The University of North Texas, a comprehensive, state-assisted, coeducational institution of higher education, is the flagship of a multi-institutional university system. UNT offers a wide variety of undergraduate, master's and doctoral degree programs.
The university was established in 1890 as a teacher education facility by Joshua C. Chilton, the school's first president, who leased facilities for the Texas Normal College and Teacher Training Institute above a hardware store on the town square.
The university has gone through six name changes since its founding: (1890) Texas Normal College and Teacher Training Institute, (1894) North Texas Normal College, (1901) North Texas State Normal College, (1923) North Texas State Teachers College, (1949) North Texas State College, (1961) North Texas State University, and (1988) University of North Texas. The university has been led by 13 presidents: Joshua C. Chilton (1890-93), John J. Crumley (1893-94), Menter B. Terrill (1894-1901), J.S. Kendall (1901-06), W.H. Bruce (1906-23), Robert L. Marquis (1923-34), W.J. McConnell (1934-51), J.C. Matthews (1951-67), John J. Kamerick (1968-70), John Carter (acting, 1970-71), C.C. Nolen (1971-79), John Carter (acting, 1979-80), Frank E. Vandiver (1980-81), Howard W. Smith Jr. (ad interim, 1981-82), Alfred F. Hurley (1982-2000) and Norval F. Pohl (2000-present). From 1980 until 2000, the president also carried the responsibilities and title of Chancellor of the University and the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. Senate Bill 751 of the 76th Texas Legislature provided for the establishment of the University of North Texas System, and in July 1999, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board confirmed formal system status for UNT, including the Denton campus, UNT-HSC in Fort Worth and the UNT System Center at Dallas. In October 2000, the positions of president and chancellor were officially separated because of the new system status.
UNT is recognized as a comprehensive, metropolitan research university and as a leader in the performance of many public services, assisting in the economic diversification of the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area and the state of Texas. In 1987, the Select Committee on Higher Education designated UNT as one of five comprehensive research and graduate institutions in Texas. UNT is classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a Doctoral/Research University–Extensive. In 1992, UNT was elected to full membership in the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges.
With an enrollment of more than 27,000 in 2000-2001 and a faculty of more than 1,000, UNT is one of Texas' "Big Five," the state's largest and most academically challenging universities. It serves students from every state in the nation and from more than 125 foreign countries.
The university offers 141 undergraduate and graduate degree majors. Undergraduate students may choose from 96 bachelor's degrees. Since its founding, UNT has awarded more than 164,935 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. It has offered master's degrees since 1935 and doctoral degrees since 1950. As of January 2001, there were more than 83,076 active alumni in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex and another 52,675 active alumni residing elsewhere.
The University of North Texas is in Denton, a friendly college town with a population of more than 75,000 located about 35 miles north of Dallas and Fort Worth. The university campus is composed of 151 structures on 500 acres.
Many business, industry, education, government and cultural activities that support university studies are based in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex.
The University of North Texas is the largest and most comprehensive research and doctoral degree-granting institution in the North Texas area and the flagship of the UNT System. The university is committed to excellence in teaching and the discovery and application of knowledge through research and creative activities. As the educational leader in the North Texas region, the university is dedicated to the development of the area as the number one region in the nation.
The university:
The university continues to expand its relationship with the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth; to develop the University of North Texas System Center at Dallas; and to cultivate partnerships with elementary and secondary schools, community colleges, other universities, businesses, government agencies and nonprofit organizations to improve the quality of education and community life.
The University of North Texas will be one of the state's top-tier universities a premier educational, intellectual, research and cultural resource. As the flagship of a multi-institutional university system and the leading university of its region, UNT will be recognized for education, research, creative activities and public service, and for advancing innovations in the enhancement of learning. UNT will be an inclusive and diverse institution with an international perspective, helping to create an informed citizenry, high-quality graduates, and a workforce well prepared for the global economy.
To achieve this vision, the University of North Texas will:
At the heart of the university's efforts to carry out its mission are the faculty. Individually, UNT faculty members have been singled out for contributions to their teaching and research fields through diverse national and international awards.
Collectively, the faculty have contributed significantly to research and scholarship within various fields through numerous publications, presentations at scholarly conferences, concerts, recitals, exhibitions and performances.
Faculty leadership in teaching, research, creative activities, performance and service activities has created national and international reputations for excellence for a number of academic programs within the university's nine schools and colleges.
A wide array of student clubs and organizations offer UNT students friendships with people of similar interests and avenues for organized and meaningful service. Included are national honor societies, national professional societies and departmental clubs, an active Greek system, and special focus groups with interests that encompass everything from residence hall improvement, politics, and recreational sports. For information, call (940) 565-3807.
Library facilities at the University of North Texas function as the nerve center for teaching and academic research. Four campus facilities house just under two million cataloged holdings, including books, periodicals, maps, documents, microforms, audiovisual materials, music scores and electronic media.
Willis Library holds one of the country's largest music libraries, extensive phonographic disc and tape collections, a broad humanities and social sciences collection, the University Archives, and the Rare Books and Texana collections. Other unique library collections include the private jazz collections of Stan Kenton, Don Gillis, Whit Ozier and Leon Breeden; the private library of Anson Jones, president of the Republic of Texas; Texas county histories; miniatures; and examples of important early publishing, printing and binding styles. The library is a depository for U.S. and Texas government documents, including the Texas Register, and is the only Government Printing Office (GPO) ACCESS Web Gateway Library in Texas.
The Media Library in Chilton Hall houses a large collection of audiovisual materials, including motion pictures, tapes, recordings and videodiscs.
The Science and Technology Library, housed in the Information Sciences Building, emphasizes physics, chemistry, biology, computer science and library science and includes an outstanding collection in mathematics.
The Library Annex houses over 300,000 lesser used materials, sections of the University Archives, and the preservation and technical services departments of the University Libraries. Items located in the annex are so noted in the libraries' on-line catalog, and a reading room is available for users in the annex. The Library Annex, located just off Airport Road on Precision, is near the main campus.
Through the libraries' membership in Texshare, students with
a Texshare library card may borrow materials at college, university
and public libraries throughout the state of Texas. Contact library
staff for details. Active participation in the AMIGOS Bibliographic
Council provides access to a variety of computerized library services,
including interlibrary loans, bibliographic database searching and
shared cataloging. The libraries have a large number of electronic
databases available for public use both on and off campus via computer
linkage. The UNT Libraries hold a membership in the Center for Research
Libraries. The center, which functions as an extension of the local
collections, is dedicated to acquiring and lending materials that
complement and supplement the collections of the major research libraries of
North America. The University Library has been designated a major
research library by the U.S. Department of Education.
Centralized computing services that support instruction and
research are provided through Academic Computing Services, a division of
the Computing Center, located in Room 119 of the Information
Sciences Building. These services support a wide range of hardware and
software resources as well as training, consulting and information services.
In addition to the services directly supported by Academic
Computing Services, computer services also are available from the
University Libraries as well as many college, school and departmental
computer support centers. Examples include the libraries' on-line card
catalog and CD-ROM databases; general access as well as instructional
microcomputer laboratories in each college or school; and UNIX-based
minicomputers in the Department of Computer Sciences. Computer networks
are installed in all academic departments, providing connectivity with
a variety of general-purpose and specialized computing equipment.
The primary central computing resources for academic computing at
the University of North Texas consists of a modern IBM multiprocessor
mainframe computer and several UNIX-based minicomputers.
The IBM mainframe supports two operating systems for instruction
and research: VM/CMS and OS/MVS, as well as COMPLETE, a
teleprocessing monitor. OS/MVS provides batch processing while CMS is used for
interactive computing under VM. UNIX minicomputers run modern versions
of the UNIX operating system.
Access to these and other computers is gained through an
extensive fiber optic–based local area network (LAN) on campus or, from off
campus, through telephone modems connected to the LAN. Thirteen
general access microcomputer laboratories, housing approximately 650
computers, are available to all students for access to central computer
systems and both IBM-compatible and Macintosh personal computers. Laser
printers are provided in all labs. Approximately 30 additional
special-purpose labs serve students in particular disciplines or students
living in university residence halls.
Academic Computing Services provides support for most major
programming languages on the IBM and UNIX systems. Several statistical
analysis packages are supported on the various host systems, including
SAS, SPSS, and S-Plus. Electronic mail facilities are available for
intra-campus communications as well as for communications through the
Internet. In addition, access to other Internet services such as the
World Wide Web and Telnet are provided from any of the computers on the
campus LAN.
The Computing Center also serves as a repository for a
substantial body of machine-readable data including the Inter-University
Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) data archives, Standard
and Poor's COMPUSTAT, and the Center for Research in Security Prices'
CRSP data sets. The university libraries also maintain a number of
databases and other research materials on CD-ROM servers that are
accessible through the campus network.
Academic Computing Services provides support for a variety of
microcomputer-based software applications. Site licenses are maintained
for microcomputer versions of SPSS, SAS and S-Plus, which provide
statistical analysis capabilities.
Consulting and training services are provided by Academic
Computing services to facilitate the use of both microcomputer and host
computing facilities by students. A series of short courses is offered each
semester to allow students to gain the expertise necessary to use
campus computer systems effectively, and a number of computer-based
training programs are accessible on host systems and from within student
laboratories. Should problems arise, experienced consultants are available
to assist students.
Students wishing to participate in computer- based conferences on
a wide variety of computer related and non-computer-related subjects
can take advantage of USENET news bulletin board systems.
Finally, BENCHMARKS, the Computing Center's newsletter, is
published on a regular basis and serves as an excellent resource for
current information systems at UNT.
The University of North Texas is accredited by the Commission
on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
[1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097; telephone (404) 679-4501]
to award bachelor's, master's and doctoral
degrees.
In addition, the university offers programs approved by the
following organizations:
AACSB–The International Association for Management Education
Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications
American Chemical Society
American Library Association
American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology
American Psychological Association
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Association for Behavior Analysis
Commission on English Language Program Accreditation
Computer Science Accreditation Commission of the Computing
Sciences Accreditation Board
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
Council on Rehabilitation Education
Council on Social Work Education
Foundation for Interior Design Education Research
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
National Association of Schools of Music
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
National Recreation and Park Association/American Association of
Leisure and Recreation Council on Accreditation
State Board for Educator Certification
Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board
for Engineering and Technology
Texas Education Agency
Addresses of accrediting organizations are printed following
the index.
The University of North Texas holds the following memberships.
Alliance for Higher Education
American Association for Higher Education
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
American Council on Education
Association of Texas Colleges and Universities
Association of Texas Graduate Schools
Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
Council of Graduate Schools
Federation of North Texas Area Universities
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Computer Services
Hardware and Operating Systems
Software
Consulting, Training and Information Services
Accreditation
Institutional Memberships
UNT System and University Officers
Burle Pettit, Vice Chair (2001), Lubbock
Marjorie B. Craft (2001), Dallas
Roy Gene Evans (2005), Dallas
Richard Knight, Jr. (2005), Dallas
Tom Lazo, Sr. (2005), Dallas
Robert A. Nickell (2003), Irving
George W. Pepper (2003), Fort Worth
Gayle W. Strange (2003), Denton
Alfred F. Hurley, PhD,
Chancellor of the University of North Texas System
Norval F. Pohl, PhD,
Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and President of the University of North Texas
Ronald Blanck, DO,
Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and President of the UNT Health Science Center–Fort Worth
Walter E. Parker, MA,
Vice Chancellor for Governmental Affairs
Richard S. Rafes, JD, PhD,
Vice Chancellor and General Council
Frederick R. Pole, MS,
Vice Chancellor for Administration
Phillip C. Diebel, BBA, CPA,
Vice Chancellor for Finance
Cassandra B. Burrell, BA,
Associate Vice Chancellor for Equity and Diversity
Deborah S. Leliaert, MS,
Associate Vice Chancellor for Marketing and Communication
Virginia E. Wheeless, PhD,
Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Planning
Mark S. Moore, BS,
Vice President for Development
Alfred F. Hurley, PhD,
Chancellor of the University of North Texas System
Norval F. Pohl, PhD,
President of the University of North Texas and the UNT System Center at Dallas
David B. Kesterson, PhD,
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Suzanne V. LaBrecque, PhD,
Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Arthur J. Goven, PhD,
Interim Vice Provost for Research
Frederick R. Pole, MS,
Vice President for Administrative Affairs
Walter E. Parker, MA,
Vice President for Governmental Affairs
Phillip C. Diebel, BBA, CPA,
Vice President for Finance and Business Affairs
Mark S. Moore, BS,
Vice President for Development
Bonita C. Jacobs, PhD,
Vice President for Student Development
Cassandra B. Burrell, BA,
Associate Vice President for Equity and Diversity
Deborah S. Leliaert, MS,
Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Virginia E. Wheeless, PhD,
Associate Vice President for Planning; Interim Executive Director of the UNT System Center at Dallas
Richard Villarreal, BS,
Director of Athletics
College of Arts and Sciences,
Warren W. Burggren, PhD, Dean
College of Business Administration,
Jared E. Hazleton, PhD, Dean
School of Community Service,
David W. Hartman, PhD, Dean
College of Education,
M. Jean Keller, EdD, Dean
School of Library and Information Sciences,
Philip M. Turner, EdD, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for Distance Education and Dean of the School
School of Merchandising and HospitalityManagement,
Judith C. Forney, PhD, Interim Dean
College of Music,
James Scott, DMA, Dean
School of Visual Arts,
D. Jack Davis, PhD, Dean
Robert B. Toulouse School of Graduate Studies,
C. Neal Tate, PhD, Dean
University Libraries,
B. Donald Grose, PhD, Dean of Libraries
Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science,
Richard J. Sinclair, PhD, Dean
The University of North Texas has a history of seeking to preserve an atmosphere of openness and tolerance. This university is committed to maintaining an unpretentious and accepting atmosphere welcoming to anyone who will strive to achieve his or her personal best. UNT possesses and values an increasing diversity among the individuals who make up its community. This is one of UNT's greatest strengths.
Individuals within the UNT community are unified by a primary purpose: learning. With that primary purpose in mind, UNT works to advance ideals of human worth and dignity by facilitating open discussion, supporting rational resolution of conflict and encouraging examination of values.
Harassment based on individual differences is inconsistent with UNT's mission and educational goals. Every member of the UNT community enjoys certain human and constitutional rights, including the right to free speech. At the same time, individuals who work, study, live and teach within this community are expected to refrain from behavior that threatens the freedom, safety and respect deserved by every community member in good standing.
Every member of the University of North Texas community must comply with federal and state equal opportunity laws and regulations. Such compliance will be not only a given standard, but is, in fact, a baseline from which our community works to assure fairness and equity to all who pursue their educational and professional goals here.
Students, faculty or staff who have concerns or questions should contact the appropriate office. Students should call the Dean of Students at (940) 565-2648. Faculty and staff should call the Division of Equity and Diversity at (940) 565-2456. TDD access: (800) 735-2989.
The University of North Texas does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's disability and complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act in its admissions, accessibility, treatment and employment of individuals in its programs and activities.
The university provides academic adjustments and auxiliary aids to individuals with disabilities, as defined under the law, who are other wise qualified to meet the institution's academic and employment requirements. Students needing assistance may call (940) 565-4323. For information, call the Office of Disability Accommodation at (940) 565-4323, TDD access: (940) 565-2958; or the Division of Equity and Diversity at (940) 565-2456.
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