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Mansfield ISD joins UNT's Eagle Advantage program
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- High-achieving juniors in the Mansfield Independent School District are now guaranteed admission to the University of North Texas through UNT's Eagle Advantage program.
Juniors in Mansfield ISD who rank in the top 20 percent of their class will earn guaranteed admission to UNT. In addition, this year's Mansfield ISD seniors who rank in the top 20 percent will be grandfathered into the program, receiving automatic admission to UNT. After F...
MFA Showcase exhibits UNT student work at galleries in Denton, Dallas
What: 2015 University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design MFA Showcase, an exhibition that features artwork from seven MFA students of various disciplines
When: May 21 (Thursday) –July 25 (Saturday)
Where: UNT Art Gallery, 1201 W. Mulberry St. in Denton, and UNT ArtSpace Dallas, 1901 Main St. in Dallas
Cost: Free
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UNT's One O'Clock Lab Band welcomes alumnus, composer as new director
DENTON (UNT), Texas – The One O'Clock Lab Band, UNT's premier jazz ensemble, will see a familiar face in the director spot starting this summer. Alumnus Alan Baylock, leader of the Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra and chief arranger for the Airmen of Note military jazz ensemble, has been named the new director for the One O'Clock.
"The College of Music and the Jazz Studies Division at UNT have such rich history," said Baylock. "I'm honored to join the college as director of the One O'Clock Lab Band. I'm...
Clark family photographs to be featured in exhibition at UNT on the Square
What: "The Clark Family Photography Exhibition – Pictures That Tell a Story," an exhibition of photographs from Joe and Junebug Clark.
When: June 1 (Monday) – July 22 (Wednesday)
Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., Denton
Hours: 9 a.m. - noon and 1 - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Thursdays and 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturdays
Cost: Free
More: A reception will take place from 5:30 to 7:30...
UNT expert available to discuss how recent rainfalls are a benefit to North Texas quail populations.
UNT Quail Executive Director Kelly Reyna is available to discuss how recent rainfalls are a benefit to North Texas quail populations. Reyna can be reached at 940-565-4287 or Kelly.Reyna@unt.edu.
"Quail have declined 80% since 1967 and in Texas, the population trend strongly correlates with long-term weather patterns," Reyna said. "The historical thought process is that if it rains in the spring we will have a good quail year and if it does not, the quail generally decline. Our new research takes this thought process a bit farther and exami...
Two alumni to receive UNT honorary doctorate, medal of honor
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Two of the University of North Texas' highest honors will be bestowed on alumni for their years of service to the university and for their continual support of UNT and higher education. Former UNT System Board of Regent member Don Buchholz will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree and radio personality George Dunham will receive the UNT Presidential Medal of Honor at the inaugural, University-wide Commencement ceremony at 8 p.m. May 16 (Satu...
More than 4,000 students expected to graduate during UNT commencement May 15 and 16
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- More than 4,000 students are expected to graduate from the University of North Texas during the spring 2015 semester, and many will celebrate at commencement ceremonies, which includes UNT's inaugural University-wide Commencement Ceremony at 8 p.m. May 16 (Saturday) at the UNT Coliseum, 600. Avenue D.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will deliver the keynote address at the University-wide Commencement Ceremony, where...
UNT Quail honors Chuck Ribelin with Lifetime Quail Conservation Award
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Dallas native Chuck Ribelin has always enjoyed quail hunting in North Texas. But, over the years Ribelin began to notice fewer and fewer quail when he visited his favorite hunting spots, so he started asking questions.
"The more I learned about how many quail are disappearing because of habitat fragmentation, agriculture and climate issues, the more questions I had," Ribelin said. "That's how I got into pursuing conservation."
Ribelin has spent years working with legislators and Texas Parks and Wild...
UNT students take top prize at national logistics competition for first time
DENTON (UNT), Texas — For the first time, a group of logistics students at the University of North Texas have won first place in the Intermodal Association of North America – University of North Florida case competition. Besting competition from six top logistics programs, the UNT team pitted classroom learning against a classic, real-world problem all businesses face: how to expand in the midst of fierce competition.
UNT juniors Mary Catherine Schoals of Flower Mound, Texas; Laura Catalina Quinones Rios of Medellin, Colombia; Adam Sharpe of Allen, Texas; and Ripley Wren of Saginaw, T...
UNT journalism faculty member available to discuss Hillary Clinton's interactions with reporters
A few days after Hillary Clinton declared her candidacy for president, she ignored reporters during a campaign stop through Iowa. The reporters ran after her van, and were criticized on social media as acting like paparazzi chasing a teen heartthrob.
However, Clinton's avoidance of spontaneous questions from reporters and unscripted moments is part of a strategy to exert control over the media -- a strategy that she has honed during more than 30 years as a political spouse, senator and Secretary of State, says University of North Texas journalism professor...