Fr. Bob Rooney, BA ’88, was ordained to the Catholic priesthood on May 23 by Archbishop Shawn McKnight, BA ’90.
A former attorney, Fr. Bob reminds us that God’s call unfolds in His time — and that a UDallas education continues to bear fruit in lives of faithful service.
The Lakeside Browning Club awarded Kate Sullivan, BA '26, the Ella Caruthers Porter Scholarship, given to outstanding female undergraduate students of literature or fine arts in the Dallas area. Next stop: Auburn University, where Sullivan has a full scholarship. Well done, Kate!
Can college strengthen your faith?
President Jonathan Sanford, PhD, joined Sissel Anderson on the @FWdiocese's weekly podcast, Lights, Catholics, Action, to talk about what it means to form the whole person rather than just train workers.
https://t.co/OoYzD9vAS3
The University of Dallas Summer Music Academy is a camp for rising 7th graders through recent high school graduates.
June 15-19.
Recent high school graduates applying for fall admission to UDallas automatically receive a $1,000 Campus Visit Grant.
https://t.co/ygCsSu8kZy
UDallas is the first university in the nation to award credit through the Classical Baccalaureate, a new @CLT_Exam pathway with written and oral components.
Thank you to @JeremyTate41 and @CLT_Exam for recognizing UDallas’ leadership in classical education.
Before finals brought the year to a close, 120+ UD volunteers served their Irving neighbors at The Big Event.
Since 2021, it has been UD's largest one-day, student-run service project.
Texas Catholic told the story: https://t.co/vGQke9t80l
#UDallas#TheBigEvent#TexasCatholic
The Mall. The community. The Rome campus. At the University of Dallas, campus life is unlike anywhere else. From deep conversations to Mallapalooza, our beloved student music festival, it all happens right here. Admitted this fall? Secure your spot today. https://t.co/f91gue5qhk
@CollegeRaptor annually picks a single Hidden Gem college from each state, and the University of Dallas is proud to have been selected once again as Texas’ most unassumingly excellent school.
See the full ranking: https://t.co/dSFS7eEBMJ
#UDallas#Texas#Ranked#LiberalArts
Calling all homeschoolers! The University of Dallas Homeschool Open House is this Monday, June 1. Homeschool students do not just fit in at UDallas. They thrive.
Register now: https://t.co/wc6peR9B2R
#UDallas#Homeschool#HomeschoolOpenHouse#CatholicEducation
Debbie Hathaway has spent two decades making sure every book, database and resource our students and faculty needed was right where they looked for it. Now she’s looking forward to a well-earned retirement.
Read her full story: https://t.co/vfi4P7gtOH
Thank you, Debbie!
We mourn the passing of Monsignor Don Fischer on Pentecost Sunday. Msgr. Fischer served as UD chaplain for 13 years.
Evening of Prayer: May 31, 5 p.m., Church of the Incarnation. Funeral Mass: June 1, 11 a.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.
This Memorial Day, the University of Dallas remembers and honors the brave men and women who gave their lives for the service of our country. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten.
#MemorialDay#UDallas
For UD alumnus Fr. Mike Johns, questions about freedom, truth and human dignity were never just classroom exercises. Now a priest of the Diocese of Little Rock, he makes the case for authentic religious liberty in Public Discourse.
Read: https://t.co/kXQHAkSwTk
#UDallas
This summer, the University of Dallas is back at NASA.
Andrew Newcomb '26 returns to @nasa_marshall Space Flight Center, joined by rising senior Dominic Villalobos. The sky is never the limit at UD.
Learn more: https://t.co/NvWXVfKv0I
#UDallas#NASA#Artemis#PhysicsMajor
Admitted to UDallas? Get ahead and earn 3 college credits through Arete — you are automatically eligible. Just apply!
2 weeks on campus. $2,000 scholarship. Just $945 thanks to an anonymous donor — over half off.
June 7 – 20, 2026
Spots are limited: https://t.co/RmVOXP0ZPJ
From the UDallas stage to Arts and Culture Manager for Buckeye, Ariz. — drama alumna Ilana Lydia Holden is doing meaningful work.
Watch her story: https://t.co/yWIeDoDzvg
#UDallas#UDallasAlumni#Drama#AlumniSpotlight