Contact:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 817-272-2103
Mailing Address:
Office of the Provost
The University of Texas At Arlington
701 S. Nedderman Drive
Arlington, TX 76019
Public Service Academy
This initiative serves as a catalyst for transformative learning, civic engagement, and ethical leadership at UTA. We build a more just and equitable world by empowering students to translate knowledge into action and cultivate leadership for the public good.
Initiatives
Taste Project
As part of UTA’s expansion into hospitality education, the university is partnering with Taste Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit established “to feed people one community at a time.” The partnership has been designed to provide a space for UTA hospitality program students to intern and/or work under Taste Project’s supervision.
Top O'Hill Terrace
In partnership with Arlington Baptist University, the UTA History Department and UTA Libraries are undertaking a public history project to collect, preserve and broaden community knowledge about the history of Top O’Hill Terrace Museum.
Rise 100
As part of the RISE 100 initiative, UTA has hired four faculty members to support community engaged research. Their work will focus on understanding and supporting the well-being of children and their families in Eastern Tarrant County, a diverse set of neighborhoods and communities. Arlington is consistently ranked as one of the country’s most culturally and religiously diverse communities.
Representing various disciplines, these new faculty members will work with people who live and work in Eastern Tarrant County to understand and support families facing various challenges, such as access to housing, education, and substance abuse treatment. UTA’s location in Arlington is ideal for studying and contributing to solutions that support children and families living near our main campus.
Community Engagement Opportunities
UTA will institutionalize community engagement by expanding the Center for Service Learning (CSL) to promote community engagement awareness through increased outreach both on and off campus. Service learning enhances academic knowledge, fosters community engagement, and expands student perspectives. The CSL also works with faculty to incorporate service learning components into their coursework to enhance student outcomes.
Maverick Advantage Faculty Engagement Program
The Maverick Advantage Faculty Engagement program (MAFE) encourages the development of marketable skills through experiential learning opportunities, inside and outside the classroom, within five distinguishing activities – Community Engagement, Career Development, Global Connections, Research, and Leadership Development. Community engagement efforts are supported through the integration of experiential learning activities into coursework.