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UNT Dallas 2020 Master Plan

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT<br />

The University of North Texas at <strong>Dallas</strong> is uniquely positioned<br />

as the only four-year university in <strong>Dallas</strong>-Fort Worth<br />

committed to creating pathways to socioeconomic mobility<br />

for our region’s urban students.<br />

Through thoughtful collaborations with industry and<br />

community partners, <strong>UNT</strong> <strong>Dallas</strong> has built a reputation<br />

for delivering high-quality education at a low cost, while<br />

also minimizing student loan debt. Determined to close the<br />

education equity gap, <strong>UNT</strong> <strong>Dallas</strong> has emerged as the fastestgrowing<br />

public university in Texas, now with nearly 4,200<br />

students, of which 85 percent are minority and 70 percent<br />

are the first in their families to attend college. We are truly<br />

educating and training the diverse and skilled future workforce<br />

that will strengthen the economies of our city, state and nation.<br />

BOB MONG<br />

University of North Texas <strong>Dallas</strong><br />

President<br />

The majority of our graduates fulfill high-need jobs in the<br />

communities where they grew up, fostering a community spirit<br />

that will improve our historically under-resourced southern<br />

<strong>Dallas</strong> neighborhoods and fuel economic development.<br />

Our bold <strong>2020</strong> Campus <strong>Master</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> for both our main<br />

campus and the <strong>UNT</strong> <strong>Dallas</strong> College of Law in downtown<br />

<strong>Dallas</strong> mirrors our ambitious strategies to grow enrollment<br />

and our beautiful, 264-acre, tree-lined campus. We have<br />

already added the campus’ first residence hall, and in 2019<br />

we opened the $63 million Student Center and adjacent<br />

amphitheater. The recent opening of the Runyon Creek<br />

Trail that connects our campus with miles of scenic trails<br />

along grassy meadows will provide outdoor educational<br />

opportunities and improve quality of life for students,<br />

employees and community members.<br />

The College of Law moved into its gorgeous, $71-million<br />

renovated downtown home, the <strong>Dallas</strong> Municipal Building—<br />

the old city hall at 106 South Harwood Street, and now<br />

focuses on achieving full accreditation.<br />

With so much open space to expand our southern <strong>Dallas</strong><br />

campus and a clear strategy, we are excited to watch projects<br />

like a science building, a special events center, additional oncampus<br />

housing and so much more take shape as we continue<br />

to transform <strong>UNT</strong> <strong>Dallas</strong> into <strong>Dallas</strong>’ urban university.<br />

<strong>2020</strong> CAMPUS MASTER PLAN iii

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