July
7, 2003
Volume 12, Number 12
Time
for summer enrollment in benefits programs approaches
It's
time again for UNT employees to think about benefits packages and enrolling
in opportunities they may have overlooked before.
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| One, two, three, dig! — Ground was broken for UNT's new Chemistry Building June 24. On hand for the event were, from left, Pat Howell, associate vice president for facilities; Mark Dilworth, project architect of the Omniplan firm; Warren Burggren, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Ruthanne Thomas, professor and chair of the chemistry department; Mike Scott, vice president for business development for Austin Commercial, the project's general contractor; Rich Escalante, UNT System vice chancellor for administrative services; Lee Jackson, UNT System chancellor; Gayle Strange, UNT System regent; Richard Rafes, senior vice president for administration; Suzanne LaBrecque, vice provost and associate vice president for academic affairs; and Norval Pohl, UNT president. |
Student health center
screening for SARS
With
a population of nearly 2,200 international students and scholars, faculty
who frequently travel abroad and an array of visiting professors and guests
from around the world, the UNT campus is a global crossroads.
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| Another brick in the wall — Work continues on Traditions Hall, UNT's newest residence hall, located on the west side of campus. The 300-bed hall is nearing completion, in anticipation of its scheduled opening in August — just in time for students to move in for the Fall 2003 semester. |
UNT receives
$900,000 to fund research
UNT
recently received $900,000 from the Welch Foundation for the support
of research into some of chemistry's most complex issues.
"The Welch Foundation's mission is to advance basic research in chemistry for the betterment of humankind, and its primary tool to achieve this is support for the talented chemists working at Texas institutions of higher education," says Richard J.V. Johnson, chair of the Welch Foundation.
What
are UNT faculty reading this summer?
There's
nothing like settling down with a good book to wile away a summer
day. InHouse heard that the UNT faculty had their noses
buried in a few good books and other reading materials.
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New
Faculty Senate chair says he's 'still emerging' as a scholar and
leader
Nearly
a decade has passed since an emerging scholar published a manuscript
addressing the psychological climate of U.S. universities and colleges.
The research was not well cited, and it did not contribute a great
deal to the advancement of knowledge. It was just one of dozens
of manuscripts he had published that failed to change the world.
New
Student Orientation to host close to 3,000 incoming UNT freshmen
About
3,000 of the newest members of the UNT community will gather for their
first taste of college life when they attend New Student Orientation
on campus this summer. The orientations are offered as six three-day
sessions that began July 6 and run through Aug. 1.
It's summertime at UNT and that means it's time for a little house cleaning and rearranging. Three departments are finding new homes on campus this summer.
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| Art appreciation — Stan Ingman, professor of applied gerontology, and Gloria Leeks-Beasley, employee of the Department of Rehabilitation, Social Work and Addictions for the UNT Dallas Campus, discuss the portrait Leeks-Beasley contributed to the UNT Staff Arts and Crafts Show. The show, now on exhibit in the Union Gallery, opened with a reception June 30 and runs through July 17. |
Magazine
ranks UNT among top 100 universities for Hispanic students
The May 5 issue of the magazine Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education named UNT to three "top 100" lists that cite universities nationwide enrolling and graduating the most Hispanics.
UNT
professor seeks study participants 
Vicki Campbell, associate professor of psychology, and her research team are looking for students ages 16 and 17 along with one of their parents to participate in a research project dealing with family influences on young adults' development and ideas about the future.
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