Facilities and Resources

University Center and Satellite

The focus for student activity on campus, the University Center (UC) offers many useful services and activities.

Major commercial services are located in the University Center. They include a full-service dining room, deli, sports bar, American Cafe, and catering service; the University Bookstore; Cougar Byte Computer Store; Campus C-store, a convenience store; and a hair salon, Fantastic Sams, to name a few. Other services in the UC include the UC Games Room with billiards, table tennis, video games, and bowling; the UC Art Stop with art gallery; an art center specializing in framing, ceramics, and photography; U.S. Post Office; an information center, Woodforest Bank, which is full service; ATM machines; Metro Bus passes; film development; and meeting room reservations.

The University Center is also the home of the Students' Association, the University Program Board, the Council of Ethnic Organizations, student organization offices, the Dean of Students Office, and the Campus Activities staff. Meeting rooms for reading, studying, watching television, or simply talking with friends are also located in the UC.

The University Center Satellite, located underground near the Science and Research Building and Agnes Arnold Hall, provides services to students on the northwest side of campus. The plaza and tree-lined area in front of the Satellite is a popular spot for relaxation and planned activities. Satellite services include quick order food, games area, and television, reading, leisure services, and study lounges. Veterans Services have offices in the Satellite. The Satellite is available for rental on Saturday and Sunday by special arrangement with the University Center Reservations Office.

University Bookstore

The University Bookstore, managed by Barnes and Noble Bookstores, Inc., is located on the main level of the University Center. The bookstore is headquarters for all textbooks, school supplies, general interest books, gifts, and sportswear. The bookstore also operates a post office and textbook buy-back service at this location. Bookstore hours vary according to customer needs and the semester schedule of classes. In addition to the main bookstore, services are provided in the Law School Annex, which carries graduate textbooks as well as law textbooks and reference materials. Also, catalogs, class schedules, and textbooks for courses at the North Houston Institute and the West Houston Institute are available through those sites.

For information, contact: 713-748-0923 or bkshouston@bncollege.com

Cougar Byte

Cougar Byte is a full-service computer center, operated to help maintain UH's goal of implementing a computer-intensive academic environment.

Cougar Byte sells computer hardware and soft-ware and accessories. Training and assistance are also offered to help users choose and use computer equipment.

Cougar Byte is located on the lower level of the UC.

For information call 713-743-5310.

Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery

The Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery in the Fine Arts Building at the University of Houston is one of the most influential state-supported university art galleries in the country. Noted for presenting a broad range of exhibition subjects appropriate to an urban university, the gallery's exhibitions explore art of the past 100 years, including European and American art history, contemporary art, decorative arts, architecture, and photography. Also, shows of the finest undergraduate and graduate art student work from the Department of Art are presented each Spring.

Founded in 1973 and named for the late Sarah Campbell Blaffer, a Houston art collector and patron, the Blaffer Gallery provides students and faculty with six exhibitions annually and art-related events including guided tours, lectures, and symposia. Classes and student gatherings are welcome. Tours can be arranged by appointment. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; the gallery is closed on Monday.

Moores School of Music

The University of Houston's Rebecca and John J. Moores School of Music is housed in a 144,000 square-foot structure completed in 1997. The building, located off Cullen Boulevard, includes the 800-seat Moores Opera House, a full stage performance hall, equipped for opera and musical theatre productions as well as large ensemble performances. In addition to rehearsal rooms, practice rooms, music classrooms, faculty office studios, and music administration offices, the facility also includes a 7,100-square foot music library, a listening center, and an electronic composition laboratory for the school's 600 students. A major art work by the American abstract artist Frank Stella is located in the lobby of the Moores Opera House.

Dudley Recital Hall

Dudley Recital Hall is a 250-seat auditorium operated by the Moores School of Music, in which the school presents more than 200 recitals each year. These concerts feature faculty, student, and guest performers. For concert information, contact the Moores School of Music at 713-743-3009.

Wortham Theatre Building

Two theatres are housed in the Wortham Theatre Building. The Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre is a proscenium theatre with plush seating for an audience of 566. It is the home of major School of Theatre productions as well as the Children's Theatre Festival.

The Lab Theatre is a teaching and performance facility for students taking classes in production or acting. Its flexible seating allows for intimate interaction between audience and actor. The School of Theatre produces one major drama production in this facility each season.

KUHT-TV

KUHT-TV, Channel 8, the first public television station in the United States, serves Houston and the surrounding area. The station has a professional staff, but uses student interns, paid student employees, and volunteers in a variety of technical and production support positions. The Association for Community Television (ACT) is Houston Public Television's volunteer support organization. The station operates 24 hours daily. KUHT-TV broadcasts the program Television with Class during late-night hours. Television with Class consists of courses taught live on the University of Houston campus and videotaped for later broadcast. For further information on schedules, registration for credit, or other aspects of Television with Class, call the hotline, 395-2810 or 1-800-OUR-UHTV.

KUHF

KUHF 88.7 FM, "Houston's Classic Choice," is located at the University of Houston in the School of Communications Building. KUHF, a classical music/news format, is affiliated with both National Public Radio and Public Radio International. KUHF is the radio voice of both the Houston Symphony and the Houston Grand Opera. The 100,000 watt station serves the Houston area and the surrounding Gulf Coast region 24 hours a day. KUHF's staff consists of paid professional broadcasters, with a student intern program. KUHF's financial support comes from the Houston community through corporate underwriting partnerships, individual memberships, and special events. A grant is also received from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. KUHF consistently ranks in the top twenty of all Houston radio stations, according to Arbitron surveys. For more information, the number is 713-743-5843.

Hofheinz Pavilion

With the addition of 24 luxury suites ringing the top of the arena in 1998, the home of the Cougar men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams now seats 8,479 fans. In addition to the luxury suites, a brand new state-of-the-art scoreboard with replay capabilities was added in 1998, contributing to a great atmosphere for college basketball. In addition to Cougar basketball and volleyball, Hofheinz is the site of UH and local high school graduations, concerts and numerous other events.

Hofheinz Pavilion also houses racquetball and handball courts and is used for an active intramural recreation program. It is part of an athletic complex that houses two gymnasiums, an indoor pool, weight rooms, and locker rooms.

O'Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium

Newly-renovated O'Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium is now the full-time home of Cougar Football. With a capacity of 33,000, 20 luxury suites and brand new concession and restroom areas, Houston's home field provides a great setting for exciting college football action during the day or night. Fans can enjoy pre-game tailgating in one of the surrounding parking lots as the Cougar Band and Dolls lead a parade down Cullen Boulevard. Robertson Stadium is also the site of other events, from the Special Olympics to international soccer action.

Athletics/Alumni Center

Home to the University of Houston Athletics Department and the Houston Alumni Organization since 1995, the beautiful Athletics/Alumni Center was constructed thanks to the generosity of alumni John and Rebecca Moores.

At the entrance to the Center is the UH Athletics Hall of Fame, featuring exhibits and memorabilia of all the great Cougar teams and student-athletes, including Carl Lewis, Hakeem Olajuwon, Andre Ware, Flo Hyman and Fred Couples, to name just a few. The Hall of Fame is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and for special events. Across from the Hall of Fame is the O'Quinn Great Hall, where banquets, parties, receptions and other gatherings are held on almost a daily basis. The UH Athletics Ticket Office and Cougar Shop is also located in the AAC, where fans, students and alumni can purchase not only tickets to Houston athletic events, but also UH merchandise and apparel.

The showpiece of the Athletics/Alumni Center is the Bill Yeoman Fieldhouse, home to the Cougar indoor track and field meets, as well as a site for meetings and major events, like the HAO's Red and White Ball and the UH Athletics Hall of Honor Gala.

Cougar Track & Field/Soccer Complex

The newest athletic facility on the Houston campus is the outdoor track and soccer complex located behind the Athletics Alumni Center. It will serve as the home of the Cougar men's and women's track and field and women's soccer teams beginning in 1999. The complex will have permanent seating for 3,000 and will host UH outdoor track and field meets and soccer games, and will have the ability to host international meets.

Cougar Field and UH Varsity Tennis Courts

Adjacent to the Athletics/Alumni Center is Cougar Field, the baseball home of the Houston Cougars. The fully-lighted stadium has a capacity of 4,500, two air-conditioned luxury suites, concession and restroom areas and chairback seats in the covered grandstand.

The Houston women's tennis team makes its home at the Varsity Courts located behind Cougar Field. With a total of 12 hardcourt courts, six of which are lighted, the courts are also available for use by UH students, faculty and staff.

Hilton University of Houston Hotel and Conference Center

This unique, on-campus facility is not only a training laboratory for students majoring in Hotel and Restaurant Management at the Conrad N. Hilton College, it also houses 80 hotel guest rooms as well as six South Wing Suites. Room rates start at $85 per night and go up to $145 per night for one of our luxurious suites.

The hotel has over 35,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, including a grand ballroom large enough to seat 450 for dinner, to intimate meeting rooms for smaller groups. With over 22 meeting ad conferece rooms, accommodations can be made at any level. The facility also has a food service production area, two full-service restaurants, two additional banquet rooms, a faculty club, an industry archive and library, and laboratories for facilities management, management information systems, quantity food service preparation, hotel operations, and product evaluation and testing. For additional information about the hotel, please call the following:
Room Reservations: 713-743-2520
Meeting and Convention Space: 713-743-2500
Restaurant Reservations: 713-743-2512

Files Archived: October, 2001

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