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Bigger and Better: Bayou Bash 2024

Bigger and Better: Bayou Bash 2024

March 21, 2024 | By Marie Jacinto

Temperatures are rising; spring is in the air; and the May 2024 Commencement Ceremony will be here before you know it. Must be that time of year when Gators take a break from studying and head for the bayou (well, this year: the Naylor Lot!) for...

Math Enthusiasts Unite: UHD Hosts Southern Regional Algebra Conference

Math Enthusiasts Unite: UHD Hosts Southern Regional Algebra Conference

March 21, 2024 | By Marie Jacinto

Majoring in Mathematics or interested in switching your major to math? This conference is for you! This year's Southern Regional Algebra Conference (SRAC) is right here at UHD, making it easy for UHD students to attend. Under the leadership of...

Happy Anniversary, President Blanchard!

Happy Anniversary, President Blanchard!

March 21, 2024 | By Marie Jacinto

You don't become the second largest university in a city as big as Houston by being mediocre; you do it by creating the perfect combination of accessibility, affordability, and excellence. That's what we have here at UHD. Dr. Loren J....

Christopher Whiteley's Journey

Christopher Whiteley's Journey

March 21, 2024

From Teacher to Principal with UHD's Master of Educational Leadership Program UHD offers a myriad of master's degree programs to complement its most popular undergraduate majors. The following is the first in a series of graduate student profiles...

Urban Education Department Makes the Grade, Earns Commendations from TEA

Urban Education Department Makes the Grade, Earns Commendations from TEA

March 15, 2024 | By Hayden Bergman

In the chorus of the 1990s show 'Walker, Texas Ranger,' Chuck Norris sings, or growls, rather, an ominous warning to all criminals in the Lone Star State: "Cause the eyes of a Ranger are upon you; Any wrong you do, he's gonna see, When you're in...

Accounting Students Provide Income Tax Preparation Assistance

Accounting Students Provide Income Tax Preparation Assistance

March 14, 2024 | By Marie Jacinto

It's tax season again, and the University of Houston-Downtown's annual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (UHD VITA) program is underway, providing free income tax preparation with electronic filing to individuals who need assistance in preparing...

Welcome New Employees! March 18

Welcome New Employees! March 18

March 14, 2024

UHD News welcomes new employees to the UHD community! Remember to extend a warm Gator "hello" to our new colleagues when you see them around campus! Michel NengondingamPolice Officer IUHDPD Geneva StubbsAssistant Director, Advising...

Volunteer at Destination Downtown & Make a Difference!

Volunteer at Destination Downtown & Make a Difference!

March 14, 2024 | By Courtney Lundgren

The Division of Enrollment Management is excited to welcome prospective undergraduate students and guests to explore Space City's only downtown university at Destination Downtown on Saturday, March 23! This on-campus event is the largest...

Celebrating 50 Years of UHD: The Academic Building

Celebrating 50 Years of UHD: The Academic Building

January 1, 0001 | By Marie Jacinto

Beer and brewing were an essential part of Houston's history from the start. Long before there were parties on the South Deck, the site of the Academic Building was the property of the American Brewery Association with a brewery, ice factory, cold storage facility, and hotel.

Bayou Bound

Bayou Bound

January 1, 0001

UHD's Enrollment Management is planning a major recruitment event in the Katy area, slated for 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 18.