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, Filed Under: Internship

Internship Opportunities Available with Latinitas

Latinitas is a non-profit organization that enables young Latinas to achieve personal and academic success through media and technology outreach thereby addressing the critical state of Latina girls today. While Latina girls ages 12 to 17 are the largest group of minority girls in the country, they are more likely than their non-Hispanic peers to face the four most serious threats to achieving success: depression, pregnancy, substance abuse and becoming a high school drop out. The solution lies in empowering these young Latinas, strengthening their confidence and expanding their opportunities. With a variety of enriching experiences, Latinitas discover their voice and develop media skills while building a solid foundation for their future.

OUR OBJECTIVES:

  • Provide a creative outlet for girls to express themselves, learn about their culture and discover their voice.
  • Help girls stay in school and be prepared for higher education.
  • Foster the career exploration and S.T.E.M. exposure of girls to be prepared to enter the workforce of the 21st century.
  • Connect girls with positive role models and mentors.
  • Strengthen girls’ confidence, self-esteem and cultural identity.
  • Connect girls with media and technology tools and access.
  • Promote leadership development, goal setting, social justice advocacy & community service among girls.

Latinitas’s life blood is the volunteers and interns that offer their time to our efforts.  We staff up every semester and are looking for the best and the brightest of the candidates who apply.  Latinitas is also an Official Off-Campus Site for the UT Workstudy Program.

Positions Available:

  • Program Leader Internship
  • Communications Internship
  • Editorial & Multimedia Internship
  • Graphic Design Internship
  • Video Editing Internship
  • Teen Outreach Assistant Internship

Location: Latinitas Office at 4926 E. Cesar Chavez St. Austin, TX 78702 and an Elementary or Middle School within the Austin district
Job Type: Part-Time Intern (15 hours per week)
Compensation: College scholarship/stipend. (college credit – optional)

To apply for an internship, complete our online internship application and send your resume to our intern@latinitasmagazine.org

 

Learn more here: http://laslatinitas.com/volunteer/internships/austin-internship-opportunities

, Filed Under: Event

Austin’s Startup Weekend Feb. 6-8 (student discount)

Looking to start the year off by building a startup? Austin’s Startup Weekend is almost here! The 54 hour entrepreneurship marathon will be held February 6-8 at Capital Factory. We’ve got some awesome judges and mentors who are really tied in to the Austin network of V.C.s and startup funders, so it’s a great chance to meet new folks and make meaningful connections within the community. There will be amazing food and swag to keep you going all weekend plus some great prizes for the winning team.

Register and learn more here: http://www.up.co/communities/usa/austin/startup-weekend/5063

Plus, there’s a 50% discount for students if they use the “STUDENT” code.”

, Filed Under: Research

Spring 15 Opportunity with McCombs Finance Researcher

Leading McCombs Finance Researcher Seeking Highly Qualified Undergraduate Research Assistant

About the research:

Looking for exceptional students to assist in academic research mostly related to the causes of the financial crisis and uncovering financial fraud.  An excellent opportunity to learn about research for those intellectually curious students possibly interested in later pursuing a PHD. Professor Griffin is nationally recognized and has won the research award for top McCombs researcher (See http://www.jgriffin.info/papers.htm for background.) His research focuses on investigating and uncovering questionable financial practices to hopefully help shed light on the financial sector. Past Research Assistants are a select group that have gone on to prestigious PHD programs and very top finance jobs.

Preferred:
*Junior (or potentially Sophomore)

*High GPA

*Extremely talented, self-motivated, and diligent

*Highly qualified Honors student

*Some programming experience preferable

*Quantitative background (but does not need to be a finance major)

Availability:

*Must have at least 8-10 hours per week

How to Apply:

Please write a brief email as to how you meet the requirements and what you hope to gain from the experience and send along with your resume to: Mr. Shams: shams@utexas.edu and Cc Professor Griffin: john.griffin@utexas.edu.