June 12 AT&T and The University of Texas at Austin Announce Naming of AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and The University of Texas at Austin have announced the naming of the university's new AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center and an exclusive communications services agreement in recognition of a $25 million commitment from AT&T to the university.June 12 Ann Richards Students Prepare for Leadership Success; New Partnership Connects University to Community
The first class of students enrolling at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders are learning about issues from health to leadership as part of a Summer Transition Camp.June 12 Ransom Center, Region XIII Team Up for Teaching Workshops
The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin and Region XIII Education Service Center announce a series of four workshops for teachers interested in learning more about the United States in the 1920s.June 12 University of Texas at Austin Symposium, June 17-30, Trains Students in Conflict Resolution, Justice and Ethics
More than 40 Texas high school students will participate in the fourth annual University of Texas at Austin Global Ethics and Conflict Resolution Summer Symposium which combines academics, service and research to train participants in ethical and creative problem-solving strategies, conflict analysis methods and negotiation skills.June 11 School of Architecture Dean Recognized for Community Service by American Society of Landscape Architects
Frederick (Fritz) Steiner, dean of the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin, is being awarded the 2007 Community Service Award by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).June 11 Officials to Announce Major Development Regarding Executive Education and Conference Center
The University of Texas at Austin will make a major announcement Tuesday, June 12, at 10 a.m. regarding the new Executive Education and Conference Center on The University of Texas at Austin campus.June 8 Jeanne Carpenter Appointed Associate Vice President for Student Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin
Jeanne D. Carpenter has been named associate vice president for student affairs at The University of Texas at Austin.June 7 Nation's Largest Geoscience Pipeline Program Expands to 245 Students for Summer of 2007
GeoFORCE Texas, a summer college-preparation program designed to inspire students from the predominantly Hispanic region of southwest Texas to pursue university studies in the geosciences, starts its third straight year of expanded enrollment, sending 245 students into the field in seven states at geologic sites across the country.June 7 Collaborative Internship Expands to Send More Law Students to More Texas Communities Needing Assistance
The William Wayne Justice Center at The University of Texas School of Law, in collaboration with the Texas Access to Justice Commission (TATJC) and the eight other Texas law schools, has expanded a unique academic internship program that sends law students to low-income communities needing assistance.June 7 World's Largest Student Literary Prize Awarded to Graduate Student
Will Dunlap, a first-year graduate student in the James. A. Michener Center for Writers at The University of Texas at Austin, has won the 2007 Keene Prize for Literature, the world's largest student literary prize. This is the second year the $90,000 award has been given by the College of Liberal Arts.June 6 College Graduates Less Likely to Abandon Religion, Research Shows
College graduates are more likely to maintain their religious beliefs and practices than those who never attend college, new research at The University of Texas at Austin has found.June 4 English Department Hosts Joyce Conference; Irish Poet Paul Muldoon to Give Reading
The Department of English at The University of Texas at Austin will host the International James Joyce Conference June 13-17. The event will honor the lifetime achievement of Tom Staley, director of the Harry Ransom Center (HRC), and feature noted poets and scholars such as Paul Muldoon, Vicki Mahaffey and Sean Walsh.
