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ALAN B. ALBARRAN, professor and chair of the Department of Radio, Television and Film, will begin his term as vice president for academic relations of the Broadcast Education Association in April.

A book review by JAMES BAIRD, associate professor of English, was published in the Arkansas Review, December 2001. The book he reviewed is titled Race, Rock and Elvis, by Michael T. Bertrand.

A poem by BRUCE BOND, professor of English, was published in the Denver Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1/2. The poem is titled "Bodhisattva." Other poems published recently were "Isaac," in the Penguin Book of the Sonnet: 500 Years of a Classic Tradition in English, Penguin Books, 2001; "Terminal," in River Styx, vol. 61; and "Vigil," in Beloit Poetry Journal, vol. 52, no. 2.

LYNNE COOKE, assistant professor of English, received a $1,000 Research Initiation Grant from UNT, Dec. 17.

MARY M. HARRIS, professor of teacher education and administration, presented "Is Mentoring Discipline Specific?" and "Seeking Quality in Large Professional Development School Networks" at the 82nd annual meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, Feb. 2-5 in Denver, and "Explorations in Assessment: Preparing Teachers to Support American Indian Learners" at the National Conference on Multicultural Affairs in Higher Education, Feb. 3-6 in San Antonio.

A chapter by BONITA C. JACOBS, assistant professor of counseling, development and higher education and vice president for student development; PAMELA SAFISHA HILL-TRAYNHAM, director of the Student Ethnic Enrichment Center; and TRISHA VAN DUSER GONZALES, former graduate research assistant in student affairs, was published in Orientation Planning Manual, National Orientation Directors Association, 2002. The chapter is titled "Developing Effective Orientation Programs for Special Populations." An article by Jacobs and ELIZABETH A. WITH, associate vice president for student development, was published in the Journal of College Orientation and Transition, vol. 9, no. 2. The article is titled "Orientation's Role in Addressing the Developmental Stages of Parents: A Study of the Acceptance Levels of Developmental Education Strategies."

THOMAS R. PRESTON, professor of English, presented "'Singing in My Native Tongue': The Signify(ing) Monkey in the ScottishVernacular" at the International Robert Burns Conference, University of Strathclyde, Jan. 18 in Glasgow, Scotland.

FRANCES VAN TASSELL, associate professor of teacher education and administration and elementary education coordinator, was recently installed as the president-elect of the Association of Teacher Educators. Van Tassell will serve as president-elect for a one-year term before becoming president of the organization.

National

DAN HAERLE, Regents Professor of music, discusses his online jazz studies course in an article posted Feb. 6 on the Chronicle of Higher Education web site.

State

JOHN BAEN, professor of finance, insurance, real estate and law, comments on plans for a housing and shopping development in Euless in the Dec. 13 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

KAREN COGAN, assistant professor of psychology, discussed her work as a sports psychologist with the Olympic moguls ski team from the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City during the 10 p.m. newscast on KXAS-TV/Channel 5 on Feb. 11. Cogan also comments on her work with the team in the Feb. 5 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

EUGENE HARGROVE, professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies, talks about his study of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings in the Jan. 20 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

BOBBY RAY, chair of the UNT System Board of Regents; BURLE PETTIT, UNT System regent; DON SMITH, associate professor of biology; and JAMES ROGERS, Professor Emeritus of journalism, comment on UNT System Chancellor ALFRED F. HURLEY and his decision to step down as chancellor in the Jan. 27 Dallas Morning News. President NORVAL POHL and Ray comment in a related article in the Feb. 2 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

HERMAN L. TOTTEN, associate dean of the School of Library and Information Sciences, was the subject of a High Profile feature in the Feb. 10 Dallas Morning News.

FRED WATKINS, lecturer in the Department of Radio, Television and Film, talked about new digital filtering software that deletes violence, sexual scenes and profanity from DVD movies in the Feb. 11 Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Local

PAULA HOMER, professor of music, and TIM KING, opera coordinator, talk about UNT Opera Theatre's performance of The Child & the Magic Stuff in the Feb. 7 Denton Record-Chronicle.

The reappointment of UNT System Chancellor ALFRED F. HURLEY, Regent TOM LAZO and former Regent RICHARD KNIGHT JR. to the Dallas Citizens Council is the subject of a Dec. 13 article in the Oak Cliff Tribune.

JACK SPRAGUE, associate professor of design, talked about UNT's design program and an exhibit of marketing art that was on display in the UNT Art Gallery in the Jan. 17 Denton Record-Chronicle.

NEAL TATE, dean of the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies, discusses the increase in spring enrollment as the result of special alternative certification programs in the Jan. 30 Denton Record-Chronicle.

BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, comments on the recession and the economic outlook in the Jan. 20 Denton Record-Chronicle.

30 years

• Virginia K. Fender, Purchasing
• Steve Miller, Human Resources
• Carmen L. Mitchell, North Texas Daily

25 years

• Ron W. Newsom, Counseling, Development and Higher Education

20 years

• Art Goven, Research; Biological Sciences
• June Holley, University Union Administration

15 years

• James Russell Campbell, Radio, Television and Film
• Duncan S. Engler, Center for Media Production
• Randall J. Franek, Computing Center
• Jan Hillman, Student Development
• Barbara Jean Howe, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation
• Robert Herman Michaelsen, Accounting
• Dena Moore, University Communications and Marketing
• Robert Charles J. Saringer, Telecommunications
• William C. Smith Jr., Housing Maintenance

10 years

• Mary E. Barton, Financial Aid
• Deborah Leliaert, University Communications and Marketing
• Kristin McMeen, Human Resources

5 years

• Bruce Berg, Student Development
• June L. Brownlee, Hospital and Health Services
• Patricia Ann Bull, Intensive English Language Institute
• William E. Estes Jr., Grounds Services
• Gladys A. Figueroa, Purchasing and Stores
• Chelita Lewis, University Communications and Marketing
• Donna M. Obenda, Intensive English Language Institute
• Irma Lindsey Pirtle, Biological Sciences
• Jacquelyn Thames Stanczyk, School of Community Service
• Andrea Mitchell Wallace, Intensive English Language Institute
• Angilee D. Wilkerson, University Communications and Marketing

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

Grease. 2 p.m. Feb. 24, University Theatre. Additional performances, 8 p.m. Feb. 28-March 2. For tickets, call 565-2428.

Blood Drive. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 25-March 1, University Union, and 4-9 p.m. Feb. 25-28, Bruce Hall.

President's Staff Sack Lunch. Noon-1 p.m Feb. 26, Silver Eagle Suite.

Annual Women of Color Seminar. 8 a.m. Feb. 28, University Union, Room 411. Call 565-3424 for registration information.

Taste of North Texas. 5 p.m. Feb. 28, Coliseum. For tickets, call 565-2527.

African American Philosophies of Religion: Studies of Opacity and Oppugnancy. 7:30-9 p.m. Feb. 28, EESAT, Room 130.

U.S. Air Force Band of the West. 8 p.m. March 5, Music Building, Recital Hall.

Symphony Orchestra. North American Saxophone Alliance concert. 8 p.m. March 6, Winspear Hall. For tickets, call 369-7802.

Annual MPA Alumni-Student Luncheon and Workshops. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. March 8, Gateway Center. Open to UNT community. Contact Toni Nelson in the Department of Public Administration, 565-2165.

Baroque Orchestra and Singers. 7:30 p.m. March 11, Winspear Hall. For tickets, call 369-7802.

Faculty Senate Meeting. 2 p.m. March 13, Wooten Hall, Room 322.

Spring Break. March 18-22. University closed.

Lab Band Madness 2002. 7 p.m. March 26, Winspear Hall. For tickets, call 369-7802.

Geo-Logic. Lecture by Robert Frodeman. 7:30-9 p.m. March 28, EESAT, Room 130.

Science and the Public Self. Lecture by Robert Frodeman. 3 p.m. March 29, EESAT, Room 130.

Other featured articles in this issue:

• Former regent contributes $8 million to UNT campaign
• Solidarity leader and former president of Poland to speak at UNT April 16
• Commission on the Status of Women conference at UNT in early March
• Rec center construction to start in March
• UNT law conference to address issues affecting higher education in Texas
• UNT student named finalist for Truman Scholarship
• Columnist to sign book copies at UNT Feb. 26
• Program features research
• A real sweet deal: Hershey's candy bar nets UNT staff member a new Jeep Liberty
• Faculty Senate reconvenes for first semester meeting