Office of the President

State of the University

At the 2015 State of the University, the university celebrated the day UNT was established in 1890 and its 125 years of excellence and impact. President Smatresk outlined a vision for UNT to become a nationally prominent institution and the steps it must take to achieve that goal. The event also formally kicked off UNT's 125th anniversary celebrations!

Read President Smatresk's State of the University Address (PDF)

Download the 2015 State of the University PowerPoint (PDF)

Past Speeches

State of the University 2014

Messages to the UNT community

Spring 2016

• UNT System BOR accepts UNT's Campus Carry Policy, Feb. 26, 2016
• Spring 2016 Commencement, Feb. 17, 2016
• Career Connect gets students job ready with community-based learning, Feb. 16, 2016
• UNT now one of the nation’s top 115 research universities in new Carnegie Classification Report, Feb. 2, 2016
• The start of a great new year, Jan. 22, 2016
• UNT Campus Carry draft policy available for review, Jan. 21, 2016

More messages to the community »

Commentary

• UNT Drives Progress as a Top-Tier University, Smatresk's guest column on Dallas Innovates
• Universities, Inc., Smatresk's guest column on Dallas Innovates
• A New Kind of Education, Smatresk's guest column on Dallas Innovates
• Smatresk was named to D CEO's, The Dallas 500, a list of the most powerful business leaders in DFW. See what other UNT leaders and alums made the list.
• Smatresk discusses the vision for UNT's New College at Frisco with Frisco Enterprise.
• Smatresk talks with NBC5 about UNT's 125 years of progress and a key milestone in its history.
• Smatresk highlights UNT's progress in a special Denton Record-Chronicle issue commemorating UNT's 125th anniversary.
• Smatresk talks about UNT's quality and the cost of tuition in Texas with the Dallas Morning News.
• Smatresk touts UNT's quality programs and strong career pathways in a Dallas Business Journal story.
• Smatresk talks growth, marketing and reputation for UNT in a Q&A with the NT Daily.
• Smatresk discusses his priorities for UNT in a Q&A with the North Texas Commission.
• Read why Smatresk was voted one of Denton County's 10 Most Interesting People for 2014.
• Smatresk talk about his priorities for UNT on WFAA.
• Smatresk discusses UNT's opportunities and challenges on KERA's Think program.

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