Come and support the Liberal Arts Honors Student Council in their last fundraiser of the year! On Tuesday, April 24th from 6:00 – 9:00 pm, we will be holding a profit share at Spice Pickle! We encourage all LAHers to join us, socialize and enjoy great food! Please don’t forget to mention LAHSC at checkout! Hope to see you all there.
The Director of George J. Mitchell Scholars Program, Anne Glusker, will be visiting our campus on Monday, April 9th. She will be holding an information meeting about the Mitchell Scholarship from 4:00 to 5:15 pm in Mezes 0.306. I very much hope you will be able to attend.
Here is Director Glusker’s short description of the Mitchell Scholarship. U.T. Austin has had one Mitchell Scholarship since the scholarship program began some twelve years ago. We need more!
“The Mitchell Scholarship is awarded annually to 12 American future leaders. The Scholarship (named for former US Senator George J. Mitchell who helped broker the peace process in Northern Ireland) provides for a year of postgraduate study in any field at a university in Ireland or Northern Ireland. The criteria for selection are threefold:
1) academic excellence, but we do not have a formal GPA cut-off, so if you have a 3.5 or 3.6, don’t rule yourself out!
2) a sustained commitment to public service
3) a proven record of leadership
You only have to be a college graduate and under age 30 to apply!
The Mitchell is a great experience — Mitchells form tight bonds that last a lifetime and the Mitchell staff helps arrange internships while you’re in Ireland/Northern Ireland, arranges trips and events during the academic year, and helps with post-Mitchell career planning. Personal attention is our watchword!
Come hear Mitchell director Anne Glusker share her enthusiasm for the Mitchell, Ireland, and Northern Ireland!”
For more about the Mitchell, please go to the website.
“Creative Paths – Careers in Community Arts”
April 12, 2012, 5:00-6:30pm
JES A115
This exciting panel will highlight professionals from the fields of creative arts and community service. The multidisciplinary presenters from local, nonprofit arts organizations will offer you expert advice on how to launch your career in this inspiring arena. If you value the arts and helping people, this panel will illustrate how you can incorporate what you love into your career! Click here to RSVP. ASL Interpreters will be provided.
Panelist lineup includes:
– Celia Hughes, ED, VSA Texas
– Karen Lashelle, ED, Theater Action Project
– Dylan Jones, Founder, Anthropos Arts
– Tricia Forbes, ED, SIMS Foundation
– Melinda Chow, Interim ED, Girls Rock Camp Austin
– Mindy Moore, performance artist, workshop leader, and founder of ASL Film-fest for Youth
To History majors and potential history majors,
If you are interested in the honors program, please come to an information session at 5pm on April 9th, in the conference room in Garrison Hall (GAR 1.102).
I’ll talk and answer your questions about the program, the history honors thesis, and what courses you can take to have strong background for the program. We’ll talk about what courses to take next fall and in the future.
This is information only, and come even if you aren’t sure you want to do honors.
Of course you can also come see me during office hours Garrison 2.206 4-6 pm Thursday. But those tend to get crowded!
Judy Coffin
Judith G. Coffin
Associate Professor of History
Director, Undergraduate Honors Program
University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station B 7000
Austin, Texas. 78712
512 475-7235
Foot in the Door presents
LIFE X 3
By Yasmina Reza
Translated by Christopher Hampton
LIFE X 3 presents a night in the life of two couples – Henry and Sonia, and Hubert and Inez. When Hubert (Henry’s boss) and Inez show up at Henry and Sonia’s for a dinner party on the wrong night, problems include lack of food, copiousness of wine, and Henry and Sonia’s petulant six-year-old who won’t go to bed. Over an improvised meal of chocolate fingers, Cheez-Its, and wine, the couples trade insults on every social and professional level, and loyalties are changed as quickly as glasses of Sancerre are drained.
Henry – Tyler Walker
Sonia – Elissa Russell
Hubert – Colin Vanderburg
Inez – Mi Kang
Directed by Kelsi Tyler
Assistant Directed by Allison Dillon and Lee Henry
April 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15
All performances begin at 8:00.
20% of profits from the first weekend will be donated to the African Leadership Bridge, an Austin based non-profit that provides scholarships to help talented African students come and study in the US.
Tickets are $5 at the door.
Not appropriate for young children.
Are you interested in Studying Abroad? How about studying abroad in our program at the fabulous Casa Herrera in Antigua, Guatemala?
The Spring 2013 Casa Herrera Program is a great way to learn about Mesoamerica, Archeology, History, Spanish or Indigenous Languages while studying and living in breathtaking Antigua, Guatemala. The Program is open to all undergraduates and graduates students.
There are 5 scholarships of $1,000 each available for this program. Come to an info session to learn more about this exciting program AND about money, money, money!!The Real Cost of studying abroad may be less than you think ( see below)
Attend an Information Session ASAP! Information Sessions are held in ART 1.412 in The Mesoamerica Center located in the ART Building. All info sessions are from 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon, drop by anytime between those hours and ask for Paola Bueche. Pizza and sodas will be provided, so RSVP if you are coming to a particular session to:
Paola Bueche: p.bueche@austin.utexas.edu
Session Dates:
Monday, April 9
Tuesday, April 10
Wednesday, April 11
Casa Herrera Spring 2013 PROGRAM FEE
There is a program fee of $5,975 which includes home stay accommodation, most meals, field trips, cell phones and tuition for the language course. Students are responsible for UT tuition, airfare and personal expenses.
Classes offered are cross-listed:
Top 10 Reasons why you should be interested in studying abroad:
1. Study abroad is the optimal way to learn a language.
2. Study abroad provides the opportunity to travel.
3. Study abroad allows you get to know another culture first-hand.
4. Study abroad will help you develop skills and give you experiences a classroom setting will never provide.
5. Study abroad expands your worldview and creates global awareness
6. Study abroad gives you the opportunity to break out of your academic routine.
7. Study abroad enhances employment opportunities.
8. Study abroad can enhance the value of your degree.
9. Study Abroad develops leadership skills
10. Study Abroad allows to enhance your curriculum with international Internships
Questions? See:
Paola Bueché
Senior Program Coordinator
Mesoamerica Center
ART 1.412
1 University Station D1300
Austin, TX 78712-0337
Office Phone: (512) 471-6292
website: http://www.utmesoamerica.org
The European Union Center of Excellence at UT Austin is pleased to offer grants to three UT Austin undergraduate students to travel to Brussels in the summer of 2012 through the EUCE Brussels Program. The trip is funded through the support of the European Commission and organized by the Network of European Union Centers in the U.S.
All UT undergraduate students may apply and may be from any discipline. Special consideration will be given to those in a program or major that study some aspect of the European Union.
Funding includes round-trip airfare to/from Brussels, five nights of hotel and some meals.
The 2012 trip will be June 17-June 22 (arrive June 17, depart June 22). The agenda is currently being organized but should be similar to previous years (see agenda on website).
Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2012. No late applications will be accepted.
Students must provide a UT transcript (can be unofficial) and one letter of recommendation from a UT faculty member. More information is printed on the application forms.
To download the application, please go here: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/european_studies/Outreach/Brussels.php
ACE is looking to hire 80 full-time tutors. All tutors for ACE are Americorps members, so if you are a graduating Senior and looking a productive way to spend the next year, this is a great opportunity!
With ACE, you will work in Austin teaching children to read and give back to the community, gaining experience and benefits during your service year.
Benefits:
Pursue alternative teaching certification
Eligible for student loan forbearance
Earn education award
Receive modest living allowance
Gain leadership skills and experience in education
What else is involved?
Commit to one year of service
Option to tutor in Spanish
Teach and learn using a research based curriculum
Receive ongoing training and professional development
Tutor 10 children one-on-one daily for 30 minutes
Participate in a monthly Saturday service project
For more information or to apply – www.aceaustin.org
Also, if you are interested, I have contact information for a ACE leader that met with advisers this morning.