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President’s
Appreciation Week April 19-23
 “Spring
Fever’’ will be the theme of this year’s
President's Appreciation Week to be held April 19-23 at UT
Tyler. Recreational activities are planned for each afternoon.
All
offices will remain open during the week. Participation requires
the approval of the supervisor and coordination to minimize
service disruption.More>>>
Patriot
Singers to Present First Musical Theatre Revue
 The
UT Tyler Patriot Singers, an auditioned choral ensemble performing
Broadway, spiritual, jazz and popular styles, will present
its first musical theatre revue April 23-25.
Open
to the public, the performances will begin at 7:30 p.m.
More>>>
Student
Journalists Win 24 TIPA Awards
Members
of The Patriot student newspaper won 24 awards, including
seven first place honors during the annual Texas Intercollegiate
Press Association Convention April 1-3 in Austin.
The
awards marked the most ever won by the UT Tyler students.
In overall sweepstakes points, The Patriot finished second
in Division II, which consists of 15 Texas colleges and universities
with an enrollment of 10,000 or more. More>>
Art
Department Visits Fort Worth Museums
Twenty-eight
art students and faculty traveled to Fort Worth March 19
to visit the Museum of Modern Art and the Kimbell Museum
of Art.
The
Modern Art Museum provides a captivating experience both
in terms of its new structure and the world class images
on display. At the Kimbell, students and faculty were treated
to the delights of a touring exhibition of J. M. W. Turner,
an English master of the last century. More>>
Reginald
Killingley
Keith
Peterson
Select link below for more information
Patriot
Days (Student Appreciation Week),
April 12-16, around campus. Recreational games, contests,
food, music and prizes. More>>>
Broadway
Series presents “Fame – The
Musical,’’ 7:30 p.m. April 12, Cowan
Center. For ticket information: 903-566-7424 or www.uttyler.edu/cowan/.
Poetry
Read Out, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, April 14,
Muntz Library. Faculty, students and staff will read poetry
selections of their own choosing in celebration of National
Poetry Month. More>>>
Career
Success Seminar, noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, April
14, UC 118. “Careers in the FBI, ” presented
by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents. Free lunch
included.
The
East Texas Symphony Orchestra presents a Family Spring
Concert, 7 p.m. Friday, April 16, Cowan Center.
Featuring Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn.
Tickets are $12, $10 and $8. Call 903-526-3876 or visit
www.etso.org.
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‘Muffins
With Mabry’
UT Tyler President Rodney Mabry (second from left) visits
with students April 5, during the Muffins With Mabry event
celebrating the opening of Blends & Brews. The students
are (from left) Josh Reynolds, Loree Ainsworth and Alison
Porterfield. Blends & Brews, a program of Starbucks, is
open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday in the University Center.More>>>
News
& Information Wins CASE Awards
The
UT Tyler Office of News and Information received two awards
in the 2004 Council for Advancement and Support of Education
District IV Awards Competition. This is the second consecutive
year that UT Tyler has been recognized by CASE.
UT
Tyler received a Grand Award/Gold for the UT Tyler Recruitment
Spots and Achievement Award/Bronze for the Admissions Web
site front page (www.go2uttyler.com).
More>>>
‘Java
Jam’
 The
Java Jam provides some real jazz jive with John Webb, George
Faber, Phil Rumbley and Joe Vorsas at the Blends and Brews
ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, April 7. Complete
Photo>>>
Engineering,
Computer Science Fair
 John
Pantzer (left) and Steve Kruger, representatives of Vertex
RSI, a Tri Point Global Co., visit with Heidi Tryon, a UT
Tyler student from Kilgore, during the Engineering and Computer
Science Career Fair.
More>>
Greg
Mekalip
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Apartments
–
Construction is in progress to create 200 beds in four buildings
and a meeting/game/office entrance building. Details>>>
Baseball/Softballs
Fields – The first phase is expected to
go out to bid in April...Details>>>
Dirt
berms, landscaping and sidewalks along Campus Drive
– Project has begun.
Dormitory
– An architect has been selected to design a 200-bed
facility. Completion expected by fall 2005.
Engineering,
Science and Technology Building – Bids
have been opened and a contractor is expected to be selected
this month. Details>>>
Performance
Soccer Field – Project under way to provide
a venue for men’s and women’s NCAA soccer games
and more. Details>>>
Longview
University Center monument signs – Project
nearing completion.
Other
Projects: Request for qualifications went out
for the design of two more parking lots...Details>>>
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