What: How can a young and vibrant town go about creating strategic plans that best meet the needs of its residents? The Town of Cross Roads, Texas — in northeast Denton County — has turned to University of North Texas students for answers. UNT students will present their business plans to town leaders and business executives while competing for cash prizes in the Northwestern Mutual Integrated Business Case Competition, held twice per year at UNT.
Graduating seniors in the College of Business participate in the Case Competition a...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas Executive Chef Pierre Monticolombi has created five new dishes as part of a California Raisin Board and Food Service Director magazine challenge to incorporate raisins as a healthy sweetener in university dining menus.
The UNT community can taste test Monticolombi’s new dishes from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on April 30 (Tuesday) in Kerr Hall’s cafeteria, and vote for their favorites. The dishes ar...
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What: ArtWear annual juried exhibition of the works of graduating UNT fashion design students, sponsored by Neiman Marcus
When: 6 p.m. May 4 (Saturday)
Where: Silver Eagle Suite in the UNT Union; directions may be found at http://union.unt.edu/about/map-directions
Tickets: $25 general admission or $10 with UNT...
DENTON (UNT), Texas – If University of North Texas College of Business student Jeff Chandler and his 24 classmates do well on their latest class project, they could get more than a good grade — they could potentially help thousands of children across the United States.
Chandler and his classmates are developing national marketing plans for a Big Brothers Big Sisters basketball fundraiser — called Little Big Shot — to be held in at least 10 NBA franchise cities across the nation. Money raised from the event will help Big Brothers Big Sisters in its mission of matching volunteer mentor...
DENTON (UNT), Texas – As schools reopened in West, Texas, after last week’s fertilizer plant explosion, therapy dogs were nearby to help students emotionally adjust, according to news reports.
Dr. Cynthia Chandler, director of the University of North Texas’ Center for Animal Assisted Therapy and author of the recently published second edition of “Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling,” is available to discuss how therapy animals can help pe...
What: A screening of documentary films produced by University of North Texas students earning master of fine arts degrees in documentary film. Presented by UNT's Department of Radio, Television and Film.
When: 7 p.m. May 2 (Thursday)
Where: Room 184 in UNT's Radio, Television and Performing Arts Building, located one block west of Welch and Chestnut streets at 1179 Union Circle.
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DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Sam Atkinson, professor and interim chair of the University of North Texas Biology Department has been named a member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designs, engineers, builds and maintains infrastructure throughout the United States. The Environmental Advisory Board serves to...
The University of North Texas offers summer programs to fit the needs and interests of North Texans, from innovative science programs to inspiring arts and humanities programs.
For your convenience, we have included a list of UNT summer highlights below. The list is in chronological order by program start date. For more information on any of these summer programs, contact UNT News Service at news.service@unt.edu or 940-565-2108.
UNT SUMMER PROGRAMS/EVENTS:
June 4 – 8
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What: “A Chicano Photographer’s Journey: 1969 to the Present” — A lecture by
Jesús Manuel Mena Garza, leading documentary photographer of the 1970s
Chicano Civil Rights Movement. The 12th Annual Commemorative Lecture in
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DENTON (UNT), Texas — As soon as he received his acceptance letter to the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas, David Hao began searching for a UNT faculty member who would allow him to work in his or her research laboratory for the summer, before he even began classes as a TAMS student. TAMS is a two-year residential program at UNT that allows talented students to complete their freshman and sophomore years of college by taking UNT classes, and earn their high school diplomas at the same time.
Hao, from P...