The Art of Giving

Jonathan Campbell and Tanya Dowdey have donated a large portion of their African art to the College of Liberal Arts. The works are on display in the Fine Arts Building. Eventually, they plan to give all of their African art collection to UT Arlington.

Oozeball 2013

More than 50 teams frolicked in the muck at the 23rd annual Oozeball mud volleyball tournament on Greek Row. One of UT Arlington’s most popular and longest-running traditions, the event benefits student scholarships.

Welcome Week 2013

UT Arlington launched the fall 2013 semester with Maverick Stampede, a week packed full of entertaining and educational programs that welcome students to campus. At Move-In Day, the University community helped new students settle in to their residence halls. The next day, nearly 3,000 students, faculty, and staff attended the MavsMeet Convocation, a formal assembly commemorating the beginning of the academic year in College Park […]

Jose Vargas — Maverick Speakers Series

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas offered a heartfelt account of his life as an undocumented immigrant in the first lecture of the 2013–14 Maverick Speakers Series on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at Texas Hall. A native of the Philippines whose mother sent him to the U.S. at age 12 to live with his grandparents, Vargas said he has spent much of his life trying to […]

Bill Rasmussen — Maverick Speakers Series

By refusing to take “no” for an answer, Bill Rasmussen built ESPN into the worldwide leader of TV sports programming. He detailed his challenges and triumphs as part of the Maverick Speakers Series.