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UNT College of Music faculty, students to teach and perform in Vietnam in late May
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – Faculty and students from UNT's College of Music will perform three concerts and teach master classes in Vietnam later this month as part of a visit conceived and organized by a doctoral violin student.
Chuong Vu, who was born and raised in Vietnam, wanted to share the talents of his fellow students and faculty members from UNT with aspiring musicians in his native country.
Many students and faculty members in the college spend the summer teaching and performing internationally during the summer – anoth...
UNT hosts 4th annual international cold-formed steel competition
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas is hosting the 2014 International Student Competition on Cold-Formed Steel Design for the fourth year, and entries can now be submitted to UNT's College of Engineering.
Created by Engineering Technology Associate Professor Cheng Yu, the competition helps build interest in cold-formed steel, an economical and recyclable construction material.
Full-time undergraduate and graduate students from any university in the world can enter the competition. Entrie...
UNT senior awarded for leadership, service through social work
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- When Jordan Holley enrolled in the Introduction to Social Work class at the University of North Texas, she had no idea the class would change her life. But it did. And the social work major and graduating senior has been changing the lives of others ever since, both as an advocate for disenfranchised populations and as a leader for fellow social workers.
UNT's Social Work program, based in the College of Public Affairs and Community Service, recently rec...
Got a great business idea? UNT’s Entrepreneurs Boot Camp offers advice to launch start-ups
What: University of North Texas Entrepreneurs Boot Camp — Students and community members are invited to apply for a series of workshops offering guidance on how to build a successful business. Application deadline is May 6 (Tuesday).
When: 6 to 9:30 p.m. June 5, 12, 19 and 26 and July 3 (Thursdays) with final business plan presentation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 12 (Saturday)
Where: Bu...
UNT student and combat veteran receives $3,000 scholarship from TDF Foundation
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Combat Veteran and University of North Texas student, David Smith received the TDF Foundation Veterans Scholarship on April 25 (Friday). Former Congressman Jack Fields, Congressmen Michael Burgess, UNT President Neal Smatresk and UNT Vice President Elizabeth With from Washington attended the presentation of the award.
"I am excited to be able to talk to people so high up about issues I truly am concerned about," Smith said.
As a biology and chemistry double major,...
Design of UNT student from Arlington selected to be registered as university's official tartan
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- When University of North Texas senior Casey Heidt began designing a tartan -- a design for weaving that consists of two or more alternating colored stripes that intersect vertically and horizontally to form a repeated checkered pattern -- to mark UNT's 125th anniversary in 2015, she looked to the campus' location in Denton for inspiration.
The pattern is a double-layered map of the campus, with one map featuring UNT's Hurley Administration Building in the center, outlined in black. The thick white lines represent north-so...
More than 4,000 students to graduate from UNT in Spring 2014
What: Spring commencement ceremonies at the University of North Texas
When: Doctoral and master's commencement ceremony at 3 p.m. May 9 (Friday); baccalaureate commencement ceremonies at 7 p.m. May 9 (Friday) and 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. May 10 (Saturday)
Where: UNT Coliseum, 600 Ave. D, Denton
DENTON (UNT), Texas – More than 4,000 students will receive degrees from the University of North Texas this spring. Comme...
UNT to offer sport psychology workshop for coaches of swimming teams
What: Implementing an Effective Swim Coaching Strategy: Mental and Physical Approaches" -- A one-day workshop at the University of North Texas to enhance swim coaches' strategies and training plans. Sponsored by UNT's Center for Sport Psychology and PerformanceExcellence. Part of the UNT Coach Workshop Series.
When: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. May 17 (Saturday)
Where: Room 110 of UNT's Business Leade...
UNT's renowned One O'Clock Lab Band welcomes interim director
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – The six-time Grammy nominated One O'Clock Lab Band will welcome Jay Saunders as interim director in the 2014-15 season.
Saunders, a College of Music alumnus and current director of the Two O'Clock Lab Band, will take the helm from Steve Wiest, who has accepted a faculty position at the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver.
As an undergraduate, Saunders was a member of the One O'Clock Lab Band and played two tours with the...
UNT seminar on May 16 features air transportation experts
What: Transportation Breakfast Seminar -- Presented by the University of North Texas Center for Logistics Education and Research. Featuring a motivational speech by Olympian bobsledder and UNT alumnus Johnny Quinn and a discussion from air transportation experts Jim Crites, executive vice president for operations at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport; Tom Harris, president of Alliance Air/Aviation Services at Hillwood Properties; and Mark Duebner, director of aviation for the city of Dallas.
When: 8 a.m. t...