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 Innovative partnership with Frisco
The new public-public partnership between the City of Frisco, its Frisco Economic and Community Development Corporations and UNT makes way for what ultimately will be a branch campus to serve at least 5,000 students, providing higher education and research opportunities for future generations. "With this partnership, UNT will bring the innovation and ambition that UNT embodies as one of the nation's 115 Tier One research universities to the City of Frisco," UNT President Neal Smatresk said.
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| Coding solutions |
The first woman to win IBM's Master the Mainframe challenge for the North American region is a UNT senior − College of Business student Anna McKee. She won first place in the final and most difficult portion of IBM's contest, making this the second year in a row that a UNT student has won. Master the Mainframe pits students from across nine regions worldwide against one another in a hands-on, virtual contest that gives students the chance to master the skills that experienced mainframe systems programmers need to do their job. |
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| Visualizing data |
How visualizations of big data and differing data sources influence decision-making in internal audits is the focus of UNT accounting doctoral candidate Megan Seymore's dissertation study, which earned her a $10,000 Michael J. Barrett Doctoral Dissertation Grant from the Internal Audit Foundation. She is examining the way data analytics and different sources for information can alter business judgments. |
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| Showcasing creativity |
The world's "Next Visionary Filmmaker" is a UNT media arts student. Junior Ciara Boniface submitted a video in a contest that won her $100,000 to film her next movie, a Nissan Leaf and a visit to the premiere of A Wrinkle in Time. She beat out 1,200 filmmakers and 20 finalists with her 1:30 minute video that she shot in her room and answered the questions posed by the movie's theme, "Be a Warrior." |
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