May
6,
2005
Volume 14, Number 8
Regents approve Center for Technology Development and Transfer
The UNT System Board of Regents approved the establishment of the UNT Center for Technology Development and Transfer during the board’s annual spring meeting May 13.
READ THE FULL STORY
>
Regents act on three tenure appeals
During its quarterly meeting May 13, the UNT System Board of Regents took action on three tenure appeal cases.
 |
| Work of art — Catherine Chauvin (left), director of P.R.I.N.T. Press, and Enrique Chagoya (right), visiting artist, work on a lithograph project made possible through a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts as students Matt Lippey and Danielle Roberts look on. |
Tips to reduce your summer gasoline bill 
Soaring gasoline prices, with even regular unleaded costing more than $2 a gallon, may have stretched many faculty and staff members’ budgets. But several practical changes in driving habits can help cut fuel consumption and save money.
North Texas Exes invite faculty, staff to attend the MoUNTain Music Institute 
UNT faculty and staff are invited to join the North Texas Exes for a summer retreat to the MoUNTain Music Institute.
Fall 2005 final exam schedule established
The university recently announced the final exam schedule for Fall 2005. The two-week period for pre-finals and finals will begin Dec. 3 and end Dec. 16.
UNT hosting high school graduations in May, June
The UNT Coliseum began hosting graduation ceremonies for 18 area high schools on May 18, and those ceremonies continue through June 5.
Staff Council elects officers for 2005-06
Following a change to the organization’s bylaws earlier this year, the UNT Staff Council elected new officers during its May 2 meeting, rather than in September, as has been the case in the past.
READ THE FULL STORY >
Several staff awards presented at President’s Staff Sack Lunch
Several staff members were honored at the President’s Staff Sack Lunch May 5.
READ THE FULL STORY >
UNT administrators address faculty questions during town hall meeting
About 90 people attended a town hall meeting hosted by the Faculty Senate April 27 in the University Union Silver Eagle Suite. The meeting was an open forum for administrators to answer questions posed by faculty members.
Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference to be held this summer
Faculty and staff members who aspire to be published can save $100 by registering today for the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference of the Southwest, sponsored by UNT’s Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism. The conference is July 22-24 at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, and today is the early registration deadline. Faculty and staff can register early to attend for $150, versus the regular $250 fee.
READ THE FULL STORY >
Click
on the link to read an Answer Line comment and response regarding the
smell of tar in the University Services Building.
If you have a comment, complaint or compliment about the university, call Answer Line at (940) 565-4100 and leave your remarks on the recording.
[ InHouse
mission |
Contact |InHouse
staff | Previous
issues ]
AA/EOE/ADA |
UNT homepage
|
In
every Eric Ligon: Working toward a vision for blind children and their sighted parents Board of Regents meeting View recent achievements of UNT faculty and staff Read about UNT departmental awards |
