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Peers for Pride 22-23 Applications and Final Performance

Join Peers for Pride

Apply here

Peers for Pride (PfP) is a peer facilitation program of the Gender and Sexuality Center. Students will take two courses during the academic year in partnership with the Center for Women’s Gender Studies.

Learn about queer histories and create queer futures!
Facilitate workshops around allyship with the GSC!
Make new friends & work toward creating thriving LGBTQIA+ communities at UT.

Who Can Apply?
The program and course are open to UT undergraduate and graduate students from all majors and disciplines. Courses will count for a total of six hours of upper-division credit in Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS), Social Work (SW), or Theatre and Dance (TD). Additionally, students will receive credit for Cultural Diversity in the United States, and Ethics course flag requirements.

No experience in theatre and/or performance is required to apply and participate in the program. After students have completed the program, they are eligible to be invited for a paid opportunity to facilitate any Peers for Pride requested workshop for the campus and/or local Austin community!
Students of the Peers for Pride Program are required to take one class in the fall semester and one in the spring semester in their respective order.

  • Fall Semester: Confronting LGBTQIA+ Oppression: Exploring the Issues and Learning the Skills to Communicate Them 
    • Part I of the Peers for Pride Program
    • Course Code: WGS335, TD357, or SW360K
    • Course Description: Learn basic facilitation skills while taking an in-depth look at some issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals.
  • Spring Semester: Facilitating Dialogues on LGBTQIA+ Oppression: Peers for Pride in Action 
    • Part II of the Peers for Pride Program
    • Course Code: WGS 335-2, T D 357T, or SW 360K
    • Course Description: Students will continue in the program to become peer facilitators and have the opportunity to fine-tune their facilitation skills and lead workshops across campus. Students must complete the prerequisite course Confronting LGBTQIA+ Oppression: Exploring the Issues and Learning the Skills to Communicate Them to be able to enroll in this course.

 

Additionally, our students have been working diligently for the past year in the Peers for Pride course to curate a final performance taking place on Thursday, April 28th from 2pm-3:30pm at the San Jacinto Amphitheater. You can attend to show support for our students who are promoting messages through theatre around allyship, inclusive LGBTQIA+ communities, intersectionality, and experiences of being queer and trans on a college campus!

Summer 2022 RTF courses for all majors

RTF f328C GENDER AND MEDIA CULTURE-WB

Critical analysis of media and its interrelation with issues of gender.

Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

 

RTF f359S 8-LATINA/OS AND U.S. MEDIA-WB

Special topics related to the critical analysis of media in cultural contexts. Survey of the representation and participation of Latinas and Latinos in U.S. English-language film and television from the silent film era to the present. Also focuses on issues Latina/os face as media producers, media consumers, and media activists.

Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

 

RTF f344M COMICS AND CARTOONS-WB

Special topics in digital media theory, design, or development. May include visual effects and motion graphics or digital media and digital art. Topic description: Explore sequential art through skills-building projects and examination of caricature, layout, time-based media, and contemporary forms of entertainment.

Prerequisite: Open to all majors and classifications

 

RTF f344M VIDEO GAME PRODUCTION-WB

Special topics in digital media theory, design, or development. May include visual effects and motion graphics or digital media and digital art. Topic description: Examine and create the components of a video game through skill-building projects.

Prerequisite: Open to all majors and classifications

UTLA & UTNY Spring 2023 Application Deadline & Upcoming Info. Sessions

The Semester in Los Angeles (UTLA) and UT in New York (UTNY) programs will be holding multiple information sessions in the month of April for students interested in participating in either program during the Spring 2023 semester and beyond.

The deadline to apply for the Spring 2023 semester (for both programs) is on May 1, 2022.

UTLA UTNY
General Information Sessions:

April 6, Noon central, Zoom

April 13, 5:00PM central, Zoom

 

 

TO RSVP:

https://utla.utexas.edu/info-sessions

 General Information Sessions:

April 6, 4:00PM central, Zoom

April 14, Noon central, Texas Career Engagement

April 19, 4:00PM central, Zoom

 

TO RSVP:

https://utny.utexas.edu/info-sessions

Both programs are open to all UT majors. These information sessions will be general in nature and intended for anyone with questions about the program, online application, costs, internships, classes, etc.

For more information about UTLA (including a link to apply), visit here.

For more information about UTNY (including a link to apply), visit here.

Arabic Summer Institute 2022 – Deadline Approaching

The Arabic Flagship Program and the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at The University of Texas at Austin are proud to offer the Arabic Summer Institute (ASI), providing an intensive language and culture program for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students of Arabic.

With the largest full-time Arabic faculty in the country, more courses at all levels of Arabic, and thriving events and cultural environment, UT’s Department of Middle Eastern Studies is now rated among the best in the country. Set in friendly Austin, our program and our University are committed to continually expanding our curriculum to help students meet their academic goals. The Arabic Summer Institute illustrates our continued commitment to excellence.

 

Apply Here

Program Dates

  • June 2, 2022 through August 12, 2022
  • Application Final Deadline: April 15, 2022

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

 

Arabic Summer Institute Staff

Norah Elamir
Program Officer and Outreach Coordinator

Olla Al-Shalchi, ASI Director: olla@austin.utexas.edu

Info Session: BA/MA 5-Year Program for WGS

Attention First Year Students, Sophomores, and Rising Juniors,

 

If you are interested in the 5-Year Integrated BA/MA Program in Women’s and Gender Studies, please register for the info session using the link below.  A recording of the session will be sent to all registrants.

Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 at 4:00 PM CST 
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtdu6hrTgsH9AMAs9lzwWmMSScgzFlIAUu

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

 

The Center for Women’s and Gender Studies offers an integrated program to enable currently enrolled, highly motivated undergraduate students with strong intellectual capacities to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Women’s and Gender Studies and a Master of Arts in Women’s and Gender Studies within a five-year period.

The Integrated BA/MA (WGS) program serves to highlight the intellectual rigor of the WGS program; promote opportunities for undergraduate students to pursue advanced study; improve student preparation for competitive PhD programs; and improve job market opportunities for Liberal Arts graduates.

With special permission, WGS BA students begin taking graduate courses in their Junior year.  A 3.0 GPA or higher is required.

In the spring of their Senior year, they apply to the 5th Year through the online Apply Texas graduate school application (note: there is a different program code and deadline).

Bridging Disciplines Programs – Spring info sessions & application deadline

The Spring 2022 Bridging Disciplines Programs (BDP) application deadline will be on Thursday, March 10th at 8:00 am. Students can learn more about BDP certificates by viewing a pre-recorded or live online BDP information session. The first live Zoom info session is coming up this Friday, February 18. If students are ready to apply, they can find the BDP application on the BDP website. For students who are not quite ready to apply this spring, please know that we’ll have another application deadline in Fall 2022, in early October.

If you are not familiar with the BDPs, our programs offer undergraduates at UT the opportunity to pursue an interdisciplinary certificate to complement their major. BDP certificates integrate coursework with internship and research experiences and can be individualized to suit students’ goals. Students choose from one of 16 different interdisciplinary themes. You can view a list of all BDP topics, as well as more information about our programs, on our website.

Spring information sessions for McCombs minors

McCombs currently offers 20 minors, 12 of which are open to non-business students. Check out the list of the dates and times for Texas Business Options Information Sessions for the Spring 2022 semester.

All students are welcome to attend the online sessions. Zoom meeting IDs for each session are available on the front page of their website: txbusinessoptions.com

The TBO team can be reached via email at BusinessOptions@mccombs.utexas.edu or by phone (512) 232-6748.

Women in STEM

What is WiSTEM?
Women in STEM, is an initiative launched by the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement  (DDCE) in 2021. WiSTEM connects students, educators, and professionals to the worlds of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) through recruitment initiatives, supportive structures, and educational services designed to promote the success and advancement of women, girls, and gender minorities in STEM fields. WiSTEM strives to recruit and retain women and gender minority STEM students and to provide a supportive community that encourages the success of women and gender minorities at The University of Texas at Austin. All students are welcome to join in!

WiSTEM Focus
WiSTEM will work to fulfill the critical need to educate and expose students to transdisciplinary, holistic experiences that increase the sense of belonging, STEM identity, and STEM self-efficacy and will engage our university community of over 12,000 current undergraduate and graduate women and gender minority students in STEM majors with career and leadership programming and role model and mentor engagements. Women in STEM (WiSTEM) will also focus on K12 outreach and STEM education reaching 12,000 K12 students plus 12,000 families, educators, and community partners annually.  Initiatives under the WiSTEM umbrella include:

WiSTEM Canvas Community

Each academic year, WiSTEM creates an online community in Canvas. STEM students will be automatically invited to this community and it will appear in your Canvas dashboard once you accept the invitation. This is a really convenient online portal for information, announcements, and opportunities. Take some time to browse Canvas and connect with others in your field of study! The WiSTEM Canvas Community serves as a way to connect students with opportunities, information, and ways to engage in their communities of support. Weekly posts on Mental Health Mondays, Wellness Wednesdays, and Thankful Thursdays serve as regular reminders on the importance of self-care. Anyone can join our community through this link! If you have accepted the invitation and decide you no longer want to be a part of the community, email wistem@utexas.edu to be removed.

Opportunities for campus and community programs/events/initiatives:
Company Opportunities & Workshops
Research & Graduate School Opportunities
Student Orgs, Scholarships, & Leadership Opportunities

WiSTEM Social Media

WiSTEM Launch Party

January 2022
More details coming soon!

Invite Others to Join the WiSTEM Canvas Community:
Share the link for others to join in: https://utexas.instructure.com/enroll/9YWEBG. All STEM students, all genders, welcome!

More Questions?
Feel free to reach out to wistem@utexas.edu with questions or connect with WiSTEM Student Programs Director, Ana Dison, anadison@utexas.edu