April
5 , 2002
Volume 11, Number 6
University Day started off with a bang April 5 when the Talons spirit group fires Boomer the victory cannon at 11:30 a.m. outside of Willis Library, kicking off the day's celebration. A replica of the bell originally used to sound curfew also will be rung.
Next
week marks International Week 2002 at UNT
An international food fair, world cultures fair and market, foreign films and dance parties are just a portion of the festivities planned for UNT's International Week, April 8-13.
Interactive campus map premieres on UNT web site
A new interactive version of UNT's campus map was released last month by University Communications and Marketing and can be viewed at www.unt.edu/pais/map.
UNT Earth Day activities aimed at building community pride
Every
day is Earth Day, but there's one special day each year when UNT offers
earth-friendly activities promoting environmental awareness.
UNT
professor leads research at Winter Paralympic Games
Barbara
Wilhite, professor of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation,
conducted a study at the 2002 Winter Paralympic Games in Salt Lake City
to determine trends and issues that might affect the future of disability
sports.
UNT Faculty
Senate approves changes to senate's bylaws and charter
Faculty
Senate members approved changes to the group's bylaws and to the
senate's charter during the senate meeting March 13. The charter
changes must now be presented to the faculty for approval before they
are officially made.
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UNT
College Bowl team to compete against faculty, staff
It's
time for UNT faculty and staff members to study encyclopedias, videotape
and watch Jeopardy!, and dust off their "Trivial Pursuit"
games.
UNT's
student College Bowl team will challenge teams of faculty and staff
members during the first College Bowl Challenge April 15. The event,
open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. in the University Union Lyceum.
Tickets are free to UNT students and are $2 for everyone else. Tickets
can be purchased at the University Honors Program office, Room 309 in
the General Academic Building. Tickets will also be sold at the door.
All proceeds will buy buzzers and training materials for UNT's
College Bowl team.
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InHouse@UNT will receive an award for visual design from District IV of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education at an awards presentation April 8 in Oklahoma City.
The award was one of nine CASE honors earned by University Communications and Marketing.
Staff Council
plans resolution to support UNT-provided child day care program
Staff
Council members voted to write a resolution supporting the creation of
a UNT-provided child-care program at the council's meeting March 12. The
resolution will be given to administrators, who will make an eventual
decision regarding the child-care issue.
UNT
units on the move
January,
February and March were busy months for several UNT units as they moved
to new locations. Some have relocated to their new permanent homes, while
others are in temporary housing while remodeling work is done on their
regular locations.
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