The Community Building and Integrity Network is a resource group with the purpose of creating integrity in the workforce to build community and understanding among UNT faculty and staff. To do so we will uphold the UNT System values as follows:
The UNT Gender & Sexuality Employee Resource Group (UNT GS-ERG) is an Employee Resource Group (ERG) that serves all UNT employees through intentional engagement, policy promotion, and community building that is inclusive of all genders and sexualities.
The UNT GS-ERG shall do the following:
The organization is designed to support, assist, and encourage Latina\o (Latinx) faculty and staff at UNT which include:
The UNT Neurodiversity Professional Network serves employees that identify as Neurodivergent, as well as allies, and focuses on three areas:
The UNT Black Professional Network (BPN) serves employees that identify as Black or African American and focuses on three areas:
This is the official website for the UNT Asian Pacific Islander (API) Network, a UNT Employee Resource Group (ERG whose status is maintained by Faculty Success under the Office of the Provost).
API is a simplified yet common acronym. However, if members are joining because of self-identification, please note there are numerous relevant acronyms of interest. For example:
1. API-DA which expands attention to all of Asia with the term "Desi-Americans," and "West Asians."
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are voluntary, employee-led groups that foster a diverse, inclusive workplace aligned with organizational mission, values, goals, business practices, and objectives. The Office of the Provost supports several ERGs to help UNT faculty and staff have a voice on matters of belonging and inclusion. Open to all employees of the UNT community, ERGs meet throughout the calendar year and work to partner with other campus and community groups to impact belonging and inclusion at UNT.
UNT’s current Employee Resource Groups include:
Dr. Omar Valsson, UNT College of Science assistant professor of chemistry, earned the highly competitive 2023 Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy — a first for any UNT faculty member.
