About the System
The University of North Texas System serves the North Texas area, boosting economic activity in the region by nearly $2 billion annually. About 36,000 students are enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, and system enrollment is projected to increase to about 45,000 students
by 2015.
System/component Highlights
Reynolds Foundation grant enables UNTHSC, TCU collaboration as part of SAGE program
The UNT Health Science Center's (UNTHSC) Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and School of Health Professions will expand its SAGE program and partner with the UNT System College of Pharmacy, along with the Texas Christian University Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences and Department of Nutritional Sciences, to improve the ability of physicians to work in teams. Read more...
UNT's Sky Theater offering summer planetrium shows
The University of North Texas Sky Theater has launched its 2013 Summer Fun in the Planetarium program, offering affordable and family-friendly shows every Friday through June and July. Every Friday through July 26 the planetarium will open at 12:30 and show one of four science programs. Read more...
UNT System Regents name sole finalist for Health Science Center Presidency
The University of North Texas System (UNTS) Board of Regents named Michael R. Williams, DO, MD, MBA, as the sole finalist for the Presidency of the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) in Fort Worth, June 12, 2013. UNT System Chancellor Lee F. Jackson recommended Dr. Williams to the Board after receiving a unanimous recommendation from a Presidential Search Advisory Committee comprised of campus, system, and community leaders. Under state law, university governing boards must name finalists for a presidency at least 21 days before making a permanent appointment. Dr. Williams currently serves as Interim President of UNTHSC, having been named to that position in December 2012. A Fort Worth native, Dr. Williams previously served five years as CEO of Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg, Texas, where he had been in private anesthesiology medical practice for 14 years. He also worked 11 years in private medical practice in Dallas and has led a number of successful entrepreneurial ventures.
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