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The Friar Society, the University’s oldest and most prestigious honor society, is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship (FCTF). This Fellowship, which is awarded annually to one outstanding undergraduate professor, is the largest undergraduate faculty award at the University with an endowment of over $500,000 and an annual award of $25,000.

We invite you to nominate a professor who, in your experience, is deserving of this honor.  Please note that only tenured or tenure-track faculty who teach undergraduate courses are eligible to receive the FCTF.

Please submit all nomination forms to 2012FCTF@gmail.com by Friday, March 9, 2012. Late submissions will not be considered.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact the FCTF co-chairs at natalie.e.butler@gmail.com or dforinash@gmail.com. We look forward to receiving your nominations!

Download the 2012 FCTF Application

We are proud to announce the release of our Spring 2012 Friar Membership Application!

The membership application can be accessed here.  Applications are due by March 23, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. to the Student Organization Center (SOC) in the Student Services Building (SSB).

Membership Eligibility | Membership is open to all currently enrolled students at The University of Texas at Austin, with the only prerequisite being either the completion of 75 undergraduate hours orgraduate student status.

Application Periods | Membership applications are accepted in both the fall and spring semesters. Applications are currently being accepted for Spring 2012 and are due by March 23, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. to the Student Organization Center (SOC) in the Student Services Building (SSB).

Application Instructions | Please thoroughly review all application instructions found in the Spring 2012 Membership Application document. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

If you have any questions about the Spring 2012 membership application process or need additional information, please contact Reid Long, Spring 2012 Abbot at reid.long@utexas.edu.

Save the Date!

Fall 2011 Friar Reunion Weekend
November 5 & 6, 2011

Save the date to continue to celebrate together our centennial anniversary year at our bi-annual cocktail reception and breakfast. If you have any questions please reach us at friarabbot@gmail.com

Formal invitation to follow via postal mail.

Congratulations to the following Friar actives (soon to be alumni!) who are graduating from the University this year:

Sam Acho

Chelsea Adler

Minator Azemi

John Brady

Lindsey Carmichael

Willie Cochran

Muneezeh Kabir

Berenice Medellin

Stephen Myers

Omar Ochoa

Dave Player

Andrew Solomon

Jimmy Talarico

Carl Thorne-Thomsen

Daniel Walk

Friars Omar Ochoa & Lindsey Carmichael among the 10 highlighted stories of the Class of 2011 graduates

Friars Willie Cochran & Lindsey Carmichael selected as two of twelve Dean’s Distinguished Graduates in the College of Liberal Arts

To view pictures from the Centennial Celebration, please visit the following digital photo galleries for each event:

Keynote Address by Paul Begala on “The Role of the Media in American Politics”

Friar Forum

Centennial Reception

Friar Breakfast