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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

Exciting Essay Contest

Apply for UT’s annual Free Speech Essay Contest! The contest is open exclusively to UT undergraduates, and all undergraduates are eligible.

Prizes for the top three essays range from $700-$1500.

Deadline for submission is March 12, 2021.

The topics that students may choose between this year concern:

  • The rights of listeners
  • The difference between government restrictions on speech and private restrictions on speech

The specific questions and all further details about length, etc., can be found at our website – freespeechessay.com 

Feel free to contact Roxy Becker (roxybecker@austin.utexas.edu) if you have any questions.

LAH 102H Writing Fellow Applications

Please put in writing: “What you think a good Writing Fellow does and what a student needs from a good tutor.” Please submit your application in by Monday, March 22 as an attachment in an email to this address: Writing.dsbaji45xvy3gg6w@u.box.com

Any text in the email will not come through.

Writing Fellow are expected to attend LAH 102H every Monday from 4 – 4:50pm and attend the Writing Fellow meeting immediately after class until 5:15 pm.

Study Abroad Scholarships

The Liberal Arts Honors Program will award scholarships in varying amounts to support LAH students and Humanities majors who will be studying abroad in the Spring, Summer, and/or Fall.  An LAH student may apply for this scholarship by writing a one-page statement of his or her study abroad plans. The statement should include where and what the student will be studying, the projected cost involved, and the role that study abroad and the mastery of a foreign language plays in the student’s academic and career goals.

Please submit your application online through the study abroad online scholarship application, Global Assist and select “Get Started”. The website will prompt you to set up an online profile and show you a list of scholarships which criteria you meet. If you are applying for a study abroad program not affiliated with UT, please enter program code 300999.

Both LAH students and Humanities majors are eligible to apply for the LAH Study Abroad scholarship. Please contact the LAH office with any questions.