Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Bataille can be seen standing outdoors, facing the camera. She appears to be laughing. Behind her, a large portrait of Mao Zedong is hanging on an exterior building wall. A bridge can be seen in the middle ground of the photograph, behind Bataille's head.

Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Thomas Evenson, Dean, College of Public Affairs & Community Service (right), and another man (left) are standing side by side, facing the camera and smiling. They are both wearing bamboo conical hats.

Photograph of a male UNT faculty member from a delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. The man can be seen standing on the right side of the photograph, looking at the camera and smiling. He is pointing up at the word "liqun" painted on the exterior wall of a building next to him. Two right-pointing arrows and a pair of ducks have been spray painted on the bottom half of the wall.

Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Bataille (left) and Bai Rufang (right), owner of Fanghua Pearls & Jewelry, can be seen standing side by side in front of a row of jewelry cases. They are both looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Bataille (right) can be seen with Earl Gibbons, Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for International Education at UNT (left), Bai Rufang, owner of Fanghua Pearls & Jewelry (2nd left), and another woman (2nd right) inside of a Fanghua store. They are all standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. A row of jewelry cases can be seen in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of Warren Burggren, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, from a UNT delegation's visit to China led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Burggren is sitting on a sofa, looking down at an autograph book on the table in front of him. He is signing the second page of the book with a marker. A panel of glass behind Burggren's head reads, "Beijing Normal Unive[rsity] Museum of Antiq[uities]."

Photograph of Judith Forney, Dean, School of Merchandising & Hospitality Management, from a UNT delegation's visit to China led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Forney is sitting on a sofa, looking down at an autograph book on the table in front of her. She is signing the second page of the book with a marker. A panel of glass behind Forney's head reads, "Beijing Normal Univ[ersi]ty Museum of Antiq[uities]."

Photograph of a male UNT faculty member from a delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. The man is sitting on a sofa, looking down at an autograph book on the table in front of him. He is signing the second page of the book with a marker. A panel of glass behind the man's head reads, "Beijing Normal University Museum of Anti[quitie]s."

Photograph of a man signing a book during a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. The man can be seen sitting at a desk on the left side of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. He is looking down at a book in from of him and signing the title page with a pen. Gretchen Bataille is sitting on the right side of the photograph, looking down at the book and smiling. A book cover box is sitting on the desk in front of her. A third person is standing in the foreground on the far left side of the photograph, but is mostly out of frame.

Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Warren Burggren, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (right), can be seen standing with another man (left). Burggren is facing to the left of the camera, looking down at a box in his hands. The box is open and an unidentifiable object can be seen inside of it.

Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Bataille (right) can be seen with another woman (left) in front of a row of jewelry cases in Fanghua Pearls & Jewelry. They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph of Earl Gibbons, Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for International Education, from a delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Gibbons is sitting on a sofa, looking down at an autograph book on the table in front of him. He is signing the second page of the book with a marker. A panel of glass behind Gibbons' head reads, "Beijing Normal Unive[rsity] Museum of Antiqu[ities]."

Photograph of Thomas Evenson, Dean, College of Public Affairs & Community Service, from a UNT delegation's visit to China led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Evenson is sitting on a sofa, looking down at an autograph book on the table in front of him. He is signing the second page of the book with a marker. A panel of glass behind Evenson's head reads, "Beijing Normal University Museum of Antiquities."

Photograph of a male UNT faculty member from a delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. The man is sitting on a sofa, looking down at an autograph book on the table in front of him. He is signing the second page of the book with a marker. A panel of glass behind the man's head reads, "Beijing Normal University Museum of Antiquit[ies]."

Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Three people in uniforms can be seen crouching down on the floor of a building, peeling pieces of white paper off of a large strip of red fabric to reveal a series of Chinese characters. Another piece of red fabric is crumpled up in the bottom right portion of the photograph. Judith Forney, Dean, School of Merchandising & Hospitality Management at UNT, can be seen taking a picture in the background.

Photograph of a man signing a book during a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. The man can be seen sitting at a desk on the left side of the photograph, looking down at a book in from of him and stamping the title page. Gretchen Bataille is sitting on the right side of the photograph, looking down at the book and smiling. A book cover box is sitting on the desk in front of her.

Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Seven members of the University of North Texas faculty are standing outdoors, facing the camera and smiling. Judith Forney (2nd from left), Thomas Evenson (3rd from left), Earl Gibbons (center), Gretchen Bataille (3rd from right), and Warren Burggren (2nd from right) can be identified among the group.

Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Earl Gibbons, Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for International Education (left), and another man (right) are standing inside of a building. The man on the right is looking at the camera. Gibbons is looking to the left of the camera. He is holding a shopping bag and a camera in his hands. They are both smiling. A woman can be seen walking in the background on the left side of the photograph.

Photograph of Thomas Evenson, Dean, College of Public Affairs & Community Service, during a UNT delegation's visit to China led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Evenson can be seen on the left side of the photograph, sitting on the trunk of an elephant. He is looking at the camera and smiling. He is resting his left hand on top of the elephant's head. The elephant is facing to the left of the camera with its mouth open, and is wearing a colorful blanket over its body.

Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. A group of people can be seen in two rows behind a dining table, facing the camera and smiling. Members in the back row are standing, and those in the front row are sitting down. Thomas Evenson (back, 4th from left), Warren Burggren (back, 4th from right), Judith Forney (front left), Gretchen Bataille (center front), and Earl Gibbons (front right) can be identified among the group.

Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Thomas Evenson, Dean, College of Public Affairs & Community Service (2nd right), and Judith Forney, Dean, School of Merchandising & Hospitality Management (right), can be seen sitting in chairs next to each other. They are looking at the camera and smiling. Forney is holding a pen in her right hand. Two men can be seen sitting on the far left side of the photograph, looking over at the pair.

Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Bataille (2nd left) can be seen standing with three men. They are all facing the camera and smiling. The man on the left is wearing a 2008 Beijing Olympics t-shirt, holding a camera in his right hand and a miniature flag of China in his left hand. The man second from right is waving an Olympics flag. The man on the right side of the group is wearing a t-shirt depicting the silhouette of China.

Photograph of Thomas Evenson, Dean, College of Public Affairs & Community Service, during a UNT delegation's visit to China led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Evenson can be seen on the left side of the photograph, sitting on the trunk of an elephant. He is looking at the camera and smiling. He is resting his left hand on top of the elephant's head. The elephant is facing to the left of the camera with its mouth open, and is wearing a colorful blanket over its body. A metal staircase can be seen on the right side of the photograph with a chain attached to the elephant's back left foot. Buildings can be seen in the background.

Photograph of six UNT faculty members from a delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Members of the group are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. Warren Burggren (left), Thomas Evenson (3rd from left), Earl Gibbons (3rd from right), and Judith Forney (right) can be identified among the group.