THURSDAY, AUG. 21, 2025

Celebrate Arlington with the Dallas Wings

Don't miss CELEBRATE ARLINGTON night at the Dallas Wings Friday, Aug. 22, at 6:30 p.m. vs. the Seattle Storm. Learn about local Arlington vendors on the concourse and help us recognize the UTA women’s basketball team and Provost Tamara Brown. Come cheer on the Wings and celebrate our city!

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Emmy Award-winning producer to host speeches

The Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology Development has announced four-time Emmy Award-winning producer Jeremy Sherlick as the guest speaker for the Fall 2025 Open House Speaker Series. Sherlick is known for his work in video and immersive storytelling. He produces visual stories, videos, and podcasts for the Council on Foreign Relations, amplifying urgent stories for broad audiences.

 

The first event, Creating Impact with Limited Resources, will be held Wednesday, Sept. 3, from 12:45-2 p.m. in the Library Parlor at UTA Central Library. The second daytime talk, From Pixar to the Council on Foreign Relations, will be held Thursday, Sept. 4, in Fine Arts Building-Room 409, from 3:30-4:30 p.m., with an open house and Q&A to follow. 

All events are free and open to all students, faculty, and staff.

GTA and GRA Benefits Orientation

This one-hour session hosted by the Office of Talent, Culture, and Engagement provides graduate teaching assistants and graduate research assistants with an overview of the various employee benefits programs that the University offers.

 

Register to attend the virtual sessions via Microsoft Teams planned for Thursday, Sept. 4, at 1 p.m. (Session 1) and Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 2:30 p.m. (Session 2).

Dine-in Deal Fridays

Faculty and staff can enjoy lunch for $7.75, 25% off your meal, every Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. when dining in at either Connection Café or Maverick Café. All you have to do is simply present your faculty and staff ID for the special rate.

Four Department of English scholars earn acclaim

Join the Department of English in celebrating four department members who presented their technical communication research at the IEEE International Conference on Professional Communication in Sønderborg, Denmark, in July. Research articles selected through a rigorous peer-review process.

•  Amy Hodges for her paper “AI-Assisted Qualitative Coding: Comparing Human to Machine Outputs”
• Sara Martin, PhD candidate, for her paper titled “Sounds Good: Dictation Software, Translingualism, and Multimodal Productivity”
• Pacificah Mariita, PhD student, for her paper “The Evolution of Tactical Technical Communication: Digital Resistance and Kenyan Gen Z’s Redefinition of Grassroots Activism in the Digital Age”

 

A special congratulations goes to Gabriel Aguilar, who won the prestigious James M. Lufkin Award for his article “The Myth of Demography is Destiny.” Dr. Aguilar’s paper was recognized by a committee as the best paper submitted to the conference.

 

These scholars represented UTA on a global stage and shared their innovative research with an international audience. Look for their published papers in the IEEE ProComm digital library this fall.

Staff Advisory Council (SAC) relaunches STAR Award

The SAC STAR Award, presented quarterly, celebrates staff who demonstrate excellence in Support & Service, Teamwork & Collaboration, Adaptability & Innovation, and Relationships & Community Engagement. Recipients who are nominated can only win once per year, and all eligible UTA staff may be nominated. For the second quarter of 2025, the winners are Melissa Cruz (Support & Services), Brian Edwards (Teamwork & Collaboration), and Christy Cox (Relationships & Community Engagement).

 

To learn more or submit a nomination, visit the SAC STAR webpage.

Take advantage of free will writing offer

Writing your will is a thoughtful way to care for your loved ones, and, if you feel inspired, to support UTA’s future.

 

August is National Make-A-Will Month, the perfect time to get started on your plans. UTA has partnered with FreeWill, a secure online will-writing tool, to make the process simple and completely free. You can also create a legacy with UTA by including a gift in your will.

 

Learn more and prepare for the future today!

Coming Up

FRIDAY, AUG. 22

AI Agents and Agentic Workflows

CoS Faculty-Student Mixer

UTA Night at the Rangers

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