UTA Magazine Winter 2025

The Magic of Being a Maverick

Can you believe UTA is turning 130 in 2025? It’s been a journey full of big ideas, unforgettable traditions, and at least five name changes. In honor of our 130th anniversary, we’re taking a visual tour through our rich history.

Picture Perfect

With a focus on storytelling, UTA’s Cinematic Arts Program is shaping the next generation of filmmakers who are working to make Texas a major player in the movie and television industry.

Paving it Forward

Sahadat Hossain, a civil engineer at The University of Texas at Arlington, is turning trash into treasure and paving a better future for us all with his “plastic roads” innovation.

A Fort Worthy Calling

Three UTA alumni are leading Fort Worth’s dynamic growth as members of its city council.

Westward Expansion

This August, UTA announced it was one step closer to seeing a major dream realized—one that has been years in the making—with UTA West, a new campus destined to serve west Fort Worth and Parker County with all the power and promise of a leading research institution.

Photo of Aarne Bielefeldt by Scott Hilton

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Photography Senior Lecturer Scott Hilton works in tintype photography, a handmade photography method that was established in the late 1850s.

Like Father, Like Son

For many, taking the next step in their educational journey can be intimidating. But for two recent graduates of the Master of Business Administration program, the stress is lessened for a very special reason: It’s a family affair.

Postcard: Japan

We're following LaDonna Aiken and students in her "Multimedia Production" course as they travel to Japan.

Remembering Allan Saxe

UTA pays tribute to the longtime professor and philanthropist.

Top Honors in Education

Two longtime UTA professors have been elected to the Academy of Distinguished Scholars, the University’s most prestigious recognition for research and scholarly excellence.

A Storied Career

Retired Maj. Gen. Kim Siniscalchi has served the students and faculty of UTA’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation since 2020. But in a previous life, her focus was on the health of the commander in chief.

Maverick Speakers Series Kicks Off

Celebrated journalist and TV host John Quiñones kicked off the 2024-25 Maverick Speakers Series in the fall.

A Cooler Way to Practice

UTA is the first university in the nation to use a new type of virtual immersion room as a training tool for future nurses.

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UTA researchers are helping agronomists and cotton breeders develop heat-tolerant cultivars.

Breaking Barriers

UTA is a place where anyone can pursue their higher education goals. Lei-Sea Sky, a social work and political science student, is doing her part to show just that.

Sporting Mavs

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Mav on Target

Aerospace engineering major Austen Smith won bronze and silver in skeet shooting at the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Mavericks Dominate at 2024 Paralympics

UTA's Elodie Tessier ('23 BBA, Operations and Supply Chain Management) made her second Paralympic appearance at the 2024 Paris Games.

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Historic WAC Triumph

UTA volleyball captured its first regular-season championship since 2002 and first-ever WAC title.

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Sporting Mavs Mavericks on Tour

The first-ever UTA Athletics Roadshow took place across Texas during the final week of August 2024.

Collected: Reby Cary Honored in Exhibit

A new exhibit at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans features the story of Reby Cary, a Coast Guardsman and the first African American professor at The University of Texas at Arlington.

Cracking Canine Code

What if the next time you asked Fido, “Who’s a good boy?” you could understand his response?

Shooting for the Stars

Julia Cline (’15 PhD, ’11 MS, Aerospace Engineering) says that where she is now—researching at NASA—was always the goal.

Boosting Opportunity

Studies show that undergraduate students who participate in research are more likely to finish college. That’s one reason why UTA has tripled its investment in specific undergraduate research opportunities.

Maverick Under the Sea

Kelsey Beavers’ love of the ocean started at a young age. Now, she’s helping save coral reefs with her research.

Printed Homes

UT Arlington architecture Professor Shadi Nazarian is exploring the viability of 3D-printing homes in rural Alaska to provide economical, sustainable, and resilient housing.

Decades of Leaders

When the Goolsby Leadership Academy celebrated its 20th birthday with a dinner and a medallion ceremony on the UTA campus, the Goolsbys—John (’64 BBA) and his wife, Judy—were on hand to celebrate the program’s success.

An Elevated Study Spot

Thanks to a $75,000 gift from Oncor Electric Delivery, electrical engineering students have an upgraded space to meet, collaborate, and study.

Career Boosts

Six UTA professors received more than $3.23 million in awards as part of the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program.

Honored for Uplifting

The Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture has inducted Diane Jones Allen to its Academy of Fellows for her work in underserved communities.

Fighting Online Abuse

UTA researcher Grace Ellen Brannon hopes to help stop a troubling trend affecting teens.

UTA’s Master of Public Administration cohort program

Empowering Fort Worth

Michelle Swindle never envisioned herself earning a graduate degree, not to mention one in which her classes would be right across the street from where she works in downtown Fort Worth.

About the Magazine

Crash Course

Thanks to UTA’s popular culture minor, students can gain a deeper understanding of the various aspects of popular culture, many of which are part of our everyday lives.

Look Back

Take a glimpse at the many names and logos that have represented our institution over the past 130 years.

Faculty Focus

Meet Michael Bennett, adjunct professor of social work.

Talk

Meet Dayanara Arce, a senior biology major

Scholarship

Providing motivated Mavericks every chance to make a difference.

Hear from a Student

Chat

Meet Roger Krone '81, President and CEO of Scouting America.

Well Read

Dive into fascinating books by Maverick authors.

Leaving a Legacy

Pat and Mike O’Neill dedicated their professional endeavors to higher education and the development of students.

Leaving a Legacy

Giving

Impactful donors further Maverick excellence.

Academics

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