Comedy legends Tim Conway and Harvey Korman will join forces to kick off the 2004-05 Performing Arts Series at the Cowan Center.

Season tickets for the Performing Arts, Broadway and Braithwaite Music Series are available at the Cowan Center box office. Box office hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The deadline for purchasing season tickets is July 23.

Season subscribers are guaranteed the lowest ticket prices and the best seating, said Susan Thomae-Morphew, Cowan Center director. More>>>

Health Clinic to Open on Campus

The new University of Texas Health Clinic, a partnership between The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler and The University of Texas at Tyler, is scheduled to open on the UT Tyler campus in late August.

“We are very excited about this opportunity to collaborate with UT Tyler in serving the health care needs of the students and faculty as well as the entire Tyler community,” UTHCT President Dr. Kirk A. Calhoun said. More>>>

Distinguished Lecture Season Tickets Available

“Face the Nation’’ anchor and longtime Washington correspondent Bob Schieffer will open the 22 nd season of the Distinguished Lecture Series at the Cowan Center.

Schieffer will be featured in a special event on Aug. 20, 2004. Pioneering Republican visionary J.C. Watts will be presented in The Drs. Lawrence L. Anderson and Svetislava J. Vukelja Lecture on Oct. 21, 2004. The series will conclude March 1, 2005, with “20/20’’ co-anchor/correspondent John Stossel appearing. More>>>

The Lone Star Wave

Members of a delegation from Qujing Teachers University express their enthusiasm for the Lone Star State during a recent visit to UT Tyler’s Herrington Patriot Center. Accompanied by Professor Fafu Song, six students flew to Tyler from China in June to experience six weeks of American life. More>>>

Principals Gather at Muntz Library

Geoffrey Caine (second from right), co-author of the best seller “Making Connections: Teaching and the Human Brain,’’ was guest speaker at The Principal Institute and Advanced Principal Institute at UT Tyler’s Muntz Library in June. Caine is pictured with (from Left) Sandra Love, Bell Elementary School principal; Linda Payne, Clarkston Elementary School principal; and Dr. Ross Sherman, UT Tyler professor of educational leadership. More>>>

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Chancey is UT Tyler’s New Director of Academic Advising

Janna Chancey has been hired to serve as UT Tyler's first director of academic advising.

Chancey, who served as director of enrollment management at Tyler Junior College prior to joining UT Tyler in June, will be responsible for implementing programs to improve the success of freshmen and other new students through an academic advising center. More>>>

UT Tyler Freshmen ‘Dive In’ to Orientation

About 175 freshmen and 200 parents attended the first of three freshman orientation sessions at UT Tyler on July 1. Under the theme “Dive In … to Orientation 2004,’’ orientation will be held again on July 22 and Aug. 5.

Orientation introduces students to both the educational and social environment on campus. Freshmen and their parents have an opportunity to attend informative sessions, meet new friends, visit with students and professors and become familiar with the campus.More>>>

Advanced Learning for Teachers

Teachers participate in the Advanced Placement Summer Institute at UT Tyler during the week of June 21. About 214 from Texas and Arkansas attended the fourth annual institute, a College Board program that prepares educators to teach advanced placement courses in middle and high schools. More>>>

Rocket Launcher Demo

John Tyler High School students observe as UT Tyler mechanical engineering students demonstrate a bottle rocket launcher. Accompanied by teachers Paul Key and Sylvia Thibault, the students visited the university’s electrical and mechanical engineering departments June 23 as part of a John Tyler summer science camp program. More>>>

Cowan Center Receives Texas Commission on the Arts Grant

The University of Texas at Tyler R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center is the recipient of a $5,000 grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts for the development of a regional arts initiative, Susan Thomae-Morphew, UT Tyler Cowan Center director, announced.

The regional arts group representing Tyler, Kilgore and Longview met June 30 at UT Tyler with Bruce Thibodeau of Arts Consulting Group, the organization hired to guide the arts initiative. More>>>

Patriot Village student apartment complex – Construction is in progress to create 200 beds in four buildings and a meeting/game/office entrance building. More>>>

Baseball/softballs fields – First phase under way for construction of two fields,More>>>

Dirt berms, landscaping and sidewalks along Campus Drive – Project continues.

Dormitory -- An architect has been selected to design a 200-bed facility. Completion expected by fall 2005.

Engineering, Sciences and Technology Building – Project underway. Building expected to be ready for usage by fall 2005.

Performance soccer field – Construction in progress to provide a venue for men’s and women’s NCAA soccer games and more. More>>>

Other projects: Parking Lot 6 expansion and HPE building renovation projects underway. More>>>