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Texas Parents

The Parents' Association of The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin embraces parents and families as essential and important components of the campus community. Since 1948, the mission of Texas Parents, the Parents’ Association at The University of Texas at Austin, has been to support the needs of students and their parents. Our goals are to keep parents informed, create positive ways for parents to be involved with the university, and to act as a liaison between parents and the university administration. The Texas Parents staff and Advisory Board, which governs the association, work closely with the Vice President for Student Affairs and other UT Austin administrators to achieve these objectives.

To keep parents informed, the organization publishes Texas Parents, the official parent magazine, mailed to all UT Austin parents each fall semester. The Texas Parents Web site, www.texasparents.org, is another important tool parents can use to access information, advice and programs throughout campus. To keep parents involved, we host Family Weekend, an event where UT Austin families are invited to campus to learn more about their students’ experiences and their life as a longhorn. This year, Family Weekend 2009 will be held Friday, October 23–Sunday, October 25.

Texas Parents is committed to generating funds that will support student excellence and help make a significant impact throughout the UT Austin campus. The organization supports ongoing programs as well as the development of new and innovative ones designed to enhance the student experience. We advise university departments and staff on services, projects and policies of importance to parents. We provide vital financial support to student organizations and Division of Student Affairs programs, scholarships to outstanding professors, merit awards to outstanding staff and recognition to outstanding students.

Parents are invited to become members of Texas Parents by making a $50 donation for a one-year membership or a $150 donation for a four-year membership. A Texas Parents membership provides many benefits, including a monthly e-newsletter featuring important news, dates, deadlines and events, and access to our e-Forum, a members-only Web-based discussion board. Membership dues are used to operate and staff the office, provide grants for student-run community service projects, awards for outstanding students and staff, and support for important UT Austin projects, including the Student Emergency Fund, Hope Week, the Learning Center’s Video Project, Safe Week and the Health Symposium.

The Texas Parents office is your office on campus, your link to The University of Texas at Austin—a place you can call with questions and concerns, or just for information. Join today. Your contribution will help us continue our rich tradition of meeting students’ out-of-classroom needs, complementing their academic experiences and remaining the “voice” of parents on campus.

For more information, visit us online at www.texasparents.org, e-mail us at utparent@uts.cc.utexas.edu, telephone us toll-free at 1-888-690-0012, write to us at 1 University Station, D7500, Austin, Texas, 78712, or stop by our office in Gregory Gym (GRE), Room 1.107. We look forward to supporting you and your student in the years to come.