Sociological Insight

Dear Sociology Majors,

Would you like to publish your academic work in a fully refereed research journal? Sociological Insight, the University of Texas at Austin's Undergraduate Research Journal, is seeking original manuscripts for publication in its May 2009 issue. Manuscripts can be on any topic within the social sciences, and must be limited to 4000-7000 words. Sociological Insight will be awarding cash prizes to the best three papers: $300 for 1st Place, $100 for 2nd Place, and $50 for 3rd Place.

The deadline for submission is January 26, 2009. Please visit http://www.sociologicalinsight.org to view the submission guidelines and to access other information (e.g. how to become an undergraduate reviewer) about Sociological Insight.

Please direct any questions you may have to sociologicalinsight@austin.utexas.edu.

Mazen Elfakhani
Editor-in-Chief
Sociological Insight

Sociology Grad School Meet & Greet

Are you interested in attending graduate school? Want some advice from a graduate student who already went through the process? Interested in getting the inside scoop on what grad school is really like?

AKD is hosting the first ever GRAD SCHOOL MEET AND GREET for all SOC students.

You'll have opportunities to ask broad questions as well as specific, personal ones of our amazing graduate students in the Department of Sociology. Staff and faculty will also be available to answer questions about the application process.

Free Pizza will be provided!

When: Monday, Nov. 24th 1:00-2:00 pm
Where: Texas Union Chicano Culture Room (4.206)

Sponsored by Alpha Kappa Delta, the Sociology Honors Society

FREE PIZZA!



Questions? Contact AKD at akdsociology@gmail.com.

Global Opportunities on Campus: Discussions on Nuclear Proliferation and Microfinance

Sociology majors may be interested in the two events listed below, both co-sponsored by UT’s Global Leadership Center, an agency of Student Government and Senate of College Councils.

Thursday November 20, 2008:

The Strauss Center for International Security and Law will host a conference on 'Reducing Nuclear Threats: Nonproliferation Challenges for the Next Administration'. This event will feature three panel discussions and will end with an address by Senator Sam Nunn, the chairman and the CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative. The conference will begin at 1:00 and will be held in the 10th floor auditorium at the LBJ Library. Click here for more information about the event, including the panel topics and speakers. Please direct inquiries to glc.austin@gmail.com .

Monday November 24, 2008:

The RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service and the Global Leadership Center are proud to host Matt Flannery, the Founder and CEO of Kiva.org. Kiva is an enterprise that allows individuals to use the internet to lend money to microfinance organizations in the developing world. To date, this non-profit organization has given nearly $44 million to entrepreneurs in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and S.E. Asia. The event will begin at 5:30 pm on Monday, November 24, 2008 in the Texas Union's Santa Rita room. Please direct inquiries to glc.austin@gmail.com