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The College of Engineering turned 50 last fall. This is one of several stories covering the yearlong celebration.

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Making a Milestone

From the first day of classes to today’s research, the College of Engineering has grown to become Texas’ fourth-largest engineering college.

The Shorthorn traces the past, present and future of the College of Engineering inside.

Inside features photos, stories relating to the College of Engineering, as well as a look at the college’s prominent figures.

In addition to the print special, look on theshorthorn.com for an exclusive photo gallery.

Chronicle your photos and College of Engineering-related stories on the Web site as well.

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BY SHARAYAH SHERROD The Shorthorn staff

The Arlington City Council voted unanimously to foot half the $36 million bill for the construction of College Park last night in its regularly scheduled city council meeting.

Deputy City Manager Trey Yelverton said the figure, based on current projections, will be split by the university and the city. Both sides would pay $18 million for the parking garage portion of the College Park project over a span of 30 years.

The parking garage is part of a mixed-use structure that will also house retail space and additional residence halls.

“We’ve talked before in our Champion Arlington meetings about what can the city do to help UT Arlington reach its aspirations,” said Yelverton. “That is help them create a college town environment around their campus, to be strong for their researchers, their students and we believe this investment will go a long way toward supporting those efforts.”

Communications Vice President Jerry Lewis attended the meeting and said the council’s decision will GARAGE continues on page 3

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Dean Elizabeth Foster wrote a proposal and sent it to the THECB, who approved it.

BY JOHNATHAN SILVER The Shorthorn senior staff

One school on campus will have to modify its name as it appears in buildings, signs and on students’ patches after a state agency authorized the change.

The School of Nursing is now the College of Nursing.

The change became effective immediately on Jan. 13 when the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board responded to the request. An external relations officer from the coor-

dinating board and the university’s provost referred questions to officials from the new college.

Schools can apply to the Coordinating Board when it has numerous departments and offers several degree programs.

The nursing programs that existed before the name change are now grouped under three departments. But all along, the programs were like departments, except in name, said Elizabeth Poster, the first dean of the College of Nursing.

“Why not just call them what they are?” she said.

Poster asked for the name NURSING continues on page 8

ARLINGTON

STUDENT LIFE

Activities Fair Day to be held in Palo Duro Lounge today

BY JO STORY

AN HNATH

“There’s a lot to be said for the connections you can make,” he said.

“There’s so many opportunities here that you can’t even put a finger on it.”

Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity

BY JOAN KHALAF member Eduardo Vaca-Amaya said The Shorthorn senior staff his fraternity wants to get their name In a digital generation, students can out at the fair because they don’t have a still get face time with about 120 orga- house like other fraternities.

“I want them to see who we are,” nizations at the Activities Fair Day on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. he said. “We’re about cultural awarein the University Center Palo Duro ness and community service. It’s not all about the party.”

Lounge.

International business The fair allows students sophomore Troy Maikowski to visit the bulk of UTA’s WHEN said he’s attending the fair bestudent organizations and AND cause he’s looking to get insome outside vendors to WHERE volved in more organizations. get a feel for what they may He doesn’t have a particular want to get involved with When: Today, organization in mind, but just outside of class.

11 a.m.-1:30 wants to see what’s out there.

It’s not necessarily p.m.

Exercise science sophohealthy to only interact elecWhere: more Shannon Leidlein said tronically through Web sites University she’s promoting the Sigma Phi like Facebook, and the fair Center Palo Epsilon fraternity at the fair will help give students oneDuro Lounge to ease misconceptions and on-one time, said Carter make the organization more Bedford, Student Goverapproachable. Rush week for nance and Organizations the Interfraternity Council is next week associate director.

“They’ll get to see the students actu- and the organization is also looking for ally working in those organizations,” he new recruits.

“I want to be there to erase the stereosaid. “It helps you in terms of building type,” she said. “Greek Life is different at relationships.”

Bedford said that there’s more to do FAIR continues on page 8 at UTA than people realize.

Students will get the opportunity to see what the university has to offer.

Arlington PD to receive grant

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and spread resources to one of the National Weed and Seed poorest areas. program will help Arlington lower city’s The Arlington Police Departcrime and improve resources. ment will receive the grant as a

BY JOHN HARDEN The Shorthorn senior staff

The Arlington Police Department will use a new multimillion dollar grant to help lower crime

part of Weed and Seed, a national program sponsored by the Department of Justice. The Weed and Seed program includes law enforcement weeding out criminals and drug abusers and public agen-

cies seeding depressed areas with community resources.

The target area for the program lies south of the university, within the 76010 zip code. The areas closest to the university are located at the intersections of Cooper Street and West Park Row Drive, and PROGRAM continues on page 8

RUSH HOUR Political science senior Mesheka Lewis, right, promotes Theta Chi Omega Tuesday on the Library mall. Lewis helped draw attention for her sorority with the promotion during Greek rush week.

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THE SHORTHORN

CALENDAR Calendar submissions must be made by 4 p.m. two days prior to run date. To enter your event, call 817-272-3661 or log on to www.theshorthorn.com/calendar

TODAY 30% chance of rain • High 62°F • Low 58°F

PHC Formal Recruitment: All Day. Sigma Epsilon Phi House on Greek Row. For information, contact Robert-Thomas Jones or Julie Murphy at 817-272-9234 or greeklife@uta.edu Greek Life Recruitment: All Day. For information, contact Robert-Thomas Jones or Julie Murphy at 817-272-9234 or greeklife@uta.edu Carter Blood drive: 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Free.

University Center mall and Central Library mall. For information, contact UTA Volunteers at 817-272-2963 or utavolunteers@uta.edu Art Exhibition in The Gallery at UTA: Robert Grame & Robert Hower: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Free. The Gallery at UTA. For information, contact Patricia Healy at 817-2725658 or phealy@uta.edu Fresh Start from Tobacco “How to Cope”: 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. UC Blanco. For information, contact Nekima Booker at 817-272-2716 or nekimab@uta.edu Focus on Faculty- Carolyn Casan, “Who Will Take Care of You & Me?”: Noon-1:30 p.m.

Free and open to all. Central Library sixth floor parlor. For information, contact Tommie Wingfield at 817-272-2658 or wingfield@uta.edu

The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley

TAKING TO THE SKIES Aerospace Engineering freshman Daniel Glowicz flies his remote control helicopter Tuesday outside of the Maverick Activities Center. Glowicz has been flying RC helicopters for six months and helps build aerial vehicles for the UTA Autonomous Vehicles Laboratory.

ONE BOOK

Mindful Moments: 12:15-12:45. Free. Business Building 236. For information, contact Health Services.

A Journal for Jordan selected for 2010-2011

Visiting Artist/Visiting Lecturer: 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Free. Fine Arts 148. For information, contact Andrew Ortiz or 817-272-2806 or ortiz@uta.edu

The new OneBook, authored

by Pulitzer Prize-winner Dana Canedy, spans issues from war to memory.

Fresh Start from Tobacco “There is Help”: 3 p.m.-4 p.m. UC Blanco. For information, contact Nekima Booker at nekimab@uta.edu UT Arlington Fort Worth Center Alumni Board Meeting: 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Free. Santa Fe Station. For information, contact Megan Topham at 817-272-5988 Writing in Graduate School: An Introduction: 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Writer’s Studio, Fourth floor Central Library. For information, contact Lisa Berry at lberry@uta.edu

PERSONAVACATION by Thea Blesener

BY ALYSIA R. BROOKS The Shorthorn staff

Representing the theme of remembrance, the OneBook/Conversations Committee has chosen a book for the 2010-11 OneBook program.

The book, A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor, is authored by Pulitzer Prizewinner and The New York Times journalist Dana Canedy.

In 2006, Canedy’s fiancé, 1st Sgt. Charles Monroe King, died in Iraq.

King kept a journal for their infant son, Jordan. The book includes excerpts from the journal with Canedy’s own memoirs of her relationships with Monroe and their son, her work as a journalist

POLICE REPORT This is a part of the daily activity log produced by the university’s Police Department. To report a criminal incident on campus, call 817-272-3381.

MONDAY Investigation An officer responded at 1:30 a.m. to a water leak at the Central Library on 702 Planetarium Place. A plumber determined a block in the main sewage line was the cause of the water leak.

The case was cleared.

CORRECTIONS Tuesday’s story, “City to vote on College Park funds at meeting”, should have stated that the meeting was open to the public.

Investigation Officers responded at 6:20 a.m. to a flooded bathroom at Health Services on 605 S. West St. There were no injuries.

The case was cleared.

In Tuesday’s story “From Marine to Maverick,” the photo on page four of Andrew Maddox, his mother and his brother was courtesy of Andrew Maddox.

Injured Person Medical An officer took a call at 7:04 a.m. for an elevator assist at Hammond Hall

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and her experiences with a loved one away at war.

Committee Co-Chair Dawn Remmers mentioned student interest as a determining factor in the OneBook/Conversations committee’s choice of this book.

“A Journal for Jordan was a book that the committee liked for various reasons,” she said. “It has themes we thought would speak to a wide variety of students.”

In addition to dealing with the issues of women and war, the book also covers AfricanAmerican history and culture, 9/11, geopolitics and the biology of memory.

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The case is active.

on 701 Planetarium Place.

The case was cleared.

Suspicious Person Officers investigated a report at 9:45 a.m. of an individual impersonating a police officer at the University Center on 300 W. First St. The non-student was issued a criminal trespass warning for the entire campus.

The case was cleared.

Theft An officer was dispatched at 10 a.m. to meet with a student reporting a bike theft from the bike rack at Arlington Hall on 600 S. Pecan St. The theft occurred sometime between Dec. 20, 2009 and Jan. 15.

The case is active.

Burglary, Habitation Officers were dispatched at 12:40 p.m. to meet with a student and investigate a burglary of habitation at Kalpana Chawla Hall on 901 S. Oak St.

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Margaret Lowry attributes the selection of the book to the relevancy of the issues it represents.

“We’re at war in two countries.

I think that’s a unique issue to UT Arlington because we do have so many students who are in the military, who are former military, or who have family serving overseas,” she said.

“It gives us a way into this discussion not only about the wars themselves, but also this issue of family, of community, of remembrance.”

The university’s OneBook program was created to encourage critical thinking and a sense of community among first-year students.

All incoming freshmen study the

Lost/Found An officer was dispatched at 11:30 a.m. to meet with a student who reported her cell phone was lost or stolen sometime between Dec. 15, 2009 and Jan. 18, at Davis Hall on 701 Nedderman Drive.

The case was cleared.

Investigation Officers met at 4 p.m. with a student in regards to two text messages sent to her from another student on 1101 Cooper St. Both students have been involved in past investigations.

The case was cleared.

Theft of Services Officers were dispatched at 8:19 p.m. in regards of three suspicious persons jumping the fence into the outdoor basketball court at Maverick Activities Center on 500 W. Nedderman Drive. The non-students were

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OneBook text for their composition classes along with having the opportunity to attend interdisciplinary events and exchanges.

English senior Courtney Gamage is a transfer student and was not required to participate in the OneBook Program, but found out about it from a poster.

“I actually saw a sign up for a book called The History of Love, and it looked really interesting, so I ended up reading the book, and I loved it,” she said.

Biomedical engineering freshman Elester Williams participated in the OneBook program and considers it a positive experience.

“It’s a good idea having one book everyone can relate to,” he said. “I had to do a paper on it, and it wasn’t really that hard, because I’d heard so much about it.”

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issued criminal trespass warnings for the entire campus.

The case was cleared.

Injured Person Medical Officers were dispatched at 9:40 p.m. to a medical emergency at the Maverick Activities Center on 500 W. Nedderman Drive. A student was having an allergic reaction and EMS transported him to Arlington Memorial Hospital for evaluation and treatment.

The case was cleared.

FRIDAY Suspicious Circumstances An officer took a report at 2:30 a.m. from a student stating another student was sending her unwanted text messages on 930 Benge Drive.

The case was cleared.

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Student Governance

SGO director candidate Amanda Stone Norton describes her strengths and vision Amanda Stone Norton wants to be the next Student Governance and Organizations director. Although she’s from outside the university, Norton said she adapts quickly and can hit the ground running.

She discussed during a forum Tuesday, her traits, priorities and reasons for why she’s the best fit for the job.

Among those were her three core values: learning, inclusive excellence and sustainability.

“You will never hear out of my mouth that we are extracurricular,” Norton said.

“Extra implies that what we do Thursday at 2:10 p.m. in the Student Congress is outside of learning. chambers.

We’re co-curricular.

Norton’s latest We are co-constructposts were as First ers of knowledge.”

Year Experience diShe and two other rector and Student candidates were choLife project managsen out of a national er at the University search conducted by of Denver. She said a selection commitshe wanted to be a tee. Each candidate part of an instituspeaks in public fotion where it’s in the rums to voice why Amanda Stone process of creating its they want to be the Norton identity. The univernext SGO director. sity’s diversity and its Molly Albart spoke last Thursday and Morolaké core values were also drawing Laosebikan-Buggs will speak factors, Norton said.

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parking and university parking, making the project a partnership and collaboration.

“We greatly appreciate the support for College Park, our planned mixed-use development that will provide parking to support the increased activity coming to downtown Arlington and the UT Arlington campus,” President James Spaniolo said in an e-mail. “This action by the City Council is tangible evidence that we are true partners in building a vibrant downtown.”

Yelverton said the agreement calls that UTA be charged with the design, ownership and maintenance of College Park.

He said the university will hire additional police officers to work in the area, as well.

Set to be completed in 2012, College Park is part of the special events center project, which will create a new, more defined east campus boundary between South Pecan and South Center streets.

Bill Poole, facilities management and campus operations assistant vice president, and John Hall, administration and campus operations vice president, also represented the university at the city meeting.

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indeed support the university in its efforts to attract students and faculty, retain them and continuously work toward Tier One status.

“This is a major step forward for the university and for the city,” Lewis said. “What has always been a good partnership is just getting stronger by the day. Having a mixed-use development like the new College Park, which was just approved tonight in terms of the parking garage ... will make a big difference in the campus life component.”

Improving the campus life component is something Lewis said the university has sought student input on and hopes to deliver accordingly.

“It will add a lot of retail, which I think students have told us over and over that they really want — is retail — and I think that will make a big difference in the daily lives of students,” Lewis said.

The parking garage will potentially benefit the entire community, allowing the space to be used for things such as Fourth of July parade parking, city

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The candidate said her biggest challenge is that she takes on too many things because she likes to be part of good ideas. But an advantage would be her willingness to do anything from moving tables to outlining five-year plans stepby-step, addressing how to advance the office she wishes to occupy.

“I do what I say and I say what I do,” she said. “I meet deadlines. But I also have that flexibility when things go wrong.”

Student Congress pres- a faculty parking lot.

SC recording secretary ident Kent Long administered the oath of office Annie Liu reiterated the to recently added senators responsibilities of senaand addressed four reso- tors, and Vice President lutions during the first Melanie Johnson encourgeneral meeting of the se- aged members to ask for help if needed, especially mester.

Four resolutions were with drafting resolutions.

Johnson added that introduced and then sent to their respective com- senators should look mittees for research. One elsewhere, besides themof these resolutions, “Can selves, to author resolutions.

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Student Congress Vice President Melanie Johnson and President Kent Long discuss issues to be resolved at the Student Congress Chamber Tuesday night. Tuesdays meeting was the first of the semester.

Deputy City Manager Trey Yelverton discuses in front of Arlington City Council members the city’s support of the university’s College Park parking garage. Council members voted unanimously for the $18 million dollar project.

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College of Engineering turns 50, looks to the future The College of Engineering was first established in 1959, and has grown to the fourth-largest engineering college in Texas.

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he College of Engineering is celebrating 50 years of existence.

The college has come a long way since its transition from idea to Texas’ fourth-largest engineering college. Now, the university is hanging its hopes on faculty and students to launch it toward national recognition for research.

The school began in 1959, a time when computers weren’t around, and a worry of the day was America’s defense after the Ko-

rean War. Fifty years ago today, the new school will be celebrating the beginning of its second semester.

The need for engineers is just as great as it was 50 years ago, said Jack Woolf, former Arlington State College president.

Former faculty, students, administrators and those who hold their positions now, reflect on the college’s growth, current status and future in a world where technology is constantly upgrading.

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wo monumental events happened in 1959.

By an act of the Texas Legislature, Arlington State College — now UTA — became a four-year institution. Also, legislators called for the creation of a School of Engineering after industry leaders expressed a need for a state-supported engineering school in North Texas.

There was much activity going on in North Texas and nationwide, said Jack Woolf, the Arlington State College president at the time. The Korean War had ended, but the country was focused on improving defense, through engineering and technology.

“Finding people with advanced engineering degrees was rare at the time,” he said. He said employers were recruiting people from all over the country.

“There was a need for a School of Engineering,” he said.

Many items that students are accustomed to, like cell phones and the Internet, didn’t exist then, Woolf said.

“Our first computer was about the size of an office desk, with 60,000 bytes of information,” he said.

Arlington State College only had a School of Arts and Sciences, and a School of Engineering, after the law took effect in September. The new engineering school offered five undergraduate degrees.

Today, the college offers more than 25 undergraduate and graduate programs.

Wendell Nedderman said he jumped at the chance to become the first engineering school dean.

“There wasn’t much here then, but I was convinced there was a future here,” he said. “I said ‘Someday there’s going to be something there, really Wendell Nedderman, big.’” first College of Engineering dean The school had a five year plan from 1960-1965.

The goal was for the school to become widely recognized for outstanding graduates, connections with government agencies and up-to-date technology in laboratories.

By 1961, the school awarded its first degrees. But degree plans weren’t accredited, which meant some graduate schools and other groups wouldn’t officially recognize degrees from the young school.

Two engineering graduates applied to a graduate program at Purdue University during that period. Purdue decision makers were worried about admitting students with unaccredited degrees.

Nedderman said he called the dean at Purdue’s engineering college.

“I said ‘Try these two guys, you won’t regret it’,” he said.

“A year later, he called me and said ‘I’ll take everything you’ll send.’ So establishing our credibility and going out into wellknown graduate schools was important to us.”

The school then worked for years to gain accreditation at each degree level. By 1968, five degree programs were accredited and 75 percent of engineering faculty had doctoral degrees from 21 universities. UTA’s first doctoral degree came in 1969, for engineering.

The school’s ability to recruit outstanding faculty was the key to its success, Nedderman said.

“Real estate people like to say ‘Location, location, location’,” he said. “In the College of Engineering, it’s faculty, faculty, faculty.”

Nedderman became UTA’s president, serving from 1972 to 1992. During his administration, he had to work to progress the entire university, and couldn’t look at the engineering college with favoritism, but he still wanted the college to excel, he said.

During his presidency, Nedderman oversaw construction of facilities tied to the College of Engineering. Some still stand today, including the 244,000 sq. ft. Nedderman Hall and the 130,000 sq. ft. Woolf Hall.

Alumnus Michael Greene was an engineering student from 1964 to 1969. Today, he’s the vice chairman of Energy Future Holding Corp., formerly known as TXU. He said he chose UTA’s engineering school because it was young and had good professors.

“They prepared us for real-life business experience,” he said.

Greene said the work ethic required of him in the classroom is the same he applies to his career.

“I learned how to be disciplined and to have a goal in front of me,” he said. “I applied that same determination to get a degree.”

David Hullender, a mechanical and aerospace engineering professor, began teaching classes in spring 1970.

He said he didn’t embrace the idea of teaching because he wanted to work in the engineering industry and was tired after years of academic life. Today, the professor celebrates almost 40 years of teaching with the college.

“I didn’t realize the difference it would make if you’re teaching versus being on the other end of the deal,” he said.

“To be able to teach and make a difference in students’ lives wasn’t something I considered.”

The professor said one reason he likes teaching in his field is that technology is always changing and classroom curriculum has to adjust.

“If I can solve problems that are applied to real, physical, engineering systems and then teach students how to do the same thing, that motivates me because I want to learn so I can teach them,” Hullender said.

The professor said he wants to help his students understand the importance of making sure the work they do is correct.

“In today’s world, there are frivolous lawsuits, and there’s a group of people that want to try to get your money, or sue you,” he said. “I want them to understand that when they design something and put their name on it, they need to give it all they’ve got.”

“I was always good with math and science. So it made sense.”

“There wasn’t much here then, but I was convinced there was a future here.”

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hen Dean Carroll looks to the future, he said he identifies current and future engineering students as the college’s foundation. He said faculty in the college hope that their students will go into the industry and make national and international impact.

The national economy is sluggish now, but the areas of study in the College of Engineering are labeled as areas of national need.

Hyun Kim, an engineering employer and president of Bynari Inc., a Dallas-based software company, has hired at least five computer science and engineering students and worked with students on their senior projects. She said UTA’s engineering faculty are properly preparing students for work in the real world.

“Most of the students we’ve hired have been very impressive,” she said. “They don’t need a lot of direction. I give them an end result, and they fill in the gaps.”

Some officials said they believe that the college’s future is in the hands of some students who are right down the street from campus, in local high schools.

Martin High School is one of the few schools in the region teaching engineering courses. The curricula are meant to prepare students for a career in the engineering industry, through hands-on classes and big projects.

Martin instructor Rachael Klein teaches Introduction to Engineering Design and an aerospace engineering class.

She said there’s a trend in engineering with India Nick Shepard, and China surpassing the Martin High School junior United States in the number of engineers.

She said an example would be UTA’s engineering enrollment, which reflects that many students are from foreign countries.

Klein said she works to curve the numbers by teaching her students engineering with the Project Lead the Way program. It’s a pre-engineering program focusing on problem-based learning.

“You learn a concept, apply it, then carry it out in a project,” Klein said.

At the end of the year, students take all concepts learned and implement them into one project. For example, students could get a completed project and be directed to take it apart and reconstruct it.

Martin junior Nick Shepard takes Introduction to Engineering Design at the high school. He said he wants to have a career in chemical or aerospace engineering, and said he would like the idea of designing rockets and new types of aircraft.

“I was always good with math and science,” he said. “So it made sense.”

Martin freshman Toni Han said, if he pursued a career in engineering, he would want it to include aspects of biology. Han said he had an interest in the field, signed up for the introductory class, and said it’s fun.

“We learned how to do drawings by computer and by hand,” he said. “The teacher doesn’t teach too fast, and she works to make students understand.”

Courtesy: Reveille yearbook

A student participates in engineering week 1982.

Mechanical and aerospace engineering senior J.P. Merkel, center, and mechanical engineering freshman Ryan Moody test the shifter in the 2010 Formula Society of Automotive Engineers’ car frame Tuesday in Woolf Hall.

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Wendell Nedderman, First dean

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Jack Woolf, President at the time the college began.

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1959 School of Engineering formed

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oday, the College of Engineering has more than 20,000 alumni, a diverse student body, faculty and staff from across the globe, and innovative ideas through research.

One item signifying the college’s growth is the towering construction of the upcoming Engineering Research Building, which will be part of a research complex.

President James Spaniolo told The Shorthorn that the Engineering Research Complex will play a key role in the university becoming a national research institution.

“Your construction is a reflection of your priorities,” he said. “Engineering is historically and futuristically a strength to the university.”

Bill Carroll, who is entering his 10th year as the College of Engineering dean, said the new building would address constant changes in research and the need to solve problems.

He added that the research building is among a group of goals for the college, which builds on the first milestones the founders wanted to meet. They wanted widespread recognition for programs and outstanding graduates. Now the vision is for the college, and in turn the university, to function on the national stage of academia, he said.

Carroll said he’s worked toward that goal by expanding faculty, bringing in research dollars and recruiting high-quality students.

“The focus lately has been to get more national recognition for what we’ve been doing all along,” he said.

“My push is to get more visibility for the college and recognition for the community, which will enable and attract students in the present and future.”

The research building has gained national attention for the Arlington area, Carroll said.

But after the first attempt to get funding, the college’s request was denied. It took much persuasion and

1969 A doctoral degree in engineering is approved

ate program in the department. Although many are support to cover the more than $100 million project.

The project’s conceptualization began in the 2001- focusing on national recognition on the graduate level, 02 academic year. Then, college officials went to Peterson said undergraduate programs also need to university officers, to the UT System and to the state improve to at least an equal caliber.

“We have to pay at least as much attention to the legislature for support. Funding wasn’t approved at the undergraduate program,” she said. “The research is obfirst try.

“People don’t realize how long it took to get to this viously very important but so is a strong undergraduate program. There are a lot of recruiting and retention point,” Carroll said.

At the time, Texas’ economy was not sound enough right now.”

Peterson visited the Nafor massive projects, Carroll tional Science Foundation said. They were turning the in Washington, D.C. in midcollege down, but they weren’t November, when the college approving anyone at the time, received a five-year grant to he said. improve graduation rates in In a special session and science and engineering. on the third try, funding was “We’re working very acapproved for the project in tively right now to try to get summer 2005. More approvsome initiatives in place for als followed, architects were next fall, in the hope that we hired, designing began in fall can really make a difference,” 2006, and a groundbreaking she said. “We lose too many ceremony and construction people between the first and soon followed. second years, and we’ve got to While new buildings and Bill Carroll, College of Engineering dean stop that.” research are important, peoOfficials in the college want ple also make a college, Carto get started off on the right roll said.

“The important ingredients for success are the peo- foot, Peterson said.

“It feeds into the Tier One initiative that everybody ple,” he said. “You’re not going to succeed without good else is involved in,” she said. “But we can have everystudents, faculty and staff.”

Lynn Peterson joined the college in 1982 to teach in thing else in place, and not succeed in this, and not the computer science and engineering department and make it. So it’s critically important.”

Mechanical engineering sophomore Clayton Smith worked in artificial-intelligence research. Today, she’s a senior associate dean for the college and focuses on enrolled into the college in fall 2008. He said he likes the college because of its reputation and lower attenretaining students.

“The mission of the school clearly is something dance cost compared to other engineering schools.

Smith said he especially likes the engineering faculty. where it really tries to serve its community, and that’s “I like that the professors are knowledgeable, have in sync with what I wanted to do with my career,” she a lot of firsthand experience and give good advice,” he said. “It was a match.”

Peterson said she helped develop the undergradu- said. “There’s plenty of variety.”

“My push is to get more visibility for the college and recognition for the community, which will enable and attract students in the present and future.”

1985 The UT System Board of Regents appropriate $39.9 million for two buildings

the history of the college

1966 UTA’s first Master’s programs were approved, including Electrical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

Home school student Ethan Bender makes a final adjustment on his robot before the preliminary round of the First Tech Challenge Southwest Regional Championship on Jan. 31 in the Maverick Activities Center. The First Tech Challenge Southwest Regional Championship is an event used by the engineering department to recruit high school students.

1982 Doctoral programs in Aerospace, Civil, Computer Science, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical, Engineering Mechanics, Industrial, Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering are approved

online extras The College of Engineering’s 50th Anniversary experience doesn’t stop in print.

TheShorthorn.com features a photo gallery that showcases over 20 photos that span the college’s history — including Engineering Week from the 1980s, a 1970s fire-suit, a round of digital table tennis and more.

share your story The Shorthorn also invites readers to share their photos and stories on the Web site as well. To add photos, e-mail u@shorthorn.uta.edu with the photo, include your contact information and a caption to accompany the photo.

E-mail your stories and memories of the college to editor.shorthorn@uta.edu.

Keep updated The Shorthorn will continue to post stories about events as the university celebrates the College of Engineering’s 50th Anniversary.

2009 College of Engineering celebrates 50th anniversary, ribbon cutting of the Engineering Laboratory Building

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As the new semester starts, many students may feel overwhelmed, but the university offers help to those who need it.

SOAR Learning Services, which stands for Students Obtaining Academic Readiness, is an on-campus learning assistance service designed to help people succeed in their collegiate aspirations.

Many students take advantage of the cost-share and supplemental instruction tutoring programs, said Robin Melton, SOAR Supplemental Instruction director, in a previous Shorthorn article. Students pay $6.50 per hour and the Student Service Fee Allocation Committee allocates money for the rest.

Melton said there are 70 tutors for the over 1,000 students who participate in the cost-share program. Most students can get to a tutor within 24-48 hours of their request.

Students can get tutoring in more than 50 classes through supplemental instruction, the program recently brought back accounting and added Spanish. Supplemental instruction sessions can help students better understand traditionally difficult coursework through weekly review sessions.

SOAR Student Support Services offers free tutoring for first-generation students, low income or disabled students through a federally funded TRIO program. It’s best to sign up early in the semester since the program works with up to 340 students a year. Some of the tutoring is one-on-one, but most of the sessions are with two to three students.

Students can receive tutoring for up to two classes per semester and four hours a week.

SOAR Learning Services also hosts the McNair Scholars Program to help undergraduate students who belong to a group that is underrepresented in graduate education get ready for doctoral study and for the graduate school application process.

The program selects a minimum of 30 students every year from programs that offer a doctorate.

Every student is charged miscellaneous fees along with tuition. The fees pay for part of the cost-share program. Every student should take advantage of the program since they already pay for part of it.

College is expensive and there is really no such thing as a blow-off class. Use every penny you have spent. Take advantage of SOAR programs.

DISCOMBOBULATION by Houston Hardaway

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sat there in a light blue gown, stripped of everything, as we proceeded down hallway after hallway until the walls became yellow and the doors required pass codes.

Then I heard it. “You have now been admitted to the psychiatric ward.”

I battled caffeine addictions my sophomore year of college. To add to the coffee intake, I was on a few diet drugs and vitamin supplements galore. I thought my overall situation with classes and friends would improve. I was an unhappy young woman self-medicating in an effort to find contentment.

I had a manic episode one afternoon and my roommates took me to the emergency room to run blood tests. My mind and body were overloaded. When the doctor asked what was wrong, all I could do was cry. I signed a form to do blood work, and I was told to sit in a wheelchair because we were heading to a different side of the hospital. Fifteen minutes later I was answering the questions of a psychiatric ward nurse. But I couldn’t freak out, I couldn’t react — they would think I was crazy. They already did.

My grandfather, a psychologist who had thankfully kept his license current, rescued me that night. He signed my life into his care. I spent the following weekend with family and felt well again. The question remained: why did I end up there?

How many others consider caffeine a harmless stimulant?

In 1998, a North Carolina student took a dare and overdosed on about 90 caffeine pills, equivalent to 250 cups of coffee. The University of Wisconsin Web site said he was found unconscious outside a school building. He was taken to the hospital but it was too late.

A 2004 study by MedlinePlus found that 80-90 percent of American adults consume caffeine in some form daily. According to the Food and Drug Administration Web site, they do not require manufacturers to list the amount of caffeine present in a product. The FDA reasons that they are only required to inform the public of a product’s nutrients. Caffeine is considered a natural chemical. The lack of regulation on the part of the FDA forces consumers to research for themselves. Even with research, people may be unaware of the amounts they consume. The amount of caffeine in Starbucks coffee is not necessarily the same as McDonald’s coffee or coffee brewed at home.

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Avoiding caffeine completely may not be an option for some, but know your limits.

Or sign away your sanity.

BROOKE CURETON Brooke is a broadcast senior and columnist for The Shorthorn.

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Sarah Palin as the new Fox News commentator delivers more impulse than insight

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ove her or hate her, you have to admit that few people in recent politics have charged the emotions of so many people like Sarah Palin.

The mention of her name will almost immediately bring about reactions such as devout support or intense disgust. This may be the primary reason Palin was hired as a commentator for Fox News. But do we really need another discordant figure fueling an already well-known controversial news station? Fox already has Bill O’Reilly.

Do they really need someone else to create waves for them?

Palin, similar to her appointment as vice presidential candidate to John McCain, was brought to Fox News for one reason — so people will watch to see what she says next, not because of her political experience.

Amusingly, Palin’s first broadcast on Fox News was made notable by her stating that the network was “fair and

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balanced” despite the stations history of conservative biases and inaccurate reporting. Palin herself says many people who oppose her are simply doing so because they are not ready for someone bringing her “common sense conservative” view. However, this was said by someone who, in an interview during the presidential campaign, admitted she thought that Saddam Hussein was behind 9/11, that she didn’t know why there was a North and South Korea and that she had no idea who her own son would be fighting in Iraq.

Many say she has no leadership qualifications to run for President in 2012, as many predict she is looking to do. But with her record of wasteful government spending in her term as Alaska governor, controversy stemming from personnel issues while in office and making false accusations and statements without regard, she seems uniquely qualified to run for president.

TODD LUCAS Todd is an interdisciplinary studies senior and guest columnist for The Shorthorn.

Join the discussion by commenting at theshorthorn.com Promising one thing and delivering another is something politicians have been doing since the birth of politics.

Sarah Palin is no exception. You can certainly dress the situation up however you like, but the fact remains that while many tout Palin as a fresh new face in politics, she is ultimately nothing more than the same old thing we have complained about for decades, this time put in a prettier package.

Q: In response to the Jan. 19 article “Mitchell and West construction part of overall projects for semester,” Claudia commented on TheShorthorn.com and asked: “It’s nice to know that they are fixing the water problem on Mitchell/West street. What I want to know is, when we had a whole month of winter break, did they decide to start this one week before classes resumed? It would have made more sense to start this when the break started as there would be less traffic.”

A: University spokesman Herb Booth said the construction was scheduled to start at the beginning of winter break but was delayed by several days of winter weather and rain.

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Association starts search for new executive director Christina Million will leave at the end of this month to head to Georgia.

By Sharayah Sherrod The Shorthorn staff

The Alumni Association has begun searching for its next executive director — a task that became necessary when Christina Million announced she will step down from her position at the end of January.

Million, who has worked in higher education for seven years, will leave the university to become the Georgia State University Alumni Association assistant vice president.

Amy Schultz, communications and community relations associate vice president, will serve as interim executive director until a candidate is chosen.

Alumni Association President Emily Hoad said the search for Million’s replacement will begin immediately.

“We are conducting a nationwide search for candidates with a strong record of alumni association leadership, business acumen, and a proven ability to build relationships with a broad range of people and groups critical to our success,” Hoad said.

The committee is made up of alumni, students and university leadership — all of whom Hoad says represent the constituents that the executive director will work with.

Hoad said Million worked well with those constituents during her time at UTA and that with her help, the association made leaps and bounds in success.

“Under her guidance, we purchased the first Alumni Center in the his-

tory of The University of Texas at Arlington and paid it off in less than three years,” the president said.

She added that Million is largely to thank for an exponential increase in alumni association membership.

“A significant portion of this increase is due to recently-graduated alumni and the creation of the Student Alumni Association. Through SAA, we build relationships with students while they are in school, so they get to know us and how we can help them be successful after graduation,” Hoad said. “We currently boast 9,000 dues-paying members and more than 145,000 total alumni.”

Million’s expertise and leadership, Hoad said, will guide the association even in her absence.

“Christina’s leadership, energy and drive have helped us become the strong organization we are today. This strength allows us to confidently navigate the next few months,” she said.

Though Million could not be reached for comment during the first two weeks of school, the soon-to-be Georgian told university spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan that the five years she spent working with the alumni association were rewarding.

“I have had the pleasure of working with some of the most incredible people during my five years at UT Arlington, especially those individuals at the Alumni Association, who will always be my family,” Million said in a university press release.

Sharayah Sherrod news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Students attend the Activities Fair in February 2009 in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. Different campus organizations promote awareness for their individual groups at the fair.

every college and I think UTA is different in that we have a really diverse community. It isn’t all what you see in the TV and the movies.”

UTA Volunteers will grab attention by handing out free shirts, fliers and applications.

UTA Volunteers president Stephanie Fenniri, an interdisciplinary studies senior, said her goal is to get 150 names and contact information, but she expects about 20 percent of those to follow through.

“I’m just looking forward to meeting new people who don’t know about UTA Volunteers,” she said.

Participating organizations and vendors may start claiming tables at 7:30 a.m. on a firstcome, first-serve basis.

“There’s so many opportunities here that you can’t even put a finger on it.” carter Bedford,

Joan Khalaf

Student Governance and Organizations associate director

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Center Street and East Park Row Drive.

The APD will receive the grant this year, which will be used to help lower crime and develop community resources in east Arlington.

Thornton Elementary School off East Park Row Drive lies within the target area that will benefit from the federal funding.

“It’s great that this area is being targeted for development,” Principal David Gutierrez said. “It’s not just wonderful for the students but also for the community and the people living in the area.”

Arlington will receive $150,000 this year but will have to reapply every year to

receive another portion of the grant.

The police department will use the money to step up patrol in the area and increase the number of crime watch programs, Arlington police spokeswoman Tiara Ellis-Richard said.

“It’s just going to give us a chance to expand community resources to an area that lacks the support,” she said.

The city will designate the grant to support community, county and state efforts, EllisRichard said.

“We already work with a lot of community-based organizations, from churches to schools and many others,” she said. “The grant will make sure we can continue to support the community.”

Arlington is one of about 300 U.S. cities with Weed and Seed program funding, and

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it’s also one of eight north Texas sites.

Other north Texas sites include southeast Fort Worth, east, west and south Dallas and Dalworth in Grand Prairie.

Kerry Goodwin has been a coordinator for Weed and Seed for five years for TwoPoints Ferguson Road in Dallas.

“We’ve seen a huge decrease in crime,” he said.

“We’ve had a 25 percent decrease in petty crime and another 75 percent decrease in violent crimes.”

The money is used to help fund police efforts and community watch programs, Goodwin said.

“The departments can then provide coverage in more areas that typically don’t receive as much attention throughout the day,” he said.

The Arlington Police Department adopted the Weed and Seed program under its Rejuvenating Arlington, and Creating Hope initiative, also known as R.E.A.C.H. The initiative connects some of Arlington’s most depressed areas with community resources, Ellis-Richard said.

In 2007, the initiative’s volunteers helped create associations that improved communications between neighborhood schools and local social services.

“Just knowing the city’s willingness to make a difference in the area is really impressive,” Gutierrez said. “The funding allows for a greater impact for something the city has already been doing.”

John harden news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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change in a proposal and submitted it to the university in October 2009. The university then sent the proposal to the UT System and from there forwarded it to the THECB. Nursing junior Glory Ehiogu said she did not hear about the university’s nursing school when she was in high school.

She said the name change sounds more prestigious and will produce more visibility for the new college and the university.

The dean cited the success of nursing students, the college’s national prominence and high enrollment as factors, which prompted her to draft a proposal. It will also benefit the students, Poster said.

“We were all very excited because we felt that this recognized our success and excellence in all of our programs,” she said.

“Something interesting to look forward to will be the seniors graduating in May

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Nursing juniors Chelsea Carmody, left, and Christina Bily go through a patient history exam during their Holistic Health Assessment lab on Tuesday at Pickard Hall. The School of Nursing had its name changed to the College of Nursing after the UT System and the Higher Education Coordinating Board approved it Jan. 13.

from the ‘College of Nursing.’ ” Nursing junior Angela J. Wright said the name change would look good on résumés.

“It’s going to put us at the top of the list since

we’re not just a school anymore,” she said. “It can only be an improvement.”

Johnathan Silver news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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