In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, UTA Special Collections will have a mini-exhibit on display showcasing items in the collection relating to the surrounding Indigenous community. Special Collections invites the UTA community to learn more and view the mini-exhibit during the Central Library’s open hours, starting Nov. 1 and continuing through Nov. 30. The exhibit is located just outside the doors of Special Collections in the Atrium, on the sixth floor of the Central Library.

For this year's Homecoming, the Office of Sustainability is excited to collaborate with Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation to host a shoe drive benefiting Soles4Souls, as part of America Recycles Day! Collection will take place November 3-21 with drop off locations at the UC (near Starbucks) and the Maverick Activities Center entrance. We will also be at the Homecoming Games and 5K taking place on November 14-15. Please bring gently used or new shoes for donation and support Mavericks on this great initiative!

The McNair Scholars Program is a competitive program funded by the U.S. Department of Education to prepare university juniors and seniors who are low-income, first generation, and/or underrepresented in graduate education for doctoral education. This program assists students in the attainment of their educational, professional, and personal goals through participation in research and other academic/scholarly activities.APPLICATIONSThe priority deadline is Nov. 3, 2025.The general application closes Dec. 1, 2025.Click the link below for more information and to apply.https://www.uta.edu/research/opportunities/undergraduate-research/programs/mcnairContact us at mcnair@uta.edu

The application for the Spring 2026 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) and Undergraduate Research Assistant Program (UGRAP) is now open!These programs offer undergraduate students the opportunity to engage in hands-on research alongside UTA faculty members across various disciplines. Whether you are interested in engineering, business management, psychology, biology, or any other field, these programs are open to all majors! For more information about these programs, click here.By participating in UROP/UGRAP, students will have the chance to:• Gain practical research experience • Collaborate with faculty members and peers • Contribute to cutting-edge projects • Enhance their critical thinking and problem-solving skills • Prepare for future career or academic endeavors • Receive fundingEligibility Requirements: • Full-time UTA student • Minimum 2.75 CGPA • UROP: Open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and international students • UGRAP: Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents – Work-study eligibility (required)Important Dates: • Applications Open: October 1, 2025 • Deadline to Apply: November 30, 2025How to Apply: To apply, scan the QR code on the attached flyer or visit this link.For more information, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Research at ugresearch@uta.edu or call us at 817-272-1272.Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your academic experience and build invaluable research skills. Apply today!Follow us on social media, click here!

2025 marks half a century as UTA welcomes students in the Fine Arts Building. Classrooms, studio spaces, and communal areas have changed and moved quite a lot since spring 1975. This mini-exhibit, open through December 19, features materials from the archives of the Department of Art & Art History and UTA Special Collections that focus on the period between 1970-1975 when the new arts complex came into being.When in the late 1960s, UTA’s fine arts curricula was elevated from 2-year transfer programs to 4-year degree granting status, this area became one of the fastest growing on campus. Noting that, the 1970 letter from UTA President Frank Harrison, addresses the need for “a building of approximately 225,000 sq ft” to house the Departments of Architecture, Art, Music and Speech-Drama, which by 1972 together counted 1,326 majors  - nearly 10% of the total UTA student population (15,432). Fine Arts Complex began to take shape along South Cooper Street around the existing University Theatre in the summer 1973. In January 1975, Shorthorn article showed perplexed students next to a building map in a “castle-like” maze of a newly opened Fine Arts Center. The writers of Ft.Worth Star Telegram called it “the mammoth 4-story building,” the “great Wall of China” cutting through UTA campus and pointed at its “massive and impersonal” style, with a giant loggia as its most distinguishing feature. On display at the Visual Resource Collections Gallery are historic photographs, press clippings, old UTA yearbooks, the remnants of former art building, which got demolished, and the materials from the original Fine Arts Building blueprints. Special thanks to Heather Claney (Reference Services Manager at UTA Special Collections), Mark Cook (UTA Digitization Services Manager), Nicholas William (Lead Digitization Specialist), Jack Plummer (Professor Emeritus, Department of Art and Art History), and Rita Lasater (former Director of the Visual Resource Commons) for documenting, preserving the traces of time, and helping us navigate through the archives to carry the memory further.The Visual Resource Collectiosn Gallery is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Dance and public performance are two elements of human society that span across all cultures and peoples of the globe. This system of cultural expression often consists of detailed choreography and elaborate costumes, uniting our communities through shared connections and ritual presentation.For Latin America, dance is interwoven throughout the tapestry of their historical traditions. Beginning with the indigenous cultures of the Aztec, Inca, Maya, and Olmec, their celebratory carnivals and festivals evolved under the influence of European and African dance traditions to incorporate not only celebrational experiences but also used for expressions of faith, mourning, and even resistance.On view for the fall 2025 semester are a series of vibrantly painted and intricately decorated masks and dance costumes from Bolivia, Guatemala, and Mexico. They represent Latin America’s wide breadth of historical dance and parade traditions, ranging from the Bailé de los Animales to the annual Carnaval.Please join us throughout the semester to celebrate these works and their expressions of beauty, creativity, and connection through dance.It will be open Monday, September 8 – Thursday, November 20; 9am – 5pm. Visual Resource Collections and Gallery, Ste. 2109, Fine Arts Building, 2nd floor.