MavWire — Monday, January 8, 2018 — Office of University Communications

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Monday, January 8, 2018

Get ready for success in 2018!

Forrest Swanson, a theatre arts student, offers some tips for keeping your New Year's resolutions. LEARN MORE.

MLK III to speak at Advancing the Dream banquet

Martin Luther King III, a human rights advocate, community activist, and oldest living child of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will speak at the annual Advancing the Dream Awards Banquet beginning at 6:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, in the Bluebonnet Ballroom of the E.H. Hereford University Center. The banquet honors recipients of the MLK Living Legend Awards and presents scholarships. Banquet tickets are $55 at utatickets.com.

Poetry Meets Jazz is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, in the Bluebonnet Ballroom. Admission is $20 at utatickets.com.

The annual MLK Day of Service is Monday, Jan. 15. Gather at 9 a.m. at Mission Metroplex, 400 W. South St., for breakfast and assignments.

See more MLK Day events at arlingtonmlk.com.

Some campus dining spots open this week

Chick-fil-A, Subway, Freshii, Starbucks, and the Market, all in the University Center, are open for business. Connection Café will reopen Friday, Jan. 12. The University Club and other dining spots on campus will open Tuesday, Jan. 16. Read more on the UTA Dining website.

Over in the College Park District, dining options include Bombay Chopstix, Panera Bread, Pie Five, Texadelphia, and Starbucks at the UTA Bookstore.

Spring parking permits available

Spring parking permits are available through your MAVPark account. Faculty/staff permits are $150. If you need a permit for summer, select the prorated annual permit. Evening-only and upgraded permits are available in limited amounts.

To join the reserved parking permit waitlist for spring, email parking@uta.edu.

Financial Seminar Series continues in 2018

Look ahead when planning your future with the Financial Seminar Series hosted by the Office of Human Resources. Register online to attend "Your Retirement Plan at Work" 9-11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, in Room 601 of Nedderman Hall. Breakfast is included.

Business Affairs Training and Development

Jan. 9—Financial Statements & the Reconciliation Process
Jan. 10—ProCard
Jan. 11—MAV eSHOP for Shoppers
Jan. 17—Create Requisition: MAV eSHOP for Requesters
Jan. 17—Create Requisition: Special Item Request Form
Jan. 18—Payment Vouchers

Human Resources Learning and Development

Jan. 18—Your Retirement Plan at Work. Breakfast provided.
Jan. 23—Maverick Service Excellence: Total Service Experience 1: Building Customer Rapport & Good Will
Jan. 25—Managing Across Generations

Coming Up

Jan. 8—Basketball: Mavericks vs. Lousiana
Jan. 9—Staff Advisory Council
Jan. 15—Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday; UTA closed
Jan. 18—Basketball: Lady Mavericks vs. Louisiana
Jan. 20—Basketball Doubleheader: Mavericks and Lady Mavericks vs. ULM
Jan. 24—LINK Research Lab Lecture: Nia Dowell
Jan. 26—Center for Service Learning Annual Partner Breakfast
Jan. 26—Volunteer Networking Exchange
Feb. 20—Maverick Speakers Series featuring Michael Pollan
March 29—Maverick Speakers Series featuring Gretchen Carlson

See more on the UTA events calendar.

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