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Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024

Dear UNT Faculty and Staff,

I am writing to share the news that Diane Bruxvoort will be retiring as dean of UNT Libraries in Spring 2025. Her last day at UNT will be March 31, 2025.

Dean Bruxvoort brought a wealth of experience and a passion for librarianship when she joined UNT in 2018, having previously served as the University Librarian and Director at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and in library administration at both the University of Florida and the University of Houston.

Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 

Greetings Colleagues, 

Welcome to another exciting fall semester! The beginning of a new academic year is always a time of change, and that’s especially true for our UNT community this fall. On Aug. 1, we welcomed our new president, Dr. Harrison Keller, and I am excited to see our university continue to thrive under his leadership. I am heartened by his commitment to student success and his vision for growing UNT’s national profile as a leader in innovation and educational excellence.

Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to share a preliminary overview of the results from UNT’s 2024 COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey, administered to all eligible full-time faculty in Spring 2024. UNT’s response rate — 52% of the approximately 1,300 faculty members surveyed — exceeded our peer institutions’ response rates by 6.2 percentage points. Thank you to all our respondents for taking the time to share your candid feedback.

Dear UNT Faculty, 

As many of you know, this spring, Faculty Success engaged multiple stakeholders across the university in discussions regarding renaming UNT’s non-tenure track faculty.

Vice Provost Holly Hutchins also sought feedback from the Non-Tenure Track Faculty Resource Group, Faculty Senate and examined data from UNT’s recent COACHE climate survey, with the goal of finding a term that defines these crucial members of our faculty by what they are, rather than what they are not.

Dear Faculty and Staff,

Please join me in welcoming Paul S. Krueger as the new dean of UNT’s College of Engineering. He will begin his appointment June 1.

Dr. Krueger will oversee the college’s innovative curriculum, expansive research enterprise, thriving local and global partnerships, and interdisciplinary labs and initiatives. The College of Engineering is home to world-class faculty and staff and boasts some of UNT’s fastest growing programs, and I am excited to see it continue to thrive under his leadership.

Dear Faculty and Staff,

I am delighted to share that, after a thorough search process that included open forums with candidates from across the nation, Lisa McIntyre has been selected as UNT’s new vice provost for student success. Her appointment begins June 5. 

Dear Faculty and Staff,

I am pleased to share that John Quintanilla has been selected as the new dean of the College of Science. Dr. Quintanilla, who has served as interim dean since last June, will step into the role permanently, effective April 1.

Dear UNT Faculty and Staff,

It is my pleasure to announce that Albert Bimper has been selected as the new executive dean of UNT’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. He will join us July 1.

Dr. Bimper is an experienced administrator and dedicated scholar-educator — a combination that will make him a tremendous asset to our largest and most eclectic college, and to our university community. His deep knowledge of the academy and collaborative approach will lend themselves well to the diverse array of programs in CLASS.

Dear UNT Faculty and Staff,

Dear UNT Faculty and Staff,

In August, the Office of the Provost hosted three candidates in open forums as part of our search for the next vice provost for student success. While we appreciated each candidate’s unique strengths, we did not feel any of them were the right fit for such an important role.