2008 Woodie Awards
A joint venture between Student Government (SG) and the Indian Students Association (ISA) is going the extra mile to help international students through the last leg of their journeys to UTD.
UTD hosted the school's first ever doctoral hooding ceremony Aug. 16 in the Conference Center, after changes in the academic calendar prompted administrators to cancel summer commencement, according to Michael Coleman, undergraduate studies dean.
Barack Obama would not have won the Democratic presidential nomination four years ago. Without the Internet, he never would have gained the money or support to make it past the Iowa caucus.
Most vice provosts don't ride a motorcycle to work. Most have never made a student quack like a duck in class just to prove a point. Most will never pursue a career in amateur rodeo.
Editor's Note: This is the first in a multi-part series examining the state of higher education in Texas and the goal of, and roadblocks to, creating more Tier One institutions in the state.
At precinct, district and state Democratic conventions, four UTD students defied political convention by simply participating in the political process. In Texas, 17 percent of voters under 30 voted in the March primary election, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.