Business
Tomas Mantecon, associate professor of finance at UNT's College of Business, has been chosen to participate in the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program for the 2013-14 academic year.
UNT students will present their business plans to leaders and business executives of the Town of Cross Roads, Texas while competing for cash prizes in the Northwestern Mutual Integrated Business Case Competition.
UNT Executive Chef Pierre Monticolombi has created five new dishes as part of a California Raisin Board and Food Service Director magazine challenge to incorporate raisins as a healthy sweetener in university dining menus.The UNT community can taste test Monticolombi’s new dishes from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on April 30 (Tuesday) in Kerr Hall’s cafeteria, and vote for their favorites.
College of Business student Jeff Chandler and his 24 classmates are developing national marketing plans for a Big Brothers Big Sisters basketball fundraiser — called Little Big Shot — to be held in at least 10 NBA franchise cities across the nation. The 25 students have split into five teams, and each team will present a marketing plan to Big Brothers Big Sisters executives.
UNT College of Business student Thomas Pemberton, a junior studying marketing, has been named one of two finalists for the DFW American Marketing Association Collegiate Marketer of the Year.
UNT's College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism is now home to a new center that will provide professionals in the retail, hospitality management, technology and other industries with research and expertise from UNT faculty and industry leaders.
UNT College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism is sponsoring the Consumer Experience Symposium at UNT March 28 (Thursday). It will feature Nicolas Franchet, head of e-commerce for Facebook’s Global Vertical Marketing division, among its keynote speakers.
UNT College of Business Professor John Windsor received the award from the Association for Information Systems at the 2012 International Conference on Information Systems.
The Innovation Greenhouse, a new facility for UNT students with ideas, is now open. Students with ideas from tech innovations to new businesses can visit the facility and find resources to make their ideas come to life.
UNT's online graduate degree programs in business and education have been ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News and World Report in its 2013 Best Online Education Program rankings.
