Scene at UHD - First Gen Pride, Video Game Day and the Teaching & Learning Symposium
UHD was on the scene last week for First-Generation College Student Day, the Teaching and Learning Symposium and Video Game Day.
Students, staff and faculty showed off their first-gen pride all week for National First Generation College Student Day. UHD is proud to support all of our first-gen Gators.
The UHD Teaching and Learning Symposium was held on Nov 8. Dr. Jose Antonio Bowen was the keynote speaker and spoke about technology and the college classroom. The all-day event also included presentations from UHD faculty and staff, as well as other guests from area colleges and universities.
UHD Fandom held Video Game Day on Nov 6. Gators stopped by in between and after classes to play or enter in one of the two tournaments.
The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) is the second-largest university in Houston and has served the educational needs of the nation’s fourth-largest city since 1974. As one of four distinct public universities in the University of Houston System, UHD is a comprehensive, four-year university led by President Loren J. Blanchard. Annually, UHD educates approximately 14,000 students, boasts more than 66,000 alumni, and offers 45 bachelor’s degrees, 12 master’s degrees, and 19 online programs within four colleges: Marilyn Davies College of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Public Service, and College of Sciences and Technology. UHD has one of the lowest tuition rates in Texas.
U.S. News and World Report ranked UHD among the nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Applied Administration and Best Online Master’s Programs in Criminal Justice, as well as a Top Performer in Social Mobility. The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse ranked UHD one of the best colleges in the U.S. for its 2024 rankings, with notable distinctions: No. 1 for diversity (tied) and No. 3 for student experience. The University is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, a Minority-Serving Institution, and a Military Friendly School. For more information on the University of Houston-Downtown, visit uhd.edu.
