Student Experience
-
StoryCorps MobileBooth to Record Stories of Central Texans for Posterity
Central Texans will have the opportunity to record interviews and share personal stories when public radio station KUT 90.5 brings the StoryCorps MobileBooth to Austin during its cross-country tour next month.
-
People More Motivated to Give When They See Others Volunteering Abroad
People are more inspired to give when they see others contributing their time and money to a good cause outside their home state, according to a new psychology study from The University of Texas at Austin.
-
Ready to get in the game
Students with the Senate of College Councils, faculty and administrators helped ease high school students’ anxiety about applying for college at a fall readiness workshop.
-
The University of Texas at Austin Plans Innovative Liberal Arts Master’s Program
The University of Texas at Austin plans to offer a new master’s and executive seminar program called Human Dimensions of Organizations (HDO), which is touted as “a liberal arts education for the modern professional.”
-
Four Alumni Named Outstanding Young Texas Exes
Four University of Texas alumni have been selected by the Texas Exes to receive the 2012 Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award. The Texas Exes inaugurated the award in 1980 to recognize young alumni who are 40 or under, distinguished in their fields, and have demonstrated a continuing interest in The University of Texas and the…
-
Behind the scenes of the 3-D Tower PSAs
In this video, watch the making of the university’s five new TV spots featuring legendary alumni projected in grand style on the Tower.
-
Teaching at its best
The university’s commitment to exemplary teaching shines with seven new faculty members inducted into the prestigious Academy of Distinguished Teachers.
-
Study break doodles return
In fits of creativity, students studying at the Perry-Castañeda Library vent (and motivate) by drawing on the whiteboards throughout the library.
-
The pride of the black jersey
As the Texas volleyball team heads to the NCAA Lexington Regional Friday and Saturday, Sydney Yogi is fulfilling the leadership role of the libero position.
-
Tower shines orange this weekend
To celebrate the achievements of the fall graduates of the class of 2011, the Tower will shine orange with the number “11” for the evenings of Dec. 3 and 4.
-
School of Architecture Undergraduate Program Ranked Second Nationally
The undergraduate program in the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin was ranked 2nd in the nation for 2012, and its graduate program was ranked 11th by DesignIntelligence, a journal that produces the only national rankings for accredited bachelor’s and master’s programs in architecture in the United States.
-
The University of Texas at Austin to Honor 3,100 Graduates in Fall Semester Ceremonies
Speakers for fall convocation ceremonies at The University of Texas at Austin on Dec. 3 and 4 will include a former university president, a Texas state representative, executives of major corporations and members of the university’s faculty, administration and student body.




