Aug. 12 ,
2005
Volume 14, Number 13
New InHouse@UNT format to launch in September
For almost 14 years, UNT faculty and staff have received news about the campus in this publication. But this issue marks the last time university employees will receive InHouse@UNT in its current printed format.
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Administrators to propose 2 percent merit raise pools for UNT faculty and staff 
UNT plans to ask the UNT System Board of Regents this month to approve the proposed 2005-06 budget, which includes more than $4 million for salary improvements, says Phil Diebel, vice president for finance and business affairs.
The UNT System Board of Regents will consider several items, including a new campus master plan for UNT Denton and the first campus plan for UNT at Dallas at its Aug. 18-19 meeting in Fort Worth.
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| Robotics wonders — Chithra Venkatesan (left) and Ana Tomboulian (center) work with David Keathly, lecturer (left) and Robert Akl, assistant professor (right), both of Computer Science and Engineering, during UNT's RoboCamp for 9th-11th grade girls Aug. 1-5. |
UNT to use multimillion-dollar bequest to fund unique research of behavior analysis
UNT's Department of Behavior Analysis has now received most of the more than $3 million that Beatrice H. Barrett left to the department upon her death in 2003. Barrett was the former director of the Behavior Prosthesis Laboratory at the Walter E. Fernald State School in Waltham, Mass., and a prominent behavioral researcher.
UNT opens Honors College for Fall 2005
About 900 students are enrolled in UNT's Honors College for its inaugural year, which kicked off Aug. 1 with a celebration attended by dozens of faculty members, students and graduates.
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| Kick off — Gloria Cox, dean of UNT's new Honors college, cuts the cake at a reception celebrating the college's opening on Aug. 1. The college takes the place of UNT's honors program. Applications for enrollment have increased 30 percent since the announcement to create the college was made earlier this year. |
Exhibit about UNT's branding process opens this month
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of UNT's updated brand during an exhibit Aug. 29-Sept. 8 in the Union Gallery on the third level of the University Union.
UNT summer commencement is Saturday
Emile Sahliyeh, associate professor of political science, will be the featured speaker during the general university commencement, which begins at 12:30 p.m. Aug. 13 in the UNT Coliseum.
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About the commencement speaker 
Emile Sahliyeh, associate professor of political science, joined the UNT Department of Political Science in 1987.
UNT's First Flight Week, Howdy Week traditions continue this month
UNT will usher in the new academic year with a festive fortnight of events known as First Flight Week and Howdy Week. The events provide opportunities for faculty and staff to interact with students outside the classroom.
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| What a ride — Tickets are now on sale for a chance to ride on UNT's Regal Eagle bus for the trip to Baton Rouge on Sept. 3 when UNT's Mean Green face LSU. Tickets are $50 each. |
Win a trip to Baton Rouge on UNT's Regal Eagle bus
Faculty and staff are invited to purchase tickets to a drawing for a chance to win an all-inclusive trip aboard the Regal Eagle bus to the UNT football game against LSU Sept. 3 in Baton Rouge, La., sponsored by the UNT Foundation.
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