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First semesters can shape your future. Handle the rigorous coursework and you’re on the road to graduation and […]
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Every year our Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) team designs, builds, and races cars at competitions around the globe. Mechanical and aerospace engineering Professor Robert Woods talks about what it takes to win the challenging competition, while Lena Gerry, the Formula SAE team captain, takes us through this year’s project.
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It’s a whole new ballgame for UT Arlington athletics. When the Maverick basketball and volleyball teams take the court in fall 2012, they’ll be playing in a new conference and a new arena. UT Arlington has accepted an invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference, a move expected to elevate the University’s competitive sports programs and increase its national profile. UT Arlington becomes the 10th member […]
It truly is a small world, thanks to people like alumnus Ankit Rohatgi, who brings communication to isolated corners of the globe. The 36-year-old native of India uses two UT Arlington master’s degrees—electrical engineering ’01 and business administration ’05—as a senior solutions architect for Ericsson, the Dallas-based telecommunications equipment giant. He creates cellphone satellite connections in remote areas such as small villages or large ships. […]
Raquel Bell got knocked around by CSI: Miami actor David Caruso once, and she’s pretty proud of it. It was all in a day’s work for the 2003 graduate, who shared a scene with Caruso on the hit CBS show. “I played a paramedic trying to save his partner’s life,” she says. “Suddenly, and totally off script, David tried to push me out of the […]
On a pleasant March afternoon earlier this year, Paul Hayashi and his dog were taking one of their twice-daily strolls along red brick footpaths in a picturesque neighborhood park in Katori, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
First semesters can shape your future. Handle the rigorous coursework and you’re on the road to graduation and […]
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If you’re looking for entertainment that’s enjoyable and enriching, the 2013–14 Maverick Speakers Series is delivering both. The […]
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Students in Ben Dolezal’s Packaging and 3-D CAD (computer-aided design) class are on the cutting edge of design […]
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The biggest deterrent to teen smoking and drinking may be a candid conversation between parents and their kids. A […]
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If anyone understands the sociology of sports, it’s Krystal Beamon. The sociology assistant professor and Service Learning Faculty […]
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Two biology assistant professors have completed work on an international effort to sequence the genome of the western […]
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The baseball team made history in 2013 by winning a conference championship for the second consecutive year. The […]
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Senior Gabriel Escobedo, left, always assumed that going to college was an unattainable dream. But a visit to […]
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Paul McConnell made the most of his senior year, especially the last few rounds. The Dallas native claimed […]
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As the new women’s basketball coach, Krista Gerlich is determined to recruit, retain, educate, and graduate student-athletes. And […]
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Darn those dropped cellphone calls. Electrical engineering Professor Qilian Liang has received a three-year National Science Foundation grant […]
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A 20-foot sculpture inspired by Leonardo da Vinci welcomes visitors to the Engineering Research Building. Dedicated in May […]
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Two landscape architecture graduate students won recognition from the Environmental Protection Agency for their efforts to solve UT […]
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Come 2015, Maverick softball and baseball players will have clubhouses, training facilities, and press boxes worthy of the […]
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Understanding how aircraft parts can break down is vital to keeping passengers and crews safe. That’s why aerospace […]
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UT Arlington launched the fall 2013 semester with Maverick Stampede, a week packed with entertaining and educational programs that welcome students to campus. At Move-In Day, the University community helped new students settle in to their residence halls. The next day, nearly 3,000 students, faculty, and staff attended the MavsMeet Convocation, a formal assembly that marks the beginning of the academic year. The annual event was followed by music, games, food, and fun at the AfterParty on The Green at College Park. New Mavericks also attended Success U, a two-day minicamp designed to prepare them for academic success.
Carlos Donjuan (’05 BFA, Art) was selected to paint Dallas city-funded murals to brighten retaining walls beneath the Jefferson Boulevard bridge’s Zang and Marsalis entry/exit ways in Oak Cliff. He is a lecturer in art and art history at UT Arlington.
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Louwanda Evans (’04 BA, ’06 MA, Sociology) is a visiting assistant professor of sociology at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss.
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Chris Mead (’12 BA, Broadcast Communication) is a video production intern for the Oakland Athletics and is pursuing a master’s degree at San Francisco State University.
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Magdalena Salamon (’12 BA, Russian) is an upstream energy analyst in Houston. She studies oil shale in the U.S. and serves as an analyst for European and Russian energy ventures.
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Theron Bowman (’83 BS, Biology; ’91 MPA; ’97 PhD, Public and Urban Administration) is deputy city manager for the city of Arlington. He oversees neighborhood services, which include the police, fire, parks and recreation, and code compliance departments as well as the library system.
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Lauri Lawrence (’82 BA, English) was named a “Great Woman of Texas” by the Fort Worth Business Press in 2012. She was events manager for the Amon Carter Museum of American Art from 2000 to February 2012. She serves on the boards of Jewel Charity Inc., the Van Cliburn Foundation, and the Texas Ballet Theater.
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Paul Hendry II (’94 BBA, Management) is a partner in the Cantey Hanger law firm in Fort Worth. His practice focuses on banking and real estate. He worked as a clerk for Justice Bob McCoy in the Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth before entering practice.
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Michelle Wilmoth-Senato (’00 MEd, Educational Administration) is area superintendent for the secondary schools in the Arlington Independent School District. Previously she was principal at Boles Junior High and at Bowie High School in Arlington.
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Mike Guyton (’82 BS, Electrical Engineering) was elected secretary for the board of directors of Leaders and Executives Advocating Diversity, a nonprofit organization in Fort Worth. He is vice president of customer relations for Oncor Electric Delivery.
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Gayle Barkley Lee (’70 MSSW) co-wrote “AWEtizm: A Hidden Key to Our Spiritual Magnificence” with her nonverbal autistic daughter, Lyrica Mia Marquez. They are receiving worldwide recognition, sharing their message through television, radio, and the Internet.
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Jeff Langhammer (’03 BFA, Art) is CEO and cofounder of Ilfusion Creative, a Fort Worth marketing agency.
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Holly Behl (’07 BA, Spanish) operates Preciso Language Services, a translation consultancy based in Grand Prairie. She is a master-level licensed Spanish court interpreter in Texas.
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Matt Geske (’07 BA, Political Science) is director of governmental affairs for the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. A member of the UT Arlington Alumni Association Board of Directors, he previously was manager of government relations for the Arlington Chamber of Commerce.
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Diane Atkinson (’01 BA, Criminal Justice) is director of events for Pony Xpress Printing, one of the nation’s top promotional and apparel companies, based in Dallas. Previously, she was vice president of merchandise for the Texas Rangers Baseball Club.
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Alan Dettlaff (’99 MSSW; ’04 PhD, Social Work) was awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor at the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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