Author Archives: Linda Mayhew

LAH 102H Writing Fellows Application

Want to be a LAH 102H Writing Fellow for Fall 2017?

(past Writing Fellows also need to apply)

 

Please put in writing: “What you think a good Writing Fellow does and what a student needs from a good tutor.” If you have been a Writing Fellow in the past, please give some of your specific examples.

 

Please turn your application in by Friday, February 24, 2017 in the LAH office.  Writing Fellows are expected to attend LAH 102H every Monday from 4- 5:15 and attend the Writing Fellow meeting immediately after class  from 5:15 – 6 pm.

 

Writing Fellows will have a special opportunity to attend a Writing Workshop, led by Dr. Larry Carver, in Rico, Colorado this summer! The workshop will be July 22nd – July 30th.  LAH will cover your flight to Durango, Colorado, transportation from the airport to Rico, hotel for the entire week, and $30 per day for meals.  Please indicate on your application if you will be available to participate in the workshop.  This is for planning purposes, so only tell us that you’ll be available if you are 100% sure that you are free on those dates. Writing Fellows will not be selected based on their ability to attend the workshop, but they will get priority for participation.

 

Questions? Please email Stacey or Linda.

Headliners Foundation Scholarships: Deadline Approaching

A friendly reminder that the Headliners Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2017-18 school year, and the March 3 deadline is quickly approaching.

Please help us spread the word to undergraduate students in your network and encourage them to apply at http://headlinersfoundation.org/application-criteria-and-process.

The Foundation awarded over $60,000 in scholarships for the 2016-17 school year, with individual awards ranging from $2,000 to $6,000 annually.

Please let me know if you have any questions, and thank you for your continued support of the Foundation’s programs.

Joynes Reading Room hosts “Art Under Attack” with FREE BOOK!

On Thursday, February 23rd, at 7 p.m., the Joynes Reading Room will host “Art Under Attack,” a lecture by visiting professor Erin Thompson from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. 

The history of the world is under attack. Instability and conflict in Syria, Egypt, and other countries have led to looting and destruction of archeological sites. The damage done is incalculable, harming our knowledge of the past, tourism-based economies, and the cultural identity of these regions. Moreover, terrorist organizations are funding their activities through the sale of looted antiquities, in addition to releasing propaganda videos of fighters destroying “idolatrous” antiquities and using ancient ruins as the backdrop for executions. What is to be done? Professor Thompson’s talk will give an overview of the various legal and policing strategies currently in place to fight the looting crisis. She will also examine other less traditional proposals, from marketing campaigns that attempt to persuade collectors not to buy, to computer scientists producing 3-D reconstructions of destroyed antiquities from crowd-sourced photographs, to the use of drones to monitor vulnerable archeological sites.

Students who wish to attend the lecture may request a free copy of Thompson’s book Possession: The Curious History of Private Collectors from Antiquity to the Present. Supplies are limited—inquire in person at the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room. The book was named a “best of 2016” by NPR.

Apply for Research Week Events

The College of Liberal Arts is now accepting applications for the Honors Day Poster Presentation Session as a part of Research Week. Presenters will have their posters professionally printed, courtesy of the College, and will present them at the Liberal Arts Honors Day reception from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 8. Students will also have the chance to apply to present their research at the Liberal Arts Dean’s Research Reception, hosted by Dean Diehl, on Wednesday, April 19 from 3 – 4:30 p.m.

 

All Liberal Arts students may apply to participate regardless of what stage their research is in. For more details on these events, or to apply, please visit our website. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 10.

 

Questions about Research Week or the application can be directed to Agnes Savich.

Professional Development Workshop Series: Dining Etiquette Dinner

Liberal Arts Career Services invites Liberal Arts juniors and seniors to our annual dining etiquette event. This event is designed to help students prepare for professional dining events, which are often part of job interviews or networking opportunities. Attend our dinner, have a good meal, learn about proper etiquette, and leave feeling confident that you are, indeed, using the right fork.

Dining Etiquette Dinner

Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Time: 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Location: Texas Union Santa Rita Suite
Dress: Business Casual
Dinner: Your dinner includes three courses: salad, dinner and dessert. If you need a vegetarian option, please RSVP then send a notice requesting a vegetarian option to: lacs@austin.utexas.edu.
Fee: There is NO fee for this event; it’s FREE 

Note: Please only RSVP if you can arrive by 5:00 PM and stay until 6:30 PM – the event will close at 5pm with no late seating.

RSVP for Seniors & Juniors: To register, log into your BTT Gateway account and search for this event under your “Career Events” tab and click “Register for Event.” Space is limited, based on RSVP first-come, first-served.

Waitlist: If this event fills before you can RSVP, please contact LACS to join the waitlist: lacs@austin.utexas.edu

Sophomores and Freshmen: Contact LACS, lacs@austin.utexas.edu to be added to the waitlist. Please include your name, EID, and graduation month/year. If space is still available on February 10, waitlisted sophomores and freshmen will be added to the confirmed list in the order in which the waitlist request was made. 

 

Professional Development Series: This spring, Liberal Arts Career Services continues its series of targeted workshops designed to train liberal arts majors with specific tools for success in the workplace. These practical skills will give job seekers an advantage over the competition in a number of career fields. Our guest instructors bring experience using these tools in their industries, and they’ll train you on using these for yourself. Explore this series here.

 

LAH Interns at the Ransom Center 2017-2018

Harry Ransom Center Internships

 

The Liberal Arts Honors (LAH) Program offers an internship at the Harry Ransom Center (http://www.hrc.utexas.edu) that is designed to provide an LAH senior or advanced junior with experience in the nature and operation of a major humanities research center. The experience gained by interns will benefit them in their own research projects, in possible graduate studies, and even as a career option in such fields as librarianship, museum studies, archival or curatorial work, as well as public affairs, marketing, public programming and event management.

 

Once selected, interns will choose from a variety of opportunities within the center. These vary from year to year, but will likely include:

 

processing collections

teaching with the collections

planning exhibitions

doing editorial and publicity work

working on website enhancement projects

marketing and public affairs

 

Academic year 2017-2018:

 

Three LAH internships are available for the academic year 2017-2018. Internships begin the second week of classes and conclude on the last class day each semester. Most interns work in a single department throughout the year, but some choose to change at semester break.

 

The position offers a stipend of up to $1500 per semester, for which the intern is expected to work an average of 10-hours per week. The position is non-benefits eligible. The student must be registered for a minimum of six hours of coursework. In addition, there is the possibility of academic credit if the student registers for a conference course (either Tutorial Course or English) with an appropriate supervising professor.

 

How to Apply

An applicant should provide the following:

a one-page resumé,

a letter from the student describing his/her interest and qualifications,

a letter of recommendation from a UT faculty member or someone who knows                      the candidate’s professional qualification pertinent to this internship

 

Both letters should be addressed to Andi Gustavson, Instructional Services Coordinator.

 

In order to be considered, all application materials should be delivered to the LAH office:

 

Liberal Arts Honors

The University of Texas at Austin
CLA 2.104
Mailcode G6210
Austin, TX 78712

 

 

Deadline for 2017-2018 academic year applications is April 1, 2017.

The Rise of ISIS and the Way Ahead in the War on Terror

The Rise of ISIS and the Way Ahead in the War on Terror

Peter Mansoor, Ohio State University

Wednesday, Feb 08, 2017 | 12:15-1:30 PM | Texas Governors Room

The Clements Center and the Alexander Hamilton Society are honored to host Peter Mansoor, Professor of Military History at Ohio State University and Former Executive Officer to General David Petraeus. Dr. Mansoor will speak on the rise of ISIS and the way ahead in the war against Islamist terror groups at the Texas Governors’ Room (UNB 3.116) on Wednesday, Feburary 8th, at 12:15pm. This event is free and open to the public.

ACH Innovation Challenge

Accenture is thrilled to partner with international non-profit organization Habitat for Humanity for the 2017 U.S. Innovation Challenge – an event combining hands-on consulting experience with the opportunity to make a positive impact in the community and land an Accenture internship.

Registration opens on Thursday, February 2nd and the deadline for eligible students to apply is Monday, February 13th.

If selected to participate in this multi-round event, students will be partnered with Accenture coaches and use their analytical, strategic thinking, and creative problem solving skills to innovate – and possibly help implement – solutions to real-world challenges that are faced by our non-profit partner. Details about challenge dates, prized and eligibility are available below.

Only students from select schools and programs are eligible to compete, and Accenture is pleased to extend this opportunity to University of Texas students. Please help us share information about this opportunity by forwarding the registration email (attached) LAH students who may be interested in participating.

You can also find further details about the 2017 U.S. Innovation Challenge and watch highlights from past Challenges on our website at https://www.accenture.com/us-en/Careers/innovation-competition.

Sara Balagopal (LAH Alum)

Accenture Consulting

Journalism fellowship, National Security Hackathon and URJ panel discussion

American Press Institute Summer Fellow for 2017

Check out this website for more details.

 

National Security Hackathon (February 24-26)

MD5, a national security technology accelerator, is partnering with UT Austin to host a hackathon on February 24 – 26 at the Vault Space in north Austin.  Undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, staff and others from the UT Austin community are invited to participate in this exciting event. Over three days, participants will work with 100-150 innovators from the DoD, UT Austin and the Austin community to tackle some of the toughest Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) challenges by developing hardware and software concepts focused on logistics & planning, communications, and restoration of water & power resources. 

 

In addition to access to cool new technologies, as hackathon participants get the opportunity to be mentored by a diverse group of experts: experts in disaster relief, technology mentors and pitch mentors. 

 

Winning team(s) will receive up to $15K to further develop their ideas.  Please visit http://www.md5.net/hackathonw17 to learn more and to secure your place at this event.

 

From Paper to Policy: Can Researchers Influence Lawmakers?

Tuesday, January 31st, 6:15-7pm in CBA 1.104

Professors, researchers, and policy wonks are constantly churning out new recommendations and innovative ideas. But just how often does good research make its way into new laws or regulations? Do lawmakers seek expert advice when making decisions, or are political factors more important? And what should happen when experts’ conclusions conflict with popular opinion?

Join the Texas Undergraduate Research Journal for a panel discussion on what happens when policymaking and academia meet! As always, food will be provided.

Our Panelists:

Dr. Bryan Jones is the J. J. “Jake” Pickle Regents Chair in Congressional Studies at UT and co-director of the Policy Agendas Project, and has served on the Executive Council of the American Political Science Association. His research covers public policy processes and change, organizational decision making, and agenda-setting.
Dr. William Spelman studies urban policy with an emphasis on local government administration. He served two terms on the Austin City Council and has received national recognition for developing policy programs that address criminal justice issues.
Dr. Benjamin Gregg’s research focuses on social and political theory, values, and morality in modern societies and has taught at universities across Europe, China, and Japan. He has published books on bioethics, as well as the conflict between human rights and national sovereignty.