June 1, 2001 UNT Inhouse publication: Bulletin board

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DIANE ALLEN, associate dean of the College of Education and associate professor of teacher education and administration, presented "An Investigation of the Impact of Portfolio Use in Undergraduate Literacy Courses on Portfolio Use by New Teachers" at the International Reading Association conference, April 30 in New Orleans.

MONIKA ANTONELLI, librarian, has been elected councilor-at-large for the American Library Association.

BRUCE BOND, professor of English, published two poems, "The Sirens of Los Angeles" and "A Flock of Phantom Limbs Gathers at the Border," in American Diaspora: Poetry of Exile, University of Iowa Press, 2001"A Flock of Phantom Limbs" was also published in SUNDOG: The Southeast Review, vol. 20, no. 2. His poem "Chants" was published in the Denver Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 4, and his essay "Form's Future: Negative Capability, Apprenticeship and the Poetic Line" was published in the Writer's Chronicle, vol. 33, no. 6. Bond lectured on "Music and the Poetic Word" and read some of his poetry at the La Musica International Chamber Music Festival, April 16-17 in Sarasota, Fla.

PETE A.Y. GUNTER, Regents Professor of philosophy and religion studies, represented the Big Thicket Association at the National Park Service Conference, May 13-16 in Keystone, Colo.

JANE B. HUFFMAN, assistant professor of teacher education and administration, presented "The Role of Shared Values and Vision in Creating Professional Learning Communities," "The Principal's Role in Facilitating Campus Leadership Teams," "An Operational Model for the Phases of Development of a Professional Learning Community" and "Creating a Professional Learning Community in Rural Schools: Exploring Differences in Development" at the American Education Research Association conference, April 10-14 in Seattle.

STEPHEN G. KATSINAS, professor of counseling, development and higher education, represented UNT at a meeting of the Council for the Study of Community Colleges and the Council for Advancement of Higher Education Programs, Nov. 16-18 in Sacramento, Calif.

TOMMIE LAWHON, professor of counseling, development and higher education, presented "Social Growth From Infancy Up and Its Impact Upon Adult Relations" at the Texas Council on Family Relations annual conference, April 5-7 in Dallas.

COREY MARKS, assistant professor of English, was published in the Kalamazoo Gazette April 24. The poem is titled "Sparrows." He also gave poetry readings at Kalamazoo College and Athena Bookstore, April 27-28 in Kalamazoo, Mich.

JOHN "HAJ" ROSS, professor of English, presented "Inversion and Pronominalization in Pseudoclefts" at the Chicago Linguistic Society conference, April 21 in Chicago.

RANDALL SCHUMACKER, professor of technology and cognition, presented "Pedagogical Considerations for Teaching Statistics," chaired the sessions "New Developments in Structural Equation Modeling" and "Multiple Linear Regression: The General Linear Model," and was a discussant for the paper by William Webster, Dallas ISD, titled "An Application of Multiple Linear Regression and Hierarchical Linear Modeling to the Estimation of School and Teacher Effect" at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, April 10-15 in Seattle.

PETER SHILLINGSBURG, professor of English, presented "Theories of the Text: An Assessment" at the International Conference of the Society for Textual Scholarship, New York Public Library, April 21 in New York City. Ruthanne Thomas

RUTHANNE THOMAS, professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry, presented "Women in Science and Engineering" at the Texas Women Faculty Forum at the University of Texas School of Law, March 30-31 in Austin.

JACQUELINE VAN HOUTTE, assistant professor of English, presented "‘Defining the True-Born Englishman': Masculinity and Mother Land in Shakespeare's History Plays" at the International Shakespeare Association conference, April 20 in Valencia, Spain.

BARBARA WILHITE, professor of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation, along with JAN HODGES, professor of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation, and JEAN KELLER, professor of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation and dean of the College of Education, presented two papers, "The Case Study Approach in Therapeutic Recreation" and "The Cognitive Pragmatics of the Aging Self: Implications for Optimizing Health and Well-Being Across the Life Span," at the American Therapeutic Recreation Association March 9-11 in Las Vegas.

JOHN BAEN, professor of finance, insurance, real estate and law, and TERRY CLOWER, assistant professor of applied economics and associate director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, are featured in an article about the growth of the Metroplex in the May 13 Fort Worth Star-Telegram. .

JEFF BRADETICH, associate professor of music, and BETTY TOMBOULIAN, Public Affairs and Information Services publications computer specialist, discuss the recent Greater Denton Arts Council concert in the May 17 Denton Record-Chronicle. Bradetich, Tom-boulian, IGOR BORODIN, associate professor of music, CAROL HARLOS, professor of music, and CHARLES VEAZEY, professor of music, all performed at the event and were mentioned in the article.

An article in the May 11 Dallas Morning News about the Dallas Philosopher's Forum mentions PETE A.Y. GUNTER, Regents Professor of philosophy and religion studies, who was the featured speaker at a recent meeting.

BERT HAYSLIP, Regents Professor of psychology, discusses "Improving Your Parenting Skills" and "Coping Skills for Second Time Parents," two courses being offered for custodial grandparents, in the May 5 Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Hayslip recently started a program for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.

ADRIAN LEWIS, associate professor of history, discusses military ethics during battle in the April 27 Dallas Morning News.

JOSEPH OPPONG, associate professor of geography, discusses the problem of AIDS in Africa in the May 16 San Francisco Weekly.

The inauguration of NORVAL POHL as president of UNT is featured in the May 5 Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Denton Record-Chronicle.

JAMES SCOTT, new dean of the UNT College of Music, is the focus of a May 17 Denton Record-Chronicle article which discusses his recent appointment.

KENNETH STEWART, retired professor of biological sciences, discusses the recent influx of red admiral butterflies into North Texas in the� May 9 Denton Record-Chronicle.

BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, discusses the increase in property values in the Metroplex in the May 16 Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He discusses the effects on the Texas economy of a plan to increase oil production in the May 18 issue.

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Doris Pannell, Finance and Business Affairs

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David Shearer, Physical Plant
Ben Sheffield, Physical Plant
Stephen Timmons, Biological Sciences

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Linda Boswell, Housing
Julie Renner, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Sciences

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Gary Owen Dick, Applied Sciences
Alicia Gober, Custodial Services
Gerardo Jalapa, Custodial Services
Regenia Phillips, Dining Services

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

Upward Bound Math and Science Camp. June 3 - July 7.

Upward Bound Camp. June 4 - July 8.

Summer I. Classes begin. June 4.

Faculty/Staff Picnic. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. June 6, Library Mall behind the Administration Building. Lunch is free for faculty and staff, $3.50 for guests.