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The Moores School of Music Concert Chorale earned
several awards at one of the world’s oldest choral music
events, the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales.
The chorale earned first place in the Chamber Choir Competition,
second place in the Mixed Choir Competition, and third place in
both the Youth Choir and Folk Choir competitions. The chorale also
was the only U.S. choir to perform in the festival’s opening
night Peace Concert. Betsy Cook Weber is the chorale director.
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Student Vanessa Nunez recently helped President Obama launch the
Office of Social Innovation at the White House and explained how
Houston nonprofit Genesys Works helped her decide to attend college.
Nunez and six others were Obama’s special guests, as he called
on foundations, philanthropists and the private sector to invest
in community solutions to local problems.
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CLEAR LAKE
Associate professor of curriculum and instruction
Sue Brown received a two-year, $202,283 award from the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board Teacher Quality Grants Program for
UHCL Mathematics Institute 2009-2011. She has successfully competed
for this grant for 20 consecutive years, a record for a UHCL faculty
member. Additionally, Brown received a University Faculty Fellowship
for 2009-2010.
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Lawrence F. Rossow started on Aug. 1 as the dean of the School
of Education and Human Development. He previously was a professor at the University
of Oklahoma College of Education and director of its Center for Special Education
Due Process.
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