About Summer Chess Camps   

Make the right move for your child this summer! Chess develops your child’s reading and math ability, critical and analytical thinking skills, and builds character and self-esteem. But don’t tell the kids...they think chess is fun!

UT Dallas Chess Camp instructors include top-ranked and internationally recognized winners of various collegiate chess tournaments. Camp tuition includes a souvenir T-shirt, a chess board and pieces, trophy, certificate, score book and group photo (snacks and drinks are also provided). Classes are grouped by ability, age, experience and instructor assessment. Classes are small with a low student-to-teacher ratio.

Ages

• 7-13

Camp groups include

• Beginners, who master the basic rules and fundamentals of chess
• Intermediate players, who build on basic chess knowledge with key strategies and ideas
• Advanced players, who sharpen their competitive edge with advanced strategies for tournament play

Choose the session that fits your child’s schedule: morning sessions are from 9 a.m. - noon, and afternoon sessions are from 1 - 4 p.m.

Enroll your child for multiple weeks and watch their chess skills improve over the summer.

UT Dallas also offers an Absolute Beginners Class (ABC) for adults with little or no chess knowledge. In addition to learning the basics, adults will learn how to organize scholastic chess clubs and participate in tournaments. ABC sessions are available morning or afternoon all weeks.

2012 Summer Camp Details Location

Chess camps are held in the UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management.
Campus map

Dates

• June 17-21
• June 24-28
• July 15-19
• July 22-26

Forms for Campers

Please note: All three forms must be sent in if you are paying by credit card or by check. Registration will not be complete without return of all three forms.

• UT Dallas Chess Camp Questionnaire
• Release and Indemnification Agreement for Minor Participants
• Medical Information and Release Form for Minors

Needed for ABC campers

• UT Dallas Chess Camp Questionnaire
• Release and Indemnification Agreement for Adult Participants
• Medical Information and Release Form for Adults

Cost - $265 Weekly Weekly Rates - Choose Either Morning or Afternoon

• Before March 31 - $210
• Before June 17 - $245
• After June 17 - $265

• Morning only sessions (9 a.m. - noon):
• Afternoon only session (1 - 4 p.m.):

Extended playing classes are available.
Morning extended hours are 7:30 - 9 a.m.
Afternoon extended hours are 4 - 5:30 p.m.
Parents may pay $75 per week in advance, or pay a daily fee of $20.
NOTE: There is an additional $1.00 per minute charged after 5:30 p.m

UT Dallas Chess Camp will attempt to group friends and relatives upon request.

Adult ABC Class

• Adult ABC tuition is the same as above unless a child is enrolled with the adult. If enrolled together, the two camper discount may apply (see below).
• Adults can sign up for any of the sessions

Special Discount Rates

• UT Dallas faculty, staff, students and alumni receive a $25 discount.
• Families with two or more campers receive a $25 discount per child.
• New education discount of $50 for teachers. (Note: Only available for the Adult ABC Class)

Only one discount is applicable.

Payment Credit Card Payment

You can pay with a credit card at our UT Dallas Marketplace store:

When paying by credit card through Marketplace, the camper forms (listed above) must be mailed to:
James Stallings, Camp Director
800 West Campbell Road, FO55
Richardson, TX 75080-3021

Payment by Check

Use our online form to pay by check. Submit online form electronically.

Make checks payable to: UT Dallas

Your check and the camper forms (listed above) must be mailed to:
James Stallings, Camp Director
800 West Campbell Road, FO55
Richardson, TX 75080-3021

Refunds

A cancellation fee of $60 will be deducted from the tuition refund if cancellation is made more than three days in advance of the first day of class.
No refunds are given if cancellation is made less than three days prior to the first day of class, except for medical emergencies.

The "Catch Comet Pride" certificate program consists of four (4) sessions. The sessions are approximately 2-2 ½ hours in length. Once a new series is launched, a session will be offered approximately every every two weeks. Listed below is a brief description for each session in the series.

Session 4: (June 19) Making It Work, Making It Personal – The participants will identify and create strategies for ensuring ongoing, excellent customer service at UT Dallas (start to finish.)  This will include learning a model that can be used to evaluate our customer service efforts in each department and work unit.  Then each participant will be asked to develop a personal action plan they can implement immediately to provide excellent customer service in their work area. This session also includes certificate presentations to class participants who have attended all four (4) sessions.

Target Audience: This class is designed for all UTD employees.

Click Here to Register for Session 4

Meeting of Toastmasters International Club

About Summer Chess Camps   

Make the right move for your child this summer! Chess develops your child’s reading and math ability, critical and analytical thinking skills, and builds character and self-esteem. But don’t tell the kids...they think chess is fun!

UT Dallas Chess Camp instructors include top-ranked and internationally recognized winners of various collegiate chess tournaments. Camp tuition includes a souvenir T-shirt, a chess board and pieces, trophy, certificate, score book and group photo (snacks and drinks are also provided). Classes are grouped by ability, age, experience and instructor assessment. Classes are small with a low student-to-teacher ratio.

Ages

• 7-13

Camp groups include

• Beginners, who master the basic rules and fundamentals of chess
• Intermediate players, who build on basic chess knowledge with key strategies and ideas
• Advanced players, who sharpen their competitive edge with advanced strategies for tournament play

Choose the session that fits your child’s schedule: morning sessions are from 9 a.m. - noon, and afternoon sessions are from 1 - 4 p.m.

Enroll your child for multiple weeks and watch their chess skills improve over the summer.

UT Dallas also offers an Absolute Beginners Class (ABC) for adults with little or no chess knowledge. In addition to learning the basics, adults will learn how to organize scholastic chess clubs and participate in tournaments. ABC sessions are available morning or afternoon all weeks.

2012 Summer Camp Details Location

Chess camps are held in the UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management.
Campus map

Dates

• June 17-21
• June 24-28
• July 15-19
• July 22-26

Forms for Campers

Please note: All three forms must be sent in if you are paying by credit card or by check. Registration will not be complete without return of all three forms.

• UT Dallas Chess Camp Questionnaire
• Release and Indemnification Agreement for Minor Participants
• Medical Information and Release Form for Minors

Needed for ABC campers

• UT Dallas Chess Camp Questionnaire
• Release and Indemnification Agreement for Adult Participants
• Medical Information and Release Form for Adults

Cost - $265 Weekly Weekly Rates - Choose Either Morning or Afternoon

• Before March 31 - $210
• Before June 17 - $245
• After June 17 - $265

• Morning only sessions (9 a.m. - noon):
• Afternoon only session (1 - 4 p.m.):

Extended playing classes are available.
Morning extended hours are 7:30 - 9 a.m.
Afternoon extended hours are 4 - 5:30 p.m.
Parents may pay $75 per week in advance, or pay a daily fee of $20.
NOTE: There is an additional $1.00 per minute charged after 5:30 p.m

UT Dallas Chess Camp will attempt to group friends and relatives upon request.

Adult ABC Class

• Adult ABC tuition is the same as above unless a child is enrolled with the adult. If enrolled together, the two camper discount may apply (see below).
• Adults can sign up for any of the sessions

Special Discount Rates

• UT Dallas faculty, staff, students and alumni receive a $25 discount.
• Families with two or more campers receive a $25 discount per child.
• New education discount of $50 for teachers. (Note: Only available for the Adult ABC Class)

Only one discount is applicable.

Payment Credit Card Payment

You can pay with a credit card at our UT Dallas Marketplace store:

When paying by credit card through Marketplace, the camper forms (listed above) must be mailed to:
James Stallings, Camp Director
800 West Campbell Road, FO55
Richardson, TX 75080-3021

Payment by Check

Use our online form to pay by check. Submit online form electronically.

Make checks payable to: UT Dallas

Your check and the camper forms (listed above) must be mailed to:
James Stallings, Camp Director
800 West Campbell Road, FO55
Richardson, TX 75080-3021

Refunds

A cancellation fee of $60 will be deducted from the tuition refund if cancellation is made more than three days in advance of the first day of class.
No refunds are given if cancellation is made less than three days prior to the first day of class, except for medical emergencies.

Massive amounts of structured and unstructured data are being generated from user activities on e-commerce and social media websites. Big Data, as this massive amount of data is called, leads to many challenges:

• How do companies manage and process this massive amount of data?
• How do companies discover hidden trends and patterns in this data?
• How do companies gather actionable intelligence to improve their bottom line?

This workshop will cover tools and techniques that directly address these challenges. Taught by world-renowned data science experts, this workshop is meant for technical managers and software developers. No advanced knowledge is needed.

For more information about the workshop, click here

Members meeting every week to discuss contemporary topics related to student life, with a spiritual outlook. Helping students to relax and rejuvenate in a friendly environment, sharing ideas and thoughts from their cultures.

Staff Council is currently taking nominations for new membership.  We need your help.  The Staff Council cannot function without the involvement of dedicated members.  If you or someone you know are interested, please see the elections page for nomination information.  http://www.utdallas.edu/staffcouncil/elections.html

DEADLINE for nominations:  June 21, 2013 

The Bursar Office located on the second level of the Student Services Building. For office hours, please see the contact page. The Bursar Office accepts checks, cashier’s checks, money orders, traveler’s checks, cash, and demand drafts. We do not accept credit or debit card payments at the Bursar Office for tuition.

Students may pay tuition and fees online by accessing the EZPAY payment portal through the EZPay website. Students must enter both their Net ID and password in order to enter the payment website.

Paying by eCheck is FREE. There is no convenience fee for paying by ECheck.

Once you are logged into the EZPAY payment portal, you may click on the “make a payment” link on the main page. Click “pay” and select the check option from the drop down box. You will be asked to enter your bank routing number and your account number before continuing. After clicking continue, you will type in the amount you wish to pay and the term you wish the payment in. Clicking the submit button will bring up a screen asking you to authorize your payment by entering in the last four digits of you UTD ID number. After accepting the agreement, your payment will automatically be processed. Payment by eCheck is subject to the Returned Check Policy.

We also accept MasterCard, Discover and American Express for online payments. A convenience fee of 1.90% of the total payment amount will be charged to your account when choosing the Credit Card payment option.

Our EZPAY payment portal currently accepts Master Card, Discover, and American Express but not Visa.Note: The payment verification process may take a few moments. Please do NOT resubmit payment if the confirmation page fails to appear. Instead, log out of the payment portal, log back in, and review your account balance to ensure payment was received.

Kids University provides approximately 300 children from 22 Dallas County and Collin County homeless shelters with a real-life college experience.  Children will enjoy this educational university -based camp as they participate in classes on pre-algebra, yoga, creative storytelling, citizenship, hands-on gardening, and bully prevention - all taught by caring community volunteers, teachers and paid profession instructors. The highlight of this four-day summer camp is the graduation ceremony that is held at the end of the week.  During the graduation ceremony, each child will have the opportunity to walk across the stage wearing a brightly colored cap and gown to receive their diploma.

About Summer Chess Camps   

Make the right move for your child this summer! Chess develops your child’s reading and math ability, critical and analytical thinking skills, and builds character and self-esteem. But don’t tell the kids...they think chess is fun!

UT Dallas Chess Camp instructors include top-ranked and internationally recognized winners of various collegiate chess tournaments. Camp tuition includes a souvenir T-shirt, a chess board and pieces, trophy, certificate, score book and group photo (snacks and drinks are also provided). Classes are grouped by ability, age, experience and instructor assessment. Classes are small with a low student-to-teacher ratio.

Ages

• 7-13

Camp groups include

• Beginners, who master the basic rules and fundamentals of chess
• Intermediate players, who build on basic chess knowledge with key strategies and ideas
• Advanced players, who sharpen their competitive edge with advanced strategies for tournament play

Choose the session that fits your child’s schedule: morning sessions are from 9 a.m. - noon, and afternoon sessions are from 1 - 4 p.m.

Enroll your child for multiple weeks and watch their chess skills improve over the summer.

UT Dallas also offers an Absolute Beginners Class (ABC) for adults with little or no chess knowledge. In addition to learning the basics, adults will learn how to organize scholastic chess clubs and participate in tournaments. ABC sessions are available morning or afternoon all weeks.

2012 Summer Camp Details Location

Chess camps are held in the UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management.
Campus map

Dates

• June 17-21
• June 24-28
• July 15-19
• July 22-26

Forms for Campers

Please note: All three forms must be sent in if you are paying by credit card or by check. Registration will not be complete without return of all three forms.

• UT Dallas Chess Camp Questionnaire
• Release and Indemnification Agreement for Minor Participants
• Medical Information and Release Form for Minors

Needed for ABC campers

• UT Dallas Chess Camp Questionnaire
• Release and Indemnification Agreement for Adult Participants
• Medical Information and Release Form for Adults

Cost - $265 Weekly Weekly Rates - Choose Either Morning or Afternoon

• Before March 31 - $210
• Before June 17 - $245
• After June 17 - $265

• Morning only sessions (9 a.m. - noon):
• Afternoon only session (1 - 4 p.m.):

Extended playing classes are available.
Morning extended hours are 7:30 - 9 a.m.
Afternoon extended hours are 4 - 5:30 p.m.
Parents may pay $75 per week in advance, or pay a daily fee of $20.
NOTE: There is an additional $1.00 per minute charged after 5:30 p.m

UT Dallas Chess Camp will attempt to group friends and relatives upon request.

Adult ABC Class

• Adult ABC tuition is the same as above unless a child is enrolled with the adult. If enrolled together, the two camper discount may apply (see below).
• Adults can sign up for any of the sessions

Special Discount Rates

• UT Dallas faculty, staff, students and alumni receive a $25 discount.
• Families with two or more campers receive a $25 discount per child.
• New education discount of $50 for teachers. (Note: Only available for the Adult ABC Class)

Only one discount is applicable.

Payment Credit Card Payment

You can pay with a credit card at our UT Dallas Marketplace store:

When paying by credit card through Marketplace, the camper forms (listed above) must be mailed to:
James Stallings, Camp Director
800 West Campbell Road, FO55
Richardson, TX 75080-3021

Payment by Check

Use our online form to pay by check. Submit online form electronically.

Make checks payable to: UT Dallas

Your check and the camper forms (listed above) must be mailed to:
James Stallings, Camp Director
800 West Campbell Road, FO55
Richardson, TX 75080-3021

Refunds

A cancellation fee of $60 will be deducted from the tuition refund if cancellation is made more than three days in advance of the first day of class.
No refunds are given if cancellation is made less than three days prior to the first day of class, except for medical emergencies.

Opening reception: Fri., May 24, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Visual Arts Building Main Gallery

First Impressions
by Katie Crowell

Photographer Katie Crowell explores societal conformity as it impacts women’s lives. She reflects on how women’s identities are constrained by the daily performative roles they enact.

Souvenir
by Fatma Rana Şahin

Inspired by true accounts, Fatma Rana Şahin’s photographs explore the relationship between human beings and their natural inclination to give a definite meaning to artifacts and objects of value.

Woman Still Standing
by Lori Snyder

Artist Lori Snyder embraces the series to present collaborative narratives in the form of photographic portraits. She combines image and text to communicate the individual challenges that her woman sitters have faced and overcome.
 

Gallery Hours: Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Sign up for a summer-long nutrition and fitness program that will help you reach your goals. Sign-ups are in the Student Wellness Center, SSB 4.500. You can sign up any time throughout the summer semester.