Office of the Dean of Students
The Office of the Dean of Students is committed to helping all students at The University of Texas at Austin succeed as students and prepare for graduation by providing legal, emergency, veteran, and other support services along with leadership experience and personal growth opportunities through organizations and programming.
Legal Services for Students
Legal Services for Students provides confidential advice and guidance to students with legal concerns. Legal Services for Students does not provide representation or advocacy on behalf of individual students with regard to their potential legal claims or disputes. If the situation requires legal representation, the LSS staff will provide referrals to other legal resources and information. The area also offers seminars, workshops, and presentations to student groups and classes to educate students about legal issues before conflicts arise.
Sorority and Fraternity Life
Sorority and Fraternity Life strives to shape a values-based sorority and fraternity experience contributing to a positive sisterhood, brotherhood, and siblinghood. As a liaison to the Interfraternity, Latino Pan-Hellenic, Multicultural Greek, National Pan-Hellenic, Texas Asian Pan-Hellenic, and University Panhellenic Councils, as well as affiliated organizations, Sorority and Fraternity Life provides dynamic educational and leadership development opportunities to foster a safe, responsible, and culturally conscious community. Additionally, staff within Sorority and Fraternity Life serve as a programmatic and development resources for risk management, safety, and hazing prevention education for all student organizations.
Student Activities
Student Activities offers many services to student organizations, providing information, registration, space reservations, training through its workshops, one-on-one consultations, and event planning support. Student Activities manages HornsLink, through which students can find events and activities, connect with student organizations, explore opportunities based upon interests, build a leadership resume, and manage organization affairs.
Student Emergency Services
Through individualized consultation, Student Emergency Services provides assistance, intervention, and referrals to support students navigating challenging or unexpected issues that impact their well-being and academic success. Student Emergency Services provides support and resources through the following programs: Student Emergency Fund, UT Outpost (food pantry and career closet), confidential advocates for interpersonal violence concerns, and respondent student services. Student Emergency Services also provides oversight for the Behavioral Concerns and COVID-19 Advice Line (BCCAL), in partnership with the Counseling and Mental Health Center, Employee Assistance Program, the UT Police Department, and the University Health Services. BCCAL is a resource to report behavioral concerns of an individual affiliated with the University (i.e. student, faculty, staff, or visitors) or address questions related to COVID-19.
Student Conduct and Academic Integrity
Student Conduct and Academic Integrity provides oversight, intervention, and management for behavioral and academic conduct for students and student organizations with a goal of reinforcing UT’s core values of Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, and Responsibility. The conduct of our student body shall be governed and directed by the principles of the Student Honor Code together with the University Code of Conduct to promote safety, academic success, and the provision of skills necessary to contribute to society as an ethical citizen. Staff provide proactive educational programming for students, faculty and staff on community expectations related to behavior and academic integrity with an emphasis on prevention of policy violations. Student Conduct provides support, through peer advising and guidance on navigating the conduct process, for students that are involved in an alleged violation. Student Conduct offers assistance and consultation to faculty and staff seeking to address behavior that may rise to a University policy violation.
Texas Leadership Education and Development
Texas Leadership Education and Development in the Office of the Dean of Students engages students in transformative leadership development opportunities. Texas Leadership Education and Development serves all students, regardless of a person’s major, class standing, experience, or background. Through dynamic programs, resources and experiences, every student has the opportunity to realize their potential as a leader on campus, in the community, and over the course of their career.
Veteran and Military Affiliated Services
Veteran and Military Affiliated Services serves the military, veterans, and their families at The University of Texas at Austin. The area’s professional staff provides advising, benefits support, and tailored programs for current student veterans, active-duty military, veterans, and the dependents of veterans. Current University student veterans have access to free tutoring services, academic support, one-on-one mentoring, career counseling, on-site mental health counseling, health resources, programs for women veterans, veteran specific scholarships, veteran benefits counseling, financial assistance, and a student organization that promotes a vibrant student veteran community on campus. The area’s programs and services are carefully tailored by a veteran staff to serve fellow veterans and military affiliated students.
The Election Supervisory Board
The Election Supervisory Board (ESB) is tasked with conducting and overseeing all campus-wide student elections. The entities that defer to the ESB for election processes are: Graduate Student Assembly, Texas Student Media, University Co-op, University Unions, and Student Government. It is the exclusive prerogative of the ESB to hear complaints, conduct hearings, and release resolutions and advisory opinions regarding election activities. These and all other powers granted to the ESB fall strictly within the purview of the Common Code, which is adopted by each aforementioned entity, revised annually, and approved by the Office of the Dean of Students. For more information, visit UTexasVote.org.
Legislative Student Organizations
The Office of the Dean of Students advises and supports Student Government, Graduate Student Assembly, and Senate of College Councils.