Take a break from campus and enjoy a day of fun and excitement at Six Flags Over Texas - Saturday, April 4, 2009 for UNT Fun and Thrills Day! Ticket prices include free all-you-can-eat lunch, free parking, and an extra ticket to the 2009 Holiday In The Park at Six Flags! Limited tickets are available.

Price: $32, Children 2 years and under admitted free
Includes: Free All-You-Can-Eat Lunch, Free Parking, and BONUS TICKET to the 2009 Holiday In The Park to be used at a later date.
When: Saturday, April 4, 2009
Park Hours: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Tickets are available at the Union Information Center (Level 3)
For more information please call: 940-565-3805 or TTY # 800-735-2989

The International Conference on Parent Education and Parenting is a three-day interdisciplinary conference that will bring together regional, national, and international scholars, policy makers, parent/family educators, early childhood interventionists, family support professionals, school and parent liaisons, students, and child and family advocates. The Conference on Parent Education has met annually on the campus of the University of North Texas for 16 years and is unique as an annual conference focused on educating and supporting parents. The Committee on Family Research has held seminars or conferences throughout the world since 1954. Scholars and practitioners from around the globe will present the latest in knowledge, research, educational strategies, curriculum, and parent education and support models. For registration information, please follow link : http://www.peopleware.net/2694/index.cfm?eventDisp=PARNT09

01/28/2009 – Honors College Lecture Series Presents Robert Edsel
The Honors College Lecture Series will present Robert Edsel, award-winning author of Rescuing Da Vinci and producer for The Rape of Europa, January 28, 2009, in the University Union. Edsel’s projects detail how many of Europe’s great works of art survived the thefts and devastation of World War II because of heroes he calls Monuments Men. A free lecture and discussion on the film and the book will be held at 4 p.m. followed by a book signing. Open to students, faculty, staff, and UNT friends.

A ticketed event featuring dinner and a multimedia presentation by Mr. Edsel will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $75 per person, or $1,000 for a table of eight. Those who purchase a table will be invited to a private reception from 6-7 p.m. A book signing will follow the author’s presentation. All proceeds benefit Honors College scholarships and programs. For more information or to purchase a ticket/table, call (940) 565-3305.

01/28/2009 – Honors College Lecture Series Presents Robert Edsel
The Honors College Lecture Series will present Robert Edsel, award-winning author of Rescuing Da Vinci and producer for The Rape of Europa, January 28, 2009, in the University Union. Edsel’s projects detail how many of Europe’s great works of art survived the thefts and devastation of World War II because of heroes he calls Monuments Men. A free lecture and discussion on the film and the book will be held at 4 p.m. followed by a book signing. Open to students, faculty, staff, and UNT friends.

A ticketed event featuring dinner and a multimedia presentation by Mr. Edsel will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $75 per person, or $1,000 for a table of eight. Those who purchase a table will be invited to a private reception from 6-7 p.m. A book signing will follow the author’s presentation. All proceeds benefit Honors College scholarships and programs. For more information or to purchase a ticket/table, call (940) 565-3305.

The IRB 101 course ("Human Subjects Research & the UNT IRB") is designed for faculty, staff, and graduate students who will be submitting their first application to the UNT Institutional Review Board (IRB) for approval of a human subjects research study. Topics will include: the role of the IRB, what types of projects require IRB approval, what training is required, informed consent, vulnerable populations, and procedures for submitting applications for approval by the IRB. To register, please contact Tina (Daniel) Mohan at 565-4249 or Tina.Daniel@unt.edu For more information about the course, please contact Boyd Herndon, JD, Director of Research Compliance, at 565-3941 or Boyd.Herndon@unt.edu

Two UNT faculty members will join a visiting Shakespeare expert who will discuss the bard’s work in a free lecture at 3:30 p.m. in the Willis Library, Rare Book Room. Valerie Hotchkiss, professor of medieval studies, religious studies, and library science, and head of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will discuss "'As it hath bin divers and sundry times play'd': The Survival of Shakespeare and his Contemporaries in Print." The lecture includes performances by Marjorie Hayes, associate professor, and Sally Vahle, assistant professor, both in the UNT Department of Dance and Theatre.

Hotchkiss earned a bachelor’s degree in classics and a master’s of library science from Southern Connecticut State University, and a doctorate in medieval studies from Yale University. Hotchkiss is the author of numerous books and articles on medieval cultural history and topics in the history of books and printing, including "Creeds and Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition" with Jaroslav Pelikan, "Bridwell at Fifty: Books, Benefactors and Bibliophiles," "Clothes Make the Man: Female Cross Dressing in Medieval Europe," and "English in Print from Caxton to Shakespeare to Milton."

Registration is open for the spring semester of early childhood music classes for children from birth to 5 years old. The program, in its 12th year, is designed to nurture children's musical aptitudes and help babies and toddlers develop a strong musical foundation. Children learn about music in age-appropriate activities — including shaking maracas to the beat of the music, waving scarves, singing, chanting and jumping on a trampoline.

When are classes held?
Classes are held on Saturdays Jan. 10 through March 14. The preferred application deadline is Dec. 19, although late applications are accepted. (The office will be closed Dec. 22 – Jan. 2.) The following sessions are offered:
Infant (birth to 24 months): 9 - 9:30 a.m.
Nursery (25 months to 48 months): 9:45 - 10:25 a.m.
Infant (birth to 24 months): 10:35 - 11:05 a.m.
Nursery (25 months to 48 months): 11:15 - 11:55 a.m.
Preschool (3 1/2 to 5 years): Noon - 12:45 p.m. (Note: Children experiment with instruments from noon to 12:05.)

How do you register?
Registration is $120 for infants and $140 for nursery school and preschool aged children. A 10 percent discount is available for each additional child enrolled in a family. Register online at www.music.unt.edu/musiced. (Click on “programs” and then on “early childhood program.”) For more information, contact head teacher Heidi Scheibmeir at ecmusic@unt.edu or 940-391-4085.

Fem Flicks is a free film series sponsored by the Women's Studies Program and the Media Library.

It's a Girl's World

Examines the relationships among young girls. Through audio and video diaries, a disturbing picture emerges of how girls use friendships to hurt each other and win social power in the group. At the same time, their parents struggle through considerable denial and disbelief to accept and deal with the serious consequences of this behavior. Discusses a true story of a fourteen-year-old girl who committed suicide. Shatters the myth that social bullying among girls is an acceptable part of growing up. (2004, 68 min.)

A question-and-answer session will be conducted after the film.

For more information, please visit http://www.wmst.unt.edu

Dear faculty member;

The Republic of Korea and Taiwan have been identified as key countries for UNT’s international strategy. In each country there are a range of opportunities for higher educational linkages and collaborations; UNT-I is poised to strengthen the University’s presence and facilitate faculty interest in these two countries. To this end, UNT-International invites all faculty members with interests in either Korea or Taiwan to attend “Task Force-North Asia: Korea and Taiwan” a University round-table presentation and workshop.

This workshop will be an opportunity for faculty to share their contacts and knowledge of higher educational institutions as well as their research ideas and initiatives with each other in an open forum, and explore the availability of funding for these projects from outside sources. This is a continuation of the UNT-International strategic internationalization series, each focusing on different geographic regions. These groups will continue to meet as a means to maximize the impact of University initiatives throughout the world while exploring opportunities for collaboration, discussing the University’s priorities in the region and how projects align with institutional goals.

Task Force-North Asia: Korea and Taiwan will take place on Thursday, February 5th 2009 in the University Union, room 411 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. It is open to all UNT faculty members.

A formal proposal or preparation is necessary before the meeting. However for those with specific hopes and plans, a rough outline of your ideas or interests in the region will aid in the facilitation of the discussion. This could be a statement of research or collaboration you would like to undertake, reasons for interest in either of these countries, or connections at local institutions in Taiwan or Korea.
If you have worked in the region or have a proposal either in process or complete, we ask that you register in advance so that we can properly prepare for the round-table. If you wish to make a presentation to the group please submit the following materials via email to Kenneth.Horton@unt.edu by January 30th, 2009.

Note any funding sources and amounts to date.

Note any current funding proposals pending, as well as the source and amount requested.

Thank you for your interest in this important project and for your commitment to UNT’s internationalization.

Dear faculty member;
India has been identified as key country for UNT’s international strategy. There are a range of opportunities for higher educational linkages and collaborations and UNT-I is poised to strengthen the University’s presence and facilitate faculty interest. To this end, UNT-International invites all faculty members with interests in India to attend “Task Force- India” a University round-table presentation and workshop.

This workshop will be an opportunity for faculty to share their contacts and knowledge of higher educational institutions as well as their research ideas and initiatives with each other in an open forum, and explore the availability of funding for these projects from outside sources. This is a continuation of the UNT-International strategic internationalization series, each focusing on different geographic regions. These groups will continue to meet as a means to maximize the impact of University initiatives throughout the world while exploring opportunities for collaboration, discussing the University’s priorities in the region and how projects align with institutional goals.

Task Force-India will take place on Thursday, February 19th 2009 in the University Union, room 411 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. It is open to all UNT faculty members.

A formal proposal or preparation is not necessary before the meeting. However, for those with specific plans, a rough outline of your ideas or interests in the region will aid in the facilitation of the discussion. This could be a statement of research or collaboration you would like to undertake, reasons for interest in either of these countries, or connections at local institutions in India.

If you have worked in the region or have a proposal either in process or complete, we ask that you register in advance so that we can properly prepare for the round-table. If you wish to make a presentation to the group please submit the following materials via email to Kenneth.Horton@unt.edu by February 13th, 2009.

Note any funding sources and amounts to date.

Note any current funding proposals pending, as well as the source and amount requested.

Thank you for your interest in this important project and for your commitment to UNT’s internationalization.

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