TWU offers Spanish training for the workplace
The programs are all non-grammar based and no prior knowledge of Spanish is necessary. Read story.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Higher Education
TCU's Center for Healthy Aging seeks old farts who want to exercise
... and maybe some who don't, but ought to. Read story.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Famed UNT jazz program's chairman Neil Slater retires
Slater will continue living in Denton after retirement and maybe play some gigs at local clubs. Read story.
Monday, July 7, 2008
UTD gets big cash grant from Ericsson NA - again
From start to finish (well, SWEDISH, actually), it's a great deal for students.
$100K in funds earmarked for scholarships; another $100K for MobileLab. Read story.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
American Student Association of Community Colleges names Brookhaven student president
Vanessa Tapia is the first Texas student selected to be president of the ASACC. Read story.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
BKM awards new Tarrant County College scholarship
The award will cover the entire cost of tuition for two semesters. Read story.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
TWU to showcase online degree programs with July 26 information session
TWU's online degree programs provide a cost-effective solution to rising gas prices. Read story.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
UT Dallas hosting chess camp, yes, camp for chess
Organizers say "the program develops self-est..." Wait, chess? Chess camp. Chess? O-K. "...develops self-esteem," they say. Read story.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Mimir Chamber Music Festival performances begin on July 3 at TCU
From Bartok and Grieg to Shostokovich and Schubert, there'll be something on tap for everyone with a classical bent. Read story.
Friday, June 27, 2008
RadioShack assigns Fort Worth HQ lease to Tarrant County College District
TCC is also acquiring the surrounding land owned by RadioShack as well as the RadioShack retail store connected to the complex. Read story.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tarrant County College District purchases Radio Shack
Tarrant County College District expands to downtown Forth Worth with purchase of Radio Shack. Read story.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
UNT Dallas names two top officials
Peter Pincemin Johnstone was named chief executive officer, while Maxine Rogers was named director of finance and administration. Read story.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
TWU Chancellor Ann Stuart named Woman of Distinction
Every other year, AAUW and TWU co-sponsor the Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics conference, which showcases math and science careers to more than 400 middle school girls in the DFW area. Read story.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
TWU Commuter NET program receives national recognition
About 83 percent of students on the Denton campus are commuter students. Read story.
Monday, June 23, 2008
UT Dallas researchers plan voyage near the bottom of the sea
An undersea voyage next month will give explorers at UT Dallas a chance to study rocks exposed in the Mariana Trench, the world’s deepest geologic formation.
Read story.
Monday, June 23, 2008
SMU and University Park may allow 3 person panel to decide Potomac Park's value
Since the town approved the park's sale to build the Bush Library, its appraised value has jumped. Read story.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Buildings on TCU campus in Fort Worth to be razed for construction of new building
The buildings will be dismantled piece by piece using equipment with a "claw" to remove the debris. Read story.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Collin Theatre Center announces 2008-2009 season
And opening this week is their summer Shakespeare show, The Comedy of Errors. Read story.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
The Meadows Foundation contributes $1 million to Texas Woman's University
The new Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas Center combines TWU's Parkland and Presbyterian sites into a dynamic campus-in-one building at the Parkland location. Read story.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
UT Dallas to host air combat expert, CNN analyst
Donald Shepperd, author and Major General, flew hundreds of missions in Southeast Asia before serving at Pentagon.
Read story.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
UT Dallas hosting class to teach women how to save money
Yeah, and next door, cats will be taught how to drive. Read story.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Demolition of TCU's student center makes way for new academic building
Earlier this year, TCU trustees voted to demolish Brown-Lupton Student Center and rebuild it as academic space. Read story.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
TWU becomes first in state to offer culinary bachelor's degree
Applications are currently being accepted for the TWU BAS in culinary science and food service management degree program, which begins at the TWU Denton campus this fall. Read story.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
UNT Dallas campus gets more time before separation
The Board of Regents unanimously decided to push back the opening of the UNT Dallas campus as a freestanding university by one year to fall 2010. Read story.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
TCU's Brown-Lupton Student Center to be razed this week
So I guess you could say that Reed Hall is on the razer's edge. Couldn't you?
Connecting building will also be demolished to make way for construction of new Scharbauer Hall. Read story.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
UT Dallas hosting "Kids' University," give homeless children 'taste' of college
Hopefully some elements are more emphasized than others. Read story.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
UT Dallas hosts two prestigious debating events sure to bring glory and fame
The events gave UTD a chance to show off its debate program and the excellence of the school itself. Read story.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Fort Worth mayor Mike Moncrief remembers 100-year-old school teacher
Hazel Harvey Peace was the first black woman in Texas honored with an endowed professorship at a state school, the University of North Texas. Read story.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Grapevine senior denied valedictorian title, wins prestigious scholarship
Anjali Datta graduated from Grapevine High School with a new honor and prominent scholarship. Read story.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Dallas ISD announces 2007-2008 valedictorians and salutatorians
Valedictorians and salutatorians to attend wide range of schools including Southern Methodist University, Texas A&M, and the University of Texas at Austin. Read story.
Monday, June 9, 2008
TWU Chancellor Ann Stuart receives well-deserved raise
Dr. Stuart received a well-deserved 11 percent raise Thursday, along with another three-year extension of her contract. Read story.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
UNT parking permits to increase in the fall
The cost of a reserved spot will go up by $105, while general parking permits will go up $15. Read story.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
UT Dallas study finds river water > bottled water (at least in New Mexico)
UT Dallas Geological Field Camp students find "dramatic" improvement in quality.
Read story.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
UT Dallas recognized for cybersecurity research
One wonders if the Fed is aware this is the same UTD that was breached in 2007, exposing 35,000 peoples' social security numbers. Read story.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
TWU receives $850,000 from Boenker estate for nutrition student scholarships
The gift will be used to establish the Ima Jean Boenker Scholarship, which will provide up to $8,000 a year to students majoring in nutrition and food sciences. Read story.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Tarrant County College appoints new dean of liberal arts at southeast campus in Arlington
Jerry B. Coats has taught for 12 years at TCC. Read story.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
UT Arlington student awarded a NASA fellowship
A geomagnetic storm is a disturbance of the Earth's magnetosphere caused by a disturbance in space weather, also known as a "holy crap." Read story.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
TWU hosts reception to introduce Pioneer Breast Health and Community Outreach Program of Denton County
The mission of the program is to save lives by providing culturally competent breast health education and community outreach throughout Denton County, especially to hose who are uninsured or are not able to pay for care. Read story.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
President of UT Southwestern Medical Center to be inducted into Texas Business Hall of Fame
Dr. Kern Wildenthal will join three other Lone Star luminaries recognized for their entrepreneurial spirit, personal integrity and community leadership. Read story.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Gov. Perry appoints Scarlett Pope of Grapevine as TWU's new student regent
Pope will attend her first board meeting as the TWU student regent on June 6 at TWU's Dallas-Presbyterian campus. Read story.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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