We’re collecting new, unwrapped toys to help 41 children (of all ages) have a happy holiday while they are in foster care. Your donation can help us bring joy and make kids in foster care feel special this holiday season!The donation drop-off location is the School of Social Work Admissions, Advising, and Communications, room 203.The donation drop-off deadline is Friday, December 6.For more information, email Natasha Kastner at nlk5449@mavs.uta.edu.

The UTA bookstore will be having a big Apple sale Nov. 18-22, both in-store and online. The bookstore will be offering the best prices of the year on current Apple laptops, desktops and tablets. Light refreshments will be provided daily from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be discounts for drinks at the UTA Bookstore's Starbucks and raffles daily for prizes.

Do you like Space? Do you like Maps? How about maps of space?! UTA Special Collections is proud to present a new exhibition titled Cosmic Cartography . Featuring maps and charts dating from 1548 to 2024, the exhibit explores humanity's desire to explain our understanding of the universe through maps. In the exhibit, you will see maps that explore the model of the universe - from the ancients who believed in an Earth-centered system to Copernicus who put the Sun at the center, and beyond; maps of our Solar System and planetary bodies; and maps that explore Constellations and the Zodiac.Giveaways will be available while supplies last!The exhibit is located on the sixth floor of Central Library in Special Collections. It is open Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

The Department of Global Engagement and Office of Study Abroad present the See the Unseen Photo Gallery Exhibition, which features photography submitted by our very own UTA students. The exhibition will be available for viewing from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. from Nov. 18-Dec. 6There will be a celebration for exhibition’s opening on Monday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

A collection can be defined as a group of objects; objects that often are viewed as symbols and representations of the people who gather them by those around them. Typically, these are organized in some way through an innumerable series of categories dependent on the collector, but what objects are left behind accidentally, mistakenly, or without that individual’s control or knowledge? By exploring and tracing these possessions, their impressions, and their associated data, we are better able to understand that individual, their experience, and their foot print.For this exhibition, we will take an investigative viewpoint from the perspective of an artist, a scientific scholar, a visual resource curator, and a collection specialist. By combining these uniquely creative perspectives and their interpretive techniques, we present a variety of opportunities for the viewer to approach this experience and to expand their own point of view. On display are a variety of artforms, including both historical and contemporary prints, a series of forensic scientific specimens, the tools used in their creation, and examples of their approaches and processes.Please visit the exhibition throughout the fall semester, Monday, September 30 – Friday, November 22, 2024. The opening reception will be Thursday, October 3, 4 p.m.- 6 p.m.The UTA Fine Art Collections Gallery, housed within the Visual Resource Collections, Suite 2109, on the second floor of the Fine Arts Building.It will be open 10 a.m.–5 p.m. It will also be open on Saturdays Oct. 19 - Nov. 16, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.Walk-ins are welcome and group visits are available via scheduled appointments. For more information on this exhibition or other artworks from the UTA Fine Art Collections, contact Cheryl Mitchell, collections specialist, at cherylm@uta.edu.

All Coding, Robotics, and Electronics At The Studios (CREAT) workshops are free to attend and supply necessary materials at no cost. All majors are welcome to join any or all workshops offered this semester. All workshops are held in the Central Library in classroom 109 or in the CREAT Studio (Room 104) on the first floor.Website Development SeriesA comprehensive overview of the skillset needed to create your own website and more. No prior coding skills are required.Web Dev 2 – Intro to JavaScript // September 26, 11am – 12:30pm at Classroom 109Web Dev 3 – APIs + Databases // November 7, 11am – 12:30pm at Classroom 109Learn to Solder WorkshopsThis will be a repeating workshop where we train attendees the basics of using a soldering iron, soldering wires and small electrical components, and desoldering.Soldering Workshop 2 // October 2, 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. at CREAT Studio (Room 104)Soldering Workshop 3 // October 30, 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. at CREAT Studio (Room 104)Learn the Python Coding LanguageBecome familiar with one of the most popular and easy-to-learn coding languages in the world. Laptops will be supplied for those who need one during the workshops, but you are encouraged to bring your own. You can code along with us or simply watch the presentation.Python 1 – Data & Flow // September 12, 11am – 12:30pm @ Classroom 109Python 2 – Functions & Classes // October 10, 11am – 12:30pm @ Classroom 109Python 3 – Libraries & Files // November 20, 11am – 12:30pm @ Classroom 109Aerial Drone SeriesGet to know your way around a drone so you can eventually build, configure, and legally fly a drone in the airspace.Drones 1 – Components, & Assembly // September 19, 11 a.m.–11:45 a.m. at Classroom 109Drones 2 - Software Configuration // October 17, 11 a.m.–11:45 a.m. at Classroom 109Drones 3 – Rules & Regulations // November 21, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Classroom 109