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UNT College of Music's Instrument Petting Zoo invites kids to try musical instruments
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What: The College of Music’s Instrument Petting Zoo, featuring a short concert followed by the opportunity for children in grades 2 through 5 to play orchestral instruments, instructed by music education students.
When: 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 19 (Saturday)
Where: Recital Hall, Room 301 in the College of Music, 415 Avenue C, Denton. Directions can be found at...
Website displays UNT students' work of capturing stories from ordinary Mexico
DENTON (UNT), Texas — During the second week of his study abroad trip to Mexico, University of North Texas journalism student Jason Yang left the Tenancingo campus of the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico and traveled the short distance to the town of Malinalco. Yang and two other students had been assigned to tell the story of an interesting citizen.
After asking around at taco stands and other public places, Yang found a woodcrafter who had practiced his hobby for 23 years, and was teaching it to teens. Yang and the other students spen...
Panel of Four DFW Business Leaders to Discuss the Keys to Success in Business
What: Four industry experts will discuss the key to success in business leadership as part of the Business Leadership Distinguished Speakers Series hosted by the University of North Texas College of Business on Oct. 4 (Friday). The program seeks to enhance the educational experience of students in the College of Business while showcasing programs, faculty and students to the business community.
The following panelists will participat...
Two UNT students win international scholarship awards
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Two University of North Texas students — Hannah McDonald, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences studying English language arts, and Rania Salman, a doctoral candidate in the College of Education’s Department of Teacher Education and Administration —were awarded scholarships from Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society in education.
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind.,Kappa Delta Pi was established to further excellence in education and leadership. Each spring, the organization offers scholarship opportunities to active undergraduate, gr...
College of Music Gala raises funds for student scholarships
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What: The 2013 College of Music Gala The Theatre of Debauchery, Deception and Delight, with UNT’s Symphony Orchestra and featuring student, faculty and alumni vocal soloists and the University Singers. The gala benefits College of Music student scholarships.
When: 4 p.m. Oct. 13 (Sunday)
Where: Winspear Performance Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35E, Denton.
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UNT Natural Dye Garden launch event set for Oct. 9
What: Launch event for the UNT Natural Dye Garden. UNT faculty and students will use plants, roots and other materials from the garden to create natural dyes. UNT art students will offer natural dye demonstrations at the grand opening event.
When/ Where: 6 p.m. Oct. 9 (Wednesday) at the UNT Natural Dye Garden, located west of Bain Hall at 1820 W. Highland St.
Cost: Free
Contact: Lesli Robertson, senior lecturer in UNT’s College...
UNT marketing expert available to discuss pinkwashing, marketing of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- On football fields and stores shelves, the color pink is about to appear.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and no color symbolizes the fight against the disease more than pink.
But the branding method, known as pinkwashing, also poses pitfalls for Susan G. Komen for the Cure and consumers, says David Strutton, a professor of marketing and logistics at the University of North Texas, who is available to discuss the well-recogn...
UNT Jewish Studies Program to host two guest speakers
What: Dr. Yoav Gelber, head of Nevzlin Center for Jewish Peoplehood in Herzliya, Israel, and Sam Lehman-Wilzig, associate professor at Bar-Ilan University, Israel, will both speak at the University of North Texas this fall. Their lectures are sponsored by UNT's Jewish Studies program, the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth and Tarrant County and the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas.
When...
Internationally renowned artist Kiki Smith to serve as IAA artist-in-residence at UNT for 2013-14
DENTON, Texas (UNT) -- Internationally renowned sculptor and printmaker Kiki Smith, who received a Department of State Medal of the Arts Award in 2012, returns to UNT this fall as the artist-in-residence for the University of North Texas Institute for the Advancement of the Arts in the 2013-14 academic year.
Smith visited UNT in the spring of 2013, when she was the chosen speaker for the annual Patsy R. and Raymond D. Nasher Lecture Series in Contemporary Sculpture and Criticism. In his in...
UNT political scientists available to comment on candidates for Texas governor
Texas Sen. Wendy Davis will declare her candidacy for the 2014 Texas governor's race during an event this coming Thursday (Oct. 3), according to several Democratic political consultants. Texas Attorney Gen. Greg Abbott has already declared his candidacy.
The following faculty members in the University of North Texas Department of Political Science are available to discuss the gubernatorial candidates:
Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, associate professor of political science, spoke to the media earlier this year about Rick Perry decid...