DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas College of Business has been ranked 21st in the nation in GraduatePrograms.com's list of the top 25 Student-Ranked Online MBA Programs.

Rankings on GraduatePrograms.com are decided with input from current and recent graduate students, who rate and review programs on the website. Ranking categories include academic competitiveness, career support, financial aid and quality of network....

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Three teams of University of North Texas students earned cash prizes totaling $7,400 in the Spring 2014 Northwestern Mutual Integrated Business Case Competition. The competition has been held twice every year at UNT since 1995 as part of the capstone course for graduating seniors in the UNT College of Business.

Students in the competition get hands-on experience solving complex problems for a real-world client. This year, the teams helped TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation develop a...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- In today's global marketplace, business graduates may have to work with co-workers scattered across the world -- and they may never meet face to face.

So how do you learn how to work on a team with one person in Austria, another in Finland and yet another in China when you're in Texas?

Dr. Ted Farris, professor of logistics in the University of North Texas College of Business, developed a program that earned the Bobby G. Bizzell Innovative Achievement Award from the...

What: Transportation Breakfast Seminar -- Presented by the University of North Texas Center for Logistics Education and Research. Featuring a motivational speech by Olympian bobsledder and UNT alumnus Johnny Quinn and a discussion from air transportation experts Jim Crites, executive vice president for operations at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport; Tom Harris, president of Alliance Air/Aviation Services at Hillwood Properties; and Mark Duebner, director of aviation for the city of Dallas.

When: 8 a.m....

What: "What is Leadership?" -- A panel presented by the University of North Texas Professional Leadership Program in the College of Business. Community leaders will discuss examples of diverse leadership outside of the business realm.

When: 5 to 6 p.m. April 16 (Wednesday)

Where: Business Leadership Building, Room 080, 1307 W. Highland St.

Cost: Free

Contact...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Ila Manuj, associate professor of logistics in the University of North Texas College of Business, has earned a Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship by the European Commission for a 16-month project to study supply chain complexity in Austria beginning in May.

"I am excited about working with and learning from...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Students in the communication design program at UNT's College of Visual Arts and Design won top honors in two major advertising competitions – the Dallas and Fort Worth American Advertising Awards.

Known as the Addys, the awards are the advertising industry's largest competition, attracting more than 50,000 entries every year in local affiliates. The mission of the competition is to recognize and reward creative excellence in the art of advertising. Work entered at the local level can move up to the regional and national level...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Thanksgiving weekend 2013 set records for mobile retail sales in the U.S. via smartphones and tablets, accounting for nearly 40 percent of online traffic on Black Friday and nearly a third of all online traffic three days later on Cyber Monday, according to a report from IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark. The report noted that mobile shopping accounted for just 4 percent of Cyber Monday online traffic in 2010.

University of North Texas merchandising and digital retailing students will learn about the future of mobile shopping during the annual Consumer...

What: Clif Webb, senior vice president of corporate affairs for Fluor Corporation, speaks as part of the University of North Texas College of Business Spring 2014 Distinguished Speaker Series featuring top business executives. Speakers in the series share insights on industry-related issues, tips for successful leadership skills and advice on career paths.

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DENTON (UNT), Texas --When Subrina Hossain enrolled at the University of North Texas, she wasn't exactly sure what she wanted to do with her merchandising major.

She decided to become a buyer for a large retail company after taking a math class in probability and statistics, because she liked the "very analytical and strategic" work. And Hossain says being accepted into the Merchant Development Program of UNT's College of Merchandising, Hospitality and...