Trailblazer – Tuesday, December 18, 2018 – The University of Texas at Arlington

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Fall Class of 2018

Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott, left, delivered the commencement address at the joint College of Education and College of Science graduation ceremony. See photos of the Class of 2018.

Holiday Schedule

UTA is closed for Winter Break Saturday, Dec. 22-Tuesday, Jan. 1. Operations and classes resume Wednesday, Jan. 2.

Who's open when?

Other Winter Break hours are online for Dining Services, the Maverick Activities Center, the UTA Bookstore, UTA Libraries, Health Services, and the UTA Planetarium.

Maverick ornaments

Decorate your tree with blue and orange UTA ornaments this year. Find them at the UTA Bookstore. See more.

Important Dates

Dec. 22-Jan. 1—Winter break; no classes

Jan. 2—Classes resume for winter intersession

Jan. 4—Last day to drop classes for winter intersession. Submit requests to adviser prior to 4 p.m.

Jan. 9—Last day of classes for winter intersession

Jan. 10—Final exams for winter intersession

Jan. 14—First day of classes for spring semester

Jan. 14-17—Late registration for spring semester

Jan. 15—Priority date for 2019-20 financial aid year. Complete FAFSA application and deliver requested documents.

Jan. 21—Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday; UTA closed; no classes

Winter Break entertainment

Between Maverick and Lady Mav basketball games and shows at the UTA Planetarium, there's plenty of on-campus entertainment during Winter Break. Basketball games are free for UTA students. See other bargains at utatickets.com.

TrailBlazer takes a break

Today's TrailBlazer is the last issue until after the Winter Break. The next issue is Tuesday, Jan. 15. Send your news to trailblazer@uta.edu. Find previous issues in the TrailBlazer archives.

Coming Up

Saturday, December 22

Winter Break—UTA closed; no classes through Jan. 1

Thursday, January 3

Billiards Tournament

Monday, January 7

Table Tennis Tournament

Thursday, January 10

Badminton Tournament

Tuesday, February 5

Maverick Speakers Series featuring Jack Hanna

See more on the UTA events calendar.

Bring the family to see the Mavericks and Lady Mavs basketball games with special offers, such as Holiday Hoops, Three-Point Play, and Family Four Pack. UTA students are admitted free and can claim one free ticket for a guest. Learn more at utatickets.com.

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