June
20, 2003
Volume 12, Number 11
Summer I enrollment dips 1.9 percent
Enrollment reports after the census date for the 2003 Summer I semester at UNT show an unofficial 1.9 percent decrease over the first summer term of 2002.
This
year's enrollment of 12,814 students is 252 students lower than
the total Summer I students last year.
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| A day in the sun — From left, Center for Media Production staff members Duncan Engler, director; Jan Banks, administrative assistant; Cathy Unger, assistant director; and Steve Wolff, manager of computer graphics, enjoyed the bright weather during the Faculty and Staff Picnic June 4. |
More
changes on the way for UNT employee prescription drug plan
Beginning
July 1, UNT employees enrolled in HealthSelect may again purchase maintenance
drugs (prescribed medications taken regularly) from retail pharmacists,
but to do so they will have to absorb some additional cost and will only
be able to purchase a 30-day supply at a time.
UNT
work attire standards relax as temperatures go up
Spring
is shifting into summer, and with it, the temperature outside is creeping
up. UNT employees have no doubt noticed temperatures inside campus
buildings have also become warmer than in the recent past.
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| Mary Jane Johnston, president of Verizon's Texas region, second from left, presents a check to UNT President Norval Pohl, left; Revathi Ravi, TAMS student; and Richard Sinclair, TAMS dean. |
Verizon donates $50,000 to UNT's TAMS
Verizon Southwest recently donated $50,000 to UNT's Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science.
The gift from Verizon will help the academy create the Verizon Technology Center to replace an outdated computer laboratory in McConnell Hall, the residence hall designated for TAMS students.
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Faculty
Senate holds final 2002-03 meeting
The Faculty Senate quickly made its way through the agenda for its final meeting of the academic year when the group met June 11.
When UNT System Chancellor Lee Jackson accepted his current position as chancellor over the UNT System a year ago, he anticipated being an enterprise leader but never expected to find himself a student in a classroom.
First
Flight Week planned to help incoming freshmen learn about life on campus
For
incoming freshmen, the college experience can be a confusing time. With
preparations for the Fall 2003 semester already beginning, UNT hopes
to make the transition as smooth as possible.
National
String Project Consortium extends College of Music funding with $10,000
grant 
The
National Endowment for the Arts and the National String Project Consortium
recently extended funding for the UNT College of Music String Project
with a $10,000 grant for the 2003-04 school year.
UNT holds first-of-its-kind bilingual education camp for high school students
UNT's bilingual education program offered a first-of-its-kind bilingual education camp for area high school students June 10-12.
The camp is designed to address a shortage of bilingual teachers by encouraging high school students to pursue bilingual teaching careers.
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| Storm damage — Dewayne Hughes, groundskeeper, works to remove a tree next to Marquis Hall. It was splintered by heavy storms that blew through Denton June 11. |
As sales for the new book Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix top 1 million in pre-orders for the June 21 release, it's pretty obvious that the series has a huge impact on modern culture.
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