NAGAP: Celebrating Silver & Preparing for Gold
2012 Graduate School Fair
A joint venture of NAGAP, TXGAP and UT Austin’s Graduate Coordinator Network
Location: Red McCombs Red Zone
(23rd St., between San Jacinto Blvd. and Robert Dedman Dr., near downtown Austin, TX)
Date and Time: Saturday, April 28th, 1:00 pm-3:30 pm
Junior Fellows
The Junior Fellows Program was begun in 1959 by Harry Ransom as a means of encouraging academic excellence in the College of Arts and Sciences. At that time it was essentially an honor society to which students were elected at the end of their freshman year. Over the years, the Junior Fellows has evolved into a society of juniors and seniors from the University at large who are engaged in independent research projects under the direction of members of the faculty.
Fellows are required to attend meetings of the group, held every other week in both the fall and spring semesters. Besides project presentations, meetings feature discussions led by eminent scholars from on and off campus. Fellows have the opportunity to participate in field trips, seminars, and other academic activities. It is possible to earn academic credit for work done as a Junior Fellow, by enrolling in the appropriate conference course with the supervising professor. For example, Humanities and Plan II majors usually use their senior theses as their Junior Fellows projects. Students pursuing Special Honors in their major use the honors thesis number. Other non-honors courses are also available, for example ARH 376, E 367C, CH 475K, RTF 336. Fellows should register for the course that is approved by their advisers, fits into their degree plans, and has the right format for the chosen topic. Funds are available to assist Fellows with expenses involved in their research. There is also some money available for Fellows who can demonstrate financial need.
Application Procedure
Application is open to any qualified student from any program on campus who will have completed 60 hours prior to the Fall semester. Junior Fellows normally have a GPA of at least 3.75, but outstanding students whose abilities are manifested in other waysshould not hesitate to apply. Although administered by the College of Liberal Arts, the program is open to all qualified students on campus. Many students from outside Liberal Arts are presently members.
For more informationcontact Dr. Larry Carver (carver@austin.utexas.edu) in the Plan I Honors Office by email or phone at 471-3458.
Download Application Form <http://www.utexas.edu/cola/student-affairs/_files/pdf/jr_fellows_app_2010.pdf> (PDF, 104K)
Applications are due Friday, March 23, 2012 for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Membership in Junior Fellows begins the fall semester following the spring recruitment period.
On behalf of UT Artists in Action, the Division of Art Education, and Matthew Remington…
http://www.onemillionbones.org/
One Million Bones is a large-scale social arts practice, using education and hands-on artmaking to raise awareness of genocides and atrocities going on around the world. One million bones will be collected from across the country and installed on the National Mall in Washington DC to offer a visible petition, to remember victims and survivors, to bring awareness to the issue and to call upon our government to take much needed and long overdue action.
On April 28th, Road to Washington will see the installation of 2500 bones in Austin and in other capitals across the nation.
To help meet that goal, we will be hosting several Bone-Making Events:
Days/Dates:
Saturday, February 11
Saturday, February 25
Saturday, March 10
Saturday, March 24
Location:
ART 3.408
Art Building (Art Education wing)
Noon – 4:00PM
We will also be hosting several walk-up workshops on most Wednesdays in the Art Education breezeway from 2 pm – 6 pm.
We will provide clay and take care of firing the bones. We just need bodies to craft the bones.
We will also be looking for volunteers to help on the day of the event, April 28th (more information on this date/event as it develops), to help with ceremonial placing of the bones.
If you could help get the word out or would be interested in participating, that would be a huge help. We have a Facebook group page (One Million Bones – Texas) or you can always check out the project website, www.onemillionbones.org. If someone would like more information, please contact me:
Matthew Remington matthewsremington@yahoo.com
Wednesday, March 7th 4-5pm
Burdine Hall, room 130
Free food provided!
Study Abroad Opportunities for First Generation College Students – Now that you’re here, where can you go?
– Unique obstacles and challenges for “first gens” in the study abroad process
– Opportunities and processes of study abroad (Where can you go? What can you study? How do you apply?)
– Family concerns and questions about the study abroad experience (Why would you do this? What is the benefit? How will you pay for it? Is it worth the cost?)
– Program Highlight: How to become an IFSA-Butler First Generation Study Abroad Scholar
Here’s a note from Susannah about her campaign and editorial experience:
As many of you know, I am an LAH junior and history major. At UT, I have worked at The Texan for six semesters under three editors as an associate editor reporter and columnist. I have also completed internships at The Texas Tribune and Vanity Fair and have written for The New York Times.
Nearly as old as the university, The Texan has shaped UT’s history most positively when the paper’s content has the respect of the UT students. To continue that proud tradition, The Texan needs to remain both familiar and trusted and, at the same time, appropriately skeptical. Student groups and organizations should believe The Texan’s editorial staff listens attentively. The Editor of The Texan should be a respected and active participant on campus.
At the conclusion of my tenure, I would hope students both recognized and cherished their rightful ownership in The Texan. For further elaboration, here is a link to my most recent column in The Texan: http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/2012/02/16/and-students
Dreaming of starting your own co-op? Everyone’s favorite Journalism professor, Dr. Bob Jensen, is working with a group called Cooperation Texas that provides training and support for people who want to start worker-owned/worker-run businesses: http://cooperationtexas.coop/
Professor Jensen has offered to reach out to LAHers who are interested in starting cooperatives. If you’re interested, please let Dr. Carver <carver@austin.utexas.edu> know!
Guantanamo: 10 Years Too Many
To commemorate the 10-year anniversary since detainees were first sent to Guantanamo Bay under the guise of fighting terrorism, Texas Amnesty is hosting speakers Dicky Grigg and Dr. John Vernon to educate the UT community about the basic human rights violations that have become the norm under our administrations during the “War on Terror.”
Time: Thursday, March 1st from 7:30-8:00 p.m.
Location: CAL 100
We’re Hiring Now!
Be part of our team of students helping students for Fall 2012 at the Sanger Center
We are one of the largest student employers on campus, and we pay some of the highest student salaries.
flexible hours
learn more about your field
work on campus
JOB INFO SESSION
Wednesday, March 7th at 5p.m. in JES A121A
Go to lifelearning.utexas.edu and click on Work for Us
Deadline for applications is Friday, March 30th, 2012
Interested in teaching English? Lifeworks and the Plan II Pre-Medical Society are hosting a weekly Saturday morning ESL conversation class. An orientation session will be held THIS SATURDAY (Feb 25th, 10-11 am) for all interested students. This session and all subsequent classes will be held in the brand new Lifeworks building (835 N. Pleasant Valley Rd). UT volunteers will have the opportunity to interact with adult Lifeworks students interested in practicing their English in a constructive, non-judgmental setting. Volunteers are asked to participate at least 2x/month. Transportation is available!
If interested, please send an email with the subject ‘Lifeworks Volunteering’ to plan2premed@gmail.com with the following information by Thursday (Feb 25th) at midnight:
The Academic Enrichment Committee of the Senate of College Councils invites you to apply for the Senate of College Councils Study Abroad Scholarship. The scholarship seeks to encourage students to engage in academically-relevant study abroad programs
One recipient will receive a $1,000 prize from the Senate of College Councils to be used toward their study abroad experience. The recipient will be expected to come to one of Senate’s General Assemblies (which are held every other Thursday) upon their return and share their experience abroad with the assembly.
The application and more information can be found here: http://utdirect.utexas.edu/student/abroad/globalassist.WBX. The minimal GPA to apply is a 3.0.
Applicants must be available for an interview after the deadline for the scholarship on Friday, March 23. Interview times and location are forthcoming.
Please contact Andrew Zigler at andrewzigler@gmail.com with any questions regarding the application.