The fall semester is quickly approaching, and new and returning UHD Gators will kick off the academic year by participating in a variety of exciting activities and events during UHD’s biannual Welcome Week extravaganza.
The Myron F. Steves Endowed Directorship was created to support students in UHD’s Insurance & Risk Management program. This substantial endowment recently expanded thanks to a $50,000 gift from the Steves family.
UHD soon will begin construction on a new academic facility that will expand its teaching and research spaces and further deepen its footprint in Downtown Houston.
Gator blue will blend with Astros orange at Minute Maid Park at 7:10 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 19, for UHD Night at the ballpark.
A new section debuts in Skyline this week. Top Ed Headlines explores news articles about universities and colleges in Texas and across the U.S. Continue reading
University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) Criminal Justice faculty members Dr. Hsiao-Ming Wang, professor, and Dr. Judith A. Harris, assistant professor, attended the Asian Association of Police Studies (AAPS) 2017 Annual Conference at Mahidol University in Nakorn Pathom, Thailand July 26 – 29. Continue reading
The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) Dragon Boat team participated in the first Cleburne Dragon Boat Festival in Cleburne, Texas on July 29 and 30. The team won the Community Cup after racing down Lake Pat Cleburne in a traditional Hong Kong style Buk dragon boat. Continue reading
As previously announced, the University of Houston-Downtown is currently transitioning from Banner to PeopleSoft Campus Solutions as our new student information system. This project will be branded and communicated to our campus as myUHD 2.0. Continue reading
In recent headlines: Alumna Joy Thomas was mentioned in an OIA News article on Humble Independent School District Board applicants. UHD professor Daniel Peña was featured in a Carpe Diem article promoting an upcoming reading. The Houston Chronicle featured Shandalynn Rhame, a graduate of the UHD Criminal Justice Training Center, who was named Employee of … Continue reading
5:38 a.m. – Due to flooding, the intersection at Travis Street and Girard Street is closed. Access to the faculty/staff garage at Academic/Girard Buildings will be via Wood Street, which will be operated as a two-way street today, Tuesday, August 8. UPDATE 6:09 A.M. – UHD is open today, Aug. 8. Due to flooding, the intersection at … Continue reading
