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An overview of what's happening on your campus this week. |
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Featuring the latest news and events on your campus, this week's newsletter is sure to keep you up to date on all things UTA. If you have a story or event you would like to be considered for the newsletter, contact us at utacommunications@uta.edu. Go Mavs! |
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Maverick Speakers Series Returns A thought-leader in North Texas providing opportunities for the discussion of big ideas, UTA is proud to announce the 2016-17 Maverick Speakers Series, this year presented by OVERTURE DFW, a 55+ living for a New Generation community. Now approaching its ninth season, the Maverick Speakers Series has featured such renowned voices as Michio Kaku, Seth Meyers, Emmitt Smith, Bill Nye, Anderson Cooper, Soledad O’Brien, Daymond John, and Jane Goodall. This year’s slate of speakers includes internationally renowned journalists, a TV venture capitalist, environmentalist, and more. |
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UTA continues to pave the way for developing tomorrow's workforce and is doing so by building partnerships with trusted industry and community leaders. In support of the new Career Development Center at UTA, Texas Trust gave $100,000 at a check presentation last week. The gift will help fund programs for students and alumni to learn how to meet the fast-paced demands and constantly evolving nature of today's economy and workplace. It is a significant investment in our community, regional economy, and the state of Texas. |
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The common misperception of academic life is that the summer is a quiet time used to prepare for the coming school year. Not so at UTA. From the 4th of July Parade to recent alumni focus groups, your University has been busy making our community better. Alumni involvement has become crucially important to building UTA’s reputation as a nationally recognized school of choice. Read President Karbhari’s blog to learn how you can get more involved or contact us to get connected in the vast network of Mavericks around the world all determined to extend UTA pride to the ends of the earth! |
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Two students from UTA were named finalists in NASA's Micro-g NExT competition as part of a local team. Steven Tran and Mariah Saratan contributed to the team's success in proposing a tool that allows astronauts to connect from a spacecraft to another docked to a retrieved asteroid. The team's design caught NASA's attention and a prototype was tested at the Johnson Space Center's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, a 6.2 million-gallon, zero-gravity simulation pool. If the design is selected, it could be manufactured and used in future missions. |
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Open to the public, the EXCEL Summer Movie Series will continue this Thursday with a screening of Space Jam at 9 p.m. on the West Lawn behind the Maverick Activities Center. A complete schedule of movies and times is available on the EXCEL website. |
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Gallery 76102, hosted by UTA Fort Worth Center, is offering a free community yoga class on August 6 and again on August 20. The class begins at 11 a.m. and is open to yogis of all levels. For more information, visit the Fort Worth Center website. |
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Career Development Center Ribbon Cutting The much-anticipated opening of UTA’s Career Development Center is growing nearer. On August 23, Dr. Karbhari and a host of others will officially cut the ribbon on the renovated building space. Current students and alumni are welcome to use the resources of the development center to learn how to further their careers. |
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As part of the Texas Rangers University Days, UTA alumni, faculty and staff are invited to take in a Rangers baseball game as they take on the Cleveland Indians at Globe Life Park. Game time is 7:05 p.m. Join UTA Alumni Relations prior to the game for an alumni picnic. $30 includes your game ticket, BBQ buffet, and Maverick giveaways. Tickets go on sale July 25. |
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To tell us what you’d like to know more about from UTA, contact utacommunications@uta.edu or the Office of Alumni Relations. |
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