Take 5: Faculty Insights In Brief: These video snapshots from university faculty offer a glimpse into lecture halls and labs across campus. Take five and experience the essence of academic life.
Texas 4000 for Cancer hosts the longest annual charity bike ride in the world, leading 45 cyclists from Austin to Anchorage to raise money and awareness for the fight against cancer. To learn more about this exceptional student organization, follow the summer 2007 blogs of four featured cyclists.
Just flat out love The University of Texas at Austin?
If you answered “yes” to one or more of these questions, then you’ll definitely want to download a piece of UT with this collection of screen savers and desktop wallpaper—for your PC or Mac—to show off your burnt orange and white colors!
If you’re new to UT, don’t worry, these downloadable screen savers and desktops will give you a sense of what it’s like to be a Longhorn, in person or in spirit!
Follow the experiences of six first-year students as they live, learn and have fun at The University of Texas at Austin. Read the 2005-06 journals for fresh insight into freshman life.
Send postcards from The University of Texas at Austin to family and friends. Virtual postcards depict campus, university events and traditions, the city of Austin, and the state of Texas.
Past Inside UT Features
On June 30, 2005, Dr. Larry R. Faulkner, president of The University of Texas at Austin since 1998, announced his plans to resign as president. Learn about Dr. Faulkner’s legacy as the 27th president and read about the presidential search process.
Watch the TV ad series: The University of Texas at Austin has developed nine new broadcast advertising spots, narrated by legendary newsman Walter Cronkite, that focus on the university as a driving force for discovery and innovation in the Austin community. The ads emphasize how the university and Austin together forge a dynamic, creative and diverse community that few American cities can match.
Watch Commission of 125 video: Following two years of study and debate, the Commission of 125—a group of 218 prominent citizens—announced its recommendations regarding the future of The University of Texas at Austin.
A new year. Six new students. New first-year journals.
Follow the
experiences of six first-year students as they live, learn and have
fun at The University of Texas at Austin. Read the 2003-04
journals for fresh insight into freshman life.
The University of Texas at Austin celebrated the 120th spring commencement
on May 17, 2003. The webcast of the 2003
Commencement ceremony is now online. RealOne Player is needed to
view the webcast. Download
RealOne Player.
Follow the experiences of six first-year students as they live, learn
and have fun at The University of Texas at Austin. Check out the 2002-03
journals for
fresh insight into freshman life.
How much do you know about The University of Texas at Austin?
Take the Bevo’s
Mind Benders trivia quiz to find out!
Saving a Dying Language
is the summer 2002 Web journal of Robin Gerrow, communications director
for the College of Liberal Arts. Robin reported on location from
Peru
about
the Iquito Language Documentation Project, which is headed up by
four Anthropology and Linguistics graduate students at The University
of
Texas at Austin. Visit The
Journal for Robin’s journal entries.
In June 2002, Dr. Larry R. Faulkner, president of The University of Texas at Austin,
and Texas A&M President Ray M. Bowen traded jobs for the day
(Friday, June 28). The event underscored that the two institutions,
while
competing fiercely in athletics, have much in common in their academic
and related aspirations and face many of the same challenges, fiscal
and otherwise. Watch the
video
press conference. You need RealOne Player to view the video.
Download
RealOne Player.
More than 7,000 jubilant graduates tossed their caps into the air
as they sang “The Eyes of Texas” with many of their classmates
for the last time Saturday evening, May 18, during spring Commencement
2002 at The University of Texas at Austin. The Commencement
2002 ceremony is now online. You need RealOne Player to view the
video. Download
RealOne Player. A two-hour VHS videotape featuring the music, pageantry
and excitement of the 119th Spring Commencement, along with other commencement
memorabilia, is available
online or by calling 512-471-7753.
Share one or two of your favorite memories of The University of Texas
at Austin or the city of Austin in the UT
Memory Bank or Austin
Memories.
