UT Dallas

April 27, 2020

Awards and Acknowledgements

  • Olivia Cicci, assistant women's basketball coach, has been named the Small College Women's Basketball Assistant Coach of the Year by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. This is her first season with the Comets.
  • Congratulations to Evelyn Kosalka, who has been accepted into the Higher Education Administration program at UT San Antonio. She will begin in August.

Vice President for Student Affairs

  • Colleagues: We are creating a virtual programming working group for the division. I know many of you already are using virtual platforms to deliver programs and services. We will be soliciting volunteers to serve on this division-wide committee to explore the concept further. Watch your email for information.
 



Dean of Students

Community Standards and Conduct

  • Cases for the week of April 13: Student code of conduct (2), academic dishonesty (12).
 

Health & Wellness Initiatives

Counseling Center

  • Clinical services/sessions for the week of April 13: Teletherapy consultations (14), teletherapy counseling (47), teletherapy crisis (2), teletherapy psychiatric evaluations (4), teletherapy psychiatric follow ups (28), teletherapy ED assessment (1), teletherapy groups (2), teletherapy WPATH (1), teletherapy outreach (1).
  • Center for Students in Recovery services for the week of April 13: Recovery planning (6), recovery outreach (7), Nourish (5), bullet journaling (2), Fun Friday (2).
  • April 28: Recovery Ally Training, 10 a.m. via Teams.
  • May 1: Netflix watch party, 4 p.m., via Instagram.
 

Wellness Center

  • April 27-May 8: Virtual Stressbusters.
  • April 29: Wellness Wednesday, via Instagram.
  • April 29: Watercooler Wednesday for staff, 10-10:15 a.m., Teams.
  • April 29: Watercooler Wednesday for staff, 3-3:15 p.m., Teams.
 

Student Engagement Initiatives

Intercultural Programs

  • Now providing "Live Lunches" for students, on Instagram.
  • To celebrate their involvement in the iFriend program, ICP will host a virtual banquet for participants the week of April 27.
  • Registration for International Student Orientation is now open for students entering in summer and fall.
 

Student Development

  • April 30: SOC's end-of-year video, "Every Second Counts," will be posted, 6 p.m., via @UTDSOC social media accounts.
  • Interested in completing the Student Leadership Challenge virtually? Contact [email protected] to be added.
  • Nominees and winners of the 2019-20 Student Leadership Awards will be announced soon on social media.
 

Student Volunteerism

  • This week's virtual volunteer opportunities include the below organizations.
  • Smithsonian Digital Volunteering: Help make the Smithsonian collections more accessible by transcribing historical documents.
  • Reading Partners: Help students who are behind in reading to learn fundamentals and meet their reading at grade level.
  • Operation Photo Rescue: If you are skilled in Photoshop, apply to help restore photos that have been damaged in disasters.
 

Student Transition Initiatives

Student Transition Programs

 

University Career Center

  • April 28: ExP Virtual Seminar Series: I Have a Remote Internship, Now What?, 1-2 p.m.
  • April 29: Virtual Power Hour: Self Discovery Amidst Social Distancing, 12-1 p.m.
  • May 1: New hire student employee orientation, 10-11:30 a.m.
 

University Housing

Residential Life/LLC

  • In February, Cody Queen, Laura Glasgow, Ryan Wasilewski, Kacie Sherrell and Evelyn Kosalka presented at the regional SWACUHO conference. Topics included student involvement, student belonging and career development.
  • Staff in University Housing have created video highlights about their time at home using the hashtag UTDAloneTogether. Watch on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
 



Galerstein Gender Center

  • Every Friday, 12 p.m., Story Time with Matt. Follow GGC social media for details and updates.
 

Multicultural Center

  • April 30: WISE: Women of Color Discussion Group, Noon., via Teams. RSVP required.
  • May 9: Multicultural Achievement Ceremony, via Teams.
 
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