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The following are links to news stories featuring UNT people and programs as well as stories of general interest to the higher education community.

Latest Stories:

Students to serve up menu with Blythe Beck

Mon, Oct 17, 2016 - 7:51am
Read the original story at: Denton Record Chronicle

Chef Blythe Beck is no shrinking violet.

The executive chef and co-owner of Pink Magnolia in Oak Cliff in Dallas specializes in Southern food with great big flavor profiles, and the chef will make the trek back to Denton to for the Guest Chef Day at the University of North Texas’ Club at Gateway Center.

Beck, a UNT alumna, will cook with UNT hospitality students for lunch April 5 at UNT’s Gateway Center, 801 North Texas Blvd. Diners will be seated between 11 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.

Hospitality students invite a culinary master to work alongside them on campus each semester, and this spring’s pick is Beck, known...

Tags: chef, Club at Gateway, hospitality, meals, restaurant

Life of Purpose Treatment Opens at The University of North Texas

Tue, May 10, 2016 - 8:00am
Read the original story at: Geek's World

Life of Purpose Treatment announces the opening of its second location on a university campus at the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton, Texas. The program’s facility is housed at UNT’s Chilton Hall, adjacent to the office of the UNT Collegiate Recovery Program.

Young adults who are seeking recovery from substance use disorder, but do not want their treatment to keep them from pursuing university degrees, now have a therapeutic care resource at the University of North Texas. ...

Tags: clinic, substance abuse, UNT

Gov. Abbott appoints Three To Teacher Retirement System

Tue, May 10, 2016 - 8:00am
Read the original story at: The Tribune

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed John Elliott and Greg Gibson and reappointed Christopher Moss to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas Board of Trustees for terms set to expire August 31, 2021. The board manages retirement and other benefits for teachers and employees of the state's public schools and institutions of higher education.

 

John Elliott of Austin is a partner at Smith, Robertson, Elliott & Douglas, L.L.P. He is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Austin Bar Association, International Council of...

Tags: government, texas, UNT

Feeding body and mind

Tue, May 10, 2016 - 8:00am
Read the original story at: Denton Record-Chronicle

Friday morning, sophomore Lesia James made her regular stop in Suite 200 of the Old Main Building at Texas Woman’s University.

Inside the TWU social work program’s office is a discreet refrigerator stocked with produce from Johnson’s Backyard Garden, and a large office closet with shelves of dry goods. Students and employees can go into the pantry, past Nila Ricks’ office, and take as much food as they need. No questions asked.

James always checks the fridge first, looking for fresh vegetables and fruits for her teenage son. She wants to teach him healthy habits. Then it’s on to the pantry, where she can grab toilet...

Tags: food, pantry, UNT

UNT Students Seek Elusive Albino Squirrel On Campus

Tue, May 10, 2016 - 8:00am
Read the original story at: CBS DFW

Some University of North Texas students are squirreling around on campus in search of an Albino squirrel they believe brings luck for finals.

“It exists. I do believe in Santa Clause,” said student Beau Carter, who saw the elusive, rare squirrel outside of the school’s library. “The bushy tail… it was definitely in the tree though… this was seven or eight months ago.”

Campus legend says seeing the albino squirrel means an “A” on a student’s next test. A true living legend, the albino squirrel even has his own Twitter page with 316 followers respectively.

Several...

Tags: albino, squirrel, UNT
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