Yearly Archives: 2000

Ceremonies on Thursday and Friday (Sept. 21 and 22) will commemorate the first anniversary of the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. statue at The University of Texas at Austin campus. The 12-foot-tall statue on the East Mall was unveiled Sept. 24, 1999.

Enrollment at The University of Texas at Austin is 50,010 this fall -- a total that indicates the University may retain its ranking as the largest single-campus institution in the country.

Three University of Texas at Austin faculty members will be recognized for their teaching excellence at a private lunch coinciding with UT's UTexas@117 celebration on Tuesday (Sept. 19.)

Stephen F. Austin's Colony, German immigration to Texas, the historic Lewis-Wagner House, and Houston philanthropist Miss Ima Hogg -- these are all important elements in the history of Winedale.

Dr. Larry R. Faulkner, president of The University of Texas at Austin, and Executive Vice President and Provost Sheldon Ekland-Olson will address 230 Longhorn Scholars, students from high schools that are historically underrepresented at UT, at a welcoming event on Wednesday (Sept. 20).

The National Science Foundation has invited Dr. James A. Austin, a senior research scientist at The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG), to lead sea trials to test new, cutting-edge scientific equipment recently added to the U.S. Research Vessel Icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer.

The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation at The University of Texas at Austin has received a one-year, $450,000 grant to implement "Student Voices," a national initiative sponsored by the Annenberg Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts to connect high school seniors to local mayoral campaigns.

President Larry R. Faulkner of The University of Texas at Austin will deliver his "State of the University Address" on Tuesday (Sept. 19) during UTexas@117, a celebration of UT Austin's 117th birthday. The University opened its doors on Sept. 15, 1883.

Engineering students tinkering with turbines in the basement; the U.S. Weather Bureau checking temperatures at its weather station on the roof; and Walter Cronkite, Liz Smith and Liz Carpenter hammering out stories on classic typewriters.

Dr. James L. Hill, vice president for community and school relations at The University of Texas at Austin, recently announced three promotions within his new administrative unit that was created by President Larry R. Faulkner's reorganization of the campus administration plan.