May
7, 2004
Volume 13, Number 8
Two UNT
graduate programs ranked high by U.S. News and World Report
Two UNT
programs shined in the annual graduate program rankings recently released
by U.S. News and World Report.
READ
THE FULL STORY >
 |
| Showing appreciation — Cassandra Berry, associate vice president for equity and diversity, stops Maya Angelou from exiting the stage following her performance at the UNT Coliseum April 20 so Angelou could be presented with a gift and honorary degree, both of which were a surprise to her |
Entrepreneur
ranks Murphy Enterprise Center in top tier of regional programs
UNT's Murphy Enterprise Center was named as a first-tier regional entrepreneurship program by Entrepreneur magazine in its May issue.
College of Business Administration dean to step
down; interim dean chosen
Jared Hazleton, dean of the College of Business Administration since June
1999, will step down and return to teaching after the spring commencement
ceremony May 8.
 |
| UNT System Chancellor Lee Jackson (left) greets Greg Abbott, Texas attorney general, following a presentation Abbott made at UNT April 23. |
Texas
attorney general speaks at UNT
Texas
Attorney General Greg Abbott made a presentation to faculty and students
at the 18th annual Recreation and Leisure Studies Society Student Professional
Day April 23 at the University Union.
Karen
Hughes, Kinky Friedman headline first UNT System Book and Author Luncheon
Karen
Hughes, one of President George W. Bush's closest advisers, and Kinky
Friedman, Texas songwriter and musician turned mystery novelist, spoke
and signed copies of their new best sellers at the first UNT System Book
and Author Luncheon April 16 at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas.
New general
counsel addresses Faculty Senate
Nancy
Footer, the UNT System's new vice chancellor and general counsel,
spoke to members of the Faculty Senate on April 14 and described her background
in academia, her philosophy regarding the role of the UNT System's
legal department and its structure.
 |
| Dog day — Peter Balabuch, food service manager for the Maple Cafe, grills hot dogs for hungry students, faculty and staff who visited the Spring Fling on April 14 in the Willis Library mall. Sponsored by the University Program Council Traditions Committee, the Spring Fling provides the UNT community with an afternoon of carnival fun as the semester winds down. |
The U.S.
National Security Agency designated UNT a "Center of Academic Excellence
in Information Assurance Education" for its computer and information
security program.
READ THE FULL STORY
>
UNT
Moot Court squad finishes 2003-04 year ranked first in the state
The
UNT Moot Court Squad received the first four team awards and six of the
10 top speaker awards from the Texas Undergraduate Moot Court Association
at its year-end awards ceremony April 4, making UNT's squad the highest
ranked in the state.
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.
[ in-house
mission |
Contact
|in-house
staff | Previous
issues ]
AA/EOE/ADA |
UNT homepage
|
In every issue Tami Deaton: Smiling through her battle Board of Regents meeting View recent achievements of UNT faculty and staff Discover campus gems for UNT faculty and staff Read about UNT departmental awards |
