{"id":1012123,"date":"2026-08-20T04:15:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T04:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1012123\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T04:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T04:15:17","slug":"photos-mavericks-move-onto-campus-celebrate-start-of-semester-multimedia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1012123\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Mavericks move onto campus, celebrate start of semester | Multimedia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Photos: Mavericks move onto campus, celebrate start of semester\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1763\" height=\"1175\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6a8675bf36483.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nursing student Emma May participates in an icebreaker during Kinfolk Kickoff on Aug. 13 in the Maverick Activities Center. May celebrated after winning a rock, paper, scissors tournament.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshorthorn.com\/users\/profile\/General%20Mason%20Starks\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photo by General Mason Starks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 12, life returned to campus. <\/p>\n<p>Luggage wheels, loose dorm decor and mini fridges rolled through campus as students moved into their home away from home. As the sun set, the students gathered at the Maverick Parking Garage for a rooftop celebration. <\/p>\n<p>The events were part of SuccessU, UTA\u2019s early arrival experience. The initiative is led by the Division of Student Affairs and the Division of Student Success. <\/p>\n<p>As the weekend progressed, students participated in the Kinfolk Kickoff, a block party and various other events. <\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"A photo of a student carrying her belongings during residence hall move-in day. \" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1677\" height=\"1235\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6a834fba3533a.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"147\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nursing junior Melanie Cerda carries her belongings during move-in Aug. 12 at Arlington Hall. Students were provided with a packing list to help them gather their possessions for the move.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshorthorn.com\/users\/profile\/General%20Mason%20Starks\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photo by General Mason Starks <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"A student rides a mechanical bull during MavsMeet. \" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1763\" height=\"1175\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6a83e4ad67f6e.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Biochemistry freshman, Sourish Madabushi, rides a mechanical bull during MavsMeet on Aug. 17 at Brazos Park. The event helped kick off the academic year.<\/p>\n<p>                                    Photo by Treyson Abe<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"A photo of attendees dancing together during MavsMeet. \" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1763\" height=\"1175\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6a83e4af6aceb.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Attendees dance together during MavsMeet on Aug. 17 at Brazos Park. There was music, activities and food for attendees.<\/p>\n<p>                                    Photo by Treyson Abe<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"A photo of a student dancing in a crowd. \" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1763\" height=\"1175\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6a83b8f7c7a72.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Math senior Cortlin Gerdes peps up a crowd at a spirit rally Aug. 14 at College Park Center. Gerdes is part of the UTA Wrangles, a campus spirit group.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshorthorn.com\/users\/profile\/James%20Ward\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photo by James Ward<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"A photo of a student shooting a basketball into a net. \" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1763\" height=\"1175\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6a86748e7b77d.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mechanical engineering sophomore Daevahri Mitchell throws a basketball during a rooftop celebration Aug. 12 at the Maverick Parking Garage. Food, games and a live DJ were available.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshorthorn.com\/users\/profile\/Maricela%20Gonzales\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photo by Maricela Gonzales<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"A photo of Blaze breakdancing with cheerleaders. \" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1763\" height=\"1175\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6a83b8e0f2bfe.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Blaze breakdances with cheerleaders at the SuccessU Spirit Rally and Block Party on Aug. 14 at College Park Center. SuccessU is a program to help incoming students prepare for the semester.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshorthorn.com\/users\/profile\/James%20Ward\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photo by James Ward<\/a><\/p>\n<p>@comeflickmeup @Cosm0s.photography\u00a0@j.e.journalism\u00a0@mari.gonzalessss\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshorthorn.com\/multimedia\/photos\/photos-mavericks-move-onto-campus-celebrate-start-of-semester\/mailto:photo-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">photo-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nursing student Emma May participates in an icebreaker during Kinfolk Kickoff on Aug. 13 in the Maverick Activities&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1012124,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5138],"tags":[5229,7371,7372,30640,2136,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-1012123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-america","tag-fort-worth","tag-fortworth","tag-multimedia","tag-photos","tag-texas","tag-tx","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117125903600510819","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1012123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1012123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1012123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1012124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1012123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1012123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1012123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}