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[Clipping: Peaceful Pressure: Gay and Lesbian Alliance marks 20 years of pushing for acceptance, protection] (open access)

[Clipping: Peaceful Pressure: Gay and Lesbian Alliance marks 20 years of pushing for acceptance, protection]

2-page newspaper clipping of story "Peaceful Pressure: Gay and Lesbian Alliance marks 20 years of pushing for acceptance, protection" by Brooks Egerton in the Dallas Morning News, dated Saturday, June 7, 1997, pages 35A and 38A.
Date: June 7, 1997
Creator: Egerton, Brooks
System: The UNT Digital Library
New Chief for the Getty (open access)

New Chief for the Getty

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on Barry Munitz, California State University Chanceller, who has accepted his new position as president and chief executive of the J. Paul Getty Trust, a private foundation devoted to the visual arts, the humanities and the organizations that run the J. Paul Getty Trust Museum. Munitz is set to take over for Harold M. Williams.
Date: July 18, 1997
Creator: Vogel, Carl
System: The UNT Digital Library
CSu Chancellor Munitz to Lead the Getty Trust (open access)

CSu Chancellor Munitz to Lead the Getty Trust

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on California State University chancellor Barry Munitz will leave the university and accept his new position as president and chief executive of the $4.2 billion J. Paul Getty Trust. Munitz will take the position over from Harold M. Williams who is said to retire on his 70th birthday just three-weeks after the opening of the Getty Center in Brentwood.
Date: July 18, 1997
Creator: Muchnic, Suzanne & Wallace, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
10 Things You Can Do To Make Our Schools Better (open access)

10 Things You Can Do To Make Our Schools Better

Photocopy of a clipping from Parade Magazine, featuring an article titled, "10 Things You Can Do To Make Our Schools Better," by Vartan Gregorian. Gregorian will become the President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York in June, 1997. Gregorian is one of the leading authorities on education in America and has written a list about some things concerned individuals can do right now to better the schools and education in the area. The 10th thing on Gregorian's list is to restore the arts as a major element in education. "We've made a tremendous mistake in diminishing or eliminating art, music and dance as fluff or frills."
Date: March 23, 1997
Creator: Gregorian, Vartain
System: The UNT Digital Library
[RE: Getty's New President and CEO] (open access)

[RE: Getty's New President and CEO]

A letter from Leilani Lattin Duke to past and present Regional Institute Directors, in regards to the notification of the Getty's new president and CEO. The new president named is Dr. Barry Munitz, who Duke and colleagues say are delighted because of Munitz distinguishes career as an educator. cc'd are Julie Abel and Vicki Rosenberg.
Date: July 23, 1997
Creator: Duke, Leilani Lattin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Munitz Leaving Tough Shoes to Fill (open access)

Munitz Leaving Tough Shoes to Fill

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on Barry Munitz, California State University Chancellor, who is leaving the University and accepting his position as President and CEO of the Getty Trust. Cal State trustees are confident in finding a good candidate to take over the position left by Munitz, in part because Munitz had boosted their system's image.
Date: July 20, 1997
Creator: Wallace, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
UNT to work with area schools in national arts experiment (open access)

UNT to work with area schools in national arts experiment

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on the University of North Texas partnering with the Annenberg Foundation, the Getty Education Institute for the Arts, the National Arts Education Consortium to bring six metroplex elementary schools and thirty others nationwide in a $15 million experiment for education reform. The five-year grant will provide professional development, implementation of arts curricula and school reform strategies.
Date: April 2, 1997
Creator: In House
System: The UNT Digital Library
Berry named art educator of year (open access)

Berry named art educator of year

A article published in In House, a University of North Texas newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 2, title "Berry named art educator of year," by Nancy Cochran LeMay. The article is about Nancy Berry, an assistant professor of visual arts being named Higher Education art Educator of the Year by the Texas Art Education Association, she received the award at the association's annual conference.
Date: Autumn 1997
Creator: LeMay, Nancy Cochran
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Getty's Latest Treasure (open access)

The Getty's Latest Treasure

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on the newly constructed Getty Center, the massive $1 billion complex scheduled to open late December. The J. Paul Getty Trust' aims to become a public advocate for the arts, humanities and education in the United States. The Getty has named Barry Munitz the president and chief executive of the Getty Trust in January, replacing Harold M. Williams who announced his retirement.
Date: July 21, 1997
Creator: Los Angeles Times
System: The UNT Digital Library
Shady Brook Elementary students take part in nationwide education program (open access)

Shady Brook Elementary students take part in nationwide education program

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on Shady Brook Elementary studying artists such as O'Keefee, Renoir and Dali and reproductions made by the elementary students. Students at Shady Brook Elementary use the hallways like galleries, when new work goes up the old comes down. Shady Brooke is one of the thirty-six elementary schools nationwide that accepted to take part in the Transforming Education Through the Arts Challenge and will receive $200,000 to support the program.
Date: [1997..]
Creator: Rogness, Jennifer
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Hi Mount Elementary (open access)

North Hi Mount Elementary

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on North Hi Mount Elementary school, where art is taking a deeper meaning for students at this Fort Worth school near the cultural district of town. The school was awarded a special five-year Annenburg grant. Headed by art teacher Cynthia Riddle, students are learning about art history, art criticism, art production and art aesthetics.
Date: November 4, 1997
Creator: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Visual Arts] (open access)

[Visual Arts]

A newspaper clipping featuring a snippet on the current projects at the University of North Texas. Six North Texas elementary schools were selected to participate in the nationwide $15 million Arts Partner Schools project. Each school will receive $25,000 - $35,000 annually for five years that cove teacher training, curriculum development, and testing to see if a comprehensive cross curricular approach to teaching visual arts has a positive effect on childhood education.
Date: April 6, 1997
Creator: Tyson, Janet
System: The UNT Digital Library
UNT takes program to Metroplex schools (open access)

UNT takes program to Metroplex schools

A scanned newspaper clipping featuring an article written about the University of North Texas and their education reform program developed by staff William McCarter and Jack Davis. The education reform program is an experiment on the children in their classrooms by teaching them different methods of arts education. McCarter states that research has shown that arts expand all areas of the curriculum by tapping into higher-level thinking skills and that art makes a measurable difference in test scores. The funding, worth up to $15 million will be divided into thirty-six schools, six in Texas, to receive up to $35,000 in funding services for five years.
Date: April 22, 1997
Creator: Breeding, Lucinda
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program grows in leaps and bounds] (open access)

[Program grows in leaps and bounds]

A newspaper published by the University of North Texas to let readers be aware of what is going on at the University and what accomplishments have been made. With the projected growth rate of North Texas, enrollment to the university has increased. The University has increased the staff because the demand has been so great. Many students across the metroplex will get to experienced university-level science and performing arts.
Date: [1997..]
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Camp targets culture (open access)

Camp targets culture

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on a summer arts camp in Denton. Denton ISD art teacher and instructor in the camp, Deborah Gentile said the children will learn and have fun while they study difference cultures and countries of Asia and study the history of their art. The students will product artwork using Asian ideas and methods.
Date: June 11, 1997
Creator: Breeding, Lucinda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Museum of the Century (open access)

Museum of the Century

A newspaper clipping from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, unveiling LA's new Getty Center. The $1 billion creation was funded by a single private source and designed by one man in what has been called the architectural commission of the century. The construction took nearly fourteen years to complete and houses the world's richest art museum.
Date: December 14, 1997
Creator: Tyson, Janet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Delegration from China to visit UNT campus (open access)

Delegration from China to visit UNT campus

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on a delegation from the People's Republic of China will visit the University of North Texas to learn about unique program that uses art to improve public school learning. The delegation is visiting the United States at the invitation of the Getty Education Institution for the Arts.
Date: June 26, 1997
Creator: The North Texas Daily
System: The UNT Digital Library
Will Getty Scale Hill of Hopes? (open access)

Will Getty Scale Hill of Hopes?

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on the Getty Center naming a new president and chief executive to guide the art institution. Dr. Barry Munitz has been named new president and CEO of the Getty Center, well established for his career as an educator, program assistant in a philanthropic foundation, successful businessman and university administrator. The new president challenge is finding creative ways to support the public discourse in contemporary cultural life.
Date: July 21, 1997
Creator: Knight, Christopher
System: The UNT Digital Library
Getty in a Place to Break Down Cultural Walls (open access)

Getty in a Place to Break Down Cultural Walls

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on the new Getty Center, the building budget of $1 billion is considered a architectural beauty. The five-building museum and research center will be a popular tourist attraction, wanting to break into the public involvement and shed its reputation as a remote citadel for high culture. That is one of the many challenges that newly appointed Getty Center president and CEO, Barry Munitz will have to face.
Date: July 21, 1997
Creator: Los Angeles Times
System: The UNT Digital Library
King of the Hill (open access)

King of the Hill

A newspaper clipping featuring a architectural review on the new Getty Center. The $1 billion creation was funded by a single private source and designed by one man in what has been called the architectural commission of the century. The construction took nearly fourteen years to complete.
Date: December 14, 1997
Creator: Dillon, David
System: The UNT Digital Library
Awards presented at Honors Day, April 11 (open access)

Awards presented at Honors Day, April 11

A newsletter published by the University of North Texas, on the faculty, staff and students who have made outstanding contributions to the UNT community. They were recognized at the annual Honors Day award ceremony on April 11. Such award was given to North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts co-directors Dr. Jack Davis and Dr. William McCarter, the Presiden'ts Award recognizes national contributions that have brought recongition to UNT.
Date: May 1997
Creator: University of North Texas
System: The UNT Digital Library
UNT takes program to Metroplex schools (open access)

UNT takes program to Metroplex schools

A scanned newspaper clipping featuring an article written about the University of North Texas and their education reform program developed by staff William McCarter and Jack Davis. The education reform program is an experiment on the children in their classrooms by teaching them different methods of arts education. McCarter states that research has shown that arts expand all areas of the curriculum by tapping into higher-level thinking skills and that art makes a measurable difference in test scores. The funding, worth up to $15 million will be divided into thirty-six schools, six in Texas, to receive up to $35,000 in funding services for five years.
Date: April 22, 1997
Creator: Breeding, Lucinda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Schools expand arts teaching (open access)

Schools expand arts teaching

A newspaper clipping on the University of North Texas in Denton working with six local elementary schools to implement comprehensive arts education over the next five years as part of a $15 million experiment in education reform. The education reform is "Art Partner Schools" granting anywhere from $25,000 - $35,000 annually for five years to thirty-six elementary schools. Sent from the office of Jack Davis to colleagues, keeping track of the "University of North Texas in the news."
Date: April 7, 1997
Creator: Cuellar, Chaterine
System: The UNT Digital Library
NT Institute Helps Art Teachers Teach Art (open access)

NT Institute Helps Art Teachers Teach Art

A newspaper clipping, published by The North Texas Daily, features an article with the headline, "NT Institute Helps Art Teachers Teach Art," by Sue Stearns. The North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts is one of the six programs supported by the Getty Education Institute's fund to train staff and educators to conduct research in the practice of discipline-based art education and then implement that knowledge into the school curriculum. The NT institute offers research fellowships to five graduate students each year who want to work in art classrooms to find innovative ways to teach art and art appreciation.
Date: February 25, 1997
Creator: Stearns, Sue
System: The UNT Digital Library