Dear Alum,

As many of you know, a university is far more than its buildings. Yet, campus facilities play a central role in a student's experience, so I'm excited to tell you about our progress on several new facilities that will enhance our students' days at UNT, add much-needed space for services and make our campus more beautiful.

I was pleased that many of you joined me for the ribbon-cutting and groundbreaking ceremonies at this year's Homecoming festivities. Our new Waranch Tennis Complex and the Mean Green Village fill me with pride for the future of UNT. And I am certain Chestnut Hall, which is slated to open in Spring 2007, will be another stellar building. It will house our Health Center, Career Center, and Counseling and Testing Services.

At the same time, I look forward to seeing the addition of a waterfall to the Library Mall. This project, which will be completed next spring, is an important step in our beautification efforts.

I also am proud of plans for two new residence halls that should open in time for Fall 2007.

It's great to see such progress on our campus.

Best,
Norval

November 2005
STORIES BELOW

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UNT receives $2.5 million gift

$500,000 NSF award for scholarships

Students win top award at film festival

Professor awarded congressional fellowship

Cool link of the month: Mean Green Involved in the Community

UNTRIVIA:
How many fans attended North Texas' Homecoming game this year?

NTExes:
NTexes invite you to join their new online community

UNT receives $2.5 million from Priddy Charitable Trust
It's an exciting time for 10 of our outstanding graduate students, who recently received the first Priddy Charitable Trust Fellowships in Arts Leadership. More than $2.5 million was given to UNT from the Robert and Ruby Priddy Charitable Trust to set up the fellowship program, which will enable students to undertake graduate study through coursework, internships and involvement with the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. To read more, visit web2.unt.edu/news/story.cfm?story=9408.

$500,000 NSF award for scholarships
UNT recently received a National Science Foundation award worth nearly $500,000, which was provided by the Noyce Foundation. It will fund a four-year scholarship program to help fill Texas' critical need for high-quality high school mathematics and science teachers in urban and rural school districts. To learn more, click the link below. web2.unt.edu/news/story.cfm?story=9365

Students win top award at film festival
My congratulations go to UNT graduate student and teaching assistant Meta Newhouse and master's film student Tania Khalaf, whose 13-minute documentary, Still, Life, received first prize in the Documentary Short Competition at the Austin Film Festival after making its debut. The short was shown at the Deep Ellum Film Festival earlier this month and will be featured at the Santa Fe Film Festival Dec. 7-11. To read more, visit web2.unt.edu/news/story.cfm?story=9454.

Sociology professor awarded congressional fellowship
Erma Lawson, associate professor of sociology, recently was awarded a congressional fellowship from the American Sociological Association's Sydney S. Spivack Program in Applied Social Research and Social Policy. Beginning in January, Dr. Lawson will spend six months in Washington, D.C., to assist lawmakers by bringing her sociological perspective to health care policies, particularly those affecting women and minorities. This is a boon for the country and for UNT, as she'll surely bring back significant knowledge and experience to her students. To learn more, visit web2.unt.edu/news/story.cfm?story=9381.

Cool link of the month: Mean Green Involved in the Community
When UNT's student athletes aren't hitting the books or the playing fields, they can often be found volunteering their time. They've helped Cumberland Presbyterian Children's Home, the Salvation Army, Keep Denton Beautiful and the North Texas Family Olympics. Most recently, our men's and women's golf teams visited the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children to hand out boxes full of posters, footballs and volleyballs in the hospital's pediatric center. To see photos of their volunteer efforts, visit
www.meangreensports.com.

UNTRIVIA: How many fans attended North Texas' Homecoming game this year?
a. 17,000
b. 19,000
c. 21,000

Answer

Join the Exes' online community
The friendships and connections you make at college should last a lifetime. And to help make that a reality for you, the North Texas Exes are launching a new online community designed to keep you connected with your friends, faculty members and classmates from UNT. Whether you've been trying to look up that old college roommate or just want to stay closer to those who were at your side while you burned the midnight oil, I encourage you to check out the Exes' new online community and web site at www.ntexes.org.

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