Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs

Athletics

Comets compete in teams sports such as baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, and volleyball as well as individual sports such as golf, tennis and cross country. Already one of the larger universities in the American Southwest Conference and in all of NCAA Division III, the Comets have high expectations for continued success.

Behavior Assessment and Intervention Team

The Behavior Assessment and Intervention Team reviews behavioral incidents and ensures a systematic response to students whose behavior may be disruptive or harmful to themselves or the UT Dallas community and to assist in protecting the health, safety, and welfare of students and other members of the UT Dallas community.

Career Center

The Career Center provides résumé and cover-letter reviews, career workshops and an online job-search database. The Career Center also helps students find internships, for the summer or the school year.

Center for Student Involvement

The Center for Student Involvement provides information about student organizations and helps students connect to campus life.

Comet Card

The Comet Card is UT Dallas’ student ID card. All students are required to have one. It can be picked up at the Info Depot with proof of identification and UT Dallas registration.

Dean of Students

The Dean of Students provides leadership in the development, overall management and supervision of student services and programs. The office also serves as an information/referral source for students needing assistance with any situation.

Disability Services

Disability Services ensures that qualified students with documented disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in educational, recreational and social opportunities at UT Dallas.

The Freshman-Year Experience at UT Dallas

There’s nothing quite like the first year of college. A new world awaits, and UT Dallas wants to help freshmen make the most of the experience.

Orientation Comet Camp Success Camp

Convocation Emerging Leaders Road Warriors

Rhetoric 1101 Freshman Housing Living Learning

Greek Life

UT Dallas is home to 14 national Greek fraternities and sororities. These organizations provide students with friendship, guidance, and leadership opportunities that last beyond college.

Health Insurance

The UT Dallas Student Health Insurance Office provides unique and confidential health insurance advising services for students. Health insurance is available to all students at UT Dallas, domestic and international.

Info Depot

At the Info Depot students can pick up their Comet Card, obtain discounted passes to events, receive free notarization, purchase stamps and put money on their Comet Card.

International Student Services

The International Student Services Office provides international students individual advising, immigration counseling, student health insurance advising and orientation programs, and offers international students a chance to take part in a variety of U.S. cultural experiences.

Judicial Affairs

The Office of Judicial Affairs promotes academic integrity. Judicial Affairs is responsible for investigating allegations of scholastic dishonesty and implementing the discipline process.

Living Learning Communities

Living Learning Communities allow small groups of select freshmen who share common academic objectives, goals, and interests to develop a support network with other students, peer advisors and faculty and staff members. Communities are built around academic interests, such as pre-health, pre-law or service learning, with a faculty or staff advisor who facilitates distinctive academic and social opportunities that help students extend learning outside the classroom.

New Student Programs

New Student Programs offers orientations, counseling, peer support and other resources to get new students off to a strong start.

Parent and Family Association

The Parent and Family Association is an avenue for family members and parents of UT Dallas students to get information about the campus, find out about special events and important deadlines, and get resources on issues facing their college students. 

Recreational Sports

Recreational Sports provides UT Dallas with diverse recreational programs to enhance the overall educational experience. The Activity Center contains a state-of-the-art fitness center, racquetball courts, squash courts, basketball courts, a multi-purpose room, an indoor swimming pool, sand volleyball courts, soccer fields, tennis courts, softball fields, and baseball fields.

Residential Life

The university takes an active role in creating a sense of community and a network of support for our on-campus residents. The Office of Residential Life and its student-support team of Peer Advisors are committed to seeing that every resident student has a safe, comfortable and welcoming environment in which to live and learn.

Service Learning

The university recognizes and values the educational and developmental benefits of community service. UT Dallas' Service Learning program offers students a full slate of opportunities to lend their time and talents toward improving the communities of UT Dallas, North Central Texas and beyond.

Spirit Squads

Temoc, UT Dallas' official mascot, looks for any and every opportunity to cheer on fellow Comets.

The Power Dancers, the official dance team of UT Dallas, bust a move in hip-hop, jazz, pom and other dance styles for varsity basketball games.

The UT Dallas Cheerleaders cheer for volleyball and men and women’s basketball games. Both groups make numerous appearances at UT Dallas alumni events, Freshman Orientation, Scholar’s Day, Student Government activities and many other civic events in the Richardson and Dallas areas.
  Cheerleaders
  Power Dancers
  Mascot (Temoc)

Student Counseling Center

The Student Counseling Center programs help students maintain emotional well-being necessary for success. Help is given to students to manage academic and personal demands more effectively. The Counseling Center's professional staff of licensed psychologists and counselors is available by appointment or in times of emergency. All counseling is confidential.

Student Government

Student Government is the official representative body and voice of UT Dallas students. Students have the opportunity to participate through serving on committees, running for office or voting in elections. Student Government provides many free services for students, including legal counsel, an online book exchange, and a Student Business Alliance, which offers students discounts at participating area businesses.

Student Health Center

The Student Health Center provides treatment for acute illnesses and minor injures to currently enrolled UT Dallas students at minimal cost. The center also provides health education and preventive medicine.

Student Media

The award-winning student newspaper of UT Dallas, The UTD Mercury, publishes bi-weekly on Mondays throughout the school year. The newspaper offers paid positions for writers, editors, page designers and photographers.

Radio UTD, the student-run internet radio station, features an eclectic and freeform mix of music and original programming including talk, poetry and live coverage of UT Dallas sports. Tune in to the station that College Music Journal nominated among the best internet radio stations in the United States.

Student Organizations

Student organizations play an important role in campus life at UT Dallas. Throughout the year, organizations sponsor a variety of activities for the campus, as well as participate in service projects around the community.

Student Union

The Student Union is the place for students to hang out, grab a bite and relax. It houses most of the student service offices. Open seven days a week, it includes a TV lounge, study lounges, pool tables, ping-pong tables, a video arcade, the Comet Café, The Pub and an array of rooms that can be reserved for organization meetings.

Student Union and Activities Advisory Board (SUAAB)

The Student Union and Activities Advisory Board (SUAAB) is a student leadership group that offers a variety of events that promote student participation including the UT Dallas Homecoming dance, Casino Night, Springapalooza, movies, comedians, concerts, pep rallies and more.

The PUB

The Pub is a UT Dallas-run restaurant on the upper level of the Student Union. Students can enjoy a burger, play pool, watch TV and even get Starbucks coffee. The Pub hosts a variety of events, has an outdoor patio, and houses campus station Radio UTD.

Updated: May 15, 2008