...
General
Office of the Dean of Students
The Student Services Building (SSB) houses the Office of the Dean of Students, which offers many services for students. Below are some of the services offered:
- Financial Services
- Judicial Services
- Legal Services for Students
- Multicultural Information Center
- Student Ombuds Services
- Services for Students with Disabilities
- Student Activities and Leadership Development
- Student Government
Technology
The University ITS Help and Service Desk provides students, faculty, and staff at UT Austin with a central point of contact for computer help and questions.
...
Some Educational Psychology classes require students to use specific statistical software. Check with your program Area Chair and your instructor to see if there are licenses available for students to utilize. If purchase is required, be sure to check the Campus Computer Store for software discounts.
Career
Graduate School's Career Resources for Graduate Students >
...
Graduate student instructors and teaching assistants (AIs and TAs) contribute greatly to the level of teaching excellence at UT Austin. The Center for Teaching and Learning's Graduate Student Instructor Program provides opportunities to advance your pedagogical, professional, and personal development. The program also provides assistance to graduate students with of writing teaching philosophies, syllabi, course goals, assessments, and teaching portfolios.
Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE)
The Division of Diversity and Community Engagement is a national model for integrating diversity and community engagement into the core mission of a university. It works with a broad range of student, faculty, staff, and community constituents to help The University of Texas at Austin connect its intellectual resources to communities across Texas and offer education to those who may face the greatest challenges in accessing it. The Division focuses on four core pillars: student success, campus inclusion, community engagement and DEI leadership.
Parking & Transportation
Parking
Faculty, staff, and students may buy a parking permit from the Parking & Transportation Services Office. There are several permit options available, ranging from garage, surface lot, and general parking, some of which are dependent on employment or enrollment status.
...
Always be sure to read the signs if parking on campus, as many areas have designed parking hours, time limits, and permit restrictions.
Public Transportation
Many students opt to use public transportation instead of parking on campus. UT students may ride the Capital Metro buses, MetroRail, and MetroRapid free of charge by using their UT ID card.
Student Protections
University Policy on Academic Complaints
Graduate students have the right to seek redress of any grievance related to their academic affairs. Students may seek to to resolve grievances informally between the student and the faculty member most directly involved or, such efforts failing, with the Graduate Adviser, the Chair of the Graduate Studies Committee, and/or the Department Chair. Formal grievance policies are detailed below.
Petitions
A student in the Department of Educational Psychology has the right to petition the GSC, through the GSC Executive Committee, on matters relating to their academic progress, including requests for a leave of absence, waiver of degree requirements, etc. To file a petition, you should first work with your program Area Chair, who will need to obtain support of your request from the Graduate Adviser, who will then petition the GSC Executive Committee if the request is supported.
...
When serious issues cannot be resolved informally, the graduate student will have recourse to further formal grievance procedures.
University Policies Protecting Students
The University has numerous policies protecting the rights of students, all covered in the General Information Catalog.
...
- Equal educational opportunity
- Prohibition of sexual harassment of students
- Prohibition of racial harassment of students
- Prohibition of sexual assault
- Policy on AIDS and HIV infection
- Residency regulations
- Scholastic dishonesty (under Institutional Rules)
Student Grievance Procedure for Non-academic Complaints
Complaints related to non-academic issues (such as sexual or racial harassment or sexual assault) are handled by the Office of the Dean of Students.
Student Employee Grievances
Student employees (TAs, AIs, etc.) who have grievances should refer to the policies in the Handbook of Operating Procedures.
Student Ombuds Services
The Student Ombuds Services office serves as a neutral third party providing assistance to students who have University-related complaints of a non-legal nature. The Ombuds office is authorized to investigate grievances involving both academic and nonacademic concerns and recommend corrective measures. Any case considered inappropriate may be declined by the Ombudsperson. Seeking assistance from the Student Ombuds Services office is most appropriate if remedies within the student’s area/program, Department, and Graduate School have been unsatisfactory.
...