Office of the Dean
Main Building, Room 202
Main Building, Room 202
Office of the Dean
Main Building, Room 202
110 Inner Campus Drive, Stop G8000
Austin, Texas 78712-1509
Phone: 512-475-7000 | Fax: 512-475-7068
News & Events - 2010
August 02, 2011
EUREKA Debuts New Features
EUREKA is a database that connects motivated undergrads with faculty research mentors and research experiences for a deeper, more involved experience of a world-class research institution. (read more)
December 22, 2010
Undergraduate Studies Closed for Winter Break
All UGS offices will be closed from December 23 at 5 p.m. until January 3 at 8 a.m. (read more)
December 22, 2010
Interview with UGS Grant Recipient Armando Vera
Armando Vera travelled to Cuzco, Peru this summer to teach English in a troubled school, and decided to pursue international relations as a result. Read, in his words, how he decided to apply for the grant, what the experience was like, and how it's affected his life plans. (read more)
December 06, 2010
Snack Attack
The Undergraduate Studies Council (UGSC) will host a Snack Attack study break for all School of Undergraduate Studies students. (read more)
December 03, 2010
UGS Student Gets to Know the Justice System
Andrew Cazavos spent the summer interning at a municipal court, working on preliminary reports, writing warrants, and escorting released inmates. It paid off: he is now majoring in government and thrilled to pursue the law. (read more)
November 29, 2010
Assistant Dean Rises in Leadership Texas
Dr. Cassandre Alvarado graduated from Leadership Texas, and will serve on the committee of the board of the Foundation for Women's Resources. The Foundation develops programs and projects to advance and improve the personal, economic, and professional status of women. (read more)
November 22, 2010
CSA Advisor Blogs for National Audience
Brad Popiolek runs NACADA's annual conference social media and writes for USA Today's College blog. (read more)
October 28, 2010
New Digs for First-Year Experience & Advising Center
All UGS students can now find their academic advisors, First-year Interest groups staff, and Signature Course staff all in one place. (read more)
October 15, 2010
UGS Family Weekend 2010
Saturday morning, registered UGS students and their families join Dean Woodruff and UGS staff for breakfast in the Life Science Library. 9-11 a.m., MAI 212. (read more)
October 05, 2010
World Changers: the Great Debate
Faculty from five disciplines debate which of their subjects students should take to change the world. (read more)
October 04, 2010
Cirque du Politique
Why is Jon Stewart America's most trusted newscaster? Join Communication Studies' Dr. Randy Cox for a lively talk about how the news cycle, the electorate, and personal politics combine to create the circus that is current political discourse. (read more)
September 16, 2010
President Commends Undergraduate Studies
In his State of the University address, President Powers spoke highly of our Bridging Disciplines Programs, Signature Courses, First-year Interest Groups, advisors in the Center for Strategic Advising, and work on the core curriculum. (read more)
September 16, 2010
UGS Grant Funds Teaching English in Peru
As a first-year UGS student, Armando Vera was the inaugural recipient of the UGS Summer Exploration Experience Grant. He now plans to study international relations. (read more)
August 24, 2010
Gone to Undergraduate Studies
Dean Woodruff welcomes Undergraduate Studies's new students with barbeque and fun. (read more)
August 20, 2010
Great Books Connect Incoming Students
The day before fall classes start, new students meet to discuss books with top professors eager to exchange ideas and share insights in a relaxed setting. (read more)
August 06, 2010
Will Grindle named Outstanding Advisor
Will Grindle has been named a 2009-10 Outstanding Advisor of the Year by the National Council of Alpha Lambda Delta. The award is given annually to five outstanding Alpha Lambda Delta advisors in the United States. (read more)
August 04, 2010
Undergraduates Present Summer Research
Undergraduates and high school students presented research on everything from environmental science to cellular and molecular biology. (read more)
July 26, 2010
Coordinating Board awards Undergraduate Studies $490,000
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board awarded two grants to researchers in Undergraduate Studies. (read more)
July 15, 2010
Honors Colloquium 2010 Gears Up
Every year, the brightest and most promising rising high school seniors meet at UT Austin for the Honors Colloquium. (read more)
May 24, 2010
First-year Student Awarded Signature Course Information Literacy Award
Rebecca Wortmann, a Business Honors student, received the Signature Course Information Literacy Award. She was awarded $500 for exemplary work done in Dr. Ian Hancock's Signature Course, The Price of Identity: Romani Reality and Gypsy Myth. (read more)
May 06, 2010
Two UGS Staff Members Win Outstanding Staff Award
Two members of the Dean's Office staff won outstanding staff awards. Lara Harlan (Coordinator, Communication & Special Projects) and Tamela Walker (Administrative Manager in Human Resources & Accounting) received the awards at the May 6 President's staff awards ceremony. (read more)
April 30, 2010
Moyers to Mention Dean Woodruff During Final Show
Catch Moyers discussing Dean Woodruff's book Reverence during the final episode of PBS's Bill Moyers Journal. (read more)
April 29, 2010
Spring Social
The Undergraduate Studies Council invites all UGS students to celebrate the end of the year over bowling, pool, and pizza. (read more)
April 23, 2010
CSA's Rosanna Mastrangelo Named Outstanding New Advisor
Rosanna Mastrangelo was awarded National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Outstanding New Advisor Certificate of Merit. NACADA selected Rose from a pool of nominees including institutions around the nation. (read more)
April 16, 2010
Undergraduate Studies Council Gains Vote in Senate
The representative student organization for UGS is now officially a voting member of the Senate of College Councils. The Undergraduate Studies Council (UGSC) was formed in 2009, and the 2010 officers were recently elected. (read more)
April 14, 2010
Longhorn Research Bazaar Showcases Undergraduate Work
The festive, outdoor event showcases undergraduate research from departments, colleges, programs and student organizations across campus. (read more)
April 14, 2010
Undergraduates Explore Graduate Study
The Intellectual Entrepreneurship pre-graduate school internship connects undergraduates with faculty and veteran graduate students in their fields of study. For course credit, undergraduates are exposed to unique aspects of graduate study that make it distinct from the undergraduate experience. (read more)
March 31, 2010
Wayfinder Site Launches
Students looking for guidance and information on majors can now use Wayfinder. The online tool offers customized resources, activities, and practical tools students need to make informed choices about their futures. (read more)
March 30, 2010
Mortar Board presents annual Last Lecture
Former UT VP and Provost Dr. Sheldon Ekland-Olson will speak about capital punishment as if it were his last lecture as a professor. (read more)
March 29, 2010
Get a taste of this year's Research Week events
For Sarah Miracle, an architecture undergraduate student, a full course load inhibited her from taking classes in the Textiles and Apparel Technology department. However, Miracle didn’t let her busy class schedule prevent her from doing hands-on materials research... (read more)
March 15, 2010
Exploration Experience Grants to Promote Academic & Career Searching
Undergraduate Studies is pleased to invite UGS students to submit applications by March 30 for the Exploration Experience Grant to fund career and major exploration. (read more)
March 12, 2010
UGS Students Explore Futures with Magellan's Circle
UGS students chat with successful professionals about careers, choosing a major, and how choices made in undergraduate careers can affect life after college. (read more)
March 09, 2010
President Powers Highlights Signature Courses
Last week I had the pleasure of meeting with faculty members who are teaching the Signature Courses for first-year students. These courses are designed to expose freshmen to experienced faculty and provide them with a rigorous and engaging intellectual experience... (read more)
March 04, 2010
Undergraduate Studies Explores UT
Undergraduate Studies staff led interactive workshops at Explore UT, the biggest open house in Texas. Saturday's events included a Choosing Majors workshop & The Inside Scoop, where resFIG mentors offered strategies for creating a positive transition from high school to college. (read more)
March 03, 2010
Signature Course Professor: "Professor of the Year"
Dr. Debbie Volker received the 2010 Senate Professor of the Year Award. Signature Courses jump start students’ UT experiences with top faculty teaching intellectually rigorous, interdisciplinary classes. (read more)
February 18, 2010
Archer Fellow Follows Journalist Dreams in D.C.
Larry Dechant, a Broadcast Journalism major and Archer Fellow from UT Austin, discusses his experience as a Good Morning America intern in Washington, D.C. For more information on the Archer Program at UT Austin, visit www.utexas.edu/ugs/utindc. (read more)
January 29, 2010
University Lecture: Social Life Matters
In a UGS-sponsored lecture, sociologist Dr. Robert Crosnoe argued that high school students' social lives have long-term ramifications. (read more)
January 22, 2010
Dean Woodruff profiled in the Daily Texan
Paul Woodruff thought he was being exiled to the desert when he moved away from his life at the northeastern Ivy Leagues to teach philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin in 1974. Now, 36 years later and serving as the inaugural dean of the School of Undergraduate Studies... (read more)