Dear Admitted Student,

Welcome to the University of North Texas! 

We are so excited to meet you! To prepare for your arrival, we have set up many fun and engaging activities through which you can earn digital points, leading to badges, and ultimately prizes once you arrive.  We invite you to look over the schedule of meetings and register for those that interest you. The Monday before each Friday's meeting, a registration link will be sent out via email.

Looking forward to meeting all of you virtually and hopefully in-person in the future!

2025 Live Points Tracking

How to Earn Points

  1. Attend the scheduled meetings below. Earn 10 points for attending a meeting, plus additional points for any activities during the session.
  2. Complete the virtual scavenger hunt below by August 29, 2025 for up to a total of 170 points. 

Scavenger Hunt

Schedule of Meetings

Date: Friday, July 25th
Time: Domestic: 8 AM CDT, International 6:30 PM IST
Topic: Meet Your Career Coach

Register via Zoom

Date: Friday, August 8th
Time: Domestic: 8 AM CDT, International 6:30 PM IST
Topic: Off-Campus Housing Resources

Register via Zoom

Archive

Date: Friday, April 25th
Time: Domestic: 8 AM CDT, International 6:30 PM IST
Topic: Get Going on your Visa
Guest Speaker: Justin Permenter, Senior Immigration Advisor assigned to College of Information

Date: Friday, May 2nd
Time: See below availability
Topic: Visa Interview Practice - 4, 15-minute timeslots
Guest Speaker: Macy Elzonkoly, Assistant Director of Marketing & Outreach for the College of Information

Timeslot #1 @ 6:30 PM IST

Timeslot #2  @ 6:45 PM IST

Timeslot #3  @ 7:00 PM IST

Timeslot #4  @ 7:15 PM IST

*Only 1 person may register for each timeslot. If you are unable to register, that means the timeslot is full. Please move on to register for the next available timeslot. 

Date: Friday, May 2nd
Time: 5:30 PM CDT
Topic: New Graduate Student Social Mixer - Meet Your Classmates

Date: Friday, May 9th
Time: Domestic 8 AM CDT, International 6:30 PM IST
Topic: What's so special about UNT's College of Information Programs?
Guest Speaker: Meet & Chat with UNT Student Organization Officers and Current Faculty

Date: Friday, May 16th
Time: See below availability
Topic: Visa Interview Practice - 4, 15-minute timeslots
Guest Speaker: Macy Elzonkoly, Assistant Director of Marketing & Outreach for the College of Information

Timeslot #1 @ 6:30 PM IST

Timeslot #2  @ 6:45 PM IST

Timeslot #3  @ 7:00 PM IST

Timeslot #4  @ 7:15 PM IST

*Only 1 person may register for each timeslot. If you are unable to register, that means the timeslot is full. Please move on to register for the next available timeslot. 

Date: Friday, May 16th
Time: 5:30 PM CDT
Topic: New Graduate Student Social Mixer - Digital Scavenger Hunt


More Interview practice with Macy and team slots can be added if these time slots fill up.

Students will earn digital points, leading to Badges, with each meeting they attend, which can be exchanged for some UNT goodies at the fall kick off new arrivals mixer in September. Prizes get bigger with the more digital badges the student acquires.

Times, dates and activities subject to change based on interest and availability. Please be sure to check your emails for updates on meetings. Links will be added as meetings make.