This Thursday (February 9th), Catherine Moreno will be leading a group of volunteers to the Micah 6 Food Pantry, which is well within walking distance of campus. The event will last from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Please e-mail LAHSO1990@gmail.com with your interest.
On Saturday, the 18th of February, LAHSO will assist the Austin Parks Foundation from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. with mulching in a nearby park. Rides and tools will, of course, be provided. Please e-mail LAHSO1990@gmail.com with your interest.
Many thanks, as always, for your help.
Dear Liberal Arts Student,
This is to announce the annual Lozano Long study abroad travel grant competition.
For summer 2012, we have at least four study abroad travel grants in the amount of $2,500. Should you receive a grant, you must attend a degree-granting institution in Latin America and bring back at least six hours of college credit.
For next academic year, 2012-2013 (which starts late next August 2012), we are offering six study abroad travel grants in the amount of $5,000. You must attend a degree-granting institution in Latin America and bring back at least 12 hours of college credit.
Applications are due by 5:00 on Thursday, March 1. IMPORTANT: Please let the person writing your recommendation know that their letter must be uploaded to the system no later than 5:00, Thursday, March 1.
All funds must be used for the purpose for which they are intended and awarded. Also, please be aware that scholarship money can affect your financial aid. If you win an award, it is your responsibility to speak with the Office of Student Financial Services and find out how your financial aid package may be impacted and instruct me on any modifications you may want regarding the timing of receiving your scholarship. Otherwise, all monies for academic year 2012-2013 will be distributed at the start of the fall semester. Information will follow on the timing of the summer award distributions.
Applications are online and can be accessed here:
You must log into the system in order to reach the correct page.
1.) Medical ethicist Walter Glannon lectures on “Neuroscience, Free Will and Moral Responsibility”
Dr. Glannon is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Calgary. He has published four books on medical ethics, including his most recent, Brain Body, and Mind: Neuroethics with a Human Face. He will speak in the Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007) at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8, in an event open to everyone. No RSVP is required. More info and poster available here.
2.) Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Nicholas Kristof addresses human trafficking
Writing for the New York Times, Kristof has travelled the globe to document the ongoing traffic of women and girls sold into sexual slavery. Through his column, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2006, Kristof has introduced readers to heroes fighting against human trafficking and survivors who have become activists themselves. Kristof will deliver the 2012 Liz Carpenter Lecture in the auditorium of the LBJ Library Monday night, February 13, at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. No RSVP is required. While supplies last, honors students may request (in person) a free copy of Kristof’s book Half the Sky at the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room.
3.) In a new graphic novel, author Mark Long presents a true story of the civil rights movement in Texas
The Silence of Our Friends recounts the stories of two families in Houston, one black and one white, at a critical point during the civil rights movement. On Tuesday night, 7 p.m., February 21 in the Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007), author Mark Long will discuss the story and his collaboration with illustrator Nate Powell. While supplies last, honors students may request (in person) a free copy of The Silence of Our Friends at the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room.
Call 512-471-5787 or write to mvalentine@mail.utexas.edu with questions about any of these special events
LAH/PLAN II CAREER WEEK 2012 – SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Career Week events are open to all LAHers. This week is a continuation of LAH 201H The Idea of the Liberal Arts, so First Year LAHers should plan to attend at least two workshops.
Monday – February 27, 2012
LAH Senior PANEL EVENT
Time: 4 – 5:30 pm
Location: GEB 3rd Floor Conference Room
Career Week kicks off on Monday with delicious pizza and a panel of LAH Seniors who will share their stories of study abroad, internships, and extracurricular activities that they feel contributed to a successful and exciting college experience.
Tuesday – February 28, 2012
Workshop 1
PRE-LAW
Time: 3:30pm-4:15pm
Location: GEB 3rd Floor Conference Room
The Pre-Law workshop will feature Tatem Oldham, the pre-law adviser from Liberal Arts Career Services. This session will focus on resources and services available for students who are considering law school including information on Pre-Law Advising, helpful hints to help you decide if law school is right for you, tips on what you can do now to make yourself a more competitive law school applicant, information on the LSAT and choosing a law school.
Workshop 2
THESIS PLANNING/ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS
Time: 4:30pm-5:15pm
Locations: GEB 3rd Floor Conference Room
Representatives from both the Plan II and LAH Programs will discuss steps students should take to plan for their thesis projects. Specifically, presenters will focus on how students can craft a proposal idea, gain academic background in their selected topic, and shop the idea to faculty to find a thesis supervisor. The workshop will also touch on the related topic of academic scholarships.
Workshop 3
CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE
Time: 5:30pm – 6:15pm
Location: GEB 3rd Floor Conference Room
This workshop is designed to educate students on the vast opportunities in the heath care field. A faculty member experienced on medical school admissions panels will offer tips on how students can make themselves competitive in applying to health professions programs. In addition, several graduating seniors from Plan II and LAH bound for various health care careers have agreed to be a part of this workshop to share their experiences and advice for their younger peers.
Wednesday – February 29, 2012
BEYOND THE TOWER – LIBERAL ARTS CAREER SERVICES BOOT CAMP
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Location: FAC 18 or GEB 3rd Floor Conference Room
Students must RSVP to lmayhew@austin.utexas.edu by February 20th to attend this workshop.
Need an internship but don’t know where to start? This Boot Camp is a 2-hour intensive internship search training program designed to help you:
Topic Descriptions:
Thursday – March 1, 2012
Workshop 1
STUDY ABROAD
Time: 3:30pm – 4:15pm
Location: GEB 3rd Floor Conference Room
The workshop will feature a representative from the Study Abroad Office and a panel of Plan II and LAH students who have studied abroad and are willing to share their experiences, advice and answer questions for their younger peers. Student panelists have studied in various regions throughout the world, in programs of various lengths, and participated in different activities (coursework, internships, and service projects).
The basic steps in the study abroad process will be reviewed including finding a program and funding. In addition, we will discuss how students can identify their academic and career goals and use this information to choose the right study abroad program, get the most out of the trip.
Workshop 2
TEACH FOR AMERICA & PEACE CORPS
Time: 4:30pm-5:15pm
Location: GEB 3rd Floor Conference Room
Teach for America is a national corps of outstanding recent college graduates and young professionals who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become leaders in the effort to expand educational opportunity. They are a diverse group of talented individuals who possess the leadership skills needed to make a real impact over the short- and long-term. Teach For America seeks graduates from all majors. No previous education experience or coursework is necessary.
The Peace Corps traces its roots and mission to 1960, when then Senator John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries. From that inspiration grew an agency of the federal government devoted to world peace and friendship. Since that time, more than 195,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in 139 host countries to work on issues ranging from AIDS education to information technology and environmental preservation. Today’s Peace Corps is more vital than ever, working in emerging and essential areas such as information technology and business development, and AIDS Relief. Peace Corps Volunteers continue to help countless individuals who want to build a better life for themselves, their children, and their communities.
Both speakers will discuss the opportunities that their organizations offer and the influence of service on career plans.
Workshop 3
CAREERS IN FOREIGN SERVICE
Time: 5:30pm – 6:15pm
Location: GEB 3rd Floor Conference Room
This workshop will feature a presentation by Ambassador Ronald K. McMullen, Diplomat in Residence and Visiting Scholar, LBJ School of Public Affairs. The Diplomat-in-Residence program is managed by the U.S. Department of State to disseminate information about career opportunities in the Foreign Service, to help candidates through the Foreign Service exam and application process, and to support programs sponsored by foreign affairs groups and institutions. Ambassador McMullen will detail opportunities available for undergraduates including internships and discuss how students interested in Foreign Service careers can prepare and be competitive in this field.
SEMESTER IN LOS ANGELES PROGRAM APPLICATION FOR 2012/2013 SEMESTERS NOW OPEN
If you are interested in participating in the UT Semester in Los Angeles program, please note: the online application for fall 2012, spring and summer 2013 is now open! The application will close on Wednesday, February 29, 2012. Log in with your UT EID and start your application today!
The program is open to all UT students who are passionate about film, television, music or digital arts, and are interested in exploring related careers in the entertainment industry. Students earn UT in-residence credit.
Applicants must be currently enrolled degree-seeking students in good standing who have:
• A minimum of 60 credit hours and a minimum GPA of 2.25 by the semester of participation;
• RTF 305 “Intro to Media Studies,” or equivalent, by the semester of participation.
MORE INFORMATION
http://communication.utexas.edu/utla
Or, call the UTLA Center, toll free, at 877-875-2111
Liberal Arts Council’s Alumni Relations Committee brings you Coffee With Alums, a chance for you to mingle with UT alumni from the College of Liberal Arts.
This is a great networking opportunity and a chance to find out how these UT graduates have utilized their degrees and what they have been doing since their time at UT.
The event will be held on February 8th from 6-7PM in the 3rd floor conference room of Gebauer. Coffee and cookies will be provided!
Information Session
Rome Institute of Liberal Arts Summer courses
June 18-July 13, 2012
Rome, Italy
The Thomas Jefferson Center is pleased to announce two summer courses offered in Rome by our affiliated program, the Rome Institute of Liberal Arts. Spend mornings studying great books, and explore the museums and other cultural riches of Rome and the surrounding countryside in afternoon and weekend excursions.
This summer, two courses will be offered: “Beauty and the Sacred,” with readings from Plato, Dante, and Hegel, and “Empire and the Soul,” with readings from Plato, Thucydides, Livy, and Machiavelli. Both courses may be taken for UT credit, and “Beauty and the Sacred” meets the UT Visual and Performing Arts requirement.
The Jefferson Center will offer a full scholarship to RILA.
To find out about the program, to meet students who have attended in the past, and to get application and scholarship information, please attend our information session:
Tuesday, January 31, 3:30 pm
MEZ 1.210
You may also visit http://www.rilarts.org/ or email Jefferson center co-director Lorraine Pangle at lorrainepangle@austin.utexas.edu
Lorraine Pangle
Professor of Government
Co-Director, Thomas Jefferson Center for the Study of Core Texts and Ideas
University of Texas at Austin
https://webspace.utexas.edu/lsp226/lorrainepangle/index.html
The College of Liberal Arts Journal is currently recruiting Peer Reviewers, Layout Editors, and Copy Editors. By being part of thisundergraduate liberal arts research journal, you can help your peersget published and gain valuable research experience. APPLY NOW at www.launchut.org or contact applications@launchut.org. Join now!
Get Published! COLAJ (The College of Liberal Arts Journal) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes the best liberal arts research on campus. Email your questions and finished paper to applications@launchut.org by February 24th. For further details, please visit launchut.org.