Orange Santa Gift Drive Concludes with Holiday Sing-along
December 5
Main Building, West Mall Steps
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Students, faculty and staff from The University of Texas at Austin will gather on the West Mall steps of the Main Building at noon on Dec. 5 to celebrate Songs of the Season, a holiday sing-along that will feature an appearance by Orange Santa.
Film Series Explores African Diaspora
September 29- December 1
Beauford H. Jester Center, Room A232
12:00 PM
Adam Williams, Radio-TV-Film graduate student, with support from the Center for African and African American Studies and the Black Graduate Student Association, presents a documentary series: "Africans throughout the Diaspora: Contemporary and Collective Oppression 500 Years Later." The series will run through both the fall and spring semesters.
Ambassador of India Examines Security Council Reform
December 1
Texas Union Theater
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The International Speakers Association presents a talk with Nirupam Sen, permanent Ambassador of India to the United Nations, who will discuss Security Council reform in the United Nations. The discussion will also explore the Indian perception of the Security Council.
Spanish Poet Ana Rossetti Discusses Her Work
December 2-4
Benedict Hall, Room 2.104
4:00 PM
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese presents a poetry reading by acclaimed poet Ana Rossetti on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
Discussion Examines Middle Eastern Security Challenges
December 3
Avaya Auditorium, ACES Building, Room 2.302
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law presents "Middle Eastern Security Challenges for Our New President" with General John Abizaid, former commander of the U.S. Central Command and current Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
Symposium Examines the New President and the LBJ Legacy
December 4-5
LBJ Library and Museum
As part of the yearlong Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Celebration, the LBJ School of Public Affairs will hold a symposium on "Policy Challenges for the New President and the LBJ Legacy."
Fall Commencement 2008
December 6
Frank Erwin Center
6:00 PM
Join the Class of 2008 to celebrate fall commencement at The University of Texas at Austin. A joint Liberal Arts commencement ceremony for Undergraduate Studies and Graduate Studies will be held at the Frank Erwin Center on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, at 6 p.m.
Final Exams
December 10-16
The last class day for the fall semester is Friday, Dec. 5 and final exams are Dec. 10-16. Check the Office of the Registrar's Web site for your final exam schedule.
Winter Break Schedule
December 22- January 2
The university will be closed Dec. 22 to Jan. 2. Classes begin for the spring semester Tuesday, Jan. 20.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 19
The university will be closed Monday, Jan. 19 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Symposium Celebrates Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged"
March 4
ACES Auditorium (ACE 2.302)
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
The Department of Philosophy will host the symposium "Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged: Celebrating the Best Within Us," Wednesday, March 4 at 4 p.m. Presenters will offer perspectives on the Russian-born philosopher's magnum opus, "Atlas Shrugged," both as philosophy and literature.