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Panel: Women in Energy: Perspectives on Business, Law, Policy & Science

The Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law, and Business
at The University of Texas at Austin Presents

“Women in Energy: Perspectives on Business, Law, Policy, and Science“

A panel moderated by Sylvia Kerrigan and featuring Claire Farley, Stephanie Hildebrandt, and Dr. Peggy Wilson Ph.D.


Friday, October 30, 2015, 1:30-2:30 PM
The University of Texas at Austin
Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302
201 East 24th Street
Austin, Texas  78712


ABOUT THE EVENT

Women in Energy Panel moderated by Sylvia Kerrigan (Marathon Oil Corporation), featuring Claire Farley (KKR & Co. L.P.), Stephanie Hildebrandt (Norton Rose Fulbright), and Dr. Peggy Wilson Ph.D. (retired Mobil Oil Corporation). The panel will focus on perspectives on business, law, policy, and science. For more information about our speakers, visit our website.

Refreshments will be provided.


REGISTRATION
Attendance is free, but seating is limited and an RSVP is required. To register for this event, remember to click on the bright green button that says “Register” on this registration page.

*Lecture is free and open to the public. 

20th annual undergraduate poster session on Capitol Hill

Dear student researchers,

In the Spring of 2016 the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) will host its 20th annual undergraduate poster session on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.  There will be an evening poster session and reception where students will have the opportunity to speak directly to members of Congress and demonstrate how they have been impacted by program supporting research.

Submission Process: Applications due Wednesday, November 4, 2015, including letter of recommendation

Students: The Council on Undergraduate Research invites students to submit an abstract for the 20th Annual Posters on the Hill. Your research should represent one of CUR’s Divisions (Arts and Humanities, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Geosciences, Health Sciences, Mathematics/Computer Science, Physics/Astronomy, Psychology, and Social Sciences). Abstract submissions should describe your research, scholarship, or creative activity and discuss its significance to society (i.e. what larger issues or problems were you trying address or understand?; how does your work relate to current policy issues?).

Review Process:

Reviewers are CUR members and Councilors in our disciplinary divisions. Your application will be reviewed by these individuals within the same discipline as you indicate on your application. The reviewers are asked to consider:

The readability of the abstract to an educated audience outside of the discipline

The student’s demonstrated ability to present to a non-technical audience

The technical merit or methodology of the project

The broader interest of the project

Is the research complete or is it reasonable to assume that the research will be completed by April?

The primary selection criteria include:

project quality, (e.g. timeliness, level of completion, and interest to both the scholarly and general communities),

communication skills (e.g. being understandable by any educated person), and

disciplinary and geographical distribution.

It is unlikely that more than one student project will be selected per school, but up to four students may be associated with a project. The University of Texas at Austin has an institutional membership to the Council on Undergraduate Research, so there is no need for submitters to have an individual membership.

For more information on the submission process, please visit http://www.cur.org/conferences_and_events/student_events/posters_on_the_hill_call_for_abstracts/

Robert V. Reichle, Ph.D.

Senior Program Coordinator

Office of Undergraduate Research

School of Undergraduate Studies

The University of Texas at Austin

robert.reichle@austin.utexas.edu

512.232.5792

The Daily Texan: Texan Talks

You’re invited to The Texan Talks, a weekly feature of The Daily Texan’s Forum page with members of the campus community. This week Editor in Chief Claire Smith, and Forum Editor Walker Fountain will be discussing student involvement in the international refugee crisis with representatives from the Liberal Arts Refugee Alliance, Arabic language program, and more. The event will be taking place in the Sinclaire Suite of the Texas Union (3.128) on Thursday from 11am to noon. Expect a lively panel discussion followed by an audience Q&A. If you aren’t able to make the event, be sure to catch the video recap on www.dailytexanonline.com.

Economics/ Liberal Arts Career Forum

This forum is open to ALL Liberal Arts Students, not just Economics majors!

The third annual Economics/Liberal Arts Career Forum will be held on Friday, September 25th, 2015 from 1:00-4:15pm in the CLA Glickman Conference Center. The Forum offers UT Liberal Arts students the opportunity to connect and network with alumni currently working in a variety of industries.

About 20-25 Economics and other Liberal Arts alumni will be returning to campus to provide insight into their professions during the Forum. The event will feature panel sessions in the afternoon and will give students the chance to learn how past UT students navigated into their careers and ask questions about specific industries. Individual professional networking is encouraged between panel sessions at a coffee break (2:30-3:15pm).

The Forum is free to attend for UT students, but space is limited!  Please complete this brief form in order to secure a spot at this year’s event: http://bit.ly/1FL0MU9. The RSVP form indicates the sessions that we are tentatively planning.

Business casual attire is required; find details on dressing for success here.

U.S. FOREIGN SERVICE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM ( USFSIP ) (paid two-summer program)

The U.S. Foreign Service Internship Program (USFSIP) is a paid, intensive internship offering U.S. citizen undergraduate students a chance to participate in the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy, working closely with representatives of the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign and Civil Services. The program is both professionally and academically beneficial, providing participants with hands-on experience and insight into the substance and daily operations of U.S. foreign policy. Training modules on diplomatic history, professional writing and career skills provide additional benefits compared to the typical internship.   We are looking for outstanding students with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, knowledge, and exceptional analytical and leadership skills to participate in a two-summer program that will provide exposure to real-world diplomacy. From June to August, selected students will work in Washington, D.C. where they will experience classroom education about America’s foreign policy and work on a policy desk. In a similar period during the following year, they will take their newfound knowledge and apply it in a U.S. Embassy overseas.

To be considered for USFSIP, a student must:

• Be a U.S. citizen;

• Be a current college sophomore or junior;

• Have at least a 3.2 cumulative GPA (the GPA must be at least 3.2 without upward rounding);

• Plan to return to school the year following the first summer internship.

The application window will open on/about September 25th and close on or about October 2nd.   The application will be posted on www.USAJOBS.gov.  Students who wish to apply will need to establish a USAJOBS profile/account and submit their application via the website.

FLAS Undergraduate Fellowships for European Languages

Undergraduate FLAS Fellowships

Academic-Year FLAS: 2016-2017

What is the undergraduate Academic Year FLAS?
The European Studies undergraduate FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) is a Fellowship awarded to undergraduate students who are pursuing 1) coursework with a European focus and 2) an approved modern foreign language at UT at the intermediate or advanced level. The Fellowship is interdisciplinary and open to students from all departments and schools at UT. Students do not need to be European Studies majors to apply.

What does the Fellowship provide?
The FLAS AY Undergraduate Fellowship provides a nine-month stipend of $5,000 (paid monthly September-May) plustuition and required course-related fees up to $10,000 per academic year. Tuition and fees are covered up to 15 hours per semester. Students who are taking more that 15 hours should contact the Center to discuss whether the additional hours can be covered by the Fellowship.

What languages qualify as “approved” foreign languages?
Czech, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese*, Serbian/Croatian, Swedish, Turkish, and Yiddish. (English, French, German, and Spanish are not approved languages for this undergraduate fellowship.)

We also strongly encourage students studying non-European languages – such as Arabic, Persian, Hindi, and Russian – to apply for FLAS fellowships when a contemporary application of those language skills will significantly enhance their work as distinctly European Studies scholars. For example, a student studying Russian must have a clearly defined reason why the study of Russian would help him/her in research/study about a country in Western or Central Europe such as Russian immigration to Germany.

Students may NOT be native speakers of the language nor possess fluency equivalent to educated native speakers in the language for which the award is sought.

*Please note that this Fellowship is not available for students studying Brazilian Portuguese.

More details here: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/european_studies/Funding-Opportunities/Undergrad%20Funding%20Opportunities/Undergraduate-FLAS-Fellowships.php

hoME — It’s ME that changed

hoME — It’s ME that changed

A CARE workshop on coming back after studying abroad

You prepared yourself for culture shock before you left. Sometimes, coming home can be just as difficult.

We’ll discuss:

– What’s been hard about coming home?

– Stages of Reverse Culture Shock

– Strategies for reintegrating to home

Thurs 9/24, 4-5p @ BMC 2.508 – RSVP @ http://whoozin.com/VNQ-ENM-WMKR

Mon 10/26, 4-5p @ BMC 4.204 – RSVP @ http://whoozin.com/DV6-GDY-FNCC

Questions?  Contact Abby Simpson, LCSW at 512-471-7642

Students of Color and Queer Students Support Groups

CMHC is now partnering with the GSC and the Center for Asian American Studies to offer some non-clinical support/discussion groups for students on campus.  Students do not need to be CMHC clients to participate, and the groups are run on a drop-in basis.  Summary of groups below and flyers attached:

 Women of Color Discussion Group—Mondays @ noon in the Gender and Sexuality Center (SAC 2.112)

Asian American Voices—Wednesdays @ noon in Burdine 560

Queer Voices—Thursdays @ 3 p.m. in the Gender and Sexuality Center (SAC 2.112)

Flyers with more details posted in the LAH Office.

Free Speech Dialogues

Greetings,

I want to let you know about a continuing series on the UT campus –Free Speech Dialogues – and its next event: a panel discussion on Freedom of Academic Speech.

Please help get the word out by advertising this event to your contacts and to interested students.

è Note: There is a related Essay Contest. First prize is $1500; second prize is $1000; third prize is $700. For more information: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/bbtobjectivism/essay-contest/free-speech.php

What:    A panel discussion

When:   Tuesday September 29th, 2015 –5:30-7:30 p.m.

Where: College of Liberal Arts Building (CLA) Room 1.302B
(located on the East Mall near San Jacinto Street)

Cost:      Free and open to the public

Dialogue Panelists: 

  • Robert O’Neil – Former President, University of Virginia
  • Steve Sanders – Professor, Indiana University, College of Law
  • Amy Gajda – Professor, Tulane University Law School

 

Format:

The format is audience-friendly:  brief presentations by the three guests, followed by about 40 minutes of interview-style dialogue, then a half hour of questions from the floor.

Panel Moderator: David Rabban – Professor, UT Law

Subject:

Panelists will consider such topics as: 

  • Speech Codes, Trigger Warnings
  • Civility – appropriate constraint? disguise for silencing?
  • Scholarly speech and private speech – is there a difference?
  • Controversial speakers on campus – who should be heard? And who shouldn’t be?
  • Do digital media change the rules?

Speaker bios and full information about the Free Speech Dialogues can be found at:

http://www.utexas.edu/cola/bbtobjectivism/free-speech-dialogues/freedom-of-academic-speech.php

If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact Clair LaVaye at c.lavaye@utexas.edu.

Thanks very much for helping us get the word out.

Tara Smith

Professor, Philosophy

BB&T Chair for the Study of Objectivism

Free Speech… Let’s talk about it.

Apply for the Texas 4000

Texas 4000 has a competitive application process that began on August 28, 2015 for recruitment of the 2017 Texas 4000 Team and will close on September 25, 2015. We offer applicants the opportunity of a lifetime – the chance to fight cancer and share hope, knowledge and charity with communities large and small while riding across North America.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

To be eligible for the ride, you must (1) be enrolled at University of Texas at Austin at the time of application submission, (2) be enrolled at University of Texas at Austin for a minimum of one semester during your ride year (2017 Team ex: fall of 2016 or entire 2016-2017 school year, and (3) reside in Austin, Texas during the fall and spring prior to your summer ride.

Although no endurance sports experience is required, applicants should be healthy and active and can expect to spend plenty of time in a rigorous training program leading up to the summer ride. All riders are required to log a minimum of 2,000 training miles before becoming eligible for the summer ride in addition to attending Saturday training rides.

As an organization, we are committed to funding cancer research initiatives and cancer support services, which requires fundraising. Each accepted applicant is expected to raise a minimum of $4,500 (a dollar per mile) prior to departure on the summer ride.

Additionally, Texas 4000 is committed to improving our community in Austin through volunteerism as well. All riders will be required to volunteer in the community as representatives of Texas 4000 during their training for the summer ride.

Finally, as a team member, accepted applicants will be expected to actively participate in the planning, preparation, and execution of the summer ride, beginning at the time of selection.

Application and info session details available here: http://www.texas4000.org/riders/apply-ride/

Feel free to contact LAH Student Patrick Golden: pgolden21@gmail.com  with any questions!