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UNT to offer educational, entertaining summer programs
5.16.2012

Some of UNT’s popular offerings include a camp in which high school students learn about robotics, a program in which young musicians learn about mariachi music and a two-day program in which grandparents and grandchildren enjoy the college experience together.

General University News

UNT faculty member selected for one-year position as National Science Foundation program director	5.16.2012
Shobhana Chelliah, a professor in the UNT Department of Linguistics and Technical Communication, has been selected as a rotator program director in the National Science Foundation's Documenting Endangered Languages Program.
General University News

Beguiling season of dance and theatre at UNT features enchanting fairy tale, jazzy Shakespeare and more	5.16.2012
The fall season will feature Cinderella, a jazz take on Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream and the annual New Choreographers Concert.
Arts and Music

Undergraduate student selected for prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute summer research program	5.16.2012
Amy Schade was one of 61 students selected nationally for the summer research program.
General University News \| Research \| Science

UNT researcher laying foundation for discovery of new materials	5.14.2012
Recently created database of materials allowed for discovery of new class of topological insulators.
Research \| Science

$100K in Frank W. Mayborn Scholarships awarded to UNT students	5.14.2012
Ten students, all earning master's degrees in journalism, will receive a $10,000 scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Arts and Music

UNT employee receives prestigious national award for service	5.14.2012
Jaime Blanton, a publications specialist for UNT, has landed the 2012 Outstanding New Professional of the Year award by the American College Personnel Association, a national merit given to those who have done influential work in higher education.
General University News

UNT research team to study rebranded Main Street Days festival in Grapevine	5.9.2012
Grapevine's annual festival changed its advertising themes from "official kick-off to summertime" to "A Pizza Experience." A team from UNT's College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism will survey this year's attendees to study the effectiveness of the new theme.
Business

UNT hosts Korean university delegates to explore student transfer partnership	5.8.2012
Delegates from South Korea's Joongbu University in Geumsan County and officials fromUNT are examining the possibility of an undergraduate transfer partnership, directing well-qualified Korean students into UNT degree programs
Education \| General University News

UNT's Grandparents University set for June	5.7.2012
The multi-generational summer camp offers grandparents and their grandchildren, ages 7 through 12, the opportunity to attend classes together.
Arts and Music \| Education \| General University News

UNT student wins nationally competitive scholarship, plans to return to Peru to expand nonprofit music organization	5.4.2012
Monica Gastelumendi, who has recently been awarded a $10,000 P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) International Peace Scholarship, is focused on building bridges through music in her native Peru.
Arts and Music \| General University News

UNT Collegium Singers give sneak peek before Berkeley Festival performance	5.3.2012
A group of UNT's student vocalists specially trained in singing music of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries -- have been invited to perform at Early Music America's Young Performers Festival.
Arts and Music

May graduate wins NCAA Women's Enhancement Scholarship	5.1.2012
Sarah Willey is one of 13 students nationwide to receive a Women's Enhancement Scholarship from the NCAA.
Education \| General University News

UNT spring commencement to be held May 11-12	4.30.2012
More than 4,000 students will receive their bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from UNT during spring commencement ceremonies.
General University News

UNT senior named American Kinesiology Association 2012 Undergraduate Scholar	4.30.2012
Katie Wendling, a senior studying kinesiology in UNT's College of Education, has been recognized on a national level for distinctive academic and leadership accomplishments.
Education \| General University News \| Public Service

UNT expert available for interviews on student loan interest rates

4.27.2012

The U.S. House of Representatives is discussing a bill which would keep interest rates on Federal Stafford Loans for college students at 3.4 percent, instead of rising to a scheduled 6.8 percent on July 1.

Paul Goebel, director of the Student Money Management Center at the University of North Texas, is available to discuss student loans, student finances, financial planning and money management. He can be reached at Goebel@unt.edu or 940-369-7761.

UNT master's students present short documentaries	4.27.2012
UNT grad students earning Master of Fine Arts degrees in documentary film will present short original documentaries that exhibit the culmination of their studies at the 2nd year Master of Fine Arts Documentary Screening May 3. Students will be available for questions from the audience at the end of the screening session.
Arts and Music

UNT student’s film honored in TXU Energy film contest	4.26.2012
The film, "Man Power," took second place in the TXU Energy Light Up the Red Carpet Student Film Contest and was screened at the 2012 Dallas International Film Festival.
Arts and Music

Summer registration deadlines loom closer	4.26.2012
UNT is encouraging students to take advantage of summer enrollment to collect more credit hours within a shorter time period.
General University News

Fresh fashions to be unveiled at UNT’s ArtWear May 5	4.25.2012
Inspired by art deco, British punk, the Gulf oil spill and more, UNT fashion design seniors are putting the final stitches into their original creations that will be unveiled at ArtWear -- an annual fashion show.
Arts and Music

UNT accepting applications for 2012 Entrepreneur Boot Camp	4.25.2012
Participants of the the camp, hosted by the Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship, will only pay a fraction of what is normally spent to get their business off the ground.
Business

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