Faculty Update

Building Spring Momentum: Dates, Opportunities & Updates

Please share the following information with your colleagues and those you mentor.

Explore new grants, nomination opportunities and upcoming writing and research programs to support your academic work. 

In this issue…

Key Dates

  • Monday, Mar. 16 – Friday, Mar. 21
    • Spring Break
  • Monday, Apr. 3 – Friday, Apr. 17
    • Summer 2026 and Fall 2026 registration for continuing and readmitted students
  • Monday, Apr. 27
    • Last class day
  • Tuesday, Apr. 28 – Wednesday, Apr. 29 
    • Study days 
  • Thursday, Apr. 30 – Monday, May 1, 2 & 4 
    • Final Exams 
  • Monday, May 4 – Thursday, May 7 

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

UT Austin Sidney E. Mezes Award 
Each year, the Sidney E. Mezes Faculty Donation Committee recommends monetary awards to provide financial support for faculty members who may need assistance due to unexpected circumstances, such as an illness, accident or other calamity. To find out more about the award, apply for yourself or nominate a colleague experiencing hardship, please visit the the faculty awards webpage or email facultyaffairs@utexas.edu. Nominations are due by Friday, Mar. 13, 2026. 

Civitatis Award
The Office of the President is soliciting nominations for the 2026 Civitatis Award. The award is conferred upon one or two members of the faculty each year in recognition of dedicated and meritorious service to the University above and beyond the regular expectations of teaching, research and service. 

Eligibility and criteria for selection and the nomination and application processes are detailed on the Civitatis Award webpage. The President makes the final choice of the awardee(s) based on the recommendations of the Civitatis selection committee.

Please submit letters of nomination no later than Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 12 p.m. CST. Self- and other-nominations are allowed. 

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Date

February 5, 2026

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