Higher Education Administration Student Professional Association

7th Annual Graduate Student Colloquium: Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Proposal Submission Deadline: Friday, July 30th @ 5:00 p.m.

You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2010 Graduate Student
Colloquium (GSC) to take place at the University of Texas at Austin on
Saturday, August 28th, 2010. (more…)

Hi HEASPA members!  I apologize for taking a hiatus on blogging – I got married!!  Summer is pretty slow on campus, so I thought I would post some fun non-school things to do!  Enjoy! – Evelyn

1.  Pick Peaches in Fredericksburg! This is going to be an amazing peach season (from late May -August), so definitely make the 1.5 hour trip from Austin sometime soon!  http://www.texaspeaches.com/

2.  Hamilton Pool - Hate to say that I still haven’t been out to Hamilton Pool, but I’ve heard it is phenomenal!  Can’t believe this swimming hole is only 30 minutes from Austin:

3.  Concerts – Austin is the Live Music Capital of the World, so of course we have tons of free concerts going on!

• Blues on the Green – Various Wednesdays in Zilker Park
• Unplugged at the Grove – Every Thursday at Shady Grove Restaurant
• KVET Texas Music Series – Every Wednesday at Hill’s Cafe
• Concerts in the Park – Every Sunday by Austin Symphony at Hartman Park near the Long Center
• Zilker Summer Musical – Annie – Every Thursday-Sunday July 9-Aug 14 at the Zilker Stage

4.  Campus Museums - We are so lucky to have such wonderful gems on our campus!  Here are a few (indoor, air-conditioned) places that you can visit for free with your UT ID card!

• Blanton Museum of Art – Some pretty interesting shows up now, Matisse and Picasso!
• Texas Memorial Museum – Our very own natural science museum, complete with a dinosaur!  Free to all visitors.
• LBJ Presidential Museum – The first presidential library to be located on a college campus, and includes a replica of the Oval Office.  Free to all visitors and free parking

Hope you all have a great summer!  If you have any other suggestions of things to do, please feel free to leave it in the comments box below.