August
19, 2003, Volume 12, Number 15
Regents to consider 2004 budget; UNT names provost and vice president
for academic affairs; UNT names Davison interim vice president for
development;
TAMS gets $87,000 grant from TI Foundation; UNT's NAACP chapter earns
national recognition; UNT professor warns of potentially unhealthy
eating
environment in schools; Professor talks about USA PATRIOT Act's effect
on libraries; Anti-smoking CD-ROM is cool to Texas middle schoolers;
More pharmacy benefit changes, some already effective
August
1, 2003, Volume 12, Number 14 UNT Board of Regents approves design, construction of UNT Sorority
Row; Almost 2,000 expected to graduate during UNT commencement ceremonies
Aug. 9; About the commencement speaker; TAMS receives 2003-04 funds;
UNT, Texas Instruments to use $2.2 million for NSF-funded nanotechnology
project; UNT to award scholarship for 12 credit hours with Family Weekend
drawing; Howdy Week events planned Aug. 24-30; UNT's Summer II enrollment
down slightly from last year's total enrollment numbers; Changes made
to state employee benefits, leave, compensation policies; UNT historian
debunks Revolutionary myths
July
18, 2003, Volume 12, Number 13
UNT names interim dean of Toulouse School of Graduate Studies; Vice
president for development to retire from full-time duties; State retiree
insurance coverage qualifications to change Sept. 1; Faculty, staff
to enjoy exclusive Student Recreation Center preview Aug. 13-15; Science
and Math Teacher Academy receives funding; Walkers, dollars needed
for Denton-area American Heart Walk in October; Volunteers needed
for UNT's annual Sunday Fun Day event Aug. 17; Mean Green season ticket
packages available
July
7, 2003, Volume 12, Number 12
Time for summer enrollment in benefits programs approaches; Student
health center screening for SARS; UNT receives $900,000 to fund
research;
What are UNT faculty reading this summer?; New Faculty Senate chair
says he's still emerging' as a scholar and leader; New Student
Orientation to host close to 3,000 incoming UNT freshmen; UNT departments
on the move; Magazine ranks UNT among top 100 universities for Hispanic
students; UNT professor seeks study participants
June
20, 2003, Volume 12, Number 11
Summer I enrollment dips 1.9
percent; More changes
on the way for UNT employee prescription drug plan; UNT work attire
standards relax as temperatures go up; Verizon donates $50,000 to
UNT's TAMS; Faculty Senate holds final 2002-03 meeting; UNT chancellor
hits the books ; First Flight Week planned to help incoming freshmen
learn about life on campus; National String Project Consortium extends
College of Music funding with $10,000; UNT holds first-of-its-kind
bilingual education camp for high school students; UNT professor:
New Harry Potter book will continue inspiring reading, discussion
between adults and children
June
6, 2003, Volume 12, Number 10
Regents change admissions policy,
extend president's contract; Million-dollar touring bus provides VIPs
with star treatment; Union Gallery welcomes staff arts and crafts show
this month; Hot news:
Ideas to conserve energy and to dress to beat the heat this summer;
Staff Council representatives
elected; Making sure that Texas trees provide shade this summer; Faculty
Senate elects officers for 2003-04; Faculty recognized at Honors Day
event; Staff Council
working to find more effective ways to communicate with staff
May
16, 2003, Volume 12, Number 9
Regents approve senior vice
president appointmen; Medical geographer researches spread of infectious
diseases like SAR; UNT parking permits for 2003-04 now for sale through
intercampus mai; Two UNT programs ranked high this year by U.S. News
and World Repor; Elm Fork Education Center to conduct summer camp;
Staff Council holds its final meeting of the 2002-03 academic yea; Staff
awards presented at President's Staff Sack Lunc; Tips to help control
mosquitoes
May
2, 2003, Volume 12, Number 8
Pohl: 2003-04 budget still unclear,
commitments to quality education remain; Commencement is May 10; About
the May 10 commencement speaker; DISD superintendent to speak at TAMS
graduation; UNT System continues plans for public law school for North
Texas region; Faculty Senate chair reflects on a year full of changes;
UCM earns 10 awards for writing, publications, marketing materials;
Faculty Senate approves resolutions, admissions policy change report;
UNT to host National Youth Sports Program
April
18, 2003, Volume 12, Number 7
Judy Shepard speaks about violence;
Ireland's former head of state to speak at UNT; Hurleys honored at UNT
Alumni Awards Banquet; State cuts force May 1 benefit changes; Spring
means keeping an eye on the sky; UNT leads Texas in number of Goldwater
scholarship winners; Staff Council gets campus development report; New
voice mail system to provide users with new and improved services; UNT
expert explains when, how parents should talk to their children about
war
April
4, 2003, Volume 12, Number 6 Board of Regents authorizes $31.5 million to finance residence
hall; EDS contributes $6.25 million software to UNT; UNT's International
Week begins April 7; Parking lot 10 scheduled to close in May; UNT departments
on the move; Staff Council elects replacement officer; Nutrition course
assisting US Army Reservists; 2003-04 Staff Council elections are this
spring; Outstanding staff, department awards presented at March 5 sack
lunch; Rafes gives Faculty Senate a campus development report
March
13, 2003, Volume 12, Number 5
UNT's first vice president for research and technology transfer named;
Promoting a safe spring break; Regents assess new parking rates for
2003-04 school year; North Texas Jazz Festival set April 4-6 in Addison;
The First Great UNT Cleanup; Pohl talks to Faculty Senate about budget;
How the HIPAA privacy rule affects UNT researchers; University, Honors,
Alumni days in April; Chicago will be talk of town at Academy
Awards, film historian says; Changes coming to UNT faculty election
process
February
21, 2003, Volume 12, Number 4
Search for UNT College of Engineering dean succeeds with appointment;
UNT names Philip J. Romano inaugural recipient of humanitarian award;
Law conference addresses key higher education issues; Faculty and staff
can vote now for the 2003 Homecoming theme; Five TAMS students named
semifinalists in national Intel science competition; Admissions Marketing
Report awards best of show title to UNT undergraduate viewbook;
HIPAA isn't short for hippopotamus; Making sure UNT maintains security;
NEA funds national project based on UNT program
February
7, 2003, Volume 12, Number 3
UNT working to reduce fiscal year 2002-03 budget by $8 million; Escalante
named UNT System vice chancellor for administrative services; Enrollment
up 6.8 percent over last spring; UNT mathematics professors find solution
to 50-year-old math problem; Book drive for Thailand community expanded
to include books for adults; 2002-03 Fact Book available online; Enterprise
Information System project implementation under way; Staff Council chair
gives top 10 reasons why UNT is a great place to work; Black History
Month under way at UNT
January
24, 2003, Volume 12, Number 2
New campaign promotes UNT license plates and scholarships; Women at
work: Habitat for Humanity calls for Women Build volunteers; Rafes named
senior vice president for administration; Equity, diversity conference
registration deadline nearing; Pohl addresses golf course development
issue; UNT offers support system to employ people with disabilities;
Rafes speaks to Staff Council about salaries, staffing levels, legislative
session; UNT to sponsor Leadership Texas participant; Gu creates new
installation during residency; UNT scholars win four Rotary scholarships
January
10, 2003, Volume 12, Number 1
Mean Green soars to grab bowl win; UNT lays out plans for future expansion
onto Eagle Point Golf Course property; Beautification Committee continues
work on campus appearance; Staff survey indicates individual UNT groups
place high priority on students, diversity; Weather closing information;
Faculty Senate holds final meeting of 2002; Success of holiday drives
helps local families; Special award recognizes longtime faculty member;
UNT departments move to new locations; Changes may be coming to faculty
workload policy
December
6, 2002, Volume 11, Number 22
UNT regents approve property purchase; Mean Green returning to New Orleans
Bowl Dec. 17; Art patron, philanthropist to speak at fall commencement;
About the commencement speaker; Weather closing information; SECC at
UNT brings in more than $140,000; Faculty Senate hears academic budget
report, forecast for 2003 legislative session; Staff Council chair encourages
teamwork, spirit of cooperation; Hobbits returning to theaters this
holiday season; Honors Day nomination forms due Dec. 14; Think Green,
It's Friday spirit contest winners
November
15, 2002, Volume 11, Number 21 Campaign seeks to reverse trend in Texas higher education;
New York Times art critic to present UNT's annual Nasher lecture
Nov. 21; Conference attracts international scientists to discuss latest
technology; Tips to be a savvy holiday shopper this year; UNT club battles
one of the nation's most common fears; Staff Council approves resolution
calling for improvements to staffing levels, salaries; Weather closing
information; Give a little to the community and get into the holiday
spirit
November
1, 2002, Volume 11, Number 20 UNT System Board of Regents approves sale of bonds to finance new
residence hall; UNT participating in plan to reduce Dallas Independent
School District dropouts; Acting associate dean named to help lead UNT
College of Engineering; Academic brochure redesign available; UNT using
UNT Dallas Campus name for System Center; Institutional Review Board:
Protecting human subjects in research; UNT seeking nominations for annual
alumni awards; Pohl addresses Faculty Senate; Awards presented to staff,
faculty members at luncheon; Faculty Senate chair calls for faculty
to participate in university governance
October
18, 2002, Volume 11, Number 19 Gen.
H. Norman Schwarzkopf keynote speaker at UNT center lunch; Outcome of
Nov. 5 referendum may have impact on UNT; McTee's Symphony No. 1
to premiere at Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall; SECC: State employees'
gift to other Texans; UNT symposium to focus on democracy, markets;
Staff members honored at annual convocation; UNT linguist keeping language,
culture of Pacific Northwest tribes alive; Halloween events planned
at UNT
October
4, 2002, Volume 11, Number 18 Pohl launches e-newsletter to communicate with UNT alumni, friends;
Department of Veteran Affairs chooses UNT business college to develop
cyber security; Contract review process hits new high
help needed to keep up with trend; Interim title holders named
to positions permanently; Student development faculty, staff have new
way to demonstrate UNT pride; Campus Catalog settles into new location;
SLIS book drive to benefit library in Thailand; Faculty Senate kicks
off 2002-03 year; Dance, theatre arts season tickets for sale through
Oct. 16; Contemporary women's issues writer to speak at UNT Oct. 9
September
20, 2002, Volume 11, Number 17
UNT enrollment reaches 30,256 students
an all-time high; UNT Campus Master Plan provides beauty, functionality
for future of campus; UNT faculty, staff encouraged to participate in
Parent and Family Weekend; Hispanic Friends of UNT conference Oct. 4;
Staff Council elects officers; Former Israeli Defense Force member to
visit UNT; SLIS associate dean appointed as faculty executive assistant
to the president; UNT is staying on top of compliance issues; Decorate
with Texas' Capitol
September
6, 2002, Volume 11, Number 16 UNT, Denton remember Sept. 11; UNT study: Private businesses played
vital role in WTC disaster response; Regents rename Administration Building
for Hurleys; approve emeritus appointments; UNT regents approve fee
increases, plans to build new residence hall; UNT scientist: Spraying,
prevention are key to killing West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes; UNT
creates electronic conferencing laboratory; Food, services conveniently
located in UNT's University Union; Chinese cuisine served in Campus
Chat Food Court; Disaster Education Day at UNT Sept. 13