What: The University of North Texas Sky Theater is featuring three matinee shows to teach children about the world from the ground up. See which matinee is currently being shown here or view the schedule below.
When: Noon on Saturdays. Shows are year-round, but only the summer schedule is set.
Where: UNT Sky Theater at the...
DENTON, Texas (UNT) -- One of the literary world's most acclaimed writers will serve as artist-in-residence for 2014-2015 for the Institute for the Advancement of the Arts at the University of North Texas.
Aleksandar Hemon, whose 2008 novel The Lazarus Project was a finalist for the National Book Critics' Circle award and National Book Award, will visit the campus five times durin...
DENTON, Texas (UNT) -- Chi Sigma Iota honored Kara Hurt and Elizabeth Ener, doctoral students in the University of North Texas College of Education, as 2014-15 International Leadership Fellows.
Each year, CSI selects 10 aspiring leaders from more than 15,000 active members and 350 chapters to participate in their leadership program. This March, Hurt and Ener took part in the American Counseling As...
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – Registration is open for the University of North Texas Early Childhood Music Program, a program for children from birth through 5 years to experience music through play, setting the stage for later music instruction.
During the six-week session, parents and guardians come with their children once a week to the UNT College of Music, where the children move to engaging beats, jump on trampolines, sing or play simple instruments. Parents also...
What: Aspiring and current directors of high school and collegiate ensembles cultivate the art of conducting at the University of North Texas Conductors Collegium.
When: Workshops will be held June 9-20 (Monday – Friday).
Collegium concerts will be from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. June 11 (Wednesday), June 14 (Saturday), June 17 (Tuesday) and June 20 (Friday).
Where:...
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Two UNT College of Music doctoral students will be traveling abroad after earning prestigious research awards this year.
Jason Pockrus, who is studying saxophone performance, received a Fulbright grant to study in China. He travels to China in July to take a language course offered by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program this summer and will begin his research in October. Kimary Fick, who is studying musicology, received a fellowship from The Deutscher Akademis...
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – The University of North Texas is among seven Texas universities identified as leaders in the New Mathways Project, an initiative ensuring students take math courses aligned appropriately with their future career plans, according to a newly released report, "Clearing pathways through modern mathematics."...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- College and university students may apply for several awards to attend the 2014 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, which will be held July 18-20 (Friday-Sunday) at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas. Several of the awards are also open to non-students. Applications are being accepted for the awards through June 20 (Friday).
Hosted by the...
What: 2014 MFA Showcase, which includes the works of seven graduate students from UNT's College of Visual Arts and Design
When and Where: June 12 (Thursday) - Aug. 23 (Saturday) at UNT Art Gallery, 1201 W. Mulberry St. in Denton and June 12 (Thursday) - Sept. 13 (Saturday) UNT ArtSpace Dallas, 1901 Main St. in Dallas
Cost: Free
What else: A reception will take place from noon to 2 p.m. June 14 (Saturday) at UNT ArtSpace Dallas in conjunction with East Dallas Gallery Day.
Contact:...
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – Jonathan A. Molina-Garcia, who graduated in May from the University of North Texas with a bachelor of fine arts degree in photography and art history, has won a Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Award worth up to $150,000.
The scholarship, given to only 20 college seniors this year, is considered the most prestigious award for students pursuing postgraduate work in the creative arts field.
"Going into graduate school with that kind of vali...