Undergraduate Advising Center

Monday - Friday from 8:30am - 4:30pm (closed 12-1pm for lunch)

BRB 1.114

512-471-2973

advisor@eco.utexas.edu

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Special Announcements:

-Getting Ready To Graduate online workshop on Wed 2/12 at noon, details here.

-NEW McCombs Business & Public Policy Certificate Program: great for students interested in careers in business, politics, law, NGOs, etc! Check out an upcoming info session, details here.

-McCombs Energy Mgmt Certificate Program Info Session on Wed 2/12 at 6:40pm in CBA 6.420, details here.

-New Public Policy certificate with the Bridging Disciplines Program - Apps due in March, details here.

-Dining Etiquette Dinner on Tues 2/25 - RSVP Required! Be prepared for those professional dining events!

-Liberal Arts Scholarships: Competitive Scholarship & Undergrad Research Award apps due 2/17, Merit Scholarship app due 3/1. See details on the LA Scholarships page.

-UT Austin Continuing & Transfer Scholarship Application: apps due April 1st! Details here.

Advising News:

See below or our blog page for details!
-Announcements for Seniors
-Strategic advising available now, encouraged for Sophomores & Juniors
-Q drop and pass/fail deadline is March 31st
-Tutoring and other academic resources

Events:

-To Cut or Not to Cut? The Future of the Defense Budget on Wed 2/19 at 5:30pm at the Texas Union, details here.
-Teach English Abroad info session on Wed 2/12, details here.
-Preparing for the GRE Workshops on 3/3 and 4/15, RSVP here.
-Goldman Sachs Women's Leadership Camp in NY on 4/4, applications due 3/9. Details here!
-Software Short Courses starting soon! Workshops on Matlab, R, Stata, Access, Python. Register here!
-Student Org Meetings: Exceeding Economics Expectations on Mondays, Texas Economics Association on Wednesdays, Economics of Monetary & Fiscal Policy on Wednesdays. See details here.

Programs & Other Opportunities:

See below or our blog page for details about UT and other programs!

Career & Internship:

-Spring Recruiting: New jobs/internships posted on BTT Gateway, see details here!
-LA Career Services: Career coaching staff, online job/internship database, and more! See details here.
-Career Data: View job data and internship data from current Econ students and alumni
-Other Postings: See other internship and job postings on our blog page.

*Internships: Dept of Treasury, NY Fed and Chicago Fed, Hamilton Program in DC, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education summer program

*Jobs: Brookings Institute Econ Studies Program, Data Analyst for The Wharton School at the Univ of Pennsylvania, Boston Fed and NY Fed Research Programs, Stanford Law School Research Fellows.

-SeekUT: SeekUT is a tool for you to see earnings data for UT grads!

Study Abroad:

-Walk-in advising hours: Tuesdays 11am-4pm in SSB G1.410, Thursdays 11am-4pm in CLA 1.304, Fridays 11am-4pm in JES A115. Details here!
-Funding study abroad: See info about scholarships, financial aid, etc here.

Scholarships:

-Liberal Arts Scholarships: See details on the LA Scholarships page
-Texas Scholarships website features scholarships and announcements about financial aid.

Volunteer:

-Longhorn Center for Civic Engagement: See LCCE website for ways to start volunteering!
-Hunger and Homelessness Outreach (H2O): this student group meets on a weekly basis and volunteers each Saturday morning with one non-profit. Details here!
-UT Garden workdays: MicroFarm on Wednesdays & Saturdays, Community Garden on Thursdays & Sundays.
-Palm Square Community Center: volunteers needed to help at their food pantry! See details here.

General Announcements

-May Grads: Apply to graduate by 3/31 - online if you are only in Liberal Arts OR in person at the LA Dean's Office in GEB 2.200 if you are a dual degree seeker or concurrently enrolled at another school.

-Summer & December Grads: Schedule your Final Degree Check with a Dean's Office advisor THIS SEMESTER. Call them at 512-471-4271 or stop by GEB 2.200.

-Walking in May: If you are graduating over the summer or in December and want to participate in the commencement ceremonies in May, sign up to 'walk' in person at the LA Dean's Office in GEB 2.220 by March 31st.

-Strategic Advising Available Now! Come in now to make a plan to graduation, then you don't have to stress out when registration comes and we get booked up! Call us at 512-471-2973 or stop by BRB to schedule your appointment.

-Q Drop and Pass/Fail Deadline is March 31st: Visit the LA Dean's Office in GEB 2.200 to Q drop or change a class to or from pass/fail.

-Econ Tutor List: Click here for the updated list of economics tutors. Hard copies of the list and more info about each tutor (fee, experience, etc.) available to review at the advising office.

-Other Tutoring Resources: Check out the tutoring available at the Sanger Learning Center and also your Supplemental Instruction sessions if you're in 304K, 304L, or 329!

About Strategic Advising

In Strategic Advising sessions, an advisor works with you to develop a plan to graduation--incorporating course selection, extracurricular opportunities, and university programs and services--tailored to your academic/career interests and goals. All Economics majors are encouraged to participate in at least one Strategic Advising session. The best time to schedule a Strategic Advising session is during sophomore year!

Advising sessions take approximately 45 minutes. Please contact our office to make an appointment- call us at 512-471-2973 or stop by in BRB.

Academic Support - Tutoring & Review Sessions

-Supplemental Instruction Sessions (review sessions): Available for ECO 304K, 304L, and 329!! Click here details about locations and times.

-Appointment & Drop-in Tutoring: Check out the tutoring available at the Sanger Learning Center, now including ECO 420K! You get 5 free sessions each semester! See details here.

-Spring 14 Econ Tutor List: Click here for an updated tutor list. Hard copies are also available in the advising office. Payment and meetings are arranged between you and the tutor!

Calendar

See our calendar at the calendar website here.

Featured UT Programs & Opportunities:

Visit the website links or see our blog page for more detailed descriptions

-New Public Policy certificate with the Bridging Disciplines Program - Apps due in March, details here.

-Ever thought about teaching? If so, UTeach-Liberal Arts invites you to apply to join our teacher training program in English, Social Studies, and Languages Other than English. Check out an info session to learn more! Click here for details.

-UTeach Urban Teachers: receive certification in social studies, check out this video or visit the website for details.

-UT Energy Forum: The UT Energy Forum on Feb 19-20 is a student-led conference and the largest energy event at UT. Cash prizes available! Abstracts accepted through Dec 20th. Details here.

-Health IT & Exchange Specialist Certificate: nine-week training starting in January to prepare graduates for careers in health IT, details here.

-Pre-Graduate School Internship: meet with a graduate student mentor and earn academic credit, details here.

-McCombs Programs: click here to search all the certificates and grad programs McCombs has to offer for all majors!

Other Featured Programs

-Goldman Sachs Women's Leadership Camp in NY on 4/4, applications due 3/9. Details here!

-2014 Montgomery Summer Research Diversity Fellowship in Law and Social Science: applications due 2/15, details here!

-American Econ Association Summer Training & Minority Fellowship Program: apps due 2/14, details here.

-Undergrad Research in Race, Ethnicity, and the Demography of Crime and Punishment summer program: apps due 2/16, details here.

-Carroll Round Undergrad Research Conference: submissions accepted through 2/9, conference in April. Details here.

-Standford Undergrad Economics Journal seeking submissions: submit papers by 3/7, details here.

Student Org News

-Texas Economics Association meetings on Wednesdays at 6:00pm in UTC 3.134. Learn more about TEA here.
-Exceeding Economics Expectations is a NEW economics student organization focused on developing interpersonal skills to succeed in a competitive environment! Tonight's meeting at 6pm in CLA 0.126 will be about research skills. Learn more about EEE here.
-Economics of Monetary & Fiscal Policy meetings on Wednesday evenings at 7:15pm in CBA 4.330, details here.

Other Orgs: Visit our Programs page of the Advising Blog to read about other student organization you may be interested in as an econ major!! Including:

-Liberal Arts Council, details here.
-Texas Stock Team, details here.
-Undergrad Computational Finance Group, details here.
-Social, Health, and Economic Policymakers, details here.
-University Finance Association, details here.
-International Affairs Society, details here.
-Business Healthcare Association, details here.
-Amnesty International, details here.

Liberal Arts Career Services

YOUR Career Services Office: Liberal Arts Career Services located in FAC 18 (basement level) provides a variety of resources to help you in your internship and job search.

Job/Internship Database: Sign up NOW for the the Liberal Arts job and internship database! Be sure to also visit the other job search sites by looking at all the 'External Links' once you are logged in.

Job & Internship Postings

Database: Create your BTT Gateway account to search jobs and internships.

Other Opportunities: See the Career page on our Advising Blog for more details about other job postings including:

Internships:
-US Dept of Treasury internship
-NY Fed Summer Analyst Program
-Hamilton Project internships
-Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) Internship Program
-Keller Williams Realty International Research Department Internship
-Data Analyst at The Wharton School, Univ of Pennsylvania

Jobs:
-Stanford Law School recruiting Research Fellows
-Mathematica Policy Research recruiting Research Assistants
-NY Fed recruiting Research Analysts
-Quorum Business Solutions recruiting Consultants
-Hamilton Project at Brookings Institution in DC seeking interns
-Gerson Lehrman Group Senior Associate Program
-Keller Williams Realty International Research Department Internship

Career Data

We've posted information on the Career page of our Advising Blog about where our students and alumni have done internships and found jobs!!

-Career Data: Click here to see what jobs our students have found.

-Internship Data: Click here to see what types of internships our students have done.

-Alumni Videos:

Student Spotlights

Check out our Spotlight page about how your peers and our alumni have

NEW Internship Spotlight on:
-Kaitlyn Roche, Communications and Strategy/Analytics Intern for GSD&M. Read about Kaitlyn's experience and how her internship helped land her a full-time job in Atlanta on our blog website here!

Other Spotlights:
-Alenis Leon, Intake Intern for Equal Justice Center
-Matt Stevens, Building Energy and Resource Steward for UT Facilities Services
-Parker Kink, Intern/Apprentice with Bandier Realty Partners and Property Manager with Keller Capital
-Erin Yamada, Intern with Lockton Companies of Dallas
-Xing Gao, Business Development Intern with Appconomy

Walk-in Advising Hours

Walk-ins are available from 11am-4pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays for any student interested international opportunities through UT Study Abroad, including faculty-led programs, exchanges and affiliated programs. Details here!

-Tuesdays in SSB G1.402
-Thursdays in CLA 1.304
-Fridays in JES A115

Funding Study Abroad

There are many different types of scholarships for study abroad! Explore the Study Abroad website for all your options and deadlines.

Scholarships

Liberal Arts Scholarships: check out the upcoming deadlines on the CoLA Scholarships page!

Texas Scholarships: Check the Texas Scholarships website for featured scholarships and announcements related to financial aid and available scholarships.

UT Austin Continuing & Transfer Scholarship Application: apps due April 1st! Details here.

Longhorn Center for Civic Engagement

Want to volunteer in our community? Check out the LCCE's website to get started!

Hunger and Homelessness Outreach (H2O) Student Org

This student group meets on a weekly basis and volunteers each Saturday morning with one non-profit. H2O has two main objectives. The first goal is to serve the hungry and homeless population of Austin while promoting poverty awareness. The second goal is to create a lifelong commitment to community service in UT students. See details here!

UT Garden Workdays

-MicroFarm at 2204 Leona St. on Wednesdays & Saturdays
-Community Garden at 2108 Concho St. on Thursdays & Sundays