TX512

TX512 Host Sam Torres has a conversation with Marilyn Russell, Director of Sorority and Fraternity Life at UT Austin. Learn more about UT Austin Greek Organizations by visiting: https://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sfl/index.php.  

On this episode of TX512, Host Sam Torres talks Longhorn Welcome with Kayleigh Damphousse, Transition Coordinator in New Student Services. To learn more about Longhorn Welcome, log on to: http://longhornwelcome.utexas.edu/. 

In this episode, TX512 host Sam Torres has a conversation with Jessica Rodriguez, Associate Director of the Texas One Stop. As part of the university’s commitment to providing exceptional customer service to support student success, Texas One Stop for Enrollment Services was developed to maximize service to students and make it easier for them to get help with registration, financial aid, and billing in one central location.

Dr. Laura Brown (Ph.D., the University of Texas at Austin, 2015) is an Assistant Professor of Practice in Communication Studies and serves as Program Director for the University of Texas Semester in New York (UTNY). She teaches the Leadership & Urban Engagement course. To learn more, go to: https://utny.utexas.edu/ or follow @UTNYProgram on Instagram. 

In this episode and honor of his 2nd anniversary with UT Austin,  TX512, Host Sam Torres is the guest. Ramon Blakley, Director of Recruitment, hosts this special show where listeners can learn more about Sam and his job as a UT Austin admission counselor. 

The episode of TX512 is a 'podcast about podcasts' thanks to the Texas Podcast Network. The University of Texas at Austin is home to many wonderful podcasts. Now, for the first time, podcast fans can easily find them on the Texas Podcast Network. If you didn’t know about podcasting a few years ago, you probably do now. It continues to reach new heights. Over half of Americans listen to podcasts, and there are many out there for them to choose from. The Texas Podcast Network is a great way to discover the podcasts being made across campus. The episode features Sara Lentz, the network creator, Marc Airhart, producer of "Point of Discovery, Michelle Daniel, and Stephanie Holmsten with "The Other Side of Campus" and our own Sam Torres. Discover more at https://podcasts.utexas.edu. 

TX512 Host Sam Torres has a conversation about education abroad opportunities with Heather Thompson, Director of Education Abroad at Texas Global and Dr. Devin Walker, Director of the Office of Global Leadership and Social Impact in the Department of Diversity and Community Engagement. Learn more by visiting https://global.utexas.edu/abroad and https://diversity.utexas.edu/globalleadership/. 

In the episode TX512 Host Sam Torres talks reading, writing, piano, and pursuing passions with Dr. Kristin Gilger,  Graduate Services Coordinator in the University Writing Center. Dr. Gilger plans graduate writing retreats, writing groups, and workshops, teaches the Dissertation Summer Boot Camp, and works on building a supportive writing community for graduate students across disciplines. Learn more about the writing center by visiting https://uwc.utexas.edu

TX512 has a conversation with Dr. John Morán González. Dr. Gonzalez is the J. Frank Dobie Regents Professor of American and English Literature at the University of Texas at Austin. He is currently Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies at UT Austin and on the Board of Directors for Humanities Texas.

In this 25th milestone episode, our host Sam Torres both interviews and gets interviewed by Dr. Latoya Smith, Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement. The two discuss travel, higher education as a profession, and the importance of access and inclusion. 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. Learn more at https://diversity.utexas.edu/.