August 27, 8pm Foam Dance Library Mall

August 31, 11am UPC MixerOne O'Clock Lounge

September 1, 5pm and 8pm UPC Movie Series: Iron Man 2 Lyceum

September 2, 10pm Free Bowling University Lanes
...
September 8, 5pm First Blob Meeting Union 411

September 11, Football Tailgating Series: UNT vs. Rice Mean Green Village

September 15, 7pm UPC Dance Series: Salsa Night w/ Fuego Silver Eagle Suit

September 22, 11am Washdown Wednesday One O'clock Lounge

September 22, 5pm and 8pm UPC Movie Series: Grown Ups Lyceum

September 30, 5pm Oktoberfest Library Mall

OctoberOctober 2, Football Tailgating Series: UNT vs Arkansas State Mean Green Village

October 6, 7pm Panel Discussion: "It's My Right" Lyceum

October 7, 7pm Poetry Slam Silver Eagle Suit

October 8, 10pm Rocky Horror Picture Show Lyceum

October 9, Syndicate 8am, Lyceum 3pm and 10pm Family Weekend Movie: Toy Story 3 Syndicate and Lyceum

October 12, 7pm UPC Self Defense Series: Karate Silver Eagle Suite

October 13, 11am Washdown Wednesday One O'clock Lounge

October 16 Football Tailgating Series: Homecoming Game UNT vs FUI Mean Green Village

October 19, 7pm Breast Cancer Awareness Golden Eagle Suite

October 20, 7pm UPC Dance Series: Line Dancing Silver Eagle Suit

October 22, 7pm Boo Bash Union Level One

October 26, 7pm LMAO Comedy Night Lyceum

October 27, 8pm Fright Fest: Featuring Late Night Screening of "The Crazies" Union

November 2, 7pm Singing Bee Lyceum

November 3, 5pm and 8pm UPC Movie Series: Viewer's Choice Lyceum

November 6 Football Tailgating Series: UNT vs. Troy Mean Green Village

November 10, 11am Washdown Wednesday: Packages for the Patriots Union Level One

November 15-18 Hunger Week: Featuring "The Hunger Banquet"

November 17, 7pm UPC Dance Series: Swing Dance Silver Eagle Suite

November 18, 12am UPC Movie Series: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Movie Tavern

November 30, 7pm UNT's Next Top Model Silver Eagle Suite

December 1, 11am Christhanakwanza One O'clock Lounge

December 2, 5pm and 8pm UPC Movie Series: Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights Lyceum

December 9, 9pm Eagle Insomnia University Union

MONDAY, APRIL 19
9 pm-11 pm FILM SCREENING: Food, Inc. [Union – Lyceum]

TUESDAY, APRIL 20
6 pm–7 pm SPEAKER: DR. RATTO [Union - Silver Eagle B & C]
7 pm–9 pm AWAKENING THE DREAMER [ESSC 225]
10 pm–11 pm MOONLIGHT TREE PLANTING [Campus Green]
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
1 pm-3 pm WEDNESDAYS AT ONE @ DISCOVERY PARK [Discovery Park]
10 am–2 pm ONCOR MOBILE EXPERIENCE CENTER [Coliseum]
3 pm–4 pm NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP [Union - Room 411]
2 pm-5 pm MEAN GREEN CLEAN [Various Denton sites and Discovery Park]
6 pm–8 pm eARTh DAY EVENT [Env. Science Bldg Atrium]
8 pm–10 pm DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES
PRESENTS: ERIC SCHLOSSER [Union - Silver Eagle Ste.]

THURSDAY, APRIL 22 (EARTH DAY!)
10 am-2 pm GREEN PRODUCTS AND SUSTAINBILITY FAIR [Library Mall]
11:30 am -1:30 pm EARTH FEST [Discovery Park]
EARTH FEST [Library Mall]

FRIDAY, APRIL 23
1 pm–2 pm SEAN O’GRADY – “A Place of First Permission: At Play in the
Environmental Arts” [EESAT 125]
APRIL 19TH through APRIL 23RD, 2010
5:30 am–10 pm
Business Services


To sign up for updates and get involved, e-mail: earthweek@unt.edu

UNIONFEST SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

all day Bookstore store discounts/Apple demos Level 2
all day Design Works 62¢ per page faxes (inside continental U.S.) Level 2
all day Eagle Images 62¢, 11x17 color copies Level 2
(single sided, 28lb paper only)
7am Green Mountain Coffee* Sponsored by Verde’ Catering UNT Courtyard
7am Union Coffee Cake*... Sponsored by the Union Courtyard
9am-7pm Syndicate 62¢ per hour Billiards Level 1
10am Popcorn* Sponsored by the Union Outside Syndicate
10am-2pm Bill Fry EBM Fun Certificates Level 1
10am-2pm Lester the Professional Fool Balloon Art Level 1
10am-2pm Body Art by Susan Face Painting Level 1
10am-2pm Scott Christensen solo acoustic guitar Level 2
10am-2pm Charles King Cartoonist Level 2
10am COKE V8 V-Fusion beverage samples* Level 2
10am Vitaminwater beverage samples* Level 1
10am PowerAde beverage samples* Level 1
10am American Produce food samples* Level 1
10am Hershey’s food samples* Level 1
10am Monster beverage samples* Outside Union
10am Frito Lay food samples* Level 2
10am Truman Dobbins & Associates food samples* Level 2
10am Boars Head food samples* Level 2
10am Tropical Foods food samples* Level 1
10am Vistar / PFG food samples* Level 2
10am Mrs. Bairds food samples* Level 2
11am Chocolate Covered Strawberries* Sponsored by the Union Level 3
12pm Novelty Giveaway* Sponsored by the Union Courtyard
2pm Cake Ceremony* Sponsored by the Wells Fargo Courtyard
2pm Ice Cream* Sponsored by the Union Courtyard
7pm Foam Dance Party Sponsored by UPC Library Mall
9pm Zebras and U-tubes Doors Open - $4 cover Syndicate

*while supplies last
For more information call
(940)565-3829.

Thank you so much to everyone that came out and participated in one of the opportunities to meet with the consulting team. We got some great feedback from you all in the focus groups, surveys, and interviews. Once again UNT students, faculty, and staff have shown their Mean Green spirit and university pride by talking with the consultant team and l...etting them know exactly what they want to see in THEIR University Union.

Now that the consultant team has had an opportunity to gather all of the responses they are working to compile that information into a final document that will be passed along in the next phase of the project to the design team. That final document will tell us SO much about the future of the University Union, including recommendations on locations, programming, and space.

Our next project will be to take the ideas, recommendations, suggestions that you all provided and do some significant financial modeling in order to provide the very best design recommendations to the design team so that they can align all of the project goals to meet the needs and desires of the entire university community.

The Master Plan Project Team is working hard to meet the needs of the student body at UNT. The ultimate goal of this project is find the best way to serve your needs.

The first union in the US was at Harvard. The first building to house union services and activities was at University of Pennsylvania in 1896. It was called Houston Hall. In 1996, Houston Hall celebrated its 100th birthday. The student union has a long tradition on the North Texas campus as well. In March 2009, we celebrated 60 years of unions at N...orth Texas.

The union tradition at UNT began in 1948, enabling legistlation and the opening of the Memorial Student Union in 1949, dedicated to the alumni who gave their lives in World Wars I and II. The first Union facility was furbished from an remodeled army surplus center. The students did not mind since, at long last, they had a place to gather for fun, food, and fellowship. A bronze plaque with names of 147 former students who died in military service was erected in the main foyer.

The Howdy Room was the students’ new “living room” on campus, and for many years, was the center of social activity at UNT. The Snack Bar, the Trophy Room, the Trading Post, and the Slab were early union facilities well remembered by students of that day. Impromptu dancing in the Howdy Room, Wednesday night dances on the Slab and weekly concerts by the Aces of Collegeland (the forerunner of today’s Grammy-winning Lab Bands) were all a part of that first Union.

By the early 1960s the University’s growth forced another change. The student body was rapidly outgrowing the original Memorial Student Union, and plans were approved for a new facility to be constructed in two stages. The first wing began in early summer 1963, just south of the existing facility. When the first wing opened, the old building was demolished and the main wing was constructed on the original Union site.

A second renovation and expansion was completed in May 1973, more than doubling the previous size.

The future holds many additional challenges to meet the ever-changing needs of the campus community. The Union continues to diversify and broaden its base to provide services to the community and open its doors to other universities and businesses for the purposes of hosting conferences and banquets. From the period between 1948 and today, the University Union progressed from a renovated army surplus center to one of the country’s most progressive unions.

Today the Union plays a significant role in co-curricular activities that foster a total learning environment. We are committed to providing an atmosphere that is educational, cultural, social, and recreational and that enhances the experiences of the entire campus community.

The University Union provides many programs and services essential to making a student’s life on campus more pleasant. Grab a bite to eat, check for mail, cash a check, see a movie, or meet with friends; the Union is never a dull place. Every year the Union is host to thousands of events and programs put on by university departments as well as the community. In addition to all that activity the University Program Council, a student organization that is part of the Union Programs, puts on a variety of events each year.

As the hub of activities, students find that it’s easy to fit into campus life at the Union. We house the student government, Dean of Students, Student Activities (all 400+!) as well as student services such as the learning center, student legal services, center for leadership and service, multicultural and women’s centers, and the office of disability accommodations.
It is possible, even in this vibrant atmosphere, to find a quiet place to study or relax. Wander through the Union Gallery to feed the soul and slip into a study carrel on level four for a bit of last minute study time.

A diverse population, a variety of programs and services, and a staff of dedicated people create a climate of comfort and community at the Union. We are here to help you. Come home to the University Union.

Calendar of Events for 2010

January 27 Washdown 1:00pm, One O'Clock Lounge
January 27 Zombieland Movie Screening 5:00pm & 8:00pm, Lyceum
January 30 Fine Arts Series Presents: Urban Bush Woman, 8:00pm, University Theatre
February 3 Reality House 7:00pm–10:...00pm, University Union (all levels)
February 8 Sultry Sounds 7:00pm–9:00pm, Silver Eagle A & B
February 9 Speed Dating 7:00pm–10:00pm, Silver Eagle
February 11 Fine Arts Series Presents: Michael Ian Black 8:00pm, Winspear Hall
February 24 Blind Side Movie Screening 5:00pm & 8:00pm, Lyceum
February 26 Express Yourself 8:00pm–10:00pm, Silver Eagle
March 15-21 Spring Break
March 30 Local Artist Series 9:00pm, The Syndicate
March 31 Iron Chef Boyardee 5:00pm, TBA
April 1 UNT/TWU Education Career Fair Union 11:00am–1:00pm, One O'Clock Lounge
April 1 College Recess, Library Mall Noon-4:00 pm
April 6–16 Fibers Club 7:00pm–9:00pm, Union Gallery
April 7 Taste of Denton City of Denton 6:00pm, TBA
April 7 Avatar 5pm and 8pm, Lyceum
April 8 "En Vogue" Caricatures 11:00am–2:00pm, One O'Clock Lounge
April 8 Behind the Lyrics: The Power of Hip-Hop Culture 7:00pm, Pt 2 Lyceum
April 8 Post Secret 8:00-10:00pm, Union Silver Eagle Suite
April 9 Top Model 7:00pm, Silver Eagle Suites
April 13 Bollywood Blowout 7pm, Silver Eagle
April 15 Neo-Soul Night 7:00pm, Silver Eagle Suites
April 15 Bowling at University Lanes 10pm- midnight
April 16 Reggae Fest 12:00pm–6:00pm, Library Mall
April 20–May 7 Adrian Palmer and Kelly Ford Union Gallery
April 20–May 8 Alejandra Alba Union Gallery
April 20 Earth Week Reception 5:00pm–7:00pm, Golden Eagle Suite
April 20 Alejandra Alba Reception7:00pm–9:00pm, Union Gallery
April 20 Moonlight Tree Planting 9:00pm, TBA
April 20 Awaken the Dreamer Symposium 7pm, ESSC 255
April 21 Sustainability Fair10:00am–2:00pm, Library Mall
April 21 Washdown Wednesday 11am, One O'clock Lounge
April 21 Book of Eli 5pm and 8pm, Lyceum
April 22 Sustainability Summit 10:00am–5:00pm, Golden Eagle Suite
April 23 Campus Clean-Up!
April 23 Trash Sorters 12:00pm, Library mall
April 24 Adrian Palmer and Kelly Ford Reception 7:00pm–9:00pm, Union Gallery
April 27 UPC Dance: MIchael Jackson Fever 8pm, Silver Eagle
April 28 Movie:This is It 5pm and *pm, Lyceum
April 29 Karaoke 7pm, Syndicate
May 1 Eagle Idol 6: Michael Jackson Edition
May 3 MOVIE: Youth in Revolt 5pm&8ppm, Lyceum
May 5 Cinco De Mayo Bash 11am-2pm, Silver Eagle and One o'clock Lounge
May 5 Eagle Insomnia 1:00pm-2:00am, Union
May11-14 Eagles Refuge 10:00am-2:00pm, One O'clock Lounge
May11- 28 Michael Samson, Union Gallery
May 11 Michael Samson Reception 7:00pm- 9:00pm, Union Gallery

Come by the Union today and check out all of the opportunities that are available to you as a student whether it be picking up a textbook at the bookstore, grabbing a quick snack in the convenience store, visiting the latest art exhibit in the union gallery, or just checking your e-mail at one of the many stations available.

The University Union ...is the living room of the campus. We are committed to providing services and programs that are educational, cultural, social, or recreational and enhance the experiences of our university community.

Our commitment is realized when our guests are presented a clean, comfortable environment, staffed by friendly, helpful people who provide quality services and programs at a reasonable price delivered in a timely fashion.

This commitment is ongoing as we pursue excellence in all that we do.

Services:
ATMs: Located on Level 1
University-wide Lost and Found: Level 3 (Information Center)
Scheduling Services: Level 2
Check Cashing: Level 3 (Information Center)
Newspaper Racks: Level 1, 2, 3 (NT Daily and free area publications including the Dallas Morning News and Star-Telegram)
Pitney Bowes Mail Center: Level 2
Vending Machines: Levels 2, 3, and 4
Eagle Images Copy Center: Level 2
Design Works: Level 2
Information Center: Level 3
Wells Fargo Banking Center: Level 3
UNT Bookstore and Trade: Level 2

Arts and Entertainment:
The Syndicate and Einstein Bros. Bagels: Level 1 (visit www.unt.edu/union/syndicate.htm for more information)
Union Gallery: Level 3
University Program Council: Level 2 (Become a fan!)

Dining:
Avesta: Level 2 (menu line: 940.565.4833)
Campus Chat: Level 1, Featuring Chick-fil-a, Taco Bell, made to order sushi, hamburgers, french fries, and many homestyle dishes.
The Corner Convienent Store: Level 2
Verde Catering: Level 2, (www.unt.edu/union/unionscheduling.htm)

Study/Conversation:
Lounge and Study Areas: Level 1, 3, and 4

Telephones:
Level 1, 2, 3, and 4

E-mail Stations:
Level 1, 2, 3, and 4

Other Tenants:
Dean of Students: Level 3
Mail Services: Level 2
Multicultural Center: Level 2
Student Activities and Organizations: Level 3
Women's Center: Level 2
Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities: Level 3
Eagle Leadership Program: Level 3
Eagle's Nest: Level 3
Freshman & Transfer Orientation and Mentoring Program: Level 3
Office of Disability Accomodation: Level 3
Parent Programs: Level 3
Student Government Association: Level 3
Student Legal Advisor: Level 3
Greek Life: Level 4

The idea of unions was born in Cambridge, England, in the early 1800s when debating societies needed a place to debate, then gather and have refreshments after their debates. This began the long-standing tradition of the union as the living room or hearthstone of the campus. The first union in the U.S. was at Harvard. The first building to house un...ion services and activities was at University of Pennsylvania in 1896. It was called Houston Hall. In 1996, Houston Hall celebrated its 100th birthday. The student union has a long tradition on the North Texas campus as well. In March, 1999, we celebrated 50 years of unions at North Texas.The union tradition began the 1948 enabling legislation and the opening of the Memorial Student Union in 1949, dedicated to the alumni who gave their lives in World Wars I and II. The desire and need for a center for campus social activity goes back much further.
As early as 1931, O'Neil Ford, a distinguished alum and architect, designed a student union which would incorporate a long dreamed of memorial tower and bell. A campaign was launched to raise $100,000 needed for the project, but the times were not right for fund-raising. The country was in the midst of the devastating Depression. College administrators did not give up, however, and in 1933, President Robert L. Marquis submitted a proposal for a student union and dining hall to be financed under the National Recovery Act at a cost of $150,000. Still nothing happened, and the students continued without a union for another 16 years.

Revenue bonds were secured as funds for the first union, which was a remodeled army surplus center. The students did not mind since, at long last, they had a place to gather for fun, food and fellowship.

The Union was dedicated March 31, 1949, on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the legislative act providing for the establishment of North Texas as a state institution. A bronze plaque with names of 147 former students who died in military service was erected in the main foyer.

The Howdy Room was the students' new 'living room" on campus, and for many years, was the center of social activity. The Snack Bar, the Trophy Room, the Trading Post and the Slab were early Union facilities well remembered by students of that day. Impromptu dancing in the Howdy Room, Wednesday night dances on the Slab and weekly concerts by the Aces of Collegeland (the forerunner of today's Lab Bands) were all a part of that first Union.

By the early 1960s the University's growth forced another change. The student body was rapidly outgrowing the original Memorial Student Union, and plans were approved for a new facility to be constructed in two stages. The first wing was begun in early summer 1963, just south of the existing facility. When the first wing opened, the old building was demolished and the main wing was constructed on the original Union site.

Though not yet 10 years old, the second Union facility soon became inadequate and, in May 1973, the Board of Regents approved a $7 million expansion program for the building. The present expanded University Union encompasses the old building, more than doubling the space for student activities and organizations. Dedication ceremonies of this facility were held on March 7, 1976.

1997 brought with it a new era for the Union when the one of its many services was privatized. The new Campus Chat Food Court has been become a new focal point and hub of activities. Along with the many changes came the first full service bank on campus.

The future holds many additional challenges to meet the ever-changing needs of the campus community. The Union continues to diversify and broaden its base to provide services to the community and opens its doors to other universities and businesses for the purposes of hosting conferences and banquets. From the period between 1948 to 1998, the University Union progressed from a renovated army surplus center to one of the country's most progressive unions.Today the University Union plays a significant role in co-curricular activities that foster a total learning environment. We are committed to providing an atmosphere that is educational, cultural, social and recreational and that enhances the experiences of the entire campus community. The University Union provides many programs and services essential to making a student's life on campus more pleasant. Grab a bite to eat, check for mail, cash a check, see a movie, or play a game of billiards; the Union is never a dull place. Every year the Union is host to thousands of events and programs put on by university departments as well as the community. In addition to all that activity, the University Program Council, a student organization that is part of Union Programs, puts on over 400 events each year.

As the hub of activities, students find it easy to fit into campus life at the Union. We house the student organizations and student government (there are over 250 student organizations on campus) as well as student services such as employment, counseling and testing, career opportunities, and disabilities accommodations.

It is possible, even in this vibrant atmosphere, to find a quiet spot to study or relax. Wander through the Union Gallery to feed the soul or slip into a study carrel on level 4 for a bit of last minute study time.

A diverse population, a variety of programs and services, and a staff of dedicated people create a climate of comfort and community at the Union. We are here to help you. Come home to the University Union.