September 21, 2001 UNT Inhouse publication: Bulletin board

DIANA BERNSHAUSEN, assistant professor of teacher education and administration, presented "The Cultural Anthropology of Teacher Wellness and Resiliency" at the Association of Teacher Educators conference, Aug. 3-8 in Portland, Ore.

SUE BRATTON, associate professor of counseling, development and higher education, presented "The Effectiveness of Filial/Family Play Therapy With Special Populations" at the National Council on Family Relations national conference, Nov. 9-12 in Minneapolis. She also presented "Solving the Puzzle: Involving Play Therapy Practitioners in Research" at the Texas Association for Play Therapy conference, April 6-7 in Houston. Dennis Engels

DENNIS ENGELS, Regents Professor of counseling, development and higher education, completed his tenure as president of the 5,000-member Texas Counseling Association in July. Throughout the year, he made presentations across the state on violence prevention, professional ethics, legal and policy issues and personal empowerment, and TCA got unanimous House and Senate approval for a bill defining school counseling in the Texas statutes. In July, he also started a second term as editor of Counseling and Values, the journal of the Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling, and became the elected chair of the American Counseling Association Council of Journal Editors and chair of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision — National Career Development Association Joint Commission on Preparing Counselors for Career Development in the New Millennium. Janice Holden

JANICE HOLDEN, professor of counseling, development and higher education, presented "Veridical Perception During Near-Death Experiences: What Have We Learned, and Where Are We Going?" at the annual North American conference of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, July 25-29 in Seattle.

MICHAEL McGUIRE, associate professor of public administration, co-wrote a chapter, "After the Network is Formed: Process, Power and Performance," in Getting Results Through Collaboration: Networks and Network Structures for Public Policy and Management, Quorum Books, 2001.

JOSEPH "BUTCH" ROVAN, assistant professor of music, presented concerts in Paris; Pisa, Italy; and Nürnberg, Germany, as part of a concert tour and research trip this summer. The tour included the European premiere of his new work for voice and interactive electronics, "Vis-à-vis." He also presented workshops in Pisa and Nürnberg, and his work was presented in Dessau, Germany, at the Bauhaus summer academy. His composition "Seine Hohle Form," for interactive computer music, video tracking system and dancers, was mentioned in the 2001 Bourges International Electroacoustic Music Competition. It was also selected for New York's School of Visual Arts' ninth annual "New York Digital Salon." The exhibit of computer art will be featured in New York for a month this fall before traveling on an international tour. Also, Rovan's solo piano piece "Miro Sketches: Mostly Yellow" was released this summer on the Wergo label by pianist Guy Livingston.

REID FERRING, professor and chair of the Department of Geography, talks about the age of artifacts George yancey

uncovered by archaeologists in the Russian Arctic and their implications for the date of human settlement of North America in the Sept. 6 Dallas Morning News.

ELIZABETH FIGA, assistant professor of library and information sciences, discusses the nation's first graduate academic certificate in youth services, a new program at UNT for students who want to develop or enhance their knowledge of youth services in libraries, in the Sept. 5 Dallas Post Tribune.

GEORGE YANCEY, assistant professor of sociology, spoke about his research regarding how attendance of a multiracial church may influence attitudes toward other races when he appeared on KERA-FM's Evening Talk Show on Sept. 6.

JOHN PAUL EDDY, Professor Emeritus of counseling, development and higher education, placed peace wreaths on behalf of the International Association of Educators for World Peace, Sept. 21 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Sanrio, the parent company of the character Hello Kitty, featured photos and an article about the wedding of LISA E. LARGEN, program specialist in University Communications and Marketing, and Timothy Largen on its web site. The site address is www.sanrio.com.

RUTH M. MARLATT, 81, died Sept. 8 at Denton Regional Medical Center. She was a secretary for the Air Force ROTC at North Texas from 1972 to 1990.

Marlatt, born in Buffalo Springs, was a charter member of Ann's Haven Hospice Auxiliary and the First United Methodist Church in Denton.

Survivors include her daughter, Marsha Marlett of Denton, and one granddaughter. Memorial services were held Sept. 15.

Women Faculty Reception. 4-5 p.m. Sept. 24, University Union, Diamond Eagle Suite. Call 565-2098 to RSVP.

Wind Symphony. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27, Winspear Hall. For tickets, call 369-7802.

National Customer Service Week. Oct. 2-5. Free professional development workshops for the UNT community. Call 565-4246 for details.

Special Recognition Party for Dining Services. 3:30-5 p.m. Oct. 4, University Union, Silver Eagle Suite.

Disaster Education Day 2001: Countering Disaster, Targeting Vulnerability. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 19, University Union. Sponsored by the Center for Public Management, Emergency Administration and Planning Program and the International Emergency Management Student Association.