Denton Details, 11-7-18

11/06/18
  • Want to have a bite to eat and help TWU researchers at the same time? If you regularly consume mushroom and eggs and are between 18-72 years old and otherwise healthy, head over to Woodcock Hall room 113 between 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 7) and 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8. You could be eligible to participate in a consumer study examining the flavor palatability of mushroom-egg white blends. Participants will taste four cooked mushroom-egg white blends and complete a taste ballot. You’ll even earn $5 for your participation. Questions? Contact Xiaofen Du.
  • The Department of Visual Arts will host the “Fab Five: TWU Photo Alumni on ‘Careers After Graduate School’” beginning at 5:20 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8 in the Fine Arts Building West Gallery. The event will feature Kelli Connell, Carola Dreidemie, Joy Christiansen Erb, Hannah Frieser and Christine Shank in a panel discussion about the career paths they followed after receiving their graduate degrees at TWU. A short question-and-answer session will follow.
  • TWU Theatre presents “Mother Courage and Her Children” Nov. 14-18 in the Redbud Theater Complex. Showtimes and ticket information are available online.
  • You're invited to see the Army ROTC's new digs during an Open House from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Nov. 16 at 1200 Frame St. (the former golf course clubhouse). Monica Mendez-Grant (student life) and Capt. Robert Burgin will speak, and refreshments will be available. An RSVP is required by Monday, Nov. 12 to Adelina Spaulding at aspaulding1@twu.edu or by calling x3606.
  • Mark your calendars for the Festival of Lights Thursday, Nov. 29 at Pioneer Circle. The free event begins at dusk and includes TWU theatre, music and dance, as well as refreshments and a special appearance by Santa. The Annual Holiday Concert will follow at 7 p.m. in the Margo Jones Performance Hall, featuring the TWU Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Jazz Ensemble and Wind Symphony. Concert tickets are $10 or general admission and $5 for students and seniors. Children ages 12 and younger will be admitted free. The Festival of Lights Committee, in conjunction with the TWU NRF Student Chapter, will collect coats to be distributed to families in need.
  • The TWU Department of Public Safety and the Office of Human Resources have settled into their new spaces in the Oakland Complex and are inviting the TWU community to have a look! Save the date for an open house scheduled 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6 at the facility, 1201 Oakland. Refreshments will be available.
  • Speaking of the Oakland Complex, general garage parking decals are still available, though reserved parking for faculty/staff is sold out. Parking garage permits must be purchased in person at the DPS office on the first floor of the complex. See the Oakland parking garage web page for more details on rates and how to get a permit.
  • Deena King (compliance) published an article, “Another road map for starting a higher education compliance program,” in the November issue of Compliance & Ethics Professional magazine.
  • Destinee Waiters (general counsel) and Deena King (compliance) were invited to present at the national Compliance and Ethics Institute of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics Oct. 24 in Las Vegas. Their session was titled “Yin and Yang—Leveraging the Strengths of Legal and Compliance.”