Dear UNT supporter,

This holiday season we celebrate the persevering individuals, groups, and programs that come together to make UNT sparkle and shine. Our students say it best in this year's holiday video — it's the caring and creative people who make UNT feel like home. From hardworking faculty and staff to dedicated alumni and supporters, each person's unique contributions meld together to form our enduring Mean Green Family.

We've accomplished a flurry of success this year by setting records for enrollment and external research funding, busting brackets with a March Madness win, awarding an all-time-high 10,500 degrees, expanding corporate partnerships with businesses like JPMorgan Chase and American Airlines, launching the First Generation Success Center, increasing online degree options to more than 80, and accepting an invitation to join the American Athletic Conference. Our students and faculty earned top honors, including an EPA appointment, highest accolades from the National Science Foundation, and exhibitions at the Smithsonian. We have so much to be proud of.

Like falling snowflakes, every member of the UNT Family offers one-of-a-kind talents and perspectives that combine to create a diverse, inclusive university community where students thrive. As we celebrate together this holiday season, we thank you for your commitment to UNT and our continued legacy of excellence. You are an important part of our impact and the final words of this year's video ring true — there's something here for everybody, and if there isn't, you can make it.

Wishing you a joyful holiday season!

UNT Proud,
Neal Smatresk
President
@UNTPrez