Aug.
1 , 2003
Volume 12, Number 14
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| Greek life — Above is a concept drawing of what the proposed Sorority Row may look like when completed. |
UNT Board of
Regents approves design, construction of UNT Sorority Row
In
a July 21 teleconference, the UNT System Board of Regents authorized the
design and construction of a new 38,000-square-foot UNT Sorority Row facility
at Bernard and Prairie streets. The regents also extended the contract
of men's basketball Coach Johnny Jones and approved a contract extension
with the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. that will benefit intercollegiate athletic
programs.
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Almost
2,000 expected to graduate during UNT commencement ceremonies Aug. 9
James Duban,
English professor and director of the UNT Office for Nationally Competitive
Scholarships, will be the featured speaker during summer commencement
at UNT Aug. 9.
The ceremony will include the hooding of approximately 50 doctoral candidates
out of the approximately 1,800 students who are expected to graduate.
About the
commencement speaker
An author, mentor and nationally recognized scholar, James Duban is a professor of English and the director of the Office for Nationally Competitive Scholarships at UNT.
Thanks in part to the passage of Texas House Bill 1363, the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science will welcome 214 new students and 162 returning students when the fall semester begins Aug. 25. The semester comes after months of uncertainty about the academy's funding.
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| Dollars for scholars — Gov. Rick Perry (center) signs legislation providing funding for UNT's TAMS program. Others on hand for the signing were (from left) Barbara Erickson, executive assistant to Sen. Craig Estes; Richard Sinclair, TAMS dean; Estes; incoming TAMS students Steven Petsche and Megan Fowlkes; Rep. Myra Crownover; Lucas Gong, incoming TAMS student; and Hilary Dennis, chief of staff for Crownover. |
UNT,
Texas Instruments to use $2.2 million for NSF-funded nanotechnology project
UNT and Texas Instruments Inc. recently received a $992,000 National Science Foundation grant to help create faster, more reliable integrated circuits like those used in modern computers and cell phones. When support from both UNT and TI is added to the grant, the project — Nanoscale Characterization and Development of Ultra Low-k Dielectric Xerogel Films — will be funded for a total of $2.2 million.
UNT
to award scholarship for 12 credit hours with Family Weekend drawing
The stakes have been raised for the 2003 UNT Family Weekend, Sept. 26-28. During this year's event, UNT's Parent Association and the North Texas Exes will be hosting the "UNT Tuition Draw." The winner — who must be a currently enrolled student — receives a scholarship for 12 credit hours in the spring semester of 2004, currently a $1,810 value.
Howdy
Week events planned Aug. 24-30
Faculty and staff are encouraged to welcome new and returning students to campus for the 2003-04 academic year by participating in Howdy Week 2003 Aug. 24-30.
Since 1982,
Howdy Week has coincided with the first week of classes during the fall
semester, helping to make the transition into college life a little smoother
for students.
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UNT's
Summer II enrollment down slightly from last year's total enrollment
numbers
Enrollment reports after the census date for the 2003 Summer II semester show that the number of students attending the second summer term dipped by 61 students below the second summer session of 2002.
Changes
made to state employee benefits, leave, compensation policies
Following the regular session of the 78th Legislature, UNT's Human Resources Department released several changes to policies. Below is a summary of the changes.
UNT
historian debunks Revolutionary myths
As a junior officer under Major Gen. William Braddock — Britain's commander-in-chief of all regular and provincial forces in colonial America — George Washington rejected the traditional British warfare method of marching in formation to engage an opponent. Instead, he trained members of Virginia's militia to fight as the Native Americans did, ducking behind trees and bushes to fire at the enemy and thus surprising them.
At least, that's what many American children are taught in school and what movies such as 2000's The Patriot depict.
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