from wikipedia, North Texas Firsts: * First aging studies program in the U.S., now the Department of Applied Gerontology, Center for Studies in Aging. * First jazz studies program in the U.S. * First emergency administration and disaster prevention program in the U.S. * First environmental ethics program in the country to offer the Ph.D., which is considered the best in the nation * First Peace Studies program in the Southwest. * First oil and petroleum accounting program in the U.S. * First patent for silicon-based ultra-sensitive chemical sensor for use in integrated circuit fabrication. * First business computer information systems program in the U.S. * First PhD program in art education in the U.S. * First bachelor's degree in electronic merchandising in the U.S. * First online school library preparation program in the U.S. * First accredited counseling program in the U.S., which still ranks among the nation's best. * First school in the country to offer a degree in Mechanical and Energy Engineering. * First college in the South to integrate; Class of 1956 was first integrated graduating class. * (My favorite) First football team in modern history to go to a bowl game after posting a losing overall record. The Mean Green finished 5-6 overall in 2001 but won the Sun Belt with a 5-1 conference record, thus earning an automatic bid to the New Orleans Bowl.