It's called the UNT Support and Services Building and the inside has people saying "wow!" With visions of a grocery store long gone, the 40,000-square-foot facility at the corner of Wilshire and Avenue C now comprises key services and support teams in an inviting and collaborative environment of comfortable furnishings with limited hard-built walls. Furnished with open-style cubicles and adjustable-height desks, staff members have ample parking, a break room, collaborative meeting space, limited-speed treadmills and a view of the highway. The renovation project was a joint effort between the UNT System Office of Facilities Planning and Construction, its Design and Construction team and UNT Facilities.
Office Name • Team Leader
Division of Digital Strategy and Innovation
Center for Learning Experimentation, Application and Research • Patrick Pluscht, Executive Director
Digital Growth • Karen Bollinger, Assistant Vice President
Division of Enrollment
Data, Analytics and Institutional Research • Jason Simon, Associate Vice President
Enrollment Systems • James Garrison, Associate Vice President
Division of Finance and Administration
Administrative Services • Brandi Renton, Associate Vice President
University Budget Office • Brenda Cates, Budget Director
UNT System Human Resources
Human Resources • Katy E. McDaniel, UNT System HR Business Partner II
The former Sack 'N Save, built in 1985, has been transformed with fresh paint and a new sign on the outside for teams with focused purpose on the inside. Everything inside is new—from technology and modular furniture to the LED lighting and ceiling-mounted sound-abatement system. The teams assigned to work inside are from three UNT divisions and UNT System with technology support by UNT Administrative IT Services.
Visiting the SSB: Upon entering the SSB, you are greeted by Alice, the automated assistant in the touch-screen device. The person acting as Alice changes once in a while, so one day she may be a brunette and another day she may be a totally different person. The touch screen can be used to contact someone in the building or to render the building map to help you find your destination.