Staff

News and information for and about UT Dallas staff and their departments.

3 Honored for Outstanding Teaching, Advising

Two educators and one staff member were honored for their teaching and academic advising at the University Honor's Convocation. read more

School of Management Picks Director of Development

Kyle Edgington has been named the new director of development for The University of Texas at Dallas School of Management. read more

Science, On the House

Now through Sept. 1, students, faculty and staff can visit the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science free of charge when they present their Comet Card at the box office. read more

Bill Elvey to Assume Presidency of Respected Facilities Management Organization

Civil engineer and building management guru William "Bill" Elvey will assume the presidency of the highly-respected facilities management organization APPA beginning in July at the group's national convention. read more

Director to Fuel Further Growth at EPPS

Tricia Barnett has recently joined UT Dallas as director of development for the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences with the long-term goal of raising major gifts to secure endowment support for scholarships, fellowships and faculty positions. read more

Information Resources Adds Assistant VP

Dr. Sue Taylor recently joined UT Dallas as assistant vice president and director of Enterprise Application Services for the University's office of Information Resources. read more

Interim Chancellor Appointed for UT System

Dr. Kenneth I. Shine, executive vice chancellor for health affairs at The University of Texas System, was appointed interim chancellor of the UT System on Monday, April 1, by Regents' Chairman H. Scott Caven, Jr. read more

Wellness Talk to Cover Work-Life Balance Issues

UT Dallas staff and faculty members are invited Monday to "Balancing Time & Energy; Work and Life," a brown-bag wellness talk. read more

Charitable Giving by UT Dallas Faculty and Staff to SECC reaches all time high

The preliminary results are in, and UT Dallas' participation in the 2007 State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC) is off the charts — including a 153 percent increase in donors over last year and a 56 percent increase in dollars pledged. read more

Student Job Coordinator to Lead Regional Group

A familiar face to UT Dallas' student workers is offering her expertise to colleagues far beyond the campus after her recent election as leader of the Southern Association of Employment Administrators. Nancy Lozano, the university's student employment coordinator, took over last month as president of the organization. read more

Editor to Direct Electronic News Service

The University of Texas at Dallas has hired a managing editor to help the Communications Department broaden its reach with an electronic news service. read more

Assistant VP Oversees Media Relations for University

The University of Texas at Dallas has appointed Meredith Dickenson as assistant vice president for communications. She will oversee the University's media relations functions, reporting to Susan Rogers, vice president for communications. read more

Campus Alert Network to Reinforce Emergency Messaging System

Campus AlertOver the next few weeks, The University of Texas at Dallas will implement a new cell phone emergency alert system. Students, faculty and staff members can sign up anytime for the service. This system, called Campus Alert, will supplement the Mobile Campus services instituted late last year. read more

UT Dallas Emergency Preparedness Fair is Sept. 21

In recognition of National Preparedness Month, UT Dallas will host a campus-wide Emergency Preparedness Fair this Friday. Activities will include fire containment demonstrations and training with the Richardson Fire Department. read more

UT Dallas Institute for Excellence in Corporate
Governance Names New Director-in-Residence

Dr. George (Robbie) RobinsonDr. George (Robbie) Robinson, a former White House Fellow and a seasoned business leader with expertise in real estate development, project management, engineering and corporate governance, has been named director-in-residence at the UT Dallas School of Management's Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance. read more

Dr. Robert H. Rutford Named President Emeritus of UT Dallas

Dr. Robert H. RutfordDr. Robert H. Rutford, the former president of The University of Texas at Dallas, was named president emeritus of that institution on Wednesday (July 11) by The University of Texas System Board of Regents. read more

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Wednesday
May 14, 2008