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An NT alumnus pledged to donate $1 million to the UNT-Dallas campus, the largest private donation so far to the fledgling university. G. Brint Ryan, 45, donated the money April 6. It is meant to pay for scholarships and student assistance. The money will be distributed over five years starting next month. (0) comments
Denton County continues to have some of the most foreclosures of any county in Texas with a 246 percent increase in postings from last year according to recent data. There have been 243 combined home and business foreclosures in the city of Denton so far this year according to data compiled by the Addison-based Foreclosure Listing Service Incorporated. (1) comment
With 59 years of combined NT music experience, two vocal music faculty members will retire this year. Henry Gibbons Henry Gibbons is the associate director of choral studies and chairman of the division of conducting and ensembles. In his 29 years at NT, he lists Texas Music Educators Associations concerts with NT's A Cappella Choir, a performance of the Bach B-minor mass combining "Canticum novum" and the Denton Bach Society choir and orchestra among his favorite memories. (1) comment
Students from Anadarko and Wetumka, Okla., met live by video with indigenous students from Ufa-Shigiri, Russia, and Sarawak, Malaysia, on Wednesday at NT. The third annual International Indigenous Student Videoconference on Culture and the Environment was held at the Gateway Center and focused on the environment. (0) comments
As NT students near the end of their college careers, they must prepare themselves to enter the work force, and NT's Career Center is working to provide students with opportunities to find jobs and internships. Yesterday, the center had a mental health panel and expo to give students a chance to network and hear from employers and professionals about what they look for in potential employees. (0) comments
Congressman Michael C. Burgess is hosting an emergency preparedness fair for the North Texas community Saturday that includesthree panels of local experts and organizations with information for residents on weather and disaster preparedness. The fair starts at 9 a. (0) comments
Despite the economic crisis and job layoffs, some graduating seniors this spring are considering graduate school as an alternative to entering a risky job market. Applying to graduate school can be daunting, but one NT senior said she considers herself up to the task. (0) comments
The Texas Senate passed a bill Wednesday that calls for NT to host the only public law school in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 2011. The college was initially expected to open in the fall of 2010 but NT administrators are currently considering pushing that date further, according to a March 5 Daily story. (0) comments
As NT students near the end of their college careers, they must prepare themselves to enter the work force, and NT's Career Center is working to provide students with opportunities to find jobs and internships. Yesterday, the center held a mental health panel and expo to give students a chance to network and hear from employers and professionals about what they do and what they look for in potential employees. (0) comments
Yesterday an agreement between NT and the University of Magallanes in Chile was signed to consolidate a partnership between the two universities. NT president Gretchen Bataille and Victor Fajardo, rector of the Chilean university, signed the addendum to a Memorandum of Agreement. (0) comments
According to an African proverb, if you can walk, you can dance. If you can talk, you can sing. In this spirit, the African Cultural Festival seeks to share African culture with NT and the Denton community. The festival, which will be directed by Gideon Alorwoyie of the music faculty, will take place at 8 p. (0) comments
