Nov.
19,
2004
Volume 13, Number 21
Provost approves changes to Fall 2004 schedule of final exams
Howard Johnson, provost and vice president for academic affairs, has changed the fall final exam schedule after consulting with and receiving approval from the Dean's Council and the Faculty Senate and its executive committee, as well as Student Government Association executives and the associate vice president for enrollment management.
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| Great gifts — Hot-selling holiday gifts this year include Transformers action figures, Care Bears, MP3 players and the book He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys. |
UNT merchandising students determine hottest gifts of the 2004 holiday season
Wondering what to put at the top of your must-buy gift shopping list this year?
TAMS students semifinalists in national competition 
Five Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science students were named semifinalists in the 2004 Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology.
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| Ingrid Rivera performs the one-woman show "Lagrimas de Cocodrilo/Crocodile Tears" at the pre-seminar event Nov. 11. |
UNT hosts seminar to address needs of lesbian, bisexual, transgender women
Almost 100 people attended UNT's first seminar — and the first of its kind in the country — addressing the health care related concerns of lesbian, bisexual and transgender women Nov. 12.
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| Leadership luncheon — Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman was the featured speaker at this month's Murphy Enterprise Center Leadership Luncheon. Foreman used anecdotes from his boxing career to illustrate perseverance for the 755 people attending the luncheon. |
Winter weather brings possibility for closures
Cooler temperatures indicate that winter is on its way. Unfortunately, winter often brings the threat of hazardous driving conditions due to snow and ice.
UNT professor talks about films released during the holidays
Films that capture the 1950s and earlier times in America have replaced epic films as the trend for holiday movies this year, according to Harry Benshoff, assistant professor of radio, television and film.
Eagle Partner Award nominations sought
The Enrollment Management Committee is now accepting applications for UNT's Eagle Partner Awards.
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| Following Lewis and Clark — Brent Phelps, associate professor of visual arts, spent five years conducting an extensive photographic survey of the trans-Mississippi route of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark from 1804 to 1806. His photographs are on exhibit at Fort Worth's Amon Carter Museum through Jan. 2. |
Operation Eagle to assist Florida children 
School supply drives traditionally take place in the summer, before local schools open in August. But to help a specific area hard hit by Mother Nature this fall, a committee of UNT students and staff members is coordinating a school supply drive that runs through Dec. 10.
Staff Council to draft resolution supporting staff reclassification funds
The Staff Council will begin work on a resolution to encourage the UNT administration to make funds for reclassifications of staff members a budgeting priority.
2005 Honors Day nomination forms are due Dec. 17
The Honors Day Committee is accepting nominations for Honors Day awards for 2005.
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