Three Innovators Receive Recognition

2023 McDowell Award Winners

Dr. Domino Perez, professor in the Department of English, Dr. Hillary Procknow, and the School of Information’s Dr. Kenneth Fleischmann may not have similar schedules, classrooms, or subject matter, but they have one exciting thing in common. This trio of outstanding faculty and staff members have been selected as this year’s Cale McDowell awardees.

Orange Blossom Graduation

Join us for a graduation celebration honoring all parenting (undergraduate, graduate, professional) and nontraditional undergraduate students! Open to fall 2023, spring, and summer 2024 graduates of all majors, as well as their family and friends. This event will be fun for Longhorns of all ages!

Celebrate with:

  • Photo opportunities with family and friends
  • Light refreshments
  • Gifts for graduates and their children
  • Games and activities
  • Special guests and more

The Numbers Guy

G. Elliott Morris couldn’t have predicted the arc of his career back when he was a first-year student at The University of Texas at Austin. The Texas native came to the university partially to stay close to family, and partially because he had been in policy debate in high school and liked UT’s program. “That’s not necessarily what I pursued when I was at school, but that’s why I decided to go,” he says with a laugh.

Instead, a pivotal class and research experiences supported by the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), including an Undergraduate Research Fellowship, jumpstarted a fascination with polling. Since graduating in 2018 with degrees in government and history, he has joined the staff of The Economist as a data journalist and U.S. correspondent and, in July 2022, published his first book, Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them. He has returned to the Forty Acres several times over the past few years as a guest lecturer and now sits down with OUR to discuss how he got to where he is—and how current Longhorns can follow in his footsteps.

Welcome from the Senior Vice Provost and Dean Richard J. Reddick

Welcome to Curriculum & Enrollment and Undergraduate Studies at The University of Texas at Austin! This portfolio houses four large operational areas focused on student success: Enrollment Management, Academic Curricular and Career Innovation, Student Engagement, and Business Services. Collectively, we work to attract bright and talented students and to provide a variety of support, services, and resources for them to be successful during their time at the university.

Announcing the 2022 Longhorn Research Poster Session Award Winners

As part of Research Week 2022, the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) hosted the Longhorn Research Poster Session in the Texas Union Ballroom on April 20. Students presented more than 180 research posters on interdisciplinary topics ranging from art education to electrophysiology to history. This year’s event marked a return to an in-person poster session, where students presented large-format posters of their research to attendees. The top presenters were selected for $2,000, $1,000, and $500 awards.

2022 Research Showdown Winners Announced

On March 8, the Office of Undergraduate Research announced the winners of the seventh annual Texas Student Research Showdown at an award ceremony.

Students participating in this research communication competition created two-minute videos to explain their research and creative activity to a general audience. A panel of faculty and staff judges scored the videos on their ability to capture an audience’s attention, tell a narrative, convey rigorous scholarship, and target a general audience. Current undergraduates also voted for an audience award winner.

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