UT Dallas News Center is an official news voice of The University of Texas at Dallas. http://www.utdallas.edu/news/ http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/23-15171_Largest-Ever-Cohort-Named-to-Fall-Deans-List_article.html For the fall 2011 semester, 792 undergraduate students made the dean's list at UT Dallas. It is the single largest group named to the list in the University's history, up by more than 100 students over fall 2010 and up 27 percent since fall 2007. Dr. Sheila Amin Gutierrez de Pineres, dean of Undergraduate Education at the University said the increase is directly tied to the University's enrollment growth. ]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/12/19-14811_UT-Dallas-Family-Friends-Celebrate-Newest-Grads_article.html Family and friends worked to contain their excitement as they watched UT Dallas' newest graduates walk across a stage decorated with poinsettias. A weekend of commencement ceremonies honored more than 1,800 UT Dallas students, the largest fall graduating class to date. ]]> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/9/22-12861_Center-Celebrates-15-Years-of-Working-for-Women_article.html The Carolyn Lipshy Galerstein Women's Center is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. The milestone will be marked with the kickoff of the annual Gender Studies Lecture Series at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, followed by a reception in the McDermott Suite at the McDermott Library. The Galerstein Women's Center and the School of Interdisciplinary Studies are partnering to present the lectures. ]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/8/30-12321_Science-and-Tech-Students-Test-Life-on-a-College-C_article-wide.html Forty students got a taste of college life over the summer at the UT Dallas College Readiness Initiative. The program hosted high school students from the Energized for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Academy. The program was organized by Dr. George Fair, dean of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies. ]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/7/14-11681_Kids-University-Gives-Campers-a-Taste-of-College_article.html With chants of "I don't quit, I don't quit," more than 150 children brought this summer's Kids' University to a close. The annual four-day camp is designed to give children from local homeless shelters the chance to experience a college environment. In addition to math and science lessons, classes emphasized healthy lifestyles. Campers prepared organic and natural foods, made art and learned discipline in karate and balance in yoga. The camp also stressed the importance of drug-free living. ]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/1/24-8261_Gender-Studies-Announces-Spring-Slate-of-Lectures_article.html The Gender Studies Lecture Series has unveiled its slate of spring lecture topics, which include gay fatherhood, the media's role in violence toward women, and female leadership in the military. The events, which start this week, and are free and open to the public. ]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:59:59 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/10/28-6611_Student-Teachers-Experience-Future-Jobs-Firsthand_article.html "Back to school" meant something entirely different for the 67 UT Dallas student teachers who entered Texas public schools this fall. This time, they were not only learning how to manage a classroom - they also were in charge of it. ]]> Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:59:59 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/10/18-6331_Literacy-Event-Gets-Children-on-the-Same-Page_article.html Volunteers from UT Dallas recently brought the simple joy of reading to life for inner-city preschoolers when UT Dallas' Jumpstart program, McDermott Library and the Office of Diversity and Community Engagement teamed up to bring Jumpstart's Read for the Record campaign to UT Dallas. The event was part of Jumpstart's campaign to bring children and adults together to read the same book, The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. ]]> Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:59:59 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/10/6-6091_A-Happy-Return-Career-Decision-Rewards-Alumnus_article.html During the summer of 2005, Timothy Hise (BA '05) had a life-altering decision to make. While a UT Dallas Archer Fellow interning with the U.S. Department of Education, he was offered a full-time position working with non-profits and businesses to support education initiatives. Hise, who had long been fascinated by the public education system, would be able to start his career at the nexus of politics and pedagogy. There was one problem. "I just didn't feel right," recalls Hise. "I was in D.C. and I felt in my heart that I needed to be back in Dallas." ]]> Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:59:59 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/9/3-5351_Initiative-Helps-Youths-Imagine-a-Future-in-Colleg_article.html Essays and tests are hardly the stuff that teen summer dreams are made of, but include that hard work in a longer-term vision, and a group of high school students was willing to accept the challenge. Most participants in UT Dallas' College Readiness Initiative hope to be the first members of their families to attend college, and the program works to give students who have that dream the support they need to complete a degree. ]]> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:59:59 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/8/16-4911_Academic-Bridge-Program-Builds-on-Success-Stories_article.html With a continued mission to enroll more students from underrepresented school districts, the Academic Bridge Program begins its second decade at UT Dallas. In that time, not only has it doubled in size, but it also has created a formula for graduation success. ]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:59:59 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/6/28-4091_Faculty-Member-Lauded-for-Online-Course-Approach_article.html What does it take to make online learning as engaging and effective as traditional classroom teaching? Dr. Rebekah Nix, a senior lecturer in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, knows. Nix, who teaches science education courses through the University's Teacher Development Center, has been honored with the 2010 Innovations in Online Learning Teaching Award by the UT System Innovations in Online Learning Conference. ]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:59:59 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/6/24-4101_The-Road-to-College-Starts-Here-Camp-Inspires-Home_article-wide.html The smiles on the faces of the children, parents, UT Dallas representatives and Rainbow Days staff were as bright as the multicolored graduation regalia worn by the graduates of Kids University on June 10. The University hosted the four-day camp to give about 125 children from local homeless shelters the chance to experience a college environment. ]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:59:59 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/5/15-3501_2165-Celebrate-Graduation-in-Weekend-Ceremonies_article.html Spring commencement was a time of milestones for The University of Texas at Dallas, which recognized 2,165 graduates, including the University's largest group of doctoral candidates ever. The University had to schedule an additional ceremony to accommodate the increased size of the graduating class. The ritual brought the number of degrees granted by the University in its 40-year history to 72,000. ]]> Sat, 15 May 2010 23:59:59 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/2/18-1121_Academic-Bridge-Celebrates-10-Year-Success-Story_article.html Dean George Fair and the Academic Bridge Program are celebrating 10 years of helping high-potential, first-generation college students complete a college education. The program has a graduation rate of more than 70 percent - well above state and national averages and competitive with the rates of the best universities in Texas. ]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:59:59 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2009/12/18-002.php Fifteen middle school students visited the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science this week to learn about robotics and celebrate the holidays. The law firm of Haynes and Boone LLP joined forces with participants in the UT Dallas Academic Bridge Program to help the Liberty students build and program their creations. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2009/12/08-001.php State Rep. Helen Giddings has done so much for the Academic Bridge Program that students and staff figured the least they could do was take her to lunch. That's just what they did last month when they welcomed the Dallas legislator to campus. The luncheon was a way to thank Giddings for the $462,500 in funding that she helped secure for the program in the Legislature's exceptional item budget. Tue, 8 Dec 2009 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2009/09/09-003.php An examination of "Gender and the College Hookup Scene" will get this year's Gender Studies Lecture Series off to a start. The Carolyn Lipshy Galerstein Women's Center presents the lecture series, which invites speakers from around the country to address gender issues. Wed, 9 Sep 2009 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2009/08/27-001.php About 40 Dallas high school seniors recently took their prospective college engineering and computer science degrees for a test-drive in a summer camp co-hosted by the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science and the Academic Bridge Program. The schedule included tours of NSERL, the ECSS Computer Lab and the Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2009/07/02-004.html June marked the 14th year of Kids' University, a summer day camp for area homeless children and other kids living in high-risk environments. Thu, 2 Jul 2009 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2009/03/30-001.php Current and former Teacher Development Center students gathered recently to meet the recruiters from 41 Texas public and private schools. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2009/02/04-003.php Cornelia McCowan, project supervisor for the UT Dallas Academic Bridge Program, has been published in a book of letters, prayers and poems that more than 100 women have written for the new first lady. Wed, 4 Feb 2009 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2009/01/27-002.php Alpha Phi Omega fraternity members and volunteers with the UT Dallas Jumpstart program helped prepare a space for an after-school program as part of a Martin Luther King Day service project. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:00:00 CST