Essayist Eula Biss, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, will give a public talk in the Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007) on Tuesday, October 4th, at 7 p.m. Saloncalled Biss’s Notes From No Man’s Land “the most accomplished book of essays anyone has written or published so far in the 21st century. It provokes, troubles, charms, and heckles the reader, and it raises more questions than it answers.” Biss has written on race, family, religion and cultural identity. Her latest book, On Immunity: An Inoculation, explores the history of medical science and the pernicious myths that perpetuate anxieties about vaccination. This event is free and open to everyone. Call 512-471-5787 for more information. A limited number of free books by Eula Biss are available to UT honors undergraduates—students interested in free books should enquire in person at the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room.
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Impact Hub Austin Invitation
Impact Hub is hosting an event to explore global trends of Economic Inequality THIS Tuesday (the 27th) called “Creating Common Ground on Economic Inequality” featuring UT’s own Dr. James K Galbraith, director of the UT Inequality Project.
Here is a link for more information of the event: http://impacthubaustin.com/events
American Foreign Relations Scholarship
The Department of Government is accepting applications for a James Roach Fellowship in American Foreign Relations. Fellowships will support research and/or writing, or foreign study or travel, and/or work experience in the American foreign relations field relating to South or Southeast Asia.
Deadline is October 21, 2016
Students can access the scholarship here: http://liberalarts.utexas.edu/government/undergraduate/scholarships.php
Apply for Texas 4000
Texas 4000 is an 18-month leadership development program where riders learn resiliency training, decision-making, fundraising, and public speaking, as well as receive one-on-one mentorship all while training to bike from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska to raise money for cancer research and survivor programs.
Texas 4000 supports UT Biomedical Engineering, MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Gundersen Medical Center, Young Adult Cancer Canada, First Descents, and Brent’s Place.
If you are interested in becoming a Texas 4000 2018 Rider, we encourage you to attend an info session this fall. They will be from 6:00-7:30pm on Tuesday 9/27 (UTC 3.134) and Wednesday 9/28 (UTC 3.134).
The rider application closes on September 30th at 11:59 pm.
The link for the application can be found here:
http://www.texas4000.org/get-involved/ride/
Don’t hesitate to email us at apply.texas4000@gmail.com if you have questions or reach out to past or current LAH riders to learn more about why they ride.
Clements Center Events
Wednesday, Sep 21, 2016 | 5:15-7:00 PM | MAI 212
The Pivot: The Future of American Statecraft in Asia
Kurt Campbell (Former Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs)
Michael Green (Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs at NSC)
James Steinberg (Former Deputy Secretary of State and former Deputy National Security Advisor)
Thursday, Sep 22, 2016 – Friday, Sep 23, 2016 | Alumni Center/LBJ Presidential Library
The Herzstein Texas National Security Forum
Security in Transition: National Security Challenges Facing the Next President
This year’s conference theme is “National Security and the Presidential Transition” and will feature the Director of National Intelligence Jim Clapper, former National Security Advisor Steve Hadley, former Deputy Secretaries of State John Negroponte and Jim Steinberg, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Philip Breedlove, former White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten, and many other national security leaders.
Full agenda here
Thursday, Sep 29, 2016 | 5:00-7:00 PM | CLA 3.102B
Information Session: Maymester in London
Applications due Nov 1st
Naomi Shihab Nye HRC Event
Event Title
Naomi Shihab Nye
Event Date and Time
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 7 P.M.
Event Cost/Admission
free and open to the public
Description
Award-winning poet Naomi Shihab Nye reads from her work for the Ransom Center’s 2016 Burnshaw Lecture. A former chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, she has written over 30 books of poetry and prose, including Transfer (2011), You and Yours (2005), and Fuel (1998). Co-presented by the Michener Center for Writers, where Nye is a visiting professor. A reception follows.
Location
Harry Ransom Center
Careers In Service Panel 9/26
Careers In Service: A Panel with AmeriCorps NCCC-Peace Corps-Teach for America-City Year – Monday, September 26 | 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm | MEZ 2.124
Join us and find out how you can join local, national, and international service programs, including AmeriCorps NCCC, City Year, Peace Corps, and Teach For America, who are advancing education and youth development, propelling economic revitalization, and creating environmental stewards. Free pizza provided!
RSVP here: http://tinyurl.com/ServicePanelRSVP
Free UT LSAT Workshop!
UT’s Minority Women Pursuing Law and ScorePerfect will be hosting a Free LSAT Workshop on Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 from 6:00PM-7:30PM at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, Room 201. Chick-fil-A will be served!
The workshop will be conducted by Jessica Jackelen, a veteran ScorePerfect instructor with over five years of LSAT teaching experience. Attendees will be challenged with a series of difficult LSAT questions and Jessica will demonstrate the most effective methods for tackling them. If you are interested in law school and want to score high on the LSAT, don’t miss this great opportunity!
Seating is limited: RSVP HERE!
CoLA Scholarships!
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS SCHOLARSHIPS
Applications are now being accepted for merit-based, research, and study abroad scholarships for fall 2016!
See if you are eligible on the Liberal Arts scholarship website:
bit.ly/CLAScholarships
Deadlines for merit & research scholarships are mid-October 2016.
ARE YOU A LIBERAL ARTS STUDENT FROM ANY OF THESE TEXAS COUNTIES?
Franklin
Camp
Delta
Hopkins
Lamar
Red River
Titus
Upshur
Wood
Shelby
Sabine
Panola
St. Augustine
Nacogdoches
You may be eligible for these:
– Styles – Franklin County scholarship: bit.ly/CLAScholarships
– Strong – Shelby County scholarship: bit.ly/CLAScholarships
Applications are now being accepted!! Deadline October 17, 2016
