School time is finally here! This past summer will most definitely be one for the books, but we are positive that with your love and support, your Maverick will thrive and succeed at UTA despite[…]
Author: Ana Mariscal
Ana is a full-time graduate student of Sociology at UT Arlington and works as a graduate assistant for the Parent and Family Center. She graduated from UTA with a B.A. in Anthropology, summa cum laude, in 2014, and worked as a high school teacher for 5 years in the Arlington/Mansfield area prior to returning to grad school. Ana is passionate about education and believes that family and parent support are essential in student success. Her current research interests include Mexican American studies, social inequality, immigration, education, and quantitative studies. During her free time, Ana loves to play video games, weightlift/powerlift, play tennis, cook, draw, play music, and spend time with loved ones.
The Importance of Family Support: A Journey from UTA’s Student Body President
Hello Maverick Family, As we look forward to the beginning of school, students and parents may be experiencing mixed feelings of fear, excitement, confusion, happiness, pain, and multiple other emotions. COVID has changed our lives,[…]
A Message from the Center – July 2020
Hello Maverick Families! Summertime is finally here, and we hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend! Our office continues to work remotely during this time to protect our staff and students, but we have[…]
Parents and College Students can Definitely Survive the Summer Break Together!
Picture Feature: The Morrall Family at UTA 2019-2020 Covid19 continues to disrupt our routines, and for some people, summer just doesn’t feel the same as usual. July marks the middle of this year, which[…]
Emerging Adulthood: A Perspective from a Parent and Professor at UTA
Hello Maverick Parents! This month we have asked M. Faye Hanson-Evans. M.A., an adjunct assistant professor of Sociology at UTA, and loving parent of a college student, to write on her experience and perspective about[…]
College Finances – Lessons from a First-Generation College Graduate
This past spring has been an unsettling experience for all of us! (I mean, come on, is it not summer yet?!) Many state and local authorities are becoming less restricting[…]
Casey Gonzales’s Retirement!
Thank you so much for Making Casey’s Retirement Parade a Success! Last Friday, May 29th, we called on parents, families, colleagues, and friends to say one last official goodbye to Casey Gonzales, Assistant Dean, and[…]
A Message from the Center – June 2020
Congratulations to the graduate class of 2020! We are so grateful to have been a small part of your celebration and we would like to thank all the students, parents, and families that participated in[…]
Feeling Anxious about Graduation? You are not Alone!
As many of you may already know, all spring 2020 commencement ceremonies have been postponed until further notice. However, graduating students will still be receiving their degrees as scheduled. We understand the significance of this[…]
Message from the Center – May 2020
As the end of the semester approaches, we can sense the many emotions coming from our students and their families: feelings of relief and excitement, or perhaps feelings of uncertainty and anxiety. Either way, please[…]