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U.S. Diplomat to visit UNT April 10 to encourage students to pursue international careers
DENTON (UNT), Texas - Diplomat Julie Kavanagh will visit the University of North Texas to advise students on how they can work for the U.S. Department of State.
Kavanagh will talk about careers, internships and fellowships from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 10 (Tuesday) in Room 109 of the Language Building, 108 Ave. A. The presentation will include a question-and-answer session.
She also will speak about the Consular Fellows Program f...
Accounting firms hire a year in advance. Here’s how 94 percent of these UNT students landed job offers.
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Graduation was still a year away, but the pressure was on for University of North Texas accounting students Veronica Elsberry and Brian Kennedy to get hired. Accounting is a unique profession in which most top- and mid-level firms start recruiting for new talent a year or more before students graduate. Those who miss that window often have to wait.
“The recruiting process is the hardest part of the accounting program because you’re doing it a year in advance,...
UNT lecturer chosen to co-lead Medical Library Association Training Institute
Jodi Philbrick, a lecturer at the University of North Texas, has been chosen as the co-lead instructor of the Medical Library Association Research Training Institute.
The institute was developed to improve the research capacity for practicing health sciences librarians.
Philbrick, who works in the College of Information’s Department of Information Science, sai...
UNT to offer bachelor’s degree in nonprofit leadership studies
More than 96,000 nonprofit organizations are located in the state of Texas, the second largest number in the nation behind California, according to the National Center for Charitable Statistics. Nonprofits in the Dallas-Fort Worth region generated more than 27 billion in total revenue and employed approximately 103,000 individuals in 2012, as reported by Dallas’ CNM Connect.
Beginning with the 2018 fall semester, a new undergraduate degree program...
UNT experts can discuss major retailers' decisions to restrict gun sales
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Walmart, Dick’s Sporting Goods and most recently Kroger, through its Fred Meyer locations, recently announced changes to their store gun sale policies following a deadly shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 dead. Among the limitations, all three companies will end the sale of firearms to anyone under age 21.
Associate professor Francisco Guzman, and professor...
UNT debaters qualify for National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence
After achieving success at multiple parliamentary debate tournaments during the past five months, two members of the University of North Texas Debate Team were selected for the 2018 National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence, which will be held March 28-31 at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon.
Matthew Hernandez, a freshman broadcast journalism and political science major from Athens, and Abron Hester, a senior political science major from Harker Heights, qualified for the n...
Nobel Prize-winning biologist Randy Schekman will visit UNT in April
What: The University of North Texas Office of the President welcomes biologist and Nobel Laureate, Randy Schekman.
When: 7 p.m. April 20 (Friday), with a research-based seminar at 1:15 p.m.
Where: University Union, 1155 Union Circle in Denton. Speech will be held in room 314C, Emerald Ballroom, and the research seminar will be held in the Union Lyceum.
Cost: Free and open to the public. Reserve tickets...
Brenda McCoy named associate vice president for strategic initiatives and administration at UNT
Brenda McCoy, who has served as vice provost of academic outreach and dean of the New College at Frisco since 2016, was promoted to associate vice president of strategic initiatives and administration in the Division of Enrollment at the University of North Texas.
McCoy, whose appointment is effective March 1, will develop and lead key initiatives to significantly impact the recruitment and retention of UNT students. She also will be responsible for identifying higher education and market trends and implementing programs to ensure the university remains competitive and achieves its 60...
Wesley Randall tapped as dean of the New College at Frisco
Wesley Randall, chair of UNT’s Department of Marketing, Logistics and Operations Management, who has 30 years of expertise in supply chain and logistics, has been named dean of the New College at Frisco.
In his new role, Randall will help develop curriculum and programming at the New College at Frisco to best serve the needs of its students and industry leaders. In addition, he will work to help UNT continue to expand its presence in Collin County and solidify its partnerships with area community colleges. He also will lead the initiatives at the Collin Higher Education Center in McKi...
One name, three generations: How six relatives from one Mexican family found their UNT legacy.
DENTON (UNT), Texas — It might appear that Ernesto Usabiaga is giving college a third try. Records at the University of North Texas show that his namesake attended in the 1950s, and that a similarly named Jorge Ernesto Usabiaga came in the 1980s. In truth? The 20-year-old junior is part of a family legacy of Usabiagas – all successful businessmen thriving in Mexico – who have been enrolling at UNT for decades.
Starting with the grandfather, Ernesto G. Usabiaga, who graduated in 1959, a total of five family members have completed their studies at UNT, with each alumnus working diligent...