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Pond Street Grill will be closing after dinner on Wednesday a university official said Thursday. Craig Allen, director of Residential Services, said the future of the building, located in the Worth Hills area of campus, is uncertain. "We actually are hoping that maybe we can have it open for people to use it as a study space," Allen said. (1) comment
The university endowment lost about 17 percent of its market value this year soon after the financial crisis gained momentum in June, according to the chief investment officer. James Hille, chief investment officer, said he told the Board of Trustees investment committee that from January to the end of October the endowment went from $1. (1) comment
The Faculty Senate is looking into whether undergraduate students grading other undergraduates' work is a concern at the university after an online survey generated mixed feelings from faculty members, a Faculty Senate official said. Keith Whitworth, Faculty Senate secretary, said Robert Garnett Jr. (0) comments
Residential Services is asking graduate students living in 15 townhouses on McCart Avenue to move out and allow undergraduate students to take their place, a university official said. Craig Allen, director of Residential Services, said that 16 townhouses housing 32 people on Sandage Avenue were converted from graduate to undergraduate housing last year. (1) comment
Two experts on criminal justice from across the country will address how to improve the justice system in Tarrant County in a conference today at the Brown-Lupton University Union ballroom. The two guest speakers will give advice on improving community issues by gathering community leaders to work together. (0) comments
A feminist sociologist will be speaking about the extent of her research as well as the misconceptions and stereotypes of feminism Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the Kelly Alumni and Visitors Center . Karen Steele, the women's studies program director , said speaker Monica Casper will intertwine the responsibilities, obstacles and experiences of being a woman, mother and feminist in her speech, "Body Politics: Private Talks of a Public Feminist. (0) comments
The Bank of America Foundation donated a $20,000 grant that will benefit the Miller Speech and Hearing Clinic, the chairman of the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department said. Christopher Watts, chair of the department of communication sciences and disorders, said the money will be used to offset costs in providing speech and hearing therapy. (0) comments
The yellowing trees on Hemphill Street are golden paint strokes against the gloomy sky on a chilly Tuesday morning, the leftover of a November thunderstorm the night before. Against this backdrop, several men, most of them wearing jackets, gather outside shabby auto-shops that have yet to open, looking - hoping - for a job. (0) comments
The university is providing transfer students with opportunities to get connected with the campus community, a campus official said, although a national survey shows transfers often fall through the cracks. The National Survey of Student Engagement stated that transfer students reported less interaction with faculty, a less-supportive campus environment, less "active and collaborative learning," and fewer "enriching educational experiences. (15) comments
The art department now has Andy Warhol photographs on display from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in New York City, the curator of the exhibit said. Gavin Morrison, the curator, said the exhibit is called "Warhol and the Shared Subject" and will be on display in the Fort Worth Contemporary Arts gallery, which is located next to the GrandMarc on Berry Street, until Feb. (0) comments
A restaurant and entertainment project under construction on 7th Street in downtown Fort Worth is expected to be a hot spot for students and the public, a representative of Cypress Equities said. Kirk Williams, vice president of development of Cypress Equities, said the $200 million project will be completed in October. (0) comments
The Hispanic Alumni Association has created the Greg Trevino Memorial Scholarship, which will honor the university's former director of Inclusiveness and Intercultural Services, a university official said. Kay Higgins, associate dean of student development, said the new annually awarded scholarship will be available for the first time next fall semester. (0) comments
John O. Lumpkin, the current Associated Press vice president for U.S. and Latin American newspaper markets, was appointed director of the Schieffer School of Journalism and will step into his role as director June 1. According to a university news release, Lumpkin is a graduate of the University of Virginia and worked with the Times-Dispatch in Richmond, Va. (0) comments
Changes to a teaching certification program in the College of Education will give students more flexibility as they enter the workforce, an associate professor in the program said. With the new EC-6 program, certified students will be qualified to teach grade levels from early childhood to sixth grade, rather than through only the fourth grade with the former EC-4 program. (0) comments
By Alexandria Bruton Staff Reporter As the university continues working toward becoming a more eco-friendly campus, it will face some challenges, university officials said. Last spring the university signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment. (0) comments
TCU Police detained two men and one woman on suspicion of motor vehicle burglary Monday night, but no arrests were made, a TCU Police official said. Sgt. Alvin Allcon said TCU police stopped and searched a maroon Ford sedan after a suspected burglary in the parking lot of the Bayard H. (1) comment
Residential Services is sponsoring the first diversity poster competition on campus to encourage students to visually express how they perceive diversity and what it means to them. Ashanti Williams, the hall director for Brachman, Martin Moore, and Wiggins halls, said the competition is designed to get students to visualize and think about diversity on a broader spectrum. (0) comments
Traveling and spending time outdoors led Ian Dalziel to apply to the Navy; however, after learning that a lazy eye would keep him from being enlisted, a keen curiosity for the Earth led him in another direction. Dalziel, a research professor at the Institute for Geophysics at the University of Texas at Austin, presented his lecture "Is There a Supercontinent Cycle in Earth History: Paleontology over the Last Billion Years" Monday night at the Sid Richardson Building. (0) comments
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