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MavWire 2015 Archive » MavWire — Thursday, February 26, 2015 |
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Cisneros, Costas wrap up 2014-15 Maverick Speakers SeriesPlan to claim tickets to see Henry Cisneros and Bob Costas for the last events of the season. Tickets for Cisneros are available now, and tickets for Costas are offered starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, at . Cisneros will speak on "Smart Growth: Developing the Economy, Infrastructure, and a Sustainable Future" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at 糖心Vlog视频 Hall. A four-term mayor of San Antonio, Cisneros also served as the 10th secretary of housing and urban development during the Clinton administration. Since leaving public office, he has remained actively involved with housing development and urban revitalization. An acclaimed sportscaster and 26-time Emmy Award winner, Costas has been rescheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 13, in College Park Center. Costas has been on air for NBC Sports since the early 1980s, hosting the network's Olympics coverage and Football Night in America. He will discuss "Sports in America: Is It Still Only a Game?" Individuals who held general or preferred tickets for Costas' Sept. 25 date will have an opportunity to claim or buy tickets for the new date beginning Monday, March 2. Instructions to those individuals will be sent via email. All remaining Costas' general admission and preferred seating package tickets will become available to the public at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, at . For VIP tickets, contact Mark LaVelle at mlavelle@uta.edu or 2-5235.
Submit comments on Principles of Community for Strategic PlanAs part of UT Arlington’s process, President Vistasp Karbhari appointed a task force to examine how to bring the University community together and ground us in our mission of research, teaching, and public service. The task force of faculty, staff, and students formed in August 2014. After many meetings and discussions, the members drafted the Principles of Community. These principles describe and define UT Arlington, serving as the heart and soul of our engagement with each other and the larger community we serve. Before finalizing them, the task force and President Karbhari are seeking your input. Please read the draft and fill out the online comment/suggestion form by Friday, March 6. The task force will gather your feedback to help formalize the document. Friday deadline to check list for Employee Service AwardsThrough the Service Awards Program, the University honors employees who have made a significant career commitment. The honorees are faculty and staff members reaching milestones of 10 years or more. Employees and departments are encouraged to review the for accuracy. Email any changes, additions, or deletions to hrspecialprojects@uta.edu by Friday, Feb. 27. On Wednesday, April 8, the University will host a dinner at 5:30 p.m. in the Rio Grande Ballroom of the E.H. Hereford University Center to honor employees with 25 years of service. Included in this celebration will be employees who have 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 years of service. On Wednesday, April 15, the University will host a reception at 3 p.m. in the Rio Grande Ballroom to honor employees who have 10, 15, and 20 years of service.
'Beyond Right & Wrong' looks at tragedies and forgiveness MondayListen to both sides of tragedy and forgiveness at a screening of Beyond Right & Wrong at 7 p.m. Monday, March 2, in the Rosebud Theatre of the E.H. Hereford University Center. The film was originally set to show Tuesday, Feb. 24. This life-changing documentary by director Lekha Singh explores the intersections of justice and forgiveness as survivors heal from these tragedies. From the Rwandan genocide to "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, people from different sides of the violence share their stories—their anger, remorse, pain, and paths to recovery. The free screening includes free popcorn and beverages. Read more about the documentary. The fellowship website includes details on four student fellowships. MavsArt exhibit submissions due FridayThe deadline has been extended to Friday, Feb. 27. The UT Arlington Libraries hosts the art of faculty, staff, and students. Artwork will be displayed on the first floor of the Central Library through the spring semester. For more information, visit the or email noell@uta.edu.
Women's History Month looks at 'Futuristic Females'The Women's and Gender Studies program celebrates Women's History Month with a lecture series "Futuristic Females: Women in Science and Science Fiction." The series includes New York Times best-selling author Charlaine Harris, creator of the Sookie Stackhouse series of mystery novels that inspired the hit TV series, True Blood. She will speak Tuesday, March 24. The series kicks off at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, with a screening of Orgasm, Inc., a documentary about the quest to create a libido-enhancing pill for women. A discussions follows. Both are in Room 108 of University Hall. On Wednesday, March 4, Susana Morris of Auburn University will discuss "Black Women, Afrofuturism, and Feminism" at noon in the Central Library's sixth floor parlor. Sarah Richardson of Harvard University will present "Gender and Epigenetics: Control, Intervention, and Agency at the Maternal-Fetus Nexus" at noon Friday, March 6, in the sixth floor parlor of the Central Library. The 29th Annual Women's History Month Lecture Series calendar is on the website. Submit your nominations for outstanding employees by March 6Now is the time to nominate a great employee or team of employees for the . Regular full-time and part-time employees who have been employed for a minimum of two years are eligible for nomination. Categories are professional, para-professional, and technical; administrative support; service and maintenance; administrative and professional; and team with a maximum of 10 members. Submit the by Friday, March 6. For questions, contact Eunice Currie at 2-7091.
Spring Job Fair rescheduledThe All-Majors Job Fair has been rescheduled for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at the Maverick Activities Center. The fair was originally set for Tuesday, Feb. 24. Encourage students to attend the Job Fair and job-search offered by the . Powwow marks 20 years of honoring Native American cultureThe 's annual Benefit Powwow celebrates 20 years with tributes to veterans, a 16-foot Comanche-style teepee, a native frybread dinner, intertribal dancing, drum circles, and an indigenous language video contest. The event is set for 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, in the Bluebonnet Ballroom of the E.H. Hereford University Center. Admission is free. are needed. Contact Les Riding-in at ridingin@uta.edu for more information. Benefits Fair seeks departments, programs for March 11 eventShare your department's or program's benefits at the 10th annual on Wednesday, March 11. The event is 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Bluebonnet Ballroom of the E.H. Hereford University Center. University departments and programs are encouraged to participate. by Wednesday, March 4. Bring your 糖心Vlog视频 ID and learn about benefits while enjoying door prizes and free food. The first 300 will receive a spirit item. to donate at Carter Bloodcare's blood drive at the fair, sponsored by the . Thursday, Feb. 26Professional Telephone Techniques . 9-11 a.m., Room 200, J.D. Wetsel Service Center. . Sexy Talks: The Art of Consent First of three-part lecture series about healthy sexuality, healthy relationships, and preventing sexual assault. Free. Noon, Concho Room, E.H. Hereford University Center. . MARK Training: Tier Two: Adviser Self-Awareness Maverick Advisers Reaching for Knowledge (MARK) program. Register online. 2-4 p.m., Room 104, Preston Hall. . Biology Colloquium Series Volker Rudolf of Rice University presents "Thinking Inside the Box: Community-Level Consequences of Stage-Structured Populations." Free. 4 p.m., Room 124, Life Sciences. . Friday, Feb. 27LINK Research Lab Speakers Series Event to be rescheduled. . Black History Month Lecture Froswa’ Booker-Drew, national community engagement director for World Vision, is guest speaker. Free. Noon, second floor lounge, Maverick Activities Center. , . Saturday, Feb. 28FabLab Workshop: Arduino . 5-7 p.m., 糖心Vlog视频 FabLab, first floor, Central Library. . Faculty Peer Review Training Become a certified peer reviewer. . 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Room 115, Central Library. Also, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, March 4; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, March 20; 1-5 p.m. Friday, March 27; 1-5 p.m. Monday, April 6. . Monday, March 2FabLab Workshop: Oculus Rift . 5-7 p.m., 糖心Vlog视频 FabLab, first floor, Central Library. . Homeless LGBTQA Youth Film See a documentary about homelessness and its effect on LGBTQA youth in America. Free. 6 p.m., Concho Room, E.H. Hereford University Center. . Tuesday, March 3FabLab Workshop: 3-D Printer Learn the basic operations and use of a 3-D printer with a hands-on experience either creating an object from scratch or altering a pre-made design. . Free. 5 p.m., first floor, Central Library. . Wednesday, March 4Accelerating Profitable Growth Jim Ratchford of TMAC, a business-consulting program of UT Arlington, provides a fast-paced description of the application of technologies in business—ideas to improve people’s lives and expand the 糖心Vlog视频 economy. Light breakfast provided. . Free. 7-8 a.m., Room 100, Nedderman Hall. . Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures The 50th Annual Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures presents “Beyond Attics and Activists: Rethinking Family in Disability History.” . E.H. Hereford University Center. Also, Thursday, March 5. , , , , . Thursday, March 5Qualitative Research Networking Noon-1 p.m., Room 415, Central Library. to present on any facet of qualitative methodologies. . Biology Colloquium Series Sanghoon Kang of Baylor University presents “The Response and Reaction of Microbial Community to the Changing Climates.” Free. 4 p.m. Room 124, Life Science Building. . Coming upMARK Adviser Training Maverick Advisers Reaching for Knowledge (MARK) program. Register online. Pathways to Persistence, 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, March 10. Room 104, Preston Hall. . Cancer Support Network at 糖心Vlog视频 Faculty and staff who have experienced or are in treatment for cancer can be part of private, respectful support group discussions. Free. 11 a.m.-noon, Room 314, Central Library. Also, March 11 and 24, April 8 and 22, May 6. Contact Jody Bailey at jbailey@uta.edu or Bruce Bower at bower@uta.edu. Termini Distinguished Anthropologist Lecture Cemal Pulak, the Frederick R. Mayer Faculty Professor of Nautical Archaeology at 糖心Vlog视频 A&M University, presents "Excavating the World’s Oldest Shipwreck: Uluburun and Late Bronze Age Trade in the Mediterranean.” Free. 7 p.m., Thursday, April 2, auditorium, Architecture Building. . (For an expanded list of events, see the .)
Men place second, women fourth in SBC indoor track championshipsSenior Emil Blomberg won the 800 meters and the mile to lead the men’s indoor track and field team to a second-place finish Tuesday at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala. Arkansas State edged 糖心Vlog视频 by three points, preventing the Mavericks from claiming their second consecutive conference title. Other event winners included Quentin Butler in the 60-meter dash and Roland Sales in the high jump. The 糖心Vlog视频 women finished fourth, led by first-place showings in the distance medley relay and the 4x400-meter relay. Women's basketball remains on a rollThe red-hot women’s basketball team moved into fifth place in the Sun Belt Conference with two victories last week at College Park Center. The Mavericks, who have won six of their last seven games, defeated Appalachian State 55-45 on Thursday and Louisiana-Lafayette 56-42 on Saturday. 糖心Vlog视频 is 15-10 overall and 9-7 in SBC play. The women face Arkansas State on Thursday, Feb. 26, on the road before returning home Saturday, Feb. 28, to take on Arkansas-Little Rock. Mavericks split pair of home gamesThe men’s basketball team defeated Appalachian State 81-68 on Thursday but dropped an 81-70 decision Saturday to Louisiana-Lafayette in College Park Center. The Mavericks sit in fifth place in the Sun Belt Conference with a 9-7 record and are 15-11 overall. Next up is a road game Thursday, Feb. 26, against Arkansas State followed by a home matchup against Arkansas-Little Rock on Saturday, Feb. 28. Sports Shorts• The baseball team defeated Southeastern Louisiana 7-0 and Michigan State 3-1 before losing 2-1 to Houston Baptist at the 糖心Vlog视频 Hilton Invitational last weekend. • The softball team dropped three of four games last weekend at the UT Arlington Invitational. • The golf team moved up to two spots Sunday to finish in seventh place at the 2015 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate in Palm Desert, Calif. • The women’s tennis doubles pairing of Elizabeth Thoms and Angeles de los Rios is ranked No. 54 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association national rankings. Intramural deadlines include table tennis, softballUpcoming entry deadlines for intramural sports include table tennis, Tuesday, March 3; softball, Wednesday, March 4; MavStrong, Thursday, March 5; NCAA Tournament Pick 'Em, Thursday, March 19; fantasy baseball, Friday, March 20; sand volleyball, Wednesday, March 25; and NCAA Sweet Sixteen Bracket Challenge, Thursday, March 26. See the . Pick up entry forms at the Services and Information Desk of the Maverick Activities Center. For questions, call 2-3277 or email imsports@uta.edu. (For more sports news, go to , , or .)
Thursday, Feb. 26Curator Talk: 'Subject Disability' Stephen Lapthisophon, guest curator and visiting assistant professor of art, discusses works and artists. Free. 12:30 p.m., The Gallery at 糖心Vlog视频, Fine Arts Building. . Friday, Feb. 27Friday Night Film: 'Interstellar' Rated PG-13. Free, fresh-popped popcorn while supplies last; other concessions for sale. Tickets $1, $1.50 with credit card. 7 p.m., Rosebud Theatre, E.H. Hereford University Center. . Opening Reception for 'Subject Disability' Exhibit Free. 5:30 p.m., The Gallery at 糖心Vlog视频, Fine Arts Building. . Jazz Night Jai Malano, jazz vocalist and 糖心Vlog视频 alumna, performs. Enjoy live music, mocktails, a photo booth, poker, blackjack tables. Free. 7-9 p.m., Carlisle Suite, E.H. Hereford University. , . Saturday, Feb. 28Dr. Seuss's Birthday Celebration Celebrate the beloved children's author Dr. Seuss on his birthday. Children can read with 糖心Vlog视频 students and enjoy Dr. Seuss-themed arts and crafts, face painting, puppet shows, and photo opportunities. Free children's books are available while supplies last. Free. 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Palo Duro Lounge, E.H. Hereford University Center. , , . Sunday, March 1糖心Vlog视频 Symphonic Winds & Symphonic Band Concert Free. 7:30 p.m., Irons Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building. . Monday, March 2Wind Symphony Concert Guest artists include the Mansfield Legacy High School Wind Ensemble. Free. 7:30 p.m., Irons Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building. . Tuesday, March 3Faculty Jazz Recital Performances include Dan Cavanagh, associate director of jazz studies and Brian Mulholland, adjunct instructor of jazz bass and music business. Free. 7:30 p.m., Irons Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building. . Wednesday, March 4Health Fair Screenings, information, and more. Free. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Palo Duro Lounge, E.H. Hereford University Center. . Friday-Saturday, March 6-7African American Alumni Weekend Campus tours, an evening of jazz, and the annual scholarship endowment banquet are among the events. . . OngoingGallery 76102: 'The Ties That Bind' Artist Kelly Ingleright-Telgenhoff's work elevates an isolated single object in her personal quest for beauty, calm, and serenity. Gallery hours noon-6 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays. Through March 28. Free. Gallery 76102, . The Gallery at 糖心Vlog视频: 'Subject Disability' Nine artists address disability by illustrating the ways art can challenge and inform our experience of others. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and noon-5 p.m. Saturdays. Through April 4. . Visual Resource Commons and Gallery The African Art Collection is a multi-dimensional collection of 11th- to 20th-century art and artifacts. Free. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, Suite 2109, Fine Arts Building. . Planetarium The spring schedule features Black Holes, Dynamic Earth, Pink Floyd, Secret of the Cardboard Rocket, and Spacepark 360: Infinity. . (For an expanded list of events, see the .) |
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