Occupational

An occupationally well person engages in lifelong career exploration and development to promote meaningful work or service. This enhances personal satisfaction and enrichment, consistent with values, goals, and lifestyle.

Campus Organizations

Student Government Association

Undergraduate students are represented by the Student Government Association (SGA). It is made up of three branches of government and grants funding for undergraduate student conferences or programming and hosts university wide events.

Graduate Student Council

The Graduate Student Council (GSC) advocates, connects and empowers graduate students. GSC is comprised of an Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, and Senate, and the bodies work to improve the graduate student experience.

University Program Council

The University Program Council (UPC) is the student-run programming board devoted to planning and implementing educational, social, cultural and entertaining events for the student body.

Student Employment – Career Center

UNT employs more than 5,000 students through hourly jobs, work study positions and Eagle Internships. Working at UNT is ideal for students due to convenient location, flexible scheduling, social networking, and the opportunity to develop relevant, transferable skills.

Counseling Center

UNT’s Counseling Center offers professional counseling, career counseling, consultation, mental health screenings, educational programs, and self-help resources as well as a referral services. Group and individual sessions are available, as well as couples counseling and BIPOC group counseling.

Career Assistance

Career Center

The UNT Career Center helps students identify and achieve individual goals for career success. Students can receive career and internship advising, and gain assistance with resumes, interview prep and more.

Career Coaches

Career Coaches are highly-trained professionals available to help students select a major, writing a resume, conducting job searches, improving interview skills and much more. Career Coaches are assigned to students by major, classification and location.

Career/Vocational Counseling

Counseling and Testing Services' career/vocational counselors will meet one-on-one to discuss career goals and needs. Sessions focus on psychoeducation, test feedback, decision making and career exploration.

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning is a free resource with more than 10,000 courses for all UNT students, faculty and staff free of charge. You’ll find courses for all interests.

Coursera

Through Coursera, the leading online learning platform, people with a UNT email address can access massive open online courses (MOOCs) for free. These non-credit courses can be a great opportunity for professional and personal development.

Speaker Series

Distinguished Lecture Series

The Distinguished Lecture Series brings noted speakers to campus to provide the UNT community with different perspectives and topics of thought. From business leaders and scientists to political figures and celebrities, each event is unique and designed to inform and entertain.

Research on Tap

Hosted by the Division of Research and Innovation, you can learn about current hot topics and research trends through Research on Tap.

TEDxUNT

You’ll be inspired and challenged by listening to members of the UNT community speak at TEDxUNT. What you learn from the speakers and TED Talks will spark deep discussion and connection.

Academic Opportunities

Undergraduate Degree Programs

UNT’s 14 colleges and schools offer 113 bachelor’s degree programs designed to prepare students for successful careers.

Graduate Degree Programs

UNT offers 94 master’s and 37 doctoral degree programs at three locations across the North Texas region.

Online Degree Programs

As one of the largest providers of online credit courses among Texas public universities, UNT offers 86 online program options at every degree level.

Accelerated Online Programs

UNT Online offers many accelerated degree programs and microcourses, where content is presented in short four- or eight-week sessions, rather than a traditional 16 week semester.

Certificates

UNT offers many Undergraduate Academic Certificates and Graduate Academic Certificates to provide students with specialized skills and understanding in a variety of fields.

External Resources

Complete Care

Complete Care, a new family care benefit for UNT faculty, staff and students, that pairs Kinside and Urban Sitter’s sitter service providers for backup and emergency child care, daycare and preschool services, babysitters and nannies, senior care, pet care, camps and school programs, basic household services and tutoring. UNT students can also sign up as service providers.

Faculty Senate

The Faculty Senate acts as the voice of the faculty, representing its interests to UNT leadership and community stakeholders. It serves as a liaison between faculty and administration and works to solve challenging problems.

Staff Senate

The Staff Senate fosters communication within the campus community and informs the administration on items of staff interest.

Employee Resource Groups

Find camaraderie with colleagues by joining one of UNT’s Employee Resource Groups, which have been created in categories including race/ethnicity, gender identity and orientation, disability, religious affiliation, and university role.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)

OLLI at UNT is a lifelong learning program that offers non-credit courses and events designed by and for adults 50 and better. It is a community of curious minds, adventurous hearts, and welcoming members.

UNT Retiree Association (UNTRA)

The UNT Retiree Association (UNTRA) acts as a link between retirees and the continued growth of UNT. It offers unique educational opportunities, retiree benefits and representation in university forums.

Mediation

Mediation is a process that allows faculty, staff or administrators at odds to work together and find mutually agreed upon solutions to job-related interpersonal disputes.

Book Recommendations

UNT System’s Organizational Development and Engagement team curated a list of books about building strong teams and positive culture. These are great reads for aspiring and current supervisors.

ODE Trainings and Webinars

UNT System’s Organizational Development and Engagement team has numerous live trainings and a large library of pre-recorded webinars available for viewing. Professional development training is available for individual contributors and supervisors.