UNT to observe Celebrating Great Global Citizens Month 04/11/2012

April has been designated as Celebrating Great Global Citizens Month at the University of North Texas. The university will offer events every week to educate students, faculty and staff members and community members about diversity, internationalism and sustainability.

Mary Beth Butler, director of communications for UNT-International, which is sponsoring the month with the Office of Sustainability and the Division of Equity and Diversity, said the month’s goal “is to reflect the university’s goal of helping to nurture and create excellence in students who can be leaders in a global society.”

“That includes teaching them about sustainability and diversity,” she said.

Read more here: http://web3.unt.edu/news/story.cfm?story=12503

KONY 2012 03/08/2012

Hello All!

Long time no see. It’s been frantic in the office but we are moving along quite nicely. UNT and the world has been erupting about talk about KONY 2012, a campaign by non-profit organization Invisible Children, to capture the #1 Most Wanted criminal by the International Criminal Court. Check out why everyone’s talking about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc

Another move towards a greener campus 02/10/2012

The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the Business Leadership Building at the University of North Texas Gold-level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification.

“Gold LEED certification represents a crowning achievement for a truly cutting-edge business building design.  I am particularly pleased that the new building furthers UNT’s commitment to sustainability,” said College of Business Dean Finley Graves.

The Business Leadership Building has become the third LEED certified building on the UNT campus. In 2011, the UNT Life Sciences Complex received Gold-level certification and UNT’s Apogee Stadium became the first Platinum-level certified new construction collegiate stadium in the U.S.

 ”The University of North Texas System, in a collaborative effort with UNT, continues to construct high-quality, sustainable buildings that provide an excellent learning environment for our students. Receiving this award validates our accomplishments,” said Raynard O. Kearbey, associate vice chancellor for UNT System Facilities.

The 180,000-square-foot Business Leadership Building, which opened in Fall 2011, features numerous environmentally friendly components including:

• Recycling stations
• Water-efficient plumbing features
• Electricity generated in part by wind power provided by the city of Denton
• A sustainable water management and irrigation system
• Landscaping featuring native plants requiring less water and maintenance

Read more here: http://web3.unt.edu/news/story.cfm?story=12464

UNT school becomes College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism 01/20/2012

The University of North Texas School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management has become the UNT College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism, reflecting the growth of majors and programs in the college and the college’s mission of educating students for the globalization of the hospitality, retail and tourism industries.

More than 1,500 students were enrolled in the college during the fall 2011 semester, a 51 percent increase in six years. The college offers bachelor’s degrees with majors in digital retailing, home furnishings merchandising, hospitality management and merchandising, and master’s degrees in hospitality management, international sustainable tourism and merchandising. The new college is organized into the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management and the Department of Merchandising and Digital Retailing.

Dr. Judith Forney, dean of the college, said the reorganization of the school into a college “increases name recognition and raises the visibility of our diverse degree programs and departments.”

See more: http://web3.unt.edu/news/story.cfm?story=12441

Meet Scrappy 11/04/2011

Scrappy is now officially tagging along with UNT representatives on their recruitment trips. Scrappy has worked for UNT for many years but recently asked to be a part of the action overseas. A week ago, a UNT representative went to Indonesia for a recruitment fair and ol’ Scrappy came along too. Here he is posing in Jakarta:

Unfortunately during the trip to Indonesia, Scrappy got lost – possibly stolen or maybe even escaped to be back with his long lost children. Thankfully his brother Scrappy II, who I find much more entertaining, valiantly stepped in to take his place. Scrappy II enjoys eating, long walks on the beach, UNT, talking to prospective students, Tina Fey, justice, flying and conservation.

In other news, a UNT representative is now in India! Tis the season for recruitment trips. Next on our list: China! See you there!

Exceptionally Green 10/14/2011

Three turbines installed around the campus’s athletic complex will be generating energy by mid-December! It was paid for by a $2 million grant from the State Energy Conservation.

UNT offers education at best price 09/27/2011

According to data in a new Access and Affordability at Texas Public Universities report issued by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the University of North Texasoffers the state’s most affordable research university education in the state.

This finding comes at the same time that UNT is making good on its commitment to admit more top-quality students and graduate more students each year while providing exceptional student support and a rigorous classroom experience.

“UNT clearly is the best choice and value in Texas when both quality and affordability matter,” said UNT President V. Lane Rawlins.

UNT is the largest, most comprehensive university in the North Texas region with about 36,000 students pursuing degrees in 225 programs. The university graduates about 8,500 students annually.

For 2009-10, the resident cost of attendance at UNT was $17,565, as reported on the National Center for Educational Statistics web site. The website is operated by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences.

Comparatively, the cost at the state’s two public research universities and six other emerging research universities ranged from $22,874 at the University of Texas to $18,288 at Texas Tech. The costs reported include tuition and fees, books, room and board, and a personal living allowance. Read more at: http://web3.unt.edu/news/story.cfm?story=12331