Ladies and Gentlemen:

Join GBSA as we potluck and parade Pride as a org this Saturday. This will suffice as a substitute for the bad weather we experienced on Sunday of our first social. So come mingle, eat, and have a gay ol’ time with your favorite professional org!

We will meet at Mercedes’ apartment (The Block on Rio and 28th 1/2) to indulge in a potluck prior to the parade and get to know all your fellow GBSA members. Around 7:20 we will wrap up and take the bus downtown to find a fab spot to watch Austin’s annual Pride Parade at 8pm! Hope you all are able to come out!

Where: The Block on Rio -> Downtown

When: 6:00 potluck (parade starts at 8pm)

Check out the facebook event page for more information!

The Volunteer and Service Learning Center is currently accepting applications for the work-study positions listed below.  Additional information can also be found on www.HireALonghorn.org.

MEDIA MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR – JOB POSTING # 41511 (www.hirealonghorn.org)
Purpose: To support service programs by serving as the primary media management specialists for all VSLC programs and initiatives. In addition to providing front desk support and assistance with graphic design projects, this person will be responsible for social media updates, postings and usage reports via Facebook, Twitter, etc. Graphic and web design experience preferred.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS COORDINATOR – JOB POSTING # 41780 (www.hirealonghorn.org)
Purpose: To support volunteer recruitment and retention efforts while maintaining in regular contact with community partners and non-profit agencies.  This person will provide front desk support and assist with online volunteer registration efforts for VLSC programs.  General duties include managing the www.volunteers.org volunteer database, planning and scheduling volunteer training sessions for UT students and registered UT student organizations, keeping track of volunteer and non-profit surveying tools, and running regular usage reports from volunteer databases.

MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE – JOB POSTING # 41781 (www.hirealonghorn.org)
Purpose: To support service programming by spearheading service outreach efforts on the UT campus and within the local Austin community.  This person will provide front desk support as well as create and maintain database of service-oriented registered UT student organizations, coordinate focus groups on volunteering trends and community needs, and  schedule and manage on-campus tabling sign-up, FIG presentations and other outreach efforts in order to create campus awareness of VSLC programs and services.

To apply for a position, students must submit a current resume plus one professional and one personal reference to Amory Baril at amory.baril@austin.utexas.edu by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 26, 2012.

The Leadership and Ethics Institute (LEI) is excited to announce that applications for the 10th Annual CHANGE Institute: Transforming Self and Community are now available. This 2 day leadership retreat focusing on diversity an social justice issues will be hosted on the UT campus from November 2-3, 2012.  The Institute is open to all undergraduate students at UT-Austin.  And more importantly this institute is FREE of charge!

Below is a link to the page about the institute along with the application for the institute.

http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/lei/ls_change.php

Applications are due by Monday, October 8 at 5pm. 

Suicide is considered to be the second leading cause of death for college students. That’s why the Counseling and Mental Health Center is organizing UT’s annual Suicide Prevention Week (September 24-28). This week is focused on raising awareness about suicide and engaging students, faculty and staff in suicide prevention. All are urged to “Be That One” to recognize when their student or friend is thinking about suicide and connect them with the help they need. Throughout the week, 23 campus departments and organizations, are sponsoring seven interactive programs as a call to action to prevent suicide within our campus community. For a full schedule of the week’s events and a complete list of counseling and mental health resources available to students, visit cmhc.utexas.edu

Free t-shirts and food at all events (while they last!). All events are free and open to the public.

Follow Suicide Prevention Week on Twitter: @UT_CMHC #UTSPW

Facebook invitation event: https://www.facebook.com/events/239432242845532

If you need assistance or accommodation for this event, please contact Marian Trattner, Suicide Prevention Coordinator by email at mtrattner@austin.utexas.edu or phone (512)475-6962.

Click here to submit an RSVP by October 4, 2012.

Ladies & Gents:

The Office of Student Life is still searching for a student assistant to work on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at the front desk. If you do not have work study, that is okay. Please contact CeCe at cece.ridder@mccombs.utexas.edu