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Events at a Glance
Read The Shorthorn
Every Monday-Thursday
Re-registration Deadline
February 1, 5 p.m.
First Basketball Games in the College Park Center
February 1
6 p.m. (Women's)
8 p.m. (Men's)
Student Organization Development Session
Translating Your Involvement to Your Resume
February 8, Noon
UC Pecos
Homecoming
February 9-11
Spring 2012 Job Fair
February 22, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
MAC
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Cool MavOrgs Updates
Community Directory
Interested in directly connecting with someone from another organization? MavOrgs now displays information about individual users to others. The default settings will automatically show your name, profile picture (if you have one), and e-mail address(es). If you wish to display more or less information about yourself, you can set your own privacy settings by navigating to [your name] > Privacy Settings at the top of your page.
Navigate to a roster that you are a member of to see your Community Directory card by clicking on your name.
If you'd like to add links to your social media sites (see here), navigate to [your name] > Profile and add URLs in the specified fields.
GO MAVS, Student Governance & Organizations
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"Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." |
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Opportunities & Announcements |
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Spring Re-registration
[MANDATORY FOR ALL GROUPS]
Deadline Wednesday!
All groups will need to log in to MavOrgs and click the 'Register this Organization' button under your listing in the Organizations Directory. The registration process will ask you for directory information (e-mail, websites, social media, phone, fax, etc) a profile photo, and organization interests that describe your organization. Please have on-hand at the time of registration officer information (name, email, MavID #) for at least 3 officers and Advisor information (name, email, campus box number, department) as that information will be requested. Keep in mind the person who completes this will be listed as the Primary Contact within the system. When you complete re-registration, please encourage your officers and members to log in to MavOrgs and join your organization to communicate with you, each other, and our office, and to stay up to speed on events on campus.
If you fail to re-register your organization by February 1, 2012, your organization will be placed on temporary inactive status. |
2012 Homecoming Golf Tournament
REGISTRATION DEADLINE TODAY
Calling all golfers! Students, faculty, staff and UT Arlington Alumni and friends are encouraged to sign up to participate in the event. Groups of two may be paired together. The tournament will take place at Mansfield National Golf Club in Mansfield, TX on Saturday, February 11 beginning at 8 a.m.
Visit the UT Arlington Alumni Association web site to sign up. |
Apply to be a 2012 Maverick Orientation Leader
DEADLINE TODAY
Do you enjoy helping others? Love to share your Maverick spirit? Want to improve your leadership skills? Apply to be a 2012 Maverick Orientation Leader! Maverick Orientation Leaders are the first to welcome new students and parents during the summer orientation program in June, July and August. Mav OLs develop valuable leadership skills including public speaking, conflict management, teamwork, and problem solving. For more information and to speak with former Mav OLs please stop by the upcoming Maverick Orientation Leader interest sessions: Thursday, January 26 @ 5:30 pm- UC, Palo Pinto
Applications and position descriptions are available at www.uta.edu/orientation. |
Spring Dodgeball & Basketball @ the MAC
DEADLINE TOMORROW
Campus rec is looking fill two co-rec Dodgeball leagues on Tuesdays at 7 p.m./7:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 11 p.m./11:30 p.m. The start date is tomorrow, January 31, for those leagues. If you are interested, please e-mail Drew Barfield @ drewb@uta.edu
Looking to shoot some hoops? The registration deadline for intramural basketball is tomorrow. Visit www.uta.edu/intramuralsports for more information and to sign up. |
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Show Your Pride in the 2012 Homecoming Parade!
Deadline: February 1
Sign ups are now open for organizations to participate in the Homecoming Parade on Saturday, February 11 at 5:20 p.m. This year's Homecoming parade will be bigger and better than ever and we want your group or organization to be a part of it! The Homecoming committee will have a variety of golf carts for you to decorate and use and also signage for you to decorate if your group would like to walk in the parade. All student, faculty and staff groups are welcome.
For more information and to register, visit the Homecoming website or contact Student Activities at 817-272-2963. |
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Can You Handle the Heat?
Registration Deadline: February 3
Join the Homecoming crew and The Division of Student Affairs for our annual chili cook-off-bracket bowl style that will take place on Friday, February 10 from noon- 1 p.m. on the UC Mall. Teams will compete within their assigned divisions to win the ultimate prize of HCBB champion, bragging rights, and an awesome trophy. All student, faculty, and staff groups are invited to participate.
To register and view more information on judging criteria for the Chili Bowl, please visit www.uta.edu/homecoming. For more information, please call 817-272-9234. |
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Show Your Pride and Win $250!
Deadline: February 10
Want to celebrate UT Arlington Day? Want to show off your spirit? Want to win $250? Then enter the Show Your Maverick Pride photo contest! All you have to do is dress yourself, your neighbors, your kids, your pets, your house, your place of business, your car, or anything else in your best blue, orange and white Maverick gear, take a picture, then e-mail the photo to the Alumni Association. Three winners will be chosen and will receive $250 each! Click here for more information. |
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Homecoming Volunteers Needed
Sign up to volunteer at any of the Homecoming events. All students, faculty, and staff are invited to volunteer. Click here to sign up today! |
Volunteer at the Spring 2012 Job Fair
Deadline: February 16
The Spring 2012 Job Fair will be held Wednesday, February 22 at the Maverick Activities Center (MAC) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Career Center needs volunteers to help make this event a success. If you are available to volunteer, you may e-mail Ayanna Parker at ayannap@uta.edu with the following information:
- Name
- Department/Organization (if applicable)
- E-mail
- T-shirt size (S, M, L, XL, or 2XL)
- Time(s) you would like to volunteer (1hr increments from 7am to 4pm)?
If you have any questions about the job fair or volunteering, please feel free to contact The Career Center @ 216 Davis Hall, 817-272-2932 or careers@uta.edu. The deadline to volunteer for The Career Center Spring 2012 Job Fair is Thursday, February 16, 2012 @ 4 p.m. |
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MONEY, MONEY, MONEY
Is your student organization looking for money? Program Assistance Funds are University-granted monies supplied every year to provide campus organizations supplemental funding for their events and attendance to conferences. Student Congress oversees the distribution of these monies, and applications are available in the Student Congress
office in the lower level UC, B150, or online at www.uta.edu/sc. |
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Teach For America Info Session
February 2, 6 p.m.
FINAL Application Deadline: Friday, February 10
Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates, graduate students, and professionals from all majors and career interests who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity. To learn more about why now, more than ever, you should consider applying to Teach For America, click here: http://www.teachforamerica.org/now/ For more information, visit www.teachforamerica.org.
Date: Thursday, February 2
Time: 6:00-7:00 pm
Location: College of Business, Room 336 |
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Student Organization Development Session
Translating Your Involvement to Your Resume
[in collaboration with the UT Arlington Career Center]
February 8, Noon
Research indicates that employers and graduate schools want to see more than grades or a diploma; they want to know about your leadership experiences that set you apart from other applicants. This interactive session with professionals from the Career Center will help you put your student organization leadership on paper and create a dynamite resume in time for the Job Fair.
[All attendees will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a free bowling party for his or her organization at UT Arlington's Bowling & Billiards.] |
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Spring Events Calendar
Your involvement and leadership development are important to us here at UT Arlington. Throughout the Spring, SGO and our campus partners will offer various workshops and events to enhance your skills as a leader of your organization as well as connect you to the campus community. See the Spring 2012 Student Organization Calendar for dates and details. |
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