UTA’S E‑NEWSLETTER FOR STUDENTS

TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2025

Press start to game and learn

Just like most things in Texas, esports are big in the Lone Star State. UTA offers several quests, academically and recreationally, for Mavericks passionate about esports and gaming. In the College of Liberal Arts, any student aiming to pursue a career in the field can add the esports certificate to their degree plan and take dedicated courses applicable to careers within esports and video game design. And gamers on campus can try out for the University’s five esports varsity teams, which focus on different games.

Today, on National Gaming Day, Noah Flint, assistant director of esports, and Desiree Henderson, professor and associate dean of education in the College of Liberal Arts, shared more about esports at UTA. Read the Q&A.

No coding experience needed

Join a free four-day boot camp Aug. 11-15 tailored for UTA College of Science students with no coding experience. At the boot camp, offered by UTA's Division of Data Science, you'll dive into world of data science doing hands-on projects and gaining insights from expert mentors. You'll learn and practice new areas of data science:

Day 1—Python coding basics
Day 2—Data understanding, visualization, and processing
Day 3—Introduction to machine learning
Day 4—Hands-on experience in each area learned

Lunch is provided each day, and you'll earn a certificate of completion to add to your resume. The deadline to register is Aug. 4.

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Fifteen minutes to help guide the future

Calling all summer Bachelors and Masters graduates, we need you to complete the Graduate Exit Survey available through Aug. 31. The survey focuses on:

Your overall satisfaction with the services and opportunities provided by UTA, its colleges and programs, and what can be improved.
Your sense preparedness and plans for employment and education after graduation.

The survey takes 15 minutes to complete and gives you the opportunity to have an impact on UTA's future. Look for an invitation from gradteam@uta.edu or find the survey in Canvas.