UT
Tyler Sponsors Freshman Orientation Programs
"The
Compass'' is the official name of freshman orientation at
UT Tyler this year.
"We
chose The Compass to signify that the students are making
some decisions about the direction in which they will go,''
said Shaune Martinez, student development specialist. "Our
goal is to introduce students and their parents to the atmosphere,
the mission and the climate at UT Tyler, both educational
and social.''
Additional
programs for the freshman class of 2002 will include a three-day
Patriot Camp in August and a FishNet program during the
school year. More>>>
University
Offers Instruction in Geometric Reasoning
UT Tyler
has been awarded a grant to provide instruction to Tyler school
teachers in geometric reasoning for grades three through five,
Dr. Mark A. Lewis, chair of UT Tyler's Department of Curriculum
and Instruction, announced.
The Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board approved an Eisenhower
Higher Education Grant for $78,948 to fund the 17-month training
program, a combined effort of UT Tyler and Tyler Independent
School District. Eisenhower grants are awarded to qualified
public and private institutions of higher education and nonprofit
organizations of demonstrated effectiveness to improve and
expand pre-college instruction in mathematics, science or
reading. More>>>
Patriot
Wall of Honor to Recognize Alumni
UT
Tyler will recognize its past and present graduates by listing
their names on bronze cast plaques featured on the Patriot
Wall of Honor, President Rodney H. Mabry announced.
The wall is expected to be located on the exterior of the
University Center. More>>>
Martinez
Appointed U.T. System Assistant Vice Chancellor
AUSTIN
- Carlos Eduardo Martinez, most recently general counsel to
State Rep. Pete P. Gallego, will coordinate governmental relations
programs with the nine academic component institutions of
the University of Texas System as a new assistant vice chancellor
for governmental relations.
Martinez
will be in charge of an expanded initiative that the U.T.
System is undertaking to coordinate and support governmental
relations between the academic components and their various
legislative representatives in support of public education.
He began work with the U.T. System on June 3. More>>>
UT
Tyler Sponsors Summer Camp for Soccer Players
The University
of Texas at Tyler is sponsoring its first Patriot Summer Soccer
Academy for ages 9-14 this summer.
The first
session was June 24-28. The second session will be July 8-12,
from 7:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. daily. More>>>
Star
Employee of the Month
Alyssa Amaral
Melva
Grissom,
administrative assistant, College of Arts and Sciences, has
completed 20 years of continuous service at the university
as of July 6. Recognized
for 10 years of continuous service is Vicki J. Clark,
administrative assistant, College of Education and Psychology,
on July 6; and Venita L. McDonald, library assistant
III, on July 13. Recognized
for five years of continuous service is Candace A. Garner,
assistant dean of enrollment management, on July 7.
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link below for more information
"Covered/(Dis)Covered/(Re)Covered,''
a contemporary book arts exhibit, continues through Aug. 2
at The Meadows Gallery.
Freshman
Orientation: Session II, July 25, at UT Tyler.
Summer
II on-campus registration, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Wednesday,
July 3, UT Tyler main campus and Longview University Center.
Late registration: 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. July 8.
Summer
II classes begin July 8.
Annual
Enrollment Meeting for UT Tyler employees, 9:30 a.m.
and 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, Muntz Library, Room 401.
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College
of Nursing to Participate in School-Based Health Care
The
University of Texas at Tyler College of Nursing has obtained
federal grant funding for the Van Independent School District
to develop and implement a health clinic at Van Independent
School District, Dr. Linda Klotz, UT Tyler College of Nursing
dean, announced.
The
Health Resources Services Administration, a division of
the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded the
three-year $560,556 grant.
Debbie
Waldrop, UT Tyler senior lecturer in nursing and grant project
director, and Dr. Gloria Weber Duke, UT Tyler assistant
dean for research and outreach and grant project principal
investigator, collaborated for more than 16 months with
multi-disciplinary agencies in East Texas to provide health
promotion, health education and health care for more than
2,000 students in the Van ISD. More>>>
2002
Principal's Institute
 Mark
Wagstaff, executive director of the Region VII Education
Service Center Head Start Program, speaks during the 2002
Principal's Institute held June 24-28 at UT Tyler's Muntz
Library. More>>>
Graduate
Earns Second Place at Biology National Convention
Angela
Roe of Canton received second place in the Frank G. Brooks
Award for Excellence in Student Research at the Tri Beta
National Biological Honor Society 2002 Biennial National
Convention, Dr. James Koukl, The University of Texas at
Tyler associate professor of biology, announced.
Roe, a spring 2002 UT Tyler graduate, presented a paper
detailing her research in determining the normal flora of
the gastrointestinal tract of the three-toed box turtle.
Her presentation was one of almost 80 papers. More>>>
UT
Tyler Students Awarded History Scholarships
The
University of Texas at Tyler students Jonathan D. Clark
of Jacksonville and Seth H. Wilson of Arp are recipients
of history scholarships, Dr. Patricia A. Gajda, professor
of history, has announced.
Clark
is the recipient of the Edwin Morgan Smyrl and Frank H.
Smyrl Endowed History Scholarship Award for 2002. Wilson
is the recipient of the Phil Stacy Jackson History Scholarship
Award for 2002. More>>>
U.T.
System Employee Advisory Council to Study Key Issues
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- The Employee Advisory Council of the University of Texas
System has begun a study of key issues facing university
staff such as "best practices" for compensation
and the possibility of waiving tuition and fees for employees
who enroll in academic programs.
The 32-member council, which includes two representatives
from each component institution of the system as well as
the system administration, has formed committees on benefits,
compensation, communications and policy to conduct research
and make recommendations to the Board of Regents. More>>>
Meadows
Gallery Announces Virtual Catalog
A
virtual catalog is available for the Meadows Gallery exhibit
"Covered/(Dis)Covered/(Re)Covered: A Contemporary Book
Arts Invitational.''
The
exhibit, featuring works of several nationally known artists,
opened May 20 and continues through Aug. 2 at the gallery,
located in the Cowan Center.
The
virtual catalog can be viewed at: www.uttyl.edu/gallery/cdr/cdr.htm
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name below for more information
Isaura
Flores
Amy Stevens Griffith &
Nancy Spence Horton
Jeanne Pyle
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Health
and Kinesiology Physical Education Building
- Continue grade beams at grid lines "A" and "B";
start grade beams along grid line "8."
College
of Nursing and Health Sciences Building - Construction
work began in May. Projected completion date: July 2003.
Residence
Hall - The architect selected for the design of the
residence house is Simon Burch Clark & Merris (SBCM) of
Tyler.
Longview
University Center parking lot - A contract has been
executed with RPR Construction to build an 85-space, lighted
parking lot.
Longview
University Center monument signs - An agreement has
been executed with an architect.
News
and Information Services Guide
The following guide details services available to the campus
community through the UT Tyler Office of News and Information.
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