Celebrate commencement in UNT style with the #UNT17 Grad Block Party! Join our newest graduates for live music, free food and lots of fun 5 to 9 p.m. May 12. Giveaways include cups, T-shirts and tote bags. Graduates, be sure to bring your UNT ID and tassel for a special graduation gift! Learn more: http://bit.ly/UNTcommencement
Don't miss the great events at UNT Rec Sports!
Join us and take a break tomorrow for Finals Survival Week! Check out what we've got going on y'all!
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Summer semesters go by in a flash! Make sure you’re ready for these quick semesters: read through your new courses on Blackboard, ask professors questions and see if you have friends in your summer classes to start planning for a study group!
Follow these 3 tips to prepare yourself for a successful summer. If you haven’t already signed up for summer courses, registration ends tomorrow for full, 8W and 3W1 sessions: http://bit.ly/UNTregistration
We’re so excited for our #UNT17 graduates, but we’ll miss having you on campus! May grads, what will you miss most about UNT?
FIGHT FINALS STRESS: A great way to battle the stress of #UNT finals is to get in a workout! Take a jog around our beautiful campus or head to UNT Rec Sports. Group exercise classes are free this week!
GREAT GRADUATE: Erin Bailey plans to pursue a career as an interior designer focusing on hotels, restaurants and casinos, and her work has already gotten attention. Bailey won a $4,000 scholarship for creating a faucet that can rotate for a custom experience and inclusive design. It accommodates a diversity of people and conserves more water by placing a specialized water restrictor inside. “I really enjoyed thinking about the faucet user's experience,” she said. Bailey’s lifelong love for design led her to study set design and theater at community college and work as a custom framer for 10 years. She then came to the UNT College of Visual Arts + Design. Now, Bailey wants to design for a hospitality firm. “There's more theatrics” in that industry, she says. “It's fun to entertain.” Congratulations, Erin!
FIGHT FINALS STRESS: Destress from #UNT finals with UNT Counseling and Testing Services’s therapy dogs. They’ll be at the Chestnut Hall Rotunda for Eagle Refuge today from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.!
There’s an easy way to catch up on coursework, propel yourself closer to graduation and still have a great summer. Register for a summer session at UNT! Registration ends soon for full, 8W and 3W1 sessions. In the summer, there’s plenty of room to stretch your wings. Register now: http://bit.ly/UNTregistration
What an honor! UNT doctoral student Michael Thomas was awarded the prestigiousNational Science Foundation (NSF) Fellowship. Thomas says his time serving with the U.S. Marine Corps in Afghanistan helped inspire his work in science. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2qJJBBL
Heads up, UNT! Schools App and UChat will undergo planned maintenance from 11:01 p.m. tonight to 4 a.m. May 8. During this time, Schools App and UChat will be unavailable.
Final exams have begun and the Spring semester is quickly coming to an end. Be aware many campus resources have varied summer hours and availability. The UNT University Union summer hours begin May 21. During Summer semesters, the Union will be open 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon – 7 p.m. Sunday. The shuttle schedule will also change and the Eagle Point route will not be in service from May 11 until the Fall semester begins. There will be no regular shuttle service May 12 or 13 due to commencement.
GREAT GRADUATE: Lee Ann Harris is not only a great musician, she’s a great graduate. Lee Ann attended UNT in the 1980s and applied to graduate in May of 1988. That final semester, 1 week before school was out, she got “the call” to join the band at the world famous jazz club The Baked Potato in Hollywood. Lee Ann left Denton before finishing her final class. For 25 years, she worked full-time in LA as a jazz, session and tour musician. According to “Musician” magazine, Lee An...n was the first jazz percussionist to cover all styles and all genres of music. She has recorded and/or performed with a wide spectrum of artists including John Williams, Peter Gabriel, Vince Gill and even The Muppets. Lee Ann was the first female in The One O'Clock Lab Band’s rhythm section and spent many a night playing with Brave Combo. Recently, she moved back to Oklahoma and decided to finally get her degree. She’s taking a math class that will transfer to UNT so she can walk in May and get her diploma in August. Way to go, Lee Ann!
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Baolong Zhang is a UNT College of Music student who won first prize in the concerto category of the 2017 (Virginia Waring International Piano Competition. He earned the prestigious honor – and a $10,000 prize – for his performance of Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Zhang, who has been accepted into the College of Music’s doctoral performance program with a teaching fellowship, chose UNT to further his education specifically so he could study under Regents Professor of Piano Pamela Mia Paul. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2pM4ezV
MENTAL HEALTH MONTH: Learn the warning signs of suicide and you could save a friend’s life. No one should ever feel alone. Learn more: http://bit.ly/UNTprevention
GREAT GRADUATE: Hard work is what makes Chris Miles stand out. Not only was Chris an important part of our Mean Green Football team, but he’s also graduating with honors with a Mechanical and Energy Engineering degree. Chris says, “The work I feel like I’ve put in here – I’m proud of it. With football, I’ve bled, I’ve sweat, I’ve cried. Academically, I feel like I’ve been pushed pretty hard. I’m proud of it; this is my college experience.” We too are proud of Chris and we’re excited that he’s coming back here this summer to get started on his MBA through Toulouse Graduate School. Congratulations, Chris!
TODAY’S EMERGENCY EXERCISE IS NOW COMPLETE: UNT partnered with the City of Denton and other agencies to conduct a live emergency exercise today at Apogee Stadium. This exercise is part of our ongoing commitment to maintain a safe and secure campus for all of our students, faculty and staff.
The emergency exercise is now complete. Thank you for your understanding while we conducted this important exercise. Learn more: https://www.unt.edu/…/unt-s-emergency-exercise-apogee-stadi…
