UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SYSTEM
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FROM THE CHANCELLOR'S DESK
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CHANCELLOR'S DESK
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One System, One Purpose: Reflections from Our Listening Tour
I have always believed that something great binds us together – a purpose too big for any one campus to carry alone.
Think of our organization as a puzzle in which every piece has its place. Our values show who we are. Our missions describe what we do. Our vision points to where we are headed. Our strategy lays out how we get there. Purpose is the piece at the center, the why that holds all the others together. And a why can’t be written in a conference room and handed down. It has to be found in the people who live it every day.
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| Three institutions, united in purpose to serve people and transform lives in Texas and beyond. Here's how our universities are working across education, health care, and career development to strengthen North Texas.
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What will today's students need to thrive in a workforce being transformed by artificial intelligence? UNT is investing in that future with the launch of the Anuradha and Vikas Sinha College of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics. Made possible by a generous $20 million gift from Anuradha and Vikas Sinha, the college will prepare graduates to build, understand, question, and responsibly apply AI.
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| Graduates from the inaugural Bachelor of Science in Nursing class at UNT Health Fort Worth received their nursing pins on Aug. 15, marking the beginning of their careers in compassionate patient care. It’s a major milestone for a program established to help address the critical nursing shortage in Texas.
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Construction is underway on the Law Enforcement Training Center at UNT Dallas, set to become the premier law enforcement education and instruction facility in the United States. UNT Dallas faculty will teach Dallas police academy recruits at the center, as part of a unique partnership that could serve as a model for the rest of the country.
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Combining legal expertise with a service mindset, four future attorneys explained why they chose UNT Dallas College of Law and how the school advanced their educational and career goals. Two 2026 graduates and two third-year students shared their stories of achievement during the “Spotlight on Students” portion of the UNT System Board of Regents meeting.
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For Austin Grubbs, the decision to attend medical school was deeply personal. Grubbs was 15 when he lost his dad to cancer. His grandfather died just two-and-a-half years later. The losses were devastating, but Grubbs was determined to channel his pain into purpose. Now a first-year medical student at UNT Health Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, he hopes to become the type of physician whose empathy and understanding will make all the difference for other families like his.
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By experimenting on tiny brain tissues grown in a lab, Moo-Yeal Lee hopes to learn more about autism. Lee, an associate professor in the Department of Medical Engineering in the UNT College of Engineering, is developing a new technique to study how genetic and environmental factors impact early brain development.
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Three students and four faculty members will engage in research, teaching, and academic collaborations on three different continents through the U.S. Department of State-sponsored Fulbright U.S. Student and Scholar Programs. Their work – spanning subjects from political science to education to fashion – reflects the university’s commitment to global engagement, academic excellence and cross-cultural exchange.
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Sinha College of AI and Advanced Analytics
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I am proud of the meaningful work we are doing in the UNT System, and of the culture we are building together, guided by our shared values. This newsletter represents just a snapshot of our system’s shared successes. For future issues, I invite you to share additional stories demonstrating our values in action, HERE.
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As we embark on another year together, united in purpose, I thank all of you for the enthusiasm, dedication, and positivity you bring to your work and to our community each day. I encourage you to lean into your passions, to challenge yourselves to go beyond the ordinary, and to always remember that we are “Better Together.”
Respectfully,
Chancellor Michael R. Williams
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