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UNT Dallas students serve, learn at ‘Feast of Sharing’
The Central Market H-E-B third annual Feast of Sharing at Fair Park in Dallas ran out of turkey dinners about 45 minutes before the Thanksgiving celebration was scheduled to end Nov. 10, but that was after 8,500 dinners had been served to guests the previous six hours.
Junior Chamber awards Dallas Police Rookie of the Year
The Dallas Junior Chamber of Commerce presented its 2009 Rookie of the Year award to Dallas Police Officer Kristin King during a ceremony at the Warwick Melrose Hotel Nov. 6.
Ribbon cut on ‘Go Center’ at Uplift Hampton Prep
Uplift Education and Hampton Preparatory School leaders cut the ribbon on a new “Go Center” at the school Nov. 12. Vice Chancellor and President Designate of the new University of North Texas at Dallas John Ellis Price joined in the ribbon cutting.
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One-of-a-kind police lieutenant’s leadership school starts
A one-of-a-kind Lieutenant’s Leadership School organized by the W.W. Caruth Jr. Police Institute at the University of North Texas at Dallas started Sept. 14.
Fort Worth native is named first director of financial aid
Fort Worth native Michelle Fleek joined the staff of the University of North Texas at Dallas Sept. 1. She is the school’s first director of financial aid.
UNT Dallas, Alzheimer’s Association organize health conference
The Alzhiemer’s Association of Dallas and gerontology classes at the University of North Texas at Dallas have organized a health conference on aging and memory for family and healthcare professionals Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Concord Baptist Church in Dallas.
UNT Dallas hosts North Dallas Chamber meeting
The North Dallas Chamber of Commerce education committee met at the University of North Texas at Dallas Aug. 25.
UNT Dallas Campus honors graduates
Fifty-two graduating seniors were honored at the University of North Texas at Dallas Aug. 6. Because many UNTD students do not attend commencement ceremonies in Denton, the “graduate reception” is the closest thing they experience to a graduation ceremony.
High-tech help for visually impaired students at UNT Dallas
This fall students at the University of North Texas at Dallas can have Grandma, Grandpa, Shelly, Sherry, Reid, Justin, Nanny or Gramps read to them. Or they could choose Mickey, Microsoft Sam or Microsoft Mary.
UNT Dallas hires finance and administration director
The University of North Texas at Dallas has filled a key staff position on its leadership team. A former regional vice president for Oracle Consulting and “Big 4” consulting partner Wayne Usry of Fort Worth was named executive director of finance and administration effective July 20.
Caruth Police Institute formally opens, unveils plans for leadership program
The University of North Texas at Dallas W.W. Caruth Jr. Police Institute formally opened its doors with a grand opening July 23.
Students program robots at Advanced Robocamp at UNT Dallas
Local high school students are learning to program robots at an advanced “Robocamp” this week at the University of North Texas at Dallas.
UNT Dallas hosts chemistry symposium
The University of North Texas and Texas Woman’s University are co-hosting a Symposium on College and Career Readiness in Chemistry 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 18.
‘Mean Green Chemistry Team’ wows TexPREP students
The University of North Texas “Mean Green Chemistry Demo Team” performed experiments for Dallas-area Texas Prefreshman Engineering Program (TexPREP) students at the University of North Texas at Dallas July 2. Several of the experiments produced loud explosions that startled university staff.
19th Amendment to US Constitution turning 90
The recent Iran presidential election was in part sa referendum on women's rights according to a Gallup organization report that the attention on women’s rights during the presidential campaign “galvanized the country's electorate.”
THECB approves UNT Dallas second building
The Strategic Planning Committee of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in Austin formally approved the construction of a second building on the campus of the University of North Texas at Dallas.
UNT Dallas hosts ‘Robocamp’
Local high school students are learning about robots at “Robocamp” this week.
First registrar joins UNT Dallas
Tina Lee Collins became the University of North Texas UNT Dallas’ first registrar June 1.
Perry signs bill making UNT Dallas independent
The University of North Texas UNT Dallas became a stand-alone institution May 27 after Gov. Rick Perry signed Senate Bill (SB) 629, which allows three university system centers in the state to expand into full-fledged universities.
First director of admissions joins UNT Dallas
The University of North Texas at Dallas leadership team added a key member May 18. Fred Dietz joined the school as its first director of admissions and enrollment management.
Dallas County courtroom hosts UNT Dallas mock trials
County Judge Elizabeth Crowder’s courtroom on the fourth floor of the Frank Crowley Courts Building has seen its share of courtroom drama through the years, and May 7 and 12 were no exception as it hosted a class from the University of North Texas Dallas Campus.
‘From rags to riches’ for UNT Dallas graduate
For many of the 60 University of North Texas UNT Dallas students receiving their diplomas in Denton May 16, graduation is a dream come true. But for one student, Joe Martinez, it is the achievement of one more goal in his “rags to riches” story.
Shouse steps down from faculty alliance post
May 15 was Doug Shouse’s last day to bang the gavel bringing to order the monthly faculty alliance meeting at the University of North Texas UNT Dallas. Shouse was elected the inaugural president of the faculty organization last August.
UNT Dallas Inducts First National Honor Society Members
The University of North Texas UNT Dallas held a formal ceremony April 24 to inaugurate its new Tau Sigma National Honor Society. Thirty-three students were inducted into the Honor Society in front of family and friends at UNT Dallas.
UNT Dallas holds graduate reception
A standing-room only crowd watched as 60 graduating seniors were honored at the University of North Texas UNT Dallas April 14. Many UNT Dallas students do not attend commencement ceremonies on the Denton campus, so the “graduate reception” is the closest thing they get to a graduation ceremony.
UNT Dallas Vice Chancellor: ‘UNT Dallas is born’
The University of North Texas at Dallas was “born today,” UNT Dallas Vice Chancellor John Ellis Price said from Austin following the official certification of spring enrollment figures by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board April 30.
UNT Dallas adds key staff for transition
The University of North Texas UNT Dallas has filled two more key staff positions on its leadership team to help prepare the school to become an independent university.
UNT Dallas and Education is Freedom announce
$2.5 million scholarship program to benefit Dallas ISD youth
Dallas Independent School District students participating in the Education is Freedom (EIF) program got a big boost March 11 when the University of North Texas UNT Dallas and EIF announced plans to offer $2.5 million in scholarships at the future UNT Dallas.
Advocate for African democracy, survivor of assassination attempt to speak at UNT Dallas
Former Burundi diplomat Jean-Marie Ngendahayo will speak at the University of North Texas UNT Dallas on the issue of human rights and democracy in Africa at 1:30 p.m. May 4.
The public and media are invited to attend.
UNT Dallas hosts Admissions Night May 7
College students can receive an admission fee waiver and dinner by attending Admissions Night at the University of North Texas UNT Dallas from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 7.
Nonprofit leadership scholarships awarded to UNT System students
Two University of North Texas System students have joined the list of UNT students to be recognized by the American Humanics’ NextGen Nonprofit Leaders program.
Watching a day of history
July 20, 1969. November 22, 1963. December 7, 1941. April 14, 1865. July 4, 1776. All are dates etched into the memory of most Americans.
Special Agent recruits students at UNT Dallas
Francisco Turon, special agent with the U.S. Department of Education’s Inspector General’s Office, recruited students at UNT Dallas April 1.
Law Enforcement Training at UNT Dallas
The Caruth Police Institute offered a Vehicle Crimes Awareness/Prevention Training course at UNT Dallas March 26. Michelle Lanham taught 57 law enforcement officers from police and sheriff’s departments across the D/FW area who attended.
Boy Scouts Give UNT Dallas Vice Chancellor ‘Silver Beaver Award’
University of North Texas UNT Dallas Vice Chancellor John Ellis Price recently received the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts of America.
UNT Dallas hires director of transition & accreditation
Horace “H.D.” Stearman became the director of campus transition & accreditation at the University of North Texas UNT Dallas March 23.
Eddy announces retirement from UNT Dallas
Dan Eddy, director of community development with the University of North Texas UNT Dallas since October 2002, has announced plans to retire from his position effective April 30
Retired Dallas County administrator, new director for transition join UNT Dallas staff
Retired Dallas County administrator J. Allen Clemson has joined The University of North Texas at Dallas staff as a special assistant to the vice chancellor, and will primarily oversee the areas of finance and administration.
UNT Dallas criminal justice students see latest tools for monitoring ‘clients’
Every Thursday at 3 p.m., local residents on probation enter a Dallas County courtroom and have a device that looks like a policeman’s flashlight waved in front of their faces. It’s not magic, torture or hypnotizing, but it is one of the newest tools for monitoring alcohol use.
Faculty member goes the distance for students
Who would give up Valentine’s Day with her husband to drive four students to a law school recruitment forum in Houston? Criminal Justice faculty member Gretchen Choe would – and did.
New Temporary Offices in place at UNT Dallas
Workers dug trenches, dumped more than 60 cubic yards of dirt and laid pipes to prepare for new temporary office space for The University of North Texas at Dallas.
Campus hosts international students
Assistant Professor of Information Technology Afrin Naz hosted 48 international students for an information session on The University of North Texas at Dallas Dec. 19.
Students provide Christmas for ‘Grandparents Raising Grandchildren’
Many children find it difficult to imagine Christmas without candy, colored lights and presents under the tree. But for more than 100 children in Southern Dallas County, it’s difficult to imagine Christmas with their parents.
That’s because their grandparents are raising them.
Former Thai police captain speaks to UNT Dallas students
A group of University of North Texas at Dallas students has a much better understanding of the
anti-government
protests and disorder in Thailand, thanks to a former Thai police captain’s appearance
before
the class Nov. 20.
Logistics Students Tour Walgreens Distribution Center
Logistics students from The University of North Texas at Dallas got a close-up look at a Walgreens distribution center (DC).
Harold Simmons Foundation bridging the gap for deserving students
In the fall 2008 semester, Vice Chancellor John Ellis Price and the Executive Director of Development Joseph Breshears had the privilege of hosting representatives of the Harold Simmons Foundation on UNT Dallas.
Historically underutilized businesses invited to register at procurement seminar
Historically underutilized businesses – those owned by women and minorities – will have the opportunity to register with the State of Texas at a free HUB vendor procurement seminar and expo at The University of North Texas at Dallas from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Nov. 14.
Librarian: UNT Dallas making history daily
Someday someone will write about the founding of the University of North Texas at Dallas, but according to Leora Kemp, “we want to be more than a paragraph – or even a chapter – in some other history.”
UNT Dallas professor singing in ‘Transformed’
University of North Texas at Dallas counseling professor Steve Farmer sings with the Arts District Chorale November 9th at 8 p.m. at the Cathedral Guadalupe in Dallas.
UNT Dallas hosts ‘Admissions Night’ Nov. 20
College students can receive an admission fee waiver by attending a recruiting event at The University of North Texas at Dallas Nov. 20.
Senators Duncan, Ogden and West will visit UNT Dallas
Three of the state’s long-serving senators will pay a special visit to the University of North Texas UNT Dallas Oct. 27 to discuss the need for transitional funding for the opening of UNT Dallas, the addition of a second academic building, and the foundation of the University of North Texas System’s College of Law in downtown Dallas.
UNT Dallas, with assistance from AT&T Foundation, forms plan to improve college readiness, student success
The University of North Texas at Dallas will begin taking steps to help improve the college-going rate and level of college preparedness among elementary, middle and high school students in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, John Ellis Price, vice chancellor of the UNT System and CEO of UNT Dallas, announced Sept. 30.
TNT (Teens Networking Together) Summit 2008
TNT promotes college readiness and higher education, financial management, writing and leadership. Teens may also take advantage of on-site career exploration.
Vice chancellor of UNT Dallas: ‘the train has left the station’
On-site enrollment at The University of North Texas at Dallas spiked to a record headcount of 2,212 students for the fall 2008 semester, according to
unofficial census figures taken on the semester’s 12th day of classes. That figure represents an 18 percent increase over the 12th class day
headcount of 1,874 in fall 2007.
Students, administrators from Central America to visit UNT Dallas
Students from the Universidad Metropolitana de Honduras (Metropolitan University of Honduras) will visit the University of North Texas at Dallas Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 2-9 p.m.
UNT Dallas receives $500,000 grant
The Meadows Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to The University of North Texas at Dallas to assist the university in its efforts to develop further its leadership program in educational administration.
UNT Dallas receives $70,000 grant from State of Texas
The University of North Texas UNT Dallas has received a $70,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to fund a work-study mentorship program for area high school students, an initiative that will assist the State in meeting the goals of its “Closing the Gaps by 2015” education plan.
UNT Dallas student recalls war-torn Lebanon, father’s sacrifice for education
He was only four years old when the phone rang one evening at the family’s home in northwestern Lebanon. The familiar ring was followed by his mother’s scream...
UNT-Dallas Found Property list will be posted for 30 days
Property found in 2005 and 2008 will be listed for 30 days.
UNT Dallas launches “Stars & Stripes Fund” for Fall 2008
The University of North Texas at Dallas has been awarded a grant from the Greater Texas Foundation to establish an assistance program for military families pursuing education.
Accounting department will offer oil-gas accounting, taxation courses at UCD
Substantial demand from the oil and gas industry and accounting firms that work in the field has led the University of North Texas’ Department of Accounting to offer two new graduate courses on oil and gas accounting and taxation during the Fall 2008 semester.
UNT Dallas selects new deputy vice provost, names first director of finance and administration.
The University of North Texas UNT Dallas has selected Peter Pincemin Johnstone, chief academic officer of Penn State University’s Abington College in Philadelphia, to serve as its new deputy vice provost. Maxine Rogers, vice chancellor for administration and finance with the Baton Rouge Community College System, has also been named the campus’ first director of finance and administration.
Summer camp at UNT Dallas will prepare students for PSAT/SAT
The University of North Texas Dallas Campus is sponsoring a free, five-day summer camp on the math component of the PSAT and SAT to assist students in preparing for the college entrance exams.
UNT Dallas hosting “Operation Uplift” summer camp
The University of North Texas Dallas Campus will serve as the host site for “Operation Uplift,” a grant-funded summer business program for students age 15-18, from June 5-27.
UNT Dallas offers 10 TI Foundation math scholarships for Fall 2008
The University of North Texas UNT Dallas is offering 10 full scholarships to academically qualified students in its Texas Instruments Foundation Math Scholars program, made possible by a generous $1.1 million grant from Texas Instruments Foundation.
Promotion at UNT Dallas: Price named vice chancellor
UNT System Chancellor Lee Jackson announced today the reappointment of John Ellis Price as the chief executive officer of The University of North Texas at Dallas.
Administrators at UNT Dallas expect 1,000 FTE in Fall 2008; will move opening to 2010 to "do it right"
The University of North Texas System’s Board of Regents has approved unanimously an extension of the opening date for the University of North Texas at Dallas to the Fall 2010 semester.
UNT Dallas creates Daytime Incentive Program
New "cohort"
program will make $2,500 scholarships available to daytime students in business, education, sociology and criminal justice.
Former NASA astronaut will speak at UNT Dallas Campus April 12
U.S. Air Force Col. (Ret.) Sidney Gutiérrez, a former NASA astronaut, will speak at The University of North Texas at Dallas
UNT Dallas representatives will visit El Centro College
Representatives from The University of North Texas at Dallas will be on the campus of El Centro College
UNT Dallas representatives will visit Cedar Valley College
Representatives from The University of North Texas at Dallas will be on the campus of Cedar Valley College
Students offered fee waivers at UNT Dallas Admissions Night
Students who present complete application packets to admissions counselors at the University of North Texas UNT Dallas Admissions Night April 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. will have application fees waived
Robocamp to land at UNT Dallas June 23-27
The University of North Texas’ highly anticipated Robocamp 2008, which provides youth with exposure to robotics and engineering will take place Monday through Friday, June 23 through 27.
UNT Dallas to offer prerequisite courses for MBA
Beginning with the Summer 2008 Semester, UNT Dallas will offer three additional courses at its UNT Dallas
to prepare future students for graduate study in business.
UNT Dallas tuition will not increase
Board of Regents approves freeze at quarterly meeting, despite increase at UNT flagship
Financial Aid Awareness Day set for Feb. 16
Students can learn of scholarship opportunitiesand federal application procedures.
Forum on new BA in Information Technology
The University of North Texas at Dallas will begin offering a bachelor's of arts degree in information technology in fall 2008. The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of North Texas will host an informational session regarding the new degree program during National Engineers Week.
Good Morning Texas Host Brenda Teele will celebrate reading at UNT Dallas event Feb. 9
Earning by Learning, a Dallas-based non-profit, promotes reading among the young in family shelters, elementary schools, and at youth centers.
Symposium for community college accounting professors is Feb. 8
The University of North Texas at Dallas will hold a symposium for community college accounting professors at the campus in Southern Dallas from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8.
Spring-to-spring enrollment rises at UNT Dallas Campus
According to the unofficial headcount after the 2008 spring census date (the semester’s 12th day of classes), spring-to-spring enrollment at the University of North Texas UNT Dallas is on the rise.
Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick Visits UNT Dallas
Texas House of Representatives Speaker Tom Craddick visited UNT Dallas as part of a four-hour tour of the Southern Dallas economic corridor.
UNT Dallas selects first executive director of development
The University of North Texas at Dallas has selected Joseph W. Breshears as its first executive director of development.
Garland resident named outstanding student by Dallas faculty
The sociology faculty at the University of North Texas UNT Dallas selected Garland-resident Alex Nunez as the “Outstanding Sociology Student for Fall 2007.”
$9.5 million philanthropic grant will fund Caruth Police Institute at UNT Dallas
Third phase of $15 million grant from W.W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation at Communities Foundation of Texas will establish first-of-its-kind institute at UNT Dallas.
UNT Dallas deputy vice provost named exec. director of Tarleton State University’s Central Texas System Center
UNT Dallas Deputy Vice Provost Garry Ross has been named executive director for Tarleton State University’s Central Texas System Center in Killeen.
'Think Big!' College and Financial Aid Rally
With the new year just beginning, now is the time to "Think Big" when it comes to the future. That is why The Potter's House of Dallas is teaming up with UNT Dallas to host the "Think Big" College and Financial Aid Rally.
Dallas-based logistics foundation provides $2,500 in scholarships
The University of North Texas at Dallas has received a $2,500 grant from the Texas Logistics Education Foundation (TLEF)
Southern Dallas is Ripe for Education, Development, Infrastructure Improvement
Southern Dallas has the potential to become a ‘hot spot’ for urban growth and business opportunity.
UNT Dallas offers free counseling services
for students, community
The University of North Texas at Dallas is now offering counseling services to students and members of the community free of charge.
Headcount at UNT Dallas up 22 percent; 32.2 percent increase in full-time equivalent count
On-site enrollment at the UNT UNT Dallas has reached an all time high headcount of 1,876 students, according to unofficial census figures for fall 2007.
African-American alumni host reception for UNT Legacy Scholarship
The "UNT Legacy Reception – Celebrating and Continuing the African American Legacy at the University of North Texas" will be held at the UNT Dallas on October 26.
Karrington & Company announces
$10, 000 in scholarships for UNT Dallas students
The Karrington & Company scholarship program will award two $5,000 scholarships to Cedar Valley Community College students to help them complete junior- and senior-level courses leading to a bachelor's degree at UNT Dallas.