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The university will remain closed on Friday, February 4, 2022. All classes and events will be canceled, and UT shuttle buses will not run. We will resume normal campus operations at 8 a.m. Saturday, February 5.

Campus will be closed Thursday, February 3, 2022. We will update the community Thursday afternoon regarding plans for Friday’s campus operations. We will reopen when conditions are determined to be safe: emergency.utexas.edu

Thank you, Michael & Susan and the @DellFdn! @UTAustin is thrilled to be partnering with you to make change at scale – alongside thousands of outstanding UT students who will be forever impacted by your vision! 🤘

Proactive Community Testing is available this week! UT students, faculty and staff who are 100% healthy are invited to view the schedule and book a quick and easy asymptomatic COVID-19 test.

The spring semester starts now 🤘 You got this, Longhorns

Warm wishes to you and yours! The university will be closed Friday, Dec. 24 through Friday, Dec. 31 for winter break, and our office will resume normal business hours on Monday, Jan. 3.

Thank you to everyone who has been a part of celebrating our #FirstGenLonghorns this week! First-Generation College Celebration Week is one of our favorite annual campus events and we've been so proud to celebrate this community of trail-blazing scholars.

"First-generation students and their families do not know what to expect when their child goes to college. The transition was a learning process, hoping every decision I made was the right one." — JoAnn Laura Robledo, Impact Scholar and Nursing/Pre-Medical major, #UT25

"Despite my family’s lack of experience in the American university system, they have molded me to seek self-motivation and I can achieve and operate in the same sphere as non-first generation students." — Sedem Kakrada, Impact Scholar and Public Health major, #UT25

We're wrapping up First-Generation College Celebration Week with five exciting events, including a virtual event hosted by @UTexasAbroad and discussion groups hosted by Longhorn SHARE Project and the Counseling and Mental Health Center! See the schedule: firstgeneration.utexas.edu

"As a first-gen grad, I carried a mixed sense of pride and pressure. I was making a major step to change the generational trajectory of my family. As a UT staff member, I love supporting our first-gen community!" — @jmtownsend7, @TexasOnRamps College Algebra Course Manager, #UT12

UT Austin is home to more #FirstGenLonghorns than ever before🤘 Meet 2 students who share how they found their community, as we recognize 10K+ first-gen students during First-Generation College Celebration Week: bit.ly/PODCASTFirstge… #CelebrateFirstGen #FirstGenForward

"As a member of the first-gen community, I recognize that we are strong, resilient and present. I am proud to be a doctoral student and use my power to advocate for support and equity for other underrepresented students." — @agvielma, PhD in Educational Psychology, #UT24

"A veteran is someone who was willing to risk everything to ensure that you and I have the liberties we take for granted at times." We’re proud to celebrate @TexasSteveHicks student Sephora Ngoma and all Longhorn veterans 🇺🇸🤘 utex.as/3D8KhWS

UPDATE: Today at 11 AM "Do's and Donuts: Do You Know What You Don't Know?" with @UTUnivOmbuds will be held in GAR 1.134. You won't want to miss this session!

Hey #FirstGenLonghorns, our Do's and Donuts event is being held in GAR 1.134. We'll see you at 11am!

Start & end your Thursday right — with donuts at a Q&A about being first-gen at @UTAustin & a complimentary FirstGiving meal at Littlefield Patio Cafe — + pick from 4 workshops & gatherings to round out Day 5 of First-Generation College Celebration Week! ow.ly/6Zvg50GLpPT

"Being first-generation means ending the cycle of generational ignorance, poverty — proving to myself that no matter how difficult life is, if I set a goal, I will reach it." — Prince-Devshon Day, English, #UT22 #FirstGenLonghorns

"Being first-generation means breaking barriers and setting an example for generations to come." — Azucena Nazar Arocena, Public Relations, #UT24 #FirstGenLonghorns #FirstGenForward

FREE Career Closet Pop-Up event happening today on Speedway from 12:30-2pm, stop by this afternoon!