Published on March 2nd, 2015 | by Cara Smith
As UH seeks to make spring commencement more of a city-wide celebration than it’s ever been, a slew of ceremonial changes is being unveiled. Students graduating this May will participate in two different ceremonies: a University …... Read More →
Published on February 23rd, 2015 | by Cara Smith
In honor of the hundreds of students, faculty, staff and alumni who participated in UHS Day at the capitol, the Texas legislature passed House Resolution 583 in recognition of UH- System Day at the Capitol on Feb. 23 …... Read More →
Published on February 23rd, 2015 | by Cara Smith
There were many major players in the UH System at UHS Day at the Capitol, but new head football coach Tom Herman might have received the warmest introduction of the day. “You may have heard me …... Read More →
Published on February 23rd, 2015 | by Cara Smith
At the UHS Day at the Capitol on Feb. 23, students and alumni lobbied for some of the University’s biggest legislative goals — tuition revenue bonds, funding for a Public Affairs school and Hazlewood reimbursements. But one …... Read More →
Published on February 23rd, 2015 | by Cara Smith
AUSTIN — Surrounded by 400 students from the University of Houston System at the foot of the state capitol building, President and Chancellor Renu Khator was still beaming when the cameras stopped flashing. At the barbecue lunch earlier, Khator …... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2015 | by Cara Smith
A new agreement between the administration and the student body, originally passed in February 2012, was revised and signed by President Renu Khator and Student Government Association President Charles Haston on Wednesday. Before its revision, the agreement’s “ambiguous” language has …... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2015 | by Cara Smith
A Departmental Review conducted on the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences left the auditors “particularly concerned about the lack of sufficient monitoring,” said Chief Audit Executive Dan Guyton at today’s Audit and Compliance committee meeting before …... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2015 | by Cara Smith, Christopher Shelton
The new basketball development facility’s budget was increased to $25 million from $20 million. The $5 million is coming from the Student Fee account earmarked for football and basketball, said Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance …... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2015 | by Cara Smith
The cost per credit hour for UH’s undergraduate nursing program was approved to increase to $410 from $244 in today’s Administration and Finance committee meeting before the Board of Regents at the Student Center South ballroom. The …... Read More →
Published on February 15th, 2015 | by Cara Smith
An audit initiated by UH President and Chancellor Renu Khator into UH’s allocation of $5 million in Higher Education Assistance Funds found no “irregularities or violations of University policy or state laws,” according to a UH spokesman. The audit results …... Read More →