Education without boundaries...
Established in 1935, Plan II is a challenging interdisciplinary honors major with a required core curriculum. The core curriculum requirements include the study of literature, philosophy, society, the arts, math and natural sciences. With freedom to cross intellectual and disciplinary boundaries, Plan II students explore everything that makes us human in the best sense, from ancient poetry to the latest discoveries in physics and cosmology. Learn more about Plan II...
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Major Announcement:
2008 Outstanding Young Texas Exas Award recipient is Michael G. Appleman, 1990 Plan II Honors alum, JD 1993 (Partner, Cantey Hanger, LLP of Fort Worth, Texas)
News and People
Plan II Honors Commencement Convocation
Sat. May 17, 8:30 am, Hogg Memorial Auditorium (NOTE TIME CHANGE!)
The Plan II Honors commencement convocation ceremony, which features a faculty and student procession accompanied by a mariachi band, will be immediately followed by a brunch reception at the Life Sciences Library in the Main Building. Seniors will need to report to the Flawn Academic Center by 7:45 am for cards, line-up and instructions.
125th University of Texas at Austin Spring Commencement: World Talent, Texas Tradition
The 1st Plan II Honors Study Abroad in Rome Group Prepares to Depart
Arrivederci Plan II
The inaugural group of fifteen Plan II Honors students prepare to depart, with Professor Karl Galinsky, of the department of Classics, for a one month (June) UT Affiliated Study Abroad Program at the American Institute for Roman Culture in Rome, Italy. The students will earn course credit for two Plan II degree requirements.
Rebecca Counts named Goldman Sachs Global Leader
Second year Plan II, Business Honors and History major Rebecca Counts has been recently named one of sixteen Goldman Sachs Global Leaders.
Recipients of the Goldman Sachs demonstrate exceptional qualities in academic achievement, leadership abilities, potential for growth, communication skills, personal qualities and ethical character. Bee was also selected as one of the eight US Global Leaders to attend a week-long leadership session in New York.
Ladan Agharohk receives Phi Kappa Phi Scholarships
Ladan Agharokh, a Plan II Honors/Biochemistry pre-med student, received a Phi Kappa Phi Award of Excellence Fellowship ($2,000) and an award of $1,000 from the local University of Texas Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi.
Dhananjay Jagannathan receives Beinecke Memorial Scholarship
Dhananjay, a Plan II Honors student, is one of twenty two students to be so honored nation wide.
The Beinecke award was created to encourage and enable students of exceptional promise to pursue graduate education and to be courageous in the selection of a graduated course of study. A Beinecke Scholar receives a total of $34,000 in support of graduate education. Dhananjay is also majoring in Philosophy, Classics, and Linguistics.
Plan II Students Elected to Phi Kappa Phi
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest, largest, and most selective all-discipline honor society. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors.
Plan II Students Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and one of the most prestigious honor societies in the United States. Membership carries with it a life-long connection to the society and many opportunities to socialize and work with other members nationwide, including the chance to help raise support for future scholars in the arts and sciences.
Plan II staff member Jennifer Scalora recognized with a University Staff Excellence Award
Scalora, director of Plan II Honors admissions, has worked for the program since July 1997.
The University of Texas at Austin Staff Excellence Award honors and recognizes the contributions of non-teaching employees who have had a significant impact on the university. Scalora, who completes twenty-two years of service to the University in September 2008, was also recognized in 2004 for Outstanding Service to the College of Liberal Arts.
