For Spanish-speaking families, an introduction to UTA
The University of Texas at Arlington, in collaboration with the Consulate-General of Mexico in Dallas, will host a special event for Spanish-speaking students and their families who are interested in attending UTA.
Desarrollando el Camino Hacia la Universidad (Developing the Path to College) is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Consulate-General of Mexico in Dallas offices, located at 1210 River Bend Dr. The event is free. Interested students may register by clicking here.
At the event, UTA representatives will offer information to Spanish-speaking families about the University’s admission process and make two financial aid presentations, given in Spanish. Attendees will also have the opportunity to speak to academic department representatives and student organization leaders.
“We are excited about this important partnership with the Consulate-General of Mexico in Dallas,” said Michele Bobadilla, assistant provost for Hispanic student success. “We want to showcase the vast opportunities available to prospective UTA students. Our university offers students world-class, global opportunities in the heart of the thriving North Texas region.”
UTA’s longstanding commitment to diversity and serving Hispanic student is reflected in a number of recent honors and awards.
UTA is ranked No. 6 among national universities for undergraduate ethnic diversity by U.S. News & World Report. It’s also ranked among the top universities in the country for conferring degrees to minority students by the publication Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, including No. 3 in Texas and No. 18 in the country for master’s degrees awarded to Hispanic graduate students.
In the summer of 2019, UTA was ranked among the Top 100 Colleges and Universities for Hispanic Students, according to an annual list from The Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine.
In 2014, UTA became the largest public four-year university in Texas to meet U.S. Department of Education requirements to be labeled a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). UTA is one of only 14 universities in the nation to achieve designations of both HSI and Carnegie R-1: “Very High Research” in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.