▁Bash , ▁Bo om ▁at ▁No on ▁firing ▁of ▁the ▁Carl is le ▁C ann ons , ▁the ▁Par ade , ▁fire works ▁display , ▁p ep ▁r ally , ▁and ▁home coming ▁game ▁match - ups . ▁M av ▁Sw ap : ▁This ▁annual ▁tradition ▁encourag es ▁students ▁to ▁trade ▁app arel ▁from ▁their ▁high ▁school ▁or ▁another ▁college ▁for ▁free ▁U T ▁Ar ling ton ▁g ear . ▁International ▁Week : ▁" I - Week " ▁is ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Student ▁Organ ization , ▁and ▁branches ▁out ▁throughout ▁the ▁U T ▁Ar ling ton ▁community ▁in ▁its ▁entire ty , ▁celebr ating ▁divers ity ▁between ▁cult ures ▁on ▁campus . ▁I - week ▁typically ▁includes ▁a ▁Food ▁Fair , ▁F ashion ▁Show , ▁Global ▁Ext rav ag anza , ▁Ex hib its , ▁and ▁more . ▁M av s Me et ▁Con v ocation : ▁M av s Me et , ▁the ▁New ▁Student ▁Con v ocation , ▁is ▁a ▁formal ▁assembly ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁academic ▁year . ▁Stud ents , ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁staff ▁are ▁wel com ed ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁president , ▁prov ost , ▁student ▁con gress ▁president , ▁and ▁a ▁distinguished ▁U T ▁Ar ling ton ▁fac ulty ▁speaker . ▁This ▁major ▁academic ▁event ▁hon ors ▁all ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁students , ▁but ▁particularly ▁new ▁U T ▁Ar ling ton ▁students . ▁Im medi ately ▁following ▁the ▁New ▁Student ▁Con v ocation , ▁the ▁M av s Me et