This plan belongs to the UNT community that built it. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and partners across North Texas shared their ideas and energy through conversations, surveys, and advisory groups, and their voices shaped its direction. It reflects the talent, creativity, and unlimited potential that define UNT, and we are grateful to all who contributed.
Our strategy for the next five years is built on a singular mission: to create enduring value for the public good.
- Enduring value for our students, through educational experiences and credentials that unlock their potential to adapt to change, achieve professional success, and lead lives of meaning and purpose.
- Enduring value for employers, by educating the agile workforce and contributing the solutions they need to compete in a rapidly changing economy.
- Enduring value for the taxpayers of Texas, by translating their investments into graduates, discoveries, innovations, and creative contributions that serve the public interest.
- Enduring value for our nation, through our direct contributions to economic and national security and through the development of well-educated citizens who are ready to engage in productive dialogue and civil discourse.
Career Readiness Initiative and Unpaid Internships: By providing financial support for internships and career-connected learning, you enable students to gain hands-on experience, build professional networks, and graduate with clarity and confidence about what comes next. This is not just preparation—it is acceleration. Students move from determination to direction, from ambition to action.
President's Unrestricted Fund: This fund provides the university with the flexibility to respond where needs are greatest, whether that means emergency student support, bridge funding that keeps a student enrolled, or resources that allow innovative student success initiatives to move forward without delay.
First Generation Success Center General Support Fund: More than 40% of UNT students are the first in their families to attend college. They arrive with drive, resilience, and determination—but often without a roadmap. The First Generation Success Center exists to ensure these students have the guidance, mentorship, and community they need to thrive. Your gift ensures that being first is not a barrier—but a beginning.
