up 33%. UNT Dallas faculty is 48% Caucasian, 26% African-American, 10% Hispanic and 6% Asian. Development The campus developed by recruited senior faculty members, with the intention of being "a comprehensive metropolitan university." As growth slowed, and as the student body remain predominantly part-time, not rising above the initial 1,000 full-time equivalents, the management consultants Bain & Company were asked to develop a plan for development. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, their plan, proposed in 2012, calls for "a narrow set of career-focused majors in fields like business, information technology, and criminal justice, as well as for a year-round trimester calendar. It would de-emphasize research by faculty members so they could teach as many as 12 courses per year, and it would rely on heavy use of so-called hybrid courses, which would replace some face-to-face teaching with online instruction." Athletics The North Texas–Dallas (UNT Dallas) athletic teams are called the Trailblazers. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) as a provisional member since the 2020–21 academic year (where the school began its athletic program, while achieving NAIA full member status in 2021–22). The Trailblazers had applied for membership with the NAIA and was accepted into the association in March 2020. The NAIA membership bid was endorsed from the SAC, and UNT Dallas awaits on a decision on conference membership during the conference's spring meetings. UNT Dallas competes in six intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, cross country and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country and track & field. Athletics expansion The university plans to add men's and women's soccer at a later time after the initial launch of the athletic program. Josh Howard was hired as the men's basketball coach in April 2020. The decision to add the athletic program was announced after the students voted on a $7-per credit hour athletics fee to help fund the department and associated costs. The vote comes after the university established the foundation for collegiate athletics, including the hiring of an athletic director. The basketball teams will initially compete at nearby Cedar Valley College until the university constructs an on-campus sports-and-events center. In addition to the special events center, the university's master plan includes a cross country course at the eastern end of the campus as well as future projects such as