Mission

The heart of Nebula Labs' mission is the development of tools to assist the student body of UT Dallas (or other interested student bodies). The organization’s founding members, dissatisfied with the software tools offered by the University and cognizant of the University’s reputation for technologically talented individuals, set out to make a suite of tools for use by the student body to improve student life in all aspects.

In this mission, the organization commits itself to building tools that assist students in their academic, social, and personal lives here at UTD so as to enable them to make the most of the experiences and opportunities therein.

In that vein, we believe that working, learning, and mentoring as a part of Nebula Labs is one such opportunity that we can offer to improve student life directly. This means that the organization, while its primary focus is development, is also focused on the personal development of its membership and strives to ensure its work can be used to better the personal and professional lives of its members. In the words of our first President,

‘‘We build products and people.’’

-Ryan Radloff

Values

Open Source

We believe in the principles of Free and Open Source Software.

Students as Primary Stakeholders

Our focal point is on the student body.

Industry Standards

Assist in the professional development of our membership.

Maintainability

Offer a consistent, reliable, and excellent experience.

Minimizing Overhead and Organizational Bloat

Established explicitly as a small team with defined roles.

Inclusive and Inviting Environment

Emphasis on finding highly motivated individuals.

See our Confluence for more