Departmental Committees

Academic Affairs Committee

The Academic Affairs committee studies and makes recommendations to the Senate on the university policy concerning admission standards of entering undergraduate students.

Seats available: 


Athletic Council

The Athletic Council reports directly to the President of the University of North Texas and is the primary body that advises the President and the Director of Athletics on all matters relating to intercollegiate athletics.

Seats available: 


Bookstore Innovation Group

Meets once a month to discuss matters regarding the UNT bookstore.

Seats available: 


Department of Student Affairs Student Advisory Committee

Advises the Department of Student Affairs representing the Student Government Association.

Seats available: 


Distinguished Lecture Series

The University of North Texas Distinguished Lecture Series is chartered as a university-wide standing Administrative Committee. The objective is to provide the university and greater communities with a variety of distinguished lecturers and speakers that will bring significant interest, visibility, and added prestige to the University of North Texas.

Seats available: 


Distinguished Teaching Selection Committee

Each year the Distinguished Teaching Selection committee selects two or three new distinguished teaching professors (DTP). In addition, the committee reviews current DTP's on a 5-year rotation.

Seats available: 


Eligibility Appeals

The Eligibility Appeals committee hears appeals from student organization officers who fail to meet the requirements to serve as an officer for a registered student organization. The committee then decides by vote count whether this student is granted or denied an appeal.

Seats available: 


Faculty Mentor Committee

Represents SGA on the Faculty Mentor Committee under the Faculty Senate. The committee's duties include: conduct annual survey with some modifications. Initiate a literature review on mentoring in academic institutions. Examine mentoring programs at our peer universities. Develop a best practices document after the systems used by our peers are investigated as well. CAS’s and COBA’s documents already provide excellent starting points.

Seats available: 


Fine Arts Series

The Mary Jo & V. Lane Rawlins Fine Arts Series curates visual, literary, and performing arts events for the UNT and greater Denton community. Committee members submit proposals for musical performances and help coordinate events.

Seats available: 


Free Speech and Public Assembly Policy Committee

The Free Speech and Public Assembly Policy Committee is an ad hoc committee working in conjunction with the Dean of Students to reform University policy to comply with the 2019 Texas Senate Bill 18.

Seats available: 


President's Advisory Council

The President's Advisory Council convenes on an as-needed basis. The student committee member represents the Student Government Association to the Office of the President.

Seats available: 


Spirit Committee

Meets once a month starting August 2019 in conjunction with the Office of Student Activities.

Seats available: 


Student Conduct Committee

The Student Conduct committee convened at the request of a student or student group. The committee provides a second opinion for an impartial evaluation of alleged violations of misconduct and/or sanctions that have been assigned by the Dean of Students' office.

Seats available: 


Student Service Fees Committee

The Student Services Fee Committee is established to advise the President in the budgeting of student services fees. The committee recommends the allocation of student services fees to best serve the needs of the largest number of students.

Seats available: 


Transportation Advisory Committee

The Transportation Advisory committee provides student input to the Department of Transportation Services.

Seats available: 


Tree Campus USA Advisory Committee

The Tree Advisory Committee meets to discuss tree issues and priorities for the UNT Denton campus.

Seats available: 


Undergraduate Student Innovation Advisory Board

This advisory board is relatively new, and its goal is to provide a forum for UNT students to engage with one another and the campus around issues and needs related to the operation of our digital and innovative efforts including online courses and programs, blended learning, educational technology, and future classrooms

Seats available: 


Union Board of Directors

Union Board of Directors is a volunteer committee that helps approve or deny purchases over $5,000 for the Union. Some examples of items that are brought up to the Board to purchase include additional furniture requests, floor cleaning machines, av/tech speakers or cameras, etc.

Seats available: 


University Homecoming Committee

Meets once a month starting August 2019 to represent SGA and assist the Homecoming Crew and Office of Student Activities.

Seats available: 


University Library Committee

The University Library Committee is a Standing Committee of the Faculty Senate requiring input from the undergraduate student body. It acts in an advisory capacity to the Dean of Libraries.

Seats available: 


University Scholarship Committee

The Scholarship Committee is responsible for college-level scholarships, policies, procedures, and other concerns related to student scholarship matters.

Seats available: 


University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

The UUCC is the primary institutional body that oversees and reviews the curriculum from an institutional perspective. Led by the Office of the Provost and the Faculty Senate, the UUCC helps ensure that the University’s curriculum and the processes and procedures by which it is reviewed and approved are consistent and appropriate.  For a full description of the UUCC, click here.

Seats available: 


We Mean Green Fund Committee

The We Mean Green Fund (WMGF) committee is the reviewing body for WMGF Projects, which will recommend funding or denying project funding. 

Seats available: