Former LAHer/Humanities major Shelby Carvalho would like to mentor someone interested in pursuing graduate work in Global Policy. Shelby was a first generation college student and is currently in the LBJ School and has been involved with Global Education and Policy for many years. She just recently returned from teaching English through Fulbright in Bulgaria.
Please let Linda know if you’d like to get in touch with Shelby.
The Sanger Learning Center is now accepting applications for spring 2014 tutor positions. The deadline for applications is Friday, November 1, 2013. All applications must be submitted online from the employment section of MyUGS at https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/ugs/my/tutoring/jobs/. More specific information about the position can be found on the Hire-a-Longhorn website at http://www.hirealonghorn.org/.
The application for the ABF Fellowship will go live on November 15th, 2013. Here is the link to the website: http://bit.ly/fUzZfs
This is a basic summary of the fellowship:
The American Bar Foundation sponsors a program of summer research fellowships to interest undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds in pursuing graduate study in the social sciences. The summer program is designed to introduce students to the rewards and demands of a research-oriented career in the field of law and social science.
LAHer Ayesha Akbar received this fellowship in SUmmer 2013. She says: “It’s a really awesome fellowship and the networking opportunities are fantastic. During my summer, I got to conduct research (in Arabic!), meet with lawyers working in a number of fields (public interest, corporate, professorship, an attorney general!), work and interact with educators from all over the country, and live in beautiful Chicago for the summer. It’s a fantastic experience and I encourage all eligible Sophomores and Juniors to apply. Anyone interested should feel free to reach out to me for more information or questions — I’m happy to answer questions or give tips on the application process! ”
Please ask Linda or Stacey is you need help contacting Ayesha.
The Payne Program is designed to attract outstanding young people to careers in international development as USAID Foreign Service Officers. The Payne Fellowship Program provides benefits valued at up to $90,000 over two years toward a two-year master’s degree, arranges internships in Washington D.C. and at USAID missions overseas, and provides professional development and support activities. Fellows who successfully complete the program become USAID Foreign Service Officers. Fellows may use the fellowship to attend a two-year master’s program in a U.S. institution to study an area of relevance to the USAID Foreign Service, including international development, international relations, public policy, business administration, foreign languages, economics, agriculture, environmental sciences, health, or urban planning at a graduate or professional school approved by the Payne Program. At the end of the two-year fellowship, Fellows enter the USAID Foreign Service. Applicants must be college seniors or graduates looking to start graduate school in the fall of the year they apply, have GPAs of at least 3.2 and be U.S. citizens. The program welcomes applications from those with any undergraduate major and encourages applications from members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the USAID Foreign Service and those with financial need. Information and application materials for the program are available at www.paynefellows.org. The application deadline is January 27, 2014. The Program is funded by USAID and managed by Howard University.
2014 Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship
Number of Fellowships Offered: 5
Eligibility Requirements: U.S. citizenship; GPA of 3.2/4.0; seeking to start two-year relevant grad program in fall 2014
Online Application Opens: October 22, 2013 www.paynefellows.org
Application Deadline: January 27, 2014 Finalists selected by the end of February Fellows selected by mid-March
Contact: paynefellows@howard.edu; 202-806-4367, (877) 633-0002; or Tessa Henry, (Tessa.henry@howard.edu) 202-806-5952.
If you are interested in signing up for any LAH lower-division honors classes, please come by the LAH office 2.104 to sign up. We have a great selection of honors classes (listed below).
Remember for upper-division LAH 350 classes you don’t need to sign up. Just register when your registration time comes around! NOTE: If you are a dual degree student (i.e. Fine Arts & Liberal Arts, Communication & Liberal Arts etc..) YOU MUST CONTACT STACEY OR LINDA DURING YOUR REGISTRATION TIME TO BE ADDED IN YOUR DESIRED LAH 350 class. If the class is cross-listed (LAH 350/GOV 379S or LAH 350/HIS) and you are a major in the cross-listed department, you can also register for the class under your major department and it will still apply towards College Honors. The GOV department reserves their seats for majors. GOV majors should go to the GOV department to have your seat reserved. This will ensure you get the GOV/LAH class you want.
30390 LAH 103H The Ideas of Civic Engagement M 4-5:30 GAR 0.102 Carver, L (LAH first year students)
30395 LAH 305 Reacting to the Past TTh 9:30-11 CLA 0.122 Mayhew, L (LAH first-year students)
30400 LAH 305 Reacting to the Past MWF 11-12 SZB 286 Lang, E (LAH first-year students)
34500 CTI 301 Ancient Philosophy and Literature-Honors TTH 9:30-11:00 PAR 308 Dempsey, E
34675 ECO 304L Introduction to Macroeconomics-Honors TTH 3:30-5:00, F 1:00-2:00 WEL 2.224, BRB 1.120 Bencivenga
34680 ECO 304L Introduction to Macroeconomics-Honors MWF 9-10, F 1-2 SAC 1.402, BRB 1.120 Paal, B
35215 E 314L Reading Women Writers-Honors-W TTH 2:00-3:30 CAL 419 MCGINNIS, E
39075 GOV 312P Constitutional Principles: Core Texts-Honors MWF 2-3 BEN 1.122 Dempsey, E
39715 HIS 315L United States Since 1865-Honors TTH 2:00-3:30 GDC 1.406 Restad, P
41399 LIN 306 Introduction to the Study of Language TTh 9:30-11 CAL 221 Quinto-Pozos, D
45070 RHE 309S Critical Reading and Persuasive Writing – Hon MW 2:00-3:30 (time in course Schedule is incorrect) FAC 7 Rechnitz, A
47260 SPN 610D Intermediate Spanish 1:00-3:00 PAR 304
64850 UGS 302 Leadership, Ethics and Animal 2:00-3:30pm PAR 104 Bump (LAH first-year students)
64995 UGS 303 Creative Problem Solving – Honors TTh 2-3:30, F 10-11 FAC 21, CLA 0.124 Speck, L (LAH first-year students)
65390 UGS 303 Shakespeare and the Pursuit of Happiness MW 11-12, F 11-12 PAR 201, CBA 4.326 Bruster, D (LAH first-year students)
For $5.00, students will attend a seminar lecture by Douglas Bruster, enjoy refreshments, and receive transportation to and from an evening performance of The Spanish Tragedy. You may have already seen this NY Times article, which was the inspiration for this particular event. Here are the full details:
The Baron’s Men presents: Thomas Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy
The Curtain | Thursday, October 24, 2013
6:00 PM Pre-performance seminar
7:00 PM Departure
8:00 PM Performance
Considered the first “Revenge Tragedy” of the early modern drama period, Thomas Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy is a Machiavellian rollercoaster that explores the relationship between justice and revenge.
Our evening will begin with a special pre-performance talk by Douglas Bruster of the department of English. Professor Bruster’s research centers on Shakespeare and early modern drama, with an additional focus on modern playwrights including Mamet and Hare. His recent publication in Notes and Queries provides evidence linking five additional passages from the 1602 quarto of The Spanish Tragedy to William Shakespeare. Bruster’s argument, which hinges on a careful examination of Shakespeare’s handwriting and common misspellings, may provide sufficient evidence to admit the passages into the Shakespearean canon.
Tickets are available beginning Wednesday, October 16th at 9:00 am in the University Honors Center (CRD 23). Please bring a completed application and the $5 program fee.
Tickets are limited and are available on a first come-first served basis.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
1. You must make your reservation in person in the University Honors Center (first come, first served).
2. You must complete an application and pay a program fee by cash (exact change), check or money order.
3. Check or Money Order should be made payable to: The University of Texas at Austin.
4. You must arrive in CRD 23 for the pre-performance seminar no later than 6:00 pm with your ID and receipt.
5. You must attend the educational seminar and return to campus via our transportation
6. Tickets will be distributed the evening of the performance.
If you have any questions please call the UHC at 471-6524. This program is made possible through the sponsorship of the L.L. and Ethel E. Dean Endowment.
“I NEVER SAW IT COMING”
A Conversation with Morton H. Meyerson
The Upside of the Unexpected, and Embracing the Unknown in Learning and in Life
MONDAY OCTOBER 21st, 2013
4:30-6:00pm
Recital Studio MRH 2.608
Butler School of Music
Informal Reception following
Morton Meyerson is both one of America’s most successful businessmen and a major contributor to cultural and charitable causes. He is described by the business magazine FAST COMPANY “as one of the most influential figures in the history of the computer industry.” He joined Ross Perot’s Electronic Data Systems as a trainee and rose to be its president. In 1984, he played a significant role in the sale of EDS to General Motors for $2.5 billion. In the 1990s he took Perot Systems from a $100 million to a $1 billion corporation. A key player in the rise of Dell Computers and at one time the chief technology officer of General Motors, he has also been elected to The American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the chief officer of the David Nathan Meyerson family foundation, which is named after his late son David. He and his family are strong believers in the Jewish philosophy of Tzedakah, the Hebrew word for the just and righteous giving required of Jews. A singer with the Dallas Symphony Chorus he has been a major supporter of music and the arts in his hometown.
This week of events is a collaboration between The White Rose Society, Texas Hillel, the Gender and Sexuality Center, Black Student Alliance, University Democrats, College Republicans, and the Latino-Jewish Coalition.
Here are the details on next week’s ongoings:
Transgender Identities: Expanding the Concepts of Gender
Tuesday October 22
7:00-8:00PM | UTC 4.110
Shane Whalley is the Education Coordinator of the Gender and Sexuality Center in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin. Ze will be facilitating a workshop to discuss pronoun usage, the different identities under the trans* umbrella, some of the issues people who are trans* are facing on the UT campus, and how anyone can be an ally to the trans* community.
Cultural Lab: Did You Even Realize?
Co-sponsors: Black Student Alliance
Wednesday October 23
6:00-7:00PM | Main Mall
Kyle Clark, Associate Director of New Student Services, will be leading a diversity workshop to encourage self awareness and investigate various degrees of wealth, race, and lived experiences.
University Democrats vs. College Republicans: Immigration
Co-sponsors: University Democrats, College Republicans, and Latino and Jewish Student Coalition
Thursday October 24
7:00-8:00 PM | UTC 4.110
Representatives from the College Republicans and the University Democrats will be joining us for a moderated debate over issues relating to immigration.
Pride Shabbat
Co-sponsors: Texas Hillel
Friday October 25
7:00-9:00 PM | Texas Hillel (2105 San Antonio St.)
Texas Hillel will be hosting a Pride Shabbat to feature and celebrate the contributions of LGBTQ Jews and those that love them. We will be doing some learning about Judaism and sexuality from 7pm-8.15pm, and will then have a community dinner at 8.15pm. There will also be dessert and LGBTQ Jewish trivia. This event and dinner are open for all.
All UT students are invited to attend the Fall 2013 Arts Internship & Networking Fair!
ARTS INTERNSHIP & NETWORKING FAIR
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Location: Student Activity Center Ballroom (SAC 2.410)
Co-Sponsored by: Fine Arts Career Services & Fine Arts Council
Attire: Business-Casual
Employers: Connect with recruiters from a variety of companies and organizations, including Anthropologie, Paramount Theatre, Austin Lyric Opera, Texas Film Commission and more! Search the full list of Attending Employers.
Start your internship search and meet with future employers! Come professionally dressed and bring several copies of your resume. Please visit our Career Fair page for details.
You may also view the Facebook event here.
Interested in becoming a GOVERNMENT major? Please attend a Mandatory Transfer Session on:
November 6, 2013 from 10:00AM – 11:00AM in BAT 5.102
OR
November 7, 2013 from 2:00PM – 3:00PM in BAT 5.108
By Reservation ONLY
Please contact the Department of Government Undergraduate Advising office at 512-232-7283 or stop by BAT 2.102 to make your reservation.