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Office of Student Engagement

College of Liberal Arts

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The mission of the Office of Student Engagement (OSE) is to support current and prospective UT College of Liberal Arts students by providing necessary resources, programs, and services that help students connect to the College community, build important self-advocacy skills, and develop essential career and life skills. 

OSE is home to some of the most outstanding student organizations in the College of Liberal Arts, such as Liberal Arts Council, Dean’s Ambassadors, and Wellness Ambassadors. Student leaders in OSE programs have opportunities to develop a leadership philosophy, articulate individual strengths and values, and build skills to improve creativity, problem-solving, and decision-making. OSE provides general support to registered student organizations as well.

Welcome to OSE

The Office of Student Engagement supports current and prospective UT College of Liberal Arts students by providing necessary resources, programs, and services that help students connect to the College community, build important self-advocacy skills, and develop essential career and life skills.

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Admissions

Outreach & Recruitment
PACE

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Admissions

Admissions

Outreach & Recruitment
PACE: The Path to Admission through Co-Enrollment program offers alternate entrance to UT Austin to select students through co-enrollment at nearby Austin Community College (ACC) – Rio Grande.

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First Year Experience

New Student Orientation
First-Year Interest Groups (FIG) - A FIG consists of 15-20 first-year students who take 1-2 courses together as well as a one-hour weekly seminar co-facilitated by both a peer and staff mentor.
Transfer Interest Groups
LA 101P: A one-hour online and in-class discussion course designed to help new students in the College of Liberal Arts successfully transition to UT Austin.

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Admissions

  • Outreach & Recruitment
  • PACE

First Year Experience

  • New Student Orientation
  • First-Year Interest Groups
  • Transfer Interest Groups
  • LA 101

Student Success

  • Foundation Scholars
  • Wellness

Student Leadership

  • Liberal Arts Council
  • Dean’s Ambassadors
  • Wellness Ambassadors
  • Liberal Arts-affiliated Student Organizations
  • Outreach & Recruitment
  • PACE
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  • Accordion 4
  • Accordion 5

First Year Experience

  • New Student Orientation
  • First Year Interest Groups
  • Transfer Interest Groups
  • LA 101P
  • Accordion 5

Student Success

  • Foundation Scholars Program
  • Wellness
  • Accordion 3
  • Accordion 4
  • Accordion 5

Student Leadership

  • Dean’s Ambassadors
  • Liberal Arts Council
  • Wellness Ambassadors
  • I am required.
  • Accordion 5

Student Organizations

  • Funding Requests
  • Reservable Spaces
  • Accordion 3
  • Accordion 4
  • Accordion 5

Questions?

Email us at ose@utexas.edu

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The Office of Student Engagement enriches the learning experience of Liberal Arts students by fostering community and developing future leaders and scholars.

Academic Success Programs

Foundation Scholars Program

An academic transition program for highly motivated first-year students. 

PACE

The Path to Admission through Co-Enrollment (PACE) program offers alternate entrance to The University of Texas at Austin to select students. PACE participants spend their freshman year on the Forty Acres part-time, taking one class per semester at the university while completing the majority of their coursework at nearby Austin Community College (ACC) – Rio Grande.

Student Communities

There will always be a need for strong, ethical leadership; it’s a quality that employers want, and our society needs. A Liberal Arts education allows students to discover their leadership talents and build skills in management, decision-making, teambuilding, and more.

With over 1,000 student organizations on campus, there are endless ways to get involved with a project, initiative, subject, or interest you are passionate about. Check out HornsLink to discover all that student groups at UT Austin have to offer.