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Archive: 2012

School Recognizes Faculty, Staff, Alumni with Annual Awards

December 14, 2012 - The School of Arts and Humanities has named ATEC Assistant Professor Todd Fechter the Victor Worsfold Teacher of the Year. Fechter, who has experience working in television and film production, teaches courses in 3D computer animation in the school’s Arts and Technology (ATEC) program. He created the first online ATEC computer animation digital class archive, providing unlimited […]

Holiday Sing Continues Longtime Cultural Tradition on Campus

December 13, 2012 - The UT Dallas Chamber Singers, Community Chorale and Wind Ensemble will present the 36th annual Holiday Sing performance this Saturday at 8 p.m. in the University Theatre. The free concert, UT Dallas’ oldest continuous cultural tradition, is this year titled, A Mostly Baroque Christmas. “It is a joy to see the community come together every year to celebrate […]

Distinguished Alumna Dr. Alma Bennett Passes Away

November 12, 2012 - Dr. Alma Bennett, 71, professor of English and humanities, died Oct. 18 from complications associated with kidney cancer. A graveside service was held Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. in the Mizpah Cemetery in Durant, Miss. A memorial service will be held at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts at 2 p.m., Dec. 2. A […]

Professor Re-issues Work in Ebook Format

October 26, 2012 - 2011 Spur Award winner and UT Dallas professor Clay Reynolds has re-issued all his works of fiction in ebook format. The ebooks include the historical western and Pulitzer and WWA Spur Award finalist and Violet Crown-winning novel Franklin’s Crossing, along with the historical western The Tentmaker, and novels set in contemporary or near-contemporary times, Monuments, Ars Poetica , Threading […]

Director of UT Dallas Asia Center Receives 2012 Constellation Award

October 23, 2012 - Monique Wedderburn, director of the UT Dallas Asia Center, has received a 2012 Constellation Award from The Asian American Contractors Association of Texas (AACATX). Wedderburn was recognized with the Venus Award, which is presented to a woman-owned company or woman that significantly impacts the growth of AACATX members. She received the award at the Second […]

Faculty to perform at Undermain Theatre in Dallas

October 22, 2012 - BURYING OUR FATHER: A Biblical Debacle Written by Fred Curchack Performed by Fred Curchack and Laura Jorgensen Wednesdays through Saturdays – October 31 to November 17 Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm ($15.) Fridays at 8:15pm ($20.) and Saturdays at 8:15pm ($25.) Senior, Student, KERA & Group discounts available Tickets: (214) 747-5515 www.undermain.org for easy fee-free online […]

Musical Features Faculty’s Original Compositions

September 4, 2012 - Frankenstein the Musical is in a revival production at Dallas’ historic Pocket Sandwich Theater. The show’s composer is UT Dallas music faculty member Mary Medrick, who originally wrote the score in 1984, a collaboration with the theater’s founder and the play’s author Rodney Dobbs. A rather spooky musical comedy, the show begins with 19-year-old Mary […]

Professor’s Book Becomes Hollywood Movie

August 29, 2012 - Dr. Matt Bondurant’s 2008 book, The Wettest County in the World, has made the leap to the big screen, and on Wednesday, Aug. 29, the film adaptation opened in theaters in a movie called, Lawless, starring Shia LaBeouf. Read more.

Electronic Fashion Camp

July 3, 2012 - EMAC alumna Amy Pickup is putting on a three-day camp for young girls interested in engineering, technology and fashion. Campers will discover how microcontrollers work and create their own electronic fashion project using the LilyPad Arduino, a sewable microcontroller that bridges technology and the arts. The camp will be held Aug. 1-3, 2012 at Oil & […]

Megan Gray: Undergraduate Advisor of the Year

June 15, 2012 - Megan Gray has been named the 2011-2012 Undergraduate Advisor of the Year. UT Dallas recognized Gray’s excellence in advising with an award of $1,000. “I would like to offer a huge thank you to my students. It is a privilege to get to journey with such a stellar group of people. They, and my colleagues, […]
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