What: Creators of the Beloit College Mindset List visit the University of North Texas for an open campus forum
When: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sept. 18 (Wednesday)
Where: Matthews Hall Room 311, 1300 W. Highland St.
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What: Rainn Wilson, best known for playing “Dwight Schrute” on NBC’s “The Office” will speak Sept. 19 (Thursday) as part of the University of North Texas Distinguished Lecture Series. Wilson will discuss SoulPancake, a book and social project developed to encourage discussions on spirituality, creativity, arts and philosophy.
Where: UNT Coliseum, 600 Avenue D, at t...
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – The College of Music recently welcomed Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s co-concertmaster Nathan Olson as an adjunct faculty member. Olson will perform in concert Sept. 16 and 25 at UNT.
“We are very proud to have Nathan (Olson) join our faculty, and it is a joy to have him perform twice on campus this fall,” said College of Music Dean James Scott. “Simply stated, he is one of the finest young violinists in today’s professional world. The Dallas Symphony is fortunate to have him as co-conc...
After the success of her 2012 online game competition, Dr. Gayatri Mehta, assistant professor of electrical engineering in UNT’s College of Engineering, is conducting another online game competition this year with new puzzles and games.
The contest allows the public to compete for prizes while also helping advance the development of next gener...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Dr. Tony Mendes, director of the University of North Texas Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship, has been named president-elect of the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE), the nation’s largest faculty organization for professors teaching and researching entrepreneurship.
Mendes is an acclaimed entrepreneurial educator who formerly served as executive director of the Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership (AEL) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has been a member of the USASBE since 2004, where he has held seve...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Tyler Brewer, a second-year Master of Public Administration student at the University of North Texas, received the nationally competitive Edwin O. Stene Academic Scholarship from ICMA, the International City/County Management Association, to attend the group’s conference Sept. 22 - 25 in Boston.
In addition to the $1,000 stipend, the Stene Scholarship — which is named in memory of a Kansas University professor — pr...
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – The University of North Texas presents six exhibitions this fall season, two at the College of Visual Arts and Design's UNT Art Gallery and four at UNT on the Square, starting with a look at historic structures in Denton.
UNT on the Square started the exhibition season Aug. 29 with Photographs of Denton, which includes homes and other structures built between 1945 and 1965. The UNT Art Gallery's...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The Division of University Relations, Communications and Marketing at the University of North Texas has received national awards from four professional organizations for promotional materials.
URCM achieved three merit awards in the 28th Annual Educational Advertising Awards presented by the Higher Education Marketing Report. The following UNT recruitment materials were recognized:
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The Sky Theater planetarium at the University of North Texas has upgraded its presentation technology and is launching a Saturday matinee program geared mainly toward children.
The Sky Theater will offer a different matinee program each month beginning Sept. 7 (Saturday). The programs will begin each Saturday at noon, and tickets are $3 each (cash only).
The first matinee program is “Flight Adventures,” ideal for children 8-years-old and older. The program presents th...
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – The Department of Dance and Theatre's 2013-14 season at the University of North Texas includes a wide range of contemporary, prize-winning productions that examine relationships and the changes they make within oneself and one's world.
"We're excited to present a season that examines the world of mathematical discovery, a post-apocalyptic New York City at war with God, the racial politics of art galleries, and concludes with an opportunity for audiences to participate in a musica...