About the System
The University of North Texas System serves the North Texas area, boosting economic activity in the region by nearly $2 billion annually. About 36,000 students are enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, and system enrollment is projected to increase to about 45,000 students
by 2015.
A Presidential Search Advisory Committee has been appointed to identify candidates to lead the University of North Texas, the flagship of the UNT System. The next president of UNT will succeed V. Lane Rawlins, who announced in early March that he will retire once a new president is appointed sometime in 2013.
System/component Highlights
UNT announces comprehensive fundraising campaign
To help feed the planet in the future, University of North Texas biology students are working with plant scientists to develop drought-resistant plants with high crop yields.
UNT graduate students in behavior analysis and their professors are putting into practice the latest scientific research on autism to help children with the disorder and their families.
The university’s renowned College of Music is helping to launch the world-class concert career of a young violinist who is attracting national attention as a rising star.
These are just a few examples of how gifts to UNT's comprehensive fundraising campaign are transforming lives. After working quietly behind the scenes, UNT announced Monday the public phase of its campaign, The light is green. The time is now. The Campaign for UNT, before an audience of 1,000 alumni and supporters at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas.