The statue is adorned with the UNT diving eagle on top. One side of the ring features the UNT seal, which includes the lamp of learning and its eternal flame, representing academic achievement and excellence; a laurel wreath representing honor; the Lone Star, symbolizing Texas; and, at the bottom, "1890," the year of UNT's founding. Below the seal, the Eagle is shown with wings spread, its talons representing pride and unity.

On the opposite side of the ring is McConnell Tower, which sits above the Hurley Administration Building, with the year 2025 engraved in the sky to note the year of the installation. The hands on its two clock faces are set at one o'clock, honoring the One O'Clock Lab Band, and seven o'clock, recalling the curfew for early students at the college.

“My UNT ring is an invisible string,” says Grace Kadia, a pre-law and psychology senior and UNT student alumni ambassador who spoke at the unveiling ceremony. “That string binds us to this place, to one another and to the generations who will come after us. It carries the quiet nights in Willis, the constant laughter spilling from the Union, the connections made in student organizations and the community that pushes us forward.”

The bronze statue was made in Provo, Utah, by Big Statues, the process beginning with a finalized design that is then molded into clay. After that, a wax replica is created in order to cast the shape for the ceramic shell. Solid blocks of bronze are then heated to temperatures nearing 2,250 degrees and poured into the ceramic shell. After cooling, the final raw product is welded together and sandblasted, and then surface coloring is added before final delivery and installation.

The ring statue provides a place for alumni to reflect on their accomplishments and for current and future students to aspire to their educational goals. Its proximity to the Coliseum, where many UNT commencement ceremonies take place, is sure to elicit plenty of graduation pictures.