UNT Insider: President's newsletter

Straight from Smatresk

Dear UNT supporter,

UNT's prominence in Collin County continues to soar with construction moving along for our first permanent UNT at Frisco building — Frisco Landing. This 135,000-square-foot, four-story building was designed with a focus on student success and collaboration, and will open for Spring 2023 classes. Star Local Media, Community Impact, The Dallas Morning News, and the Denton Record-Chronicle recently toured the construction site to learn more about the facility, which features 29 classrooms and 69 huddle rooms.

Our permanent UNT at Frisco home is located at the southwest corner of Preston Road and Panther Creek Parkway on land the city of Frisco provided at no cost to begin its partnership with UNT. As the first four-year institution to serve Collin County, we are committed to providing our partners with access to a Tier One education and supporting industry by creating degrees that suit each business' unique needs.

We've had a presence in Frisco since 2016, at our Hall Park and Inspire Park locations, and currently educate more than 2,600 students. Programs offered exclusively at UNT at Frisco include Project Design and Analysis, Industrial Distribution, and Applied Project Design and Analysis. This spring we celebrated graduates from the first Project Design and Analysis cohort, an immersive program that gives students the opportunity to put their skills into practice on real-world projects with industry partners. You'll read more below about our incredible Class of 2022 graduates.

UNT at Frisco is a longtime dream we'll soon realize, and we look forward to celebrating in Mean Green style upon its opening next year.

UNT Proud,
Neal Smatresk
President
@UNTPrez

Provost Appointment

After serving as an interim since March, Dr. Michael McPherson has been appointed as UNT's next provost and vice president for academic affairs. He brings insight and innovation to the provost's office and has the collaborative skills needed to bring academic affairs to the next level in the ever-changing landscape of higher education. Dr. McPherson, a professor of economics, joined the UNT faculty in 1992 and has made an impact in each of his leadership posts, which include Faculty Senate chairperson, acting dean of the Mayborn School of Journalism, associate vice provost for Faculty Success, special advisor to the provost, and vice provost for Student Success.

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Coaches Caravan

Get excited about the upcoming athletic season and hear from Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker, UNT coaches, and student-athletes during this summer's Coaches Caravan. The four-stop series begins June 8 in Houston at Karbach Brewing Company before moving to Austin June 9 at the new Austin FC stadium in the Q2 Stadium Point Bet Sports Bar. The Caravan will return to the Metroplex June 14 for an evening at Four Corners Brewery in Dallas and conclude Aug. 6 with an event in Denton with a location to be announced later. Event registration is $15 for adults, free for children age 17 and under, and includes food and beverages.

Helping Texas become a leader in transforming mobility

UNT is committed to finding solutions for transforming mobility. From researching connected and autonomous vehicles to exploring the ways autonomous cars can cooperate with unmanned aerial vehicles, more than 50 UNT researchers are working together through our Center for Integrated Intelligent Mobility Systems. With backgrounds in logistics, business, science, and health and public service, UNT's team is committed to making the state a leader in mobility. Construction will break ground later this year on the UNT Advanced Air Mobility (UAAM) Test Center, a meshed test facility at Discovery Park that will allow researchers to conduct field tests in all weather conditions in full compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which regulates the testing of UAVs flown in open air space. It also will have ground-based equipment designed to test autonomous cars together with UAVs for vehicle-to-vehicle communications, information sharing and cooperation in autonomous operations.

Softball secures Conference USA Championship

The Mean Green softball team had an incredible season, winning the Conference USA Championship for the first time and securing an NCAA bid for the first time in program history. At the NCAA Softball Stillwater Regional, the team secured its first-ever NCAA postseason wins and made it all the way to the championship game before falling to Oklahoma State 2-0. We're tremendously proud of our team and Coach Rodney DeLong for their record-breaking season!

Summer events with the UNT Alumni Association

Celebrate a summer of fun with the UNT Alumni Association's exciting summer events at Six Flags Over Texas and the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Events take place throughout July and we'd love to have you join us. (Road trip, anyone!?) Register now to claim your ticket.

Commencement caps an incredible year

More than 5,600 students received UNT degrees during our Spring 2022 Commencement exercises. This video encapsulates the excitement of crossing the stage on graduation day. You'll be inspired by stories of our Spring 2022 Great Graduates who accomplished much while persevering to graduation day. Hundreds of our newest alumni also participated in the UNT Eagle Ring Dive tradition. Congratulations to our newest grads!

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