Population Research Center and Department of Sociology, UT-Austin

The Population Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with the Department of Sociology, is hosting the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in Race, Ethnicity, and the Demography of Crime and Punishment for the summer of 2013. This eight-week summer program, which is held during June and July and is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (but also with significant contributions from the UT Population Research Center, Department of Sociology, and College of Liberal Arts), offers eight very selective upper-division undergraduate students from both UT-Austin and from around the country the opportunity to study social demography through course work and a mentored research experience with senior PRC graduate students. The program pays for tuition, room and board, and computer expenses. REU students also receive a $4,000 stipend for participation in the program, which allows the selected students to fully concentrate on their REU experience over the 2-month program. Students participate in a 3-hour summer course during the first half of the program, then dedicate the second half of the program to their own projects in collaboration with their graduate student mentor and under the overall guidance of the faculty co-directors, David Kirk and Keith Robinson. Student papers are then presented at the fall meeting of the American Society of Criminology.  Former students from the REU program are now on the faculties of Johns Hopkins University, Rice University, Pennsylvania State University, Vanderbilt University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Pennsylvania, and more, and currently in social science graduate programs at the Universities of Wisconsin, Chicago, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and California at Los Angeles, as well as Harvard University, Stanford University, Princeton University, Northwestern University, Duke University, and more.  This program is specifically geared toward students with junior standing who are seriously thinking about attending graduate school in the social sciences and, particularly, in sociology or demography.

The 2013 summer REU Program application deadline is FEBRUARY 28, 2013. See http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/prc/training-and-fellowships/undergraduate.php for details about the REU program and the program application, as well as information about other research and training programs of the UT Population Research Center.

*Federal funding for this program is pending until we receive official notification from the National Science Foundation.

If you’re writing a honors thesis on this topic, consider applying to present!

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Graduate Students’ Association

Presents

The 17th Annual Graduate Symposium

Open Call for Papers

Science and the Occult in the Near and Middle East

March 14-15, 2013

Deadline for Submissions: January 13, 2013

The Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Graduate Students Association of the University of Toronto invites proposals for the 17th Annual Graduate Symposium to be held on March 14-15, 2013. Since 1997, the NMCGSA Symposium has provided the opportunity for promising graduate students to share their original

research with the broader scholarly community in a conference-like forum, and to publish their presentations as proceedings. By annually bringing together specialists in archaeology, history, anthropology, comparative literature, religion, art, philosophy, and political science, the symposium provides a unique opportunity for interdisciplinary discourse focused on the study of the Near and Middle East. The 2013 symposium aims to highlight this diversity in order to foster communication and exchange across disciplinary boundaries. While we encourage submissions that are related to the topics of science and the occult, we are nevertheless open to any variety of topics that pertain to the realm of Near and Middle Eastern Studies.

Submitting a Paper: Presenters are asked to submit an abstract of 250 words by e-mail attachment no later than January 13, 2013. Submissions should also include the following information in the body of the email: presenters name, program (M.A, Ph.D.), year of study, research focus, university and department, complete address, telephone number, email address, title of paper, and audio-visual requirements. We highly encourage the submission of panel proposals as it will increase the chances of acceptance.

Presentations must not exceed 20 minutes. The abstracts will be reviewed by committee and presenters will be informed of their acceptance no later than January 27, 2013. For purposes of anonymous adjudication, please do NOT include your name or other identification on the abstract attachment.

If your paper is being submitted as part of a proposed panel or considered under a specific theme, please include the panel title or the proposed theme under the title of the paper on the abstract.

Please send us your submissions via the following e-mail address: nmcgsasymposium@gmail.com

The History Department at The University of Texas at Austin

IS HOLDING A CONTEST FOR EXCELLENT SHORT ESSAYS ABOUT GREAT HISTORY BOOKS

WE will PUBLISH the TWO BEST ESSAYS in the DECEMBER ISSUE of notevenpast.org

Open to all UT undergradutates

GREAT FOR YOUR RESUME!

Essays should be approximately 500 WORDS IN LENGTH

They can be about ANY work of HISTORY including HISTORICAL FICTION

Essays should tell readers what the book is about & why they should read it.  Take a look at the READ pages on notevenpast.org to see the kinds of essays we publish

Submissions and questions should be emailed by November 26 to Henry Wiencek, Assistant Editor, Not Even Past at: hwiencek@gmail.com

ATTENTION WRITERS AND ARTISTS: Analecta, the official literary and arts journal of the University of Texas at Austin, is now accepting writing and artwork submissions for its next publication. Please visit www.analectajournal.com for information and guidelines. Submissions are due by Friday, December 14^th, 2012.

‘MEET THE WRITERS’. OCT 4th, 7-8p SAC 1.106. We are Nazar, an online magazine at UT that serves as an outlet for the South Asian perspective. Our writers write about anything and everything (not just South Asian-related things!). We seek opinionated writers, photographers, and editors of any level. Check us out at nazarmagazine.com. Meet Nazar members and learn how you can contribute! Desi refreshments served.

The Texas Undergraduate Law Review would like to cordially invite you to our Fall 2012 Information Session meeting.

TexasULR Info Session

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

6:00PM

CBA 4.344

Started in 2011 by a collaboration between pre-law community leaders at The University of Texas at Austin (including several LAHers!), the objective of the Texas Undergraduate Law Review is to enhance the reading, writing, and rhetoric abilities of undergraduate students through introducing them to the field of undergraduate research in the contemporary legal issues facing our generation. We are a student-edited and officially recognized research organization at UT Austin and will be publishing nationally throughout the year.

This is a perfect opportunity to turn that in-class research paper into something that will get you published and help you ‘stand out’ from the rest of the applicants to law school.

Additionally, we are currently seeking candidates to fill current vacancies on the Editorial Board, don’t miss out on the opportunity to become a leader in the pre-law community at UT Austin!

For more information, or to be included on our weekly email listserv, email TexasULR@gmail.com or visit www.TexasULR.org for more details about how YOU can get involved and get better prepared for law school today!

Dear Liberal Arts Honors Program student:

This letter is to invite you to consider the Normandy Scholar Program on World War Two (NSP) as a part of your educational experience at The University of Texas at Austin.  The Normandy Program, which is open to all majors on campus and does not require a foreign language, offers one-semester (Spring 2013) of intensive study of World War Two combined with a three week-long faculty-led study visit to the most important European sites of World War Two in London, Paris, Normandy, Berlin, and Poland.  Students who meet the program requirements and are looking for an extraordinary educational opportunity are invited to inquire and apply.

We would like to encourage you to stop by the NSP info table at the Study Abroad Fair to talk to former Normandy Scholars about their experiences in the program. There will also be NSP Faculty available to answer questions.

Study Abroad Fair: Wednesday, September 12
Gregory Gym Plaza, 10 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

If you would like to acquaint yourself with the program and get an application, please view the NSP web site: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/history/normandy-scholars/overview.php (listed on the left-hand side of the History Department home page).  There you will see testimonials from Liberal Arts Honors students, such as the following:

“The Frank Denius Normandy Scholar Program was the best semester I have had at UT so far. Learning from some of UT’s best professors in a classroom with only 20 students is such a unique opportunity. The professors are so passionate about what they are teaching that it motivates you to keep up with the rigorous coursework. The friendships that develop while taking classes together only get stronger once on the Europe trip. The program introduced me to some of the most interesting and intelligent students on the 40 Acres. Getting to travel to Europe to see what you have spent an entire semester learning about is so rewarding. Walking down Omaha Beach or past the Reichstag is so much better than simply reading about these sites in a book. NSP truly makes history come alive.”  (Caroline Corcoran)

For further information, you can contact the Director of The Frank Denius Normandy Scholar Program on World War Two, Professor Charters Wynn at wynn@utexas.edu or you can visit the History Department’s Undergraduate Advising Office, Garrison Hall, Room 1.140, 471-7670 for more information.

NSP Application Deadline: Monday, October 8.

Dr. Su Yeong Kim, a faculty member in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, is conducting a research study on Mexican American children and families. Our goal is to understand how children who translate between Spanish and English for their English-limited speaking parents affects children’s academic and socio-emotional development.  We are seeking undergraduate research assistants to recruit families over the phone and interview families in-person. We seek students with strong Spanish language skills to be research assistants in our project. Students can receive course credit through HDF 355, a research practicum course, for their work on the project.  Non-HDF majors can use HDF 355 as an elective course for their degree plan. We are seeking interviewers for Fall 2012 and beyond. Students with strong Spanish language skills can email Dr. Kim at sykim@prc.utexas.edu for more information.

Thank you,

Su Yeong Kim, Ph.D.

sykim@prc.utexas.edu