MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2015
AUSTIN, TEXAS
All events are free; space is limited.
Finding Common Ground
HARRY RANSOM CENTER, PROTHRO THEATER 300 WEST 21ST STREET
3:00–3:30 p.m.
3:30–4:30 p.m.
Introductions: Anniversaries & Collaboration
Eva Caldera, Assistant Chairman for Partnership and Strategic Initiatives, NEH
Charles Forsdick, Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Liverpool; AHRC Theme Leadership Fellow for “Translating Cultures” Adam Walker, Head of Languages, Literature, and International Engagement, AHRC
Humanities, Cultures, & National Identities
MODERATOR: Betty Sue Flowers, English, The University of Texas at Austin
PANELISTS: Mia Carter, English, The University of Texas at Austin
Ben Carrington, U.K., Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin
Charles Forsdick, Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Liverpool Jeremi Suri, History, The University of Texas at Austin
4:30–5:30 p.m.. SoCial CoheSion & the meDia
MODERATOR: Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, Journalism, The University of Texas at Austin
PANELISTS: Marie Gillespie, Sociology, The Open University David Herrera, News Journalist, Univision
Alison Phipps, Languages and Intercultural Studies, University of Glasgow Roberto Suro, Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California
CoheSion, DiverSity, & the Common GooD
KLRU SOUNDSTAGE 2504-B WHITIS AVENUE
6:00– 7:00 p.m. 7:00–8:30 p.m.
reCeption
CoheSion, DiverSity, & the Common GooD
MODERATOR: Evan Smith,The Texas Tribune
PANELISTS: Edwin Dorn, Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin Alex Hannaford, U.K. Journalist; Journalism, Columbia University
Alison Phipps, Languages and Intercultural Studies, University of Glasgow Roberto Suro, Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California
The deadline for LAH Study abroad scholarships for the Spring semester has been extended to Nov. 15.
If you are studying abroad in the Summer, your application is not due until March 1.
The application information is available here: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/lahonors/scholarships/lah/study-abroad.php
The Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (CWGS) is preparing to launch a brand new project specifically for undergraduates who engage in the field of feminist and gender studies. The project is called SAGE: Student Association for Gender Studies Engagement.
On Tuesday, November 17th, SAGE will host a recruitment party (with food!!!!) at the Gender and Sexuality Center (SAC 2.112) for all interested students. Participants are not required to be affiliated with CWGS, all majors are welcome. At this initial party / meeting, we will determine the goals and regular meeting times of the group for the Spring 2016 semester.
We strongly encourage folks to RSVP on the Facebook Event page.
This group is open to all undergraduate students who are interested, and is meant to open up a casual group space in which students can discuss their academic work with their peers.
The University of Texas at Austin’s Intercollegiate Athletics Department is looking for graduate students to fill Academic Mentor and Tutor positions. Descriptions for the positions are provided below, along with links to the UT Athletics job postings with instructions on how to apply.
Academic Mentors work with students in a structured environment to assist in the development of each student’s ability to effectively transition from high school to college and to develop study skills they will be able to use throughout their college experience. The Academic Mentor works to oversee each student’s daily academic preparation, which includes monitoring individual class progress and attendance in addition to teaching study skills and time management. Ideal Mentor candidates will have prior teaching experience or career goals in education.
Tutors work with students on mastering course specific content and are hired according to the subject area needs of the Intercollegiate Athletics Department. Ideal Tutor candidates will have prior teaching or tutoring experience at the university level as well as a strong and complete working knowledge of the applicable field of study.
If interested in applying, please follow the following links to the job descriptions and application process:
Critical Languages Scholarship (CLS)
Information Session at UT
Wed, Nov. 4th at 2:00pm in BUR 231
Join us next week to hear more about the program from UT students who are alumni of the Summer 2015 CLS Russian language program! See the promotional flier for the CLS Program HERE
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The Critical Language Scholarship is a prestigious and intensive language program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
The CLS Program is part of a U.S. government effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply. Participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers. Please visit the CLS language specific pages for more information:
The deadline to submit a CLS application this year is November 23rd, 2015 at 7:59 EST, which is only about a month away.
The UT School of Information (iSchool) is offering more electives for you to get a taste of what information science is all about. In some of these courses you will be sitting side by side with current graduate students so this is a great opportunity to see if graduate school is for you. Other courses are online for your convenience. Check out the options on iSchool Course Listings page (undergrad & grad marked): https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/courses/classes or on the UT Course Schedule under “INF.” Feel free to register now! For more information about the iSchool, we invite you to come to our Undergrad Open House on Monday, Nov 2nd.
iSchool Undergraduate Open House
Monday, Nov. 2nd
4:00-5:00 pm
UTA building, room 1.502 & Tocker Lounge
1616 Guadalupe St.
Treats Served – Please RSVP by clicking here.
Event Description: Come learn about the only graduate program that is open to students of all majors. During this Open House we will tell you more about the School of Information and give you tours of our cool modern space. We have all the benefits of a small top-ranked private school, but the backing of the UT brand and resources.
Worried about finding a job? Career prospects for our MS Grads are phenomenal with a whopping 90% employed within 3 months of graduation in the some fields! We have a dedicated Career Office that you are welcome to talk to about your potential path and options.
Avg. salary for All Students is $55,969; Avg. salary for Private Sector is $65,171; Avg. salary for UX/IA-related jobs is $76,175 (from Class of 2014 data)
We hope to meet you next Monday or in the near future!
Best,
Tara Iagulli
Director of Career Development
tara.iagulli@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-8806
Consider applying for RHE 368C Writing Center Internship. Completing this class gives you the opportunity to work in the Undergraduate Writing Center on campus. This is also a wonderful class to take if you would like to apply to work as an LAH 102H Writing Fellow for Fall 2016 (we’ll have a call for applications in March).
The deadline to apply is December 1. Application guidelines can be found here: http://uwc.utexas.edu/jobs/
On Tuesday, October 27th, at 7 p.m., the Joynes Room will host acclaimed Ethiopian-American novelist Dinaw Mengestu on a reading and Q&A. A graduate of Georgetown and Columbia, Mengestu was named a “20 under 40” writer by The New Yorker and received the National Book Award Foundation’s “5 under 35” Award for his dazzling debut, The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears. The author of three novels, Mengestu speaks with profound eloquence about the immigrant experience. While supplies last, honors students who commit to attend the reading can receive a free copy of a book by Dinaw Mengestu by inquiring in person at the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007).
“All Our Names” is a book about an immigrant, but more profoundly it is a story about finding out who you are, about how much of you is formed by your family and your homeland, and what happens when those things go up in smoke. There is great sadness and much hard truth in this novel, as there is everywhere in Mengestu’s fiction. But like the best storytellers, he knows that endings don’t have to be happy to be satisfying, that mysteries don’t need to be explained, that discriminating between what can and can’t be known is more than enough. And he is generous enough to imbue his characters with this awareness as well.” —Malcolm Jones, New York Times Sunday Book Review
Please read below for information on 4 scholarships:
Senate of College Councils Undergraduate Research Grant (URG)
The URG seeks to encourage students to become actively involved with research in their undergraduate experience by providing funding to a deserving applicant. Eligible applicants include students assisting a faculty member with a research project, as well as students conducting independent or partnered research. Applicants must be a full-time undergraduate student as determined by the University of Texas at Austin’s Office of the Registrar. One winner will receive a $1,000 grant from the Senate of College Councils to be used toward funding his or her research.
The deadline for all required materials is November 2nd, 2015 at 11:45 PM. Please note that you must provide a Social Security Number when applying for this grant. The application is available on the Senate of College Councils HornsLink page, under forms. In the event that an electronic submission is not possible, you may submit your application in a manila envelope, in person, to Becky Carreon. Her desk is located in the Senate of College Councils’ office in SAC 2.102.
Please contact Gregory Ross and Praveen Satarasinghe at SenateURC@gmail.com with any questions regarding the application.
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Senate of College Councils Scholarship
2015-2016 Academic Enrichment Study Abroad Scholarship
The Senate of College Councils is commissioned by the Board of Regents with the specific task of representing students of The University of Texas at Austin in academics. In recent years, Senate has standardized the process of acquiring student feedback on tuition increase proposals, led the effort to create and enforce the university’s Honor Code, has established numerous scholarships, and assisted in reforming UT’s undergraduate curriculum.
Academic Enrichment in particular is assigned with the duties of promoting study abroad throughout the University of Texas at Austin. In this venture, Academic Enrichment has designed at $1000 scholarship, which will go towards assisting students studying abroad in an upcoming academic year with funds.
It is DUE on November 5th, 2015 at 5 pm at senateae@gmail.com
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Office of Undergraduate Research Conference or Research Travel Scholarships
The Office of Undergraduate Research invites you to apply for funding to support
research travel or travel to a conference or professional meeting to present your research.
Awards typically range between $100 and $350. Funds can be
used for future or past travel, as long as the student documents and submits expenses
for past travel and the travel takes place between September 1, 2015 and August 31, 2016.
Completed and signed applications may be submitted in person to the Office of
Undergraduate Research in FAC 33 by the Friday, Nov. 20, 2015 deadline at 4 p.m.
Please contact the OUR with any questions at uresearch@austin.utexas.edu or (512) 471-7152.