University of Texas Austin
Chapter Officers
Brittany Castaneda - President
Tariq Thannoun - Vice President
Luyao Chen - Treasurer
Catherine Harris - VP Community Service
Casey Lewis - VP Public Relations
Megan Sanford - VP Mentoring
The University of Texas Austin Chapter is currently seeking additional officers for this academic year. If you are interested in one of these opportunities, please see the Leadership Opportunity information below or fill out the contact form and select 'Leadership Opportunities' as your inquiry.
Leadership Opportunities
The most engaging and active leadership roles are filling the role of a Chapter officer. This is an opportunity to develop hands on experience in communication, project planning & execution, team building, and time management. Elections occur once per year, typically in early spring. Click here to read a brief description of each officer position.
Scholarships and Awards
Scholarships and Awards range from $100 to $5000 and are available for both undergraduate members as well as members furthering their academic endeavors through post-graduate study. Applications are available February 1st of each year and are due to the Scholarship Committee by April 30th. For more information, please view the Scholarship page.
Graduation Items
Tassels, Honor Cords & Honor Stoles are available from the SAL Store.
Scholarship and Award Recipients from this Chapter
Mary O'Brien - Path to Excellence Award, 2011
Meredith Welch - Emerging Leaders Scholarship, 2010
Chapter Highlights
Inside Books Project
“Based in central Austin, the Inside Books Project (IBP) is an all volunteer, non-profit organization sending free books and educational materials to people in prison in the state of Texas. Inside Books works to promote reading, literacy and education among incarcerated individuals and to educate the general public on issues of incarceration. A wide range of studies agree that in-prison education reduces the likelihood of a prisoner committing another crime after his or her release.”* (more…)
Volleyball Team
Many SAL chapters come up with creative ideas to bring the members together to do something fun. Members and Officers at the University of Texas Austin Chapter formed a volleyball team through their school’s volleyball program. They played a total of four games against various groups in the program. The members really enjoyed playing together as it was a way to get to know each other while doing something active. (more…)