Ghana Maymester Moves to Cape Town, South Africa

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MAYMESTER: COMMUNITY & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1ST

The Social Work: Community and Social Development Maymester program in Accra, Ghana has been re-located to Cape Town, South Africa for spring 2015 only. As we continue to monitor the Ebola crisis in West Africa, information for 2016 and beyond will be announced at a later date.

  •   S W 360K / S W 395K / AFR 374C / ANT 324L / WGS 340 | Community and Social Development. Carries an Ethics and Leadership and a Global Cultures flag. Meets major elective for Social Work and Women & Gender Studies; meets major requirement for African & African Diaspora Studies and Anthropology. Course is open to all majors.
  •   S W 119 | Maymester Seminar: SAF. Taken during the spring semester preceding the program.

    This program engages students in service learning projects working alongside social entrepreneurs in South Africa’s townships who are driving social and economic development in their own communities. Students will engage in collaborative service learning projects working alongside local social entrepreneurs who provide services or products in areas such as arts/dance, business/communications, technology/engineering, education, health, etc. In addition, students will be exposed to educational excursions and local lecturers to learn about the context of poverty and power and empowerment in post-apartheid South Africa.

    Faculty Director

    Dr. Dorie Gilbert, an associate professor in Social Work and African and African Diaspora Studies , and is a faculty fellow in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement. She is the Director of the Institute for Community Development, an organization that joins interdisciplinary scholars, students and community members to implement projects abroad and locally using the service learning academic model. In 2012, the course earned the Tower Award for Outstanding Service Learning Course.

    Information Sessions

     Wed-Sep 24, 2014 3:00PM – 4:00PM CLA 0.128  Tue-Sep 30, 2014 3:00PM – 4:00PM CAL 221  Wed-Oct 01, 2014 3:00PM – 4:00PM CLA 0.128  Wed-Oct 15, 2014 3:00PM – 4:00PM CLA 0.128

Questions? Email Arelis Palacios: Palacios@austin.utexas.edu or visit world.utexas.edu/abroad for more information.

LAH Study Abroad Scholarships for the Spring Smester

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The Liberal Arts Honors Program is now accepting applications for LAH students and Humanities majors who will be studying abroad in Spring 2015.  In January, we will open the portal for students studying abroad in Summer 2015 and Fall 2015. An LAH student may apply for this scholarship by writing a one-page statement of his or her study abroad plans. The statement should include where and what the student will be studying, the projected cost involved, and the role that study abroad and the mastery of a foreign language plays in the student’s academic and career goals.

For students going abroad this Spring, the scholarship deadline is:

November 1.

Please submit your application online through the study abroad online scholarship application, Global Assistand select “Get Started”. The website will prompt you to set up an online profile and show you a list of scholarships which criteria you meet. If you are applying for a study abroad program not affiliated with UT, please enter program code 300999.

Both LAH students and Humanities majors are eligible to apply for the LAH Study Abroad scholarship. Please contact the LAH office with any questions.

Summer Course: Teach English Abroad or in Austin

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Teach English as a Second Language 

This Summer in Mexico, South Korea, or Austin 

Interested in teaching English abroad? Learn, intern, and teach it well!

UTeach-Liberal Arts and the International Office’s ESL Services offer a 6-hour course in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) in June followed by a 6-week internship in Mexico, South Korea, or Austin.  The course and internship are open to all majors, as well as non-UT students; apply below by December 1st.

Information Session Wednesday, Oct. 8, 4:00 PM, in GEB 1.308.

Class and Registration Information

TESOL Session I – In Austin, June 4-24, 2015

  • UTL F320  TESOL I: Principles of Teaching (3 hours daily)
  • UTL F320  TESOL II: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (3 hours daily)
  • Field Work-Internship in an Austin language school (2 hours daily)

TESOL Session II – In Mexico, South Korea, or Austin, June 29-August 7, 2015

  • Limited enrollment: 12 placements in Mexico, 4 in South Korea, 15 in Austin
  • L A S110 Internship Registration by consent of Course Instructor. Internship requires successful completion of both UTL F320 courses, a full workday commitment for 3 weeks.  

For more information, go here.

To apply, follow this link.

Iberian and Latin American Languages and Cultures

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As you might already know, in the new 2014-2016 undergraduate catalog, students may no longer select SPN or POR or any SPN/POR concentration as a major.  The new major in the Department of Spanish & Portuguese is called Iberian and Latin American Languages and Cultures (ILA). 

Some students are having a hard time figuring that out!  So the advisers, Liza Hastings and Daniel Zarazua will be holding two information sessions next week to let students know that we are still around and there is still a major in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.

Please attend one of these sessions for more information about the major:

Tuesday, September, 23, 2014 at 4:00 pm in BEN 1.126

Wednesday, September 24 at 5:00 pm in PAR 1

2015 Maymester in London “The British Strategic Tradition and Its Influence on the United States.

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The Clements Center for History, Strategy & Statecraft is seeking applications for its 2015 Maymester in London program titled “The British Strategic Tradition and Its Influence on the United States.” The course, taught primarily by the world-renowned War Studies faculty at King’s College London, will provide students the opportunity to learn firsthand about the Anglo-American tradition of history and strategic studies. Possible excursions include the Churchill War Rooms, Imperial War Museum, Dover Castle, and D-Day sites in Normandy.

The program is open to all undergraduate students and credit will be awarded by UT’s Department of History. The program fee is $1,200. Scholarships are available; students will not be turned away based on financial need. Applications are due Monday, October 13th by 5:00pm (see attached).

To learn more, students are encouraged to attend an information session on:

Thursday, September 18th at 12:30pm in the UNB 3.128

For additional information, please visit our website at http://www.clementscenter.org/program-overview/item/66-seay-partnership-in-history-strategy-and-statecraft or contact Jacqueline Chandler, Clements Center Programs Manager, at jchandler@austin.utexas.edu or 512-471-2773.

Can You Relate? Tools for Connecting to Others

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Drop-in Workshops CMA 5.136 Thursdays 3:15 to 4:30 pm

These open, drop-in workshops are aimed at helping students increase their interpersonal skills. Each week will feature a different theme in the area of interpersonal relationships. Workshops will be a combination of educational content, as well as activities. Students may elect to attend weekly or based on topics of interest. Open to all ages and genders.

9/18 – Making Connections: Improving Your Interpersonal Skills

9/25 – Can You Hear What I’m Saying?: Assertive Communication Skills

10/2 – Grounding the Helicopter: Setting Boundaries with Parents

10/9 – What’s Your Deal?: Resolving Conflict Productively

10/16 – Pros and COMMs: Improving Your Professional Communications

10/23 – Language of Love: Communicating with a Partner

11/6 – Social Literacy: Skills for Reading People Better

11/13 – Positive Sandwich: Giving and Receiving Feedback

For more information, please call: 512-471-3715

Getting Grounded: Ways to Thrive in Daily Life

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New Workshop Series

BUR 214 (Burdine Hall) Tuesdays 3:00 to 4:15 pm

This is an 11-week, open workshop series featuring a different topic each week, aimed at helping students explore themes of mind-body-emotional wellness. Each week students will learn and practice new mind-body grounding and relaxation techniques, as well as explore common themes that impact our daily thriving.

9/23: Turning Stress into an Ally
9/30: Focusing Our Distracted, Multitasking Minds 10/7: Sleep! (Too Much, Too Little, Just Right)
10/14: Art and Music for Stress Relief
10/21: Exploring Our Relationship to Time Management 10/28: Better Success without Perfectionism
11/4: Art and Music for Stress Relief
11/11: Strategies for Working with Anger
11/18: Conflict & Communication
11/25: Navigating Families, Holidays, Finals
12/2: Art and Music for Stress Relief

Workshops are free of charge. No registration necessary. Attend as many as you would like. For more information, please call CMHC at: 512-471-3715.

UT Austin’s 5th Annual Sustainability Symposium

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Join Us at UT Austin’s
5th Annual Sustainability Symposium

Come out on Friday to learn about sustainability at UT Austin and discover new opportunities for collaboration and innovation! 

Friday, September 19, 2014
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
AVAYA Auditorium, POB 2.302
Free and open to the public

Keynote Address by Provost Fenves at 12 p.m.

The President’s Sustainability Steering Committee at The University of Texas at Austin will host a full day symposium dedicated to highlighting the scholarly and practical sustainability efforts of the university community. The symposium will feature 24 presentations by students, faculty, and staff in the following sessions:

  • Climate Change, Drought, & the Energy-Water Nexus
  • UT in the City: Waller Creek, the Campus Landscape Plan, & Dell Medical School
  • Bridging Academics and Operations: Campus as a Living Laboratory
  • Best of Research and Initiatives
  • Ecological Economics, Green Infrastructure, & the Value of Sustainability

For more information and to see the schedule of the day go to:
http://www.utexas.edu/sustainability/pssc/symposium/

Fall 2014 Economics Internal Transfer sessions

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You need to attend an internal transfer session if you want to switch into or add Economics as a major.  You MUST RSVP and attend a session in order to start the major declaration process for economics. We provide personalized advising materials for all attendees, and our hope is that we can provide as much relevant information in a group setting to manage the large influx of students we and more effectively monitor timely graduation rates.  Students can find more information, as well as the RSVP links, on our website as well: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/economics/undergraduate/advising.php

College of Liberal Arts Scholarships

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Applications are now being accepted for merit-based, research and study abroad scholarships for fall 2014!

See if you are eligible on the Liberal Arts scholarship website: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/student-affairs/Scholarships-and-Awards/index.php

Deadline for most scholarships is October 16, 2014.

For Liberal Arts students from Shelby County, Texas or adjoining counties: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/student-affairs/Programs/scholarships-hidden/Strong-Shelby-County-Scholarship.php

For Liberal Arts student from Franklin County, Texas or adjoining counties: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/student-affairs/Programs/scholarships-hidden/Styles-Franklin-County-Scholarship.php