Staff
News and information for and about UT Dallas staff and their departments.
Longtime Staffer Elected Council President
The UT Dallas Staff Council has elected an employee who has been affiliated with the University for almost two decades as its president for the 2009-2010 academic year. Daniel Calhoun, who works in Information Resources as a technical support manager, is the fifth person to lead the council since its inception in 1996.
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Housing Chief Adds to Responsibilities
The Office of Student Affairs has promoted Matt Grief to assistant vice president for student affairs. Grief, former director of housing operations, joined UT Dallas in 2006 to oversee and enhance campus living conditions.
Grief will continue to oversee housing operations, the Student Union, the Comet Center and Comet Card office, and he will assume new oversight duties for upcoming renovation and construction projects. read more
Associate Dean Takes on Broader Role
The Office of Student Affairs has promoted Dr. Cynthia Jenkins to assistant vice president for student affairs. Jenkins, an alumna of UT Dallas, has served as associate dean of students since January 2009. "The position offers me a tremendous opportunity to contribute even more to the positive experiences students have at UT Dallas," Jenkins said. read more
Move Beefs Up Enrollment Office Capabilities
The Office of Enrollment Management has turned to one of its own to oversee continued improvements of the University's computerized enrollment system. Tim Padgett will serve as the department's assistant vice president for enrollment technology. He previously had worked as an information systems analyst in the same office.
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Staffer to Help Lead Scholars Association
The assistant director of the Eugene McDermott Scholars Program has been elected to an executive leadership role of the Undergraduate Scholars Program Administrators Association. Sherry Marek will serve a two-year term as secretary/treasurer for USPAA, an organization that develops best practices for the fast-growing number of undergraduate scholars programs at colleges across the United States. read more
UT System Salutes Officers for Hurricane Ike Aid
UT System recently recognized three UT Dallas police officers for their work securing Galveston Island in the wake of Hurricane Ike, the third-most destructive storm ever to make landfall in the United States and the most intense storm of 2008. read more
Library's Top Award Presented to 2 Staffers
A staffer who spearheads various McDermott Library teaching programs and another who makes sure its accounts are in order were winners of this year's Ethel Ward-McLemore Awards for Library Excellence. read more
Address Explores Student Counseling Approach
The University's student counseling director explored the advantages of a relatively new behavioral therapy system in a keynote address at the annual meeting of the Texas University and College Counseling Center Director's Association. read more
New Assistant VP to Promote Faculty Diversity
Dr. Frances J. Freeman recently joined UT Dallas as assistant vice president for faculty diversity in the Office of Diversity and Community Engagement. read more
Counselor Named Adviser of the Year
Leah Nall, an academic counselor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, recently was chosen as the University's Undergraduate Adviser of the Year. read more
Awards Honor Staffers Who Go Beyond
A driving force behind a program to help at-risk students and a veteran athlete on the University's Corporate Challenge team were among the six staff employees honored in the Spring 2009 CARE Awards. read more
NCAA Taps Sports Director for Golf Finals
Chris Gage, director of intercollegiate athletics at UT Dallas, will spend May 10-16 in Port Saint Lucie, Fla., as director of the NCAA Division III National Men's Golf Championship Tournament. read more
Business Office's Automation Plan Earns Award
UT Dallas has won an award for implementing a treasury management system that automates bank reconciliations and streamlines receipts. read more
Officers Observe Telecommunicators Week
UT Dallas police will participate in the National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week on April 12-18. This observance honors telecommunications professionals who provide 911 assistance. read more
Group to Discuss Changes in Student Unions
A group from UT Dallas will present a talk on the changing theory behind the design and operation of college student unions at a conference this week in Anaheim, Calif. read more
UT Dallas Honors 6 Staff Members Who CARE
UT Dallas has recognized six employees, including a 24-year employee of the School of Arts and Humanities and a student adviser who gave more than 100 percent. read more
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