Confetti streams down during MavsMeet Convocation on Aug. 21, 2024, at College Park Center.
With Mavericks gearing up for a new semester, UTA is offering the annual Maverick Stampede to welcome new and returning students to campus Aug. 14-29.
Maverick Stampede is the official welcome to the university, with over 40 events planned. It serves as a way to acclimate Mavericks to campus culture, Student Activities coordinator Chrysta Porter said.
“I think this matters because it shows that, truly, we are a community that cares about our students, and we want to see them thrive,” Porter said. “Yes, in the classroom, but we also want to see them thrive just simply as individuals.”
The festivities, which previously stretched from August to September, have been shortened to two weeks this year, but the department has maintained the same number of events. Porter said this change was so students could feel the “stampede effect.”
“We wanted the name stampede to really mean something,” she said.
To help students determine which events to attend, Maverick Stampede pillars are being introduced. Each has a specific sector, such as tradition, involvement, community or success. The pillars serve as a way for students to easily identify the events hosted.
“I think this Maverick Stampede was handled with a lot of love and care from so many campus partners,” she said. “I think our students are going to truly see that.”
Kinfolk Kickoff
Kinfolk Kickoff runs from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Lonestar Auditorium in the Maverick Activities Center. The event offers free Maverick merch, food and a DJ.
Welcome Back Movie
Join EXCEL Campus Activities from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday in Brazos Park for a showing of the movie “Pitch Perfect” under the stars.
MavsMeet Kickoff
Students can participate in the annual MavsMeet Kickoff from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Monday at College Park Center. The celebration includes guest speakers, school traditions and live spirit performances from various groups on campus.
This year’s event will feature “Overtime Hustle” host Speedy Morman as the emcee and Jessica Rector, a UTA alumna, as the guest speaker.
MavsMeet After Party
Following the kickoff event, Mavericks can party the night away from 7 to 10 p.m. Monday at College Park Center with the MavsMeet After Party.
Global Maverick Welcome
International students have the opportunity to meet current UTA students, student organizations, resource offices and departments from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Rio Grande Ballroom in the University Center at the Global Maverick Welcome, with free food and activities provided.
Rec Fest
Come and see what Campus Recreation has to offer at Rec Fest from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Maverick Activities Center. Group exercise class demos, sport club information tables, outdoor games and tie-dyeing stations will be available.
Waffleopolis
Students can experience a night of Belgian waffles piled high with an abundance of toppings at the long-standing Maverick Stampede tradition Waffleopolis from 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesday at Brazos Park and the UC mall.
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