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UNT Wind Symphony welcomes New York Philharmonic clarinetist and visiting composers
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What: UNT Wind Symphony, conducted by Eugene Migliaro Corporon, featuring guest clarinetist Mark Nuccio, acting principal of the New York Philharmonic, with visiting composers Kevin M. Walczyk, alumnus, and Scott McAllister
When: 7:30 p.m. April 11 (Thursday)
Where: Winspear Performance Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 N. I-35E, Denton. The concert will also be streamed online at...
Three UNT faculty members named Institute for the Advancement of the Arts fellows
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Robert Jessup, professor of studio arts; Bonnie Friedman, assistant professor of English; and Claudia Howard Queen, assistant professor of dance and theatre, have been selected as faculty fellows in UNT's Institute for the Advancement of the Arts in the 2013-14 academic year.
As fellows, the three professors will be granted a semester off from teaching duties to work on their projects full time.
Robert Jessup
Professor of Studio Arts Robert Jessup, a UNT faculty member since fall 1991, will use the fellowship to challenge his...
Family pledges $1 million to UNT’s College of Business for study abroad scholarships
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Anne Milner Fields and her great nephew UNT alumnus Bryan Milner (’00) have pledged $1 million to UNT’s College of Business to endow scholarships for study abroad opportunities.
The gift is eligible to be matched with $1 million from Charn Uswachoke (’73 M.B.A.) as part of his historic $22 million gift to the university in 2011. Uswachoke set aside a portion of his gift for matching opportunities as a way to encourage more donors to support UNT. Milner said that the match heavily influenced the timin...
College of Education professor earns American Counseling Association awards
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Sue Bratton, professor of counseling and higher education and director of the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas, was presented with two awards at the 2013 American Counseling Association (ACA) conference in March.
“I am honored and humbled to receive these awards,” said Bratton. “Knowing the nominations came from current and former students means more than the awar...
Artists collaborate on print works at UNT’s P.R.I.N.T Press
What: Collaborative Print Project between multi-media artist and educator Ryan Burkart and visual artist Scott Ingram
When/Where: The print collaboration will take place April 1 – 5 at University of North Texas’ P.R.I.N.T Press, 1120 W. Oak St., Denton
Events: Both are free and open to the public.
- 12:30 p.m., April 2 (Tuesday) in UNT’s Art Building, Room 219 – Dialogue on Collaborative Printmaking
- 4 – 6 p.m., April 5 (Friday) at P.R.I.N.T Press, 1120 W. Oak St., Denton – Open House, interact with th...
UNT to install advanced radar system providing improved severe weather data and storm warnings
What:Installation of the Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA) radar
When: April 11 (Thursday), a crane will lift the CASA radar in place between 2 and 3 p.m. – weather permitting
Where: UNT’s Discovery Park campus, located at 3940 N. Elm St. in Denton
Contact: Leslie Wimmer at Leslie.Wimmer@unt.edu or 940-565-4835
DENTON (UNT...
UNT student named finalist for Collegiate Marketer of the Year
University of North Texas College of Business student Thomas Pemberton, a junior studying marketing, has been named one of two finalists for the DFW American Marketing Association Collegiate Marketer of the Year.
Winners will be announced at an April 11 gala in Dallas.
“This is a stepping stone from academia into a career,” said Pemberton, a 2006 graduate of Flower Mound High School. “It is a great honor for me as it...
UNT student earns national research placement
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Irán Román, an undergraduate student from Uriangato, Mexico, in the UNT-Howard Hughes Medical Center Undergraduate Researchers Program, has earned a placement in the Stanford Summer Research Program at Stanford University in California.
"The grant represents a unique opportunity that will define and solidify my future career decisions,” said Román. “By working with Professor Tim Stearns at Stanford University, I will get to meet people and experience the working environment of a lab with a world-class researcher.”...
Grammy-winning vocalist Kurt Elling performs at UNT April 4
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What: The Kurt Elling Quintet performs a concert of original compositions and modern interpretations of standards
When: 8 p.m. April 4 (Thursday)
Where: Winspear Hall at the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton
Cost: Free for UNT students with ID. Tickets are $30 for the public and $15 for UNT faculty, staff and Alumni Association members.
Contact: To purchase...
UNT establishes research center devoted to digital retailing
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism is now home to a new center that will provide professionals in the retail, hospitality management, technology and other industries focused on investment in digital retailing with research and expertise from UNT faculty and industry leaders. The global Digital Retailing Research Center is the first interdisciplinary center in the U.S. with a complete focus on digital retailing, said...