National and regional student awards highlight excellence
2022 Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award
The top national award in collegiate journalism
Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker 100 Award
A top 100 Pacemaker recipient for sustained excellence
2022 Associated Collegiate Press Newspaper Pacemaker Awards
Multiplatform, Newspaper, and Online Finalist
2022 College Media Association Pinnacle Awards
Best Breaking News Story, Best Campus Engagement
2021 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association
Best Newspaper (Division 1)
2022 Associated Collegiate Press Best Of Show
Best Website (Four year, 15,000 + students)
The Student Publications office provides experience and training that complements your coursework, prepares you for careers in journalism and related professions and provides endless leadership opportunities. As employees of The Shorthorn, UTA’s award-winning student newspaper (and one of UTA’s oldest traditions) and other projects, you gain experience in print and online reporting, writing, editing, photography and videography, design, advertising, website development, marketing and media management.
In the noisy Dallas-Fort Worth media environment, we can help UTA’s 55,000+ students, faculty and staff notice and respond to your message.
Get advertisingThe student employee experience gives more than 100 students a year a chance to provide information that helps members of the UTA community make informed decisions about things that affect their lives. You can develop skills, build resumes, explore career options, make connections and enhance your college experience. All students on the staff of The Shorthorn work in paid positions.
Student Publications, part of the UTA Division of Student Affairs, provides professional advising and administrative support for the staff of The Shorthorn. Operations are supported by revenue from advertising and allocations from the UTA Student Service Allocation Committee. Advisory oversight is the responsibility of the UTA Student Publications Committee, which also selects the editor in chief of The Shorthorn. The department is part of the Division of Student Affairs.
Our alumni have written their stories of achievement. You will be next.
