirit of that historic day in Washington and the misappropriation of King’s legacy since. Younge offers a critical analysis of why “I Have a Dream” remains
America’s favorite speech.
Gary Younge is a feature writer for The Guardian and a columnist for The Nation. In his visit to the Joynes Reading Room, Younge will discuss his most recent book in an onstage interview with Professor Eric Tang of UT’s Department of African and African Diaspora Studies. This gripping book is rooted in new and important interviews
with Clarence Jones, a close friend of and draft speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr., and Joan Baez, a singer at the march, as well as Angela Davis and other leading civil rights leaders. Younge’s other books include: No Place Like Home: A Black Briton’s Journey Through the American South (1999); Stranger in a Strange Land: Encounters in the
Disunited States (2006) and Who Are We – And Should It Matter in the 21st Century? (2010)
Wednesday, January, 29 7:00 pm The Joynes Reading Room.
Free book (limited quantity) for any honors student. Claim in person at the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room.
Liberal Arts students are invited to attend the McCombs Undergraduate Career Expo on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 from 3:00 – 5:00 PM. If you plan to attend, are you ready?
TOP TIPS – Ignore these tips at your own risk!
What’s the fastest way to get kicked out of the Expo? Don’t wear a suit, or don’t wear the right color suit. Please pay special attention to the dress code. McCombs will deny entry to any student who does not meet their dress requirements .
If you need to ask an employer what they do – you haven’t prepared properly. Do not attend the expo until you have thoroughly researched the companies attending the expo. And you must be able to answer these questions: why do you want to work for the company and what makes you a good candidate? Explore the list of attending employers here. Keep in mind that in two hours you may realistically only be able to visit with a very limited number of recruiters – so arrive at the expo with a strategic plan of who you want to meet and the order in which you plan to meet with them.
Don’t apologize for your major. Sell it. Help Recruiters understand the value of a liberal arts degree and be prepared to speak about your internship, leadership and other experiences.
Don’t forget your UT ID. You will be required to show your ID to gain entry.
Arrive by 2:45pm. The fair is open to all UT majors from 3-5pm, so there could be a long line right before 3pm. You don’t want to be at the back of that line.
Explore ourMaking the Most of the McCombs Undergraduate Career Expo page to learn how best to prepare, to strategize your approach to the fair and to follow up with recruiters.
The priority deadline for the Summer 2014 LIVE. LEARN. INTERN. programs in Washington, DC is coming up on February 10. The final application deadline is March 18. Please pass the announcement below to students in your honors programs who may be interested in spending a summer interning and earning credit in the nation’s capital.
Students will earn up to 9 credits and are guaranteed an internship in the fields of public policy, international affairs, journalism, communication, business, or the nonprofit sector. More information on our programs may also be found online at www.DCinternships.org.
LIVE. LEARN. INTERN. in Washington, DC
www.DCinternships.org
June 7 – August 1, 2014
*Guaranteed Internships – Courses for Credit – Housing in DC
*Priority Deadline: February 10, 2014
*Final Deadline: March 18, 2014
*Scholarship Funding Available
Spend a summer interning in the nation’s capital and gain that competitive edge. Taking advantage of a Washington, DC internship is a valuable investment in your future that will set you apart after college.
The comprehensive programs sponsored by The Fund for American Studies include a guaranteed internship placement, courses for transferable credit from George Mason University, and furnished housing conveniently located in George Washington University’s downtown campus just steps from the White House and State Department. Students also benefit from networking events, exclusive briefings, and guest speakers.
THE INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
We’ve been creating academic internship experiences for over 40 years and guarantee all participants an internship placement. Your options are endless – we work with over 300 different federal agencies, policy groups, international affairs organizations, media outlets, public affairs firms, government relations offices, and nonprofit organizations.
Working in this powerful city will allow you to make professional connections and practice networking skills in a real-world setting. Washington, DC is the perfect place to explore a variety of career paths, and we work with each student’s unique goals and aspirations to match them with the most fitting internship site.
“My internship allowed me to attend exciting events on Capitol Hill and at various think tanks in DC. I was then able to take what I learned and compile reports on strategic operations for my supervisor.”
Audrey Sutton, Loyola University Chicago
Intern, International Stability Operations Association
APPLY TODAY
Students will be accepted on a rolling basis until the final deadline of March 18, 2014. Applicants are encouraged to apply for the priority deadline of February 10, 2014 in order to receive preference in admissions and scholarship consideration, as well as internship placement. Please include your status as an honors student within your application materials in order to receive priority admissions and scholarship consideration. Over 70% of students receive scholarship awards on the basis of financial need and merit.
For more information and to be begin an online application, please visit www.DCinternships.org. Questions may be directed to admissions@tfas.org or 202.986.0384.