“University of Houston-Victoria graduates and faculty members from the UHV College of Education & Health Professions pose for a photo Saturday with jaX, the university’s mascot, before UHV’s morning commencement ceremony. UHV hosted three ceremonies Saturday to celebrate fall 2021 graduates, and more than 600 students earned their degrees.”
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UHV receives record-breaking support on Giving Tuesday
The University of Houston-Victoria received the highest amount of donations yet during UHV’s sixth annual Giving Tuesday campaign on Nov. 30, including a $50,000 donation to create a scholarship endowment. The university received $113,648 from 469 donors, the second-highest number of donors for the campaign. Donors included UHV employees, alumni and students as well as businesses and community members. Donations came in from across the country as well as Canada, Colombia and Nigeria. The total […]
UHV To Host In-Person Jaguar Day
The University of Houston-Victoria will host its first on-campus Jaguar Day in nearly two years to allow prospective students and their families to learn more about the university. aguar Day will be from 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 13 throughout the UHV campus, beginning at UHV University Commons, 3006 N. Ben Wilson St. Prospective students of all ages and their families are invited to the free event to learn more about UHV. This is […]
UHV Breaks Ground On Kay’s Grove Memorial Garden
University of Houston-Victoria leaders and the family of Kay Kerr Walker broke ground Thursday on the site that will be Kay’s Grove, a 29,000-square-foot memorial landscaped garden for students, faculty, staff and visitors to enjoy on campus. Walker was a longtime supporter of both the UH System and UHV. She served on the UH System Board of Regents from 1993 to 1999 as vice chair, secretary and member of the executive committee. For years, she […]
UHV Commencement Ceremonies Held at the Leonard E. Merrell Center
Photo: Ricardo Teixeira, center, president of the University of Houston-Victoria Faculty Senate, holds the university’s mace at the start of a commencement ceremony Saturday for students from the UHV School of Education, Health Professions & Human Development. Chance M. Glenn Sr., UHV provost and vice president for academic affairs, right, gets ready to speak. The ceremonies were held at the Leonard E. Merrell Center in Katy for the university’s spring and fall 2020, and spring […]
Victoria Native To Join UHV As Alumni, Annual Giving Director
The University of Houston-Victoria is proud to announce that Kelsey Norgard of Victoria will be joining the university as the new director of alumni relations and annual giving. Norgard, director of sales and marketing for The Club at Colony Creek, will join UHV’s University Advancement team Aug. 5. “I’m excited to join the University Advancement team and the UHV family,” Norgard said. “I was born and raised in Victoria, and I’ve lived and worked here […]
UHV Announces Spring President’s, Deans’ Lists
The University of Houston-Victoria has released the names of undergraduate students who made its spring 2021 President’s and Deans’ lists. The President’s List honors undergraduates who earn a 4.0 grade-point average on all work completed during the spring semester. To qualify for the Deans’ List, undergraduates must earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average. The recognitions are awarded each fall and spring semester. A minimum of nine semester hours is required. Any student who earns […]
Harmony Public Schools, University of Houston-Victoria announce new partnership to improve college completion for HPS alumni
Harmony Public Schools and the University of Houston-Victoria will announce a new partnership agreement on Tuesday that will expand access to affordable, high-quality college education to new graduating Harmony seniors each school year. The partnership will be announced 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 25 at a joint event at the Harmony Central Office. As part of the partnership, the University of Houston-Victoria will admit and enroll any Harmony senior or alumni who graduates within the top 50 percent […]
UHV To Move To Next Phase Of Reopening Plan For Summer Semester
The University of Houston-Victoria will move toward more normal operations before the start of summer classes to allow more students, faculty and staff on campus. The university will move from Phase 3 to Phase 4 of its Phased Reopening Plan on June 1. Phase 4 allows a greater number of students to take face-to-face classes with classroom occupancy at 70 percent. UHV will continue to offer classes through a mix of hybrid, real-time online […]
UHV Wins District Gold ADDY For Athletics Campaign
The University of Houston-Victoria has won a Gold ADDY award for creative excellence in the four-state District 10 competition of the American Advertising Federation Awards. The award in the Card, Invitation or Announcement Campaign category was for marketing pieces to promote UHV Athletics’ 2020 Weekend for the Jaguars event. District 10 includes Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. The pieces were created by graphic designer Larzell Cowan and included a save-the-date mailer, and a formal invite […]