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Advice
for graduates
College
graduation is a milestone event for seniors. As exciting as the
event is, it also can be scary. Graduation means
leaving the comfort of
college and entering the "real world." You’ve been there.
Share your lessons learned at the link below, and UNT will publish
your advice for our graduating seniors on its home page prior to
the May commencement ceremony.
Add your advice >>
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Educate
by civic example
UNT
will present Nancy Brinker, founder of the Susan G. Komen Breast
Cancer Foundation, with its annual North Texas Humanitarian Award
May 5. Brinker is known worldwide for her compassion and advocacy
of women's health issues. Proceeds from the event will benefit
the Nancy G. Brinker Presidential Scholarship at UNT and the UNT
Cornerstone Fund for Excellence.
http://web2.unt.edu/news/story.cfm?story=8862
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Great
balls of fire
Keep
a close eye on the sky beginning in May. NEAT and LINEAR, two comets
that astronomers have been tracking for months, are expected to
show up in the North Texas sky. The first Saturday of May will
be the best time for the public to see the comets at the UNT Observatory.
Click here for directions to the facility.
http://www.phys.unt.edu/planetarium/obsmap.htm
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New
department web site
The
Department of Dance and Theatre unveiled its new web site just this
week. The site includes an announcement
of the productions scheduled for the 2004-05 season, photos of productions
and facilities, an alumni directory and more. You can use the web
site to join the department's e-mail and postal mail distribution
lists. Check it out!
http://www.danceandtheatre.unt.edu
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A healthy award
The UNT Student Health and Wellness Center will
receive the first Best Practices in College Health Award from the
American College Health Association in June for its International
Health Care web page. The site helps international students make
educated decisions about their care by providing information about
the general characteristics of the U.S. health care system.
http://www.healthcenter.unt.edu/
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Cool link: Faculty focus
David
McEntire, assistant professor of emergency administration and planning,
studied the nation's response to the Sept. 11 World Trade Center
attacks. Listen to his research in his own words at the link below.
He discusses the private sector's role, the federal government's
response and the interdisciplinary nature of disaster study.
http://web2.unt.edu/news/story.cfm?story=8721
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UNTrivia: UNT
initiated a Let's Party student event in 2001 that now is a spring tradition
under a new
name. Do you know the current name of UNT’s annual celebration that
lets students end the academic year with a bang?
a. Spring Fling
b. Mean Green Blowout
c. End-of-the-Year Eagle Extravaganza
Answer
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North Texas
Exes
The
North Texas Exes Denton Chapter hosted their second annual Live & Silent
Auction in March to raise scholarship funds. The chapter raised almost
$10,000, surpassing the $4,900 raised last year. To donate to scholarships,
call (940) 565-2900 or e-mail giving@unt.edu. For more information about the North Texas Exes, visit www.unt.edu/alumni.
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Dear
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