University of Texas at Arlington
PAE-8: Support Programs for Under-Represented Groups

The University of Texas at Arlington will participate in a national mentoring program dedicated to helping military veterans make the transition from the battlefield to the business world. American Corporate Partners joins military men and women with corporate and higher education mentors. The partnership with IBM, Campbell Soup, General Electric, The Home Depot, URS Corporation, Verizon Communications and The University of Oklahoma was announced Thursday by UT Arlington President James D. Spaniolo. ACP is a competitive program. It can only accept about 20 UT Arlington mentors annually who will assume a number of roles, including communicator, coach, navigator, developer and adviser to their assigned veteran protégé. The program targets all veterans who have served on active duty since 2001, including those returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Spouses of severely wounded or deceased veterans may also apply as protégés. The initiative is part of UT Arlington's commitment to aiding military men and women returning to college. Military veteran enrollment is up more than 20 percent since fall 2008. UT Arlington's Veterans Benefits Office works daily to assist veterans as they transition to college life. As higher education ACP role models, UT Arlington mentors will be able to provide a unique and important community service to veterans. If you are interested in participating in the ACP program, please apply by Oct. 15, 2009. Here's how it works: * Mentors are chosen by ACP staff. The ideal mentor is 35 or older than 35 and has had significant career experience. * Mentors and protégés are matched one-on-one by their city of residence and according to their mentoring preferences. * ACP encourages mentors and protégés to meet monthly, engaging in the activities of their choice. (If you can't meet in person, a phone conversation may be suitable on occasion.) * The mentoring commitment is for one year, but parties may decide to maintain the relationship for a greater period of time. * Once matched, ACP staff will be in contact regularly to track the progress of the relationship.

1) The University of Texas at Arlington invites applications and nominations for Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Fellowships, in support of the university’s continuing commitment to advance scholars from underrepresented groups in higher education. The purpose of the program is to develop and prepare scholars from underrepresented groups for future faculty positions in academia. Candidates who are ABD will be considered, but the fellowship requires all other doctoral requirements must be met by May 31, 2011. The fellowships are for a nine month academic year in which, scholars will be engaged full-time in research but may elect to teach only one course during that period. 2) ARLINGTON - Dr. Maxwell C. Scarlett, a 1966 graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, and his wife Vivian have established the Biology Department's first endowed professorship, a gift enhanced by the University's new Maverick Match program. Maverick Match uses royalty revenues from natural gas drilling on campus to match donations toward new endowments or to add to existing funds. An endowed professorship currently requires a donation of $100,000.

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