$3 million gift establishes the Satish and Yasmin Gupta Career Center at UNT at Frisco


The University of North Texas received a $3 million gift from Satish and Yasmin Gupta to support student scholarships and UNT at Frisco. 

As the first endowed gift entrusted to UNT’s branch campus in Collin County, the Satish and Yasmin Gupta Career Center will be established at Frisco Landing.

Satish and Yasmin Gupta with UNT President Neal Smatresk at the Gupta Center ribbon cutting

 “We believe that education should go beyond classrooms.”

- Satish Gupta, founder, president and CEO of SB International

Satish Gupta is the founder, president and CEO of SB International, Inc., a privately-held steel company headquartered in Dallas. After earning an economics degree from India’s Loyola College, Gupta came to the United States and completed an M.B.A. in international trade from the University of Dallas. 

An accomplished business leader with a philanthropic spirit, he formed the Gupta Agarwal Charitable Foundation in 2005, which contributes to organizations in the Dallas area to advance education, public health, medical research and cultural initiatives.

The Gupta Career Center, located on the first floor of Frisco Landing, will offer students the opportunity to learn, network and engage with UNT’s Career Coaches and corporate executives. 

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Students will have access to a wide range of services, including:
  • One-on-one advising
  • Major and career exploration
  • Career assessment
  • Resume/cover letter reviews
  • Mock interviews
  • Internship/job search
  • Networking events
  • Mentoring events
  • On-campus interviews

The Gupta Career Center will host meetings with industry leaders, faculty and students where they can learn more about industries, careers and explore innovative approaches to experiential learning. 

To help students explore internship and job opportunities, there also will be “Get Hired Wednesdays” events where representatives from companies will set up tables adjacent to the Gupta Career Center.