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Elementary teacher recognized

An article written by Lucinda Breeding, staff writer for the Denton Record-Chronicle, titled "Elementary teacher recognized." The article is written about art teacher Berniece Patterson who started teaching her students "one-point perspective," an exercise where they draw a city street in relations to the horizon. Patterson teachers discipline-based art education, a philosophy that sees art as a gateway to high-level thinking.

Date: unknown

Creator: Breeding, Lucinda

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[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..]

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra]

A newspaper clipping with a snippet on The University of North Texas' Symphony Orchestra and the Grand Chorus performing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the Concert Hall on campus.

Date: [1997..]

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

School's In

A newspaper clipping, published by the Denton Record-Chronicle, features an article with the headline, "School's In - Camp offers area youngsters a retreat with an educational spin for summer," written by Lucinda Breeding. "Out of Africa," is a week long daytime camp for children between six and fourteen where students will explore the culture, geography and history of African culture. Deborah Gentile, an art specialist at Tomas Rivera Elementary school will be the arts camp instructor.

Date: [1997..]

Creator: Breeding, Lucinda

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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 m… more

Date: March 23, 1997

Creator: Gregorian, Vartain

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[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

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[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

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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 s… more

Date: April 22, 1997

Creator: Breeding, Lucinda

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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 s… more

Date: April 22, 1997

Creator: Breeding, Lucinda

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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