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MPA Peer Career Consultant Position Available for Summer/Fall 2013
Dear MPA Students,
Are you interested in becoming an MPA Peer Career Consultant (PCC)? MPA Career Services is looking for a bright and motivated student to join the team starting this summer! Here are 5 reasons why being a PCC is the best job on campus!
1. PCCs get to assist peers in learning more about MPA career resources and services.
2. PCCs develop communication and leadership skills that any employer will find impressive.
3. As a PCC you learn so much about career-related resources, as well as how to create and conduct professional events and presentations. You not only get to help students, but you also learn more about your own career development, and how to effectively market your degree and establish your career.
4. PCCs build great relationships with supervisors, employers, faculty, and staff, and work with other student workers in a fun atmosphere.
5. MPA Career Services understands that you have a demanding schedule and school responsibilities. Supervisors work with student employees to create balanced work schedules. Plus, you won’t have to work on weekends or holidays!
Check out the full description here: PCC Job Description – Summer/Fall 2013
If you are interested in this paid student position, please submit your cover letter and resume to peermpa@mccombs.utexas.edu by Friday, April 26.
Please include your hours of availability in your cover letter for Summer and Fall 2013. If you have questions, please feel free to email us.
Entrepreneurship Live! Featuring Susan Strausberg
Who: Susan Strausberg, Co-founded 9W Search
When: Tuesday April 9, 2013 (5:30 p.m. registration, 6:00 p.m. program, & 7:00 p.m. reception)
Where: AT&T Conference Center Room 201
RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/EIR-Speakers-Apr-9
Susan Strausberg has co-founded and developed a next generation financial search platform called 9W Search. In 1995 Susan co-founded EDGAR Online, Inc. a leading provider of interactive business and financial data on global companies to financial, corporate and advisory professionals. Under Ms. Strausberg’s leadership EDGAR Online became an internationally recognized brand as the trusted source for SEC filings while at the same time delivering value-added applications that produce the fastest and most accurate financial information in the market.
She has been featured in many articles as the CEO/spokesperson for EDGAR Online and was the subject of a chapter in “DotCom Divas”, a compilation of biographies of important women in the emerging Internet business world.
Submitted by Anna Craft
The MPA R&R Lounge
You’ve been working hard! Do you need a little break from all that studying and recruiting?
Join us in the MPA R&R Lounge for a little relaxation and recruiting advice!
MPA Career Services is hosting an open house for all MPA students to come relax and enjoy a breather during your busy day. Experienced students and MPA Career Services professionals will be there to offer advice and be a sounding board for recruiting questions. Drop by the MPA Conference Room to enjoy refreshments and good conversation. Event is come and go, so make sure to stop by in between your classes or interviews for a treat! Details for the two sessions are below.
Wednesday, April 3
1:30 – 3:30 p.m. (come and go)
The MPA R&R Lounge (aka MPA Conference Room in GSB 4.112C)
Tiff’s Treats!
Thursday, April 4
10 a.m. – Noon (come and go)
The MPA R&R Lounge (aka MPA Conference Room in GSB 4.112C)
Donuts & coffee!
Nonprofit and Government Career Fair
The University of Texas at Austin Coalition for Careers in Public Service will be hosting a Nonprofit and Government Career Fair that is open to all students and alumni of the University of Texas.
Date: Tuesday, April 2
Time: 11:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Location: Texas Union Ballroom
For more information, go to https://wikis.utexas.edu/display/publicservicecareers/.
Submitted by Taylor Atsalis
Volunteer as an Expert Witness in Mock Trials
The Texas Access to Justice Commission is gearing up to host a Pre-Trial Academy open to staff attorneys of non-profit organizations who provide legal services to low-income Texans. The Pre-Trial Academy will help these attorneys hone their skills to become better advocates for their clients. To do this, the participants are given a case study and will be asked to prepare for certain pre-trial activities they would encounter during the course of representation.
We are looking for volunteers to play the part of the expert witnesses the participants will be examining. The expert witnesses in this case are forensic accountants whose testimony will focus on equitable distribution of property during a divorce proceeding. The witnesses will be given case studies that include the depositions and curriculum vitae of the forensic accountants retained by each party. Using this information, the witnesses will be asked to testify to questions such as:
- The value of a home bought during a marriage,
- Whether a “gross earnings” or a “net earnings” approach should be used to value a closely held family business,
- Whether a spouse’s present interest in a closely held family business can be a martial asset,
- How to determine the earning capacity of a person with an advanced degree and specialty license who has not had full-time employment for a number of years,
- How to value a business based on the advanced degree and specialty license.
We are looking for up to three people to “testify” on Wednesday June 12, 2013 from 3:00 to 5:15 pm at the UT Law School. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Kristen Levins at Kristen.Levins@TexasBar.com or 512.427.1895 for more information.
Submitted by Taylor Atsalis
Money Talks Featuring the Angel Network
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Jeff Harbach, Bart Dillashaw, and Joel Wiggins, Angel Investors
AT&T Conference Center, Room #201
5:30 Registration, 6:00 Program and 7:00 Reception
RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/EIR-Speakers-Mar-26
Jeff Harbach joined the Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN) in 2011 and brings over 10 years of entrepreneurial experience to this position. Based out of Austin, TX, CTAN is one of the most active angel networks in the United States. As the organization’s first full-time Executive Director, Jeff is focused on engaging and mentoring entrepreneurs through the capital formation process, recruiting professional investors with industry experience, and supporting the growth of entrepreneurship in Texas.
Bart Dillashaw is the President of the Nebraska Angels and an attorney at the law firm of Koley Jessen, P.C., L.L.O. in Omaha, Nebraska, where he represents companies in financings, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters. Founded in 2006, the Nebraska Angels are Nebraska’s largest network of accredited investors interested in working together to make investments in private companies with high-growth potential.
Joel Wiggins is a founding organizer and Executive Manager of the Mid-America Angels Investments, LLC, started in March 2006, MAA has invested $10.5M in 29 companies. Dr. Wiggins is CEO & President of the Enterprise Center of Johnson County (ECJC), Kansas, a not-for-profit business incubator which provides business assistance services to more than a dozen clients in the high-tech, biotech, and service industries.
For more information on the speakers, please visit the Herb Kelleher Centers Website: http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/Centers/Kelleher-Center/Entrepreneur-in-Residence.aspx
Submitted by Puja Machchhar
Job Posting – Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P.
Company: Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P.
Position: Cost Accountant
Description: Houston-based Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P. is a leading supplier of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) products for residential and commercial use.
Specific Duties: Responsibilities will include but not be limited to serve as a business partner to the Plant Controller and will provide focused support to the Plant Operating Team and plant personnel. The Cost Accountant will focus on providing fundamental analysis of standards, BOM’s, inventory, fixed assets, material, labor & overhead, scrap, etc., and develop reports which serve to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the operating group.
Application: Please apply via OCR and send your resume to Amanda Himsel, amanda.himsel@goodmanmfg.com
**Goodman will be on campus to conduct interviews, Tuesday, March 26.**
Submitted by Puja Machchhar
ASWA Chapter Meeting
What: American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA) Austin Chapter meeting for networking, dinner, and CPE
When: Tuesday, March 19, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Where: Brick Oven – 10710 Research Blvd (Braker & Jollyville by HEB)
Cost: $21-$35
Speaker: Sara Pantin with Asset Strategies Group
Topic: “Today’s Women Plan for the Long Term”
For more information – 512-217-1679 or www.aswaaustin.org to register
Posted by Alesi Gerthe
2013 Latin American Forum on Energy and the Environment
You are invited to the 2013 Latin American Forum on Energy and the Environment, March 4-5, Student Activities Center Ballroom. The Forum is a unique by-invitation-only event that addresses a critical need to bring together government and industry decision makers, scholars and scientists, to foster dialogue around geosciences, technology, and energy and environmental policy issues.
Visit http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/laforum/ for registration and additional information.
Submitted by Anna Craft