Dear North Texans:

 

This year is off to a great start with a variety of opportunities for alumni.

 

The kick-off event this year is the Emerald Ball, Saturday, February 27, at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine. The black-tie event raises funds for Emerald Eagle Scholars, a scholarship program that has provided need-based financial aid to more than 1,200 students since 2007. With Emerald Ball donations and ticket purchases, alumni can help more remarkable students attend the University of North Texas.

 

Looking to reconnect with old friends and classmates? The alumni association has partnered with Harris Connect to publish the 2010 University of North Texas Alumni Association Directory. Scheduled for publication this fall, the directory will help alumni around the world reconnect with each other and UNT. Harris will be contacting alums this spring to verify and update personal and career information. We hope this directory will make it easier to find old classmates and inspire you to rekindle old friendships.

 

For those of you looking into new career paths, we have teamed up with the UNT Career Center to offer a workshop series—on campus and online. Alumni can enhance job search techniques with workshops such as The Art of Networking (Feb. 24), Social Media Networking and the Job Search (March 24) and Navigating a Career Transition (April 21). The workshops are held on campus and via interactive webinar. For a calendar of events, click here.

 

There is no better time than now to join the alumni association.  UNT and the association are moving forward in a new year.  We hope you will join us!

 

Derrick P. Morgan
Executive Director