The solutions to tomorrow’s top international security challenges reside in the minds of today’s students. The Clements Center’s Undergraduate Fellows Program provides UT’s aspiring policymakers and scholars with opportunities for learning, professional development, and research in the fields of defense and foreign policy. Fellows will receive mentorship from the Center’s affiliated scholars and experts, meet with distinguished guests and visiting practitioners, convene in monthly discussion groups on relevant topics and current events, visit historic sites related to diplomatic and military history, and exchange ideas on their course projects. Applications are due April 14th by 11pm Central Time: to apply submit a one-page resume, cover letter, and contact details for two UT references. Interested applicants are encouraged to attend our Info Session on March 5th at 5pm in FAC 328. Email Program Manager Alex Foggett (alex.foggett@austin.utexas.edu) with any questions.
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Call for Applications: 2020-21 Brumley Next Generation Fellowship Programs
The Strauss Center is very pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2020-2021 Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellows and Undergraduate Scholars programs. These unique opportunities provide research training and mentorships to exceptional undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin. The program is made possible by the generous support of Jon and Rebecca Brumley.
For Undergraduates: The Brumley Next Generation Scholars Program
The Strauss Center launched the Next Generation Scholars program in 2010 with the goal of providing new research and mentorship opportunities for promising UT undergraduate students interested in careers in international security and law. This program now also includes a focus on civic engagement, expanding the reach of the program by engaging more students on a wider range of local, national, and international policy issues. Involving undergraduates in international affairs and civic engagement early in their career is an important part of the Strauss Center’s mission to prepare the next generation of leaders to help develop solutions to the most pressing public policy challenges.
This one-year program includes two key components: First, students will take a 3-credit research training and professional development course, taught in the fall of 2020. This course is designed to introduce students to policy work, including basic skills in policy research, analysis, and writing. Students will be trained on designing research strategies and proposals, conducting policy analysis, writing resumes and statements of purpose, crafting op-eds and blog posts, and planning for the steps in their career development.
Second, in the spring semester, the Next Generation Scholars will work on a collaborative policy research project and report. Students should expect to maintain regular contact and meet biweekly for short meetings to assess progress on research and writing. The exact schedule for the spring will be determined at a later date to work around students’ course schedules. Students will also be awarded a stipend of $500 for the spring semester. Funding permitting, and contingent on positive performance evaluations, students may have the possibility of continuing as research interns at the Strauss Center after the year-long Next Generation Scholars program concludes.
Please visit the Strauss Center’s NextGen program website for application information. The application deadline for both the Brumley Next Generation Fellows and Scholars programs is March 30, 2020.
Please direct questions and submit applications via email to Lindsay Stanek at lindsay.stanek@law.utexas.edu.
Upcoming Texas Exes Scholarship Application Deadline
The Texas Exes scholarship application deadline for currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students is March 1 at 11:59 p.m. CST. In order to be considered, students must complete the online Texas Exes scholarship application. The online application is separate from the main Texas Exes website and can be accessed at https://texasexes.academicworks.com/. By completing the application, students will automatically apply for most scholarships for which they qualify—no further action is needed. There are also some additional scholarship opportunities in which students might be qualified to apply, and they should read the descriptions to see if they are eligible and complete any required supplemental questions.
Students can contact scholarships@texasexes.org if they have any questions.
Free Speech Essay Contest – call for submissions
UT’s annual Free Speech Essay Contest is now open! The contest is open exclusively to UT undergraduates, and all UT undergraduate students are eligible to participate.
Prizes for the top three essays range from $700-$1500.
Deadline for submission is March 9, 2020.
The topics this year concern:
- Transparency versus Privacy (the relationship between mandatory disclosure of personal information and control over information)
- Speech contrasted with Action
For the specific questions and all further details, please visit freespeechessay.com
Feel free to contact Roxy Becker (roxybecker@austin.utexas.edu) if you have any questions.
First-Gen Faculty Panel
The Recruitment and Retention Committee of the UT Senate of College Councils, along with the Faculty Affairs Committee, has been working to create a First-Gen panel with UT faculty. The panel will take place on Wednesday, February 12th, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm in the WCP North Ballroom 2.410.
This particular event highlights first-generation faculty and their journey through academia. Students from all academic disciplines across campus will come to hear the stories, and ask questions of First-Gen faculty. We are very excited to launch this new event for First-Generation students to be able to see themselves represented in their UT faculty.
We will have Dean Goldbart of the College of Natural Sciences, Dean Martinez of the College of Education, Dr. Rachelle Chiang of the Public Health Program, and Dr. Kevin Cokley of the Educational Psychology and African and African Diaspora Studies Departments on our panel! We will also be serving pizza, drinks, and Tiff’s Treats!
Please contact senaterecruitmentandretention@gmail.com if you have any questions!
Teach For America
Today in America, kids growing up in low-income communities have a 14% chance of graduating from college by the time they’re 25. Be among the most diverse, remarkable leaders of your generation working to change that statistic by putting your talents to work to disrupt educational inequity.
By joining Teach For America, you will become part of a 60,000 strong network of leaders shaping the political, economic, and social future of our country. Learn about inspiring ways alumni are leading across education, business, policy, law, medicine, and more. Also, check out stories from UT students who have decided to join Teach For America after graduation.
The classes of 2020 and 2021 are welcomed to apply for the Teach for America corps by Friday, January 31st. Members of the class of 2021 have the unique opportunity to apply early. All majors accepted. Full salary and benefits. 60,000+ alumni network.
Ransom Reading Groups
It’s not too late to sign up for a Ransom Reading Groups: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FBIK8hBi6NCYLkZAe2DV5Z4F_w9nsnX_tMgMdZQ4YSI/edit?usp=sharing
Transhumance by Ania Upstill (LAH class of 2010)
January 31-February 1st performance of Transhumance. The show is about a clown’s journey across gender and discovery of a genderqueer identity.
Use the code STUDENT, for $10 tickets to the show
Link for tickets: https://hpt.buyplaytix.com/reserve/transhumance.html
Summer Internship Opportunity
The Division of Student Affairs Internship Program provides internships across the Division of Student Affairs in offices ranging from the Center for Students in Recovery to Student Emergency Services. These positions are part-time for ten weeks and, in a commitment to being accessible for students from all backgrounds, each student will receive housing assistance in addition to a pay rate of $13 per hour. They will be able to work on a range of projects, from financial analysis to environmental sustainability to esports.
To see a list of positions, students can visit our website. Resumes and cover letters will all be accepted via HireUTexas and students can apply to each position which interests them. Applications are due February 17, 2020 and the dates are June 1 –August 7, 2020.
Call for submissions!
Attention all artists and writers, Echo Literary and Arts Magazine is now accepting undergraduate submissions in the categories of prose, poetry, art, and photography. Additionally, all LAHers are eligible to participate in our writing contest, in which the winners will receive publication in the magazine and a small scholarship! Please send all submissions to echolitmag@gmail.com by Friday January 31st! Submissions guidelines can be found at echoliterarymagazine.com. We look forward to receiving your work!
