Office of the Dean
Main Building, Room 202
Main Building, Room 202
News & Events
November 16, 2012
UGS Student to Represent Austin at Grand Prix
Rocio Tueme will be one of 45 grid girls at the Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday. She was chosen because she is well educated and speaks multiple languages, and feels comfortable carrying on conversation. (read more)
November 14, 2012
Abramoff Talks Behavioral Ethics in Documentary Premiere
The new Ethics Unwrapped video series premieres with "In It To Win," which explores the internal biases and external pressures disgraced lobbyist and felon Abramoff faced. UGS Curriculum Specialist Jess Miner, Ph.D., was integral in developing the ethics series. (read more)
November 07, 2012
Join Us in Dedicating the Sanger Learning Center
Interim Dean Larry Abraham will formally dedicate the Sanger Learning Center on Monday, November 12 at 3 p.m. in JES A115. Stop by to see the Center's new, renovated space and hear news about a new endowment. (read more)
November 01, 2012
November 2 Research Grant Application Deadline
This funding encourages undergraduates to get involved in research early. One winner receives $1,000 to be used towards funding research. Eligible applicants include students assisting a faculty member with a research project and those conducting independent or partnered research. (read more)
October 30, 2012
Dean Search Under Way
The committee seeks a "strong and visionary leader with a national academic reputation, significant administrative experience, demonstrated ability for consensus building, and a passion for teaching and creating world-class, innovative undergraduate education at a top-tier research university." (read more)
October 25, 2012
Welcome Families
Interim Dean Larry Abraham and Undergraduate Studies staff welcome Undergraduate Studies families at a Saturday morning breakfast that kicks off Family Weekend. (read more)
October 23, 2012
Interim Dean Abraham Hosts Town Hall
Undergraduate Studies students are invited to bring questions and concerns to Dr. Abraham on Wednesday afternoon. The interim dean will also speak about the state of the school. (read more)
October 23, 2012
A New Approach to Ethics Education
Dr. Mary Gentile introduces her Giving Voice to Values curriculum, which trains students to navigated ethically complex situations by "pre-scripting," or practicing what to say and do in advance of moral challenges. Discussion will follow. (read more)
October 11, 2012
BDP Student Reports on UT Austin Supreme Court Case for Texas Tribune
Jessica Huff, a current Bridging Disciplines Programs (BDP) student, is in Washington D.C. as an Archer Fellow for the semester. She is reporting for the Texas Tribune and the Horn on the Abigail Fisher case currently being heard in the Supreme Court. (read more)
October 09, 2012
New Initiatives in Undergraduate Studies
Members of the original enrolled class of UGS students are on track to graduate in four years at a higher rate than the university as a whole. Interim Dean Abraham presented this and other new initiatives in the annual State of the School meeting. (read more)