Activities & Organizations
‘Invisible Children’ UH seeks members
Even with the recent surge of attention and controversy surrounding Invisible Children, University of Houston’s chapter is still struggling to garner new members. Originally founded within the Honors College, the chapter has attained most of...
‘Mad fest’ is a success for ad students
The 50th annual American Advertising Federation Houston ADDY Awards recognized Jack J. Valenti School of Communication students, taught by Larry Kelley and Rosario Laudacina at UH with a total of seven gold and silver...
Cougars dominate case competition
University of Houston students brought home the gold in the 2012 Rice MBA Marketing Case Competition. The team competed with eight other teams from around the state including Rice University and University of Texas. Team members...
Event showcases wheelchair sports
Adaptive Athletics at UH assisted in the fourth annual Metal and Muscle Expo, a Friday and Saturday event in which wheelchair-bound individuals played various sports at the George R. Brown Convention Center. However, the expo...
Cougars to make treasure out of recyclables, trash
Trash To Treasure gives students the chance to create art out of recycled materials and will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. in the main lobby of Cougar Village. Materials such as bottles, bottle...
Cougars awarded by alumni, engineering professionals
On Feb. 21, UH’s Engineering Alumni Association presented 55 students and four engineering student organizations with awards worth $44,000 in their eighth annual Engineers Week reception and program, said Cynthia Oliver Coleman, Engineers Week...
Graduate real estate club talks markets with speaker
While the retail and government markets are slowing down in Houston, the office real estate market is expanding, said senior vice president of Granbridge Real Estate Capital, John T. Fenoglio, on Friday. Fenoglio said Houston’s...
TFN comes to UH, works with LGBT group
A new advocacy group for social awareness now resides on campus; the Texas Freedom Network is a progressive organization in pursuit of religious freedom, defending civil liberties and strengthening public schools. “There’s a big difference...
CAPS therapists talk to students, faculty, staff
Counseling and Psychological Services are providing students with informal walk-in consultations with therapists in various locations across campus. The program “Let’s Talk” is open to all UH students, faculty and staff and is recommended for...