August 20, 2004 UNT InHouse publication: Bulletin board

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Pomp and circumstance — Lou Pelton, left, associate professor in the Department of Marketing and Logistics and summer 2004 commencement keynote speaker, talks with Oscar Garcia, dean of the College of Engineering, prior to the general commencement convocation on Aug. 7.

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SHERI BROYLES, associate professor of journalism, concluded her position as head of the advertising division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication at the association's convention, Aug. 4-7 in Toronto.

DORIS RHEA COY, associate professor of counseling, development and higher education, served as chair of the International Counseling Conference, June 12-13 in Anchorage, Alaska. "Terrorism in a Global Community" was the theme of the conference, where she presented a workshop on "Bullying."

LEA R. DOPSON, associate professor of merchandising and hospitality management, presented "E-Commerce Competencies in Hotel Curricula" at the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education conference, July 31 in Philadelphia.

ROSALIA DUTRA, lecturer in English, wrote O Falante Gramatico (The Grammarian Speaker), a book published in April by Mercado de Letras in Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

RICHARD ROGERS and KENNETH W. SEWELL, professors of psychology, created a new psychological test titled Evaluation of Competency to Stand Trial-Revised (ECST-R), recently published by Psychological Assessment Resources Inc.

National

JOHN BAEN, professor of finance, insurance, real estate and law, credits Dallas real estate mogul Ebby Halliday for the empowerment and success of women such as Ebby's company president Mary Frances Burleson in the July 25 New York Times.

KRIS CHESKY, research assistant professor and director of UNT's Texas Center for Music and Medicine, is noted for his efforts to increase awareness of potential injuries for music students in the July 18 Boston Globe.

HARRELL GILL-KING, director of UNT's Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology, appeared on the A&E Television Network's Cold Case Files at 9 p.m. July 27. The segment highlighted his forensic work on the October 1991 kidnapping and murder of 8-year-old Chad Choice of Tyler. Gill-King is also mentioned in the Aug. 1 D Magazine in a story about Harold "Buddy" Vest, a 1944 Gainesville resident and presumed suicide victim whose exhumed body is being examined by Gill-King for possible evidence of foul play.

Regional

REGINALD BOND, executive director of student health and wellness services, talks about the dangers of meningococcal meningitis for college students and the cost of the vaccine in the July 27 Dallas Morning News.

TERRY CLOWER, assistant professor of applied economics and associate director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, describes the concerns of businesses during a period of slow job growth in the Aug. 7 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

UNT System Chancellor LEE JACKSON is quoted in an Aug. 8 Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial about the efforts of Dallas-Fort Worth authorities to ease traffic congestion by building a railway transportation system.

BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, clarifies that the nation is witnessing a steady job market upswing but not an economic boom in the July 29 Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Weinstein talks about the economic contributions of businesses owned by women and minorities at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport in a July 31 Fort Worth Star-Telegram story.

Local

STEPHEN DUBBERLY, associate professor of music, praises the talents and readiness of his students to perform the French opera Cendrillon in the July 29 Denton Record-Chronicle. He comments on the health of modern opera singers in the Aug. 1 Denton Record-Chronicle.

DAVID W. HARTMAN, professor of anthropology and dean of the School of Community Service, explains the partnership between UNT and the Denton ISD and their collaboration on an extended-day education program in the Aug. 6 Denton Record-Chronicle.

CONNIE SMITH, Eagle Student Services Center coordinator, comments on the decision to hold several smaller convocation ceremonies rather than one larger one in the Aug. 7 Denton Record-Chronicle.

InHouse has been unable to obtain anniversary information in recent months due to Enterprise Information System changes. We hope to be able to access anniversary information soon and publish what has been missed later this year.

See a full listing of events at www.unt.edu/events

Faculty Convocation. 3:30-5 p.m. Aug. 23, University Union, Lyceum. Reception follows in the Silver Eagle Suite.

New Faculty Orientation. 1-5 p.m. Aug. 24, University Union, Silver Eagle Suite.

New Student Convocation. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 27, Coliseum.

Fall 2004 Semester. First day of classes, Aug. 30.

Amy Sillman Horizon Line Exhibition. Artist lecture, 5 p.m. Aug. 30, Art Building, Room 223, followed by a reception, 6-8 p.m., UNT Art Gallery foyer. Exhibit runs Aug. 30-Oct. 7.

Georgia Maher Watercolors Exhibit. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Aug. 31, Union Gallery. Exhibit runs Aug. 30-Sept. 16.

Film Movement Series. The Party's Over, a film about American democracy and controversies. 6:30-9 p.m. Sept. 1, Chilton Hall, Room 111.

Dive-in Movie. Finding Nemo. 8 p.m. Sept. 1, Student Recreation Center Lap Pool.

Hypnotist Rich Ames. 9-10:30 p.m. Sept. 2, University Union, Lyceum.

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