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Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Daily Self-Check before Coming to Campus. All students must take their temperature daily before going to campus. If you experience any symptoms that are new, worsening or not normal for you, please remain or return home.

Return to primarily in-person classes

UTA will continue reduced density classes and begin pivoting back to primarily in-person instruction by no later than Monday, Sept. 20. Individual instructors will inform students if their class plans to pivot to in-person instruction before Sept. 20. Read the message from UTA Interim President Teik Lim.

Have required COVID test by Wednesday

Make an appointment for your free on-campus COVID-19 testing by Wednesday, Sept. 8. All students who come to any UTA campus in any capacity, regardless of vaccination status, are required to submit a viral test by Wednesday.

On-campus test results are automatically reported. Off-campus test results must be uploaded to the COVID‑19 Self Report portal in MyMav.

Please continue to monitor your UTA email and the UTA COVID‑19 Information website for updates.

On-campus vaccine clinic next week

The next free, walk-in-only, on-campus COVID‑19 vaccination clinic is 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, in the exercise rooms of the Maverick Activities Center. If you can’t make it, find another vaccine opportunity.

Upload proof of vaccination to the COVID-19 Self Report portal in MyMav by Monday, Oct. 4, to be eligible for prizes in the Maverick Motivator Program.

Listen to UTA public health experts explain why getting a COVID‑19 vaccine is beneficial for you and your community.

UTA Libraries

UTA Libraries showed off its various services last week. Read about what's in store this fall for academic support, creative outlets, and just plain fun.

Super Service Saturday

Join your fellow Mavericks for a morning of community service at Mission Arlington, UTA Community Garden, City of Arlington Parks and Recreation, the Arlington Public Libraries, and more. Sign up for a project with Super Service Saturday, which is Saturday, Sept. 11.

The Welcome Center is Hiring! Apply now on Handshake to be a Mav Elite Tour Guide. Application deadline is Sept. 7, 2021. Be the Face of UTA. bit.ly.BeMavElite.

UTA at Six Flags

You're invited to join UTA at Six Flags 6-11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17, for the AISD Education Celebration, hosted by the Arlington ISD Education Foundation. Use code UTA, and for each $25 ticket, $5 goes to the UTA Emergency Assistance Program.

UTA Night at the Rangers

Enjoy UTA Night at the Rangers when the hometown team plays the Houston Astros at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, at Globe Life Field. When you buy tickets, you will be eligible for a special UTA/Texas Rangers T-shirt. Student tickets are $10.

UTA Day with the Wings

Join your fellow Mavericks for UTA Day with the Dallas Wings. The game with the Los Angeles Sparks is at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, at College Park Center. Purchase tickets at dallaswings.com/promo and use promo code Mavericks21 to receive a discount. Tickets start at $13.

Important dates

  • Sept. 10—Census date for regular fall semester.
  • Sept. 16—Last day to drop classes for first five-week term; submit requests to advisor prior to 4 p.m.
  • Sept. 28—Last day of classes for first five-week term.
  • Sept. 29—Final exams for first five-week term.

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