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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 />
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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 />
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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 />
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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 />
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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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