On Thursday, October 18th, at 7 p.m., former U.S. Congressman Mickey Edwards will visit the Joynes Reading Room to discuss the current election and his new book, entitled The Parties Versus The People: How to Turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans. Edwards represented Oklahoma’s 5th District in the U.S. House of Representatives for 16 years, and served on the Budget and Appropriations Committees. He is now director of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan think tank. He has taught graduate courses on politics and government at Harvard, Princeton, and George Washington University. A limited number of copies of The Parties Versus The People are available for free to honors students who commit to attend his talk in the Joynes Room on the 18th. To claim a free copy of the book, inquire in person at the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007). For other questions about this event, call 512-471-5787 or write to mvalentine@austin.utexas.edu.

On Thursday, October 18th, at 7 p.m., former U.S. Congressman Mickey Edwards will visit the Joynes Reading Room to discuss the current election and his new book, entitled The Parties Versus The People: How to Turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans. Edwards represented Oklahoma’s 5th District in the U.S. House of Representatives for 16 years, and served on the Budget and Appropriations Committees. He is now director of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan think tank. He has taught graduate courses on politics and government at Harvard, Princeton, and George Washington University. A limited number of copies of The Parties Versus The People are available for free to honors students who commit to attend his talk in the Joynes Room on the 18th. To claim a free copy of the book, inquire in person at the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007). For other questions about this event, call 512-471-5787 or write to mvalentine@austin.utexas.edu.

Next week the Center for Strategic Advising and Career Counseling will be offering two workshops on graduate school planning. The first one will be offered on Monday Oct 8th and will be an overview of the application process to address topics such as GRE, financial aid, and application materials. The second presentation is on Wednesday Oct 10th and will focus on writing a strong personal statement. Both events are in JES A115, 5:00-6:00pm. To RSVP, click here: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/ugs/my/events/

Want to know how to use your Liberal Arts degree in business?

LAHers are invited to attend a meet/greet and Q & A with Andre Kovensky,  the founder and managing partner of Octavia Investments LLC, a global macro oriented investor in public and private securities and assets. Previously, he was the COO and CFO of PGM Holdings, a publicly traded company in Japan. He also spent three years leading corporate buyouts for Lone Star Funds in Tokyo, as well as 10 years as an investment banker, the majority of which with Citigroup based in the San Francisco Bay Area focused on technology companies. Andre received his MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School and a BA  in Humanities from the University of Texas at Austin.

Friday, October 19 11:00-12:00 GEB 3rd floor Conference Room
Please RSVP on the google doc link provided: https://docs.google.com/a/utexas.edu/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aqi_m1rVk8VwdHhNMEw0VWJOa05TWXBHOTFvaXNObnc#gid=0

Tuesday, October 9, LAPMS will have its next meeting in Burdine 136 at 7:30. We will be hosting a speaker from Princeton Review.

On behalf of the National Security Agency (NSA), Signals Intelligence Directorate Intelligence Analysis (IA) Hiring Team, we are excited to inform you of our upcoming information session being held on Tuesday, 16 October 2012 5:00-7:00pm at the Benedict Hall – Room 1.104. At this information session, there will be individual(s) from our Agency speaking on behalf of Intelligence Analysis and providing valuable information about our program and employment opportunities at NSA. We would like to extend this invitation to all interested students, faculty, and staff.

Nicholson Baker, novelist and paper advocate, talks at the Blanton Auditorium on Thursday at 5:30 pm.  Come early to get a seat.  Doors open at 5.

For further information about the TILTS 2012-13 lineup online.

We look forward to seeing you there.

-Janine Barchas and Liz Scala (Plan I faculty and Directors of TILTS 2012-13)