It's easy to help make ATEC a better experience for its
undergraduate students: Just require a minor (18 credit hours) in the STEM
field of their choice. The interests and abilities that UTD ATEC students...
Concerns raised include large class sizes, lack of job market for graduates
A group of ATEC students created a
petition raising concerns and complaints about their school.
The group, called Concerned...
At mid-morning on
Thursday, ATEC is still fairly quiet. Suddenly, from under the big staircase,
there comes a tiny puff of steam. A moment later, there’s a smooth click and a
low hum. 20 seconds later,...
In an effort to make research more accessible to the UTD
community, a group of ATEC professors helped establish a small zine community
bookshelf on the first floor of the ATEC building.
Kim Knight,...
A graduate student’s art is now on display at an exhibition in Frisco.
Mixing mediums of electronic fragments, oil paint and acrylics, arts and technology graduate student Denise Lion created two separate...
Home of UTD’s master's of fine arts students for nine years, CentralTrak is permanently closing its living space to all current and future artists.
The closure was announced in December 2016 when the...
In a previous version of this article Todd Fechter's name was misspelled, The Mercury regrets this error.
The Edith O’Donnell School of Arts and Technology may undergo a restructuring of the school’s...
Correction: In a previous version of this story, Greg Metz’s title was misattributed. The Mercury regrets this error.
Art students may soon have to seek alternative spaces to create, as the Art Barn...
ATEC’s Games and Media Library, which closed for renovation last semester, reopened in February.
The library has moved to a bigger room with new inventory and a redesigned space and purpose.
“That...
Q: What are your plans for the ATEC program as its first dean?
When an opportunity like this comes up, which is pretty rare, it’s a real testimony to the boldness of UTD to start a new school. So the...
The ATEC Games and Media Library is shut down for the remainder of the semester for renovations.
The GML was commonly used by dozens of students a day as a hangout spot to play video games and meet others...
New UTD President Richard Benson officially took office July 15. The Mercury sat down with Benson to discuss his vision for campus.
How are you settling into your new position on campus?
It’s great....
