If you are looking to a make a difference, you’ve come to the right place.

Join the College of Public Affairs and Community Service where it is our mission to strengthen communities through education, scholarship and engagement. With seven academic departments and several centers, institutes and professional programs, PACS is transforming the quality of life and becoming the “go-to” resource for community issues in Texas. Students from our college are prepared for a variety of careers in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Our alumni can be found working in a wide range of settings such as, Federal Emergency Management Administration, Child Protective Services, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, U.S. Department of State, Peace Corps, Texas Youth Commission and many others.



Bold Ideas and Big Changes

The College of Public Affairs & Community Service (PACS) has a long history of social entrepreneurship and community outreach. In fact, PACS grew from these ideals with a mission focused on providing students opportunities to strengthen community through their educational experiences.

Our hope is that you will use this high-impact fund to develop and implement bold ideas that strengthen and transform communities.

Learn how you can make an impact!

The College of Public Affairs and Community Service is proud of our many graduates who crossed the stage this year.  On May 10th roughly 70 doctoral and master’s degree candidates from PACS attended the UNT commencement ceremony.  The following day May 11th, PACS was represented by...

The College of Public Affairs and Community Service welcomes the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences!   With a pre-professional undergraduate degree, graduate programs in speech-language pathology and audiology, and the UNT Speech and Hearing Center, the Department of Speech and...

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Dr. Daniel Stewart a PACS Criminal Justice faculty member studied terrorism issues this summer in academic fellowship

Our very own Dr. Daniel Stewart, Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, was accepted as a 2013-14 Academic Fellow with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in Washington D.C.  Dr. Stewart is a great asset to the FDD program and upon his return will continue to be a beneficial resource to UNT on terrorism issues in the Middle East.  To learn more about this prestigious opportunity he had this summer...  



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