MavWire — Wednesday, October 25, 2017 — Office of University Communications

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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Tickets still available to see Roland Fryer

Claim your tickets to see Roland Fryer—award-winning Harvard economist, education activist, and 1998 UTA graduate—at the Maverick Speakers Series event at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, at Texas Hall. Dr. Fryer will discuss Solutions to Fixing Education in America: No More Excuses. An autograph signing will follow his talk. Tickets are required. Faculty, staff, and students can claim two free tickets or purchase the VIP or preferred seating packages at uta.edu/maverickspeakers.

Leadership Academy deadline extended

There's more time to submit nominations for the UTA Leadership Academy for faculty and staff. Submissions are due by 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3. LEARN MORE.

Web publishing tools SSH, FTP no longer available

Secure Shell (SSH) and SSH Secure File Transfer (FTP) will no longer be available starting Friday, Oct. 27. Faculty, staff, and students with a Windows operating system should use PuTTY and FileZilla to access web publishing on students.uta.edu sites and Omega, Gamma, and SQL servers. Mac users will continue to use the built-in software, Terminals, for FTP processes. For more information, review these articles: How to use PuTTY to connect to Omega and Gamma servers and How to download and connect FileZilla to Omega Server. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, contact the IT Help Desk at 817-272-2208 or helpdesk@uta.edu.

Financial planning seminar Nov. 3

"Envision Your Financial Future" is the next topic in the Financial Seminar Series hosted by the Office of Human Resources. The program focuses on establishing a retirement income goal and making adjustments to savings and investing strategies as needed. Small changes in the short term can make a big difference in the long term. Register online to attend 9-11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3, in Room 228 of the Engineering Research Building. Breakfast is included.

Coming Up

Through Oct. 29—Open Access Week
Through Oct. 31—State Employee Charitable Campaign
Oct. 25—FabLab: Shop Safety Orientation
Oct. 26—U.S. Navy Band Commodores
Oct. 26—MavLab: 'Ives' Lives' and 'Thirst'; also Oct. 28
Oct. 27—MavLab: 'And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens' and 'Thirst'; also Oct. 29
Oct. 30—This is NOT a Costume: A Symposium on Native American Regalia
Nov. 1—Wheelock Academy: A Native American Paranormal Documentary
Nov. 2—Faculty Workshop: Developing a Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program
Nov. 2—Maverick Speakers Series featuring Roland Fryer

See more on the UTA events calendar.

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