Event: UTeach Urban Teachers Information Session

When:

FRI 11/15 11:30 AM

Where: SAC 1.118

About the Program

Interested in transforming today’s schools? Become a teacher leader through UTeach Urban Teachers and learn how you can work towards making a difference for a better world. We are looking for smart, passionate, committed individuals to join our world-class faculty and talented classroom teachers as we work towards re-imagining what it means to teach adolescents about literacy and democracy. The program leads to Texas teacher certification for secondary English Language Arts or Social Studies, and specifically focuses on recognizing and celebrating the diverse linguistic and cultural resources students bring into the classroom. Watch a short video about the program, and read about our faculty online.

Why go into urban teaching?

The faces and languages of America are changing. Media of communication, expression, and knowledge are changing. Schools are changing, and talk of change is in the air. As an urban teacher, these exciting shifts will be at the center of your work.  If you want to work with amazing students who will transform your life every day, become an urban teacher.

Questions? Email utut@utexas.edu

If you have not yet fulfilled your GOV 312L requirement, you may want to consider registering for a section that includes a special educational experience with the Washington Campus Program (WCP) in our nation’s capital.

In recognition of the tremendous impact that politics and regulation have upon the environment in which companies do business, the WCP has for 35 years provided educational experiences to more than 20,000 MBA students, including many from UT.

In spring 2014, McCombs’ BGS Department, in conjunction with the Government Department, is offering for the first time a special section of GOV 312L that will give UT students a WCP experience comparable to that enjoyed by MBAs.

During an intensive week in Washington D.C., students will hear from and interact with leaders from every sector of the Washington power circle.  Typical speakers include Senators, Representatives, Congressional staffers, senior policy advisors at Fortune 500 companies, presidents of think tanks, influential lobbyists, and leaders of federal agencies.  Past speakers have included Vice President Dick Cheney, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, and (then) Senator John Kerry.

The class is composed of four sessions in Austin with BGS Professor David Spence and a mandatory trip to Washington DC during the week of May 19-23, 2014.  The unique number for this GOV 312L section is #39015.

Enrollment in the course carries a $1,200 student fee to pay for the programming in Washington, DC, which is substantially cheaper than that paid by MBAs.  Students must also pay for air fare and lodging for the five days in Washington, which we will assist in lining up.

Have any questions?  Just visit the Washington Campus website–http://www.washcampus.edu/, or e-mail Professor Spence or Robert Prentice, chair of the BGS Department.  David.Spence@McCombs.utexas.edu or Robert.Prentice@Mccombs.utexas.edu.

Interested in public policy and public service? Want to spend a semester living, interning, and taking in-residence classes in Washington, D.C.? 

If the answer is yes, the Archer Fellowship Program may be for you! Here are some program highlights:

• Archer Fellows spend a fall or spring semester in D.C., where they:
  • live together in town homes on Capitol Hill, just blocks from Supreme Court;
  • participate in full-time internships; and
  • earn 15 hours of in-residence coursework.
• Scholarships are available, and financial aid can apply to the cost of a student’s semester as an Archer Fellow!
• Open to undergraduates from any major. Must be classified as a junior or senior to participate (sophomore or junior at time of application).
• Applications for the 2014-2015 academic year are due February 17, 2014. The online application is now live.

Learn more about this opportunity by visiting our website and attending an information session.

 

*We have had students participate in this program in the past. It’s worth applying!*

Dear Friends,

Humanity in Action is now accepting applications for its 2014 Fellowship Programs in Europe.

Humanity in Action invites applications from talented college students and recent graduates who are intellectually gifted, mature, independent and passionate about social justice and human rights. Current sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduates from the undergraduate classes of 2012 and 2013 are eligible to apply.

Learn more about the Humanity in Action Fellowship »

Apply »

For the past 15 years, the Humanity in Action Fellowship has brought together international groups of students and young professionals to study minority rights and to produce research exploring how and why individuals and societies resist intolerance and stand up for democratic values. The 2014 programs will begin in Washington, DC at the Council on Foreign Relations and subsequently take place for four weeks in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris and Warsaw.

Applications are due on January 9, 2014.

Intensive and demanding, the Humanity in Action Fellowship features daily lectures and discussions with renowned academics, journalists, politicians and activists, as well as site visits to government agencies, non-profit organizations, museums and memorials. Participation requires a great deal of intellectual curiosity and stamina, as well as the ability to work effectively in international teams.

After the program, participants join the global alumni network of Humanity in Action Senior Fellows and can take advantage of special professional fellowship opportunities, such as internship programs in the U.S. Congress and European Parliament.

We hope you will share this email widely with students and recent graduates whom you think would benefit from this opportunity. Students of all academic disciplines, interests and backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact our staff at admissions@humanityinaction.org.

Cordially,

Dr. Judith S. Goldstein

Founder and Executive Director

Humanity in Action

www.humanityinaction.org

About Humanity in Action

Humanity in Action is an international educational organization. Humanity in Action educates, connects and inspires a global network of young leaders who are committed to promoting human rights, diversity and active citizenship in their own communities and around the world. Through its programs and partnerships with outstanding civic and educational organizations, including the Council on Foreign Relations and The New School, Humanity in Action contributes in innovative ways to advance human rights and democratic societies.

Humanity in Action works with university students and young professionals in Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, the Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, the United States and Ukraine.

To learn more about Humanity in Action, please click here.

Dear UT Undergraduates:

With registration for next semester coming up in a few weeks, let me tell

you about an exciting internship course.

Are you thinking about whether graduate school is in your future?  Are you

uncertain about what it would be like to be a graduate student and what

academic program may be suited best to your interests and career goals?

If your answer to these questions is yes, you may wish to consider

undertaking the Intellectual Entrepreneurship (IE) “Pre-Graduate School

Internship.”  This internship is open to students in all UT

colleges/schools and departments.  You may earn one, two or three hours of

academic credit (CMS 164M/264M/364M) by participating in the internship.

Attached is a flyer describing the Pre-Graduate School Internship. In

addition, you may read more about this program (including FAQ’s, examples

of internship activities and an easy to complete internship contract) on

the web:

http://communication.utexas.edu/ie/

You may also be eligible for a Kuhn Intellectual Entrepreneurship Award.

This award is designed to encourage both first generation and economically

disadvantaged undergraduate students to pursue their academic passions and

to seriously consider graduate study.

The awards will be in the form of $1,000 stipends offered to a select

number of qualified undergraduate interns. The award is intended to

support and encourage students to pursue opportunities that further enrich

the Pre-Graduate School Internship experience. (e.g., traveling to

conferences, potential graduate school visits, research endeavors,

supplies, books etc.)

In addition, each intern’s graduate mentor will be awarded a matching

$1,000 stipend through the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement.

For more information about this award, please go to:

http://communication.utexas.edu/ie/kuhn-ie-award

A wonderful video about IE is at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWx0qNZERI0

If after examining these materials you have questions, please feel free to

contact me at: spaj737@uts.cc.utexas.edu

 

NOTE: Because of the generosity of several UT deans, undergraduates who do

their pre-grad internship in programs in the following colleges will be

eligible to receive travel grants to help cover part of the cost of

attending an academic conference (with their grad mentor)– Law, Public

Affairs, Communication, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Pharmacy, Business,

Social Work, Education, Natural Sciences, Fine Arts.

 

Sincerely,

 

Rick Cherwitz

Professor and IE Director

 

 

 

________________________________________________________________

Richard A. Cherwitz, Ph.D.

Professor and Director, Intellectual Entrepreneurship (IE)

A Cross-Disciplinary Consortium: “Educating Citizen-Scholars”

Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement

https://webspace.utexas.edu/cherwitz/www/ie/

Department of Communication Studies

CMA 7.118B

The University of Texas 1 University Station A1105

Austin, Texas 78712

VOICE: (512) 471-1939   FAX: (512) 471-3504

https://webspace.utexas.edu/cherwitz/www/

spaj737@uts.cc.utexas.edu

Analecta Literary and Arts Journal will be accepting staff applications through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, October 14. Analecta is the official Literary and Arts Journal at the University of Texas. An entirely student-run publication, Analecta is produced by a small group of undergraduate students committed to finding exceptional work by both undergraduate and graduate students at UT. Analecta features a manifold collection of poetry, prose (both essays and fiction), dramatic works, and visual arts. Joining the staff affords opportunities to participate UT’s vibrant literary and artistic community, earn meaningful leadership positions, and publish a first-rate journal each year.

Students can request an application by sending an e-mail with the subject line “Application Request” to analecta.ut@gmail.com. Please direct any questions to the same address.