What: Summer commencement ceremonies at the University of North Texas
When: Doctoral and master's commencement ceremony at 3 p.m. Aug. 8 (Friday); baccalaureate commencement ceremonies at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Aug. 9 (Saturday)
Where: UNT Coliseum, 600 Ave. D in Denton
DENTON (UNT), Texas – More than 1,800 students are expected to receive degrees from the University of North Texas this summer. Commencement ceremonies are set...
What: Steve Wozniak, inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, will speak Aug. 18 (Monday) as part of the University of North Texas Distinguished Lecture Series. Tickets go on sale Aug. 1 (Friday), and can be purchased online. Student tickets are free and students will swipe their student ID cards at the UNT Coliseum doors prior to the event. Student guest tickets are $10; UNT faculty, staff and...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- With a mother who married at age 16 and completed only elementary and junior high school, University of North Texas student Gulin "Eva" Gelogullari knew she wanted to have a college education. A native of the Black Sea Region of the Republic of Turkey, Gelogullari remembers her mother taking her and her brother to Ankara, the capital city, when she was 12. The family visited both the city's richest and poorest neighborhoods.
"I didn't understand what she was doing at the time, but she showed me the life that I could obtain,...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- How do Mom and Dad juggle being both parent and boss to children working in a family-owned business? How do they decide which family member will be named a successor? How do brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, parents and children handle the delicate mix of family and business while working together?
The challenges facing family-owned businesses will be discussed in a new class offered for the first time this fall through the University of North Texas College of Business. The class makes...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- While the most elite college and university baseball players in the U.S. head to Omaha every summer for the College World Series, some of the most accomplished Hispanic high school seniors in the U.S. play their own series every summer -- the Collegiate World Series offered by the National Hispanic Institute, a nonprofit organization based in Texas.
But the Collegiate World Series isn't a sports tournament. Instead, it's a program to...
DENTON (UNT), Texas --Trace the steps of Charles Dickens' famous characters, uncover clues about notorious crimes and explore the spookiest spots of London and Paris in three new trips offered through the University of North Texas' Travel-Learn program, designed to blend learning with leisure travel.
London native Peter Johnstone, a UNT professor of criminal justice, will lead the three new voyages offered through UNT's Center for Achievement and Lifelong Learning. Other upcoming Travel-Learn trips involve exploring the wildlife of Alaska, the...
What: 6th Annual Adventures in Autism Intervention and Research Conference -- Presented by the University of North Texas Kristin Farmer Autism Center
When: Check-in and on-site registration from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Aug. 2 (Saturday);
conference from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Aug. 2 (Saturday)
Where UNT Gateway Center, 801 North Texas Blvd.
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DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Robert McInturf recently joined the University of North Texas as executive director of the UNT Alumni Association. He comes to UNT from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he was director of alumni relations and executive director of the UNCW Alumni Association.
McInturf said he hopes to capitalize on the university's growing academic reputation, entrepreneurial spirit and athletics success to build alumni engagement.
"Engaging alumni in the life of the university needs to be at the...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Lyndal M. Bullock, Regents Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology in the University of North Texas College of Education, was presented in April with the Outstanding Leadership Award from the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders for his contributions to the field...
What: University of North Texas Camp Communicate is a language-rich, summer day camp sponsored by the UNT Speech and Hearing Center for children ages 5-12 with speech, language and hearing disorders. Registration deadline is June 4.
When: 9 to 11:30 a.m. June 9-13 (Monday – Friday). Drop off begins at 8:30 a.m.
Where: Location Monday-Thursday:
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