The COACHE Steering Committee held its second meeting on Thursday, November 16, 2018. The primary topic of discussion concerned "diversity and inclusion" COACHE responses and placed these responses in the context of responses from UNT's 2017 Lecturers' and 2017-18 UNT's Faculty Separation surveys. The three surveys showed congruence in several aspects. First, according to... Read more
Reminder! The 2018-19 Salute to Faculty Excellence deadline for nominations is January 18, 2019. Please be aware that some awards call for external letters, so plan accordingly. I hope that you will take the time to nominate some of your exceptional colleagues! From the Faculty Senate: President’s Council Teaching Award JH Shelton Award President’s Council Service Award... Read more
The UNT Libraries’ Scholarly Impact Service (SIS) aims to help UNT faculty and graduate students build their scholarly identities and determine their scholarly impact for the purposes of professional development, promotion & tenure reviews, or making decisions about publication and dissemination of their scholarly work. We offer one-on-one consultations to help faculty create unique... Read more
As chief of UNT’s nationally accredited police department, I’m excited to have an opportunity to share information with you in a regular monthly column. I realize that our students look to you, as educators, for guidance beyond your class subject matter. It’s important to me that you feel supported by the UNT Police Department and that we share safety tips with you. My... Read more
Lauren Lake is a Professor of Studio Art and currently the Chair of the Department of Studio Art. As a department chair, she has half-jokingly described her job as “filling seats”. Not as some sort of simplified or even crude metric, but as a starting point for effective arts administration in higher education. In that, she must be sure those “seats” are taught by excellent faculty, provided scholarships & awards, provided appropriate staff, facilities, equipment, and access... Read more
Dr. Jill Dewey has been a Lecturer and Faculty Advisor for the Department of Biological Sciences since the Fall semester of 2015. She teaches General Biology I for Science Majors and Elementary Biochemistry. For these classes, she incorporates active learning strategies, such as concept maps, labeling exercises, case studies, and problem-solving sessions, to improve student engagement and retention. As a faculty advisor, Dr. Dewey meets with students as they progress through their degree... Read more
Dr. Lisa Henry is a Professor of Anthropology at UNT. As an applied medical anthropologist with 20 years of experience, her research interests include food insecurity, globalization and health, biomedicine and healthcare delivery, anthropology in public health, and indigenous healing systems. Her regional specializations are the U.S. and the Pacific Islands. Dr. Henry is currently investigating food insecurity among college students for the Dean of Students at UNT. Evidence that... Read more
