More than three dozen University of Dallas seniors were honored by their professors and peers this May at the 2020 spring Convocation ceremony with various departmental awards and university honors.

Twenty-seven University of Dallas English majors recently presented their capstone senior novel projects, the culmination of intensive research and writing on a major English-language novel. The senior capstone is required of all English majors in order to satisfy their degree requirements.

Forty members of Crusaders for Life, the largest student club at the University of Dallas, traveled from Dallas to Washington, D.C., to participate in the annual National March for Life the last weekend of January 2020. The trip marked the university's first-ever official participation in the national pro-life rally.

Sixteen University of Dallas Opus Dei members recently returned from Monterrey, Mexico, after completing a week-long service project for a local school, Ciudad de los Ninos, which provides nearly 1,000 children of low-income families with an education of high academic standards along with a well-rounded Christian formation. The spring break service project was sponsored by the Wingren Study Center, an Opus Dei center that hosts speaker series, service opportunities, meditations and mentoring to male students from the University of Dallas and surrounding colleges in North Texas.

Nearly 500 University of Dallas undergraduate students were named to the fall 2019 Dean's List for earning a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher.

More than 300 University of Dallas undergraduate students were named to the fall 2019 Honor Roll for earning a semester GPA of 3.0-3.49.

University of Dallas junior Jasmine Adams recently received the English Department's inaugural Lendvay Short Story Award, on Thursday, Oct. 10, named in honor of the late Marilyn Lendvay, BA '70 MA '76, who taught English and tutored students in writing for 17 years at Eastfield College, a part the Dallas County Community College District.

The University of Dallas Track and Field Programs recently garnered All-Academic Team honors for the 2017-18 NCAA Division III seasons by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Among nearly 300 teams honored, the University of Dallas men's team boasted a cumulative team GPA of 3.17 and the women's team 3.12.

Three business students enrolled in the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business at the University of Dallas were recently awarded scholarships for their entrepreneurial spirit and outstanding leadership during the 37th annual Texas Business Hall of Fame (TBHF) on Wednesday, Oct. 16, in San Antonio, Texas. The students were among 36 awardees from across the state to be honored with the TBHF's Future Legends Scholarship. The TBHF awarded each a $15,000 competitive scholarship endowed by The Mitchell Family Foundation.

University of Dallas men's soccer player Trae Hampton was recently named the university's Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the third straight academic year. Hampton is the third student-athlete since the award's inception in 1984 to receive the accolade all three eligible years. The Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award is given annually to the letter-winning varsity student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA.

More than 100 University of Dallas students completed the spring 2018 semester studying abroad at the university's 12-acre Eugene Constantin Campus just outside Rome, Italy.

The University of Dallas awarded nearly two dozen scholarships to study abroad during the fall 2016 semester as part of its nationally-recognized Rome Program.

Four University of Dallas music seniors recently performed in a senior recital on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. The senior recital was the culmination of four years of study for the music students.

Three University of Dallas art majors recently presented their senior exhibitions during the spring 2018 semester. The exhibitions were displayed on campus from April 23 to May 4, 2018. Completion of a senior exhibition is one of the final requirements of art majors in order to graduate.

Four University of Dallas students were recently elected to the Student Government Executive Council for the upcoming 2018-19 academic year. Campus-wide voting was held March 22-23, and winners were announced on March 23 through Crusader Connect, the university's online portal for student clubs and organizations. The Executive Council is responsible for setting the Student Government's annual goals and overseeing the Senate and other various boards and committees, including the Campus Activities Board (CAB). Council members are elected for a one-year term, which commences on the last day of the 2018 spring semester.

Twenty-nine University of Dallas students have been elected Student Government senators for the fall 2017 semester.

Two University of Dallas seniors participated in the 45th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018.

Nearly a dozen University of Dallas students were selected to serve on the Campus Activities Board (formerly known as SPUD) for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Twenty University of Dallas physics majors completed their experiential research opportunity or internship during the summer of 2017.

University of Dallas sophomore Biology major Sarah Henriquez recently received the university's Dr. Raymond D. DiLorenzo Award, which is awarded annually to a student whose Literary Tradition II essay is nominated by their professor.

Ten University of Dallas students presented their research to a panel of university chemistry professors.

A group of senior psychology students from the University of Dallas recently presented peer-reviewed research at the 63rd annual convention of the Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA).

Respectively earning one of the nation's most competitive scholarships awarded in academia and research, Phillip Wozniak, BA '15, and Emily Files Collins, BA '17, now join nearly four dozen University of Dallas alumni to receive the highly sought-after Fulbright, including UD's first student-winner in 1962, Professor of English Robert Scott Dupree.

Nearly 200 students earned graduate degrees from the University of Dallas during the 2016 Commencement Ceremony in May.

University of Dallas students received their master's degrees during the 2016 commencement ceremony on May 15.

Three French majors at the University of Dallas have been awarded French Government Teaching Assistantships. They will consequently be spending the academic year 2016-2017 in France.