UTA'S E-NEWSLETTER FOR STUDENTS

TUESDAY, SEPT. 30, 2025

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Student Affairs

Free flu shots available to UTA students

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The UTA Health Center is offering Mavericks free flu shots so you don't miss out on any classes or campus activities.

Why it matters: Vaccination lowers the risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death from flu—and reduces symptoms if you do become sick. Annual vaccines are the best prevention against flu and their complications.

Read more about what you can do to prevent and treat illness and call Health Services at 817-272-2771 to schedule your appointment.

Admissions and Enrollment

Apply for fall 2025 graduation today

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Graduation applications for the fall 2025 semester are due by Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Important info: Before you apply to graduate, you should verify with your academic advisor that you are eligible to graduate. A $40 filing fee is billed each semester that you apply and is not refundable or transferable to a future term if you are ineligible to graduate. Applications received after the deadline will accrue an additional $60 late fee.

Apply in MyMav today and remember to check your FERPA status to ensure your name appears in the commencement program.

Around Campus

Using AI for career readiness

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Join the Career Development Center's hands-on workshop and discover how to leverage the use of AI to get an edge in the job market, Monday, Oct. 6.

Why it matters: During this one-hour workshop you will learn how to use AI to explore careers, craft résumés, ace interviews, and build your brand. This event is designed to help develop practical tools, real-world tips, and ethical strategies to use AI with confidence.

Important info: Register for this workshop now! The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Career Development Center training room inside the University Center. All students are welcome.

Student Affairs

UTA's prevention and education compliance training is due

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The deadline to complete your UTA Prevention & Education Compliance Training is near.

Why it matters: This training ensures you understand UTA's policies and resources and you gain tools to make our Maverick community stronger and safer.

Important info: Students must complete the training by Wednesday, Oct. 1, or a hold may be placed on their student account, which can prevent registration for future semesters.

Look for the training link in your UTA student email. If you are experiencing technical difficulties, please submit a support case through the Vector Solutions website.

Student Success

UTA Libraries launches user experience survey

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UTA Libraries is asking for your feedback with a comprehensive user experience survey that opened Monday, Sept. 8.

Why it matters: UTA Libraries staff wants to better understand the needs, preferences, and priorities of students, faculty, and staff.

Going deeper: Participants are asked about library resources such as print journals, interlibrary loan services and research services, their preferences for library spaces and study environments, and how users begin research.

Take the survey online now.

Around Campus

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia to speak at UTA

Promotional image for the first Maverick Speakers Series event of the 2025-26 season.

Join us Wednesday, Oct. 8, for the first Maverick Speakers Series event of the 2025-26 season.

Why it matters: Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, will share his insights on international affairs and more during a conversation with Brian Whitmore, assistant professor of practice in the Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies.

Tickets are free for UTA students.

Blaze Bites

🎸 Enjoy a live concert under the Planetarium stars! Isaac Sloane and The Sound Brigade are bringing bluesy grooves to campus Friday, Oct. 3.

🧠 Learn about undergraduate research and meet research faculty from your department! Wednesday, Oct. 8.

🛍 MavMarket is a vibrant marketplace where students can display and sell their creations, giving them real-world experience in business and marketing. Thursday, Oct. 23.

☕ Meet with GM Financial, a Mavs EDGE employer, to discuss internship opportunities. GM Financial is the wholly owned finance subsidiary of General Motors and is headquartered in Fort Worth. Thursday, Oct. 2.

🐔 Chicken is now Halal at both Connection Café and Maverick Café.

The chicken is prepared according to specific Halal dietary guidelines. Excludes pre-prepared chicken from vendor partners.

Upcoming Events

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1

Campus Sustainability Month

Involvement Fair

Introduction to R/R Studio

FRIDAY, OCT. 3

Witch Way to Bingo

THURSDAY, OCT. 2

A Timeframe to Successfully Land a Job

Downtown Arlington Community Walk and Social