Comet Connect
UTD was founded in 1969 and was first a graduate school and then later became an undergraduate school.
The Love Jack, a giant red sculpture originally placed in front of the Erik Jonsson Academic Center (JO) in 1976, is iconic of the University’s larger-than-life thinking. Originally called “Jack,” the sculpture was renamed by students who joined its original name with the name of the sculptor, Jim Love.
Invented in the early 1990s, the Whoosh has become a way for UT Dallas students to show campus unity. The salute is named the Whoosh because it’s the sound a comet would make if there was sound in space.
People rub their hand on Cecil Green’s head outside Green Hall for good luck before exams!
More than 100 countries are represented at UTD.
The UT Dallas chess team has won or tied for first place in the Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championship 10 times since 2000.