Student Experience

Jamie Shutter has been named interim director for University Health Services (UHS) at The University of Texas at Austin effective Sept. 1.

After 21 years of service as a vice president for student affairs at five major universities, Dr. Juan C. González has announced he will return to teaching after six years as vice president for student affairs at The University of Texas at Austin.

Ten new Longhorns will start the fall semester as Forty Acres Scholars. In this student profile, get to know Linda Shi from Allen High School in Allen, Texas.

Ten new Longhorns will start the fall semester as Forty Acres Scholars. In this student profile, get to know Stephanie Eisner from The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas.

Vegetation suffers in the unyielding Texas heat, too. Help your plants weather the drought with watering tips from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

UT Austin Villa, a team of programmers led by University of Texas at Austin computer scientists Peter Stone and Patrick MacAlpine, has won the 2011 RoboCupSoccer championships in the 3-D simulation division.

During the 2010-2011 school year, 90 School of Information students donated 3,000 volunteer hours to various nonprofits, as part of the school’s iGive program. In their own words, two students describe the experience.

Dr. Chris Brownson, director of the Counseling and Mental Health Center at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named associate vice president for student affairs, effective Sept. 1.

After 37 years of service to The University of Texas at Austin, Jeanne D. Carpenter will retire as University Health Services director and associate vice president for student affairs effective Sept. 1.

Ten new Longhorns will start the fall semester as Forty Acres Scholars. In this student profile, get to know Anne Alexander from Stratford High School in Houston, Texas.

Ten new Longhorns will start the fall semester as Forty Acres Scholars. In this student profile, get to know Wesley Howard from Center High School in Center, Texas.

The July 13 roundup of campus kudos and press mentions.