DISASTER IN CONTEXT: A SYMPOSIUM ON HAITI

April 19th
3 pm – “The Haitian Revolution: Causes and Consequences”
John Garrigus – UT Arlington
Quadrangle Room at the Union

6 pm – Human Rights Panel – Garrison 0.102
Thomas Griffin – Human Rights Lawyer
Carolle Charles – Baruch College, New York – Scholar of Women’s and Gender Empowerment in Haiti
Bill O’Neill – Human Rights Lawyer, UN affiliate

April 20th
1 pm – Rapoport Human Rights Clinic
“The Organization of American States Obligations to Haiti”
Quadrangle Room at the Union

2 pm Donna J. Barry: Partners in Health Director of Advocacy and Policy
“Health and Human Rights in Haiti”
Quadrangle Room at the Union

6 pm – Aid & Development Panel – Santa Rita Room at the Union
Dan Beeton – Center for Economic and Policy Research
Jemima Pierre – Assistant Professor of Anthropology at UT
Hyppolite Pierre – Author of Haiti, Rising Flames from Burning Ashes: Haiti the Phoenix
Timothy Schwartz – USAID Consultant

April 22nd
6 pm – Keynote Speaker
Jocelyn McCalla – Senior Adviser to Haiti’s Envoy to the UN
“Towards a New Partnership with Haiti”
Belmont 328

April 26th
2 pm – “Haiti: Duvalier to Preval” – Quadrangle Room at the Union
Jean-Germain Gros – University of Missouri, St. Louis

6 pm – “National Identity and Ethos: Vodou in the Haitian Context”
Patrick Bellegarde-Smith – Wisconsin-Milwaukee University

*FREE ADMISSION

Hosted by: Texas Global Health Project

For more information contact: texasghp@gmail.com

For a full schedule see: www.texasgph.org

Summer Psych Prerequisites Waived

Psychology is offering more sections than ever this summer including some taught by their award-winning instructors:

PSY f353K      Psychopharmacology            Schallert
PSY s332              Behavioral Neuroscience        Salinas
(both of these are on the science alternates list for Liberal Arts students)

PSY s333D      Introduction to Developmental Psy       Repp
PSY s341K      Positive Psychology                   W. Domjan

And the best part is – –
prerequisites for all upper-division courses will be waived this summer!

Psych does not anticipate ever doing this again, so if you are working toward a minor in Psychology, this summer is a good time to get these courses.

Liberal Arts Student Division Summer Job

The Liberal Arts Student Division  is looking to hire at least one peer advisor for the summer. Interviews will begin in early May. Because of the long training process, they prefer candidates whose graduation dates are later than May 2011.

Job Description
Peer Advisors act as the administrative “front line” for the advising suite for undeclared Liberal Arts students. They provide accurate information to the students, faculty, and staff who rely on the Student Division for information on University and College policies and procedures. Peer Advisors are responsible for providing accurate information over the phone, through email, and in person to students, faculty, and staff.

Qualifications
Currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate student at UT
Customer service experience
Detail-oriented
Good communication skills
Fast learner
Ability to handle confidential information
Ability to work 15-20 hours per week in summer/fall

$10/hr. Position will carry forward into fall semester.  Turn in cover letter and resume to GEB 2.200 by 5/3/10, or email to  maggie.wilhite@austin.utexas.edu. Call 471.4271 with your questions.

Take classes at UT this summer with SummerStay

The College of Liberal Arts introduces SummerStay, a new program for students taking coursework in residence this summer. To participate, you will select two courses in the same summer session from a cluster of related courses. Each cluster features an additional meeting  time for bonuses, including faculty visits, outside speakers, and community events.

Why should you consider summer coursework through the SummerStay program?

  • Gain exclusive access to bonuses in your areas of interest.
  • Take upper-division courses in your major and/or minor.
  • Explore potential majors.
  • Increase chances to register for hard-to-get classes.
  • Complete or make progress on foreign language requirements.
  • Save 15% on tuition compared to spring 2010.
  • Enjoy a less-crowded campus.
  • Swim in Barton Springs when it’s REALLY hot!


Consider the SummerStay option if you are thinking about taking classes this summer. For information about the program and to apply, please see  http://links.utexas.edu/bonqnpb.

Lower-Division Honors Course Sign-up Now available in the LAH office

The sign up book for LAH lower-division honors courses is now available in the LAH office. Seats are limited as we need to save seats for the incoming LAH class. Come in soon to sign up.

We have lots of courses to choose from:

ANT 302-Cultural Anthropology (fulfills a Social Science Requirement)

ARH 302-Survey Ancient through Medieval Art (fulfills a Visual and Performing Art)

CH 301-Principles of Chemistry I (for students seeking careers in Health professions)

CTI 302 Classics of  Social/Political Thought ( NEW COURSE fulfills a Social Science requirement)

ECO 304K Introduction to Microeconomics (fulfills a Social Science requirement)

GOV 310L-American Government (fulfills a legislative Government Core requirement)

GRG 304E-Environmental Science: Changing World (fulfills an alternate Science requirement or social science you choose!)

HIS 315K- US History 1492-1865 (fulfills a legislative US History Core requirement)

HMN 316- Ancient Philosophy and Literature (New course)

MUS 302L Introduction to Western Music and MUS 307 History of Rock Music (fulfills a Visual and Performing Arts requirement)

PHL 304- Contemporary Moral Problems and PHL 310- Knowledge and Reality  (fulfills a Liberal Arts Culture requirement)

PSY 301- Introduction to Psychology (fulfills a Social Science requirement)

SOC 308- Culture and Society in the US- (fulfills a Social Science requirement)

SPN 610D-Intermediate Spanish (2nd course in the new Spanish sequence for students who have had some previous Spanish or place out of SPN 508K)

Honors Colloquium Student Mentors Needed

The University Honors Center invites you to apply for a position as an Honors Colloquium student mentor for the 29th annual Honors Colloquium, held July 22-24, 2010.

The Honors Colloquium is a three-day recruiting event, which takes place on The University of Texas at Austin campus and is designed to introduce rising high school seniors to life at the university while encouraging them to apply to UT and its honors programs.

Student mentors are a critical component to our program. They interact with participants and provide support for Colloquium activities. Most importantly, they have fun!

You may learn more about the position and application here:
http://www.utexas.edu/ugs/hc/mentor
All materials must be submitted by Wednesday, April 14 at 11:59 p.m.

Please direct questions to James Tolleson at j.tolleson@austin.utexas.edu.

We look forward to working with you this summer!

Quiz Bowl Reminder

Hey everybody!

It’s that time of year again for Honors Quiz Bowl! Each year LAHSC hosts a quiz bowl in which various honors organizations around campus compete against each other in a trivia challenge. This year’s contest will be on Sunday April 11 from 1:00-3:00. If you’re interested in being a part of an LAH team, please email me, Tamara, at leiderkannichnicht@mail.utexas.edu with your name and telephone number. I’ll be making the teams based on a first-come, first-serve basis, so let me know soon!

Thanks!
Tamara Marshall

Elle Magazine Fashion Market Interns Needed for Summer

ELLE Magazine is in need of some exceptional Fashion Market interns for this summer.  Intern duties will include: trafficking samples, day to day scheduling, general administrative tasks and assisting on photo shoots. Successful candidates will be highly organized, self-starters with previous fashion experience.  Candidates must be available beginning in May through August for 5 days a week.  Please submit your resume and a short cover letter to fashionintern.elle@gmail.com

Humanities Thesis Symposium

Come hear our graduating Humanities majors present their research on Friday, April 9 from 2-6 pm in JGB 2.218. You are welcome to come and go in between panels.

Health and Culture 2:15 – 3:00
Paige Binder
“Influence of Parents on Physical Activity Levels of Elementary School Children”
Supervisor: Jules Elkins                                    Second Reader: Andrew Springer

Katherine Hathaway
“The Contribution of Diabetes and Other Factors to Memory among Mexican Americans
in the Rio Grande Valley”
Supervisor: Leanne Field                                    Second Reader: Jennifer Gay

Michelle Miro
“Rural Water Supply in Tamil Nadu, India: A Provider-Based Approach”
Supervisor: Catherine Boone                        Second Reader: Sankaran Radhakrishnan

Communication and Politics 3:15 – 4:00
Cori Dickie
“Technology Expansion and American Quality of Life”
Supervisor: Penne Restad                        Second Reader: Gregory Curtis

Ryan Storey
“Moments of Accountability: The Daily Show, Media Constraints and Democracy”
Supervisor: Natalie Stroud                        Second Reader: Renita Coleman

Will Clark
“Eminent Domain: An Analysis of Equity, Efficiency, and Texas Reforms”
Supervisor: Alan Sager                        Second Reader: Helen Schneider

Cultural Studies 4:15 – 5:00
Jenna Miller
“Theories of Soft Power Hegemony”
Supervisor: Pascale Bos                                    Second Reader: Inga Markovits

Nicole Hutchins
“Social Enterprise as a Tool for Economic Development in Latin America”
Supervisor: Melvin Hinich                        Second Reader: Charles Krecz

Anne Hulsey
“Politics as an Expression of Culture: Honor in Turkish International Relations”
Supervisor: Zoltan Barany                                    Second Reader: George Gavrilis

Literary Perspectives 5:15 – 5:45
Eleanor Hooker
“The Migration of Novel Form: Text, Image, Space”
Supervisor: Karen Grumberg                        Second Reader: Taek El-Ariss

Matthew Morton
“Imperfect Glimpses of the Sky: Poems and a Story: Poems and a Story”
Supervisor: Michael Adams                                    Second Reader: Dean Young