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Learning Sessions

Various dates throughout March

Staff members can learn plenty of new skills and hobbies throughout Staff Appreciation Month. Sessions require registration on UNT Bridge. Just follow the registration link that's listed after each session.

Recreational Sports Offerings

Throughout March

Pohl Rec Center Free Trial

During the month of March, sign up for a 7 day free trial at the Pohl Recreation Center!  Log in to our UNT Rec Sports Member Portal, select FACULTY STAFF FREE WEEK, choose the date you would like for your 7 (consecutive) day free trial to begin, and enter the promo code SAM7DAY before checking out to bring the price down to $0.00. The promo code will be available to use March 1-31.

March 11 – March 15

Free Group Fitness Classes, Free Climbing and Reduced Price Passes

  • All group fitness classes will be free for Rec Sports members (including those with a free trial membership) by entering the promo code SAMGX upon checkout. Free registration for these classes will begin on Sunday, March 10.  View and register for classes HERE

  • All Rec Sports members (including those with a free trial membership) can climb the wall for free.

  • Purchase your unlimited group fitness or climbing wall pass March 11-15 to receive a discounted rate of $15!

Promo codes for these free items go live starting March 1. For any Rec Sports questions, contact Wendy Comfort.

Staff Appreciation Luncheon

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, Coliseum

Join us for our annual luncheon and awards ceremony. Fajitas will be served and door prizes awarded. The awards presentation will begin around 11:50 a.m. and this year will include the presentation of a Presidential Award to a staff member. Ticketing will not be enforced in Lot 20 from 11 a.m. through 1:30 p.m. for the luncheon.

If you can't make it to the event, watch the livestream on YouTube

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, Discovery Park, A140

Discovery Park staff who can't make it to the Coliseum for the Staff Appreciation Luncheon are invited to enjoy fajitas and all the fixings, door prizes and watch the livestream of Staff Appreciation Awards being presented at the Coliseum event.

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, UNT at Frisco, Frisco Landing, 166

UNT at Frisco staff are invited to enjoy fajitas and all the fixings, door prizes and watch the livestream of Staff Appreciation Awards being presented at the Denton event.

Presidential Award Recipient

President’s Special Recognition Award

  • Monserrat Navarro, Admissions

Staff Appreciation Awards Recipients

Steve Miller Outstanding Employee Award

  • Chelsea Bradshaw, Student Success
  • Jarrod Jenkins, Equal Opportunity Office
  • Tori Smith, Research and Innovation
  • Kimberley Wells, Financial Aid
  • Craig Zemmin, Housing — Administration

Administrative Professionals Award

  • Marvis Orzek, Information Technology and Decision Sciences
  • Michelle Patnett, Facilities

Creating UNiTy Award

  • Rebecca Icossipentarhos, Facilities
  • Nadia Mankins, Data Analytics and Institutional Research
  • Sam Nikolai, Digital Strategy and Innovation — Enterprise

Customer Service Award

  • Jenna Ash-Dean, Registrar
  • Jan Clountz, University Brand Strategy and Communications
  • John Fryar, Facilities
  • Jessie Gardner, Athletics Facilities
  • Matthew Ward, Dining Services

Digital Innovation Award

  • Aundrea Caraway, Student Affairs — Online Student Experience

Excellence in Leadership Award

  • Julie Payne, University Brand Strategy and Communications

Foundational Champion

  • Jimmy Grounds, Asset Management
  • Patricia Huckabee, Admissions
  • Anthony Rodriguez, Business Operations Training
  • Melissa Tanner,  Anthropology 

Mentorship Award

  • Jamie Adams, Athletics Facilities
  • Bethany Evans, Counseling and Testing
  • Abhishek Sharma, Materials Science and Engineering

Rising Star Award

  • Ana Faith Lemons, Advancement
  • Nikki Sparks, Parking Services

Staff Excellence in Research

  • Christophe Cocuron, Biological Sciences
  • Vladimir Nesterov, Chemistry
  • Amanda Thomas, Grants and Contracts Administration

Soaring Integrity Award

  • Diane Charles, Financial Aid

Student Success Award

  • Heather Close, College of Visual Arts and Design — Dean's Office
  • Lisa Hollinger, College of Information — Dean's Office
  • Shaun B. Holloway, Orientation and Transition
  • Davis Kindig, College of Science
  • Cheyenne Moore, Student Success

Teamwork Award

International Student Support Network

  • Nicole Conant, International Affairs
  • James Fairchild, Student Accounting
  • Amy Ferman, Career Center
  • Paul Goebel, Student Money Management Center
  • Jessica Hogue, Dean of Students
  • Ting-Wei “Pallas” Huang, Counseling and Testing Services
  • Keenan Ivy, Student Financial Services
  • Lauren Jacobsen-Bridges, International Affairs
  • Deidre Leslie, Career Center
  • Cheyenne Moore, Office of the Provost — Student Success
  • Ella Pipes, Office of Disability Access
  • Heather Rich, Student Health and Wellness Center
  • Vesta Stacy, Student Money Mangement Center
  • Ed Turney, Financial Aid

Student Health and Wellness Ceter Tuberculosis Screening

  • Presley Aguirre, Student Health and Wellness Center
  • Nicholas Dill, Student Health and Wellness Center
  • Angela Koiner, Student Health and Wellness Center
  • Constance Menard, Student Health and Wellness Center
  • Jeanie Miller, Student Health and Wellness Center
  • Tricia Raper-Combs, Student Affairs — Health Information Management
  • Heather Rich, Student Health and Wellness Center
  • Madison Roberts, Student Affairs — Billing
  • Patty Salmon, Student Health and Wellness Center
  • Kent West, Student Health and Wellness Center

Biological Sciences Instructional Lab Personnel

  • Syeda Alam, Biological Sciences
  • Arland Alberts, Biological Sciences
  • Jaime L. Baxter-Slye, Biological Sciences
  • Andrea Bernardino, Biological Sciences
  • Geoffrey Lance Brooks, Biological Sciences
  • Anthony Curran, Biological Sciences
  • Carey Earthman, Biological Sciences
  • Denice Gallagher, Biological Sciences
  • Claudia Gonzalez Villareal, Biological Sciences
  • Ipsita Lahiri, Biological Sciences
  • Wendy Pace, Biological Sciences
  • Nathaniel Peterson, Biological Sciences

UNT Spirit Award

  • Crystal George, Educational Psychology
  • Gwen Moore, Integrated Student Services Center
  • Stephanie McDonald, Athletics Facilities
  • Nicole Scott, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences — Student Service
  • Rochelle Sykes, College of Information — Dean's Office

Service Awards Ceremony

3-5 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, Union Ballroom 314

UNT will recognize 471 employees who reached a milestone anniversary between 5 and 55 years of service with the university in calendar year 2023. Join us to celebrate the honorees.

Dining Discount

Throughout March

Dining Services is offering discounted, all-you-care-to-eat meals for staff and faculty for $7.40 plus tax for the entire month of March. The offer is valid for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Bruceteria, Champs, Mean Greens Café and Eagle Landing. Just present your valid UNT ID card and pay with credit/debit or contactless payment at the door. Also, faculty and staff can enjoy a dessert from Avesta all month for only $1.50 by presenting their valid UNT ID card at the register.