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Campus News

News of broad interest to the campus community and general public about UT Dallas and its accomplishments.

Preservation of America's Archives Celebrated

If you have ever wondered what methods and tricks professional archivists use to preserve rare papers, film, clippings and photographs, McDermott Library Special Collections has the answers. read more

Activity Center Celebrates First Decade

The Activity Center - a popular athletic venue that helps keep students, faculty and staff fit - will mark its 10th anniversary on campus Tuesday with an open house, refreshments and tours. read more

Ex-Student to Talk About Dangers of DWI

Speaker Mark Sterner will be on campus Wednesday to share the story of a bad decision that ended the lives of three friends and forever changed the course of his own. read more

Software System Gets Its First Big User Workout

On Sept. 8, admissions staffers in the University's Office of Enrollment Services quietly became the first end users of the PeopleSoft "enterprise-wide" administrative database and software package. read more

Campus to Host Residential Housing Pros

UT Dallas will host about 40 professionals in the student housing and residential life profession Tuesday and Wednesday for a regional training conference. read more

Associate Engineering Dean is Named Vice Provost

Dr. Andrew Blanchard, professor of electrical engineering and senior associate dean of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named vice provost of The University of Texas at Dallas. read more

Ridership Accelerates on Comet Cruiser Bus

The number of boardings on Comet Cruiser - UT Dallas' on-campus shuttle bus service - has risen dramatically, from 3,919 at its debut in January to 22,443 in August. read more

Ridge Warns of Folly in Failing to Manage Risk

Risk management is a double-edged sword, posing challenges but also offering powerful benefits, former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge told a School of Management conference Wednesday. read more

UT Dallas to Join National Night Out Observance

UT Dallas will celebrate National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, the 25th anniversary of the nationwide anti-crime observance. read more

Guitar Quartet to Show Off Fancy Fret Work

California-based Los Angeles Guitar Quartet brings its Grammy-winning sound to UT Dallas Friday, Oct. 17. The quartet strives to keep a classical element in its programs but incorporates other genres as well. read more

Callier Conference Teaches Positive Parenting

Best-selling author and parenting expert Jim Fay was recently at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders to present a one-day, sold-out conference titled, "Helping Parents and Teachers Raise Responsible Kids." Fay is the co-founder of the Love and Logic Institute, which helps parents, teachers and clinicians find practical, fun solutions to some of the most common childhood behavior challenges. read more

Artists to Unveil Works on Virtual Video Gallery

Challenging traditional ideas of art and its limitations, the world of emerging media meets art in an exhibition presented by a former UT Dallas student of the program. The TimeFrame exhibition will be held Sept. 25 to 27 on Seesmic, a video-based social networking site. read more

Library Receives Rare 1852 Edition of Book

McDermott Library at The University of Texas at Dallas has acquired a rare edition of Mariano Jose de Larra's El Doncel de Don Enrique el Doliente: Historia Caballeresca del Siglo XV, Vols. 1 and 2. read more

Concert Upstaged by Hurricane is Rescheduled

Rock the Campus for the Cure, an annual concert benefiting the North Texas chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, has been rescheduled for Sunday, Sept 28. read more

Sounds of Class to Don Patriotic Colors

Sounds of Class, a free, family friendly music festival held annually on the campus of UT Dallas, this year will play tribute to the American spirit in an event dubbed "Red, White and You." read more

Spirit Rock 2.0: A Bigger and Better Tradition

The UT Dallas Spirit Rock has been replaced by a main rock that is more than twice as large as the original and two smaller rocks placed elegantly behind it. read more

Talks to Explore 'Behavior and the Brain'

The UT Dallas School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences presents the 2008-2009 Colloquium Series, "Exploring Behavior and the Brain." The series will include presentations about topics such as school bullying, music and human nature, and childhood obesity prevention. read more

Callier is Tuned in to Valuable Teaching Tool

For more than 30 years, the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders' deaf education program has been using one of the most effective technologies to teach children with hearing loss: the personal FM receiver. read more

It's All Relatives: Day to Be Devoted to Families

The Family Day tradition returns to the UT Dallas campus this year on Saturday, Sept. 27. The day lets students show off the campus to their relatives. read more

High School is Calling UT Dallas Campus Home

UT Dallas welcomed the Dallas International School (DIS) recently at a reception celebrating the establishment of the high school's new campus within a campus. read more

Prof to Discuss Native Americans' Court Claims

McDermott Library will present "Briefcase Warriors: New Battles in the Courtroom," in which Professor R. David Edmunds will discuss his work in support of Native American claims against the government. read more

School of Management Unveils New Web Site

The UT Dallas School of Management recently launched a new version of its Web site that features the school's latest news on its home page and a navigation system designed to take visitors to any page within a few mouse clicks. read more

Student Life Plans Hurricane Relief Effort

UT Dallas students and staff members are collecting donations to help victims of Hurricane Ike. read more

Lecture to Discuss Toll of AIDS in S. Africa

Rudrik du Bruyn, a senior lecturer in the Department of Auditing at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, will speak at UT Dallas about the disease's devastating impact on South Africa - the country with the highest number of people living with AIDS in the world. read more

Conference to Host Ex-Homeland Security Czar

Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge will top the program of featured speakers Oct. 1 at the UT Dallas 2008 Corporate Governance conference, "Risk Management for Globally Interconnected Enterprises." read more

Varied Lineup Set for U.S.-Mexico Lecture Series

The Center for U.S.-Mexico Studies at UT Dallas will resume its annual lecture series with talks about literary fiction, poetry, art, international education, technology, Mexican leadership, and challenges and opportunities facing the U.S. and Mexico. read more

Math Circle Speaker to Discuss Finance

Richard Rusczyk, founder of Art of Problem Solving, will speak on math and finance at the first meeting of the Metroplex Math Circle. read more

Exploring Politics and Passion in Chinese Film

A Confucius Institute lecture will explore how the seemingly disparate themes of love and politics work together in Chinese cinema. read more

Turtle Island Quartet Scheduling a 'Trane' Stop

The Grammy winning classical/jazz crossover group Turtle Island Quartet will make its inaugural appearance on the UT Dallas campus on Sept. 20 with a salute to the enduring musical influence of John Coltrane. read more

New Menu of Options Coming to Comet Cafe

A change in food service providers will bring new food options to students, faculty and staff members who dine at the Comet Cafe. read more

Callier Visitors Learn About Screening Program

The UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders recently hosted an official from Mexico's National Council for Persons with Disabilities, who visited to learn more about the Texas Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program. read more

Chamber Musicians Invited to Tune Their Skills

UT Dallas faculty member and Dallas Chamber Orchestra director Ronald Neal is offering musicians the opportunity to hone their ensemble skills this fall in the Chamber Music Institute. read more

Library Finds Olympic Rarity From 1936

McDermott Library discovered a prize just in time for the Summer Olympics: a rare souvenir booklet from the 1936 Games that recognizes the achievements of the legendary U.S. sprinter Jesse Owens and other gold medalists. The copy of the pre-war rarity turned up in McDermott Library's Special Collections Department. read more