Category Archives: Resources

SXSW Volunteer Opportunities

SXSW, Austin’s very own film festival, offers several volunteer roles, one of which could be the perfect opportunity for you!

For those who are looking for a wide event experience, there are 17 crews in our Conference & Programming Volunteer Crews. From Tech Setup, Film & TV, Banners, Accessibility and more! Through the Music & Comedy Volunteer Crews, volunteers can gain live event industry experience by joining crews such as: Artist Parking Operations, Day Stage, Music Stage, Festival Line Guides and Comedy Crew. In their free time, volunteers have the opportunity to enjoy all the Conference and Networking events in over 20 tracks from Advertising & Brand Experience, AI, Climate & Sustainability to Fashion and Creator Economy, as well as all the Film & TV, Music and Comedy Programming.

There is also an upcoming Volunteer Call at the Austin Convention Center (Ballroom ABC) on Sunday, January 26, from 1-4pm. It’s a great chance to come talk to SXSW staff and volunteer crews in person to learn more about this volunteer experience!

Join the Youth Justice Alliance!

YJA is a pre-law organization focused on increasing resources to undergraduates interested in law as well as creating a community of future young lawyers. Sponsored by Youth Justice Alliance non-profit, they share the mission of democratizing the law by redistributing legal knowledge and legal power to all that are interested. Applications are now open with information sessions on January 21st and 23rd via Zoom. The application is due by January 26th at MIDNIGHT! 

For more information about Texas YJA, follow and connect with us on Instagram @texasyja or email us at texasyja@gmail.com.

Brodnax Recreation Fund

The Brodnax Recreation Fund is focused on expanding access to RecSports for students who may face financial barriers to participating in programs.

We are currently accepting applications for spring 2025 funding with a priority application deadline of Friday, Dec. 20. Students can apply to have any one of the following programs fully funded for next term:

  • TeXercise All-Access Pass
  • Climbing Wall Pass
  • Intramural Sports Team Entry
  • Day or Weekend Adventure Trip Registration

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship

Interested in grad school?

The MMUF doctoral preparatory program offers a concrete mentoring plan and financial support to students pursuing academic research in Mellon-approved fields in the Humanities and related disciplines. We are committed to increasing perspectives in academia.

Applications are due February 15th, 2024. More information can be found by clicking the link here!

CoachUT Applications Spring 2025

CoachUT is a semester-long program where participants receive free, executive-quality leadership coaching. Participants will complete five one-on-one sessions with a professional coach through the spring term. CoachUT is a unique opportunity for individuals to focus on growth areas that are most important to them, with a skilled professional as their guide and at a pace convenient with their schedule. Use the link here to apply today or email Texas LEAD for more information!

WiSTEM Winter Externship

The WiSTEM Externship is a virtual learning experience for STEM undergraduate students to gain career skills and earn digital badges or microcredentials during the winter or summer break. The WiSTEM Externship is designed to give you credentialed accomplishments for your resume, talking points for interviews, confidence in your professional skills, and training/knowledge/learning to advance your STEM skillset.

WiSTEM offers two Externship learning plan options…

  1. Externship: STEM Career Success Skills with 5 learning modules:
  • Explorations in Mindfulness
  • Design Thinking Practitioner
  • Data Science 101
  • Professional Skills
  • Job Application Essentials

2. Externship: Artificial Intelligence and Semiconductors with 3 learning modules:

  • Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals
  • Agile Explorer
  • Semiconductor 101

Interested in what the WiSTEM Externship has to offer? Consider registering here!

GRE/LSAT Prep

Are you preparing to take the GRE or LSAT exams?

Join Strive Grad Prep Academy with Sanger Learning to provide an overview and resources!

GRE Overview

  • October 8
  • 5:30 pm
  • JES A309

LSAT Overview

  • October 15
  • 5:30 pm
  • JES A309

For more information on Strive Grad Prep Academy, please click the link here!

Digital Badge Opportunity

The Assessment and Data Analytics Team, within the Division of Student Affairs, is proud to offer Longhorns the opportunity to earn a digital badge in survey design with the new Survey Design: Foundations course. This unique skill will be valuable throughout your educational journey and beyond, across a spectrum of career fields, including but not limited to marketing, data analytics, user experience research and more! Enhance your research skills and impress future employers by adding this badge to your LinkedIn profile.

This foundational badge provides information on survey purpose, institutional review board requirements, informed consent, security/confidentiality, and will provide earners the opportunity to practice identifying and writing different types of survey questions.

To earn your badge:

  1. Follow this link to access the Canvas course.
  2. Complete the five Canvas modules by watching each video and scoring at least 80% on the corresponding quiz.
  3. This robust course will take approximately 2 hours to complete, however you can navigate the modules at your own pace and are not required to finish all modules in one session.

For questions, please email vpsa-assessdata@austin.utexas.edu.