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City Council approves funds for Old Municipal Bldg. restoration The University of North Texas System’s plans for a College of Law in downtown Dallas received a major boost Wednesday from the Dallas City Council, which approved expenditure of $16 million for preservation of the Old Dallas Municipal Building. The City of Dallas had earlier committed to offer the Municipal Building as the location for the College of Law and pledged improvement funds. More... |
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Luxury lofts, downtown style, and park-side relaxation You can live just a few steps from the Universities Center at Dallas in superb lofts incorporating original Art Deco detailing in a state-of-the-art living environment. UNT is offering spacious light-filled loft style apartments, available immediately! Open to the public, they're a perfect location for anyone, including students, staff and faculty. You can walk to work or school, and to the Farmers Market too. |
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Minis, Maxis and Mods - Fab Fashions A free exhibition of ready-to-wear and designer clothing from 1965 to 1975 will be presented by The Texas Fashion Collection at the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design presents through May 16 (Friday) at Fashion on Main at Universities Center at Dallas, 1901 Main St. in Dallas, Texas. See far-out fashions of the 1960s and 1970s all showing the colors, patterns, and fantasy that were the visual language of the times. |
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Pegasus H.S. honored by U.S. News & World Report Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, a charter school located in the UCD, was one of 10 schools in Dallas County named as America’s Best High Schools by US News and World Report. Pegasus students exceeded the expected state of Texas proficiency standards and received the US News and World Report Bronze Medal Award. Pegasus is located on the third floor of the Universities Center at Dallas, in the heart of Downtown Dallas, and home of the UNT System Chancellor’s Dallas Office. |
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System architect featured in D Magazine UNT System Associate Vice Chancellor for System Facilities Raynard O. Kearbey, was Architect, NCARB, and senior project manager at SMU when he was part of a team developing a "green" building (second from right, left). Kearbey says his work on the award-winning Embrey building was “extremely rewarding” and has resulted in major changes in the way he has constructed buildings ever since. He is now bringing that environmental expertise to the UNT System. |
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UNT & Dallas partner on Police Institute UNT System Chancellor Lee Jackson speaks at a press conference at Dallas Police Headquarters where the Communities Foundation of Texas announced the foundation of the W. W. Caruth, Jr. Dallas Police Institute. The Institute will promote best practices among law enforcement officers and serve as an urban police research laboratory. It will be housed on the UNT Dallas Campus once additional facilities have been constructed. |
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Students present NFTE business plans at UCD Students competed for start-up funding for their own businesses as part of the NFTE competitions designed to foster entrepreneurship at the middle- and high-school levels. Every student has to write, present and defend a business plan based on one economic unit of sale in front of a panel of judges, volnuteer local business persons who donate their time. |
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System given Dream Study Award for Dallas vision The Dream Study Award category of the Greater Dallas Planning Council's Urban Design Awards was awarded for the UNT System's vision of downtown Dallas. The plan was lauded for the academic and administrative concepts developed through a strong collaboration between the UNT System and the City of Dallas. |
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New Board Regents work first meeting Don A. Buchholz (left) of Dallas, Gwyn Shea of Irving and Jack A. Wall of Dallas attended their first quarterly UNT System Board of Regents Meeting on November 15 & 16 after being appointed to the Board by Texas Govenor Rick Perry. The meeting was held at the UNT Health Science Center in Ft. Worth. |
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UNT System, UCD and DISD help seniors apply for college The Universities Center at Dallas (UCD), the University of North Texas System, and the Dallas Independent School District sponsored a program at UCD designed to help 700 DISD seniors get into colleges next fall. The students, from eight high schools in the Superintendent’s Learning Community — those having a low number of students attending colleges and universities — attended two key-skills sessions, Admission Application & Financial Aid and Essay Writing for Admission and Scholarships. |
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UNT System hosts job shadowing day at UCD On October 31, 20 students came to the Universities Center at Dallas (UCD) for a day of job shadowing as a result of extensive planning by the UNT System. The participation of UCD faculty members, administrators and staff and industry professionals were designed to be academically motivating, linking the students' academic courses to real-world careers. |