Author Archives: Linda Mayhew

Casa Marianella Fundraiser – Liberal Arts Council

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The Liberal Arts Council, the official student voice of Liberal Arts students at the University of Texas at Austin, has pledged efforts for the Spring 2013 semester to raise money for a local Austin charity. The charity we have chosen is Casa Marianella, an emergency shelter for recent adult immigrants to the United States. Casa provides housing and food for up to 35 immigrants, English classes, and a shelter for women and children escaping violent situations, among others. This charity is very worthy and in need of your support so that the Austin area may provide more support for recent immigrants, helping them access recourses and education. Casa Marianella’s website is: http://www.casamarianella.org/

LAC is using the online platform IndieGoGo to raise money to support Casa Marianella. Here is the address: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fundraiser-for-casa-marianella-in-atx

Any amount of financial donation would be much appreciated. If you are unable to donate through our online platform and would prefer to submit a check, please contact us at utexaslac@gmail.com. Casa Marianella also accepts donations of clothing and household items, which can be dropped off at their location:

821 Gunter St.

Austin, TX 78702

We sincerely appreciate any support you can provide Casa Marianella with during our fundraiser for their shelter!

Texas Union Film Festival TONIGHT Feb 28th

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The Texas Union Film Festival (TUFF) is hosted by the SEC Film Committee, and is a festival created by students, for students. LAHer Tara Timinsky is co-director of the TUFF! Come support filmmakers at UT!

When: Tonight, Feb. 28th

Time:

6:00-6:45: Pre-festival Reception on the Union Patio

Listen to live music, eat food, walk down a red carpet, take pictures and interview with media coverage

7:00-8:30: The Film Festival in the Union Theater

Come watch the works of talented students at UT

https://www.facebook.com/texasunionfilmfestival?ref=ts&fref=ts

 

Apply for Student Conduct Advisory Committee

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The Student Conduct Advisory Committee (SCAC) is seeking students across campus that are genuinely committed to ensuring that the student body lives by the principles espoused in the University’s Honor Code. SCAC works with the Student Judicial Services to provide a student perspective on issues of academic and conduct integrity. With only eight positions available, selection to the SCAC is a distinctive honor for any UT Austin student. The application will be released on February 22nd and is due by 5:00pm on March 8, 2013. To view the SCAC application please visit: http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sjs/scac.php

Paid HRC Summer Internships – March 15 Deadline

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Summer 2013 Undergraduate Internships

During the summer of 2013, the Center will support six undergraduate interns. These 14-hour-per-week positions will provide undergraduates with experience in the nature and operations of a major humanities research center. Students will be paid hourly and receive approximately $1,500 for the summer, contingent on hours actually worked. The Creekmore and Adele Fath Charitable Foundation has provided generous funding for these internships. For more details and the application process, go to: http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/about/internships/undergraduate/

Texas Undergraduate Law Review

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The Texas Undergraduate Law Review is now accepting articles for the second edition that will be published in June. Any undergraduate student attending the University of Texas at Austin is welcome to submit an article, and being published in a journal looks great on a law school application! We require that the submission be from 6 to 12 pages, double-spaced, size 12 font, without graphic materials. You are welcome to use any term papers or portions of your thesis that is related to legal issues. If you are looking for examples, feel free to check out the TULR Monthly that is posted in texasulr.org or Columbia’s ULR –> http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/culr/files/2012/12/CULR-Fall-2012-Body.pdf. The due date will be April 21st at 11:59 for first drafts. Please submit your article to texasulr@gmail.com by that time. Any questions can be emailed to texasulr@gmail.com as well.

Apply for Junior Fellows

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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 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 ways should 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 information, contact Dr. Larry Carver (carver@austin.utexas.edu) in the Liberal Arts 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 22, 2013 for the 2013-2014 academic year.

Membership in Junior Fellows begins the fall semester following the spring recruitment period.

SUBMIT TO ECHO BY MARCH 20

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Been working on a short story or poem? Been taking some photographs?

Submit them to ECHO for the chance to be published in our 2013 Issue. We are doing our best to make this ECHO the best one yet, but the most important part is the content, and for that we need you! Our theme for the issue is “Flux,” but keep in mind that is a loose guideline.

So finish that story, finish that poem, finish those pictures, and submit them to ECHO by March 20.

You can submit your work by emailing echolitmag@gmail.com.

Apply for the Humanities Honors Major!!

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Want to design your own interdisciplinary honors major? With Humanities, you can put together a major that reflects your specific research interests.  Topics encompass much more than traditional Humanities fields, like the fine arts and literature.  Current Humanities majors are completing contracts in Women’s Health in the Middle East, Language and Social Change, Human Rights in the Francophone World, and Game Theory,  among many others.

Humanities is a small community of students that will receive individualized advising from the Humanities adviser (Linda).  Humanities is a major by application only. There are not any specific application deadlines, but now is an excellent time to come speak to me about your interests and start building your Humanities contract.

Please call the LAH office at 471-3458 to make an appointment.

LinkedIn Photographs

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Liberal Arts Career Services has a  setup to take photographs for your LinkedIn profiles. They recommend that you come dressed in business casual or professional, and they will take a headshot picture in front of their photo backdrop to send it to you. That way you have a professional-looking photograph that isn’t cropped from another picture. If anyone is interested, they are happy to help! They also have materials and coaches who can help with building a great profile and how to use LinkedIn.