Snow blanketed the UNT campus more than once during December. Classes were canceled one evening and the next day during the week of finals, then the white stuff returned on New Year's Eve, dropping more than an inch.

JAMES BAIRD, associate professor of English, presented "Robinson Jeffers and Myth" and "Everything Old Is New Again" at the Western American Literature Conference, Oct. 27 in Norman, Okla.

BRUCE BOND, associate professor of English, published the poem "Lester Young" in Poetry Northwest, vol. 40, no. 4. He also published "Cinder" in Americas Review, vol. 11.

MICHAEL BRUNER, associate professor of communication studies, and alumna JUDY BURNS presented "Revisiting the Theory of Image Restoration Strategies" at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Nov. 8-12 in Seattle.

KEVIN J. CALLAHAN, associate professor of technology and cognition, presented "Strengthening the Link Between EBD and Regular Education Settings: How to Successfully Reintegrate Students with EBD from Traditional Self-Contained Settings" at the 2000 International Adolescent Conference, Nov. 1-6 in Portland, Ore.

JEANNE B. COBB, assistant professor of teacher education and administration, presented "The Effects of an Early Intervention Literacy Program on Reading Achievement and Attitudes Toward Reading of First, Second and Third Grade Children" at the College Reading Association annual convention, Nov. 2-5 in St. Petersburg, Fla.

JAMES H. COX, visiting assistant professor of English, presented "John Rollin Ridge's Joaquin Murieta: Did Mexican Mean Mixedblood?" at the ALA Native American Literature Symposium, Nov. 29-Dec. 3 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

PETE A.Y. GUNTER, Regents Professor of philosophy and religion studies, was published in Interchange, vol. 31, nos. 2-3. The article was titled "Whitehead's Contribution to Ecological Thought: Some Unrealized Possibilities."

PETER HALLMAN, lecturer in English, presented "On the Morphesyntax of Passivization" at the Linguistic Lunch Series at MIT, Nov. 17 in Boston.

PAMELA ESPRIVALO HARRELL, assistant professor of teacher education and administration, presented "Dragon Genetics" at the National Association of Biology Teachers Conference, Oct. 25-29 in Orlando.

MARY M. HARRIS, Meadows Chair for Excellence in Education, presented "Standards for Professional Development Schools" at the Council of Great City Schools Conference, Oct. 25-29 in Los Angeles.

TERRY L. HOLCOMB, associate professor of technology and cognition, presented "Copyright Update for Educators and School Boards" at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Conference, Oct. 24-29 in Denver.

ARMINTA L. JACOBSON, associate professor of counseling, development and higher education, presented "Visions for Families: Town and Gown Collaborations," "Parent Education as a Profession in the United States: Statewide Approaches" and "Parental Ethnic Socialization and Child's Adaptation to Kindergarten" at the National Council on Family Relations annual conference, Nov. 10-13 in Minneapolis.

GARRY LANDRETH, Regents Professor of counseling, development and higher education and director of the Center for Play Therapy, had his book Parents as Therapeutic Partners published in Russian, November 2000.

TOMMIE LAWHON, professor of counseling, development and higher education, was published in Contemporary Education, vol. 71, no. 3. The article is titled "Language and Print Awareness for Young Children." She presented "Techniques for Enhancing Social Skills Between Children" at the Velma Schmidt Fall Conference on Early Childhood Education, Dec. 1 in Denton.

GAIL LIPPINCOTT, assistant professor of English, judged the Society for Technical Communication Technical Publication Competition, Nov. 4 in Dallas.

LEE MARTIN, associate professor of English, was published in Glimmer Train, vol. 37. The story is titled "Love Field."

CARMEN MITCHELL, student publications director, presented "Taming the Wild Advertising Staff: Strategies for Helping Student Ad Staffers Excel" at the College Media Advisers/Associated Collegiate Press fall conference, Nov. 8-12 in Washington, D.C. She was named president of the Southwestern Journalism Congress at its fall meeting in Beaumont.

KATHLEEN MOHR, assistant professor of teacher education and administration, presented "Structures and Strategies: Overlapping Text Structures to Facilitate Comprehension" at the College Reading Association annual convention, Nov. 3-5 in St. Petersburg, Fla.

LESLIE PALMER, associate professor of English, gave a poetry reading titled "Witzelsucht" for the Beta Epsilon chapter of Sigma Tau Delta at Texas Woman's University, Nov. 30 in Denton.

LESLIE PATTERSON, professor of teacher education and administration, presented "Literacy: The State of the Union" and "Rocks and Hard Places: Teachers and Activism" at the National Council of Teachers of English conference, Nov. 16-18 in Milwaukee.

JANE PEMBERTON, assistant professor of technology and cognition, presented "Conducting a Functional Assessment to Develop a Positive Behavioral Plan" at the Council for Learning Disabilities Conference, Oct. 18-21 in Austin.

DOMINO PEREZ, assistant professor of English, presented "'I'm Apache. I'm not Mexican' or 'Mama always tol' me to stay away from the whiteman': Modes of Cultural and Gendered Performance in Urrea's In Search of Snow" at the ALA Native American Literature Symposium, Nov. 29-Dec. 3 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

JOHN 'HAJ' ROSS, professor of English, gave a talk titled "Why Kitkat, not Katkit — The Search for the Sounder" at the International Language Center, Nov. 4 in Duncanville.

SAM SAULS, associate professor of radio, television and film, moderated "Advisers Roundtable — Advice Based on Experience" at the National College Media Convention, Nov. 11 in Washington, D.C.

MICHAEL F. SAYLER, associate professor of technology and cognition, presented "The Use of Technology in Teaching and Staff Development" at the National Association for Gifted Children Conference, Nov. 3-6 in Atlanta.

DARYL SCROGGINS, lecturer in English, published Oracle, Trilobite Press. He read from it and other works in the Friends of the UNT Libraries Short Fiction Writers Series, Nov. 30 in Denton. His essay "A Past Beyond Collecting" was published in Editor's Picks at webdelsol.com.

CAROL SIMPSON, assistant professor of library and information sciences, had the third edition of her book Copyright for Schools: A Practical Guide Book published by Linworth Publishing, 2000.

BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, spoke on "NAFTA After Five Years" at the World Affairs Council of Greater Fort Worth, Nov. 27, Fort Worth.

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Neal Brand, chairman of the math department, compared the indifference of greeting the year 2001 with watching the car's odometer — "it is more exciting when... all those nines turn to zeros" in a Dec. 26, 2000 Fort Worth Star-Telegram article.

An article regarding the study of how regional accents are perceived by potential employers is featured in the Dec. 18, 2000 Christian Science Monitor. The accent study conducted by Patricia Cukor-Avila, assistant professor of English, and Dianne Markley, director of Cooperative Education, is also featured in the Dec. 12, 2000 Self Magazine.

Derrick E. D'Souza, associate professor of management, discusses the Integrated Business Case Competition in the College of Business Administration in the Jan. 5 Fort Worth Business Press.

Toby Osburn, assistant director at UNT Career Opportunity Center, is featured in a Jan. 1 Fort Worth Star-Telegram article discussing the vast variety of careers found in the computer field.

Norval Pohl, president of UNT, featured in a Jan. 6 Denton Record-Chronicle article discussing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's "Closing the Gaps" plan. The plan emphasizes the need for a tier system in Texas higher education in order to stack up against those in the other 10 most populous states.

The UNT System Center at Dallas' virtual library is the focus of the Dec. 25, 2000, Dallas-Fort Worth TechBiz article titled "UNT's South Dallas center has technical slant".

Anniversaries of 15 years or more are listed in the print version of InHouse@UNT, and photos, if available, are included for those celebrating 30 years or more. See a full listing at www.unt.edu/inhouse/bulletinboard.htm.

30 years

• Bill Brookshire, Technology and Cognition
• Richard Gallian, Teacher Education and Administration
• Dale Luttrell, Teacher Education and Administration
• Jack Miller, Technology and Cognition

25 years

• Richard Enos, Criminal Justice
• Thomas Johnson, Music
• James Keffer, Purchasing and Stores
• Gary Sanders, Libraries
• Sandy Shelton, Purchasing

20 years

• David Blow, Visual Arts
• Deanna Bush, Music
• Gene Cagle, Restricted Parking
• Rena Flemings, Housing
• Brent Phelps, Visual Arts
• Robert Pirtle, Biological Sciences
• Charles Pittman, Biological Sciences
• Richard Rafes, Vice Chancellor and General Counsel
• Francis Terrell, Psychology
• Jane Trevino, Graduate School
• Adam Wodnicki, Music

15 years

• Dolores Argo, Institute of Petroleum Accounting
• Debra Arms, Recreational Sports
• Bill Buntain, Computing Center
• Sue Bruce, Structural Services
• Sherry Cook, Purchasing and Stores
• Kay Enis, Purchasing and Payment Services
• Mary Finley, University Union
• Shirley Ann Govan-Wilson, Housing
• Tommy Hensley, Structural Services
• Rod Jones, Center for Continuing Education and Conference Management
• Kristi Lemmon, Grant Accounting
• Maurena Darlene Stottlemyer, Custodial Services
• Kathy Taylor, TRIO Center for Student Development
• Judy Willis, Printing Services
• Jerry Wircenski, Technology and Cognition

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

Lady Eagles Basketball vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 7 p.m. Jan. 20, UNT Coliseum. Call 565-2527 for tickets.

Men's Basketball vs. New Mexico State, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24, UNT Coliseum. Call 565-2527 for tickets.

Concerto Competition, 7 p.m. Jan. 27, Winspear Hall. Call 369-7802 for tickets.

Noriko Fuku Lecture, 6-8:50 p.m. Jan. 31, Art Building, Room 223. Fuku is curator of An Incomplete History, Women Photographers from Japan (1864-1997), on display in the UNT Art Gallery through Feb. 20.

Nicole Woodford Mixed Media Exhibit, Feb. 5-21, Union Gallery. Reception 7-9 p.m. Feb. 5.

Other featured articles in this issue:

• UNT scientists, students join other Texas universities in display showcasing scientific research
• UNT seeking $28.9 million in funding from 77th Texas Legislature
• Regents, THECB discuss closing the gaps
• Top questions regarding the UNT publications policy
• Vice Provost Schafer to step down
• UNT students receive $25,000 Rotary Scholarships
• Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism to host African journalist as visiting lecturer
• Take precautions when using space heaters
• UNT professor says Super Bowl is going to be dot-com thin this year
• Two groups help keep former UNT staff, faculty involved in university life

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