Happy Summer everyone!

First off, thank you to all the newbies who have registered for the buddy program, signed up for airport pickup, or stalked down Planet Longhorn members via email/facebook prior to your arrival to Texas! Keep it up! We are so excited about the semester…so you should be too! And thanks to the oldies who have been filling out the brochure questionnaire! It’s a world of help.

Hopefully everyone is having a eventful, awesome, exciting summer. Just a few updates on some of your lovely Planet Longhorners this summer:

Liana Depew- Currently studying in Barcelona, staying up too late, and learning about Spanish “culture.”  She is set to terrorize the rest of Europe in a few weeks time.

Katie Chapman- Currently crushing her soul in the corporate world during a 10 week internship in Dallas..noooooo. Good news is that when she gets back to Austin, she will be rich and ready to have a good time.

Vanda Taupradist- Living the dream in South Africa interning at the World Cup! No .. seriously. She even worked security at one game when normal security went on strike. If you know Vanda, you know why this is hilarious/completely absurd.

Dana Yu- Running around Europe eating reindeer and harassing Norwegians. Don’t worry, she’ll get to you too!

James Chiang – Somewhere shirtless and shoeless in California trying to figure out how to turn an accounting degree into a life on the beach.

Natalia Urbanowicz- Also running around Europe getting back to her roots in Poland and enjoying graduated life.

John Michael – Tagging along on Natalia’s trip.

Doug Yacek - Drinking hefeweizen in Germany planning a grand scheme on how never to leave.

Paul McCloud - Working as an indentured servant on an apparent “exchange” in Mexico and helping to turn a farm into a microbrewery! Planet Longhorn Lager? I think so.

We’ve got a huge semester ahead of us so keep checking back for more updates! And feel free to email us with any questions/concerns/general chat/anecdotes/World Cup trash talk.

Finally, Planet Longhorn is throwing our awesomely awesome-tastic boat party! This is the last official event of the year so come enjoy some drinks and some sun out on the lake and take in the best of Austin while you still can.

We might not have a beach here, but for those who haven’t gotten to go see it yet Lake Travis is a whole new kind of awesome. Scientists have concluded that party barges are the coolest things ever. That’s right. EVER. And you have to believe them, because they’re scientists*.

Bring your swimsuit and sunscreen, and make sure you don’t lose your sunglasses!

** $25 gets you a trip out to the lake, 4 hours out on the boat, and drinks and snacks while you’re swimming and water-sliding and enjoying some of Austin’s best weather!

** Come pay us at STARBUCKS on 24th & San Antonio St. on Friday May 7th between 5-7 PM.

THIS EVENT IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 70 PEOPLE TO PAY so come early! In case of conflict, priority will be given to people who have attended events in the past since it’s kind of a farewell party so come out on Friday!

*This is not a lie. Real live scientists definitely said that.

Hey Guys! Planet Longhorn… in its infinite awesomeness… has just developed a questionnaire designed to be filled out by our study abroad student members. Basically, with our international student members’ help Planet Longhorn hopes to create a pool of information (which admittedly is not as exciting as a real pool) for UT students thinking about studying abroad. All the information in the questionnaire will go into a brochure, which will be made available on this website and to students interested in studying abroad at organization fairs like 40 Acres Fest. If you’re an international student, the information in this questionnaire is basically all the information you wish you’d had before you came abroad to Texas, and as a result, your input will be a direct step towards promoting study-abroad at UT and at your school.

You can download the questionnaire here Brochure Questionnaire Final… if you don’t know an answer to a question, feel free to just leave it blank, we’ll take anything we can get!

For those who didn’t make the informational meeting but are still interested in becoming a Planet Longhorn officer:

Complete the one-page application (print off the link below), and bring it to next week’s meeting (April 27th). Also be prepared to make a 1-2 minutes speech about why you are a good candidate for the position(s) you are running for. There is a limit of 2 positions for which you can run! We will announce the new Fall 2011 officer board at the meeting after that, also the last meeting, on 5/4.

Anyone is encouraged to run regardless of your length of involvement in PL. One of the coolest things about this organization is upward mobility! If you don’t plan on running, we hope you’ll come to vote!

If you have any questions, or can’t find the application online in the next couple of days, feel free to email me or Liana at liana.depew@gmail.com.

Download Here: Planet Longhorn Officer Application

Hey Everyone!

Doug and Paul here to remind everyone that the Distinguished Visionary Scholarship applications are due on April 1st! I know we’ve been a little disorganized with having the applications available, so we’ll actually accept applications all the way through this Sunday… as Maria said today… its your typical Planet Longhorn deadline… not a deadline at all! But yaa just email the file below to Paul and I by Sunday night by 11PM, and it will be no problem. The finished file should be sent to yacek.d@gmail.com and paul.mccloud@gmail.com.

Remember… you don’t NEED to have been a major contributor to the organization already, but you should plan to be of course! We’re looking forward to reading the apps and getting some great ideas about PL in the future!

Here is a link to the file: Scholarship Application Form

Here’s to free money!

Doug + Paul