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New Graduate Students


The following sessions are mandatory for all new graduate students Joining a Research Group
One of your first and most significant tasks as a graduate student will be to choose a research advisor from our departmental faculty or those faculty members who have a joint appointment with our department. Visit the individual faculty pages of our website to learn about each professor's current research topics. Speak to the professor of your choice about joining his/her group. Once you have been admitted, you must submit a permanent adviser form to the Graduate Advising Office.

Useful Info:
  • TA Tips (PDF) - A comprehensive list of FAQ's for new teaching assistants.
  • UT EID - Your electronic identification.
  • Graduate Student Writing Service - a free service from the UT Learning Center
  • Parking - Information about parking on campus.
  • Keys - ask your supervising professor which keys you will need and fill out a key permit accordingly. Key permits can be obtained from the Graduate Advising Office, or the Chairman's Office in Welch Hall. Take your signed key permit to the Services Building (Map) to obtain your key(s).
The Office of Graduate Studies is a great resource for anything you don't find here, including:
  • Human Resources
  • Medical Insurance
  • Career Services
  • Housing
  • Etc.


Introducing our Fall 2008 Entering Graduate Class!


Top Row
Left to Right: Jeremy Glass, Jared Shaw, Nicholas Delone, David Walker, Jason Dickman, Chris Fage, Pedro Metola, Ken Clevenger, Chris Bates, Mauro Mugnai, Brett Granger, Andrew Brod

Middle Row
Left to Right: Robert Ono, Changxia Yuan, Xin "Sunny" Gao, Gayle Burstein, Andrea Cheng-Yi Chou, Kate Crawford, Amanda Hughes, Beth Neilson, Elizabeth Nettleton, Scott Grimes, David Del Valle, William Bell

Front Row
Left to Right: Julia Aponte, Amy Stafford, Mengmeng "Chrissie" Zhang, Xiaoyan Chen, Chi Ching "Joyce" Leung, Crystal Flowers, Chia-I "Julie" Lin, Eta Isiorho, Lauren Avery, Julie Wilkerson, Kelly Wiggins, Amy Rhoden, Eric Silver