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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

  • 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

Description: Description: http://www.utdallas.edu/news/thisweek/assets/april1week/ars-research.jpgMathematical 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


Description: Description: http://www.utdallas.edu/news/thisweek/assets/april1week/bbs-deanmoore.jpgTransfer 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


Description: Description: http://www.utdallas.edu/news/thisweek/assets/april1week/energy-speaker.jpgMemorial 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


Description: Description: http://www.utdallas.edu/news/thisweek/assets/april1week/award-gala.jpgECS 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


Description: Description: http://www.utdallas.edu/news/thisweek/assets/april1week/next-topic-artist-rebecca.jpgArtist 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

 


Social Media Sites

UT Dallas encourages organizations to use social media sites. A complete list is also available on the Social Media Directory page.


Alumni Relations
Arts and Humanities
Arts and Technology Advising
Athletics
Brain and Behavioral Sciences
Callier Center
Career Center
Club Sports
Economic, Political and Policy Sciences
Emerging Media and Communications Advising
Engineering and Computer Science Advising
EPPS Alumni
Galerstein Women's Center
Human Resources
International Student Services
Issues in Science and Technology
McDermott Library
Multicultural Center
Naveen Jindal School of Management Full Time MBA
Office of Student Volunteerism
Radio UTD
Recreational Sports
Residential Life
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Staff Council
Student Government
Tech Store
Undergraduate Education
University Village
UT Dallas Administration
UTD Pep Band
UTD TV

 

 

Comet Calendar Events

The Comet Calendar is the University’s primary compilation of event listings.  Select a category to see what’s coming up.

 

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May 19, 2013