Institutional Priorities
We provide leadership and support to the campus community through initiatives that advance the academic mission of the university. Working collaboratively with campus leaders and stakeholders, these initiatives support the creation of knowledge and discovery and improve access to resources and opportunities.
University
The Ally accessibility platform helps to improve digital course content and make it more accessible and user-friendly for all students.
Faculty
The Academy of Distinguished Teachers at the University of Texas at Austin is emblematic of the university’s commitment to excellence in teaching. The Academy provides leadership in improving the quality and depth of the undergraduate experience.
Faculty
The purpose of this resource is to assist faculty, instructors, and graduate students to develop an understanding of the potential benefits, complexity and dilemmas associated with the use of generative AI (GenAI) tools in higher education and how this understanding can be used to develop new approaches to teaching.
Undergraduate
The Flags Review Committee will be tasked with performing a review and analysis of our University’s Flags to ensure they empower our students for success in an ever-changing world.
University
The University strives to create a dynamic and engaging community of teaching and learning where students feel intellectually challenged; build knowledge and skills; and develop critical thinking, creativity and intellectual curiosity.
University
The Contextualization & Commemoration Initiative celebrate members of the UT Austin community who worked to advance equity and inclusivity for an institution composed of and serving all Texans.
University
The UT Digital Badging Initiative (DBI) enhances the academic mission of the University by recognizing learning through verifiable, sharable and metadata-rich digital credentials.
Faculty
Annually, nearly $2 million in awards are distributed across The University of Texas at Austin. The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost administers the selection university-wide teaching awards.
Undergraduate
International work experience develops important skills, builds resumes, and expands professional networks. Faculty-Driven Internships provide students with the opportunity to intern or conduct research abroad under the guidance of a UT Austin professor.
Faculty
Provides career development, training, and mentoring resources to support faculty members, particularly underrepresented faculty members, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students.
University
UT Austin is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, masters, professional, and doctorate degrees.
Faculty
A new one-year, scholarship-focused 1:1 mentoring program for tenured and tenure-track faculty that augments traditional, within-department faculty mentoring at UT by facilitating mentor-mentee pairing across departments, or even across colleges.
Faculty
Provost's Teaching Fellows at UT Austin are dedicated faculty from diverse disciplines and ranks, working to enhance teaching and campus culture.
Faculty
The Texas Global Virtual Exchange Initiative encourages UT Austin faculty to co-create collaborative online international learning courses with peers at universities around the world. Virtual exchanges foster meaningful, sustainable, and accessible international experiences for all UT Austin students.
Faculty
Texas Global Faculty Research Seed Grants support faculty with peer collaborators at institutions abroad to conduct research that addresses global challenges.
Undergraduate
In 2020, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and UT Austin began a historic new partnership to close the gap in graduation rates across income levels. This effort will dramatically expand individualized support services for all Pell-eligible students through UT for Me – Powered by Dell Scholars program.
Faculty
UT Sage is a virtual instructional designer and AI Tutor designed by UT Austin experts to support the responsible use of generative AI in teaching and learning.
Undergraduate & Graduate
Longhorn Textbook Access (LTA) is a new initiative designed to reduce the cost of digital textbooks and other digital course materials for students. Faculty choose the learning materials that best support their course objectives as they have done in the past, and LTA helps provide students access to the materials at the lowest possible cost. This university-wide initiative is coordinated in partnership with the University Co-op.
Undergraduate & Graduate
Global Career Launch is an innovative comprehensive global internship framework for undergraduate and graduate students to engage in high-impact work and research experiences abroad.
Students & Alumni
Texas Exes and Texas Career Engagement partnered with colleges and schools across the university to launch HookedIn, the official networking platform for UT Austin students and alumni to connect, grow and give back.
Faculty
Simple Syllabus is a tool available to all instructors and teaching assistants at UT Austin. It provides a platform that allows faculty to use pre-made templates to customize and publish interactive syllabi directly in Canvas.
Undergraduate & Graduate
As part of the University’s commitment to providing exceptional customer service to support student success, Texas One Stop for Enrollment Services was developed in November 2019 to maximize service to students and make it easier for them to get help with registration, financial aid, and billing in one central location.