Pinto Carver Essay Contest Deadline EXTENDED to Tuesday, January 22 5:00 pm

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Pinto Carver Essay Contest Open to All LAHers! Deadline Extended to Tuesday, January, 22 5:00 pm

Be a part of Campaign LAH

The Pinto Carver Essay Contest – 2013

 Style, in its finest sense, is the last acquirement

of the educated mind; it is also the most useful.

It pervades the whole being.  The administrator

with a sense of style hates waste; the engineer

with a sense for style economizes his material;

the artisan with a sense for style prefers good

work.  Style is the ultimate morality of mind.

-Alfred North Whitehead

The Topic:

Campaign LAH:  The Pursuit of Excellence is seeking to raise 1.5 million dollars to help fund scholarships and research, internship, and study aboard opportunities for Liberal Arts Honors students.  Many donors want to know what LAH is and what is its “brand.”  Write an essay in which you describe what you believe LAH to be and also, in six to ten words craft a “brand.”  The University’s “What Starts Here Changes the World” is one such successful brand, “Don’t Mess With Texas” another.  Needless to say, the more well developed your thoughts, the more specific your language, the better.  And for this Campaign to succeed, we need your best thoughts.

Eligibility:  Current Liberal Arts Honors students

Specifications: 750-1000 words, titled, double-spaced, and typed, with your name in the upper-right hand corner.  No cover page.

Awards:

1st Prize: $1500

2nd Prize: $500

3rd Prize: $250

Submission Deadline:  Tuesday, January 22, 5:00 p.m. in the NEW Liberal Arts Honors Office (CLA 2.500)  The judges reserve the right to withhold awards in the absence of prize worthy essays.

Ransom Reading Group Sign up on Google Doc! & Get your book in the LAH office

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Please sign up on the Google Doc (even if you signed up in  the LAH office ) This way the professors will have an easy way to email you and we have an easy way to keep track of those of you who signed up.

Here’s a link to the Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/a/utexas.edu/document/d/1Ra90PsiHQosO6noOdRKyI2xCREyPpSvNRzqIk0G5sKw/edit

Also, the books are in the LAH office, so pick up your free book once you sign up for a RRG.

 

Foot in the Door Auditions Wednesday, Jan. 16 & 17th William Shakespeare’s Pericles, Prince of Tyre

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This semester Foot in the Door will be putting on William Shakespeare’s PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE, directed by LAH freshmen Imogen Sealy and Kenneth Williams. Pericles is one of Shakespeare’s lesser known plays, but it is chock-full of fun — pirates, redemption, incest, jealousy, tearful reunions, whores, long beards, shipwrecks, mistaken identities, aaaaand PANTOMIME.

Don’t be put off if you’re not confident with Shakespearean language; there will be plenty of time to become more comfortable with the text along the way. There are also a lot of tech opportunities (costumes/set/music/etc.), and since this is our only show for the semester, we will be able to throw all of our money and time and creativity into making this show really awesome. SO! If you are at all interested in being a part of what I am confident will be a really fun show, please come to auditions!

When: JANUARY 16 & 17, 7:30
Where: WEL 1.308

If you have any questions, feel free to contact producers Kelsi Tyler or Stephanie Donowho, or either of the directors.

Monday, Jan 14, Spring Kick Off Luncheon

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Come join us for lunch in the SAC Ballroom, Monday, January 14 between 11:30 – 1:30.  We’ll have a hot buffet lunch of lasagna and other yummy food.  Come whenever you can and stay for as long as you want.  We’ll have desert (several kinds of cake) in our new space from 1:30 – 3:30.  Come check out our new offices, the humongous commons room  and computer lab!

REU Summer 2013 Program: Undergraduate Research in Race, Ethnicity, and the Demography of Crime and Punishment

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Population Research Center and Department of Sociology, UT-Austin

The Population Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with the Department of Sociology, is hosting the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in Race, Ethnicity, and the Demography of Crime and Punishment for the summer of 2013. This eight-week summer program, which is held during June and July and is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (but also with significant contributions from the UT Population Research Center, Department of Sociology, and College of Liberal Arts), offers eight very selective upper-division undergraduate students from both UT-Austin and from around the country the opportunity to study social demography through course work and a mentored research experience with senior PRC graduate students. The program pays for tuition, room and board, and computer expenses. REU students also receive a $4,000 stipend for participation in the program, which allows the selected students to fully concentrate on their REU experience over the 2-month program. Students participate in a 3-hour summer course during the first half of the program, then dedicate the second half of the program to their own projects in collaboration with their graduate student mentor and under the overall guidance of the faculty co-directors, David Kirk and Keith Robinson. Student papers are then presented at the fall meeting of the American Society of Criminology.  Former students from the REU program are now on the faculties of Johns Hopkins University, Rice University, Pennsylvania State University, Vanderbilt University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Pennsylvania, and more, and currently in social science graduate programs at the Universities of Wisconsin, Chicago, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and California at Los Angeles, as well as Harvard University, Stanford University, Princeton University, Northwestern University, Duke University, and more.  This program is specifically geared toward students with junior standing who are seriously thinking about attending graduate school in the social sciences and, particularly, in sociology or demography.

The 2013 summer REU Program application deadline is FEBRUARY 28, 2013. See http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/prc/training-and-fellowships/undergraduate.php for details about the REU program and the program application, as well as information about other research and training programs of the UT Population Research Center.

*Federal funding for this program is pending until we receive official notification from the National Science Foundation.

WGS Looking for Work-Study

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All genders are encouraged to apply!

Student will be qualified to perform such duties as: creating graphic flyers using Adobe software, preparing mailings, including event publicity; data entry; office filing; making campus-wide deliveries; flyering; acting as front-desk receptionist; maintaining and updating website; and assisting with event coordination.

Qualifications:

Good work ethic, self-motivated, energetic, positive attitude, excellent problem solving skills, attention to detail, reliability, and a desire to make a contribution to the department.

Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator a plus!

We would prefer afternoon and lunch time availability!

Majoring in WGS not required, but definitely a plus.

IMPORTANT NOTE: You must have work-study as part of your financial-aid package to qualify for this position. Contact the Office of Student Financial Services at 512.475.6282

Please email a letter of interest, work-study award amounts, detailed resume, and your availability (not class) schedule to ajsalcedo@austin.utexas.edu to schedule an interview ASAP. We would like to hire someone by January 15th.

If you have any questions, please call the Women’s and Gender Studies Office at (512) 471-5765.

 

Things to keep in mind:

Punctuality makes a great first impression.

Your class schedule vs. free time -when can you really work?

Be professional- if you cant make an interview or have already found a job, let other interviewers know. As a courtesy, a quick email will save others time and work.

Bring your work-study award letter and resume to the interview.

Economics Student Associate

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Student Associate Job Description

Department of Economics Undergraduate Advising Office

Description

The Student Associate will be part of the administrative “frontline” team for the Department of Economics Undergraduate Advising Office.  They will:

·         Provide accurate information both in person and over the phone to economics students, faculty, and staff regarding university and college policies and procedures as well as specific requirements relating to the economics degree plans and programs.

·         Provide basic degree information to prospective economics majors.

·         Work closely with the Student Development Specialist along with all advising staff members to assist students efficiently and complete projects as needed.  Projects can include making copies, assembling folders, inputting data, performing other administrative tasks, etc.

·         Make appropriate referrals to campus offices and resources as needed

·         Follow Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) guidelines to correctly handle confidential information.

·         Create a welcoming environment for everyone who visits the advising office.

 

Qualifications

Applicants must:

·         Be a currently enrolled undergraduate student at UT with a graduation date later than spring 2014.  Liberal Arts major preferred.  Economics majors will not be considered.

·         Have customer service experience, particularly in fast-paced environment.

·         Have good communication and organization skills and be detail-oriented.

·         Be able to work the hours specified.  Preferred work hours will be between 10:00am-3:00am averaging 12-15 hours/week.  During peak times, such as the first 12 class days and registration periods, the Student Associate may work up to 20 hours per week.

 

Start date: January 7th

 

Apply

Apply no later than Friday, December 14th by 5:00pm.  Email or fax a cover letter, resume, and two references using the contact information below.   Interviews will be scheduled between December 12th and 18th.

 

Contact

For more information, please contact:

 

Jill Lawler

Student Development Specialist I

Department of Economics Undergraduate Advising Office

BRB 1.114
p (512) 471-2973  f (512) 471-3510
jill.lawler@austin.utexas.edu

Ransom Reading Group Sign-Up Sheets now in the LAH office

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Read a good book over winter break and talk about it with other LAHers and a UT professor at the beginning of the spring semester.

Sign up in the LAH office for a Ransom Reading Group.

Willpower:  Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney Lead by Dr Wendy Hunter

Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa Lead by Dr. Henry Dietz

Waiting for Snow in Havana by Carlos Eire Lead by Dr. Jonathan Brown

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut Lead by Dr. Elon Lang

From Bauhaus to Our House by Tom Wolfe Lead by Dr. Penne Restad

Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift Lead by Dr. Erik Dempsey