We have a fundamental responsibility to develop the potential of our students and UNT community members.

From our first engagement with students, UNT will serve as a platform for them to build lives of purpose and possibility. In our classrooms, labs, studios, residence halls, performance spaces, athletic fields, and workplaces, students are transformed through their interactions with world-class educators and fellow students who believe in and help unlock their potential. Every student who commits to pursuing their education with us will find a culture where our care is demonstrated through high expectations and high levels of support. Our graduates are prepared with practical knowledge in both the essential human and technical skills needed for today’s and tomorrow’s workforce.

Our students’ success is empowered by our talented and dedicated educators. Our commitment to building lives of purpose and possibility extends across our full UNT community. We support our faculty members, providing the tools and training they need to progress in their careers as educators, researchers, innovators, and artists. We also recognize that every staff member who interacts with students is an educator who can leave a lasting impression. We strive to be a place where they can develop their skills and contribute their best work to advance our mission.

To develop our UNT community’s full potential, we will:
  • Create integrated support for student success: Support every student’s academic and career development through advising, mentoring, academic support, and integrated curricular, campus life, leadership, and career-aligned experiences, making student success a shared responsibility of faculty, staff, and community partners.
  • Modernize our curriculum: Design and teach curriculum that stokes creativity, demands rigor, and develops communication, critical thinking, civil discourse, and technical skills, enabling students to unlock their full potential by working with peers, faculty, employers, and community partners.
  • Empower faculty and staff: Support, promote, and reward faculty and staff members for their teaching, research, and creative contributions, as well as excellent service in support of the university and our broad mission to serve the public good.
  • Cultivate a culture of resilience: Strengthen our university culture that celebrates grit, persistence, and achievement, so every student, faculty member, and staff member is supported to develop their talents.

 
 

  • Students working in the First Generation Success Center

    Supporting First-Gen Students

    UNT strives to ensure its first-generation students find a path to success through its First-Generation Success Center, which launched in 2021 to connect students to needed campus resources like financial literacy, career preparation, academic coaching and more. "We're trying to create a mindset of empowerment," says Desiree Padron ('09, '13 M.P.A.), the center’s first director who was a first-generation student herself.

  • The UNT Fountain with Hurley Administration Building in the background

    Empowering High-Achieving Students

    UNT launched the Texas First Program, an initiative designed to support high-achieving Texas students who graduate early from high school. This program offers a combination of scholarships, mentorship, and leadership opportunities to ensure student success and equip participants to lead in their chosen fields.

  • Transfer Ambassadors at the UNT Welcome Center

    Welcoming Transfer Students

    UNT’s Transfer Center works to create a strong community for transfer students while connecting them to essential campus resources, as well as offering events like Eagle for a Day for prospective students to experience campus life firsthand.