Lavender Graduation (Deadline Approaching)

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Lavender Graduation will be Wednesday, May 18, from 5 to 7 pm in the Student Activity Center Ballroom. Please join us for this ceremony to honor the achievements of graduating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally students.

Also, please help us spread the word about the ceremony to graduating students. Any student who is graduating in May, August or December of 2011 is welcome to participate in the ceremony. Deadline to register to participate in the ceremony is this Friday, May 6, 2011. Go to www.utgsc.com to register!

One Campaign Student Chapter

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Interested in building your leadership experience?

Interested in fighting for one of the poorest counties?

Interested in making a difference in the world?

Passionate about human rights and social justice issues?

Then you are qualified to become part of the ONE Campaign Student Chapter executive board at UT!

What is the ONE Campaign?

The One Campaign is an advocacy organization that fights extreme poverty and preventable diseases in developing countries, especially Africa. ONE Campaign focuses on 11 different issues that cause global poverty. Through, advocacy, service, and lobbying, the ONE Campaign impacts the lives of many in Africa. It is a living proof!

http://www.one.org/us/

http://www.one.org/livingproof/en/

Application Process:

Officer application deadline will be on May 16th, followed by phone interviews on the 17th and 18th.

Fill out the application, send your resume and dates that you are available to Ana Laura River ana.laura.2790@gmail.com

ONE Campaign UT Student Chapter Officer Application

ONE Campaign Student Chapter Executive Board Positions

LAH Mentor Application

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Hey LAHers,

It’s that time of the year again, and we’re not talking about finals: we’re here to ask for volunteers to be mentors to our incoming 2011-2012 LAH freshman class. Help freshmen navigate the craziness of their first year by providing support and some social activities!

We know that everyone is crazy-busy with end-of-the-year exams and general ridiculousness, so the application process is fairly easy. All you have to do to apply is fill out the mentoring application and send it in to LAHmentors@gmail.com by Monday, May 12. We’ll let you know before summer break if you’re chosen to be a mentor. Then you await for the email of your assigned mentees. Once you get that contact them and let the fun begin!

Please, please consider volunteering for this. It’s not a big time commitment, and you’ll get to spend time with some amazing LAHers. Without volunteers like you, the LAH mentoring program wouldn’t be possible.

LAHMentorApplication2011-2012


Thanks and happy studying!

LAH Mentoring

Rousseau Reading Group Leaders Wanted

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LAH is looking for leaders for Rousseau’s Reading Groups 2011. Rousseau’s Reading Groups are book discussions led by LAH students. You may choose any book to discuss. We will ask freshmen LAH students to sign up for discussion groups during summer orientation. Rousseau’s Reading Groups are held during the first three weeks of the Fall semester at any location the leader chooses. Please fill out the application and send it in by May 10th.

Rousseau’s Application

LAH Needs Volunteers for Orientation Advising

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Help new LAHers pick out their fall classes during summer orientation!

From the week of June 6th through July 11th, we will need volunteers to help out all day on Tuesdays, when students are selecting their classes and on Wednesday mornings, from 9 am – noon in the MEZ computer lab when students are registering.

You can provide valuable insight about professors, classes and workload!

We don’t need you every single week – just sign up for what time you can spare by Wednesday, May 4.  There is a sign up sheet at the LAH front desk.

We will have a training session on Monday, May 9 3:30 – 5 pm, with PIZZA, location TBD.

Glamour Magazine’s 2012 Top 10 College Women Scholarship Competition

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Glamour magazine would love to invite your students to apply for our 2012 Top 10 College Women Competition. The contest is open to any woman who will be a full-time junior at an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada for the 2011-2012 academic year.

We’re looking for dynamic young women with leadership experience, excellent grades and inspiring goals. We’ll award one grand prize of $20,000 and nine $3,000 prizes. All winners will receive a trip to New York City and recognition in Glamour.

Students can read more and apply on our website: http://www.glamour.com/about/top-10-college-women

Early deadline for applications: July 15, 2011.

Thank you for helping us pass this opportunity along to your students!

Glamour’s Top 10 College Women Competition

Volunteer for the LAH Fall Semester Orientation Bike Ride

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Like to cycle?

Want to introduce first year LAHers to Austin?

We are planning a new LAH event to kick off the fall semester: an Orientation Bike Ride.  To introduce our first year LAHers to Austin and to the LAH community, we would like to offer them a chance to take a bike ride around town right before classes start on Monday, August 22.

I need LAH volunteers to lead these bikes rides! Design a plan for a bike ride around Austin – any distance or level of difficulty is fine.  We will need a mix of all different levels – some for experts and some for beginners.

Use google maps: http://maps.google.com/ to plan your route and calculate mileage.  Send me your plan by Friday, May 6. Along with your route, please include 1- estimated ride time, 2- difficulty level, and 3 – departure time.

A few requirements:

1-  All rides should depart from Gebauer

2-  Departure time should be sometime in the morning

3-  Return to Gebauer by 1 pm (for ice cream!)

Want to lead a group on foot?  Those proposals are welcome too!

Contact Linda Mayhew lmayhew@austin.utexas.edu with questions.

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.