Humanities
UNT's Multicultural Center and Media Library will present a free screening of “Raid of the Rainbow Lounge,” a 2012 documentary of the raid, on Oct. 3. Moderate discussion will follow the film.
UNT's Global Digital Retailing Research Center in the College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism presents the Executive + Scholar Lecture Series. The inaugural event in the Executive + Scholar Lecture Series will have the president of TAL Apparel Ltd., which has garment factories and offices in seven nations; and representatives from the internationally recognized sustainable retailer Patagonia and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition.
UNT will host the The Digital Frontiers 2013 conference Sept. 19-21. It will bring together scholars and teachers, academic and public librarians, students and others who are interested in digital scholarship.
The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, hosted by the Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism at UNT, announced 10 winners of this year’s Mayborn National History Writing Competition for high school and community college students.
UNT artists are stepping away from harsh chemical dyes in favor of natural dyes. The organic materials will be grown in UNT’s Natural Dye Garden, a project that was suggested by students, and will be funded by the We Mean Green Fund, housed in UNT’s Office of Sustainability, and UNT’s College of Visual Arts and Design. A garden opening is set for 6 p.m. Oct. 9(Wednesday).
UNT doctoral students Nicole Park and Kimberlee Flatt earned third place in the education, humanities and social science category at the 4th Annual Federation of North Texas Area Universities Graduate Student Research Symposium at Texas Woman's University.
“Life of a salesman: Selling success, when the American dream is downsized” received the first place award in the first Best American Newspaper Narrative Writing Contest sponsored by the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The Best American Newspaper Narrative Writing Contest is the newest writing contest offered by the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference.
Eleven UNT students will attend this year’s Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference after receiving awards that cover registration and meals and lodging during the conference. The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference is held every summer by UNT's Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism.
Rachael Kennedy, a senior merchandising major at UNT, has been named a Ray M. Greenly Scholar. The scholarship will allow her to attend the Shop.org Annual Summit in Chicago this fall.
Robert M. Citino, professor of history at UNT, has been selected to serve as a Visiting Professor at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Penn., during the 2013-14 academic year. He will assist in teaching core and elective courses within the college’s Department of National Security and Strategy. He will also conduct college-wide lectures and presentations, and lead faculty research and writing efforts.
