January 8, 2026
Canva for Students Updates + Canva for Faculty and Staff Coming This Spring
Campus Solutions, Engagement & Experience, Enterprise Learning Technology, Operations
Canva is an easy-to-use design platform that helps you create stunning visuals in minutes — from social media posts and presentations to flyers, and videos. By implementing Canva, the university aims to empower students, faculty, and staff with the resources they need to enhance creativity, digital literacy, and collaboration across disciplines. Since Canva was implemented for all students on the University of Texas at Austin campus in mid-October, there have been 15,153 student accounts created, 79k+ designs created and 144k+ published. We’re planning to launch Canva for Faculty and Staff in March 2026. Licensing fees will apply to faculty and staff; student access remains free. More information on licensing and availability is coming soon.
Email and Digital Channels Show Strong Engagement and Expanding Reach
Operations
ET’s email and digital programs sustained solid audience engagement, with ET Informational and UT Works newsletters performing well. Good activity across LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and the Enterprise Technology website driving continued awareness and growth in followers and traffic. ET Informational sent 8 emails with a 51% average open rate and 6% average click rate, while UT Works sent 3 emails with a 33% average open rate. LinkedIn generated 4,125 impressions, 78 reactions, and grew to 327 followers (11 new). The website recorded 12,457 sessions from 9,729 unique users, plus additional reach via Instagram and YouTube. ET Informational shares updates with Enterprise Technology audiences, UT Works targets UT Works subscribers, and the ET/CIO list had no messages this period. Digital presence metrics reflect activity across LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and the Enterprise Technology website, providing a baseline to track communication effectiveness and inform future content and channel strategy.