Category: Donation

Goldman Sachs Terrace Opening Event Draws a Crowd More than 200 students and campus leaders from The University of Texas at Dallas gathered in the outdoor courtyard of the Engineering and Computer Science West building to celebrate the grand opening of the Goldman Sachs Terrace on March 28, 2022. Goldman Sachs has sponsored six scholarships […]

Axxess’ Gift Establishes New Computer Science Scholarship Fund Axxess, a health care technology company founded by its CEO and University of Texas at Dallas alumnus John Olajide BS’04, has donated $500,000 to establish the Axxess Scholars Program for computer science students. In honor of Axxess’ contributions, the atrium of the Engineering and Computer Science West […]

UT Dallas Computer Science Students Get New Internship Opportunity with State Farm Via NBC DFW – Computer Science students at University of Texas at Dallas are participating in a new, “remote” internship opportunity with State Farm. “This is a first here at UT Dallas,” said Pete Poorman, a corporate relations manager for UTD. “We are excited […]

Alumnus Gives in Support of National Society of Black Engineers During a pause from a busy workday, Niyi “John” Olajide BSTE’04 sits at a conference table overlooking the Dallas North Tollway to visit with four engineering students who want to know about his career journey. Olajide is young, successful and philanthropic: At 34 years old, he is […]

UT Dallas CS and Samsung Join Forces to Offer First Ever Mobile VR Course This past fall, UT Dallas, in collaboration with Samsung Electronics America, provided UT Dallas Computer Science students the opportunity to participate in an in-depth Virtual Reality (VR) course. Samsung donated 30 Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition head-mounted displays (HMDs) along with 30 Samsung […]

Samsung donates $28K of Virtual Reality Equipment to UT Dallas for VR course This semester Samsung Electronics America, a global leader in technology, donated 30 Samsung Gear VR (virtual reality) Innovator Edition head-mounted displays (HMDs) along with 30 Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphones to the UT Dallas Virtual Reality course instructed by Dr. Ryan McMahan. The donations would not have been […]