The library mall takes on a carnival-like atmosphere during University Day April 28. UNT also celebrated Alumni Appreciation Day and Honors Day.

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State senator to address graduates

State Sen. Jane Nelson ('72) will present the commencement address to the class of 2000 at UNT's spring graduation ceremonies on May 13.

More than 1,800 UNT graduates are expected to receive degrees in ceremonies throughout the day.

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Professors use Texas Tobacco Lawsuit Settlement grant to design smoking prevention CD

Nearly 20 percent of American teen-agers smoke cigarettes, but it's young teens and preteens who have the highest rate of initiating daily smoking, according to the American Lung Association.

The organization reports that 57 percent of high school seniors who smoke at least one pack a day began to smoke daily in middle school or junior high school.

Three UNT faculty members are developing a multimedia CD-ROM designed to prevent students in grades 6-9 from starting smoking and to help students who have already started smoking to quit.

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New design makes debut

Today we unveil the redesigned faculty and staff publication, InHouse@UNT. Undoubtedly you've noticed the new design, which is more colorful and easier to read than the previous design of InHouse. But changes aren't simply cosmetic.

In redesigning the publication, the public affairs office relied on the suggestions you made in surveys and focus groups. We've used your ideas to focus on the people at UNT, to provide more current news and a quick read, and to create a web site so that you can access news online.

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Employees recognized for generosity

The employees at UNT were recently recognized as some of the most generous in the state by the State Employee Charitable Campaign leadership.

The State Policy Committee and the State Advisory Committee recently handed out awards to the state agencies and institutions of higher education that raised the most money per capita and had the highest level of overall participation in the 1999 State Employee Charitable Campaign.

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Nelson Hartman appointed

Cathy Nelson Hartman, documents librarian at the University of North Texas, is the fourth Texan in history to be appointed to the Federal Depository Library Council. In the 15-member committee, Nelson Hartman will share in all council duties such as advising the Public Printer and Government Printing Office on public access issues and deciding what services libraries must provide for their communities. She begins her three-year term Oct. 1.

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Art professor earns fellowship at Yale Center

Jennifer Way, assistant professor of visual arts, has received a fellowship at the Yale Center for British Art for the summer of 2001.

At the Yale Center, Way will research the influence of American culture on British life and culture in the 1950s. In addition, her project will focus on the links between the development of cultural studies in England and the Independent Group, a group of London artists that was active in the 1950s.

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Program encourages high school athletes

Tickets to Dallas Mavericks basketball games and Texas Motor Speedway events are helping to encourage student athletes at North Dallas High School to stay in school, make good grades and become good citizens.

The students have a chance to win rewards through Project SCORE (Self-responsibility, Commitment, Optimism, Respect and Excellence), a life skills program started in March by the UNT Center for Sport Psychology and Performance Excellence. The program will also be offered during the 2000-2001 school year.

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UNT again named 'Best College Buy'

For the fourth consecutive year, the University of North Texas ranks as one of "America's 100 Best College Buys."

Once again America's 100 Best College Buys (the popular report that began publishing in 1997) has recognized UNT as a quality university that also is affordable. The report, compiled by Institutional Research and Evaluation Inc. of Rome, Ga., profiles American colleges and universities that provide students the highest quality education at the lowest cost.

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Professor Ana Cleveland honored

Ana Cleveland, professor of library and information sciences, is the first recipient of the Lucretia W. McClure Excellence in Education Award from the Medical Library Association.

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Faculty Senate sets meeting

The Faculty Senate will hold its regular monthly meeting at 2 p.m. May 10 in Wooten Hall Room 322. Meetings are open to all members of the university community.

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Fashion design students to show creations

More than 100 original garments created by 14 senior fashion design students will be presented at Artwear 2000 - the School of Visual Arts' annual fashion show. The show begins at 8 p.m. May 12 in the Lyric Theatre of the Murchison Performing Arts Center.

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