Thank you to everyone who submitted an essay for the Pinto Carver Essay contest. We received many well written essays and after careful consideration selected the following winners:
First Prize: Ayesha Akbar “A Reminder”
Second Prize: Andrew McMahon “Writing (is an Attempt to always be a Child)”
Third Prize: Kalyan Venkatraj “(Re) Inventing the Wheel”
ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HISTORY AS A MAJOR OR SECOND MAJOR:
We are starting to take applications for the Honors Program in History.
We are looking for energetic, ambitious juniors and sophomores.
For those who don’t know, the honors program consists of a seminar in historiography in the spring of a student’s junior year, and a two-semester thesis doing original research during their senior year.
Many honors students want to combine the program with study abroad, interdisciplinary programs, Normandy scholars, and so on.
In almost all cases we can accommodate this. Some students have taken the honors seminar in the spring of their sophomore year, gone abroad junior year, and done a thesis senior year.
The honors director is happy to discuss your schedule and plan.
History honors is a very substantial credential.
It’s great preparation for all kinds of graduate programs, from history to law, public policy, business, medicine, or education.
It’s a wonderful opportunity to work one-on-one with a faculty member.
We have money for travel and research.
We have prizes for best thesis.
We eat pizza.
The deadline to apply for the spring class is coming up. October 18th. You can get more information from the Director, History advising, and the website
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/history/undergraduate/honors.php
Dr. Coffin will be in her office today, Thursday, October 7 from 2-5 and again tomorrow, Friday from 1-2:30, if you want to come by.
Judy Coffin
Associate Professor of History
Garrison 2. 122
If you are interested in our major, come to the History Advising Office
GAR 1.140 M-F 9-noon and 1-4
Nancy Sutherland, Susan Somers, and Tom Griffith
Would you like to create your own major?
The Humanities major allows you to design your own
interdisciplinary plan of study around a research interest.
As part of the Humanities major, you will:
• Join a close-knit community in Liberal Arts Honors
• Receive individualized advising
• Work closely with faculty members
• Write an honors thesis
The Humanities major is by application only and requires
30 hours in residence and a 3.5 gpa. Details online:
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/progs/humanities/.
Come learn more about the Humanities major, including how it can fit with Bridging Disciplines, pre-med, and pre-law programs,
at one of the following info sessions:
Monday, Sept. 27 at 2 pm in GEB 1.208
Thursday, Sept. 30 at 3 pm in GEB 1.208
Or schedule an appointment with the Humanities advisor, Linda Mayhew, by calling 471-3458.
LAHSC needs you to lead a Rousseau Reading Group. Applications are due June 4.
1) Mortar Board Membership Application Deadline Extended to 3/12
Mortar Board is a national honor society that recognizes college seniors for distinguished ability and achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service. The national network includes over 200 chapters and 180,000 inductees since its founding in 1918. Membership is a nationally recognized distinction earned by outstanding students across the country.
The Visor Chapter of Mortar Board exists as a network of outstanding campus leaders who have achieved senior status at The University of Texas at Austin. We come from diverse backgrounds and exemplify a record of demonstrated leadership and accomplishment within the UT and Austin communities. Our chapter strives to uphold the national Mortar Board’s ideals of scholarship, leadership, and service by developing relationships between influential student leaders and serving as the capstone leadership and service experience for UT seniors.
To apply to be a Mortar Board Member for the 2010-2011 term, please visit https://surveystation.austin.utexas.edu//TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=7lK0l5m6. All applications must be completed no later than Friday, March 12, 2010. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance status no later than Monday, March 31, 2010. If you have any questions please email texasmortarboard@gmail.com
2) Mortar Board Last Lecture Nominations Accepted Until 3/12
Since its founding in 1923, The Visor Chapter of Mortar Board at the University of Texas hosts an annual Last Lecture with a professor nominated by students all across campus. The selected professor will give a lecture outside of class hours to students, staff, and faculty as if it were his or her last lecture as a professor. In recent years, this event has taken the structure of the Last Lecture given by terminally-ill Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch in September 2007 (http://www.thelastlecture.com/). Mortar Board chapters nationwide have recognized professors through the Last Lecture Series.
Please nominate a professor who you feel would be engaging and interesting to listen to as last lecturer. As an example, Dr. Brent Iverson, Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, presented his “last lecture” last Spring and was a delightful speaker. This year, The University Co-op’s generosity has allowed Mortar Board to successfully host the Last Lecture.
To nominate a faculty member, please visit https://surveystation.austin.utexas.edu//TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=7lK23lm6. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, March 12th, and the Last Lecture will be given on Thursday, April 8th at 8:00pm at the The Tejas House at 2600 Rio Grande St. (on the NW corner of 26th St. and Rio Grande St.). If you have any questions please email texasmortarboard@gmail.com