Category: Event

CS @ UT Dallas Celebrates its Graduates at Fall Ceremonies

CS @ UT Dallas Celebrates its Graduates at Fall Ceremonies Graduation represents the culmination of a journey and the attainment of a goal. UT Dallas celebrated graduation this fall with each of the University’s schools hosting their own ceremonies — 12 total, plus a doctoral hooding ceremony presided over by their respective deans. The graduation […]

HackUTD Hosts its Largest Hackathon

HackUTD Hosts its Largest Hackathon A hackathon is a hub for out-of-the-box thinking that fosters divergent creativity, ranging from extending the reach of existing solutions to discovering all-new solutions. People may see different problems or see the same problem from different angles, and when put together in teams, they collectively pool their roles and skill […]

Goldman Sachs Terrace Opening Event Draws a Crowd

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 […]

HackUTD VIII Challenges Students To Use Their Imagination And Knowledge To Change The Lives Of Real People Through Finding Solutions To Real Problems

HackUTD VIII Challenges Students To Use Their Imagination And Knowledge To Change The Lives Of Real People Through Finding Solutions To Real Problems The University of Texas at Dallas Computer Science Department and the UT Dallas ACM hosted one of the largest hackathons in Texas for its 8th iteration last fall. HackUTD encourages students to use their […]

Graduating Software Engineer Delivers Speech At The Jonsson School’s Fall’21 Commencement Ceremony

Graduating Software Engineer Delivers Speech At The Jonsson School’s Fall’21 Commencement Ceremony Esteemed faculty, fellow graduates, friends and family, thank you for joining us this morning to celebrate a momentous occasion. My name is Renae Sedluk, and I am a second baccalaureate student receiving a bachelor’s of science in software engineering today. We are gathered […]

Big Idea Competition Showcases Burgeoning Startup Scene at UTD

Big Idea Competition Showcases Burgeoning Startup Scene at UTD Three pitch competitions were rolled into one awards ceremony that conferred more than $400,000 in prize money for the 2021 Big Idea Competition at The University of Texas at Dallas. The Nov. 9 ceremony, hosted by the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) in the Edith […]

CS Grads Return for Comet Rite of Passage at In-Person Commencement

CS Grads Return for Comet Rite of Passage at In-Person Commencement When the COVID-19 pandemic forced college seniors across the globe to finish their final semester online, it dramatically altered one of the most significant events of their lives: their college graduation ceremonies. This August, The University of Texas at Dallas held ten commencement ceremonies […]

For Esports, Year Full of Smashing Successes, New Energy

For Esports, Year Full of Smashing Successes, New Energy Although this year’s championship took place completely online, when the UT Dallas Super Smash Bros. Ultimate team won its second national title, the sense of victory was palpable. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University’s varsity athletics esports team spent its entire season meeting, practicing and […]

TexSAW Virtually Celebrates its 10th Year

TexSAW Virtually Celebrates its 10th Year Last fall, the UT Dallas Cyber Security Research and Education Institute (CSI), in conjunction with the UT Dallas Computer Science Department, virtually celebrated its 10th Annual Texas Security Awareness Week (TexSAW 2020). Each year, TexSAW brings together cybersecurity, computer science, and software engineering students from across Texas who are interested in […]

HackAI’21 Goes Virtual For Its Third AI Focused Hackathon

HackAI’21 Goes Virtual For Its Third AI Focused Hackathon Today, artificial intelligence is a buzzword that’s frequently mentioned. Still, many students are unaware of what it means, the subtopics within the field, and how they can get started and nurture their interests, especially beginners. The AI Society hopes to take the mystery out of this specialized niche […]