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UNT expert available to discuss school security
Eric Coleman, lecturer in the UNT Department of Criminal Justice with expertise in campus safety and security administration, is available to discuss a shooting reported today at a school near Seattle.
Coleman is a former associate vice president for campus safety and security and former university police chief at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. He is also a former chief of police of the Haskell Independent School Distri...
UNT welcomes acclaimed novelist Aleksandar Hemon for IAA Artist-in-Residence reception and events
What: University of North Texas' Artist-in-Residence Aleksandar Hemon will be in Denton for a welcome reception, Q&A session, and a reading and book signing event. Hemon, author of National Book Award finalist The Lazarus Project, has written five novels and is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker. He was the 2004 winner of the MacArthur Foundation Genius Award, a 2003 Guggenheim Fellowship recipient and is in residency at UNT for the 2014-15 school year.
When/Where:
- Public welcome reception is 6-8 p.m. Nov. 4 (Tue...
Memorial concert, room dedication honors former UNT student musician
What: The Global Rhythms: Jon Kellis Memorial Concert and dedication of the "Jon Kellis Steel Drum Room" by the University of North Texas College of Music will celebrate the life of Kellis, a percussion student who died in 1999 during his studies at UNT.
When/Where: Nov. 3 (Monday).
The dedication of the "Jon Kellis Steel Drum Room" is at 7:15 p.m. in room 102 of the Music Annex Building, located at 1630 W. Highland St. in Denton.
The concert is at 8 p.m. in V...
New Complex Logistics Systems Laboratory at UNT offers opportunities for industry partnerships, real-world solutions
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- A new Complex Logistics Systems Laboratory in the University of North Texas College of Business allows students and faculty members to partner with logistics companies to engage in applied research that could help companies more efficiently manage the distribution of goods and services and cut costs.
The lab in UNT's Business Leadership Building offers interactive logistics simulation, business intelligence, data visualization and complex logistics systems model...
Two Veterans Day related performances at UNT give tribute to American military members
What/When: From reflective ballads to patriotic favorites, two concerts by the University of North Texas College of Music will honor veterans, soldiers and their loved ones in celebration of Veterans Day, which is Nov. 11 (Tuesday).
The UNT Brass Band concert, "A Salute to American Veterans," takes place at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 (Monday). The program includes popular tunes like The Battle Hymn of the Republic and the Armed Forces Medley.
The UNT University Singers concert takes place at 8 p.m. on Veterans Day, No...
UNT's Willis Library opens The Factory, a creative technology space
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Visitors to the University of North Texas' Willis Library can now create three dimensional objects from computer aided design software -- everything from figurines and textured plastic clothing material to board game pieces --when they visit The Factory on the library's first floor.
The Factory is the library's first makerspace -- a place for library patrons to have access to equipment and software that promotes innovative learning and cooperative and creative use...
UNT Opera presents the upbeat opera, "The Merry Widow"
What: UNT Opera presents The Merry Widow, which tells the story of an ambassador's attempts to manipulate a wealthy widow into a marriage that will ensure her fortune stays in their country. Confusion and misdirection ensue, but ultimately love wins.
When: 8 p.m. Nov. 7 (Friday) and Nov. 14 (Friday) and 3 p.m. Nov. 9 (Sunday) and Nov. 16 (Sunday). There will be an "In The Know" lecture 45 minutes prior to each performance. The lecture, presented by UNT Opera Music Director Stephen Dubberly, will offer insight into the opera and the time perio...
UNT program to increase diversity of males in physical therapy professions receives grant extension
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas received an additional $109,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to continue a program to help increase the number of African American and Hispanic males in physical therapy professions. The program, a collaboration with the UNT Health Science Center, began in 2012 and has been extended through Aug. 31, 2015.
Dr. Jean Keller, professor of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation studies and interim vice president for community engagement at UNT, will be recognized for leading the program at the...
UNT journalism faculty member available to comment on Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee
As editor of The Washington Post, Ben Bradlee directed the newspaper's coverage of the Watergate scandal -- which led to the only U.S. presidential resignation in history.
Neil Foote, principal lecturer in the University of North Texas' Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism, worked under Bradlee at the Post from 1986 to 1990 and is available for comment about Bradlee, who died yesterday (Tuesday, Oct. 21) at age 93.
"My guess is that B...
UNT offers new dual degree program with Burgundy School of Business
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- A new dual degree program with the University of North Texas College of Business and Burgundy School of Business in France will begin for undergraduate students in 2015.
The program begins in summer 2015 for Burgundy School of Business students traveling to UNT and in fall 2015 for UNT students traveling to Burgundy. Undergraduate students enrolled in the B.B.A. in integrated studies program are eligible to apply. Students will receive separate bachelor's degrees from both schools in the amou...