Project Advance Austin is a year-long leadership program that connects students with local community organizations to collaboratively work on social impact projects. The program provides students an opportunity to learn about project management while applying newly learned skills to real-life projects.
Registration for Project Advance Austin is now open!
Registration will close on 9/20/2021
If you have any questions, please contact Texas LEAD at 512-232-5163 or utlei@austin.utexas.edu
Attention all pre-med students!
For the fall, the Health Professions Office will be conducting virtual appointments, and there will be a virtual front desk operating until September 17th from 8:30 am-4:30 pm. Check out the attached PDF document, which shows a breakdown of their services, plus the Zoom link to connect with their front desk staff. For students that have general questions, their Walk-in Wednesdays will start operating on September 8th from 10 am-12 pm on a weekly basis.
Also check out HPOInfo, which is a listserv where they send out emails with information and events that they encourage any pre-health student to sign up for.
Join us for the fourth installment of The Futures Initiative, a program highlighting how studying humanities and social sciences prepares students for public and professional lives of purpose. Four UT Liberal Arts alumni will be joining us via Zoom to talk about the important work they do in the medical field, as well as how their liberal arts background helps on the job.
Register here: https://utaustin.joinhandshake.com/events/712298/share_preview
Panelists:
The panelists will start by introducing themselves and their work; we will then be taking questions from the audience. Learn how your liberal arts background prepares you for the medical field. This special virtual event is exclusively for Liberal Arts Longhorns.
Please put in writing: “What you think a good Writing Fellow does and what a student needs from a good tutor.” Please submit your application in by Monday, March 22 as an attachment in an email to this address: Writing.dsbaji45xvy3gg6w@u.box.com
Any text in the email will not come through.
Writing Fellow are expected to attend LAH 102H every Monday from 4 – 4:50pm and attend the Writing Fellow meeting immediately after class until 5:15 pm.
The Importance of the Humanities in the Corporate World | Register here
The College of Liberal Arts is excited to launch The Futures Initiative, highlighting how studying the humanities prepares students for public and professional lives of purpose. Join us for this special virtual event exclusively for Liberal Arts Longhorns.
A Conversation with Vasu Raja, American Airlines Chief Revenue Officer and Liberal Arts Alum
Wednesday, November 18, 5:00-6:00pm CST. Please register for this event via Handshake to receive Zoom meeting information.
Vasu received his BA in Humanities from UT Austin in 1998 and credits the liberal arts for his career success. Tune in to learn how Vasu’s humanities coursework prepared him to excel in the corporate world. He looks forward to sharing advice with the next generation of Liberal Arts Longhorns.
The LifeStart Training & Consulting EMT program is now accepting applicants!
The course has been established near the UT campus since 2013 at the request of Longhorn EMS Students Association. We currently work closely with the organization. It is taught by instructors with over 75 years of combined EMS teaching experience. Lecturers are licensed paramedics with over 20 years of individual experience.
Highlights of the program include:
Course evaluations continuously prove students absolutely LOVE this course. The course can be taken as a full-time college student. Consider it the same level of work as a 3-hour college science course.
We take a limited number of applicants so please go to this link and this link for more information and to begin the application process. Information on Covid-19 related changes are included here as well.
If you have any particular questions, you can reach Carmen Fitzpatrick directly at carmen@lifestart.us
This is a potential part-time/full-time (depending on their availability) job opportunity for an LAHer interested in psychiatry or simply needing some extra funds during the semester. You would be involved in administrative tasks at a private psychiatric practice in Westlake, directly under the supervision of a psychiatrist and other providers.
Dr. Afshan Khan of Austin Family Psychiatry is looking to hire as soon as possible at a starting pay rate of $12/hour.
For more information, please email Emily Ibarra at epibarra16@gmail.com
What: In a world of social distancing, find your place among impact-oriented innovators through the Texas Social Innovation Challenge, funded by Bumble! Part workshop, part networking, and part competition, TSIC is your one-stop-program for taking a passion for sustainable impact to pitching a venture for funding. Learn more and meet others at our Fall workshops and October 7th social! All UT-Austin students welcome.
When:
Where: Online; links to be sent to those who RSVP
How:
More info:
Acing the Zoom Interview
Tips for Writing an Effective Law School Personal Statement
Liberal Arts Career & Internship Fair
Crafting Your Humanities PhD Program Statement of Purpose (featuring Dean Carter)
All UT Career Centers, including Liberal Arts Career Services, are operating remotely this fall. Career Fairs, Employer Info Sessions, Career Coaching appointments, and drop ins will all be offered virtually. Our office has transitioned from BTT Gateway to Handshake to easily meet students’ career needs in one place.
Students can use their Handshake accounts to access our services and attend our employer events. They can log in to their Handshake account using their EID and password here. Access our Drop-In Coaching Scheduling and instructions here.
Help us spread the word- our Fall Virtual Career & Internship Fair is on October 7, from 11am-3pm CDT on Handshake. Please let students know the fair actually takes place on Handshake (i.e. not on Zoom, like everything else in our lives!) Student registration will open soon. Registered employers include: Council on Foreign Relations, The D.E. Shaw Group, Lieberman Research Worldwide, Qualtrics and Wayfair.
There are LOTS of virtual pre-law events this semester. See the current list here. Pre-Law students can subscribe to the listserv here.