UNT Big Give raises funds for Haiti relief

The Student Government Association at the University of North Texas is coordinating a campuswide initiative called UNT Big Give, which is aimed at raising funds for Haiti earthquake relief. The effort launched earlier this month and will continue through March 21.

SGA President Dakota Carter said the program’s goal is to raise $40,000 for Haiti.

Donations will be collected throughout university activities, including men’s home basketball games, concerts and events.

For more information on activities where donations will be accepted, visit http://calendar.unt.edu/calendar.cfm

Spanish media center to present symposium

The Center for Spanish Language Media at UNT will present a symposium focusing on the relationships between the U.S. and Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia on March 4.

“Venezuela, Ecuador, Boliva: The Rogue Nations of Latin America” will discuss the impact of the media and democracy in the three nations.

The free program will be in Room 184 of UNT’s Radio, TV, Film and Performing Arts Building, on the corner of Welch and Chestnut streets.

For more information, call Christine Paswan at 940-565-4077.

Cornel West to speak Thursday at UNT

Cornel West, Princeton University professor and civil rights activist, will speak at UNT as part of the university’s Distinguished Lecture Series on Thursday.

West has written more than 20 books, including his 1993 best-selling book, Race Matters, an analysis of racism in American democracy, was published in 1993.

West will conduct an informal discussion with students from 5 to 6 p.m., and his keynote address will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium Building, 1401 W. Hickory St.

Students can receive two free tickets with their student IDs. Faculty, staff and non-UNT students can purchase tickets for $5; and general admission tickets are $15. For more information, contact Hope Dewberry, director of special projects, at 940-565-4373 or hope.dewberry@unt.edu .

Libraries collecting donations for shelter

The UNT Libraries Community Service Committee is gathering donations for the Denton Animal Shelter through March 15. Donation boxes are located at each library on campus.

Items needed include towels, newspapers, tennis balls, washable dog toys, wand-type cat toys, washable plastic ball-type cat toys, natural dog and cat treats, quality canned dog and cat food, and washing detergent.

The committee is also collecting monetary donations to aid the shelter’s medical fund, which pays for the care of sick and injured animals. Checks can be made to city of Denton, with “Animal Shelter Medical Fund” in the memo line.

For more information, call Julie Leuzinger in the Willis Library at 940-565-2413.

Freshman application deadline is Monday

The UNT fall 2010 freshman application deadline is Monday. Students can apply via the Texas Common Application, at www.applytexas.org.

Official transcripts and entrance exam scores are not due Monday, but should be submitted as soon as possible.

For more information on the UNT admissions process, visit www.unt.edu/admissions.htm  or call 1-800-868-8211.

Emerald Eagle Scholar deadline is Monday

Students interested in becoming Emerald Eagle Scholars at UNT must submit their applications for admission by Monday in order to be considered for the program.

The program provides tuition, fees and mentoring to academically talented students with high financial need.

Those interested need to apply to UNT via a Texas common application, which can be found at www.applytexas.org. Students must submit their Free Application for Federal Student Aid no later than March 31.

For more information, visit www.unt.edu/emeraldeaglescholars , or call 940-369-5251.

University releases fall president’s list

The following students were named to the UNT President’s List for the fall semester. To be named to the list, undergraduates must complete at least 12 academic hours with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average.

• Aubrey: Martha Ann Blake, Brian Scott Blankenship, Christen J. Bowman, Jason Timothy Bunce, Crista Corry Christensen, Ashley E. Doutaz, Chris C. Kimbrough, Jason K. McCleskey, Jessica Ann McCleskey and Ryan A. Schoenky

• Cross Roads: Katherine Lauren Auld and Christopher David Vera

• Denton: Ryan Thomas Abbott, Kristin Lauren Adam, Gary Wayne Adams Jr., Sarah E. Adams, Ibukunoluwa Adebamke Adesanya, Jenna Blair Adkinson, Michelle Suzanne Adling, Sara Afghanipour, Matthew Dean Alexander, Abigail T. Allen, Gregory David Allen, Ryan Stuart Allison, Jorge Andres Aristizabal, Brent Russell Arnold, Roberto Antonio Arriola, Lauren Nicole Avery, Lauren Renee Avina, Shawn V. Baker, Heidi Yvonne Bamberg, Brittni Rose Barnett, Bridget N. Barrow, Katie Louise Barrow, William L. Bastian, Paula L. Bautista, Ava Jane Beauford-Weekley, Lacy M. Bebout, Lacy D. Bennett, Jacqueline Sue Benscoter, Lauren Ashley Bernal, Christopher Harrison Billings, Sarah Kathlean Black, Rachael Susan Bodkin, Kirsten N. Boggs, Jake Cameron Bone, Margaret R. Borders, Jessica Lynn Bortz, Tiffany Nicole Bowen, David William Bower III, Samuel A. Bowman, Allison Renee Boyd, Arthur Clayton Bredeweg, Alex R. Breinig, Lauren Maria Bright, Karen F. Brister, Marie Elizabeth Brooks, Merlendi Bell Brown, Melissa Anne Bucher, Amanda Rochelle Burgess, Matthew Arden Byas, Daniel Tyler Byrd, Rachel Stephanie Caldwell, Drake C. Campbell, Kayla Renee Campos, Buddy Ryan Caperton, Ashley Rene Cargile, Maria Del Carmen Castrejon, Maru Jenia Castrejon, Matthew O. Cautivar, April Dawn Cavins, Andrea Nicole Chadima, Holly E. Chapman, Sarah Arlene Cheek, Lee Chen, Arisa Chinen, Teddy M. Christian Jr., Adobi Anwuli Chukwuemeka, Ernest H. Churchill, Brian A. Clark, Gilbert Jonathan Clark, Jeanette Gloria Clark, Lisa Suzanne Cleveland, Rebecca Leann Cockerham, Jordana Romy Cohen, Emily Elizabeth Cole, David Colunga, Carla Nicole Cook, William Charles Cookman, Lauren Elizabeth Coursey, Sarah M. Covington, Jessica L. Cowan, John Marc Cox, Monique Catherine Cox, Ashley Elizabeth Craddock, Kathy Anne Creeach, Terra Haleigh Crider, Thomas Aaron Criswell, Tiffany Dove Crookham, Anna Katheryn Crum, Catherine Nichol Cummings, Benjamin David Darce, Somak Rup Das, Ashley Noel Davis, Erica C. Davis, Stephen Lane Davis, Julie Nicole Davison, Jacob Charles Dester, Jordan Dara Diamond, Leah Dixon, Paul M. Dobias, Christopher Terence Doblado, Catherine Elizabeth Drinnon, Dennis Ray Dumesnil, Grace Michele Dunn, Caitlin Elizabeth Duplantier, Darby Dyer, Kathryn Lindsey Eggert, Crystal Ifeoma Ejizu, David Andrew Ellis, Harris Enotiades, Kenneth Colby Espenas, Robert Truman Farr, Matthew T. Fennewald, Ashlee Louise Fetty, Louis Y.T. Fo, Oluwatele Oluwaseyi Folorunso, Amber Nicole Francis, Aquia Meyana Francisco, Juan Carlos Franco Jr., Brittany Jenae Frideley, James Gainer, Janak Gaire, Shannon Marie Galligan, Omar Garcia, Brent D. Garner, Kristina Renee Garrett, Ashlea Nicole Garrison, Rachel N. Garton, Sarah Elizabeth Gaston, Geoffrey Scott Gater, Monica Marie Gerber, Sean M. Giddings, Charlene R. Gilstrap, Danielle Mae Godwin, Cirzy Gonzalez, Rachel Annalee Goodman, Whitney Leanne Goulding, John David Grammer, Howard Vinnon Gray, Janette M. Gray, Amber E Greenday, Erin Michelle Greener, Amanda Rachelle Grigg, Hollie S. Groos, Hanna Marie Gross, Joshua Gross, Devin Ariel Guerrero, Sean M. Guthrie, April Nicole Haas, Heather Michelle Haley, Kathleen A. Hancock, Lena Michelle Hancock, Jeremy A. Hankins, Hana Emma Hanson, Lancer James Hardy, Kendra Anne Harrell, Patricia Elise Harrelson, Alexandria Dylani Harris, Yuria Hashimoto, Samuel Haslam, Dalton James Hausler, Cassandra Lynnette Hayes, Kevin M. Hayes, Mark A. Hazelton, Iven Lucas Heister, Steven Lee Hensley, Ashley Nicole Hersey, Summer Marie Hevelone, Dan Conrad Higgins Jr., Beverly Lauren Hill, Margaret Allison Hill, David A. Hines, Lauren Blair Hirsch, Joshua Brian Hodge, Chantesia Darlene Hodges, Jessica Renee Hofer, Brendon Hughes Hogan, Kyoko N. Holden, Jeffrey J. Hollomon, Cassandra Lee Holtz, Joyce Samuel Hong, Billie B. House, Jody Sue Huddleston, Emily R. Hudson, Amy Alice Hurley, Sarah Jean Hurley, James Wesley Hutto, Anh Nam Huynh, Anabel Ibarra, Ashley N. Jackson, Patrick A. James, Katrina Merlanne Jankiewicz, Benjamin C. Jeter, Thomas Quentin Johns, Brenna Fae Johnson, Lara Nichole Johnson, Tonya Kamia Johnson, Amber Nicole Jones, Sarah Jenea Jones, Sung Y. Jung, Stefania Lynne Kaczmarczyk, Erin Kelly Kane, Tien-Jou Kao, Julianne Raphael Kavanaugh, Sarah D. Khan, Yonathan Octavianes Khoe, Jessica E. King, Ellyn M. Klapproth, Kristen Lynn Klein, Amber Christine Kline, Amanda Michael Kluck, Natsumi Kobayashi, Lea Marie Kocurek, Marcus Angelo Kozminski, Eli Hendbukt Kristiansen, Robert Clarke Kuhns, Peter Anthony Kusek, Jessica Anne LaBoon, Nicole Rexann Lalk, Mary Lippincott Lamb, Qingqing Lan, Brandy Nichole Laney, Lisa Annette Lanier, Jaclyn Marie Lawless, Ryan F. Leahey, Lucy F. Ledue, Doue I. Lee, Joo Hyun Lee, Vivian Helen Lee, Chastiny Araya Lewis, Cherise Lenay Lincoln, Sasha Nicole Lindeen, Justin M. Litvin, Jon L. Llanes, Nicole Elizabeth Long, Brenna M. Lowery, Abigail Hope Lund, Jennifer Lynn MacHendrie, Heather Renee Mackris, Jessica Ann Maddox, Ayumi Leah Makita, Wenjia Mao, Ashley Nicole Marble, Lisa Amber Marteny, Diana M. Martinez, Francesca Martinez, Stacy J. Martinez, Laurie Massingill, Carlos Mateo, Nathan Forrest Mathis, Joshua David Mauk, Salina Merchant Mauk, Sara Elizabeth Maxfield, Noah Benjamin Maze, Vanna Evert McCarthy, Juliana Marie McCaskill, Shalese N. McClellan, John William McCormick IV, Matthew McCrary, Jordan Scott McGregor, Colin D. McInerney, Ethan Alexander McMillan, Angela Colleen McNaught, Erin Patricia McNichols, Josh D. McNutt, Krystle Lanea McVicker, Farnaz F. Memarzadeh, William Jason Metzger, Megan L. Meyers, Nicole Selene Mims, Sara N. Montejano, Ian Alexander Moore, Lisa Marie Moore, Jeremy Edward Morales, Joel A. Morales, Krishna Bharatbhai Morawala, Caldin Travis Morgan, Courtney Adel Morgan, Rome Lisa Morgan, Anna Elizabeth Morris, Magan Nicole Morton, Scott A. Mulvahill, Jacob Peter Mumm, Jessica Leigh Mumm, Stephanie Melissa Murillo, Alexandra N. Murphy, Brian Clark Murray, Monica Cordova Myers, Jin Na, Bhavini Nayee, Lynette Uju Nebe, Kaitlin E. Nelson, Caitlin Mary Netek, Christopher Jonathan Netek, Autumn Nevil, Bethany Jewel Nickel, Leighann Sheree Noel, Anna E. Norris, Ciera Alexis Norris, Kathrine M. Nouel, Juliette Ijeomah Nwagbara, Tiffany Deanne O’Bryant, Anthony A. Oberlender, Sara Jillian Ogburn, David Allen Olson, Oladapo Olayinka Oremade, Shelby Elizabeth Orr, Leanna L. Orsak, Laura Danee Ortowski, Katherine Leigh Owen, Elizabeth Rose Pals, Iris Lynn Parker, Catherine Deslonde Parkinson, Laure Adams Parkinson, Laura E. Peek, Rebecca Allison Peeler, Tanya Noemi Perez, Erica Rochelle Pflughoft, Rachel Annette Phair, Jason Scott Phillips, Phillip W. Pierson, Delauna Gayl Plummer, Megan Kimberlye Pogue, Bedarra Lynn Pope, Jeremy Joseph Pope, Tara M. Porr, Jessica Lynn Power, Chelsea Diane Pratt, Angela N. Prentice, Callie Diana Cheek Pryor, Madelyne Michelle Psencik, Gonzalo A. Pualuan, Chengzhi Qian, Cole H. Quarles, Joanne Elizabeth Quincey, Lindsay Nicole Racino, Jonathan Glenn Rader, Bryan Thomas Reed, Christina Lynnette Reeder, Amanda D. Regenold, Peter Kwasi Renner, Ashleigh Reynolds, Ryan Davis Rice, Danielle Nicole Ridge, Heather Rene Ridgeway, Bailey N. Riley, Johnathan Lars Ripley, Travis James Roach, Emily A. Robertson, Miguel James Xavier Robinson, Shannon L. Robinson, Javier R. Rocha, Hannah Lanea Rogers, Phillip D. Rogers, Arianna Marie Romero, Josh Derick Rowell, Ryan J. Ruh, Vanessa M. Ruiz, Audrey Marie Saathoff, Yukari Sakai, Rachel Elizabeth Sales, Justin Thomas Saliga, Gabriel Salinas, Christy L. Samansky, Michael Joseph Sanabria, Chelsea Ruth Sandridge, Evan T. Sankey, Lucas S. Scalamogna, Stephanie Schmeltzle, Garrett L. Scholberg, Kaitlyn J. Schroeder, Emily Suzanne Scoresby, Brent Douglas Sedge, Nicole Renee Shafferman, Muna Mohd. Shah, Mary Donna Shepard, Amanda Marie Sherek, Martha Elizabeth Sheridan, Courtney J. Shields, Haruka Shingai, Jessica Christine Shipley, Ahmed Ali Siddiqi, Stacy L. Smathers, Megan Elaine Smith, Bonnie Snipes, Hannah Lee Snowden, Carl Cornelius Sohocki, Andrea Lauren Spencer, Joshua David Spires, Samantha A. Sprankle, Ashley N. Spurlock, Lora K. Stafford, Reba M. Stahr, Sarah Elizabeth Starnes, Adam Neville Starr, Jennifer Dawn Steele, Latisha Gail Stephenson, Michael Paul Stiles, Patrick Strong, Robert Emery Strong, Rachel Marie Strunc, Christopher Carl Sundberg, Jay W. Sutey, Nicholas James Tallichet, Xiao Tan, Sarah Beth Tapp, Jennifer Nicole Tarves, Ryan J. Taycher, Alise Ann Taylor, Mary Elizabeth Taylor, Megan Ann Taylor, Dustin Q. Thai, Jordan Leigh Thomas, Drake Mitchell Thornton, Hannah E. Tibiletti, Yosuke Toma, Steffany Natalie Torres, Joel Thomas Townsend, Megan Ann Trotter, Kelsey Lee Turk, Sarah Ellen Tuttle, Aki Ukita, Hannah Rebecca Ulbrich, Charles Underriner, Sarah Marie Valliere, Marjolyn Varano, Karlyn Elizabeth Vatthauer, Alina Vazquez, Sarah Katherine Vogler, Ashley N. Vowell, Stephen B. Walsh, Richard Lee Ward, Leigh Anne Warren, Joshua Paul Watson, Kelli M. Watts, William Johnson Weiss, Jacquelyn M. Weittenhiller, Nicole Suzanne Weller, Vanessa Sampogna Western, Charisse Pearlina Weston, Jennifer Ann Wiles, Kristen L. Wilhelm, Bryan A. Williams, Jennifer Ruth Williams, Lee Nicolas Williams, Christopher Eassu Wilson, Jake B. Wilson, Joshua A. Wilson, John Robert Wing, Christine May Wong, Michelle M. Wood, Mollie B. Wood, Wylee O. Wooldridge, Elizabeth Ann Wright, Megan Elise Yandell, Megan Nicole Young, Norma Marlene Zamora, Jin Zhao and Stephanie Ann Zurek

n Lantana: Samera Doroodchi, Sean L. Gorman, Christine Danielle Murray, Vilhelmiina Ruotsalainen and Kathy Kaiqian Wang

• Oak Point: Ashlee Clarice Aikens and Bailee Ann Walker

• Ponder: Rhiannon Danae Griffin, Kari Frances Routh, Jessyca Sue Thomas and Vanessa Marie Weidner

• Savannah: Karen A. Lee and Quinton Roberts

College of Business dean receives award

Dr. Finley Graves, dean of UNT’s College of Business, has been selected as the recipient of the 2009 Federation of Schools of Accountancy’s Joseph A. Silvoso Faculty Merit Award.

The award honors an outstanding contribution by a faculty member in a post-baccalaureate professional program of an FSA member school.

Graves received a plaque and a $2,500 check earlier this month at a seminar in New Mexico.

Library sciences group honors professor

Dr. Ana D. Cleveland, regents professor of library and information sciences at UNT, has received the 2010 Award for Teaching Excellence in the Field of Library and Information Science Education from the Association for Library and Information Science Education.

She was presented the award during the annual conference in Boston. The award is given to an educator who has shown evidence of regular and sustained excellence in teaching library and information science.