Student Experience

Read the funniest, silliest, most disgusting crime mentions of the year all in one place. Behold, the much anticipated Best of Campus Watch 2010 courtesy of the University of Texas Police Department.

The annual Sembradores de Austin “Valentine’s Day Gala” will be held in the Omni Hotel South Park in Austin on Feb. 12 to raise funds for a scholarship program for underprivileged first-generation students at The University of Texas at Austin and other universities in the Austin area.

Students are joining the campaign to make Austin a “no-kill” city for homeless animals — and honing their writing skills in the process.

The 25th anniversary of the Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights at The University of Texas at Austin will be celebrated with a four-part speaker series that includes an evening with the Sweatt family and a special ceremony that honors the first admitted African American students as integration pioneers.

The Student Activity Center opened Tuesday and features new food vendors, informal lounge space, multipurpose meeting rooms and more.

The 17th Annual MLK March and Festival is on Monday, Jan. 17 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and begins on The University of Texas at Austin campus.

The Texas Bandmasters Association (TBA) has named Vincent DiNino, director emeritus of the University of Texas Bands, as the 2011 Bandmaster of the Year.

The Jan. 12 roundup of campus kudos and press mentions.

What do you need to know about your first day of college classes? Get that advice and more from Dr. David Laude in the College of Natural Sciences.

Dr. Alexa Stuifbergen, professor of nursing at The University of Texas at Austin and an internationally recognized researcher in the areas of multiple sclerosis, post-polio syndrome and fibromyalgia, has been appointed dean of the School of Nursing.

The Hearts of Texas Charitable Campaign, a philanthropy effort by university employees, wrapped up a successful workplace campaign.

Look back at some of the stories that showed the university’s impact in 2010.