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Lots
O'Links
Compiled by Claudia
Lynch, Benchmarks Online Editor
It's a new
semester and time to highlight UNT Websites again. We're
talking about sites that are of interest to the campus
community but may have escaped your detection. The last
time we printed such a list was in March.
Listed below are some sites/pages that you may have
missed. Many of these were covered in the March article,
many more have been added.
General Links
- UNT News and Events
-- This is the UNT News Service page. Things
posted here are frequently associated with
sources of funding, big expenditures, large gifts
etc. Also covered are events that will be of
interest beyond the Denton campus.
- Events Calendar --
Dates for major Metroplex and university-wide
events are listed here. The purpose of this site
is to aid you in planning an event so that it
won't be conflicting with other events on campus
or the Metroplex. Metroplex events include
miscellaneous events in Denton, Bass Performance
Hall in Fort Worth, Meyerson Center in Dallas,
Texas Motor Speedway and Majestic Theatre in
Dallas.
- University of North
Texas Press -- According to their Webpage,
the UNT Press has over 140 titles currently in
print, with special emphasis in the areas of
Texana, folklore, and multiculturalism. Various
series are also published, including the Vassar
Miller Prize in Poetry, and Publications of the
Texas Folklore Society.
- NT Daily --
The Web version of UNT's student-run newspaper;
"UNT's Online Community and News
Source."
- Printing
Services and Copy Centers -- Everything you
need to know about the services available from
these departments can be found from this page.
Did you know that you can send things to be
copied via GroupWise, the Internet, etc.? They
also accept material on 3 1/2" disks and zip
disks.
- Mail Services
-- All sorts of information is available at this
site for both intra- and inter-campus mail.
- Campus
Master Plan -- If you've ever wondered what
the future holds for the UNT Denton campus, this
site may be able to satisfy your curiosity.
- Campus Chat
Food Court -- Hungry? This could be the site
for you. Hours of operation and daily specials
are listed on the menu page.
- Avesta --
Maybe you want something a little more
restaurant-like, rather than the food court. You
can experience gourmet cuisine without leaving
the Union at Avesta, located on level 2.
- VolUNTeer Center
-- According to their Web page, the VolUNTeer
Center opened in January of 2000. The center is a
collaborative effort between the Dean of Students
(a division of Student Development) and the
School of Community Service and their purpose is
to provide the community a link between those who
want to serve and those who need assistance.
- State of Texas
-- This is not a UNT site, but it should
definitely be of interest to the campus
community. Did you know that the State's Website
was recently ranked number one in a university
poll of state governments that have effective,
efficient Websites? Well it was. Read all about
it here.
Faculty/Staff Related Links
- Employment
Bulletin -- Human Resources keeps this page
up-to-date with the latest staff vacancies. There
are currently quite a few computer-related
positions:
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGER (Computing
Center/Telecommunications)
- COMPUTER SYSTEMS MANAGER II (Computing
Center)
- COMMUNICATIONS ANALYST III/VIDEO (Computing
Center)
- PROGRAMMER ANALYST II (Computing Center)
- PROGRAMMER ANALYST I (Computing Center)
- PROGRAM/PROJECT COORDINATOR I (STATISTICAL
SUPPORT) (Texas Center for Educational
Technology)
- COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALIST III (Public
Affairs & Information Services)
- PROGRAMMER III (Computing Center)
- PRODUCTION CONTROL SPECIALIST I (Computing
Center)
- COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR II (Computing
Center)
UNT is also now posting job openings
on the NationJob
network.
- Student Employment
Services -- Besides providing information
about part-time employment opportunities for
currently enrolled students, this site also has a
Reference Manual for Supervisors of Student
Employees, Training Opportunities, Sample
Employment Forms for review, Sample Student
Employee Evaluation form, and a Sample Student
Employee Expectations sheet.
- Legal Affairs
-- Officially called the "Office of the Vice
Chancellor and General Counsel," this group
states that the aim of their Website is "to
provide useful legal information to those we
serve and to provide a schedule of legal events
offered. We encourage you to explore and use this
information site, and to allow this office to be
your legal link to the University, the Health
Science Center at Fort Worth and our Systems
Center in Dallas."
- Office of University
Planning -- According to their Website,
"The purpose of the Office of University
Planning is to collect, analyze, maintain, and
disseminate information about the university for
purposes of planning, decision-making, and the
overall successful operation of the institution
as a whole, and to facilitate and coordinate the
university strategic planning process." The 1999-2000
Fact Book is accessible from there as well
as the results
of surveying students and former students.
- University
Policy Manual -- Provided by the Office of
University Planning, this site deserves its own
entry due to the importance of the information
contained here. This site is continually updated
as policies are added, changed, or made obsolete.
- Texas State
Library and Archive Information -- Not a UNT
link, but one that has a lot of useful
information, particularly in relation to State
agencies. TRAIL
(Texas Records and Information Locator service),
for example, provides access to information from
over 150 Texas state agency Web servers.
Student Related Links
- Student Employment
Services -- Student Employment Services (SES)
provides part-time employment opportunities for
currently enrolled students. They also host job
fairs and help students get off-campus jobs.
- Student Health Center
-- All kinds of important information is
available at this site geared especially to
students. There is even an online form for
prescription refills.
- UNT Dining
Services -- Everything you ever wanted to
know about residence hall dining can be found at
this Website.
- The Eagle Student
Services Center -- This Website was launched last February. All
of the services located within the building have
moved their Web presence to this site or can be
reached through this site. That includes the
following offices:
Undergraduate Admissions
Graduate School/Admissions
Registrar's Office
Student Financial Aid and Scholarships
Student Accounting and University Cashiering
Services
Campus Operators
A new feature has been added for students called "My
Financial Aid." Also the online
Centranet directory is now included on the Campus
Operators page.
- External
Funding for Graduate Students -- Although
this isn't a UNT-based resource, it is a resource
that is supported by The Office of Postgraduate
Fellowships. There are over 300 opportunities
(conveniently divided into disciplines and areas)
available through the courtesy of Cornell
University. The categories listed there include:
General
Biological Sciences
Humanities
International Students
Minorities
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences
Summer
Women.
Dr. James Duban, Director of the UNT Office of
Postgraduate Fellowships, urges graduate students
to consult that Web page, to secure application
forms through the E-mail addresses listed there,
and to contact him (jduban@unt.edu;
Tel.: 940/565-2820) to set up a series of
appointments to obtain feedback on application
essays.
- Laboratory for
Recreational Computing -- The blurb on the
Website says it all: The Laboratory for
Recreational Computing (LARC) was established at
the University of North Texas by Ian Parberry in
1993 to train students as game programmers. The
Laboratory is a crucible for creativity and
originality, and stresses extracurricular
educational activity, cooperative learning, and
group activity on large programming projects. We
concentrate on Windows game programming using
Microsoft DirectX.
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