The Capital of Texas Undergraduate Research Conference (CTURC) is dedicated to providing a collaborative interdisciplinary environment that promotes the visibility and importance of undergraduate research in the state of Texas. This conference is organized and run by students at The University of Texas at Austin through the Research Student Advisory Council, Undergraduate Research Journal as well as the Senate of College Councils.

CTURC is designed to provide undergraduates with the opportunity to give a poster presentation,PowerPoint presentation or a presentation of creative works. This conference is being advertised for all undergraduate students across Texas in all fields of study. Furthermore, we would like to welcome our keynote speaker Dr. John B. Goodenough, co-inventor of the lithium battery and distinguished solid-state physicist.

The submission deadline is Sept. 14, and the conference will take place here at UT Nov. 3. For further information please visit their website at www.cturc.org or contact them at cturccontact@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Liberal Arts Council has opened their applications for Fall 2018. The deadline is September 8th at 5:00 P.M.

From LAC Membership Director Anilya Krishnan:

The Liberal Arts Council serves as the official student voice and governing body for the College of Liberal Arts. The organization is currently accepting applications to become a new member. Members of LAC interact closely with administration, professors, deans, and students to organize events, craft legislation, and produce journalistic content to benefit the College. The application can be found athttps://goo.gl/forms/mgRRwrHcoI2MrEpx2 and is due Saturday, September 8 at 5pm. Find out more about LAC at utlac.org. Please email Anilya Krishnan at membership.utlac@gmail.com with any questions.

Congratulations to our 2018 Envision Austin winners:

Texas Humanities for Humanity:

Saheel Junaghare, Race Schaeffer, Sophie Schott

SCORE:

Connor Alexander, Hana Arriaga, Nikita Telang, Olivia Smith, Jonathan Walsh

Here for the Homeless

Anagha Kikkeri, Owen McGeary, Paris Bland, Ryan Chandler

Honorable mention goes out to:

Austin Uncovered:

Will Clough, Selome Hailu, Poonum Mehta

Period Power Packs:

Emily Avard, Erika Hanson, Maggie Okhuysen

Congratulations to all of the teams who participated and we wish you luck in all your endeavors!

The Student Division of the College of Liberal Arts is currently hiring students for the Fall 2018 semester. Work begins soon after school starts, and advisors are paid $10/hour. Visit Hire a Longhorn to apply under Job ID 70514. For more information, please contact Liz Johnson at liz.johnson@austin.utexas.edu.

Brazil 2019: Seeking sophomores interested in Summer 2019 Social Action Project in Brazil

• Focus is on low-income and minority high school students in Southern Brazil
• Increase college knowledge of students and parents
• Work with activisits in community
• Develop social media campaign
• Design student success program
• Prepare funding proposal and work plan*
• Course credit

For more information contact
Dr . Patricia Somers , Ph.D. , College of Education, pasomers@mail.utexas.edu

Black Women in the Age of #MeToo Symposium happening May 3^rd & 4^th

The symposium addresses the unique and complex challenges Black women face with multiple forms of violence–from intimate to state–in our global world. The symposium will engage participants in campus and community wide dialogue that promotes mental health, social justice, and interpersonal violence prevention. We hope that you’ll help us share details about the symposium to students, faculty and staff who hold identities as Black women, women-identified and gender non-conforming people, or to those who work closely with these communities.

 In addition to the keynote by Tarana Burke (Friday May 4th 4pm at LBJ Auditorium), social justice advocate and founder of the ‘metoo’ movement, the symposium will also feature an Intra-Community Conversation on Violence and Collective Healing (Thursday, May 3^rd 6-8 pm), an opportunity to participate in a focus group (Friday, May 4^th 1-3 pm). 

To register for the Keynote, sign up here. To register for the Intra-Community Conversation, sign up here. To register for the Focus Group, email blackwomenbztx@gmail.com or call (512) 471-8770. The Facebook pages for the symposium, intra-community conversation and focus groups might also be helpful resources to distribute through social media.

The symposium is free and open to the public.

Leadership Positions in Afterglow, New UT Music Publication