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UNT Murphy Center director named president-elect of national organization
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...
UNT student wins nationally competitive scholarship to attend conference
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...
UNT fall exhibitions explore themes from nature to science, and more
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...
URCM recognized for excellence in communication materials
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:
- Merit Award for First Time in College V...
UNT's Sky Theater planetarium upgrades technology and launches Saturday matinee
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...
UNT Department of Dance and Theatre features guest artists, prize-winning shows
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...
UNT's Innovation Greenhouse to host music hackathon
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas Innovation Greenhouse, located in Sycamore Hall on the UNT campus, will host a North Texas music hackathon beginning at 6 p.m. on Sept. 13 (Friday).
The hackathon, which will last through Sept. 15 (Sunday), aims to bring together anyone interested in unique music applications, including designers, developers, programmers, industry...
UNT Executive + Scholar Lecture Series to offer speakers on sustainability in apparel
What: The first Executive + Scholar Lecture Series, presented by the Global Digital Retailing Research Center in the University of North Texas' College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism. The theme is sustainability in the global apparel industry
When: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 24 (Tuesday)
Where: Ballroom of UNT's Gateway Center, located at 801 North Texas Blvd.
Cost: $25 for morning lectures only; $75 for luncheon and afternoon workshop; free to UNT students with st...
Thursday Night Music Returns to UNT on the Square
What: Thursday Night Music Series at UNT on the Square, presented by the University of North Texas Institute for the Advancement of the Arts and the UNT College of Music
When: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (with intermission) every Thursday night during September and October (eight consecutive evenings)
Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., on Denton’s historic courthouse square
Cost: Free...
UNT fraternity recognized nationally as chapter of the year
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Living by the motto “always prepared, always together (semper parati, semper juncti)” has paid off for UNT’s Alpha Nu Chapter of Phi Iota Alpha this year.
Although the UNT chapter is composed of only 13 active members, teamwork and preparedness helped them receive top recognition as Chapter of the Year at last month’s 2013 National Convention in Puerto Rico and Best Chapter in Texas at the 2013 Texas Phiota Formal awards ceremony in Austin last May.
“I was just shocked and overwhelmed,” said College of Business senior Jonathan...