{"id":382842,"date":"2026-07-22T20:22:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/382842\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T20:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:22:10","slug":"uta-athletics-launches-dining-with-donors-video-series-to-celebrate-generosity-and-community-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/382842\/","title":{"rendered":"UTA Athletics Launches &#8216;Dining with Donors&#8217; Video Series to Celebrate Generosity and Community Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>ARLINGTON, Texas \u2013 UT Arlington Athletics has launched &#8216;Dining with Donors.&#8217; a new video series designed to highlight the personal stories of Maverick supporters while showcasing the local restaurants that help make Arlington a vibrant community.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by UTA Director of Athletics <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/general\/roster\/coaches\/jon-fagg\/7133\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7133\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Fagg<\/a> and Deputy Athletic Director for Development and General Manager <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/staff-directory\/ira-childress\/3354\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"3354\" target=\"_blank\">Ira Childress<\/a>, the series features conversations with UTA Athletics donors over coffee, appetizers, or a meal at locally owned Arlington restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re really excited about this one-of-a-kind video series that&#8217;s going to feature our fantastic donors,&#8221; said Childress. &#8220;We feel like this is a great opportunity to share a behind-the-scenes look at the incredible people who continue to support UTA Athletics. As Arlington&#8217;s hometown college team, we&#8217;re also looking forward to highlighting some of the great restaurants and coffee shops in our city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Each episode will provide viewers with an inside look at the donor&#8217;s connection to UTA, what inspires their philanthropic support, and the lasting impact their generosity has on Maverick student-athletes and the future of UTA Athletics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dining with Donors&#8221; is designed to strengthen relationships with supporters through meaningful recognition while expanding UTA Athletics&#8217; connection with the Arlington community. The series also shines a spotlight on locally owned restaurants and businesses, reinforcing the department&#8217;s commitment to supporting the city it proudly represents.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes will be released each month across UTA Athletics&#8217; digital and social media platforms. This first episode will be released the week of August 10. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;\u00a0#BuckEm\u00a0 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>FOLLOW THE MAVS<br \/>For up-to-date news, photos and videos, follow UTA Athletics online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/index.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UTAMavs.com<\/a>\u00a0or via several social media accounts on X (formally known as Twitter)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/utamavs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@UTAMavs<\/a>, Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/utamavs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@UTAMavs<\/a>\u00a0and Facebook\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UTAMavs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\/UTAMavs<\/a>.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; ARLINGTON, Texas \u2013 UT Arlington Athletics has launched &#8216;Dining with Donors.&#8217; a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":382843,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":["post-382842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}