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Friendly challenge issued between UNT and UNLV presidents leading up to Heart of Dallas bowl game Jan. 1
DENTON (UNT), Texas — University of North Texas President V. Lane Rawlins and University of Nevada, Las Vegas President Neal Smatresk have issued a friendly challenge to one another in advance of the Heart of Dallas bowl game, which will be played by the two universities on Jan. 1 in the historic Cotton Bowl stadium.
If UNT wins the game, Smatresk will wear UNT Mean Green gear during a meal with Rawlins at a public place. And if UNLV wins, Rawlins will don UNLV Rebels gear for a meal with Smatresk. A date for the m...
Mean Green Tailgating Guide
As you prepare to root on the Mean Green Jan. 1 at the Heart of Dallas Bowl, plan to tailgate Mean Green style:
- Carpool. This is the easiest green practice to implement. By simply hopping in a car with your friends and family, you can reduce carbon emissions that pollute our air while saving gas money. It’s a win-win for the environment and your pocket book!
- Utilize Public Transportation. If you can’t find a ride to the game,...
Three UNT logistics students win national competition
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Three students from the University of North Texas College of Business won the 3rd annual Intermodal Challenge presented by the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) for a paper and presentation that provide solutions for growing the intermodal industry, which involves moving containers by various modes of transportation.
Seniors Curtis Pogue of Bartonville, Sarah McLaughlin of Fort Worth and Chris Turner of Sugar Land clinched the prize after w...
UNT Libraries to receive archives from The Dallas Way Agreement signals start of organization's archive collection
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The Dallas Way, a nonprofit organization dedicated to gathering, storing, organizing and presenting the complete history of the city’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community, has entered into an agreement with the University of North Texas Libraries to ensure that current and future materials collected by the organization will be permanently archived, digitized and made accessible to the public.
Created in 2011, the Dallas Way consists of lay historians who inter...
Neal Smatresk named UNT's president effective February 3
DENTON, TEXAS -- Today, December 12, the University of North Texas System Board of Regents voted unanimously to name Dr. Neal Smatresk president of UNT, the flagship campus of the UNT System.
Smatresk (pronounced SMAH-TRESK), 62, will succeed V. Lane Rawlins who announced in March that he planned to retire at the end of 2013. Smatresk will begin his presidency February 3, 2014, and Rawlins will continue in the role until that tim...
UNT student awarded $10,000 scholarship from the Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation
DENTON, Texas (UNT) — Joshua Urbanovsky of Granbury, a University of North Texas student in the College of Business and College of Engineering, was honored as one of the state’s top business students at the Texas Business Hall of Fame 31st Annual Induction Dinner Nov. 14 in San Antonio. Urbanovsky earned a $10,000 scholarship, which he plans to use to help pay for his doctoral degree in computer science at UNT. Urbanovsky is the...
New UNT Inspiration Awards encourage student creativity
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas will honor student creativity with the first-ever Sherman/Barsanti Inspiration Awards, made possible by a $350,000 gift from donors Bob and Bette Sherman.
UNT faculty and staff members can nominate students for the awards online through Feb. 1, 2014. Winners will be announced at the an...
More than 3,000 students to graduate from UNT in Fall 2013
What: Fall commencement ceremonies at the University of North Texas
When: Doctoral and master's commencement ceremony at 3 p.m. Dec. 13 (Friday); baccalaureate commencement ceremonies at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Dec. 14 (Saturday)
Where: UNT Coliseum, 600 Ave. D, Denton
DENTON (UNT), Texas – More than 3,000 students will receive degrees from the University of North Texas this fall. Commencement ceremonies are set for Dec. 13 and 14 (Friday and Saturday) in the...
UNT students named semifinalists in National Retail Federation contest
DENTON (UNT), Texas — A team of merchandising students at the University of North Texas is among teams from six U.S. universities and institutes to be named semifinalists in this year’s National Retail Federation Foundation Careerbuilders.com Student Challenge.
Students from all universities and institutes that are NRF Foundation College and University Partners are eligible for the competition....
Nelson Mandela should be remembered for avoiding nuclear war, UNT historian says
Former South African president Nelson Mandela, who died last week, will long be remembered as one of the greatest world leaders, but he may be overlooked for pulling a racially fractured South Africa back from the brink of nuclear war, according to University of North Texas professor of history Constance Hilliard.
Hilliard, who teaches a course on modern Africa, is the editor of The Intellectual Traditions of P...