Contact Vice President for Student Affairs Development
Heather Miller
Director of Development
heather.miller@austin.utexas.edu
512-475-6134
2021-2022 Annual Impact Report
Check out how our Annual Impact Report tells the story of how the Longhorn community experienced the 2021-2022 academic year.
The Division of Student Affairs influences the life of every Longhorn. Every day we’re making the Longhorn life as rewarding and memorable as possible. The Division is a laboratory for the college experience. We’re constantly crafting new opportunities for students to discover who they are and where they want to go. Our goal? To transform students while they are Living the Longhorn Life®: You Do You. You Are Here. You Change the World.
Cultivating Student Success
The Division of Student Affairs is committed to helping all students at The University of Texas at Austin reach their highest potential. We offer myriad student support services, along with opportunities for leadership experience, personal development, diverse student work environments, engaging programming and specialized resources.
Key Investment Areas
• Scholarships
• Excellence funding for student success and development programs
• A NOW Fund endowment to provide sustainable funding
• Experiential learning opportunities
Enhancing the Student Experience
Your investment can transform Longhorn lives outside the classroom. The Division of Student Affairs creates a healthy, welcoming and resource-rich environment that integrates academic and social learning to set students up for success. Our programs, services and interactions deepen the UT experience, increase leadership, develop skills and support students’ college-to-career transition.
Key Investment Areas
• Excellence funding for student engagement programs supporting first-generation students, student veterans and others
• Facilities funding to better serve students through co-curricular programming
• A NOW Fund endowment to provide sustainable funding
• Experiential learning opportunities
Supporting Student Health and Well-Being
Healthyhorns means we care about our students having healthy bodies, healthy minds and healthy lives. University Health Services, the Counseling and Mental Health Center and the Longhorn Wellness Center all serve our diverse campus community by providing high-quality, innovative programs and services.
Key Investment Areas
• Excellence funding for clinician and staff recruitment
• Excellence funding for mental health programs
• An endowment to provide sustainable funding for UHS and the CMHC
Responding to Urgent Needs
Some students don’t know how they will afford both rent and tuition. In their pursuit of an education, some Longhorns sacrifice basic needs. We’re here to help prevent that by expanding and providing resources that every Longhorn deserves to be successful on the Forty Acres and beyond.
Key Investment Areas
• The Student Emergency Fund
• The UT Outpost food pantry and career closet
• A NOW Fund endowment to provide sustainable funding