Tri-Campus Bulletin Board: a digest of important happenings
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Chancellor Yudof's start date set for Aug. 1
(July 24, 2002)--On June 21, 2002, the UT Board of Regents selected Mark G. Yudof, president of the University of Minnesota, to succeed R.D. Burck as the ninth chancellor of the University of Texas System. Chancellor Yudof's appointment will begin August 1, 2002.
Burck will continue his service to the UT System as special advisor to the chancellor.
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Academic Building III project to get under way
(July 24, 2002)--Facilities services work control announces that BFW Construction has been given an official "notice to commence" on the UTSA Academic Building III project at the 1604 Campus. BFW will soon begin to set up a construction staging area and fences.
No clearing or excavation work will be performed at this time; however, the contractor will need to block off the south side of parking lot 4 and part of the John Peace Library Circle. Vehicle access to the front of the JPL Building will no longer be available. Additionally, existing spaces will be relocated to the north side of lot 4, outside the construction fence for contractor use. All the spaces taken by the contractors will be replaced. For more information, call (210) 458-4262.
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'Pipeline' Web portal to demonstrated July 30 at 1604 Campus
(July 24, 2002)--Members of the Tri-Campus community are invited to a demonstration of Campus Pipeline, a Web-based university portal, from 8:30-9:30 a.m.Tuesday, July 30 at the 1604 Campus in the University Center Retama Auditorium.
The portal is a Web site that provides access to most commonly used university Web services from a single location. The portal can be customized by the individual user to provide information from a variety of Web sources. It also targets resources for the specific needs of the user--including students, faculty, staff, alumni and others.
The Campus Pipeline portal is fully integrated with BANNER, UTSA's new student information system, and with WebCT, the academic course management system. The Office of Information Technology encourages you to attend and experience this new technology for yourself.
If you plan to attend, contact Dana Rozelle at (210) 458-4555.
See an example of an online commercial portal.
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Male research subjects needed for American Heart Association study
(July 24, 2002)--UTSA faculty members in the health and kinesiology department are conducting an American Heart Association funded research project to study the effect of exercise on blood lipid metabolism. Male subjects are needed for the study.
Subjects must be males, 25-50 years old, in apparent good health or with high blood triglyceride (over 200 mg/dl). Subjects will perform a maximal treadmill test and mild exercise and will have blood drawn. Subjects will receive: $200 paid compensation; free meals; free blood triglyceride, total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol (the good cholesterol) analysis; and free fitness evaluation and diet analysis.
If interested, call (210) 458-5799, and leave a message. Read more about this research.
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Crystal Reports software training offered to meet Banner reporting needs
(July 24, 2002)--Training is now available for Crystal Reports, a software
package used to create reports using Banner Student Information System data.
The training is recommended for UTSA faculty and staff with additional SIS
Banner reporting needs.
For more information, link to Crystal Reports Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) or Banner and Crystal Reports Training, or contact Bryan Wilson, Office of Information Technology, at (210) 458-4555.
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Tri-Campus community invited to public meeting Aug. 15
(July 24, 2002)--Members of the Tri-Campus community and the public are invited to a public meeting of the Texas House Judicial Affairs Committee which will be 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 at the Downtown Campus Buena Vista Street Building Theater.
Committee members will discuss judicial redistricting, issues related to
hate crimes, sexual assault prevention, drug courts and court fees. Committee
members are: Senfronia Thompson, chair; Will Hartnett, co-chair;
Jaime Capelo; Joseph Deshotel; Domingo Garcia; Juan
Hinojosa; Jim Solis; Robert Talton; and Carlos Uresti
(District 118-San Antonio).
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UTSA anthropology chair writes encyclopedia entry
(July 24, 2002)--Dan Gelo, chair of the Department of Anthropology, authored the entry on the Comanche Indians in the new Encyclopedia of World Cultures Supplement.
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UTSA honor society receives top recognition
(July 24, 2002)--The University of Texas at San Antonio chapter of the Alpha
Chi Academic Honor Society has earned a Star Chapter Award. To attain this
distinction, chapters must send at least one sponsor and student to the national
or regional convention and have at least one student presentation at the convention.
Star Chapters must also sponsor a scholarly program on their campuses, induct
and register members, file annual reports and have nominees for Alpha Chi-related
fellowships or scholarships.
An honor society for all academic fields, Alpha Chi has chapters on more than
300 campuses in 45 states and Puerto Rico. Fewer than 50 received Star Chapter
designations for the year.
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Tri-Campuses have additional United Way referral agent
(July 24, 2002)--Maria Ramos, administrative assistant in problem solving/conflict resolution, has completed training to assist university employees in accessing the services of United Way agencies. Ramos can point you in the right direction to receive help with family concerns, including legal advice; services for the elderly; troubled adolescents; recreation for your children; family counseling; substance abuse; and more.
As a volunteer United Way referral agent, she will ask only for the information she needs to direct you to one of the community's many public and nonprofit service agencies. Contact Maria Ramos at (210) 458-4662 or in person in the problem solving/conflict resolution office, located at the 1604 Campus in Multidisciplinary Studies Building Room 2.02.46.
Office director Gloria F. Rodriquez is also a trained volunteer referral agent for United Way.
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Lance Lambert invited to join international organization
(July 24, 2002)--Lance Lambert, assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, has been invited to be a founding member of the Bashkirian-Moscovian/Morrowan-Atokan Boundary Working Group, Subcommission on Carboniferous Stratigraphy (Commission on Stratigraphy, International Union of Geological Sciences).
The International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) is the largest scientific body within the International Union of Geological Sciences and the only organization concerned with stratigraphy on a global scale. Stratigraphy is geology that deals with the origin, composition, distribution and succession of geologic strata.
Interpretation of data provided through the discipline produces a geologic time scale that varies greatly from country to country. Scientific and procedural criteria have been established by the IUGS that will lead to a single, standard, worldwide time scale by the end of this decade.
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MaryEllen Garcia presents paper on differences of L.A. and S.A. Spanish-language communities
(July 24, 2002)--MaryEllen Garcia, associate professor of modern Languages and literatures, presented a paper, "The Importance of Speech Community for Southwest Spanish," at the 19th Conference on the Spanish of the United States, sponsored by the University of Puerto Rico and held in April in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The paper contrasted the differences between the Spanish language communities of Los Angeles and San Antonio. In May, she was a guest speaker at two AP Spanish classes at her alma mater, El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera. To the two largely Hispanic groups, she spoke on how early bilingualism can lead to a Ph.D. in Spanish and a career in higher education.
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Tri-Campus Bulletin Board: a digest of important happenings
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