Are you interested in learning Portuguese but don’t know where to start? Join us for a free, fun, interactive workshop to start speaking Portuguese over Brazilian snacks. We will also briefly discuss opportunities on campus to study Portuguese and the upcoming competition for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship, which covers tuition costs and provides a stipend for living expenses. Registration required: https://portworkshop.eventbrite.com.
We are excited to announce that the Visitor Center is recruiting students to join “The Guides of Texas,” our tour guide program. We will select new Guides to start this spring and/or summer, and we hope you can help us in our recruitment efforts!
The Guides of Texas give campus tours to prospective students and assist at recruitment events. The Guides are often the first UT students that guests will meet when visiting campus.You can learn more about The Guides of Texas through our recruitment video!
If you know of any students who would represent The University of Texas at Austin with positivity and professionalism, please encourage them to apply for this prestigious opportunity. Please note that this is a volunteer position during the academic year. Summer tour guides are paid.
Students are encouraged to apply online at http://links.utexas.edu/dxvnvy. Applications are due by Friday, October 19 at 11:59pm. For convenience, you can copy and paste the message at the bottom of this email to share additional information about the application process.
Your creative ideas and communication skills are needed to build the LAH community! The social media team has an opening for a photographer/videographer starting this fall (to get training) and continuing into the Spring 2019 semester. This position will work closely with the other social media team members and with Linda Mayhew. We’ll have a weekly meeting to plan each week’s postings and strategize. The Position will be paid $11/hr.
Photographer/Videographer: film and edit weekly videos for LAH YouTube channel. Take photos as needed at LAH events for social media. 5 – 9 hours per week.
The deadline to apply is October 19th at 5 pm. Please send the following materials to Lmayhew@austin.utexas.edu:
Please join LAH and the University Writing Center for the first of four interactive writing workshops on Wednesday, October 17th. Faculty and staff from LAH and UWC will work with students to identify counterarguments and address them in their academic writing. All LAH students are invited to participate. Attending these writing workshops will help students prepare for final essays, research papers, and improve their writing more generally. See the attached flier for more information.
Please RSVP HERE by Monday, October 15th.
All UT students, of any major, are invited to these events (details & RSVP at: http://goo.gl/AfwL6D):
Oct. 11, 2018 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm – Top 5 Things You Can Do For Your Law School Application – Register here
Oct. 17, 2018 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm – Harvard Law School Info Session – Register here
Oct. 17, 2018 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm – Harvard Law School Info Session – Register here
Oct. 18, 2018 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm – Law Fair Success Strategies – Register here
Oct. 22, 2018 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm – The Insider’s Guide to Law School Admissions (Texas, UC Berkeley, USC, Northwestern and NYU) – RSVP here
Oct. 23, 2018 from 10:00am to 2:00pm – UT Law Fair in the TX Union Ballroom – no RSVP needed
Oct. 30, 2018 from 5:00pm to 6:00pm – Univ. of Chicago Law Admissions webinar – Register here
Nov. 5, 2018 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm – Financing Your Law School Education
Nov. 6, 2018 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm – From JD to Practice (Intellectual Property, Immigration and Litigation)
Nov. 7, 2018 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm – Mock Admissions File Review (American Univ. )
Nov. 8, 2018 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm – Personal Statement Workshop (Cornell, George Washington, UCLA)
Appointments with our pre-law advisor are available for UT students of all majors. To stay updated on all things pre-law, including workshops and internship opportunities, subscribe to our pre-law listserv. The listserv is available to UT students of all majors. Please call 512-471-7900 to schedule a prelaw advising appointment. COLA students may schedule their prelaw advising appointment online.
All applications are due by November 1st, are open to both graduate and undergraduate international students, and are available for completion online below:
If you or your students have any questions, feel free to reach out to me at intlfinaid@austin.utexas.edu.
If interested in spending part of your summer getting hands-on field experience in archaeology, the Department of Anthropology will be offering two amazing opportunities in Summer 2019. The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project focuses on Maya archaeology near the Belizean borders of Guatemala and Mexico while the the Bagunte Project analyzes material from the Late Bronze Age to the Roman colonization of a coastal site in northern Portugal. Interested students are strongly encouraged to attend one of the following info sessions:
Belize Info Sessions
Wednesday, Oct. 17, 4-5pm, SAC 4.174
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 4-5pm, SAC. 4.174
Portugal Info Sessions
Wednesday, Oct. 10, 5-6pm, SAC 4.174
Monday Oct. 15, 6-7 pm, SAC 4.174
Wednesday Nov. 7, 6-7 pm, SAC 4.174
Monday Nov. 12, 5-6 pm, SAC 5.118
You can find more info about the Belize and Portugal summer archaeology programs online but these sites are still pending some updates for the coming year (program dates, application links, etc). If unable to attend the info sessions, students can contact me with questions or reach out directly to Dr. Fred Valdez (Belize) or Dr. Mariah Wade (Portugal).
On Monday, October 15th at 7 p.m., the Joynes Reading Room will host a reading and Q&A with visiting novelist Leni Zumas. Based in Portland, Zumas is the author of Red Clocks, which was a New York Times Editor’s Choice, a Time Magazine Best Book of 2018, and an Amazon Book of the Month, among other accolades. “This provocative exploration of female longing, frustration and determination couldn’t be more timely, yet there’s nothing fleeting about it,” wrote critic Ron Charles in the Washington Post. The Joynes Reading Room has purchased several copies of Red Clocks, as well as some of her previous books, which will be given away on a first-come basis to students who inquire in person at the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007). Call 512-471-5787 or write to matt.valentine@austin.utexas.edu for more information.
Studying abroad in Spring 2019? Apply for an LAH Study Abroad Scholarship through Global Assist. Deadline is November 15. Preference is given to students working on foreign language acquisition. More details here: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/lahonors/scholarships/lah/study-abroad.php
All LAH Students and Humanities majors are eligible to apply.
