Get Involved with the Student Journal of Latin American Studies

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We are having a recruitment meeting in The Joynes Reading Room on Monday, April 25th, at 3:00 p.m. I am the chief editor of the journal now, and its a great opportunity for students to get involved in academic literature about Latin America. And at the end of the project you feel like you have done something tangible that you’re proud of. We are also looking to publish bi-annually now. A LAS major is totally unnecessary. Were just looking for dedicated workers who want to grow with the organization as many of its members, myself included, are leaving soon.

Limited Number of Stipends available for students participating in Unpaid Internships

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If you are participating in an unpaid internship this summer, the LAH office has a small number of stipends available. Offered on a first-come-first serve basis.

Email Dr. Carver (carver@austin.utexas.edu)  Include your name and eid. Let him know the name of the organization you will be working with. What your job duties will be,  and how long the internship will last (i.e. June -August  for 40 hours).

If you have questions, please feel free to ask Stacey or Linda.

Inspire Application Deadline May 1

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This is a reminder that the application deadline for Inspire is May 1. Applications will be accepted from any female student from any major who will be a sophomore in the fall.

Inspire is a three-year program (sophomore to senior) sponsored by the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies. When at full capacity, we will have three cohorts simultaneously developing skills necessary to become leaders so that they will achieve the highest levels of attainment in their chosen fields.

To apply and for more information, Please visit the Inspire webpage: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/cwgs/Leadership/INSPIREEmpoweringTexasWomenLeaders.php

Please feel free to call if you have any questions – 471-5765.

Sociological Insight Conference

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It is with great pleasure that we invite undergraduate students to attend the first annual Sociological Insight conference at the University of Texas at Austin.

Sociological Insight is a fully refereed national undergraduate research journal aimed at promoting undergraduate research in the social sciences. Insight provides an opportunity for undergraduates all over the U.S. and abroad to publish their best academic work, and to reap the benefits of subjecting their research to a rigorous peer review process.

We will be hosting our first annual research conference, Insight: A Conference on Undergraduate Sociology, on Saturday, May 7th at The University of Texas at Austin in SAC 2.302. They will have the opportunity to attend presentations from published undergraduates, panels by grad students about life after the B.A., and a special guest speaker, Sociology professor Dr. Sheldon Ekland-Olson. Admission is free and lunch will be provided.

Students should RSVP by April 29th at www.socinsight.org

Thanks,

Sociological Insight Staff

Book Drive

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Sigma Tau Delta, the English honors society, is conducting a book drive now until finals season through Better World Books. All books will either be sold, donated, or recycled, NOT thrown in a landfill. Proceeds from books that are able to be sold will support National Center for Family Literacy and Sigma Tau Delta. National Center for Family Literacy’s mission is to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and parents through the economic and educational empowerment that comes through literacy. For more info: www.famlit.org

Link to our Facebook event:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=155614154502815

Just drop your books by our box at PAR 114! Wondering what to bring?

GOOD:

– College textbooks and study guides in good condition with copyright dates from the past TEN YEARS (that’s right people, this means you can donate those old textbooks that the Co-op won’t take back!)

– ANY book used in a college classroom

BAD:

– Any books in poor condition (missing parts, water damage, etc.)

– Course packets

Joynes Reading Room Events (and free books!)

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Monday, April 18, 7PM
The major novelist Russell Banks, author of 20 published books including The Sweet Hereafter and Continental Drift, will read from new work. Evan Carton, Professor of English at UT, will interview Banks and moderate questions from the audience. A limited number of free books by Russell Banks are available for honors students. To claim a free book, visit the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007). The books we are giving away are both collections of short stories (The Angel on the Roof and Success Stories). Please only take a book if you are sure you can come to the event Monday night.

Thursday, April 21, 7PM
Nigerian-American novelist and short story writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will read from and discuss new work. Adichie is author of the bestselling novels Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun. She is also the recipient of a presitigious MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant.  While supplies last, honors students may claim a free copy of her short story collection The Thing Around Your Neck at the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007). Please only take a book if you are certain that you can attend the event Thursday night.

Wednesday, April 27, 7PM
Three top contemporary photographers who use antique photographic techniques (such as daguerrotype and bromoil processes) will show slides of their work and discuss their careers. Dan Burkholder and Jill Skupin Burkholder teach photography in New York. Robb Kendrick lives in Laredo, and is a regular contributor to National Geographic magazine.

All of these events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Matt Valentine at mvalentine@mail.utexas.edu, or call the Joynes Reading Room: 512-471-5787.

2012-2013 US Fulbright Competition

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The 2012-2013 Fulbright U.S. Student competition will open on May 1, 2011.  The Fulbright U.S. Student program is open to graduate students at all levels, undergraduates who will have completed their degree by the beginning of the grant period (for most countries, Sept. 1, 2012) and non-students who hold a bachelor’s degree.  The program is restricted to U.S. citizens.  The grants are for study and research abroad, and are available for most countries.  Grants are awarded for all disciplines, including the sciences, social sciences, humanities, engineering, and the performing and creative arts.  A number of countries also offer grants for those who wish to serve as English teaching assistants.

An information session for prospective applicants will be presented by an Alumni Ambassador from the Institute of International Education’s Houston office on Tuesday, April 19 from 2:00-3:00 PM in Parlin 201.

Deadlines and Procedures:

1.  Potential applicants must register with us, by sending an email to:  Fulbright@austin.utexas.edu.  The email should give the applicant’s name, contact information, academic status (i.e., undergrad, grad, alumnus), country or region of interest, and area of study or research topic.

2.  The applicant should go to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program website (http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html) for country summaries, information about preparing an application, and, starting May 1, to begin the online application process.

3.  The applicant should also review our campus website: http://www.utexas.edu/student/abroad/funding/fulbright.html

4.  Campus Deadline: The applicant must submit copies of all application materials electronically to our office by September 7. Interviews are tentatively scheduled between September 19 and September 30.  While the deadline for final submission to the national office has not yet been announced, my expectation is that it will be around mid-October.

As a Fulbrighter myself (Brazil, 1990), I can testify to the lifelong value of this extraordinary program, and I am hoping that we can make that experience available to your students as well.

Best,

Lindsay Hale, Ph.D.
Department of Religious Studies
Chair, Fulbright U.S. Student Program Campus Committee

Registration Tips and LAH Lower-Division Sign-Up book is Now Available

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Registration for summer and fall is upon us!  April 18-29. Before you register, you should see us for advising. Just call 471-3458 to set up a time with Linda or Stacey. Don’t email us, as it’s too hard to go back and forth choosing a time. Calling is much more efficient.

The lower-division honors course sign up  book is now available. To secure a seat in a lower-division honors course, you must sign up in the book. Come by the LAH office to see what we have!

Upper-Division LAHers, Remember that for any upper-division LAH course (LAH 350s)  you can register on your own as long as you have close to 60 hours and a 3.5 gpa. IF you are pursuing a dual degree in another college,you  will need to contact us during your registration time to be manually added into the class if the class is open.

Registration tip: for upper-division cross-listed LAH courses, it might be easier to register for the class under it’s cross-listing. Especially Government/LAH 350. If you are a Government major, and want an LAH 350 class that is cross-listed, you should go to the Government department to be added into the class. It will still count towards LAH under it’s cross-listing.

StufSA Mixer

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Each semester at StüfSA (Students for Study Abroad) we hold a mixer to connect students who have been abroad with students wanting to go abroad.  This is an excellent time for students to learn about the exciting opportunities study abroad offers from their fellow peers.  The event will take place Wednesday, April 13 from 6-8 p.m. in the SAC Ballroom.  We will be providing free Argentinean food and live Brazilian music.

Also, I wanted to mention our Country Corner program: COUNTRY CORNERSSPRING2011Round2[1] Country Corners are an opportunity for students who are going abroad or are interested in going to learn about some of the cultural specifics and norms of different countries in smaller setting from a StüfSA mentor who has spent time in that country.  I have attached a schedule and instructions on how to RSVP.

All the best,
Tommy Ward
Study Abroad Office

Students for Study Abroad

stufsa@gmail.com

facebook.com/stufsa

sites.google.com/site/stufsa/