Category Archives: Events

Writing for Competitive Scholarships Workshop

Conducted by UT’s Office of Distinguished and Postgraduate Scholarships, this workshop will center on all aspects of the application process for competitive scholarships such as the Rhodes and Marshall. Participants will learn how to identify their mission and relate their career goals in clear and persuasive language.

The workshop consists of three sessions over three consecutive weeks, and will be offered at different dates and times across the semester. (All meetings will be on Zoom.) Scheduling options are listed on the application. There is no charge for this workshop, and no need to purchase materials.

To enroll, please fill out this form. Space is limited in each session.  Juniors and Seniors who are preparing to apply during the upcoming cycle will be given priority. 

Human Trafficking Panel

Texas Sunshines is hosting their bi-annual Human Trafficking Panel at UT Austin on December 4th, 2021 from 2-4pm in JESA121A. The purpose of this panel is to raise awareness about the state of sex trafficking in Texas, how it can be prevented, and how we can help survivors. Speakers at this event include:

 

Andrea Sparks – Director of the Office of the Governor’s Child Sex Trafficking Team

Ursula Wildfield – Survivors of Trafficking Empowerment Program at Refugee Services of Texas

Master Janell Smith – Self-Defense Instructor and Partners Against Child Trafficking Board Member

Dana Brown – Partners Against Child Trafficking Board Member

Esther Nwokocha – UT Nursing Instructor

Jason Spees – UT Nursing PhD student

Leekeshia Williams – UT’s Youth Protection Program and A21 Campaign to abolish modern-day slavery

 

All attendees are strongly advised to wear a mask, and hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes will be provided.  If interested, please RSVP here.

RISE Summit Registration Open!

RISE Summit is a free conference for all first-year students, designed to strengthen leadership skills and develop strategies to succeed throughout your college career!

This year, RISE Summit is going hybrid—featuring a virtual program on Thursday, January 13 from 10 a.m-5 p.m., and an in-person component on Friday, January 21 from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Students will be able to choose between a variety of presentations, workshops, and socials. Students will also have a chance to meet other new Longhorns in special Small Group sessions facilitated by Student Senate representatives. Additionally, all registered participants will receive an exclusive RISE campfire mug. Students will also be entered to win other big-ticket prizes!

View the full schedule and register for RISE through our website.

Project Connect Community Design Workshop

Event Details

Wednesday, December 8th

12:00 – 1:30pm

WCP Auditorium (WCP 1.402)

(Food will be provided)

Event Description

The Orange Line, a 20-mile light rail line that would operate on North Lamar Blvd and Congress Ave, could serve a section of Guadalupe St. known as “The Drag,” offering new ways for people to travel just west of UT Austin and creating a new signature public space for the city. Join the Austin Transit Partnership to discuss design opportunities for The Drag with Project Connect engineering and design teams.

Agenda

  • “The Drag” Area Context & History
  • Key Considerations
  • Design Opportunities
  • Feedback & Discussion
  • Next Steps

About Project Connect

Project Connect will expand and improve the public transit network for the Central Texas region, including a new light rail, a downtown subway, and an accessible bus system to more frequently connect neighborhoods in and outside of Austin. Capital Metro and the City of Austin have formed the Austin Transit Partnership (ATP), an independent organization that will guide the Project Connect investment.

COLA Abroad

November 17, 2021 at 5-6pm on Zoom

 

Are you ready to challenge yourself to think outside of your own worldview? Become more aware of yourself and others? Enhance your emotional intelligence and empathy? Gain valuable experience for your career? These competencies are highly valued in the workforce. They can also make you a better learner, and therefore, a better person. Discover the potential impact of a global experience on your personal, academic, and professional life.

This session will give you the tools you need to explore if education abroad is right for you. We will discuss how it is financially feasible – even beneficial – and how to gain meaningful credit toward your degree. We will highlight some programs perfect for COLA students, including exchange and affiliate programs, international internships, and faculty-led programs.

Seeking Refuge in Impact Business: A Conversation with MRC

The Global Sustainability Leadership Institute (GSLI) is partnering with the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service to bring you the following community fireside chat:

Seeking Refuge in Impact Business: A Conversation with MRC (the Multicultural Refugee Coalition and Its Impact Investors) on Tuesday, November 16, at 12:30 PM in Rowling Hall 4.416. The event will be offered both via Zoom and in person, with in-person attendees being offered lunch.

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seeking-refuge-in-impact-business-a-conversation-with-mrc-tickets-200248347197

Texas Undergraduate Research Journal Event: Take it to the market

The Texas Undergraduate Research Journal is hosting Take it to the Market: The Research Behind Brand Designs!

 

On November 9th, at 6 PM, please come to the UTC 3.110 to discover the benefits of conducting marketing research at the undergraduate level and learn more about how to get involved! Join a panel of esteemed McCombs faculty members in discussing the importance of business research. The event will be catered by Dollar Slice Club!

 

Sign up using the link below!

Take it to the Market facebook event: https://fb.me/e/2F2lEpMQx

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Panel- Corporate Employers

 

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm CST (Zoom)

Register here: https://utaustin.joinhandshake.com/events/881664/share_preview  

Having trouble with your Handshake account? Email toldham@austin.utexas.edu  and we can register you manually.

 

Is it important for you to work for a company that is committed to fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion? Do you want to learn more about corporate employers recruiting liberal arts majors? Join our panel to learn how Capital One and Charles Schwab are working to recruit students with diverse voices and backgrounds and to promote professional success in inclusive workplaces.

Liberal Arts in Data Journalism: A Conversation with Election Forecaster G. Elliott Morris

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm CST (Zoom)

Register here: https://utaustin.joinhandshake.com/events/853311/share_preview

Having trouble with your Handshake account? Email toldham@austin.utexas.edu and we can register you manually.

 

Join us on Zoom for the November installment of The Futures Initiative, a program highlighting how studying humanities and social sciences prepares students for public and professional lives of purpose. This month we welcome G. Elliott Morris, a data journalist at The Economist who will be Zooming in from Washington, D.C. Elliott writes about American politics and elections, usually by engaging in a close study of political science, political polling and demographic data. He is responsible for many of the paper’s election forecasting models, including their 2020 US presidential election forecast. Elliott is also author of the forthcoming book Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them.

 

Elliott began blogging about political statistics as a UT student in 2015. He also worked as a survey methodology intern at the Pew Research Center and produced statistical models for the election returns startup Decision Desk HQ between 2017 and 2018. He received his undergraduate degrees in government and history from UT Austin in May 2018.

EJC Presents: The Traditional Caretakers of the Land

The Environmental Justice Collective is hosting its first discussion of the year, the Traditional Caretakers of the Land, on October 21st from 6-7 pm over Zoom! Join us for a brief introduction to Traditional Ecological Knowledge and to learn about Indigenous values and perspectives as they relate to land conservation.

The meeting will be hosted over zoom and the Facebook event is linked here.