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NEW @ DDCE
Martinez, Breithaupt Receive Associate Vice President Appointments
Dr. Octavio N. Martinez Jr., executive director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and clinical professor in the School of Social Work, and Dr. Charles Breithaupt, executive director of the University Interscholastic League (UIL), have been appointed associate vice presidents for diversity and community engagement at The University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Gregory J. Vincent, vice president for diversity and community engagement, said, "Dr. Martinez and Dr. Breithaupt are remarkable leaders for two of the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement's largest units. We wanted to recognize their outstanding work within the division. Both are dedicated to the university's mission of service and have made innumerable contributions to the university's work with communities throughout the state and serving the people of Texas." |
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NEWS
Dr. Vincent to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from PVILCA
Gregory J. Vincent, vice president for diversity and community engagement at The University of Texas at Austin, will receive an honorary Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association (PVILCA) Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding work in helping to preserve the history of the organization and its members. |
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EVENT SPOTLIGHT
Students initiated and boycotted first Heman Sweatt Symposium
On Thursday, Feb. 24, Dr. George C. Wright, Prairie View A&M University president, and Dr. Edwin R. Sharpe, clinical professor in the Department of Educational Administration at The University of Texas at Austin, discussed their roles in establishing the Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights at The University of Texas at Austin. |
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EVENT SPOTLIGHT
Students Institute for the Gifted Now Accepting Applications
The Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG) sponsored by the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement is now accepting applications for its 2011 residential and day programs at The University of Texas at Austin. Programs will be offered for students ages 6 to 17. SIG programs have provided a unique curriculum for gifted children for more than 26 years, a connection with peers, and a safe and secure learning environment. |
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program SPOTLIGHT
Hogg Foundation Gives Dissertation Awards to Two UT Austin Grad Students
Two doctoral students at The University of Texas at Austin have received awards from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health to assist in their academic research.
Tierney Ahrold Lorenz of Austin and Katherine Sanchez of Dallas each received the Francis Fowler Wallace Memorial Dissertation Award, which awards up to $1,500 to students conducting dissertation research related to mental health. |
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program Spotlight
UT Elementary School wellness program receives national attention
The University of Texas Elementary School’s (UTES) wellness program called the Healthy Families Initiative (HFI) is not only transforming the lives of its own students, it’s also helping school districts outside of Texas improve their own student health and fitness levels. |
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Message from Dr. Vincent
