Dear Alum,
With summer in full swing, I hope you're enjoying time with your families at backyard barbecues, on vacation or wherever summer takes you.
Here on campus, it's great seeing that students in the Class of 2019 -- #UNT19 as we like to call them on Twitter -- are so excited to participate in orientation. They're registering for classes and getting to know new friends as they prepare to attend UNT -- their first choice university. I made some new friends, too (see the selfie at left).
I'm looking forward to the start of the fall semester when the Mean Green Nation will be back in force cheering our teams to victory -- whatever the Mean Green sport! We'll open our football season Sept. 12 against SMU. Join us and help us turn SMU's Ford Stadium into a sea of green!
As a big supporter of our athletics program, coaches and student-athletes, I'm also excited to watch alumna and UNT Hall of Famer Jalie Mitchell in her first season in the Super Pit as our new women's head basketball coach.
This fall, we're also kicking our 125th anniversary celebrations into high gear -- honoring our 125 years of excellence, traditions and green pride as a campus community. It's the perfect opportunity to start with a bang. During Founder's Week, I'll give my annual State of the University Address Sept. 16 -- the day in 1890 when our first classes met. Also remember to join us for:
- Family-friendly fun at Family Weekend Sept. 18-20, which includes the Mean Green vs. Rice home opener at Apogee Stadium Sept. 19 (see how to win tickets below).
- Homecoming Week Oct. 5-10, culminating with the Mean Green vs. Portland State game at Apogee Stadium.
I'm looking forward to this milestone year and to celebrating our history, traditions and future as a campus community.
UNT proud,
Neal Smatresk
President
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