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.

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 snacks, and get fashionable, BIPOC-Pop style!

When: March 9–11

9am–5pm

Glickman Conference Center, Patton Hall (RLP)

Please contact aldama@utexas.edu with questions

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

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.

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

The rebirth of Jewish life in Poland.

Jonathan Ornstein, CEO of the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Krakow, Poland.

register at: www.TexasPolishClub.org/Events 

Interested in shadowing and mentorship? UT Austin’s Health Careers Mentorship Program is dedicated to teaching mature, motivated pre-health students about both the clinical and non-clinical aspects of health care through shadowing, mentorship, and professional development opportunities. HCMP offers 80+ hours of physician shadowing in various specialties. The application timeline and information session dates can be found on their Website

Our next AMS Workshop is Friday, February 24 featuring Dr. Laurel Mei-Singh, Assistant Professor in Geography and the Environment at UT, with a talk titled, “Feminist Earth-Writing Against the Legacies of Martial Law in Hawai’i.”

The presentation will start at 1:15 p.m. in Burdine 436A.

See the flyer below for the AMS Spring Workshop schedule!

sustaining democracy SP2023 flyer – PRINTING

For Undergraduate Students: The Brumley Next Generation Scholars Program

The Brumley Next Generation Scholars Program provides research training and mentorship opportunities for promising UT undergraduates interested in careers in national security, civic engagement, and local, national, and international policy issues.

As part of the Brumley Next Generation Scholars Program, Scholars are expected to:

1. Register for PA 325 Next Generation Scholars Research, a 3-credit research training and professional development course taught by Dr. Stephanie Holmsten and Dr. Michael Mosser in Fall 2023. Scholars are required to participate in all sessions of the course, which are expected to meet every Friday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm in Sid Richardson Hall at the LBJ School of Public Affairs.
2. Commit time during the spring semester to work with a mentor to refine the ideas generated and workshopped in Fall 2023 to produce op-eds, policy memos, communications with elected representatives, or the like.
3. Earn a stipend of $750, awarded in Spring 2024. Students may use this stipend to conduct independent research, travel to a study abroad program or summer internship, attend a professional conference, or engage in other experiential and scholarly pursuits approved by program faculty.
4. Make a concerted effort to attend Strauss Center events and conferences, including the annual Brumley Scholars trip to Washington, DC over the winter break.

Please visit the Strauss Center’s Brumley Next Generation Undergraduate Scholars website for application information.

For Graduate Students: The Brumley Next Generation Fellows Program

The mission of the Brumley Next Generation Fellows Program is to provide a transformative experience for UT graduate students from an array of disciplines, accelerating their path towards career success through an emphasis on building professional and scholarly skills and networks. Students selected for the Brumley Next Generation Fellows Program participate in the life of the Strauss Center and receive support in several ways:

1. Participation in Public Events on Behalf of the Strauss Center. Fellows are expected to maintain a deep level of engagement with the Strauss Center. As part of the Brumley Speaker Series, each Fellow is responsible for identifying a policymaker, practitioner, or scholar working in the Fellow’s policy field of interest, who will be invited to the UT campus to provide a public talk. Each Fellow will be responsible for introducing their guest speaker and moderating a short Q&A session at the public talk.
2. Brumley Fellows Colloquium. In conjunction with the Brumley Speaker Series, Fellows will have access to a semi-monthly luncheon during which the Fellows convene for two purposes: 1) ongoing discussion of one another’s work, and 2) engagement with the Brumley Speaker Series guest speaker, to discuss substantive issues in their field, connections to the Fellows’ policy areas of interest, and career development. The date and time of each colloquium is dependent upon the respective guest speaker’s schedule. In addition to the public talk and Brumley Fellows Colloquium, a small group dinner with the guest speaker and their respective Fellow is held as part of the speaker’s visit to Austin, typically scheduled the night before the public talk.
3. Research, Writing, and Professional Mentorship. Each fellowship is connected to one of the Strauss Center’s current research programs. Under the guidance of a faculty mentor, and backed by the financial support detailed below, Brumley Fellows will conduct their own research project and submit it to the Strauss Center by May 31, 2024. The mentor will assist the Fellow in developing a research plan, help determine the form of the final product, and advise on career and professional development matters. Fellows will be required to meet regularly with their mentor as part of the fellowship requirements.
4. Receive Funding, Contingent Upon Participation. Fellows will receive a fellowship award in the amount of $3,000 for the 2023-24 academic year, disbursed evenly in the first few weeks of the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters. Fellows will also be eligible to apply for additional funding from the Strauss Center, in support of travel for conferences, research expenses, and other scholarly or professional activities approved on a case-by-case basis.

Please visit the Strauss Center’s Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellows website for application information.

The application deadline for both programs is March 1, 2023 at 11:59 pm CT. For any questions about the Brumley programs or application process, contact Brittany Horton at brittany.horton@austin.utexas.edu.