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January 2009

DINING SERVICES PROPOSE OVERHAUL
The University of Houston's Dining Services showcased its proposal for re-visioning the campus dining experience.

RECYCLING GROUP CONTEST
The University of Houston’s recycling program has garnered a lot of excitement since the RecycleMania competition began on January 19.

WANTED: STUDENT WORKERS TO HELP WITH UH RECYCLING PROGRAM
The University of Houston is looking for student workers to help with the University’s rapidly growing recycling program.

CAMPUS PRODUCE GARDEN
The University of Houston’s Sustainability Task Force will dedicate the campus produce garden in Lynn Eusan Park during a ribbon cutting ceremony and seed planting event from 11 am to noon on Thursday, February 5.

CM-TV - KPRC - LOCAL 2 NEWS AT 6AM
As the University of Houston is cheering on a campus-wide effort to step up recycling, the school even held a pep rally to motivate students and faculty to go green.

DINING SERVICES RE-VISIONING RESULTS UNVEILED
UH Dining Services will unveil on Wednesday night a proposed plan for a $10 million renovation of the Moody Towers dining facility.

METRO Q® FARE CARDS CAN BE CLAIMED AT THE WELCOME CENTER
UH students, faculty and staff who registered for a METRO Q® Fare Card during last week’s UH Green Commuter Fair can pick up their cards at the Welcome Center’s Parking Service Desk starting Tuesday, February 3.

RECYCLEMANIA RESULTS - WEEK 1
The RecycleMania website revealed Friday, the rankings of 157 college and universities taking part in the Competition Division.

COCA-COLA BEAR HUNT
Buy a Coke product at one of 7 vending locations for a chance to get a bear in a bottle.

UH HOLDS COMMUTER FAIR
"Nine hundred students signed the UH Green Commuter pledge for a cleaner environment, simpler parking and a little less money spent on gas when Metropolitan Transit Authority and UH teamed up Tuesday and Wednesday to teach about the public transportation Houston has to offer."

25% OFF CHAMPION SWEATS
It's still cold outside...don't miss 25% off Champion sweats. Sale ends Sunday, February 1st.

LINE UP FOR OUR SUPER FOOTBALL SPREAD
Watch football this Sunday, February 1, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Moody Towers and enter for a chance to win a pizza party if you correctly guess the final score.

STUDENTS ADJUST TO NEW SHUTTLE SCHEDULES, ROUTES
"UH parking and transportation aim to improve service by putting campus shuttles on timed schedules and modifying routes this semester."

METRO DISTRIBUTED Q® FARE CARDS ON CAMPUS AS PART OF THE UH GREEN COMMUTER FAIR
METRO will be on University of Houston main campus during its UH Green Commuter Fairs January 27 – 28, 2009. Students will have the opportunity to get their Q Fare Card saving them 50 percent on all buses and METRORail fare.

COUGARS RALLY FOR RECYCLEMANIA
The Daily Cougar joined the RecycleMania opening day Pep Rally and featured the event on their front page.

CAMPUS TO TAKE PART IN NATIONAL RECYCLEMANIA EVENT
Event to Raise Awareness of Environmental Issues, Encourage Green Habits Among Faculty, Staff and Students.

CHANNEL 26 FOX NEWS: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOCUSES ON RECYCLING
In this "Worth Your Time" segment, the University of Houston is adding "green" to its school colors and begins focusing on recycling during "RecycleMania".

CHANNEL 2 NEWS: UH ENTERS RECYCLING CONTEST
The University of Houston is cheering on a campus-wide effort to step up recycling, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday.

STUDENTS HAVE A TWO WEEK PARKING PERMIT GRACE PERIOD
To ease in the new semester the Parking Enforcement department offers students an introductory two week permit grace period.

EAST END PARKING GARAGE UPDATE
While the new parking garage will help alleviate the parking shortage on this side of the campus; the construction of the garage will also decrease the available spaces since they will serve as the foundation of the building.

BECOME A UH GREEN COMMUTER
In an effort to develop economical and green commuter solutions for students, faculty and staff, Parking & Transportation Services announced Friday the creation of phase 1 of the UH Green Commuter Program.

GREEN COMMUTER FAIR
It is no secret that the University of Houston campus has parking space challenges to accommodate its current student population.

COUGAR LINE RE-VAMPED TO ENHANCE SERVICE
Students, faculty and staff beginning the new semester will notice something new about the Cougar Line – route names, locations and times have been changed to enhance convenience to all types of commuters.

BACK TO SCHOOL BOOKSTORE PREPARATIONS
On Tuesday, January 20, the University of Houston will open its doors for the Spring 2009 semester.

WINTER BREAK SCHEDULE
The University of Houston will be closed for the Winter Break starting December 24 through January 4. Coinciding with this closure, several campus businesses will also be shutting down for the break.

ATTENTION FACULTY: SUBMIT YOUR COURSE PACK ORDERS
The University Copy Center, which has locations at Bauer College of Business, the UH Law Center and the UH Parking Garage, offers custom publishing services to faculty members.

NOW LEASING CALHOUN LOFTS RETAIL SPACE
The lofts feature 553,000 Gross Square Feet of housing for approximately 1000 graduate and undergraduate professional students within the campus professional precinct including 10,000 SF of retail space and 1,000 SF of multi-purpose meeting space.

HOLIDAY SHIPPING AND SUPPLIES
The University Copy Center is an authorized shipper of FedEx, USPS and DHL and offers convenience that is sure to make holiday preparations less hectic.

MAIL PICK UP AND DELIVERY DURING COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES
Due to the morning and afternoon graduations held in Hofheinz Pavilion and Cullen Performance Hall on Friday, December 19, mail service will be interrupted in several buildings.

TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS
A week into buyback, and with spring courses beginning in almost a month, only 64% of textbook adoptions have been received by the UH Bookstore.

HOLIDAY DINING HOURS
With students off for the holidays dining options on campus will be reduced, and the locations remaining open will offer special operating hours from December 19 through January 19.

NOVEMBER BOOKSTORE BULLETIN
Get the latest UH Bookstore updates including information about their online book request system.

PARKING LOT 12A, 15D, 15F, and 16B UPDATE
This coming Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (12/15 through 12/17) the light poles in parking lots 12A, 15D, 15F and 16B will be tested.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
The University of Houston announced exciting plans today to team up with METRO to make METRO Bus service to campus fast, easy and inexpensive.

FINALS MANIA
The finals period for UH students is from December 10 through December 18. During this time, anxious and stressed-out students retreat to the Library for intense last-minute studying. To view the advertisement click here.

COKE'S MONSTER ROLL-OUT
Houston Coca-Cola Bottling Company announces their newest distribution relationship with Hansen Natural Corporation, which markets and distributes the Monster Energy line of beverages.

UH BOOKSTORE TEXTBOOK BUYBACK
The UH Bookstore will conduct their end of semester textbook buyback December 1 through the December 18, 2008.

EVENT RECAP-BEST THANKSGIVING EVER
UH Dining Services celebrated Thanksgiving early with a "Best Thanksgiving Ever" attitude.

BEST THANKSGIVING EVER
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and UH Dining Services is preparing to offer UH faculty, staff and students with the “Best Thanksgiving Ever.”

CAMPUS COFFEE COMPETITION
University Services held a blind taste test last week to determine students' favorite campus coffee. And the winner is ...
To find out which coffee you liked best click here.
To find out where to find your favorite coffee on campus click here.

NEW PARKING GARAGE UNVEILED
Construction is set to begin in November for the new east parking garage. Click here for a sneak peak.

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN
A transit study has been conducted and a multi-agency approach that included UH, TXDOT, City of Houston, and METRO was structured to outline roles and responsibilities for each agency.