Feb. 6, 2004
Volume 13, Number 3

UNT aims to recruit, retain first-generation college students with $30,000 grant

The UNT Center for Outreach and Community Involvement plans to dedicate a $30,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to recruit and retain students who are the first in their families to attend college.

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Gift of life — Harry Ellis, lecturer in the Department of Economics, donates blood during the university's blood drive Jan. 26-30, held in the University Union and Bruce Hall, with help from Amber Carter of Carter BloodCare.

UNT to offer PBS' Small Business School online

UNT students are adding to what they are learning in the classroom by viewing a Public Broadcasting System television program via their computers.

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John R. Todd named interim associate VP

Howard C. Johnson, UNT provost and vice president for academic affairs, has appointed John R. Todd to the post of interim associate vice president for institutional research and accreditation.

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Spring 2004 enrollment up 341 students over Spring '03

As of Monday, Jan. 26, the 12th class day for Spring 2004, unofficial enrollment at UNT is up 1.2 percent over last year — 29,714 students this spring compared to a 29,373 official enrollment last spring, or an additional 341 students.

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UNT to celebrate Black History Month

UNT is continuing its annual recognition of Black History Month with a series of events throughout the month of February.

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UNT to help sponsor Association of Teacher Educators national conference in Dallas

UNT is a major sponsor of the 2004 Association of Teacher Educators national conference, "ATE: Promoting Quality and Professionalism," to be held this month at Dallas' Hyatt Regency Hotel. Frances van Tassell, associate professor of teacher education and administration, is the association's president.

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Memorial service — A candlelight ceremony was held Jan. 20 to remember four UNT students — Evan Belsley of Richardson, Rebecca Faires of Decatur and Stephanie Kehr and Benjamin Lee, both of Garland — who were killed in a car accident Dec. 19 returning from the New Orleans Bowl.

UNT offers career counseling

The UNT Department of Counseling, Development and Higher Education recently opened a Career Development Lab, which gives local community members the opportunity to learn about their interests, abilities and values related to career decision-making, as well as access to information about specific career options, all at a low cost.

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Survivor makes for family fun at Elm Fork

UNT is continuing its series of Family Fun Science Days, sponsored by the Elm Fork Education Center, with this month's event, Survivor.

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Funds increase for UNT study abroad scholarships

UNT students who are seeking to study abroad this year will find the academic and cultural experience more affordable than last year.

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UNT assistant professor of English national Creative Writing Fellowship

Corey Marks, UNT assistant professor of English, is one of 38 individuals in the United States — and one of only four in Texas — to receive a Creative Writing Fellowship in Poetry for this year.

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Click on the link to read an Answer Line comment and response regarding the smell of tar in the University Services Building.

If you have a comment, complaint or compliment about the university, call Answer Line at (940) 565-4100 and leave your remarks on the recording.

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