Swing Out Awards

Become part of the Swing Out Awards Tradition! The Swing Out Awards are presented by the Office of the Dean of Students to student organizations that have demonstrated excellence in leadership on campus. Organizations can apply to different categories that best fit their student group. Award recipients will be recognized at the Evening of the Stars ceremony each spring. Winning organizations receive a banner and, depending on the award, anywhere from $300 to $1,500.

Eligibility

To be eligible, registered and sponsored student organizations must 1) be in good standing with the Office of the Dean of Students and 2) update their organizations HornsLink to be HornsLink Official. (Participation in the Pillars program is not a pre-requisite) and 3) complete the online application by the deadline.

If your organization is frozen in HornsLink, that means it is not in good standing. Please email Student Activities with the full name of your organization to learn how to resolve any issues.

2024 Swing Out Awards Finalists

*Indicates winner

Best Academic/Departmental Organization

• Freetail Hackers
• Global Medical Training
• Texas Consulting
• Undergraduate Mock Trial Association
• *Women in Psychology

Best Artistic Organization

• *Apricity Magazine
• Hindu YUVA
• Nritya Sangam Indian Dance Troupe
• STEEL Dance Company
• Voices of Afrika

Best Cultural Organization

• African Students Organization
• *Black Student Alliance
• Hindu Students Association
• Hindu YUVA
• The Students of East Africa

Best Political/Activist Organization

• Always Texas
• Campus Environmental Center
• New Wave Longhorns
• *Net Impact
• Texas Political Consulting

Best Professional Organization

• Association of Latino Professionals For America
• Graduates for Underrepresented Minorities
• Student Community of Asian Nurses
• *Texas Women in Economics
• University Securities Investment Team

Best Recreational Organization

• *Beekeeping Society
• Her Campus at Texas
• Hindu YUVA
• Nritya Sangam Indian Dance Troupe
• Texas 4000 for Cancer

Best Service Organization

• Last Writers at the University of Texas at Austin
• *Pharmacy Council
• Reading Aces
• Society of Women Engineers
• Texas Spirits

Best Social Organization

• (un)Jaded
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Beekeeping Society
• *Graduates for Underrepresented Minorities
• Texas Bluebonnets

Best Spirit Organization

• Hindu YUVA
• Omega Phi Gamma Fraternity
• *Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
• Texas Sunshines
• UT Water Ski Team

Best New Organization

• Financial Literacy Club @ UT Austin
• Last Writers at the University of Texas at Austin
• *Longhorn Neurotech
• Texas Political Consulting
• The Students of East Africa

Best Graduate Organization

• Communication Studies Graduate Community
• Graduates for Underrepresented Minorities
• Neuroscience Graduate Students' Association
• *Society for Advancing Gender Equity in STEM
• Texas Robotics Graduate Students

Most Improved Organization

• Association of Latino Professionals For America
• Japanese Association
• *Net Impact
• Queer Business Student Association
• Students Making Impacts Through Love & Empathy

Healthiest Organization

• *American Medical Student Association - Pre-med
• Black Health Professions Organization- MAPS Chapter
• Hindu YUVA
• Texas Public Health
• Women in Mechanical Engineering

Outstanding Advisor

• Brent Iverson (Camp Kesem at the University of Texas at Austin)
• Mandy Vachon (New Wave Longhorns)
• Dr. Li-Chen Lin PhD, RN, CNRN (Student Community of Asian Nurses)
• Christian Claudel (Texas Guadaloop)
• *E.J. Patterson (Texas THON)

Most Outstanding Student Organization

• *Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers