More than 100 peer educators and mentors recently gathered in the Learning Commons of the Perry Castañeda Library for the second annual Leading & Learning Student Educator Forum sponsored by the Sanger Learning Center and BeVocal.
The School of Undergraduate Studies (UGS) hosted four events for kids, families, and school groups during Explore UT on Saturday, March 2. The Office of Undergraduate Research hosted informational sessions on getting involved in research, while Sanger Learning Center student panelists shared what they wish they had known before making the transition to college.
The major exploration process for undecided students at The University of Texas at Austin can feel daunting. With so many options, how can you know you’re making the right decision if you haven’t had much experience with a major’s subject matter? Interdisciplinary Studies Week (ISW) allows students in the School of Undergraduate Studies (UGS) to take a major for a test drive.
Three Signature Course professors have won the 2018-19 President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Awards. Minette “Meme” Drumwright, Shannon Cavanagh, and James Patton were recognized for their outstanding undergraduate teaching in the core curriculum. This year, all of the nominees put forth by the School of Undergraduate Studies were chosen to receive the award. Each professor receives an honorarium of $5,000, funds contributed by friends of the university dedicated to high-quality educational instruction.
Signature Course professor Erika Bsumek has collaborated with a University of Texas at Austin laboratory to create a new way for students to visualize history. Bsumek worked with UT’s Simulation and Game Applications Lab and developer Matt O’Hair to produce an online, interactive, timeline tool called ClioVis: Visualizing Historical Connections.
As of February 1, Rey Ramos is the new director of the Vick Center for Strategic Advising & Career Counseling.
The School of Undergraduate Studies honored two staff members and two supervisors for their outstanding contributions to the school’s mission to enrich the undergraduate experience at The University of Texas at Austin.
Outstanding Staff
Larissa Noake
Each year, Research Week showcases an array of undergraduate research projects from across the Forty Acres. Students present their projects and promote the impressive opportunities available at a tier-one research institution.
The Youth Substance Misuse and Addiction Pop-Up Institute is a new multidisciplinary effort to address the issues surrounding young people and drugs. Youth substance misuse is a complex social problem with no “silver bullet” solution; approximately one in 10 young people struggles with a substance use disorder. The new “pop-up institute” creates a space for researchers and scholars from different disciplines to collaborate to address this complex topic.
