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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!

Research Week 2022: Panel discussion on research and careers!

Research Week 2022 is getting closer with some events starting this week, including Communication Studies Week and a panel discussion on housing with Austin Mayor Steve Adler. Of note to those of you wondering how research might impact your career, we invite you to attend next week’s panel discussion hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Texas Career Engagement:

Longhorn Research Student and Alumni Panel

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 5:30pm – 6:30pm CDT

Flawn Academic Center (FAC), 2.236 Texas Career Engagement Office

Research has benefits that are more than just academic — it can also feed into your career! In this panel discussion, current undergraduate researchers and recent alumni will talk about how their research experiences have prepared them for success in their careers, graduate school, and beyond. FREE PIZZA will be available to attendees as well!

Register to attend: https://utaustin.joinhandshake.com/events/991056/share_preview

First-Gen Longhorn Experience Focus Group

All first-generation graduate and undergraduate students are invited to attend this focus group! Additionally, for those not familiar with first-gen communications on campus, I encourage you to sign up for and promote the following, if you have yet to do so:

Social Media Channels:
@firstgenequity on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
@firstgenlonghorns on Instagram
@1stgenlonghorns on Twitter

A Taste of Turkey

Turkey is dynamic and its rich history and culture challenge Western stereotypes of a homogenous Islamic Middle East. This dynamism is evidenced through the struggle to carve out a uniquely Turkish identity after the end of World War I, the effects of Atatürk’s modernizing reforms, and lasting tensions between Islamism and secularism. Turkey’s unique location at the border between Europe and Asia creates a cultural pivot point between East and West. At the same time, Ottoman history is a backdrop for many of Turkey’s living artistic and cultural practices today.

Interested? Register here to learn more about Turkish culture, language, and cuisine at “A Taste of Turkish Delight!”, a 50-minute immersive event open to all UT students on Wednesday, March 30, April 13, and April 20, 2022. All three “A Taste of Turkish Delight!” sessions will be held in the Middle Eastern Studies Reading Room (CAL 516). Each session is limited to 25 students.

Essential Skills Immersion Series: Budgeting

What are the most in-demand skills for today’s job market and the future of work? This event series aims to help students consider this question as they prepare for the careers of today and tomorrow.

Budgeting regularly leads the list of most in-demand skills by employers seeking college-educated candidates in Texas. With that in mind, our inaugural skill series week focuses on budgeting. By participating in these sessions, you will learn about budgeting in the context of work, how to develop budgeting skills, and how to promote your background and experiences to employers seeking candidates with budgeting skills.

All UT Austin undergraduate and graduate students are invited to attend. Refreshments will be provided.

Budgeting Use Case Panel | Tuesday, April 5, 5-6 p.m. | FAC 2.236 | RSVP

Panelists: Jonathan Alba (Code4), Lucas Markman (Pearl Snap Studios) | Facilitator: Dr. Art Markman, Vice Provost for Continuing and Professional Education and New Education Ventures, UT Austin

Budgeting to Reach Your Goals | Wednesday, April 6, noon-1 p.m. | FAC 2.236 | RSVP

Presenter: Dr. David Platt, Senior Associate Dean, School of Undergraduate Studies

Budget Narratives: “If You Build It, They Will Come,” and Other Financial Narratives We Tell Ourselves | Wednesday, April 6, 5-6 p.m. | FAC 2.236 | RSVP

Presenter: Dr. Amy Ware, Director, Human Dimensions of Organizations

Employer Panel: New Professionals and Budgeting Skills | Thursday, April 7, 5:30-6:30 p.m. | FAC 2.236 | RSVP

Employer Panelists: Accenture, Samsung and UFCU

Liberal Arts in Campaigns & Politics

Do you want to work in politics? Are you interested in protecting the right to vote? Itching to be part of a campaign? Thinking about law school? Join us for a live Zoom Q&A with a longhorn who has done all of that and more since her graduation.

Wednesday, March 30th 2022
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Zoom)
RSVP here.

Amanda Gnaedinger has ten years of experience working in politics, including as Legislative Director for the Texas House of Representatives, Staff Attorney at Lone Star Justice Alliance, and Elections Protection Training Manager at Common Cause. Amanda is a double longhorn. She received her B.A. in Rhetoric & Writing and Chinese Language & Literature from UT in 2012 and her JD from UT Law in 2016.

Liberal Arts Honors Cords, pins and Medallions

Honors Day cords and medallions

Based on GPA and eligibility criteria, students are invited to participate in the University Honors Day ceremony. This year the ceremony is April 9, 2022. https://honorsday.utexas.edu/. In the past, we have had cords and/or medallions available to students who were not able to attend the University ceremony. Our office has been transitioning Honors Day cords etc.. to the CoLA Student Division in GEB 2.200, but we might receive some cords to have on hand to give to students who may have missed the April 9th ceremony. The cords are a variation of Orange and White (the pattern differs from year to year, so it’s important to know which year the student qualified for cords), the medallions have the year stamped on them.

Students who are listed as College Scholars receive the Honors Day (orange/white) cords. Students listed as Distinguished College Scholars receive cords and a medallion.

Liberal Arts Honors (College Honors) Cords- Teal and white 

These cords are for students who are graduating with College Honors (aka Liberal Arts Honors and have taken 3 upper-division LAH classes received at least 2 A-s and 1 B and have a 3.5 or higher GPA).College Honors is reflected on a student’s transcript

 

Liberal Arts Honors Scholars- Pins

These pins are for students who were admitted to the LAH program as first year students and have completed the LAH cohort classes, one upper-division LAH class with experiential learning, academic enrichment, and capstone and have at least a 3.25 upon graduation.  This is an internal designation and is not reflected on a student’s transcript.

Liberal Arts Honors Distinguished Scholars-Medallions and (College Honors) Cords 

These medallions and cords are for students who were admitted to the LAH program as first year students and have completed the LAH cohort classes, three upper-division LAH classes, experiential learning, academic enrichment, and capstone and have at least a 3.5 GPA upon graduation. This is an internal designation and not reflected on a student’s transcript, but College Honors will be indicated on the transcript.

 

Humanities majors get red and white cords, and they will be distributed at the thesis symposium.

Careers in Politics Symposium

The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at UT Austin is hosting our annual Careers in Politics symposium this April 9th, in person! Careers in Politics is the University’s premier political, public service, and government job-centric seminar. We work to provide direct access to the biggest names in politics. Speakers will share words of wisdom, offer strategies to help you find your role in the world of politics, and provide guidance as you embark on your career in politics via panels and keynotes.

 

The event will conclude with a catered mixer where attendees are encouraged to meet and network with other students from across Central Texas and the state. This event is capped at 75 attendees to keep conversations intimate and networking manageable. There is a $5 registration fee. Students can register at bit.ly/cip2022.

A Night with Ethnic and Identity Studies

On Wednesday, March 30th at 5 pm in UTC 3.104, the Senate of College Councils’ Equity and Inclusion Committee will be hosting A Night with Ethnic and Identity Studies. This is a three-part event which aims to encourage current UT students from all colleges to enroll in courses within African and African Diaspora Studies (AADS), Mexican American and Latino/a Studies (MALS), Asian American Studies (AAS), Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS), and Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS). The night will consist of a Q+A panel with students and alumni, mock lectures with professors from each program, and brief info-sessions with program representatives.

We invite everyone to attend this event! However, we highly encourage students who have an interest in adding a major, minor, and/or certificate within AADS, MALS, AAS, NAIS, and WGS to join us. Please RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/RSVP-NWEIS.

Lastly, are encouraging COVID-19 guidelines at this event to make sure everyone is safe. As such, masks and negative PCT tests are highly recommended in order to attend in person.

If you have any questions, please direct them to senateequityandinclusion@gmail.com.