The University of Texas at Austin ( UT , UT Austin , or Texas ) is a public research university and flagship institute of the University of Texas System. Founded in 1881, the college is located in Austin, Texas, United States, about one mile (1.6 km) from the Texas State Capitol. UT Austin was inducted into the Association of American Universities in 1929, becoming the only university in South America selected. It has the largest eighth largest campus registration in the country, with more than 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students and more than 24,000 faculty and staff.
A Public Ivy, it is a major center for academic research, with research spending exceeding $ 550 million for the 2014-2015 school year. The university has seven museums and seventeen libraries, including Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum and Blanton Museum of Art, and operates numerous additional research facilities, such as J. J. Pickle Research Campus and McDonald Observatory. Among university faculty are Nobel Prize laureates, Pulitzer Prizes, Wolves Prizes, Emmy Primetime Awards, Turing Awards, and National Medal of Science, as well as many other awards.
UT Austin student athletes compete as Texas Longhorns and members of the Big 12 Conference. The Longhorn Network is the only sports network featuring college sports from a single university. The Longhorns have won four NCAA National Division Football Divisions I, six NCAA Divisions I National Baseball Championships, thirteen NCAA Division I Swimming Pools and National Diving Championships, and have claimed more titles in men's and women's sports than any other school in the Big 12 since the league was founded in 1996.
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History
Establishment
The first mention of a public university in Texas can be traced to the 1827 Constitution for the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. Although Title 6, Article 217 of the Constitution promises to build public education in art and science, no action is taken by the Mexican government. After Texas gained its independence from Mexico in 1836, the Texas Congress adopted the Constitution of the Republic, which, under Section 5 of the General Provisions, declared "It shall be the duty of Congress, as soon as circumstances permit, to provide, by law, the system of public education."
On 18 April 1838, "A Law for Building the University of Texas" was referred to a special committee of the Texas Congress, but was not reported back for further action. On January 26, 1839, the Texas Congress agreed to set aside fifty leagues of land - about 288,000 acres (117,000 ha) - towards the establishment of a university funded publicly. In addition, 40 acres (16 acres) in the new capital of Austin have been ordered and designated as "College Hill." (The term "Forty Hectares" is the colloquial language used to refer to the University as a whole.40 original hectares are the area from Guadalupe to Speedway and 21st Street to 24th Street.)
In 1845, Texas was annexed to the United States. The state constitution of 1845 failed to mention higher education. On February 11, 1858, Texas's Seventh Legislature approved O.B. 102, the act of establishing the University of Texas, which set aside $ 100,000 in US bonds against the construction of the first government-funded state university ($ 100,000 is an allocation of $ 10 million of countries received under the 1850 Compromise and the release of Texas claiming land beyond its current limits ). The legislature also points to the land that is provided to encourage railway development towards university empowerment. On January 31, 1860, the state legislature, seeking to avoid a tax increase, passed a law authorizing money set aside for the University of Texas to be used for border defense in western Texas to protect settlers from Indian attacks.
Texas's dismissal from the Union and the American Civil War delayed repayment of borrowed money. At the end of the Civil War in 1865, the University of Texas donation was over $ 16,000 in warrants and nothing substantive was done to regulate university operations. This endeavor to establish the University is again mandated by Article 7, Section 10 of the Constitution of Texas 1876 which directs the legislature to "establish, regulate and provide for the maintenance, support and direction of the first class university, to be placed by the votes of persons of this State, and laid out "The University of Texas."
In addition, Article 7, Section 11 of the Constitution of 1876 establishes the Permanent University Fund, a sovereign wealth fund administered by the University of Texas Bupati Board and dedicated to the maintenance of the university. As some state legislators consider a waste in the construction of another university's academic building, Article 7, Section 14 of the Constitution explicitly prohibits the legislature from using public revenues to finance the construction of a university building. Funds for building a university building must come from a university donation or from a private prize to a university, but the university's operating costs can be derived from the country's general income.
The 1876 Constitution also lifted the railroad land service from the 1858 Act, but dedicated 1,000,000 hectares (400,000 hectares) of land, along with other properties adapted to the university, to the Permanent University Fund. This greatly disadvantaged the university because the 1876 Constitution land granted by the university represented less than 5% of the land value granted to the university under the 1858 Act (the land close to the railroad was worthwhile, while the land granted the university was in west Texas , away from transportation and water sources). More valuable land is returned to the fund to support public education in the country (Extraordinary School Funds).
On April 10, 1883, the legislature supplemented the Permanent University Fund with 1,000,000 hectares (400,000 ha) of land in western Texas given to the Texas and Pacific Railroad, but returned to the country because it did not seem too valuable to survey. The legislature also allocated $ 256,272.57 to repay funds taken from the university in 1860 to pay for border defenses and for transfers to the State Funds of the country in 1861 and 1862. Land granting of 1883 increased the land within the Permanent University Fund to almost 2.2 million hectares. Under the 1858 Act, the university is entitled to more than 1,000 hectares (400 ha) of land for every mile of the state-built railroad tracks. If the 1876 Constitution did not deprive the original grant of 1858, in 1883 the university land would reach 3.2 million acres, so the grant of 1883 was to restore land taken from the university by the 1876 Constitution, not the act of generosity.
On March 30, 1881, the legislature established the structure and organization of the university and called for elections to establish its location. With the general election on September 6, 1881, Austin (with 30,913 votes) was chosen as the site. Galveston, who was second in the election (20,741 votes) was appointed as the location of the medical department (Houston third with 12,586 votes). On November 17, 1882, at the original "College Hill", the official ceremony commemorated the laying of the first stone of the Old Main building. University President Ashbel Smith, who leads the ceremony, prophetically proclaims "Texas saves embedded in rocks of the earth and minerals that are now idle by unknown, innumerable industrial utility resources, wealth and power." Smite the earth, hitting rocks with knowledge and water rods an unrivaled wealth fountain will flow out. "The University of Texas officially opened its doors on September 15, 1883.
Expansion and growth
In 1890, George Washington Brackenridge donated $ 18,000 for the construction of a three-story brick hall known as Brackenridge Hall (known as "B.Hall"), one of the most storied university buildings and one that plays an important place in the university. life until its destruction in 1952.
The old Victorian-Gothic Main Building serves as the focal point of the 40-hectare campus site (16Ã, ha), and is used for almost any purpose. But in the 1930s, discussions arose about the need for a new library space, and the Main House was demolished in 1934 due to the objections of many students and faculty. The modern tower and Main Building are built in its place.
In 1910, George Washington Brackenridge again featured his philanthropy, this time donating 500 acres (200 acres) on the Colorado River to the university. The voting by the regents to move the campus to the donated land was filled with anger, and the land was only used for additional purposes such as housing graduate students. Parts of the treaty were sold in the late 1990s for luxury housing, and there were controversial proposals to sell the remainder of the treaty. The Brackenridge Field Laboratory was established on 82 hectares (33 ha) of land in 1967.
In 1916, Governor James E. Ferguson was involved in a serious dispute with the University of Texas. The controversy arose from the rejection of the regents to remove certain faculty members whom the governor deemed inappropriate. When Ferguson discovered that he could not walk, he vetoed practically all appropriations for the university. Without sufficient funding, the university will have to close its doors. Amid the controversy, Ferguson criticism reveals a number of irregularities on the part of the governor. Finally, the Texas House of Representatives prepared 21 counts against Ferguson and the Senate sentenced him to 10 of them, including misuse of public funds and receiving $ 156,000 from unnamed sources. The Texas senate removed Ferguson as governor and declared he was not eligible to hold office.
In 1921, the legislature provided $ 1,350,000 for the purchase of land next to the main campus. However, expansion is hampered by restrictions on the use of state revenues to finance the construction of university buildings as set forth in Article 7, Section 14 of the Constitution. With the completion of Santa Rita no. 1 and the discovery of oil on land owned by the university in 1923, the university added significantly to the University's Permanent Fund. The additional income from the Permanent University Fund investment made it possible to issue bonds in 1931 and 1947, with the last necessary expansion of the registration surge after World War II. The university built 19 permanent structures between 1950 and 1965, when given the rights to a leading domain. With this power, the university purchased another property in the original 40 hectares (16 acres).
The discovery of oil on the university's land in 1923 and the subsequent addition of money to the University's Permanent Fund university enabled the legislature to handle funding for the university along with Agricultural and Mechanical College (now known as Texas A & M University). With sufficient funds now at the Permanent University Fund to finance construction on both campuses, on April 8, 1931, the Second Forty Legislature passed H.B. 368. who dedicated the Faculty of Agriculture and Mechanics 1/3 interest in Available University Funds, annual income from the Permanent University Fund investment.
UT Austin was inducted into the Association of American Universities in 1929. During World War II, the University of Texas was one of 131 national colleges and universities that took part in the V-12 Naval Training Program that offered students a pathway to the Commission's Navy.
In 1950, the University of Texas was the first major university in the South to accept African-American students. John S. Chase later became the first African-American architect licensed in Texas.
In the fall of 1956, the first black students entered the UT undergraduate class. Black students are allowed to live in campus dormitories, but are banned from campus cafeterias. UT integrated facilities and desegregated dormitories in 1965.
On March 6, 1967, the Texas Legislature Sixtieth changed the university's official name from "The University of Texas" to "The University of Texas at Austin" to reflect the growth of the University of Texas System.
1966 photo shoot
On August 1, 1966, Texas student Charles Whitman barricaded the observation deck at the Main Building tower. With two rifles, sawguns and other weapons, he killed 14 people on campus, 11 from the observation deck and under the clock in the tower, and three more in the tower, and injured two others in the observation. deck. The massacre ended after Whitman was shot and killed by police after they broke the tower. Before the massacre, Whitman had killed his mother and his wife. Whitman had been a patient at the University Health Center, and on March 29, before the shooting, had conveyed to psychiatrist Maurice Heatley his enormous hostility and he thought about "climbing into the tower with a deer gun and starting shooting people."
After the Whitman show, the observation deck closed until 1968, and then closed again in 1975 following a series of suicide jumps during the 1970s. In 1999, after installation of security fences and other safety precautions, the tower observation deck was reopened to the public. There is a turtle pond park near the tower dedicated to those affected by the tragedy.
Recent history
The first presidential library on the university campus was dedicated on May 22, 1971 with former President Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson and President Richard Nixon in attendance. Built on the east side of the main campus, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum is one of 13 presidential libraries run by the National Archives and Archives Administration.
Martin Luther King Jr. Statue was inaugurated on campus in 1999 and later destroyed. In 2004, John Butler, a professor at McCombs School of Business suggested to move him to Morehouse College, a historic black college, "the place where he was loved."
The University of Texas at Austin has experienced a recent wave of development with several important buildings. On April 30, 2006, the school opened the Blanton Museum of Art. In August 2008, the AT & amp; T opened, with the hotel and conference center forming part of the new gateway to the university. Also in 2008, the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium expanded to a seating capacity of 100,119, making it the largest (capacity-based) stadium in the state of Texas at the time.
On January 19, 2011, the university announced the creation of a 24-hour television network in partnership with ESPN, dubbed the Longhorn Network. ESPN will pay a $ 300 million worth of security fees over 20 years to the university and to IMG College, UT Austin's multimedia rights partner. This network includes athletic programs, music, cultural arts and academics between universities. The first channel aired in September 2011.
In May 2017, a stabbing on campus near Gregory Gym killed one person and injured three others. A 21-year-old UT-Austin student accused of murder; The man had inadvertently committed himself to a psychiatric problem.
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Campus
The university property totals 1,438.5 hectares (582.1 ha), comprising 423.5 hectares (171.4 hectares) for the Main Campus in central Austin and J. J. Pickle Research Campus in north Austin and other properties throughout Texas. The main campus has 150 buildings with a total of over 18,000,000 square feet (1,700,000 m 2 ).
One of the University's most visible features is the Beaux-Arts Main Building, including a 307-foot (94 m) tower designed by Paul Philippe Cret. Completed in 1937, the Main Building was in the middle of the campus. The tower usually appears illuminated in white light at night but lights orange for a variety of special events, including athletic victory and academic achievement; This is otherwise darkened for certain occasions. At the top of the tower there is a bell of 56 bells, the largest in Texas. The songs are played on weekdays by carillonneurs students, in addition to the usual pealing of Westminster Quarters every quarter of an hour between 6 am and 9 pm. In 1998, after the installation of security and safety measures, the observation deck was reopened to the public indefinitely for a weekend tour.
Seven university museums and seventeen libraries store over nine million volumes, making it the country's seventh-largest academic library. The ownership of the Humanity Research Center of Harry Ransom University includes one of only 21 full copies left of the Gutenberg Bible and the first permanent photo, View from Window at Le Gras , taken by NicÃÆ'Â © phore NiÃÆ'Â © pce. The newest museum, 155,000 square feet (14,400 m 2 ) Blanton Museum of Art, is the largest university art museum in the United States and hosts approximately 17,000 works from Europe, the United States and Latin America.
The University of Texas at Austin has an extensive underground tunnel system that connects buildings on campus. Built in 1930 under the supervision of creator Carl Eckhardt, then the head of the physical plant, the tunnel has grown along with the university campus. They measure a length of about six miles. The tunnel system is used for communications and utility services. It is closed to the public and is guarded by a silent alarm. Since the late 1940s, the university has produced its own electricity. Currently the natural gas cogeneration plant has a capacity of 123 MW. The university also operates the TRIGA nuclear reactor at J. J. Pickle Research Campus.
The University continues to expand its facilities on campus. In 2010, the university opened a sophisticated Norman Hackerman building (at the site of the former Experimental Science Building) for chemical research and biological biology and teaching laboratories. In 2010, the university split US $ 120 million Bill & amp; Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex and Dell Computer Science Hall and Belo Center for $ 51 million for New Media, both of which are now complete. The gold-certified 110,000-square-foot Student Activity Center (SAC), opened in January 2011, housing study rooms, lounges and food vendors. SAC was built as a result of a student referendum passed in 2006 that raised student fees by $ 65 per semester. In 2012, the Moody Foundation awarded the College of Communication $ 50 million, the largest donation ever received by communications colleges, so named it Moody College of Communication.
The university operates two public radio stations, KUT with news and information, and KUTX with music, via local FM broadcasts as well as live streaming audio over the Internet. The University uses Metro Capital to provide bus transportation for students around the campus and throughout Austin.
Organization and administration
The university consists of eighteen academies and schools and one academic unit, each registered with its founding date:
Academics
The University of Texas at Austin offers over 100 undergraduate degrees and 170 undergraduate degrees. In the academic year 2009-2010, the university earns a total of 13,215 degrees: 67.7% bachelor's degree, 22.0% master's degree, 6.4% doctoral degree, and 3.9% Professional degree.
In addition, the university has eight highly selective honors programs, seven of which cover a wide range of academic areas: Liberal Art Award, Business Honors Program, Turing Scholars Program in Computer Science, Engineering Honors, Undergraduate Programs in Natural Sciences, Health in Natural Sciences, and the Polymathic Degree Program in Natural Sciences. The eighth is the Plan II Honors Program, a rigorous interdisciplinary program that is a major part of itself. Many students Plan II pursues the second major, often participating in honorary programs of other departments other than Plan II. The University also offers innovative programs to promote academic excellence and leadership development such as the Freshman Research Initiative and the Texas Interdisciplinary Plan.
Reception
The University of Texas at Austin is one of the most selective universities in the region. Relative to other universities in the state of Texas, UT Austin ranks second in Rice University in terms of selectivity based on Business Journal studies that weigh SAT and middle-level acceptance and SAT levels. UT Austin was ranked the 18th most selective in the South. As a state public university, UT Austin is subject to Texas House Bill 588, which guarantees senior high school graduates in Texas over 10% of their admissions to public universities in Texas. A new state law granting UT (but no other state universities) exclusion of a portion of the top 10% rule, Senate Bill 175, was adopted by the 81st Legislature in 2009. It modified this acceptance policy by automatically limiting student admissions only up to 75% of new classes enter the state, beginning in 2011. The University will receive the top one percent, the top two percent and so on until the limit is reached; Today's universities recognize the top 7 percent. In addition, students accepted under Texas House Bill 588 are not guaranteed a choice in college or major, but are only guaranteed entry to the university as a whole. Many colleges, such as the Cockrell School of Engineering, have secondary requirements that must be met for admission.
For others who undergo traditional application processes, selectivity is considered "more selective" according to the Carnegie Foundation for Teaching Progress and by the US. News & amp; World Report . For Autumn 2017, 51,033 applied and 18,620 received (36.5%), and received, 45.2% registered. Among new students enrolled in Autumn 2017, the SAT score for 50% was midway between 570-690 for critical reading and 600-710 for math. ACT combined scores for 50% were in the range of 26 to 31. In terms of grade ratings, 74.4% of newly enrolled students were in the top 10% of their high school class and 91.7% were in the top rank.
Ratings
UT Austin is consistently upgraded among leading state universities in the country. Nationally, UT Austin is ranked 56th among all universities, and is tied for 18th place among state universities, according to the US. News & amp; World Report Rank ' s 2017. Internationally, UT Austin is ranked 30th in the "Best Global Universities" rank 2017 by US. News & amp; World Report , tied for the world ranking of 44 by the Academy Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) in 2016, 46th world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2015-16), and ranked 67th globally by QS World University Rankings (2016 -17).
UT Austin is considered the "Ivy Public" - a public university that provides Ivy League college experience in public schools, which has been ranked in almost every public list of "Public Ivies" since Richard Moll coined the term in 1985 book Public Ivies: A Guide for the best private colleges and universities in the United States . The other seven "Public Ivy" universities, according to Moll, are The College of William & amp; Mary, University of Miami, University of California, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, University of Vermont, and University of Virginia.
In the 2016 edition of the college edition, AS. News & amp; World Report ranked the Latin American Accounting and History Program as the top in the country and more than 50 other science, humanities and professional programs ranked 25th nationally. The College of Pharmacy is listed as the third best in the country and The School of Information (iSchool) is the sixth best in Library and Information Science. Among other rankings, the School of Social Work is 7th, the Jackson School of Geosciences is 8th for Earth Sciences, the Cockrell School of Engineering is tied for the 10th best (with the bachelor engineering program tied to the 11th best in the country), the Nursing School is tied to 13th, University of Texas School of Law is 14th, Lyndon B. Johnson Public School Affairs of 16, and McCombs School of Business tied to 16th best (with a bachelor's business program tied for the 7th best in the country).
The University of Texas School of Architecture ranks second among the national undergraduate programs in 2012.
The 2005 Bloomberg survey placed the fifth school among all business schools and first among the general business schools for a large number of alumni who were CEOs of the S & P 500. Similarly, the 2005 report USA Today rated the university as "the number one source of 1,000 new Fortune CEOs." A "refund" analysis published by SmartMoney in 2011 that compares the salaries of graduates to school costs concludes that schools are the second best value of all universities in the country, behind only Georgia Tech. A Study Database College 2013 found UT is 22 in the country in terms of lifetime income increase by graduates.
Research
For the 2014-2015 cycle, the university was awarded more than $ 580 million in sponsored projects, and has received over 300 patents since 2003. UT Austin has a Technology Commercialization Office, a technology transfer center that serves as a bridge between laboratory research and commercial development. In 2009, UT Austin created nine new companies to commercialize technology developed at the university and has created 46 start-ups in the last seven years. The UT Austin license agreement earned $ 10.9 million in revenue for universities in 2009.
Research at UT Austin is mostly focused on engineering and physical sciences, and the university is the world's leading research institute in fields such as computer science. Energy is a major research drive, with federally funded projects on biofuels, batteries and solar cell technology, and storage of geological carbon dioxide, water purification membranes, among others. In 2009, UT Austin established the Energy Institute, led by former Deputy Secretary for Science Raymond L. Orbach, to organize and advance multi-disciplinary energy research. While the university has no medical school, it has medical programs related to other campus and allied health professional programs, as well as major research programs in the fields of pharmacy, biomedical engineering, neuroscience, and others.
In 2010, UT Austin opened the $ 100 million Pediatric Research Institute of Dell to improve medical research at the university and set up a medical research complex, and related medical school, in Austin.
UT Austin operates several major complementary research centers. The world's third largest telescope, Hobby-Eberly Telescope, and three other large telescopes are part of the McDonald Observatory of UT Austin, 450 miles (720 km) west of Austin. The university manages nearly 300 hectares (120 acres) of biological field laboratories, including the Brackenridge Field Laboratory in Austin. Agile Technology Center focuses on software development challenges. The J.J. Pickle Research Campus (PRC) is home to the Texas Advanced Computing Center that operates the Ranger supercomputer, one of the world's strongest supercomputers as well as the Microelectronics Research Center that houses micro and nanoelectronics research and features 15,000 square feet (1,400 m 2 ) cleanroom for device fabrication.
Founded in 1946, UT Austin's Applied Research Laboratory in China has developed or tested most of the Navy's high-frequency sonar equipment. In 2007, the Navy awarded it a research contract funded up to $ 928 million over ten years. The Institute for Advanced Technology, founded in 1990 and located in the West Acar Research Building, supports the US Army with basic and applied research in several areas.
UT Austin Transportation Research Center is a nationally recognized research institute focusing on transportation, education, and public service research. Established in 1963 as a Highway Research Center, its projects address almost all aspects of transport, including economics, multimodal systems, traffic congestion assistance, transport policies, materials, structures, transit, environmental impacts, driver behavior, land use, geometric design , accessibility, and sidewalks.
In 2013, UT Austin announced the naming of the O'Donnell Building for Engineering and Applied Computing Science. The O'Donnell Foundation of Dallas, led by Peter O'Donnell and his wife, Edith Jones O'Donnell, have awarded more than $ 135 million to UT Austin between 1983 and 2013. UT Austin President William C. Powers declares O'Donnells "Among the greatest supporters of the University of Texas in its 130-year history, their transformative generosity is based on confidence in our power to change society for the better." In 2008, O'Donnell pledged $ 18 million to finance the recruitment of UT Austin faculty members doing research in mathematics, computers, and various disciplines; the vow is matched by W. A. ​​"Tex" Moncrief Jr., an oilman and philanthropist from Fort Worth.
Endowment
Thirty percent of university donations come from the Permanent University Fund (PUF), with nearly $ 15 billion in assets in 2007. The University of Texas System gets two-thirds of the University Funds Available, the annual distribution of PUF revenues. The district-level policy requires at least 45 percent of this money goes to university to "enrich the program." By taking two-thirds and doubling it by 45 percent, we get 30 percent which is the minimum amount of AUF revenue that can be distributed to schools under current policies. However, the Bupati may decide to allocate additional amounts to the university. Also, most of the University of Texas's share of the AUF system is used for its debt service obligations, partly spent on the Austin campus. The Bupati may change the 45 percent minimum share of the University of Texas System to go to the Austin campus at any time, although it may be politically difficult.
The yields of the land used in 1839 and 1876, as well as the oil money, consisted of a majority of PUF. At one time, PUF was the primary source of income for two Texas university systems, the University of Texas System and Texas A & amp; M University System; Today, however, his income accounts for less than 10 percent of the university's annual budget. It has challenged the university to enhance sponsored research and personal donations. Personally-financed donations contribute more than $ 2 billion to the university's total donations.
Student life
Student profile
For Autumn 2011, the university enrolled 38,437 graduates, 11,497 graduates and 1,178 law students. Overseas and international students comprise 9.1% of undergraduate student bodies and 20.1% of the total students, with students from all 50 states and over 120 foreign countries - notably, the Republic of Korea, followed by the People's Republic of China, India , Mexico, and Taiwan. For Autumn 2015, the undergraduate student body is 48.9% male and 51.1% female. The top three undergraduate majors in 2009 are Biological Sciences, Business Not Determined, and Psychology, while the three largest graduate majors are Business Administration (MBA), Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Pharmacy (PharmD).
Home life
The campus has fourteen dormitories, most recently opened in spring 2007. Housing on campus can accommodate over 7,100 students. Jester Center is the largest hostel with 2,945 capacity. Academic registration exceeds housing capacity on campus; as a result, most students must live in private dormitories, housing cooperatives, apartments, or with Greek organizations and other off-campus residences. The Housing and Food Services division, which already has the largest market share of 7,000 of the approximately 27,000 beds on the campus area, plans to expand to 9,000 beds.
Student organization
The University recognizes over 1,300 student organizations. In addition, he supports three official student governance organizations that represent student interests to the faculty, administrators, and Legislature of Texas. The Student Government, founded in 1902, is the oldest governmental organization and represents the interests of students in general. The Senate of the College Board represents students in academic affairs and coordinates the college councils, and the Graduate Student Assembly represents the interest of graduate students. The University Student Activity Center serves as a student activity center on campus. The Friar Society serves as the oldest honorary society in the university. Texas Orange Jackets, founded in 1923, is the oldest women's honors service organization on campus and empowers young women leaders to serve campus and community. Texas 4000 for Cancer is another student organization, which also doubles as an Austin-based nonprofit, which hosts a 4,500 mile bike ride from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska, which has so far raised more than $ 5 million for cancer research and patient support services since its inception in 2004.
Greek Life
The University of Texas at Austin is home to an active Greek community. Approximately 14 percent of undergraduate students are in a fraternity or student association. With more than 65 national branches, the Greek community of universities is one of the largest in the country. These chapters are under the authority of one of the six Greek board communities, the Interfraternity Council, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, the Pan-Hellenic Council of Asia Texas, the Hellenic Latin Harvest Council, the Multicultural Greek Council, and the Panhellenic Council of the University. Other registered student organizations also name themselves with Greek letters and are called affiliates. They are not part of any of the six councils but have all the same privileges and responsibilities of any other organization. Most Greek houses are west of the Drag in the Western Campus environment.
Media
Students express their opinions in and out of the class through magazines including Longhorn Life, Longhorn Life, The Daily Texan (the most award-winning daily newspaper in the United States) , and Texas Travesty . During the airwaves, students' voices are heard through Texas Student Television (K29HW-D) and KVRX Radio.
The Computer Writing and Research Laboratory of the Department of Rhetoric and Writing of the university also hosts the Blogora, a blog for "linking rhetoric, rhetorical methods and theory, and rhetoric to public life" by the Rhetoric Society of America.
Tradition
The tradition at the University of Texas is perpetuated through several symbols and the medium of the school. At athletics events, students often sing "Texas Battle", a university struggle song while displaying hand gestures Horn Horns Hook - a gesture imitating the school's horn mascot, Bevo Texas Longhorn.
Athletics
The University of Texas offers a wide range of university and intramural sports programs. By 2015, the university's athletic program is ranked ninth in the country among the Division I schools according to the National Association of Athletics Director of Higher Education. Due to the breadth of sports offered and the quality of the program, Texas was voted "Best Sports College of America" ​​in a 2002 analysis by Sports Illustrated. Texas is also listed as the No. 1 Client's College License Company for the second year in a row in terms of the amount of annual trademark royalties received from the sale of fan merchandise. But this ranking is based solely on clients from the Collegiate License Company, which does not handle licenses for about three dozen major schools including Ohio State, USC, and UCLA.
Varsity sports
The university men's and women's athletic teams are called Longhorns. A member of the Southwest Conference Charter until dissolved in 1996, Texas now competes in the 12th Conference of the NCAA Division I-FBS. Texas has won 50 national championships total, 42 of which are NCAA national championships.
The University of Texas is traditionally regarded as a campus soccer powerhouse. Through the 2015 season, Longhorns was ranked seventh in the all-time list for the winning percentage and third all the time for total victory. The team experienced the greatest success under coach Darrell Royal, winning three national championships in 1963, 1969, and 1970. It won a fourth title under head coach Mack Brown in 2005 after a 41-38 win over unbeaten Southern California in 2006. Rose Bowl.
In recent years, the men's basketball team has become famous, progressing to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen Tournament in 2002 and 2004, Elite Eight in 2006 and 2008, and Final Four in 2003.
The University's baseball team is one of the best in the country. It has made more trips to College World Series (35) than any other school, and it posted wins in 1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, and 2005.
In addition, swimming and dive team of highly successful university men and women claimed sixteen NCAA Division titles, with men's teams having 13 titles, more than any other division 1 team. The swimming team was first developed under coach Tex Robertson. In particular, the men's team was led by Eddie Reese, who served as male head coach at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, ​​the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
People
Faculty
In autumn 2016, the school employs 3,128 full-time faculty, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 18.86 to 1. Nobel Prize winners, Pulitzer Prizes, National Science Medal, National Technology Medal, Turing Award, Emmy Award and numerous awards others. Nine Nobel Laureates or has been affiliated with UT Austin. Research spending on UT Austin exceeds $ 550 million for the 2013-2014 school year.
Alumni
Texas Exes is an official UT alumni organization. The Alcalde , founded in 1913 and pronounced "all-call-days," is a university alumni magazine.
At least 15 graduates have served in the US Senate or the US House of Representatives, including Lloyd Bentsen '42 who served in both Houses. Members of the presidential cabinet include former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson '75, and James Baker '57, former US Education Minister William J. Bennett, and former US Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans '73. Former First Lady Laura Bush '73 and Jenna '04 daughter both graduated from Texas, as well as former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson '33 & amp; '34 and his eldest daughter, Lynda. In foreign governments, the university has been represented by Fernando BelaÃÆ'ºnde Terry '36 (42nd President of Peru), Mostafa Chamran (former Minister of Defense for Iran), and Abdullah al-Tariki (co-founder of OPEC). In addition, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority, Salam Fayyad, graduated from university with a PhD in economics. Tom C. Clark, J.D. '22, served as US Attorney General from 1945 to 1949 and as Supreme Court Justice of the United States from 1949 to 1967.
Alumni in academia including 26th President College William & amp; Mary Gene Nichol '76, 10th President of Boston University Robert A. Brown '73 & amp; '75, and the 8th President of the University of Southern California John R. Hubbard. The university also graduated from Alan Bean '55, the fourth man who runs on the Moon. In addition, the alumni who have served as business leaders include Secretary of State and former CEO of ExxonMobil Corporation Rex Tillerson '75, Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell, and Gary C. Kelly, CEO of Southwest Airlines.
In literature and journalism, the school offers 20 Pulitzer Prizes to 18 former students, including Gail Caldwell and Ben Sargent '70. Walter Cronkite, a former CBS Evening News broadcaster once called the most trusted person in America, attended the University of Texas at Austin, as did CNN anchor Betty Nguyen '95. Alumnus J. M. Coetzee also received the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. Novelist Raymond Benson ('78) was the author of the James Bond novel between 1996 and 2002, the only American to be assigned to write it. Donna Alvermann, a leading research professor at the University of Georgia, the Department of Education also graduated from the University of Texas, as did Wallace Clift ('49) and Jean Dalby Clift ('50, JD '52), author of several books on religious psychology and spiritual growth. Famous alumni authors also include Kovid Gupta ('2010), author of several best-selling books, and Alireza Jafarzadeh author of "The Iran Threat: President Ahmadinejad and Coming Nuclear Crisis" and television commentator ('82, MS). Although excommunicated from UT, former Texas student and writer John Patric later became a renowned author for National Geographic, Reader's Digest, and bestselling author of 1940 Why Japan Strong .
UT Alumni also includes 28 Rhodes Scholars, 26 Truman Scholars, 20 Marshall Scholars, and nine astronauts.
Several musicians and entertainers attended the university. Janis Joplin, the posthumous American singer inaugurated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame who received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award attending the university, as happened in February 1955 Playboy Playmate of the Month and Golden Globe recipient Jayne Mansfield. Composer Harold Morris is a graduate of 1910. Noted film director, cinematographer, writer and editor Robert Rodriguez is Longhorn, as are actors Eli Wallach and Matthew McConaughey, who recently teach university classes. Rodriguez dropped out of university after two years to pursue a career in Hollywood but completed a degree from the Radio-Television-Film department on May 23, 2009. Rodriguez also gave a keynote address at the university's commencement ceremony. Radio-Television Alumni Mark Dennis and Ben Foster took their feature film award, Strings, to the American film festival circuit in 2011. Web and television actress Felicia Day and film actress Renà ©  © e Zellweger attended the university. Day graduated with a degree in music (violin) and mathematics, while Zellweger graduated with a BA in English. Writer and recording artist Phillip Sandifer graduated with a degree in History. Michael "Burnie" Burns is an actor, writer, film director and film producer who graduated with a degree in Computer Science. He, along with UT graduate, Matt Hullum, also founded the Austin-based production company, Rooster Teeth, which produced many hit shows including the award-winning Internet series, Red vs. Blue . Farrah Fawcett, one of the original Charlie's Angels , went after his junior year to pursue a modeling career. The founders of the Tiff's Treats bakery chain established their business while attending UT, offering warm cake delivery to fellow students. Actor Owen Wilson and writer/director Wes Anderson attended the university, where they wrote Bottle Rocket together which became Anderson's first film. Author and producer Charles Olivier is Longhorn. Likewise, filmmakers and actors Mark Duplass and his brother Jay Duplass, a major contributor to the mumblecore movie genre. Another famous writer, Rob Thomas graduated with a BA in History in 1987 and later wrote a novel of young adult Rats Saw God and created the series of Veronica Mars. Illustrator, author and alum Felicia Bond is famous for his illustrations in the children's book series, starting with If You Give Mouse, Cookie . Taiwanese singer-songwriter, producer, actress Cindy Yen (birth name Cindy Wu) graduated with a double degree in Music (piano performances) and Broadcasting Journalism in 2008. Compilers and compilers Jack Cooper received the title D.M.A. in 1999 from UT Austin in composition and has taught in higher education and became known internationally through the music publishing industry.
Many alumni have succeeded in professional sports. Legendary football coach pro Tom Landry '49 attended the university as an industrial engineering major but interrupted his education after a semester to serve in the United States Air Force Corps during World War II. After the war, he returned to university and played fullback and defended himself again at the winner of the Longhorns bowl match on New Year's Day of 1948 and 1949. Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens entered MLB after helping the Longhorns win the 1983 College World Series. Three-time NBA champion Kevin Durant entered the 2007 NBA Draft and was voted second overall behind Greg Oden, having swept the National Player of the Year player, becoming the first freshman to win any of the awards. After becoming the first freshman in school history to lead Texas in judgment and named Big 12 Freshman of the Year, Daniel Gibson entered the 2006 NBA draft and was selected in the second round by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Some Olympic medalists have also attended the school, including the 2008 Olympic Summer athletes, Ian Crocker '05 (world swimming holder and two Olympic gold medalists) and 4 ÃÆ'â € "400m relay to win the Sanya Richards Olympic gold medalist '06. Mary Lou Retton (the first female gymnast outside Eastern Europe to win the Olympic title, five Olympic medalists, and Sportswoman of the Year 1984 Sports Illustrated also attended the university. Garrett Weber-Gale, twice Olympic gold medalist, and world record holder in two events, is a swimmer for the school. Also an alumni is Dr. Robert Cade, inventor of Gatorade sports drinks. In a large global philanthropy, the university is honored by Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation.
Other notable alumni include prominent businessmen Red McCombs, Diane Pamela Wood, the first female chief justice of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, and chemist Donna J. Nelson. Also an alumnus is Admiral William H. McRaven, credited for organizing and executing Operation Neptune's Spear, a special ops attack that led to the death of Osama bin Laden. Oveta Culp Hobby, the first woman to gain the rank of a colonel in the US Army, the first commander and director of the Women's Army Corps, the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare attended the university as well.
Keene Prize for Literature
The Keene Prize for Literature is the student literary award given by the university. With a $ 50,000 prize, it is claimed to be "one of the greatest literary prizes in the world". An additional $ 50,000 is shared between three finalists. The purpose of this award is to "help maintain the university status as a prime location for emerging authors", and to recognize the winners and their work. Prize was established in 2006, at the College of Liberal Arts. Named after E. L. Keene, a university graduate in 1942.
See also
- List of University of Texas at Austin presidents
- The University of Texas at Austin receives controversy
- Institute of Computational and Science Techniques
- ArchNet - The joint project between university and MIT on Islamic architecture
- Elementary School of the University of Texas
- The University of Texas at Austin High School
- Cactus Cafe
- Silicon Hills
- Texas Iron Nails
References
External links
- Official website
- The University of Texas on the Austin Athletics website
- The University of Texas at Austin from the Texas Online Handbook
- Ã, "Texas, University". The New Encyclopedia of Collier . 1921.
- Ã, "Texas, University". New Student Reference Work . 1914.
- Ã, "Texas, University". New International Encyclopedia . 1905.
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