Campus News at UT Dallas

Campus News

News of broad interest to the campus community and general public about UT Dallas and its accomplishments.

1,640 Earn Diplomas in Graduation Ceremonies

Supported by their families and friends and filled with hope for the future, just over 1,640 UT Dallas students celebrated one of life's great passages over the weekend: the end college life and their voyage into the so-called real world. read more

UT Dallas Chess Program Keeps Moving

Among its most recent activities, the team is heading to China May 12 for an international intercollegiate match, an 11-year-old Dallas girl was awarded a chess scholarship to the University, and the fifth annual All-Girls Chess National Scholastic Championship took place at UT Dallas on April 25-27. read more

Graduates to Walk the Stage at Spring Commencement

UT Dallas expects to award approximately 1,600 degrees at its May graduation ceremonies, which are planned for this Friday and Saturday in the University's Activity Center, and there are sure to be many elated smiles to be captured for posterity. read more

Orion Moving More Than a Million Records

Orion is a Web-based information portal that will one day manage virtually every aspect of a student's academic career, from registering for classes to paying parking fines, to applying for graduation. read more

Legislators Share Knowledge, In Class and Out

UT Dallas hosted three different visits from state lawmakers in April. read more

UTeach Dallas Receives $200,000 gift from Sid W. Richardson Foundation

Efforts by The University of Texas at Dallas to graduate more math and science teachers for Texas middle and senior high schools have received a $200,000 gift from the Sid W. Richardson Foundation. read more

Architecture Lectures to Complement Exhibit

A series of lectures touching on architectural themes will complement the inaugural exhibition at the UT Dallas Centraltrak artists' residency. read more

Artworks Dazzle Like NSERL's Exterior Design

Artist Mark McGahan put his expertise in digital creativity to artistic use in creating "Math | Forms | Art," the first exhibit displayed at the Natural Science and Engineering Research Lab. read more

Festival to Offer Creativity at Every Turn

The Spring Arts Festival will feature the work of more than 500 students from 25-plus courses in music, visual arts, creative writing, sound design, video and theater at UT Dallas. The end-of-semester celebration, which will run May 1-3, is free and open to the public. read more

Concert to Feature Music of Handel, Telemann

The UT Dallas Chamber Singers and Community Chorale present music of the baroque masters Handel and Telemann on the evening of Saturday, May 3. read more

Ex-Comptroller Says U.S. Needs Wake-up Call

Former U.S. Comptroller David Walker delivered a somber economic message Friday when he brought his "Fiscal Wake-Up Tour" to UT Dallas. The program was sponsored by the UT Dallas School of Management's Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance. read more

Bond Forged With South Korean University

A delegation from Hanyang University in Seoul, South Korea, visited The University of Texas at Dallas on Tuesday to foster more academic and research programs between the two institutions. read more

Men to Compete for 'Miss Drag Queen' Title

Back by popular demand, the men of UT Dallas - donning their very best evening dresses, spiked heels and flashiest makeup - will compete tomorrow night for the coveted title of Miss Drag Queen UT Dallas. read more

Project Orion Paying Off on Student Bills

Making sense of college tuition bills can be a vexing experience, but that's expected to change soon, thanks to improvements brought about by Project Orion. read more

Mascot Ideas Offered for Campus-Wide Review

The Office of Student Affairs has released sketches of four concepts for a new UT Dallas mascot in anticipation of a campus vote to pick the top contender. read more

Fraud Was As Insidious As It Was Destructive

Three of the biggest names in corporate fraud had been named "Chief Financial Officer of the Year" by CFO magazine in the years before their crimes, proving just how insidious the problem has been, according to visiting author and speaker Neil Weinberg. "It wasn't just the average people who didn't see what was coming," he told guests at a recent conference held by the School of Management. read more

'Silenced Voices' to Honor Holocaust Victims

The UT Dallas Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies welcomes the Dallas Chamber Orchestra to campus on May 1 for its second annual Holocaust Memorial Day Concert. "Silenced Voices: A Concert of Remembrance" will feature music and poetry by artists who died in the Holocaust. read more

Volunteers Receive Community Service Awards

President David E. Daniel honored 21 UT Dallas students, faculty and staff members on Monday for contributing more than 4,600 hours of community service in 2007. read more

Annual Oozeball Ritual Makes a Mucky Return

If it's spring at UT Dallas, it's time to get down and dirty with the University's annual Oozeball Tournament. read more

'Dance in the Raw' to Explore Modern Styles

Elledanceworks Dance Company presents "Dance in the Raw," an informal discussion and presentation of works by Elledanceworks co-directors Ronelle Eddings and UT Dallas faculty member Michele Hanlon with company members Tracy Kennedy and Tiffanee Arnold. read more

Library to Host Airmen of Legendary WWII Raid

McDermott Library will welcome WWII's Doolittle Tokyo Raiders next week as part of the legendary group's 2008 reunion. read more

Faculty Members to Blend Tones and Talents

The Dallas Chamber Orchestra will present "An Evening of Great Chamber Music" at The University of Texas at Dallas on Saturday, April 12, in the Jonsson Performance Hall at 8 p.m. read more

Border Patrol Looking for a Few Good Agents

The timing couldn't be better for graduates interested in federal law enforcement careers. The U.S. Border Patrol is sending Laredo Sector Chief Carlos Carrillo on a recruiting stop to the UT Dallas campus. read more

Texas Senate Staffers Learn About UT Dallas

UT Dallas recently hosted key staff members from the Texas Senate Education Committee for a day of campus briefings and tours. read more

Artist-Writer of Persepolis to Speak at UT Dallas

The bestselling author and illustrator of critically acclaimed Persepolis , an autobiographical graphic novel about life in Iran that was turned into an Oscar-nominated film, speaks Friday at UT Dallas. read more

Identity Theft Protection Program Offered Free

To reduce the risk of Identity theft, Chief Information Security Officer Leah Teutsch has announced that the UT Dallas Information Security Office is providing the Identity Finder application to all University faculty, staff and students at no cost. read more

International Festival Showcases Cultural Mix

International Week got off to a rich start Monday with Passport to the World, a celebration of the rich diversity of the UT Dallas student body. read more

Jazz Artists to Join Faculty Member for Concert

Kelly Durbin, jazz pianist and faculty member at UT Dallas, will present a concert featuring several of Dallas' finest jazz musicians on Friday, April 4, in the Jonsson Performance Hall at 8 p.m. read more

Truth and Justices: High Court Expert to Speak

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Linda Greenhouse, best known for her coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court, will address UT Dallas students Wednesday, April 2. read more

Dance Artist to Perform with UT Dallas Group

UT Dallas welcomes aerial dance artist and Orts Theatre of Dance founder Anne Bunker this month in a residence that will conclude with performance collaborations between her and the UTDance Ensemble. read more

Summit to Survey the Latest in Fighting Fraud

Fraud issues, ranging from identify theft to corporate accounting fraud, will be the focus of a daylong UT Dallas Fraud Summit being held for the third straight year at the UT Dallas School of Management. read more

Offbeat Artworks Explore a World Gone Wrong

UT Dallas will host UnNatural Disasters, an art exhibit curated by faculty member Greg Metz, March 28 to April 25. Metz describes the exhibition as "an artists' commentary on a world, which, as a result of anomaly, misinterpretation, appropriation, manipulation, exploitation or neglectful intervention, has had its fate altered from the norm." read more