Our Values
“Our values will guide how we do business going forward and will help us get even better at engaging and retaining our high-quality students, faculty, and staff.”
— UNT President Neal Smatresk
Values Resources
Values Toolkit
Download helpful tools such as worksheets, success cards, screensavers, email signature templates, a Teams background and PowerPoint presentation. These resources will help you better understand what our core values are, and how you and your teams can live those values in the workplace. Email communications@untsystem.edu with questions.
Need Event Banners or Handouts?
UBSC can provide standing pop-up banners that can be checked out, as well as a limited supply of free pens and accordion cards with values information.
Email ubsc@unt.edu to make a request.
Opportunities to Learn About Values
Throughout the year, our values will be prominently on display and discussed at a variety of campus activities. Be sure to join us July 19 for the President's Staff Sack Lunch.
Values in Action
Our Values Explained
- Build trust through consistent actions that are honest, transparent, and authentic.
- Provide, accept, and support open and constructive feedback.
- Hold yourself and others accountable for decisions, behaviors, actions, and results.
- Question the conventional with creative solutions.
- Engage in new experiences for learning and growth.
- Take strategic risk and learn from failure and success.
- Pursue collaborative opportunities
- Cultivate authentic connections that have a meaningful impact.
- Share expertise and resources.
- Recognize contributions and celebrate success.
- Help at least one person every day.
- Develop awareness and understanding of different experiences.
- Respect diversity of people, beliefs, thoughts, and ideas.
- Support opportunities to remove barriers to equity and inclusion.
Watch a video featuring UNT community members sharing what Better Together means to them
- Go beyond the ordinary and surpass expectations.
- Be prepared, be present, and actively participate.
- Promote enthusiastic engagement.
- Cultivate a positive environment and find opportunities for fun and recognition.
Messages from President Smatresk
- Great start to spring, join me at Jan. 26 values event - An Official Notice from the President (to faculty and staff) — Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023
- Shared values will make us stronger - An Official Notice from the President — Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022
- Take the Values Poll by Nov. 4 to Join the Journey - An Official Notice from the President — Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022
- Please participate in values sessions Oct. 26-28 - An Official Notice from the President — Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022
UNT Values Committee Members
- Sian Brannon (Chair)
- Nandika D'Souza
- Melissa McGuire
- Dee Anna Oliveira
- Kevin Sanders
- Daniel Suda
- Kelley Pound
- Adam Chavez
- Kate van Saaze
- Jaymee Haefner