However, we are unaware of any initiative at another university which is as broad in scope as UT Austin's. A contest was held to name and design a logo for the new UT Web portal. Andy Greer, Senior Graphics Designer for Administrative Computing Services created the logo for UT Direct. Students will be able to access UT Direct beginning in late August. From the start of his career as president of UT, President Faulkner has placed an emphasis on technology as a vehicle to carry the institution into the future.
Technology is a part of a larger continuum of change.
One generation of technology is transformed by the next. The Information Age has just increased the pace of that change. We must embrace change, take steps to prepare for it, or be left behind. As students return this fall, UT Direct will be ready to assume its role in building Dr. Faulkner's vision for the future of the University.