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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
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
TV talent
On the Air
Alumni working as broadcasters in the DFW area connect to audiences with deliveries that resonate.
Written by: Scott Brown
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Christina Kitchens
Alumna uses leadership skills to grow energy finance divisions for leading U.S. banks.
Written by: Monique Bird
appointments
Changing Leadership
Lee F. Jackson to retire after 15 years of service and Lesa B. Roe named UNT System chancellor.
online extra
Making Souls Sing
Kaylie Hardeman ('13), a freelance percussionist, says her job doesn't feel like work.
Written by: Jessica DeLeón
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
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
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
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
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
UNT Alumni Association
Regional Alumni Receptions
The UNT Alumni Association is offering a series of events through the fall so alums can reconnect.
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
dear north texan
Vivid Memories
I may have left Denton many years ago, but many wonderful memories remain.
innovator awards
Discovering Creative Solutions
A faculty member, graduate student and undergraduate student were recognized for innovation.
homecoming 2017
Events Schedule
Calling all alumni and friends home to UNT to celebrate during Homecoming 2017.
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
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Coaches Caravan
I attended the Coaches Caravan at the Collective Brewing Project in Fort Worth this spring.
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
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.)
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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Union Wonders
I'm busy remembering the "new" Union Building in 1973. I could hardly believe its wonders.
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
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
visual arts
Taking Photography Beyond Limits
Alumnus Pramuan Burusphat ('79 M.F.A.) is considered a pioneer of conceptual photography.
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
Convocation
Freshman Class Takes Flight
UNT pulls out all the stops to welcome new students to campus.
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
dear north texan
Advice for First-Year Students
What do you wish someone had told you before you got to college?
Music
CD Wins Silver at Music Awards
Assistant Professor Jason Bergman's music inspired by UNT faculty and alumni.
visual arts
Textiles That Tell a Love Story
Alumnae combine love of Texas-Mexico border and fibers in Tierra Firme project.
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
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
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
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.
appointments
New International Affairs Dean
Pia Wood has been named the new vice provost and dean of international affairs at UNT.
Green Pride
Show UNT Spirit with Green Fridays
Celebrate your UNT spirit by wearing green on Fridays and taking Flat Scrappy with you.
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
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
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...
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...
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...
Engineering research
UNT's HILT Lab Receives Funding
Funding from Lease Analytics will go to UNT's Human Intelligence and Language Technologies Lab.
technology
New ePortfolio System Launched
Career Connect's ePortfolio system allows students to document their real-world experiences.
Engineering research
Game Informs Electronics Use
Professor Gayatri Mehta continues her study of the UNTANGLED online game series.
Logistics partnership
NASCO University Consortium
UNT's Jim McNatt Institute for Logistics Research shepherds consortium.
