May 21, 2004 UNT Inhouse publication: Bulletin board

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Just relax — UNT students, faculty and staff had the opportunity to use a “relaxation room” organized in Terrill Hall during finals week earlier this month. Students like Amanda Gillmeister took time to listen to soothing sounds, including those provided by a portable waterfall, and enjoy relaxing activities such as coloring and yoga.

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DEBORAH NEEDLEMAN ARMINTOR, assistant professor of English, presented "Mel Gibson’s Holocaust" at the Jewish studies area of the annual American Culture Association/Popular Culture Association conference, April 7-10 in San Antonio.

BRUCE BOND, professor of English, published the poems "Transparencies" and "The Ghost of Weather" in the Crab Orchard Review, vol. 9, no. 1, and "Rehearsals for the New Order" in the Southwest Review, vol. 88, no. 4.

KARON BROWN, Success for Life program coordinator for the Velma E. Schmidt Programs, was named Advocate of the Year by the Collin County Association for the Education of Young Children in April.

DORIS RHEA COY, associate professor of counseling, development and higher education, was keynote speaker and presented a workshop on self-injurious behavior for the Maryland Counseling Association, April 30-May 2 in Ocean City, Md.

MICHELLE HALE, publications editor in the Division of University Relations, Communications and Marketing, was part of a discussion panel of advancement professionals at the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education District IV’s New Professionals Workshop, April 3 in Houston. She also serves on the New Professionals Workshop Committee.

SHARON RAE JENKINS, associate professor of psychology, is the president of Section IV (Clinical Psychology of Women) of Division 12 of the American Psychological Association. She presented "Personality Assessment Data in Practice" and "Edith Weisskopf’s Transcendence Index" at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, March 10-14 in Miami. She also presented papers she co-wrote, "Antoinette Thomas’ Interpersonal Affect Scoring System" and "Melvin Feffer’s Decentering Scoring System" and chaired the symposium "New and Resurgent Scoring Systems for Thematic Apperceptive Techniques-II."

A book by MICHAEL MAHONEY, professor of psychology, has been reprinted in a revised 2004 edition published by Percheron Press. The work, originally published in 1976, is titled Scientist as Subject: The Psychological Imperative.

JO MONAHAN, librarian, wrote "Helping Children Navigate the Internet Safely," a section of Hate on the Internet: A Response Guide for Educators and Families, a December 2003 Partners Against Hate publication of the Anti-Defamation League.

JOHN G. ‘JACK’ PETERS, assistant professor of English, wrote "‘We Stood at God’s Feet, Equal’: Equality, Subversion and Religion in Jane Eyre" in Bronte Studies, vol. 29, and "Kotaro Takamura" in Great World Writers: Twentieth Century, published by Marshall Cavendish, 2004.

SAMUEL J. SAULS, associate professor of radio, television and film, and graduate student ADAM DEAN co-presented "Programming Decisions: Effects on the Community at Large Beyond the Campus Boundaries" at the 49th annual convention of the Broadcast Education Association, April 18 in Las Vegas. Sauls also moderated the BEA Scholar-to-Scholar paper poster session.

BRENDA R. SIMS, professor of English, served as local arrangements chair for the National Conference of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, March 24 in San Antonio. She presented "Assessment in Technical Communication" at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, March 25, also in San Antonio.

SOKO STAROBIN, analyst for institutional research and accreditation and research associate for the Bill J. Priest Center for Community College Education, was recently elected to the board of directors of the Council for the Study of Community Colleges as Southern regional representative for member states.

FRANCIS TERRELL, professor of psychology, co-wrote "The Relationship Between Motivation to Volunteer, Gender, Cultural Mistrust and Willingness to Donate Organs Among Blacks" in the Journal of the National Medical Association, vol. 96, no. 1.

National

DAVID E. McENTIRE, assistant professor of public administration and emergency administration and planning, notes the growing trend of university’s offering degrees in emergency planning in the May 4 Wall Street Journal.

State

BEN LEVIN, professor of radio, television and film, comments on the new master of fine arts degree in documentary filmmaking in the April 30 Dallas Morning News.

BERNARD WEINSTEIN, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, comments on the homeless situation in Dallas and its economic effect in the April 12 Dallas Morning News. Weinstein and TERRY CLOWER, assistant professor of applied economics and associate director of the center, were authors of a study, "Improving Service to Dallas’ Homeless: A Key to Downtown Revitalization," cited in the story.

Local

KENNETH BALLOM, dean of students, and RICHARD S. DETER, chief of police and director of parking and transportation, recognize Fry Street issues and concerns in the May 9 Denton Record-Chronicle.

MARILYN MORRIS, associate professor of history, describes UNT’s sexuality minor and reports it to be the only such undergraduate program in Texas in the May 3 Denton Record-Chronicle.

ABRAHAM D. BENAVIDES, assistant professor of public administration, was honored for his community service by the Denton League of United Latin American Citizens and served as master of ceremonies for the league’s scholarship dinner, April 29 at Texas Woman’s University.

TIMOTHY PARKS, construction representative in facilities planning and construction, wrote Glen Canyon Dam, an Images of America Series book, Arcadia Publishing, 2004. It became available in April. Parks is also a columnist for the Journal of North Texas.

InHouse has been unable to obtain anniversary information in recent months due to Enterprise Information System changes. We hope to be able to access anniversary information soon and publish what has been missed later this year.

COY LEE ROLLINS, 77, operations manager in custodial services from 1964 to 1983, died April 27 in Denton. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. His responsibilities on campus included directing activities at the Coliseum. Survivors include his wife, Charlie Mae Rollins of Denton; one son, Mark Rollins of Denton; two daughters, Teresa Flaggert of Montecello, Ark., and Sandy Butler of Denton; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were April 30 at DeBerry Funeral Chapel in Denton. Burial was at Roselawn Memorial Park.

PAUL FARRELL WILLIAMS, 78, plumbing shop foreman from 1974 to 1987, died April 23 in Denton. He served in the U.S. Army Airborne division during World War II. He was a Mason and a member of the plumbers union. Survivors include one son, John Paul Williams of Denton; two sisters, Dessie Matthews of Fort Worth and Alma Lee Jones of Baytown; one brother, Harroll Williams of Keene; and one grandchild. Funeral services were April 26 at DeBerry Funeral Chapel in Denton. Burial was at Roselawn Memorial Park.

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

Footlights Dance Performance. 4 and 7 p.m. May 22, Main Auditorium. Call (940) 565-2020 for ticket information.

Final Exams for May Mini-mester. May 26.

Summer I Classes Begin. May 31.

Jennifer Gooch and Lesli Robertson Fibers Exhibit. May 31-June 17, Union Gallery. Opening reception, 3-5 p.m. June 4.

Faculty and Staff Picnic. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. June 2, Library Mall. Picnic will move to Union Portico in the event of rain. $3.75 per person or free with invitation. Call (940) 565-2026 for information.

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