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<strong>The</strong> Official Publication of • UNTDallas.edu<br />

BLAZE YOUR TRAIL<br />

THRIVING FOR<br />

GROWTH<br />

UNT Dallas partners<br />

with Dallas<br />

Independent School<br />

District to bring more<br />

men into teaching<br />

A TRIBUTE TO A TREASURED DEAN<br />

PAGE 6<br />

WINTER <strong>2020</strong>


Bob Mong<br />

A MESSAGE FROM THE<br />

PRESIDENT<br />

Greetings Trailblazers,<br />

UNT Dallas is one of America’s most diverse<br />

universities, and that places us on the front lines of<br />

the leading demographic trends in Texas.<br />

I recently presented a strategic update to our Board<br />

of Regents and diversity was an important feature<br />

of my report. I told them that our undergraduate<br />

blended diversity is 86 percent Latinx, Black and<br />

Asian, putting UNT Dallas in first place among the<br />

state’s 38 public four-year universities. Our UNTD<br />

Law Center is also majority minority and more than<br />

50 percent of its students are women.<br />

Our rich diversity extends beyond our students. <strong>The</strong><br />

UNT Dallas Cabinet, Deans and Department Heads<br />

are majority professionals of color. Five of six of our<br />

deans are diverse. More than 60 percent of our staff<br />

are minority, as are our adjunct professors.<br />

While UNT Dallas is ahead on diversity, equity and<br />

inclusion, we are motivated to go deeper. Earlier<br />

this year, the university launched an Equity, Diversity<br />

and Inclusion task force, and it is off to an ambitious<br />

start. Committee members will pilot an ED&I climate<br />

survey and scorecard and hope to distribute results<br />

to the campus community in June. <strong>The</strong> Faculty<br />

Senate also kicked off a task force on ED&I faculty<br />

recruitment and retention.<br />

I thank everyone at UNT Dallas for your devotion to<br />

building such a diverse campus community. Given<br />

Texas’ standing as the most diverse state in America<br />

for adults 24 and under, our diversity helps us<br />

produce future leaders for this New Texas.<br />

TRAILBLAZER DREAMER<br />

COLLABORATIVE<br />

<strong>The</strong> Trailblazing Dreamers Collaborative<br />

(TDC) is asking for your help. We are a<br />

collaborative composed of dedicated<br />

staff who is working hard to ensure we<br />

are providing resources and services for<br />

our documented and undocumented<br />

students, while creating a positive change<br />

on campus. Our mission as a Trailblazing<br />

Dreamers Collaborative is to advocate for<br />

and empower our dreamer students at<br />

UNT Dallas while educating our campus<br />

community. If willing, please complete the<br />

following survey found here: http://bit.ly/<br />

tdcdrc. If you have trouble accessing the<br />

short link, please click here.<br />

This survey will allow us to understand<br />

how to help you navigate through your<br />

time at UNT Dallas and will ensure that the<br />

recommendations we make for programming,<br />

resources, and other(s) is something that<br />

would be beneficial to you. We want to<br />

hear from you directly and understand your<br />

needs. If willing, please take some time to<br />

answer the questions in this survey. If you<br />

have any questions or have issues accessing<br />

this survey, please email us at dreamers@<br />

untdallas.edu.<br />

CAMPUS COVID-19 DASHBOARD<br />

Now you can remain informed and updated<br />

on campus COVID-19 cases by visiting our<br />

COVID-19 Dashboard. Our new dashboard<br />

provides accurate information on the<br />

university’s COVID-19 cases. <strong>The</strong> data includes<br />

combined student and employee information<br />

for both UNT Dallas main campus and<br />

the College of Law. <strong>The</strong> dashboard is<br />

updated every Friday afternoon by our Risk<br />

Management Department and is located on<br />

our COVID-19 Knowledge Center webpage,<br />

www.untdallas.edu/covid-19-dashboard. As<br />

new cases of COVID-19 again rise in Dallas<br />

County, hospitalization capacity has become<br />

a growing concern. Many experts attribute<br />

some of the increase to pandemic fatigue<br />

- a syndrome when people get tired of the<br />

pandemic safety guidelines and begin to<br />

ignore safety regulations in pursuit of some<br />

level of social interaction. To help, Psychology<br />

Today details 10 signs of pandemic fatigue<br />

and provides five recommendations on how<br />

to combat it.<br />

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COMMUNITY CONNECTEDNESS<br />

UNT DALLAS AND<br />

NORTH TEXAS FOOD<br />

BANK SUPPORT<br />

HUNDREDS IN <strong>2020</strong><br />

<strong>The</strong> University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT<br />

Dallas) has been selected, by State Senator<br />

Royce West, to manage the Dr. Emmett J.<br />

Conrad Leadership Program. <strong>The</strong> program<br />

transitioned from the Office of Senator West<br />

to UNT Dallas in December. <strong>The</strong> application<br />

window for the 2021 Class of the Conrad<br />

Program is open Dec. 7, <strong>2020</strong> — Jan. 4, 2021.<br />

<strong>The</strong> program is open to all undergraduate<br />

and graduate students attending any<br />

four-year college or university, who reside<br />

in Texas Senate District 23. To apply, visit<br />

conradleadership.org/application.<br />

Since 1993, the Dr. Emmett J. Conrad<br />

Leadership Program has provided paid<br />

summer internship opportunities for more<br />

than 2,400 college students who reside in<br />

Texas Senate District 23. <strong>The</strong> program helps<br />

build bridges of opportunity that will lead<br />

students to successful careers and better<br />

socioeconomic mobility. <strong>The</strong> continued<br />

success of the Conrad Leadership Program<br />

is vital to the upward financial and social<br />

mobility of Dallas area students.<br />

“Now, in its twenty-eighth year of<br />

operations, it’s important to attract even<br />

more students, provide ever more impactful<br />

internship opportunities and transition to a<br />

more sustainable model,” said State Senator<br />

Royce West. “<strong>The</strong> ability to have program<br />

staff, recruiters and communicators<br />

dedicated to student success to help secure<br />

the program’s sustainability was a big factor<br />

in selecting UNT Dallas.”<br />

All interns will benefit from UNT Dallas’<br />

dedication to student recruitment, skills<br />

training, community service opportunities,<br />

interview and resume building skills, and<br />

alumni relations activities. And with the<br />

continuous support from sponsors, the<br />

Conrad Program interns will also develop<br />

the professional and marketable skills<br />

needed for success after completing<br />

their degree.<br />

“<strong>The</strong> Conrad Program has stood the test<br />

of time with its positive influence on the<br />

futures of a generation of young people,”<br />

said UNT Dallas President Bob Mong. “We<br />

thank Senator West for his stewardship over<br />

the years, and we are very pleased that a<br />

For the majority of <strong>2020</strong>, UNT Dallas hosted<br />

mobile food pantry events for the Dallas<br />

community. Partnering with the North<br />

Texas Food Bank, the monthly, mobile food<br />

pantry was held on campus and designed<br />

to provide free, nourishing food staples to<br />

our students, employees and community<br />

members. <strong>The</strong> COVID-19 pandemic created<br />

extremely difficult health and economic<br />

challenges causing food insecurities to<br />

soar. Many times, the entrance to our food<br />

pantry created lines that stretched several<br />

miles long. Through it all, our volunteers,<br />

employees and especially the UNT Dallas<br />

police department showed grace and<br />

patience as thousands of cars attended the<br />

drive-thru events. In 11 months, UNT Dallas<br />

proudly served 7,564 families in the<br />

Dallas area.<br />

UNT DALLAS SELECTED TO MANAGE<br />

DR. EMMETT J. CONRAD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM<br />

Conrad alum, Dr. Sabrina Hodge, of UNT<br />

Dallas, can now lead this<br />

important program.”<br />

Conrad Program interns are assigned to<br />

positions at area hospitals, city and state<br />

agencies, law firms, corporations and<br />

other industries in their specific areas of<br />

interest. Many have turned their internship<br />

opportunity into permanent employment.<br />

“As an intern with the Conrad Leadership<br />

Program, college students are able to gain<br />

valuable work experience and transfer<br />

that practicum back into the classroom,”<br />

said Dr. Sabrina Hodge, who now manages<br />

the Conrad Leadership Program at UNT<br />

Dallas. “Numerous interns have been in<br />

the program for several years, even while<br />

pursuing post-graduate degrees. I am<br />

an alumna of the Dr. Emmett J. Conrad<br />

Leadership Program and I owe much of<br />

my success to the many opportunities<br />

offered by this program.” To learn more<br />

or sponsor a summer intern, please visit<br />

conradleadership.org or email Dr. Sabrina<br />

Hodge at sabrina.hodge@untdallas.edu.<br />

ON THE MOVE | WINTER <strong>2020</strong><br />

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COVER STORY<br />

THE UNIVERSITY OF<br />

NORTH TEXAS AT<br />

DALLAS PARTNERS<br />

WITH DALLAS<br />

INDEPENDENT<br />

SCHOOL DISTRICT<br />

UNT Dallas is full steam ahead in<br />

various partnerships with Dallas<br />

Independent School District as<br />

it relates to the diversity among<br />

male teachers and early college<br />

career paths for middle and high<br />

school students. <strong>The</strong> purpose of this<br />

partnership is to create pathways<br />

for more males of color to enter the<br />

teaching profession.<br />

“Research shows that students who<br />

have teachers that look like them<br />

have higher rates of success,” said<br />

John Vega, deputy chief of Dallas<br />

Capital Management (HCM).<br />

As we gear up to promote THRIVE,<br />

Call Me Mister, and the Early College<br />

Teacher program, we would like to<br />

share a little more about each of<br />

these initiatives with our UNT Dallas<br />

faculty, staff, students and alumni.<br />

“This is a triple win for the men who<br />

choose to pursue this calling. <strong>The</strong>y<br />

can make a difference in the lives of<br />

students, have a stable career, and<br />

have the potential<br />

for high earning<br />

within Dallas<br />

ISD,” said Dr. Lisa<br />

Hobson, Professor<br />

and Interim<br />

Dean of the UNT Dallas School of<br />

Education. UNT Dallas is excited<br />

to partner with Dallas ISD to offer<br />

these educational opportunities to<br />

students in our southern<br />

Dallas communities.<br />

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THRIVE focuses on attracting potential male teachers from various diverse<br />

backgrounds to become role models and change young lives through teaching.<br />

This program provides:<br />

• Affordable Quality Education<br />

• UNT Dallas has the lowest tuition costs of any 4-year institution in the North<br />

Texas area<br />

• No. 1 in the nation for lowest student debt<br />

• Learn from highly qualified professors and lecturers<br />

• Outstanding professors who provide a high-quality education with a great<br />

teacher to student ratio (1 to 18)<br />

• Our educators are highly qualified with extensive classroom experience<br />

For more information visit our UNT Dallas website.<br />

<strong>The</strong> mission of the Call Me MISTER® (acronym for Mentors Instructing Students Toward<br />

Effective Role Models) Initiative is to increase the pool of available teachers from a broader<br />

more diverse background with a focus on African American males among the State’s<br />

lowest performing elementary schools. Student participants are largely selected from<br />

underserved, socio-economically disadvantaged and educationally at-risk communities.<br />

This program provides:<br />

• Tuition assistance through Loan Forgiveness programs for admitted students pursuing<br />

approved programs of study in teacher education at a participating college<br />

• An academic support system to help assure their success<br />

• A cohort system for social and cultural support<br />

• Assistance with job placement<br />

Visit the website to learn more.<br />

ON THE MOVE | WINTER <strong>2020</strong><br />

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IN TRIBUTE<br />

IN TRIBUTE TO<br />

DR. DANIEL FRIESEN<br />

By Dr. Constance Lacy<br />

Dean, School of Human Services<br />

Dr. Daniel Friesen<br />

Dr. Constance Lacy<br />

<strong>On</strong> October 23, <strong>2020</strong>, Dr. Daniel Friesen,<br />

who served as the assistant dean of<br />

the School of Business and tenured<br />

associate professor of business, passed<br />

away suddenly.<br />

We are deeply saddened by his passing,<br />

as he was known to many as the voice of<br />

UNT Dallas.<br />

I had the privilege of working with Daniel<br />

over the last 15 years. We started our<br />

tenure here in July 2006 when the very<br />

young UNT Dallas was located off Hampton<br />

Road. We were both hired as Coordinators<br />

for our respective programs and were<br />

“My favorite thing he would say<br />

as he walked out of the office to<br />

go teach a class was, ‘Dena, I’m<br />

going to stomp out ignorance.”<br />

commissioned to help grow the university<br />

to an enrollment of 1,500 students. We all<br />

had to share an office with at least two<br />

other people because the campus was so<br />

small. It was like having college roommates.<br />

Over the years I learned that Daniel loved<br />

music, travel, and “whatever his wife Janine<br />

was interested in.” We specifically talked<br />

about her love for art and jewelry…which<br />

happens to be two of my favorite topics.<br />

As the university grew, so did opportunities<br />

for leadership. Daniel and I served as<br />

Division Directors and shared what was<br />

known as the Dean’s suite in Building <strong>On</strong>e.<br />

Daniel’s office was in the back facing the<br />

west. You could often hear him singing, and<br />

if you stepped in, you’d find him working<br />

on his computer with his cap or visor on<br />

in an effort to block the sun. No matter<br />

the circumstances or situations, Daniel<br />

always had a calming presence. He was<br />

full of jokes, movie quotes, a song or some<br />

silly anecdote. Daniel’s leadership will be<br />

greatly missed at all levels from Faculty<br />

Alliance President, to University Curriculum<br />

Committee Chair, to the Assistant Dean of<br />

the School of Business.<br />

Daniel was the kind of person who got along<br />

with everyone and he knew no strangers.<br />

He was witty and comical, and just an allaround<br />

good guy. He never seemed to be<br />

in a rush or particularly moved by much of<br />

anything. Some knew him as a funny man,<br />

a dynamic boss, a mentor, and the best<br />

professor on campus.<br />

We will forever cherish the impact and<br />

legacy of Dr. Friesen. He had a way of<br />

making all of us feel important, including<br />

students. I want to quote the statement his<br />

administrative coordinator,<br />

Dena Hale, made.<br />

“My favorite thing he would say as he<br />

walked out of the office to go teach a class<br />

was, ‘Dena, I’m going to stomp<br />

out ignorance.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> biggest lesson we can learn from<br />

the loss of Dr. Friesen is to live life in the<br />

moment; enjoy the journey; laugh often; be<br />

supportive; be willing to listen and know<br />

that you have an opportunity to change<br />

your world one person at a time, one<br />

colleague at a time, one student at a time,<br />

one friend at a time.<br />

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FALL <strong>2020</strong> HIGHLIGHTS<br />

VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT<br />

In December, UNT Dallas held a virtual<br />

commencement ceremony for all students<br />

who graduated in the year <strong>2020</strong>. Graduates<br />

from Spring, Summer and Fall <strong>2020</strong> were<br />

recognized in a recorded ceremony that<br />

featured student speakers, recognition of<br />

veterans, a keynote Q&A with President<br />

Bob Mong and Head Men’s Basketball<br />

Coach Josh Howard and the unveiling of the<br />

UNT Dallas Alma Mater. To view the virtual<br />

commencement, visit https://www.youtube.<br />

com/watch?v=f2sLEhy5PBA.<br />

HOODING<br />

CEREMONY<br />

Our Graduate Hooding ceremony also<br />

took on a new twist with friends and<br />

family members conducting the traditional<br />

“hooding” of students earning a graduate<br />

degree. This year’s hooding ceremony was<br />

special to many students as they cherished<br />

the well wishes and the proud moments<br />

conveyed by family and friends. To view<br />

the hooding ceremony, visit https://www.<br />

youtube.com/watch?v=ZMrIMHL-MYM.<br />

TOWN HALL MEETING<br />

Topic:<br />

Emerging Stronger<br />

THURSDAY<br />

December 10, <strong>2020</strong><br />

9 – 10 a.m.<br />

TOWN HALL<br />

As the Fall <strong>2020</strong> semester came to a<br />

close, the UNT Dallas leadership team<br />

congratulated faculty, staff and students<br />

on completing another successful virtual<br />

semester. Our faculty and staff members<br />

continued to provide unprecedented<br />

support of our students. And our students<br />

exhibited a strong work ethic as they<br />

persevered in their academic studies.<br />

Additional success stories and a complete<br />

university update was provided by<br />

President Bob Mong and the university<br />

leadership team including an overview<br />

of what to expect in Spring 2021. To view<br />

the Town Hall meeting, visit https://www.<br />

youtube.com/watch?v=nVNjccfEw8E.<br />

ON THE MOVE | WINTER <strong>2020</strong><br />

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TRAILBLAZING PROGRAMS<br />

UNT DALLAS MEN’S AND<br />

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL<br />

<strong>The</strong> men’s and women’s inaugural basketball season is off to<br />

an exciting start! With this being the first season of collegiate<br />

activities at <strong>The</strong> University of North Texas at Dallas, all eyes are<br />

on these talented athletes. To see these stars in action, check<br />

out the Men’s Basketball schedule and the Women’s Basketball<br />

schedule on the UNT Dallas website. <strong>The</strong> next home game for<br />

the men takes place on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 7 p.m. at Oak Cliff Bible<br />

Fellowship, and the women’s next home game is on Monday, Jan.<br />

11, 5 p.m. at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship. Be safe, wear a mask, and<br />

enjoy the games!<br />

CROSS COUNTRY<br />

<strong>The</strong> University of North Texas at Dallas Cross Country<br />

team wrapped up an exciting inaugural season in October.<br />

<strong>The</strong> outdoor season will hopefully begin in March 2021.<br />

<strong>The</strong> UNT Dallas cross country team competed in three XC<br />

meets this season with freshman Yessica Araiza winning<br />

first place in the first two meets. “Overall the season has<br />

been challenging with the changes due to the COVID-19<br />

restrictions, but I’m proud of the kids who stuck it out and<br />

I’m looking forward to watching them succeed as college<br />

athletes and students,” says Coach Kenneth Royal.<br />

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UNT DALLAS HELPS BRING<br />

HEALTHY LIVING OPTIONS TO<br />

SOUTHERN DALLAS COMMUNITIES<br />

With the opening of the new Singing Hills<br />

Recreation Center and the extension of the<br />

Runyon Creek Trail, southern Dallas residents now<br />

have access to facilities they’ve long deserved.<br />

According to the Dallas Morning News, the new<br />

Singing Hills Recreation Center is the latest<br />

milestone in this emerging community at the<br />

west end of an education corridor, bookended by<br />

the University of North Texas at Dallas and, to the<br />

east, Paul Quinn College.<br />

Located in Oak Cliff, the recreation center offers<br />

community members a basketball court, fitness<br />

equipment, exercise rooms, ping pong, video<br />

games, a pool table, Wi-Fi and more.<br />

<strong>The</strong> $20 million state-of-the-art recreation center<br />

also provides the community with a recording<br />

studio, a computer room, meeting spaces and a wing<br />

exclusively for senior citizens. <strong>The</strong> Runyon Creek Trail,<br />

located nearby, was recently expanded in partnership<br />

with UNT Dallas and extends from the campus to<br />

Glendale Park. <strong>The</strong> running trail and the recreation<br />

center now provide local residents with access to<br />

indoor and outdoor exercise facilities that can help<br />

lead to healthier lifestyles.<br />

UNT DALLAS MARKETING TEAM<br />

RELEASES NEW TEMPLATE<br />

DESIGNS TO STRENGTHEN BRAND<br />

We are in the midst of an exciting brand audit for <strong>The</strong><br />

University of North Texas at Dallas to enhance the reputation<br />

and status of the university locally and nationwide. It is<br />

imperative that community members, alumni, prospective<br />

students, current students, and those working in academic<br />

fields recognize that UNT Dallas is hosting and sponsoring so<br />

many wonderful events and programs. <strong>The</strong> UNT Dallas brand<br />

is promoted and advertised on billboards throughout the<br />

metroplex, multiple LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram ads,<br />

local chambers of commerce websites, our campus website,<br />

in countless Dallas Morning News articles, in partnership ads<br />

with community colleges, on digital and printed direct mail<br />

pieces, flyers and viewbooks, to name a few. To push the<br />

UNT Dallas brand forward and to remain consistent, we are<br />

asking that only university approved logos are used. <strong>The</strong> main<br />

university logos can be found here. We are also introducing<br />

branded university templates such as social media tiles,<br />

PowerPoints, flyers, and branded virtual meeting backgrounds<br />

to make it easier for everyone to adhere to university brand<br />

guidelines. <strong>The</strong>se branded assets can be found on the UNT<br />

Dallas Marketing and Communications site under Internal<br />

Templates. If you have any questions, please feel free to<br />

contact Alexandria Williams, Director of Brand Marketing,<br />

any time at Alexandria.williams@untdallas.edu.<br />

ON THE MOVE | WINTER <strong>2020</strong><br />

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COLLEGE OF LAW<br />

PROFESSOR MICHAEL<br />

MASLANKA, UNTD<br />

COLLEGE OF LAW, GOES<br />

INTERNATIONAL<br />

Assistant<br />

Professor of Law<br />

Michael Maslanka<br />

interviewed with<br />

Aljazeera, the<br />

international news<br />

conglomerate<br />

which reports from Doha, Qatar and<br />

London, England regarding California’s<br />

Proposition 22. <strong>The</strong> proposition<br />

passed with 58 percent support, and<br />

allows firms like Uber to classify their<br />

drivers as independent contractors,<br />

dodging state requirements for labor<br />

protections and workers’ benefits.<br />

Maslanka specializes in Labor Law and<br />

his legal opinion and expertise are<br />

respected throughout the U.S.<br />

and internationally.<br />

“This is a fierce fight that has been<br />

going on for years,” said Maslanka.<br />

“Those regulations are very, very<br />

pro-employer.” Maslanka views<br />

the California proposition as a<br />

precursor to a vast number of future<br />

litigations in employer protection<br />

against contractors.<br />

<strong>The</strong> College of Law continues to make<br />

extraordinary strides for such a young<br />

institution, evidenced by the exemplary<br />

competitive showing of its students<br />

(see article below) and the consistently<br />

increasing number of applications<br />

received each semester. For Fall <strong>2020</strong>,<br />

the College of Law’s enrollment is up<br />

3% in headcount and 9% in<br />

credit hours.<br />

UNT DALLAS & UNT DALLAS LAW STUDENTS<br />

SPEAK TO THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS<br />

REGARDING SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS, THE<br />

NEW VICE-PRESIDENT ELECT<br />

For Black female college students —<br />

especially those who took part in the<br />

election and mobilized around it — Vice-<br />

President Elect Kamala Harris’ ascension<br />

into the vice presidency resonated deeply.<br />

Artichala Wise, a 25-yearold<br />

second-year student<br />

at the University of North<br />

Texas at Dallas College of<br />

Law, said Harris holding<br />

such a powerful role<br />

is “comforting to me,<br />

just knowing that we are represented, that<br />

African-American women have a voice.<br />

It just resonates with me so much more,<br />

because of that representation for Black<br />

women, who have been a very pivotal<br />

backbone for the Democratic Party, for them<br />

to be seen.”<br />

Fellow second-year<br />

student Jordan Avery<br />

Garrett, 26, was in ninth<br />

grade when Barack<br />

Obama first won the<br />

presidency in 2008. She<br />

recalled her mother and<br />

grandmother, both from Chicago, weeping<br />

during his first inaugural address. “It’s<br />

inspirational for young girls, who might<br />

have had dreams of doing more, but might<br />

have been told to ‘Stay in your lane.’ <strong>The</strong>re<br />

is no lane. [Harris] has broken glass ceilings,<br />

UNT DALLAS COLLEGE<br />

OF LAW WINS<br />

AIA DALLAS<br />

DESIGN AWARD<br />

Congratulations to UNT Dallas College of<br />

Law for receiving another preservation<br />

honor. <strong>The</strong> AIA Dallas Design Awards has<br />

designated the UNT Dallas Law Center as<br />

a <strong>2020</strong> Winner for its responsiveness to<br />

beauty, poetry, site condition and context,<br />

inspiration, process, and environmental,<br />

economic, and social impact. <strong>The</strong> purpose<br />

of the awards program is to honor the<br />

architects, clients and consultants who<br />

work together to achieve design excellence.<br />

not just for black women, but for all<br />

women.” Garrett said.<br />

This election, however, was different. Wise<br />

and Garrett, both members of the school’s<br />

Black Law Students Association, took part in<br />

peaceful protests in downtown Dallas over<br />

the summer and helped register voters.<br />

Jessica Armstead, a<br />

31-year-old junior at<br />

the University of North<br />

Texas at Dallas, said<br />

Harris’ election should<br />

eliminate any stigma<br />

for students choosing a HBCU or minoritymajority<br />

college like UNT-Dallas over<br />

prestigious private schools or large state<br />

universities. “It just opens so many doors;<br />

it shows me the sky’s the limit,” Armstead<br />

said.Mock Trial, Moot Court and Tax Law.<br />

<strong>The</strong>se accomplishments at the regional<br />

level strongly suggest that UNT Dallas<br />

College of Law students are suitably<br />

matched against peers from larger — and<br />

less affordable — programs.<br />

UNT DALLAS LAW<br />

TAKES INAUGURAL<br />

DFW MOCK<br />

TRIAL COMPETITION<br />

Congratulations to UNT Dallas COL students<br />

Fernando Leal-Calandra, Chase Miller,<br />

Anthony Lyons and Aubrey Eyrolles for their<br />

First-Place win at the 1st Annual Metroplex<br />

Mock Trial Competition. <strong>The</strong> competition<br />

was held on October 27th in Dallas. Coached<br />

by Profs. Tony Kolenc and Wes Moore, UNT<br />

Dallas Law students outperformed SMU<br />

Dedman School of Law and Texas A&M<br />

Law School.<br />

Special congratulations to Fernando Leal-<br />

Calandra as he also was awarded Best<br />

Advocate for the entire competition!<br />

10 ON THE MOVE | WINTER <strong>2020</strong>


ACCOLADES & ACHIEVEMENTS<br />

CONGRATULATIONS DR.<br />

RATNA NARAYAN<br />

<strong>The</strong> Gerald Skoog<br />

Cup for Outstanding<br />

Leadership in Science<br />

Teacher Education<br />

has been awarded to<br />

UNT Dallas Associate<br />

Professor of Science Education Dr. Ratna<br />

Narayan. <strong>The</strong> statewide award is presented<br />

to a faculty or staff member at a Texas<br />

college or university who has demonstrated<br />

significant contributions to and leadership<br />

in the development of quality science<br />

education. To read the full announcement,<br />

visit https://www.statweb.org/stat-awardwinners.<br />

DR. SANTOS-HATCHETT<br />

RECEIVES LULAC AWARD<br />

Congratulations to<br />

Professor Emerita Dr.<br />

Sheryl Santos-Hatchett<br />

who was recently<br />

awarded <strong>2020</strong> LULAC<br />

District 3 Woman of<br />

the Year. LULAC, League<br />

of United Latin American Citizens, is a<br />

non-profit organization whose mission<br />

is to advance the economic condition,<br />

educational attainment, political influence,<br />

housing, health, and civil rights of the<br />

Hispanic population in the United States. Dr.<br />

Santos-Hatchett is the founding Dean of the<br />

UNT Dallas School of Education and retired<br />

from the university in May.<br />

DR. GLENDA BALAS<br />

SELECTED FOR NORTH<br />

TEXAS LEADERSHIP<br />

TRAINING<br />

Professor of Communication and<br />

Technology Dr. Glenda Balas has been<br />

tapped for the 36th cohort of Leadership<br />

Denton, a premier North Texas leadership<br />

program focused on broad community<br />

service at the local, regional, and state<br />

levels. Balas was selected for Leadership<br />

Denton 36 (LD36) through a competitive<br />

process based on her written analysis of<br />

PRESIDENT<br />

MONG AND MR.<br />

NAKIA DOUGLAS<br />

SELECTED TO<br />

DALLAS 500<br />

North Texas issues, an interview with the<br />

Leadership Denton Board of Directors,<br />

and her background and demonstrated<br />

commitments to service. She joins 17<br />

other corporate, educational, community,<br />

and nonprofit leaders for a nine-month<br />

program targeting such topics as economic<br />

development, education, the arts, youth<br />

services, city and county government,<br />

health, wellness, and state government.<br />

DR. COE PUBLISHES<br />

CHILDREN’S BOOK<br />

English adjunct professor, Lauren Kalstad<br />

Coe, has published her first children’s<br />

book titled “To the Stars in Bumper Cars.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> book inspires creativity and curiosity<br />

through the imagination of a child as he<br />

takes fantastical trips in his dreams. <strong>The</strong><br />

book can be purchased at Book Baby<br />

or Amazon.<br />

President Bob Mong and Executive Director of<br />

TRIO & Pre-Collegiate Programs Nakia Douglas<br />

were selected to the 2021 Dallas 500 List. <strong>The</strong><br />

Dallas 500 is the D CEO Magazine editors take<br />

on the most powerful and influential business<br />

leaders in North Texas. 500 individuals are<br />

selected annually, with only 12 selected in<br />

higher education. Honorees are recognized in<br />

an annual edition of D Magazine.<br />

DR. CONSTANCE<br />

LACY AND MR. NAKIA<br />

DOUGLAS PROFILED IN<br />

DALLAS PUBLICATION<br />

Dr. Constance Lacy and Mr. Nakia Douglas<br />

were recently highlighted in the local<br />

publication, Dallas Doing Good. <strong>The</strong> online<br />

publication is committed to creating and<br />

sharing stories that support good news and<br />

good work in North Texas. Dr. Lacy, Dean of<br />

the School of Human Services, discusses<br />

her childhood and how higher education<br />

has impacted her life. Nakia Douglas,<br />

Executive Director of Trio and Pre-Collegiate<br />

Programs, speaks about the sacrifices his<br />

family and friends made so that he had<br />

access to a quality education.<br />

ON THE MOVE | WINTER <strong>2020</strong><br />

11


WE WILL SEE YOU SOON!<br />

We miss seeing our Trailblazer family on campus.<br />

We know it just isn’t the same when we can’t<br />

visit with friends on campus, attend an event in<br />

the Student Center or join fellow students in a<br />

classroom. We’ll be back soon. Until then, please<br />

do all that you can to stay safe. Wear a mask in<br />

public and practice social distancing to slow the<br />

spread of COVID-19. It takes all of us doing our<br />

part. Stay smart. Stay Strong. Stay Safe.<br />

AN OFFICIAL UNT DALLAS PUBLICATION<br />

@UNTDallas<br />

WINTER BREAK &<br />

HOLIDAYS<br />

DECEMBER 24 – 31, <strong>2020</strong><br />

WINTER BREAK<br />

JANUARY 1, 2021<br />

NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY<br />

JANUARY 4, 2021<br />

All UNT Dallas offices open<br />

for business<br />

JANUARY 18, 2021<br />

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.<br />

DAY HOLIDAY<br />

JANUARY 19<br />

SPRING SEMESTER CLASSES BEGIN<br />

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