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The country’s oldest WW II veteran needed repairs on his East Austin home. Texas Army ROTC helped make it happen.

Steve Patterson, who holds two degrees from UT Austin, was introduced at a press conference Thursday. Read more about the new men’s athletic director.

AUSTIN, Texas President Bill Powers will welcome Steve Patterson, recently named men’s athletic director, to The University of Texas at Austin community during a news conference on Nov. 7 at 11 a.m.

The University of Texas at Austin will hire Steve Patterson as the new men’s athletic director, replacing DeLoss Dodds who is retiring after 32 years.

In recognition of the Moody Foundation’s historic endowment, The University of Texas and the Moody College of Communication will host a public reception and ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. on the Walter Cronkite Plaza.

American Indian elders will bless the new American Indians in Texas Learning Gallery at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 30 during a ceremony that will include traditional garb, drum music and a procession of flags from the different nations represented.

The University of Texas at Austin honored Shirley Bird Perry and her rich history with the Texas Union by naming the Texas Union Ballroom in her honor during a dedication ceremony Thursday, Oct. 24.

Vice Provost Judith Langlois has been appointed permanent dean of graduate studies at The University of Texas at Austin. Langlois, who will retain her post as vice provost, has been serving as interim dean of the school since Victoria Rodríguez stepped down in January 2012.

University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers has been elected as chair of the Association of American Universities, adding to his role as a national leader in addressing the key challenges facing higher education.

The Moody Foundation has announced a $50 million commitment to establish the Moody College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin, resulting in the largest endowment for the study of communication of any public university in the nation.

Twenty leading faculty innovators have been appointed as inaugural Provost’s Teaching Fellows to pursue specific projects to improve teaching and learning at the university.

AUSTIN, Texas  University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers has appointed an eight-member advisory committee that includes two current regents to assist in searching for and hiring a new men’s athletics director.