Reminder TIP Mentor Applications Due Friday, Sept 23

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Texas Interdisciplinary Plan Academic Peer Mentors are successful and talented students in the Colleges of Natural
Sciences, Liberal Arts, and Education (Kinesiology Majors Only) who assist first-year students as they transition from
high school to UT. Academic Peer Mentors are highly trained  and work closely with up to six first-year students to ensure
academic success and promote the TIP small college experience.
Academic Peer mentors serve a mentoring role and have the  option to provide tutoring for introductory courses. Academic
Peer Mentors are an integral part of the staff of the Texas
Interdisciplinary Plan Scholars Program.

More details can be found online: http://www.utexas.edu/tip/MentorAcademy/apply-to-be-a-tip-mentor-for-fall-2012-spring-2013/

Application deadline is Friday, September 23, 2011, no later than 5:00 pm
Submit your application online at:
tinyurl.com/tip-mentor-app

Texas Undergraduate Law Review

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We are proud to invite you to participate in the newly founded Texas Undergraduate Law Review.

The Texas Undergraduate Law Review’s purpose will be to help guide and shape the next generation of Texas attorneys by raising awareness and encouraging and facilitating academic discussions of law-related issues on the state, national, and international level. It will also be an opportunity for participants to have a published culmination of their work and research.

The only requirement needed to join the Texas Undergraduate Law Review is that participants be undergraduate students attending an academic institution in the state of Texas. Just as the law deals with almost every aspect of society, so too is the diversity sought after for the review – all majors are encouraged to participate.

We invite any interested students to attend our information session on Monday September 26, 2011 in the Black Box Theater (SAC 2.304) at 6:00pm. During the information session, attendees will learn about the purpose of the law review, leadership positions available, goals for the semester and the year, as well as how to contribute their submissions to the review. Additionally, world-renowned attorney and honorary academic sponsor for the Texas Undergraduate Law Review, Dr. Sarah Weddington, will be addressing attendees on the importance of the discussion of law among undergraduates as we prepare ourselves for our future vocations in the legal field.

You will not want to miss out on this wonderful opportunity to delve into serious academic discussion on the legal issues facing our generation on the national stage. We hope to see you on Monday!

For any questions or concerns please contact Philip Wiseman at wiseman.philip@gmail.com.

Job Posting: Student Technology Technician

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JOB DESCRIPTION
The Student Technology Assistants (STA) will work individually in a collaborative environment with the Director and staff of the Center of European Studies (CES), as well as LAITS staff assisting CES in the ongoing management and production of its monthly e-newsletter and websites. The STA, who will work in one of CES’s main offices, will upload web content and e- newsletter content. CES will provide the STA with the necessary computer and software equipment for the job.

BASIC INFORMATION
Work Days and Times:
M-F, times depend on your class schedule
Hours per Week:
10 hours on average
Hourly Wage:
$9.92 – $18.59 depending on qualifications/resume/portfolio

QUALIFICATIONS
Have a background in web design, and demonstrate experience with related pro- grams and languages (preferably Photoshop, HTML, and Basic CSS – additional skills in Ad- vanced CSS, Content Management Systems, and mass email marketing are not necessary but considered a strong plus). Above aver- age creativity is necessary, along with a strong sense of design. An ability to write and edit for the web is also desirable. Atten- tion to detail is absolutely essential, as well as punctuality, reliability, and (if possible) a decent sense of humor.

TO APPLY

You will need:

  • The student employment application form.
  • A sample of your work or a portfolio if you have one.
  • Three references

Turn these at Mezes 3.126 by Sept 26.
View our online posting at: Hirealonghorn.org JobID: 36458

THE CENTER FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES
The University of Texas at Austin Mezes 3.126

Phone: 512-232-3470 Fax: 512-232-6000

E-mail: ces@austin.utexas.edu

www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/european_studies

Students of the World

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Applications are open for next year’s Students of the World teams! Looking for a truly extraordinary internship and summer experience? Students of the World (SOW) is a local non-profit here in Austin that connects the creative capacity of college students with organizations around the world, using new media to capture the work they do and the lives they change. This past year’s UT team traveled to Haiti, where they resided for a month, traveling and capturing the stories of various organizations working in areas from micro-finance to mango and coffee farmers to emergency medical care training for doctors and nurses in Port-au-Prince’s largest general hospital. The other teams traveled to Ghana, Uganda, and the West Bank to do similar work with other NGO’s. If you are interested in journalism, photo journalism, photography, documentary film, multi-media storytelling, graphic design, fundraising, non-profit experience, traveling, cultures, language, telling stories, and transformative life experiences– this is definitely the experience for you. Check it out: www.studentsoftheworld.org.

Vote for UT Orange Bike Project

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Recently, GOOD and Clif Bar partnered up to create a contest that had people write in their favorite and most memorable bike stories. The winners of this contest would be given money to donate to their favorite bicycle non-profit. We were lucky enough to have Shiyam, a Texas 4000 alum, enter a story in with OBP as the beneficiary if she were to win. And, it looks like she has made it into the final round. I and everyone involved in Orange Bike would be very grateful if you can go vote for her story– “From Austin to Alaska.” All it takes is a few moments of your time.

Just visit this link:

http://www.good.is/post/submissions-share-a-bike-photo-and-your-best-bike-story

Thanks for all your support,
Valerie Do

The Orange Bike shop hours are M 4p-7p, W 3p-6p, Sat 10a-1p in the Guadalupe Garage.
http://utenvironment.org/our_projects/orange_bike_project/

Computer Science Transfer Sessions

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CS will be holding 4 Internal Transfer Sessions during the month
of October:

Oct. 4th 11am to noon in ACES 5.444

Oct. 6th 3:30 to 4:30pm in ACES 5.444

Oct. 18th 3:30 to 4:30pm in ACES 5.444

Oct. 20th 11am to noon in ACES 5.444

Students can find more information about these sessions at the
following website:  http://www.cs.utexas.edu/undergraduate-program/prospective-students/transfer-cs-another-ut-major

Psychology Transfer Sessions

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Transfer information sessions for the Department of Psychology have
been scheduled for the fall semester.  If you are
interested in applying to the major for the spring semester,
please attend one of these sessions.  (You must attend a
session to be eligible for admission.) The deadline to apply to Psychology for the Spring semester is November 1.

The info session dates and times, as well as the application may be found online:
http://www.psy.utexas.edu/psy/undergrad/udgpgm/appreqs.html.

Apply for TIP Peer Mentor Positions

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Texas Interdisciplinary Plan Academic Peer Mentors are
successful and talented students in the Colleges of Natural
Sciences, Liberal Arts, and Education (Kinesiology Majors
Only) who assist first-year students as they transition from
high school to UT. Academic Peer Mentors are highly trained
and work closely with up to six first-year students to ensure
academic success and promote the TIP small college experience.
Academic Peer mentors serve a mentoring role and have the
option to provide tutoring for introductory courses. Academic
Peer Mentors are an integral part of the staff of the Texas
Interdisciplinary Plan Scholars Program.

More details can be found online: http://www.utexas.edu/tip/MentorAcademy/apply-to-be-a-tip-mentor-for-fall-2012-spring-2013/

Application deadline is Friday, September 23, 2011, no later than 5:00 pm
Submit your application online at:
tinyurl.com/tip-mentor-app