Faculty Handbook            Section I

C.    Organization of the University

During the past decade, the organization of the University of North Texas has evolved into a complex system. This evolution has been in large measure a process of adapting to rapid growth, diversification of programs in response to demands, and changes in concepts regarding the roles of the administrative staff, the faculty, the students, the alumni and other interested groups.

The nine members of the UNT Board of Regents are appointed by the governor and subject to confirmation by the Texas Senate. Three members are appointed every two years to serve six-year terms with terms expiring in May (see http://www.unt.edu/facsenate/). In 1975, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth, formerly a private institution, was placed under the same board of regents as UNT. The medical campus in Fort Worth became the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth in 1993 through further legislative action. The Chancellor serves the two separate institutions. Beginning in the fall 2000,  the position of Chancellor/President was separated and a separate position of President of the University of North Texas was established. The current organizational chart can be found (see UNT Policy Manual, Vol. II, #10.9a).