October 2010
 

Walk in the Dark Recap
The National Night Out/Walk in the Dark event this past Tuesday was a huge success.

PEGGY LEVY: NASA'S LOSS IS UH'S GAIN posted 10/26/10
After 15 years of service, Peggy Levy left the space center to become a UH Cougar, joining UH Administration and Finance as the new Policies and Procedures Coordinator in Business Services.

PIZZA WITH PARKING GIVES UH COMMUNITY ANSWERS posted 10/25/10
Students, faculty and staff filed into the University Center's Pacific Room for the first session of Pizza with Parking on Thursday, October 21.

GREEN UH DAY posted 10/25/10
The third annual Green UH Day will be held on Thursday, October 28, 2010 at the Butler Plaza, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

SIP CIDER AND SOCIALIZE WITH UNIVERSITY & DINING SERVICES posted 10/22/10
Stop by and socialize with UH University Services and Dining Services on Oct. 27 in Butler Plaza from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. .

DRINK RESPONSIBLY WITH STARBUCKS’ FAIR TRADE PICK OF THE WEEK posted 10/22/10
October is Fair Trade month and in its honor the Bauer Starbucks is offering a fair trade coffee combo as its pick of the week for Oct. 25-29.

COUGAR XPRESS OFFERS CONVENIENT LUNCH SPECIAL posted 10/21/10
Cougar Xpress in Calhoun Lofts is offering a quick and easy lunchtime special for the week of October 18-22.

MEET CHEF ERIK, FRESH FOOD COMPANY’S DESSERT CONNOISSEUR posted 10/21/10
UH Dining Services sat down with Chef Erik Bures, the man behind all of the delicious treats, to let you get to know a bit more about him and the inspiration for his menus.

CAMPUS COMMUNITY GARDEN DEDICATION posted 10/21/10
Thursday, October 28, 2010, 12 - 12:45 p.m.

GREEN UH BRINGS FESTIVITIES TO BUTLER PLAZA posted 10/21/10
The third annual Green UH Day will be held on Thursday, October 28, 2010 at the Butler Plaza from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

TACUP/SWACUMS CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON THE FUTURE posted 10/20/10
UH joins forces with Rice University to host the annual Texas Association of Colleges and University Printers/Southwest Association of College and University Mail Services Conference at the UH Hilton from October 24-27.

TRAFFIC ALERT - WHEELER CONSTRUCTION posted 10/18/10
Starting Wednesday, October 20th lanes will be closed in alternating fashion, beginning with the eastbound land of Wheeler.

SHREDDING SERVICE BY AUSTIN TASK posted 10/18/10
The University of Houston has recently developed a program with Austin Task for affordable shredding.

SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE APPAREL UPDATE posted 10/18/10
This fall, the UH Bookstore, the campus' exclusive textbook provider, is offering a new line of clothing that takes social responsibility to a new and inspired level.

RICE UNIVERSITY'S EXECUTIVE CHEF VISITS THE FRESH FOOD CO. posted 10/18/10
Rice University got a preview of the competition they'd face at Saturday's Bayou Bucket Chili Cook-off when they visited the new Fresh Food Company at Moody Towers.

FSAC TO ADD TWO MORE STUDENT REPS posted 10/15/10
Campus residents gained two more voices on the Food Services Advisory Committee.

PARKING LOT 7B WILL BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH THROUGH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29TH posted 10/15/10
Due to the construction along Wheeler Street for the future METRO Rail, the entrance to Parking Lot 7B, located adjacent to the west side of the Law Residence Hall (Bldg No. 555) will be closed from Wednesday, October 20th through Friday, October 29th.

PIZZA WITH PARKING INFORMATION SESSION posted 10/12/10
Parking and Transportation Services will be hosting a "Pizza with Parking" information session Thursday, October 21 from 11:30am - 1:00pm at the University Center.

SECOND ANNUAL BAYOU BUCKET CHILI COOK-OFF posted 10/12/10
University of Houston faces off against Rice University in the 2nd Annual Bayou Bucket Chili Cook Off.

WAKE UP YOUR TASTEBUDS WITH STARBUCKS' PICK OF THE WEEK posted 10/11/10
The pick for the week of October 11 is an Apple Pie Frappuccino. UH Dining Services will be handing out samples at the Bauer location on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 12 to 2 p.m.

HONEST TEA GIVING AWAY SUSTAINABLE SKATEBOARD posted 10/08/10
One lucky student or staff member will be riding green on an Element skateboard thanks to Honest Tea.

COUGAR LINE ENHANCEMENTS posted 10/07/10
Parking and Transportation Services recently completed a number of enhancements to it's Cougar Line shuttle service.

UH DINING OFFERS COUPONS VIA TEXT MESSAGING posted 10/06/10
University of Houston Dining Services has partnered with HookUp Feed to be able to send students, faculty and staff members coupons directly to their phones via text messaging.

UH VICTORIA OPENS FIRST RESIDENTIAL DINING HALL posted 10/06/10
The University of Houston - Victoria campus opened its first residential dining hall on Monday, September 20, 2010 in Jaguar Hall.

HIGH QUALITY COLOR PRINTING AVAILABLE posted 10/04/10
The University Copy Center offers high quality color printing for UH faculty, staff and students.

OCTOBER IS NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH posted 10/01/10
For the past nine years, October has been designated as National Cyber Security Awareness (NCSA) Month.

UIT BRINGS BACK POPULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE posted 10/01/10
University Information Technology invites all UH faculty, staff and students to the 2010 Technology Conference on Wednesday, October 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Houston Room of the University Center.

2009 ANNUAL SECURITY & FIRE SAFETY REPORT posted 10/01/10