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UT Tyler Faculty Receive Teaching Awards

Dr. Arun Kulkarni and Dr. David O'KeefeDr. Arun Kulkarni, professor of computer science, and Dr. H. Neil Gray, assistant professor of chemistry, are the recipients of teaching awards, Dr. David O'Keeffe, provost and vice president of academic affairs, announced.

Dr. Kulkarni has been awarded the 2002 Chancellor's Council Award, which is given for excellence in teaching at components within The University of Texas System.

Dr. Kulkarni, who joined the UT Tyler faculty in 1986, has authored two books and published more than 50 papers. His research interests include computer vision, fuzzy-neural systems, data mining, image processing and artificial intelligence. More>>>

Scholarships Available to Dependent Children of UT Tyler Employees

The University of Texas at Tyler Scholarship for Dependent Children of Employees is available for the children of full-time (100% appointment) UT Tyler employees and children of retirees who meet the admission criteria and want to attend classes at UT Tyler on a full-time basis, President Rodney H. Mabry has announced.

The scholarship covers all tuition and fees for regularly enrolled students. The maximum award for each child of a UT Tyler employee is 12 semesters. More>>>

Library Sponsors Read-In for East Texas Students

Hundreds of East Texas fourth-graders visited UT Tyler May 16 to participate in an International Read-In sponsored by Muntz Library and Touching the Lives of Children through Literacy.

The Read-In is an annual event celebrating the integration of language arts and telecommunications in education. Participants at Muntz Library joined young readers throughout the world to interview children's authors in a safe, fully moderated online experience. More>>>

Upcoming Events
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UT Tyler 2002 Patriot Golf Classic tournament, Monday, May 20, Hollytree Country Club.

Linda Lewis & Nisha Drinkard Sculpture Exhibition, Monday, May 20-Friday, Sept. 1, The Meadows Gallery.

On-campus summer registration, UT Tyler and Longview University Center: Summer I, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Friday, May 31; Summer II, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 3. Late registration: 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. June 3 and July 8.

Summer I classes begin June 3;
Summer II
classes, July 8.

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News and Information Services Guide

The following guide details services available to the campus community through the UT Tyler Office of News and Information. More>>>

 

'Tea at the Tee' Features Naomi Judd

Country star Naomi Judd with Merle Mabry, UT Tyler Ambassadors project chairman, during the Ladies Event at the Tyler site of the Cox Patriot Million Dollar Hole-in-One Contest May 13. Judd was special guest at the "Tea at the Tee,'' sponsored by WE: Women's Entertainment. Photo>>>

In the Spotlight
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Dr. Jeffrey Mountain

Construction Updates
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Health and Kinesiology Physical Education Building - Work in progress includes grade beams, pier caps; lowering of primary power, telephone and EMCS; and underground rough-in of soil piping for roof leaders. Projected completion date: late 2003.

College of Nursing and Health Sciences Building - Construction work began during the week of May 13. Projected completion date: July 2003.

Residence Hall - Architect being sought for construction of 11,000-square-foot facility on Lake Drive with the capacity to house 36-40 students. Projected completion date: August 2003.

Longview University Center parking lot - Request for proposal responses have been received and are under evaluation for construction of an 85-space, lighted parking lot. The project includes landscaping, irrigation and sidewalks.

Longview University Center monument signs - An agreement has been executed with an architect. Construction bid speculations are being prepared. There will be two monument signs, one on each side of the entrance to the Longview campus. Each sign will be 6 feet tall and 100 feet in length. Bids are planned to open this month.

From The Office of News and Information

The IntercomOnline is published each Monday by the UT Tyler Office of News and Information.

To announce an upcoming event in the IntercomOnline, submit the information by filling out the submission form. The event will be published in the IntercomOnline as well as the Online Campus Calendar and UT Tyler Home Page.

To submit other news items for publication in the IntercomOnline, e-mail Emily Battle at ebattle@mail.uttyl.edu.

The deadline for submissions is the Tuesday prior to the next issue.

Emily Battle, Editor
(903) 565-5604
Robin Kelly, Publisher
(903) 566-7061
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