UT’s Minority Women Pursuing Law and ScorePerfect will be hosting a Free LSAT Workshop on Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 from 6:00PM-7:30PM at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, Room 201. Chick-fil-A will be served!

 The workshop will be conducted by Jessica Jackelen, a veteran ScorePerfect instructor with over five years of LSAT teaching experience. Attendees will be challenged with a series of difficult LSAT questions and Jessica will demonstrate the most effective methods for tackling them. If you are interested in law school and want to score high on the LSAT, don’t miss this great opportunity!

 Seating is limited: RSVP HERE!

The Archer Fellowships Program provides selected students from across the University of Texas System campuses the opportunity to live, learn and intern in Washington, D.C. We are looking for students with a passion for public policy and/or public service, but you don’t have to be a government or political communication major to apply! Are you a pre-med student interested in health policy? A business student interested in trade regulation? A liberal arts or social work student interested in criminal justice reform? Are you interested in how policy will impact your future profession?

If the answer is yes, the Archer Fellowship Program may be for you! Come learn about this unparalleled educational and professional opportunity by attending an information session. We welcome applications from students representing all majors and disciplines on campus. In fact, each year we select Archer Fellows from across campus who then pursue their professional and academic interests in Washington, D.C.

Applications for the 2017-2018 academic year will be due on Wednesday, February 15^th, 2017.

Fall 2016 Information Sessions

Tuesday, September 20th, 2:00-3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, September 21st, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 4th, 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 13th, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 19th, 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, November 1st, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 9th, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

All Information Sessions will be held in FAC 328.

If you need accommodations for an information session, or if you have any questions or concerns, please contact the UT Austin Archer Fellowship Program Office at 512-232-7564.

Herzstein Texas National Security Forum

From September 22-23, 2016, the fourth annual Herzstein Texas National Security Forum will take place at The University of Texas at Austin. This year’s conference theme is “National Security and the Presidential Transition” and will feature the Director of National Intelligence Jim Clapper, former National Security Advisor Steve Hadley, former Deputy Secretaries of State John Negroponte and Jim Steinberg, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Philip Breedlove, former White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten, and many other national security leaders.

The Forum is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required for each session. For more information, including the full agenda, please visit the Clements Center for National Security’s website.

Poetry on the Plaza: Homer’s “Odyssey”

Wednesday, September 21 (Noon – 1 pm)

Join Paul O’Mahony, on tour with Actors From The London Stage, for a selection of readings from Homer’s “Odyssey,” along with modern poems about refugees, homecoming, and the sea. Light refreshments will be served.  The event is free and open to the public and

will be held at the Harry Ransom Center.

The Semester in Los Angeles (UTLA) program is currently accepting applications for Summer 2017 and beyond. The deadline to apply (for Summer 2017 only) is October 1st, 2016. 

Information sessions are scheduled for the following dates:

Tuesday, September 27 at 12:00PM in BMC 5.102. 

Wednesday, September 28 at 4:00PM in BMC 5.102.

Thursday, September 29 at 1:00PM in CMA 5.136. 

These sessions will be general in nature and intended for anyone with questions about the program, online application, costs, L.A., etc.  Phil Nemy, UTLA Director, will be in Austin and hosting these sessions. 

The UTLA program is open to all UT majors.  For more information on the Semester in the Los Angeles Program (including a link to the online application), visit: http://moody.utexas.edu/utla

Future UTLA Application Deadlines:

Fall 2017 – February 13, 2017

Spring 2018 – May 1, 2017

LARA (Liberal Arts Refugee Alliance) will hold its first meeting on September 8th at 7pm in WAG 308.

Central Intelligence Information Session

The CIA will be on campus and we have many open hiring requirements across various disciplines. Join this information session to learn about the analyst and other non-operations career opportunities. 

Date: Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Time: 7:00 – 8:00 PM

Location: CLA 1.302B

The CIA is the premier agency responsible for providing global intelligence on the ever-changing political, social, economic, technological and military environment. Here, your paramount goal and mission will be to protect the national security of the United States. Virtually any job you can imagine is available at the CIA — plus, some you can’t even imagine.

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CIA Director of Operations Information Session

*Formally known as Clandestine Service

Are you interested in being on the front lines of human intelligence collection and applying your foreign language skills and cultural insights in support of operations worldwide? 

Date: Thursday, September 8, 2016

Time:  5:30 – 7:00 PM

Location: Liberal Arts Career Services, FAC 18

Explore this event and register: https://www.myinterfase.com/lacs/event_view.aspx?token=R9CWYodchhlqXreFFrc+Qg%3d%3d

The Directorate of Operations’ (DO) mission is to strengthen national security and foreign policy objectives through the clandestine collections of human intelligence and by covert action as directed by the President. CIA DO Officers recruit the human sources who provide the foreign intelligence that cannot be collected any other way and that is needed by US policymakers, the military, and law enforcement services to protect the national security and policy interests of the US. There are several careers in the DO (all trained to recruit sources and write intelligence reports) as follows:

·         Operations Officers:  On the front line of human intelligence collection.  Clandestinely recruit and handle sources of foreign intelligence worldwide.

·         Collection Management Officers:  (link to US foreign policy community and Intelligence Community analysts).  Must have a solid understanding of international issues and overseas operating environments.  Manage the collection, evaluation and dissemination of foreign intelligence information.

·         Staff Operations Officer:  (link to headquarters, acting as an advocate for all operational support ).  Guide, coordinate and support overseas intelligence operations to ensure they are run safely, smoothly and productively. Have a thorough understanding of operations and develop areas of expertise such as terrorism, counter-proliferation or a geographic region.

·         Operational Targeting Officer:  Directly support and drive complex worldwide operations to develop actionable intelligence against the highest priority threats to US national security.

·         DO Language Officer:  Apply advanced foreign language skills as well as cultural insight to provide high-quality translation, interpretation and support to a variety of DO operations worldwide. Applicants with mission-critical languages are highly encouraged to apply.