Susan Brockington

Chemistry Student Services Office

I assist students with the admission procedures and degree requirements in the undergraduate and graduate programs in the Department of Chemistry at UNT.



A brief summary of my primary job responsibilities include:

serve on the departmental graduate recruiting committee representing both the Deaprtment of Chemistry and the Toulouse School of Graduate Students at various local, state and national meetings, career fairs and graduate program and professional fairs.

handle all recruiting materials, correspondence and arrange visits of prospective graduate students.

handle all admission materials of prospective graduate students.

maintain and monitor all graduate student academic files and records

prepare graduate student's degree plans

assist with undergraduate and graduate advising

help students with registration

Compile necessary information on award nominees for department, university and other local and national scholarships

maintain and update alumni files

NSF-REU Program Coordinator

Assistant Program Coordinator for the 1994 National ACS Meeting and the 2004 Southwest Regional ACS Meeting and Program Coordinator for the 2009 ACS DFW Section Meeting-in-Miniature

webmaster for the faculty, staff and department websites


EDUCATION:

Completed coursework at the University of North Texas, toward M.Ed. in Higher Education, specializing in Student Affairs.

Completed coursework at Abilene Christian University, Graduate School of Theology.

Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas, May 2001.

Commonwealth College, (now Bryant and Stratton College), Virginia Beach, Virginia, Diploma in Executive Secretarial Administration, May, 1984.

Denton High School, Denton, Texas, High School Diploma, May, 1982.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:


Employed 20+ years in the Department of Chemistry at the University of North Texas (1986-present)
University of Texas at Arlington (1984-86)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AWARDS:

Winner of a 2008 Star Performer Award.
Winner of a 2004 Outstanding Staff Contribution Award.
Nominated in 2003 and 2008 for an Outstanding Staff Contribution Award.
Four-time Soaring Eagle Award Winner (given for outstanding customer service to the University)
TIP$ Award Winner (given for suggesting constructive ideas that effect cost-savings, increase productivity and service, and improve methods, procedures, and/or forms)

Member of Alpha Chi Sigma (BH '98) Alumni Secretary 2002-present
Faculty/Staff sponsor of the UNT Fencing Club (2004-present).


This office is supported UNT full-time student who wishes to work part-time while at UNT.

Currently Ms. Danielle Tarver (BS Psychology Major) offers tremendous support to this office!



Office phone: (940) 565-3554
FAX number: (940) 369-8474
E-mail: Susan Brockington








(Susan and UNT President, Dr. Gretchen Bataille, receiving her 20 year award.)

This page is created and maintained by me -- the chemistry webmaster.
Last updated October 1, 2009.