Students

News of UT Dallas students’ achievements, experiences and contributions to the university and community.

Chess Team Gets Solid Workout at Meet

The four visiting grandmasters at the UT Dallas GM Invitational Tournament put up concrete resistance at every turn last week and gave the UT Dallas Chess Team members plenty of practice. read more

Management Students' Work Profits Food Bank

School of Management students came through in a big way this fall for clients of the North Texas Food Bank by collecting 1,188 pounds of food, or enough to provide about 1,520 meals. read more

Chess Team Charges Back into Action

The annual UT Dallas Grandmaster Invitational tournament gets under way on Wednesday, Nov. 26. read more

Debate Teams Excel in Largest Fall Tournament

Two UT Dallas debate teams returned from the Franklin R. Shirley Classic hosted by Wake Forest University with tournament results to be grateful for. read more

Execs Give MBA Students A Few Reality Lessons

Embrace change, invest in technology and make tough decisions based on research and instinct. That's just one message that Full-Time MBA students learned recently as part of the Executive Link program. read more

Extreme Field Trip Takes Students to Da Vinci

It's rare that a graduate class takes a 1,282-mile trip to see an exhibit, then flies back home in the same day. The chance to see original drawings by Leonardo da Vinci made the whirlwind itinerary worth it. read more

Residential Housing Association Wins Awards

The UT Dallas Residential Housing Association (RHA) recently took home seven awards - including best hall and top volunteer - from a competition with other university groups. read more

Scholarships Honor Artistic Contributions

Eight University of Texas at Dallas Art and Performance students were chosen as recipients of the 2008-2009 Bryce Jordan Scholarship Fund for the Arts' annual disbursement. read more

UT Dallas Keeps Grip on Pan-Am Chess Title

The UT Dallas "A" team reeled off five consecutive match victories, hesitating only in the final round when it played to a draw, to clinch first place in the 2007 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship. read more

Teammates Tie for 1st in UT Dallas Chess Meet

UT Dallas Chess Team colleagues Alejandro Ramirez and Davorin Kuljasevic tied for first place over the weekend in the university's Grandmaster Invitational Tournament. read more

Volunteers Wrap Up Campus Toy Drive With 400 Gifts

The UT Dallas Service Learning Leadership Council collected more than 400 items for neighborhood shelters and disadvantaged children in a holiday toy drive that ended Dec. 3. read more

No Lines Online: Pay Tuition @ EZPay

UT Dallas students can stand in one less line this holiday season by taking advantage of the EZPay option, which allows them to pay for tuition and fees online. read more

1,565 Earn Diplomas in Fall Ceremonies

In formal ceremonies of pomp and circumstance, sprinkled with a few tears of joy, UT Dallas awarded approximately 1,565 degrees at its December graduation ceremonies. read more

Chess Team Heading Back to the Boards

Hot on the heels of their Trans-Atlantic Cup victory, UT Dallas Chess Team members are gearing for battle again when they host the Grandmaster Invitational tournament Thursday. read more

30 Comet Athletes Win All-Conference Honors

Thirty UT Dallas student-athletes have been named members of the 2007 American Southwest Conference Academic All-Conference Team for fall sports. read more

Business Proposals Earn Compliments, Cash

An alerting system that enables hearing-impaired students to more easily participate in sports and a metering system that manages the two-way exchange of power between a plug-in electric vehicle's batteries and the power grid are the judges' top picks in the first UT Dallas Business Idea Competition. read more

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December 2, 2008