Messages to the UNT community

Fall 2020

• New safety guidelines as we head toward Thanksgiving - A Message from the President (to faculty and staff) — Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020
• New safety guidelines as we head toward Thanksgiving - A Message from the President (to students) — Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020
• A chance to win big prizes for getting tested for COVID-19 – A Message from the President — Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020
• Homecoming 2020 celebrates our Fabulous North Texas – A Message from the President — Monday, Nov. 2, 2020
• Please stay safe this Halloween – A Message from the President — Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 (to students)
• Protecting yourself from scams – An Administrative Announcement from UNT — Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 (to students)
• Fall commencement to include in-person ceremonies at Apogee Stadium – An Official Notice from the President — Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 (to students)
• Fall commencement to include in-person ceremonies at Apogee Stadium – An Official Notice from the President — Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 (to faculty/staff)
• UNT celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day – A Message from the President — Monday, Oct. 12, 2020
• Slow the spread of COVID-19 – COVID Update Video from the President — Friday, Oct. 9, 2020
• Remain vigilant in following COVID-19 safety procedures – An Official Notice from the President — Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020
• SECC giving campaign runs through Oct. 31 – A Message from the President — Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020
• Changes to the Spring 2021 Schedule – An Official Notice from the President — Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020
• We are moving forward together – An Official Notice from the President — Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020
• Founder’s Day marks UNT’s 130th anniversary – A Message from the President — Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020
• Your input needed in the 2020 Gallup survey – A Message from the President — Monday, Sept. 14, 2020 (to faculty and staff)
• Student organization events and keeping safe message – A Message from the President — Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020
• UNT here to help those impacted by Hurricane Laura – A Message from the President — Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020
• Welcome back – A Message from the President to students — Monday, Aug. 24, 2020
• Welcome back – A Message from the President to faculty and staff — Monday, Aug. 24, 2020

Summer 2020

• President Smatresk’s Reopening Update Town Hall for Parents and Students – Video and Transcript Posted — Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020
• Join us as we celebrate your graduation – A Message from the President — Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 (to May and August graduates)
• President Smatresk’s Reopening Update Town Hall for Faculty and Staff – Video and Transcript Posted — Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020
• Reminder: Reopening Update Town Hall at 2 p.m. — Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020
• Thank you for the hard work as we move toward fall – A Message from the President — Thursday, July 23, 2020
• UNT to celebrate Spring and Summer 2020 graduates Aug. 18-21 – A Message from the President — Friday, July 17, 2020 (to students, faculty and staff)
• UNT to celebrate Spring and Summer 2020 graduates Aug. 18-21 – A Message from the President — Friday, July 17, 2020 (to May and August graduates)
• Great news for our international community and UNT – An Official Notice from the President — Wednesday, July 15, 2020
• Fall class options to support our students’ academic needs – An Official Notice from the President — Monday, July 13, 2020
• Fall class options to support your academic needs — An Official Notice from the President — Friday, July 10, 2020
• Providing guidance and help to our international students – An Official Notice from the President — Friday, July 10, 2020
• Supporting faculty and staff in the return to campus work – An Official Notice from the President — Thursday, July 9, 2020
• Reopening campus with safety guidelines in place (Faculty and Staff letter) – An Official Notice from the President — Wednesday, July 1, 2020
• Reopening campus with safety guidelines in place (Student and Parents letter) – An Official Notice from the President — Wednesday, July 1, 2020
• Requiring masks to help keep our community safe – An Official Notice from the President — Thursday, June 25, 2020
• President’s Reopening and Safety Town Hall – Video and Transcript Posted — Monday, June 22, 2020
• Moving Forward and Living Our Values as a Diverse, Inclusive Community – An Official Notice from the President — Wednesday, June 17, 2020
• Celebrating Juneteenth – An Official Notice from the President — Monday, June 15, 2020
• Moving Forward Together – An Official Notice from the President — Wednesday, June 10, 2020
• Updated link for Black Lives Matter President's Town Hall — Sunday, June 7, 2020
• Changes to Fall 2020 course schedules — An Official Notice from the President — Thursday, June 4, 2020
• We Must Stand Together – An Official Notice from the President — Monday, June 1, 2020
• Graduates, please provide feedback – A Message from the President — Friday, May 29, 2020

Spring 2020

• Congratulations, UNT Class of 2020 — A Video Message from President Smatresk — Thursday, May 7, 2020
• UNT’s path forward – A recap of the COVID-19 Town Hall — Wednesday, May 6
• Planning for our return to campus — A Message from the President to Faculty and Staff — Thursday, April 30, 2020
• Planning to be together again on our beautiful campus — A Message from the President to Students — Thursday, April 30, 2020
• Help so you can succeed – A Message from the President — Wednesday, April 15, 2020
• Summer courses mostly online, financial relief coming — A Message from the President — Friday, April 10, 2020
• UNT Official Message: Providing undergraduate students with a Pass/No Pass grading option — Thursday, April 2, 2020
• UNT's resilient, caring community pulls together — A Message from the President — Thursday, April 2, 2020
• COVID-19 Update to Student Employees — A Message from the President — Wednesday, April 1, 2020
• COVID-19 Update: Meeting your needs while you stay at home — An Official Notice from the President — Wednesday, March 25, 2020
• COVID-19 Update: Working together through this change — An Official Notice from the President — Tuesday, March 24, 2020
• COVID-19 Update: Your safety is our priority — An Official Notice from the President – Sunday, March 22, 2020
• COVID-19 Update: Begin moving to essential personnel only on-campus – Sunday, March 22, 2020
• COVID-19 Update: Commencement Postponed — Friday, March 20, 2020
• For specific questions, visit Commencement Postponement FAQs for Spring 2020.
• UNT community won’t tolerate harassment - An Official Notice from the President — Thursday, March 19, 2020
• Taking care of your academic needs amid COVID-19 crisis – An Official Notice from the President — Thursday, March 19, 2020
• COVID-19 Update — Wednesday, March 18, 2020
• COVID-19 Update from the President, March 17, 2020
• Coronavirus COVID-19 Update for Faculty and Staff — An Official Notice from the President , March 15, 2020
• Coronavirus COVID-19 Announcement — An Official Notice from the President, March 12, 2020
• March 31 President’s Lecture Series to feature chef, food activist Bryant Terry — A Message from the President, March 3, 2020
• Promoting UNT’s ethical reputation and reporting issues — A Message from the President, Feb. 11, 2020
• UNT, Dallas Cowboys partner to offer professional M.B.A., the Cowboys Way — An Official Notice from the President, Feb. 6, 2020
• Our condolences to Texas A&M-Commerce — A Message from the President, Feb. 3, 2020
• Culture of collaboration key to UNT’s 2020-2025 Strategic Plan — An Official Notice from the President, Feb. 3, 2020
• Please support each other following last night’s tragedy — A Message from the President, Jan. 21, 2020
• Refreshed brand strategy critical to raising our visibility and enhancing our reputation — A Message from the President, Jan. 16, 2020
• A new decade of opportunity — A Message from the President, Jan. 13, 2020

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Conversation with Regent, Chancellor and President

UNT System Regent Laura Wright, Chancellor Lesa Roe and UNT President Neal Smatresk spoke with faculty and staff about becoming a "Best Place to Work" and how UNT System Shared Services can better serve the UNT campus during a town hall on Jan. 26, 2018.

Watch the video of UNT’s Conversation with Regent, Chancellor and President

Read a summary of UNT’s Conversation with Regent, Chancellor and President (PDF)

Frisco Town Hall — April 12, 2018

UNT President Neal Smatresk, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jennifer Cowley, and New College at Frisco Dean Wesley Randall hosted a town hall and visioning session regarding UNT's future in Frisco on April 12, 2018.

Watch a recording of the Frisco town hall

President's Notes

• Read the president's notes highlighting UNT's progress in The North Texan alumni magazine.

Commentary

• Smatresk discusses how technology impacts education with Dallas Innovates
• Smatresk discusses the UNT-Dallas Cowboys partnership with the Dallas Business Journal
• UNT Builds a Modern Workforce, Smatresk's guest column on Dallas Innovates
• 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 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 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.
• Smatresk discusses UNT's opportunities and challenges on KERA's Think program.