![Mean Green student athletes at Apogee Stadium. Photo by Michael Clements Mean Green student athletes at Apogee Stadium. Photo by Michael Clements](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/17_athl_cover_4590_banner.jpg?itok=287eRA_u)
cover story
Building Champions and Preparing Leaders
UNT's student-athletes are ready to win on the field and in the classroom. UNT athletics' plan will get them there.
Written by: Jessica DeLeón
#Alumni life, #Athletics, #Athletics, #Feature Stories, #2017 Fall
![Nicholas Williams ('97, '04 M.M., '09 D.M.A) (Photo by Michael Clements) Nicholas Williams ('97, '04 M.M., '09 D.M.A) (Photo by Michael Clements)](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/2017_fall_feature_17_523_nicholas-williams_1994_large_0.jpg?itok=WF_NtzXD)
Program feature
Marching for Glory
UNT's Green Brigade Marching Band uses teamwork and talent to add excitement to fall football.
Written by: Jessica DeLeón
![Liliana Villarreal ('11) (Photo by Emily Weber) Liliana Villarreal ('11) (Photo by Emily Weber)](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/2017_fall_feature_on-the-air_villareal_large_0.jpg?itok=mII7lodz)
TV talent
On the Air
Alumni working as broadcasters in the DFW area connect to audiences with deliveries that resonate.
Written by: Scott Brown
![Christina Kitchens ('99, '05 M.B.A.) (Photo by Michael Clements) Christina Kitchens ('99, '05 M.B.A.) (Photo by Michael Clements)](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/2017_fall_feature_17_515_christina-kitchens_1513_large_1.jpg?itok=SsLrq1WK)
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Christina Kitchens
Alumna uses leadership skills to grow energy finance divisions for leading U.S. banks.
Written by: Monique Bird
![chancellor Jackson at commencement](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/2017_fall_feature_chancellor-jackson-at-commencement_large_0.jpg?itok=3lWIcS7q)
appointments
Changing Leadership
Lee F. Jackson to retire after 15 years of service and Lesa B. Roe named UNT System chancellor.
![Kaylie Hardeman Kaylie Hardeman](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/2017_fall_online_kaylie-hardeman-2_large.jpg?itok=K6ocenz4)
online extra
Making Souls Sing
Kaylie Hardeman ('13), a freelance percussionist, says her job doesn't feel like work.
Written by: Jessica DeLeón
![Kelly Pound (Photo by Ahna Hubnik) Kelly Pound (Photo by Ahna Hubnik)](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/2017-fall_17_394_kelly-pound_022.jpg?itok=PCR7_kDb)
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Alumnus Exhibits Creativity at Fair
Kelly Pound manages exhibits for State Fair of Texas visitors that are sure to entertain.
Written by: Meredith Moriak Wright
#Alumni Profile, #Visual Arts and Design, #Features, #College of Visual Arts and Design, #2017 Fall
![John Turner John Turner](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/turner_5_0.jpg?itok=Drl-Trkr)
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Alum Honored for Advocacy for Blind
John Turner's ('57) time as a UNT student paved the way for a successful career.
Written by: Jessica DeLeón
#Alumni Profile, #Marketing, #G. Brint Ryan College of Business, #2017 Fall
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Human Rights Campaigner
As a student, Rebecca Vincent ('05) passed the Foreign Service Officer Exam on her first try.
Written by: Nancy Kolsti
#Alumni Profile, #Political Science, #Department of Political Science, #2017 Fall
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parting shot
Hurricane Harvey Relief
UNT athletics headed to Houston to deliver relief supplies to those recovering from the storm.
#Athletics, #Volunteerism, #Athletics, #Featured Photo, #2017 Fall
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outstanding faculty
Drone Research Receives $250,000
Shengli Fu, associate professor and chair of electrical engineering, was awarded an NSF grant.
#Science/Technology, #Department of Electrical Engineering, #Campus News, #2017 Fall
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UNT Alumni Association
Regional Alumni Receptions
The UNT Alumni Association is offering a series of events through the fall so alums can reconnect.
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/imagefield_default_images/2017_fall_news_17_273_diana-berman_4586_large_0.jpg?itok=DYQB9XPO)
outstanding faculty
Assistant Professor Wins Powe Award
Diana Berman received the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award this spring.
#Materials Science and Engineering, #Campus News, #Department of Materials Science and Engineering, #2017 Fall
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/2017_fall_dearntxn_talons_1983aerie_large.jpg?itok=-NFsADke)
dear north texan
Vivid Memories
I may have left Denton many years ago, but many wonderful memories remain.
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innovator awards
Discovering Creative Solutions
A faculty member, graduate student and undergraduate student were recognized for innovation.
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/2017_fall_news_homecoming-logo.jpg?itok=xacKTfMh)
homecoming 2017
Events Schedule
Calling all alumni and friends home to UNT to celebrate during Homecoming 2017.
![Elizabeth Burgin Elizabeth Burgin](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/burgin.jpg?itok=GtJF9G3N)
outstanding students
UNT Student Wins Tillman scholarship
Elizabeth Burgin, a doctoral student in the College of Education, was named a Tillman Scholar.
#Department of Counseling and Higher Education, #Education, #Campus News, #2017 Fall
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/2017_fall_dearntxn_michaeldavidson_coaches_large.jpg?itok=Z1qzD0E5)
dear north texan
Coaches Caravan
I attended the Coaches Caravan at the Collective Brewing Project in Fort Worth this spring.
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/imagefield_default_images/2017_fall_news_13_444_dantu-ram_0013_large.jpg?itok=tPE8OtCG)
outstanding faculty
Professor Named Tech Titan Finalist
Ram Dantu, professor of computer engineering, was a 2017 Tech Titans finalist.
#Science/Technology, #Department of Computer Science and Engineering, #Campus News, #2017 Fall
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the last word
Life-Changing Weeks
J.B. Floyd ('48, '50 M.M.) reflects on how a summer camp changed the course of his career.
Written by: J.B. Floyd ('48, '50 M.M.)
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/imagefield_default_images/2017_fall_news_hsn_erica_aquilina_large.jpg?itok=NMVz0oCZ)
Brilliantly Green
Great Things are Happening at UNT
UNT alumna and senior U.S. district judge Hilda G. Tagle receives major award.
#Brilliantly Green, #College of Information, #College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism, #2017 Fall
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dear north texan
Union Wonders
I'm busy remembering the "new" Union Building in 1973. I could hardly believe its wonders.
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/imagefield_default_images/2017_fall_muse_mark-donald_5_large.jpg?itok=qLG88Ycm)
Dance & Theatre
Professor Takes a Different Stage
Mark Donald, a lecturer in UNT's Mayborn School of Journalism, tackles playwrighting.
#Dance and Theatre, #Journalism, #Culture, #Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism, #2017 Fall
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/imagefield_default_images/2017_fall_muse_17_479_john-ford-coley_24_large.jpg?itok=k4uw7Ybv)
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Making Memories with Classic Songs
Alum John Ford Coley reminisces about Denton as a 2017 Arts Walk of Fame honoree.
Written by: Jessica DeLeón
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/2017_fall_muse_pramuan-burusphat_large.jpg?itok=XanjDNmT)
visual arts
Taking Photography Beyond Limits
Alumnus Pramuan Burusphat ('79 M.F.A.) is considered a pioneer of conceptual photography.
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/2017_fall_president_17_636_Smatresk138_large.jpg?itok=uzw3X-zV)
![Chris Penney Chris Penney](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/17_639_chris_penney010.jpg?itok=m-Yni_vt)
ASK AN EXPERT
Christopher Penney
Christopher Penney, assistant professor of management, talks business.
Written by: Jennifer Pache
#Business, #Expert Take, #Department of Management, #2017 Fall
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/2017_fall_news_17_614_first-flight176_large.jpg?itok=CaISpE3Y)
Convocation
Freshman Class Takes Flight
UNT pulls out all the stops to welcome new students to campus.
![Jackson Robinson Jackson Robinson](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/jackson_robinson.jpg?itok=dNGN1wVE)
visual arts
For Alumnus, Art is in the Cards
Jackson Robinson ('06) created a company that specializes in luxury playing card designs.
#Visual Arts and Design, #Culture, #College of Visual Arts and Design, #2017 Fall
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/2017_fall_dearntxn_16_608_move-in-day_AS_76_large.jpg?itok=uYQ3y3IY)
dear north texan
Advice for First-Year Students
What do you wish someone had told you before you got to college?
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/imagefield_default_images/2017_fall_muse_jason-bergman_large.jpg?itok=gsC3dwGe)
Music
CD Wins Silver at Music Awards
Assistant Professor Jason Bergman's music inspired by UNT faculty and alumni.
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/imagefield_default_images/2017_fall_muse_tierra-firme-rio-grand-net_002_large.jpg?itok=VOn96s11)
visual arts
Textiles That Tell a Love Story
Alumnae combine love of Texas-Mexico border and fibers in Tierra Firme project.
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/imagefield_default_images/2017_fall_muse_christopher-king_large.jpg?itok=lljEiCUU)
Books
Alumnus Designs Top Book Covers
Christopher Brian King ('08) has designed covers for Doubleday, Melville House.
#Books, #Culture, #College of Visual Arts and Design, #2017 Fall
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/2017_fall_muse_17_303_nada-shabout_130.jpg?itok=eJX7ctIx)
visual arts
Professor Recognized for Research
Art history professor Nada Shabout cited as an influential art historian.
#Visual Arts and Design, #Culture, #College of Health and Public Service, #2017 Fall
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/imagefield_default_images/2017_fall_news_17_422_yacine-ndaiye_3373.jpg?itok=J16OPVoi)
Studying abroad
Yacine Ndiaye wins Rotary Global Grant
Alumna Yacine Ndiaye ('16) will study at the University of Geneva this fall.
#Alumni Profile, #Biology, #Campus News, #Department of History, #2017 Fall
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/2017_fall_muse_Bomb-Cityt.jpg?itok=NmviqAHZ)
Television & Film
Examining a Hometown Controversy
Jamie Brooks ('11) was a student in Amarillo in 1997 when a hit-and-run left Brian Deneke dead.
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/imagefield_default_images/2017_fall_news_pia-wood_large.jpg?itok=nwVHbKkH)
appointments
New International Affairs Dean
Pia Wood has been named the new vice provost and dean of international affairs at UNT.
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/2017_fall_news_mean-green-pride_large.jpg?itok=GDIJMCuS)
Green Pride
Show UNT Spirit with Green Fridays
Celebrate your UNT spirit by wearing green on Fridays and taking Flat Scrappy with you.
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/imagefield_default_images/2017_fall_news_global-connection_cx_large.jpg?itok=-ERLmnbh)
global connection
Special Education Study Abroad
Students broadened their skills in special education during a trip to New Zealand and Australia.
#Global, #Global Connection, #College of Education, #2017 Fall
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/2017_fall_online_17_653_freedman-town_011_large.jpg?itok=1_X_gav2)
Online Extra
Freedman Town 2.0
A UNT class turned voices from Denton's Quakertown past into an interactive video tour and app.
Written by: Jennifer Pache
![UNT McConnell tower at night light in green](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/2014_winter_parting-shot_14_559_hurley-lights_012_large.jpg?itok=ffaDWN2M)
Online Extra
Video: Path to Success
UNT is more than a place. Watch the fall video, "We are UNT," to see how we are a community of...
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/images/stories/bramblittf_0.jpg?itok=AJ1ymeNu)
Online Extra
Video: Road to Rio
Watch a video about the 737 that served as a canvas for John Bramblitt ('07), who became a painter...
![Class of 2021 Class of 2021](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/screen_shot_2018-12-19_at_10.32.35_am.png?itok=euH_G9YV)
Online Extra
Video: Mean Green Pride on display
Watch a timelapse video of the Class of 2021, our biggest and one of our strongest freshman classes...
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/default_images/diving-eagle_356_0r_0_1_fade_1_0.png?itok=hoHSW1Jh)
Engineering research
UNT's HILT Lab Receives Funding
Funding from Lease Analytics will go to UNT's Human Intelligence and Language Technologies Lab.
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/default_images/diving-eagle_356_0r_0_1_fade_1_0.png?itok=hoHSW1Jh)
technology
New ePortfolio System Launched
Career Connect's ePortfolio system allows students to document their real-world experiences.
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/default_images/diving-eagle_356_0r_0_1_fade_1_0.png?itok=hoHSW1Jh)
Engineering research
Game Informs Electronics Use
Professor Gayatri Mehta continues her study of the UNTANGLED online game series.
![](http://northtexan.unt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_ratio/public/default_images/diving-eagle_356_0r_0_1_fade_1_0.png?itok=hoHSW1Jh)
Logistics partnership
NASCO University Consortium
UNT's Jim McNatt Institute for Logistics Research shepherds consortium.