Category: Campus News
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National Night Out educates public about police roles
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated since its original publication. UTD hosted a cookout for National Night Out, providing free food, entertainment and safety information for the hundreds of students who attended. NNO is a national event held on Oct. 3 to increase awareness about law enforcement and its role in the community in…
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Frat welcomes incoming members
A newly chartered fraternity introduced its inaugural class this semester. Phi Delta Theta got its start on campus in August 2015 as an interest group. New recruits known as “Founding Fathers” gained traction for the fraternity while the organization took steps to become an official chapter. Nearly two years later, Phi Delt welcomed its first…
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Ethnic diversity on campus
UTD recently ranked fifth in a report of different ethnically-diverse campuses in the United States. The list of rankings, released in the 2018 U.S. News & World Report on Sept.12, placed UTD fifth nationwide and second in the state for ethnic diversity. For staff members of offices such as the Multicultural Center and the Office…
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Center expands research opportunities, potential
One year and nearly $3 million in the making, the Olympus Discovery Center provides new imaging systems expanding research opportunities for students, faculty and outside researchers. The Center, housed in the basement of the Natural Science and Engineering Research Laboratory, allows researchers to utilize live cell imaging capabilities. This means students can administer medications to…
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Roots of a community
In 2015, student volunteers petitioned to keep the Community Garden in the wake of construction through its plots. This year, they’re operating an updated, expanded version of that garden. This past year, 117 Comets volunteered with the Garden. Altogether, they managed to harvest 680 pounds of organic produce, due to new features such as the…
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App connects students, alumni
A new app for the Jindal School of Management makes it simple to network, gain work experience and receive guidance from alumni in the business world. In February 2017, the Jindal School’s Development and Alumni Relations organization collaborated with their service provider to build a school-wide engagement platform. With the tag line “Wisdom. Offer guidance.…
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Freshman project encourages collaboration
This fall semester, UTD’s core curriculum committee launched Comets to the Core, a new project that will engage freshman to solve global issues during their college career. In its first year, with logistics yet to be fully developed, the project has received mixed reactions from students. Required for students to graduate, Comets to the Core…
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Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center opens doors to old and new students
Designed for UTD alumni and students to connect better, the Davidson-Gundy Alumni center is open to current students and alumni, offering networking opportunities to both. Situated behind the Edith O’Donnell Arts and Technology Building and adjacent to the Naveen Jindal School of Management, the center expands over 30,000 square feet of indoor space and another…
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Greek life obtains new commons in SU
In an effort to encourage fraternity and sorority life on campus, a newly-renovated room is now available for Greek organizations. Fraternity and Sorority Life’s need for growth resulted in the expansion of the Ritual Room, a space for students part of Greek life organizations to study and hold meetings. On Aug. 17, Chief Education Officer…
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Peer mentors obtain certification
Starting this fall, a globally-recognized certification for peer mentors is available for students through UTD’s Institute for Peer Mentoring. The qualification process equips students with the skills and teaches them how to apply mentoring knowledge to become a better mentor. Kimshi Hickman, the associate dean of undergraduate education, who oversees the Student Success Center, said…