Assistant shop leader Hosanna Bellah pours coffee Aug. 20 at Inclusion Coffee Express. The coffee shop is inside the Science and Engineering Innovation and Research Building.
For students looking for a caffeine boost between classes, a quick snack before a test or a place to sit and study, UTA has several coffee shops spread across campus.
From student-led cafés to familiar chains, here are four coffee shops students can try out during their next coffee run.
Social Grounds
On the first floor of the School of Social Work and Smart Hospital Building, the café is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Tobesta Amenu, a student worker at the shop, said the location offered a variety of items such as coffee, protein smoothies and other foods.
Inclusion Coffee Express
On the first floor of the Science and Engineering Innovation Research Building, Inclusion Coffee Express serves students from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday.
Greg Rittenhouse, region leader of Inclusion Coffee, said the on-campus location is an environment where employees get to talk to students.
“They’re coming to get drinks before and after their test, and just to be able to be the stop between the big stressful moments in their life, is such a cool spot to intersect,” Rittenhouse said.
Saxby’s
The UTA café is a newer addition to campus and is the first of its locations in Texas.
Anish Saha, UTA Saxby’s vice president of campus marketing, said the location is a comforting place to hang out with friends.
The experiential learning cafe is located in the UTA Bookstore and is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Starbucks at The Commons
The only Starbucks on campus is on the first floor of The Commons.
The location is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The area offers a cozy seating space for students to study or lounge in.
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