This Week at UT Dallas
Events and Announcements for May 13 – May 19
SENIOR WEEK SCHEDULE
See the UT Senior Week website for full details
MERCURY Monday
- Special graduation booklet from The Mercury in news racks around campus.
TEMOC Tuesday
- Photos with Temoc, noon-2 p.m., Student Union.
- Veterans Graduation Cord Ceremony, 6-8 p.m., McDermott Suite.
WHOOSH Wednesday
- Ring Ceremony, 7-8 p.m. — MOVED to Galaxy Rooms.
- Senior Send-off — CANCELED due to inclement weather
THANKFUL Thursday
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Honors Convocation, 1 p.m., Activity Center
FAREWELL Friday
- Memories on the Mall, Chess Plaza on the campus mall.
SO LONG Saturday
- Memories on the Mall, Chess Plaza on the campus mall.
Lectures, Seminars, Events and Exhibits
Mathematical Sciences Lecture
Monday, May 13 (11 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
Topic: “Actuary and Financial Modeling”
Speaker: Dr. Joshua Zhu, director of Financial Modeling of Aviva USA, West Des Moines, Iowa. More info
Transfer Students Meet and Greet
Tuesday, May 14 (9:30 – 11:15 p.m.)
Transfer students who would like to volunteer at a future transfer student orientation will have the opportunity to meet other volunteers and find out vital information. More info
Memorial for Dr. Worsfold
Tuesday, May 14 (2 – 4 p.m.)
The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost will host a tribute to the late Dr. Victor Worsfold in the Jonsson Performance Hall. Reception to follow. More info
ECS Lecture
Thursday, May 16
(2 – 3 p.m.)
Topic: “Broadly Tunable Room Temperature THz Quantum Cascade Laser Sources”
Speaker: Dr. Mikhail Belkin, assistant professor, UT Austin. More info
Artist Talks: Next Topic
Thursday, May 16 (7 p.m.)
CentralTrak will host a presentation and discussion of the work of Denise Prince, a featured artist in the upcoming exhibition “That Mortal Coil.”
More info
Ongoing
Office of Student Volunteerism
Volunteer opportunities are available on an ongoing basis. For more events, consult the listings on the Office of Student Volunteerism website.
That Mortal Coil
May 11 – June 15
CentralTrak presents a group exhibition in which artists confront Western society’s prescribed aesthetic standards, becoming activists in a dynamic form of social protest. More info
Career Center
For future events, consult the listings on the Career Center calendar and JSOM Career Management Center website.
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Spring 2013
Commencement
All commencement ceremonies will be conducted in the Activity Center; the Doctoral Hooding ceremony will be conducted in the Clark Center. For more info, visit the Office of the Registrar’s graduation page.
The schedule of commencement events is as follows:
Thursday, May 16
| 10 a.m. | Doctoral Hooding Ceremony (Clark Center) |
| 1 p.m. | Honors Convocation Ceremony |
| 4 p.m. |
School of Arts and Humanities; School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences |
Friday, May 17
| 10 a.m. | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science |
| 1 p.m. | School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences |
| 4 p.m. |
School of Interdisciplinary Studies; Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
Saturday, May 18
| 10 a.m. |
Naveen Jindal School of Management Undergraduates |
| 1 p.m. |
Naveen Jindal School of Management Graduates 1 |
| 4 p.m. |
Naveen Jindal School of Management Graduates 2 |
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