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Cougars in the Community

1 Million – Amount of volunteer and internship hours that UH Students contribute annually.

200 – The number of college and faculty outreach projects in public schools.

30,000 – Number of patients that are served annually through UH College of Optometry clinics.

INNOVATIONUH System research programs addresses public safety, medicine, life-enhancing technology, transportation, the environment, and more.

HELPING HANDS – Outreach efforts encompass business, education, the arts, social services, and public health.

DISASTER RELIEF – Following Hurricane Katrina, UH admitted more than 1,600 Louisiana students, hosted Loyola University’s administration and law school, provided vision care for 2,800 evacuees in Houston shelters; and, following the Indian Ocean Tsunami, designed new shelters for survivors in Thailand.

184 – The number of Summer Camp programs for children offered at UH each summer, ranging from science and engineering to theater.

DESIGN & BUILD – Each year, the College of Architecture Studio builds, from concept to completion, a new facility for local non-profits such as schools and Little League teams.