The Sanger Learning Center is now accepting applications for spring 2014 tutor positions. The deadline for applications is Friday, November 1, 2013. All applications must be submitted online from the employment section of MyUGS at https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/ugs/my/tutoring/jobs/. More specific information about the position can be found on the Hire-a-Longhorn website at http://www.hirealonghorn.org/.
The application for the ABF Fellowship will go live on November 15th, 2013. Here is the link to the website: http://bit.ly/fUzZfs
This is a basic summary of the fellowship:
The American Bar Foundation sponsors a program of summer research fellowships to interest undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds in pursuing graduate study in the social sciences. The summer program is designed to introduce students to the rewards and demands of a research-oriented career in the field of law and social science.
LAHer Ayesha Akbar received this fellowship in SUmmer 2013. She says: “It’s a really awesome fellowship and the networking opportunities are fantastic. During my summer, I got to conduct research (in Arabic!), meet with lawyers working in a number of fields (public interest, corporate, professorship, an attorney general!), work and interact with educators from all over the country, and live in beautiful Chicago for the summer. It’s a fantastic experience and I encourage all eligible Sophomores and Juniors to apply. Anyone interested should feel free to reach out to me for more information or questions — I’m happy to answer questions or give tips on the application process! ”
Please ask Linda or Stacey is you need help contacting Ayesha.
The Payne Program is designed to attract outstanding young people to careers in international development as USAID Foreign Service Officers. The Payne Fellowship Program provides benefits valued at up to $90,000 over two years toward a two-year master’s degree, arranges internships in Washington D.C. and at USAID missions overseas, and provides professional development and support activities. Fellows who successfully complete the program become USAID Foreign Service Officers. Fellows may use the fellowship to attend a two-year master’s program in a U.S. institution to study an area of relevance to the USAID Foreign Service, including international development, international relations, public policy, business administration, foreign languages, economics, agriculture, environmental sciences, health, or urban planning at a graduate or professional school approved by the Payne Program. At the end of the two-year fellowship, Fellows enter the USAID Foreign Service. Applicants must be college seniors or graduates looking to start graduate school in the fall of the year they apply, have GPAs of at least 3.2 and be U.S. citizens. The program welcomes applications from those with any undergraduate major and encourages applications from members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the USAID Foreign Service and those with financial need. Information and application materials for the program are available at www.paynefellows.org. The application deadline is January 27, 2014. The Program is funded by USAID and managed by Howard University.
2014 Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship
Number of Fellowships Offered: 5
Eligibility Requirements: U.S. citizenship; GPA of 3.2/4.0; seeking to start two-year relevant grad program in fall 2014
Online Application Opens: October 22, 2013 www.paynefellows.org
Application Deadline: January 27, 2014 Finalists selected by the end of February Fellows selected by mid-March
Contact: paynefellows@howard.edu; 202-806-4367, (877) 633-0002; or Tessa Henry, (Tessa.henry@howard.edu) 202-806-5952.
“I NEVER SAW IT COMING”
A Conversation with Morton H. Meyerson
The Upside of the Unexpected, and Embracing the Unknown in Learning and in Life
MONDAY OCTOBER 21st, 2013
4:30-6:00pm
Recital Studio MRH 2.608
Butler School of Music
Informal Reception following
Morton Meyerson is both one of America’s most successful businessmen and a major contributor to cultural and charitable causes. He is described by the business magazine FAST COMPANY “as one of the most influential figures in the history of the computer industry.” He joined Ross Perot’s Electronic Data Systems as a trainee and rose to be its president. In 1984, he played a significant role in the sale of EDS to General Motors for $2.5 billion. In the 1990s he took Perot Systems from a $100 million to a $1 billion corporation. A key player in the rise of Dell Computers and at one time the chief technology officer of General Motors, he has also been elected to The American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the chief officer of the David Nathan Meyerson family foundation, which is named after his late son David. He and his family are strong believers in the Jewish philosophy of Tzedakah, the Hebrew word for the just and righteous giving required of Jews. A singer with the Dallas Symphony Chorus he has been a major supporter of music and the arts in his hometown.
This week of events is a collaboration between The White Rose Society, Texas Hillel, the Gender and Sexuality Center, Black Student Alliance, University Democrats, College Republicans, and the Latino-Jewish Coalition.
Here are the details on next week’s ongoings:
Transgender Identities: Expanding the Concepts of Gender
Tuesday October 22
7:00-8:00PM | UTC 4.110
Shane Whalley is the Education Coordinator of the Gender and Sexuality Center in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin. Ze will be facilitating a workshop to discuss pronoun usage, the different identities under the trans* umbrella, some of the issues people who are trans* are facing on the UT campus, and how anyone can be an ally to the trans* community.
Cultural Lab: Did You Even Realize?
Co-sponsors: Black Student Alliance
Wednesday October 23
6:00-7:00PM | Main Mall
Kyle Clark, Associate Director of New Student Services, will be leading a diversity workshop to encourage self awareness and investigate various degrees of wealth, race, and lived experiences.
University Democrats vs. College Republicans: Immigration
Co-sponsors: University Democrats, College Republicans, and Latino and Jewish Student Coalition
Thursday October 24
7:00-8:00 PM | UTC 4.110
Representatives from the College Republicans and the University Democrats will be joining us for a moderated debate over issues relating to immigration.
Pride Shabbat
Co-sponsors: Texas Hillel
Friday October 25
7:00-9:00 PM | Texas Hillel (2105 San Antonio St.)
Texas Hillel will be hosting a Pride Shabbat to feature and celebrate the contributions of LGBTQ Jews and those that love them. We will be doing some learning about Judaism and sexuality from 7pm-8.15pm, and will then have a community dinner at 8.15pm. There will also be dessert and LGBTQ Jewish trivia. This event and dinner are open for all.
All UT students are invited to attend the Fall 2013 Arts Internship & Networking Fair!
ARTS INTERNSHIP & NETWORKING FAIR
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Location: Student Activity Center Ballroom (SAC 2.410)
Co-Sponsored by: Fine Arts Career Services & Fine Arts Council
Attire: Business-Casual
Employers: Connect with recruiters from a variety of companies and organizations, including Anthropologie, Paramount Theatre, Austin Lyric Opera, Texas Film Commission and more! Search the full list of Attending Employers.
Start your internship search and meet with future employers! Come professionally dressed and bring several copies of your resume. Please visit our Career Fair page for details.
You may also view the Facebook event here.
Interested in becoming a GOVERNMENT major? Please attend a Mandatory Transfer Session on:
November 6, 2013 from 10:00AM – 11:00AM in BAT 5.102
OR
November 7, 2013 from 2:00PM – 3:00PM in BAT 5.108
By Reservation ONLY
Please contact the Department of Government Undergraduate Advising office at 512-232-7283 or stop by BAT 2.102 to make your reservation.
*We have had students participate in this program in the past. It’s worth applying!*
Dear Friends,
Humanity in Action is now accepting applications for its 2014 Fellowship Programs in Europe.
Humanity in Action invites applications from talented college students and recent graduates who are intellectually gifted, mature, independent and passionate about social justice and human rights. Current sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduates from the undergraduate classes of 2012 and 2013 are eligible to apply.
Learn more about the Humanity in Action Fellowship »
For the past 15 years, the Humanity in Action Fellowship has brought together international groups of students and young professionals to study minority rights and to produce research exploring how and why individuals and societies resist intolerance and stand up for democratic values. The 2014 programs will begin in Washington, DC at the Council on Foreign Relations and subsequently take place for four weeks in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris and Warsaw.
Applications are due on January 9, 2014.
Intensive and demanding, the Humanity in Action Fellowship features daily lectures and discussions with renowned academics, journalists, politicians and activists, as well as site visits to government agencies, non-profit organizations, museums and memorials. Participation requires a great deal of intellectual curiosity and stamina, as well as the ability to work effectively in international teams.
After the program, participants join the global alumni network of Humanity in Action Senior Fellows and can take advantage of special professional fellowship opportunities, such as internship programs in the U.S. Congress and European Parliament.
We hope you will share this email widely with students and recent graduates whom you think would benefit from this opportunity. Students of all academic disciplines, interests and backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact our staff at admissions@humanityinaction.org.
Cordially,
Dr. Judith S. Goldstein
Founder and Executive Director
Humanity in Action
About Humanity in Action
Humanity in Action is an international educational organization. Humanity in Action educates, connects and inspires a global network of young leaders who are committed to promoting human rights, diversity and active citizenship in their own communities and around the world. Through its programs and partnerships with outstanding civic and educational organizations, including the Council on Foreign Relations and The New School, Humanity in Action contributes in innovative ways to advance human rights and democratic societies.
Humanity in Action works with university students and young professionals in Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, the Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, the United States and Ukraine.
To learn more about Humanity in Action, please click here.
Dear UT Undergraduates:
With registration for next semester coming up in a few weeks, let me tell
you about an exciting internship course.
Are you thinking about whether graduate school is in your future? Are you
uncertain about what it would be like to be a graduate student and what
academic program may be suited best to your interests and career goals?
If your answer to these questions is yes, you may wish to consider
undertaking the Intellectual Entrepreneurship (IE) “Pre-Graduate School
Internship.” This internship is open to students in all UT
colleges/schools and departments. You may earn one, two or three hours of
academic credit (CMS 164M/264M/364M) by participating in the internship.
Attached is a flyer describing the Pre-Graduate School Internship. In
addition, you may read more about this program (including FAQ’s, examples
of internship activities and an easy to complete internship contract) on
the web:
http://communication.utexas.edu/ie/
You may also be eligible for a Kuhn Intellectual Entrepreneurship Award.
This award is designed to encourage both first generation and economically
disadvantaged undergraduate students to pursue their academic passions and
to seriously consider graduate study.
The awards will be in the form of $1,000 stipends offered to a select
number of qualified undergraduate interns. The award is intended to
support and encourage students to pursue opportunities that further enrich
the Pre-Graduate School Internship experience. (e.g., traveling to
conferences, potential graduate school visits, research endeavors,
supplies, books etc.)
In addition, each intern’s graduate mentor will be awarded a matching
$1,000 stipend through the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement.
For more information about this award, please go to:
http://communication.utexas.edu/ie/kuhn-ie-award
A wonderful video about IE is at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWx0qNZERI0
If after examining these materials you have questions, please feel free to
contact me at: spaj737@uts.cc.utexas.edu
NOTE: Because of the generosity of several UT deans, undergraduates who do
their pre-grad internship in programs in the following colleges will be
eligible to receive travel grants to help cover part of the cost of
attending an academic conference (with their grad mentor)– Law, Public
Affairs, Communication, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Pharmacy, Business,
Social Work, Education, Natural Sciences, Fine Arts.
Sincerely,
Rick Cherwitz
Professor and IE Director
________________________________________________________________
Richard A. Cherwitz, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Intellectual Entrepreneurship (IE)
A Cross-Disciplinary Consortium: “Educating Citizen-Scholars”
Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement
https://webspace.utexas.edu/cherwitz/www/ie/
Department of Communication Studies
CMA 7.118B
The University of Texas 1 University Station A1105
Austin, Texas 78712
VOICE: (512) 471-1939 FAX: (512) 471-3504
The Economics advisors will only be able to meet individually with students already declared in the major during registration. Students who wish to declare economics as a major during spring registration advising will need to attend one of our internal transfer information sessions. If you are interested in declaring economics as your major before you register, please RSVP for one of our sessions via our Qualtrics link: http://tinylink.net/25886
Space is limited, so students MUST RSVP no later than 5 pm the day before the session they wish to attend.
Students who are unable to attend an info session may come in for walk-in advising on November 11th, or schedule an individual advising appointment starting November 18th.