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Dean of Students	Student Responsibilities
AIDS Policy	Drug Free Workplace Policy
Identification Cards	Students' Association
Student Organizations	Student Programming
Music, Art and Theater	Religious Activities
Student Publications	Athletics
Intramurals and Club Sports	Housing
Student Health	Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic
University Eye Institute	Psychological Research Services Center
Student Health Insurance	University Career Center
Child Care Center	Human Development Laboratory School
Counseling and Testing Service	Challenger Program
Counseling Services	Learning Support Services
Measurement and Evaluation Center	Parent Education Project
Wellness Center	Student Legal Services
University Testing Services	International Student and Scholar Services
Veterans' Services Office	Center for Students with DisABILITIES
State Commission for the Blind	Texas Rehabilitation Commission
Campus Police	Parking Services

The University of Houston provides numerous services designed to help students in their university careers. These include housing, child care, health care, counseling, job-seeking assistance, learning support, financial aid, and recreation programs.

On campus, more than 275 special interest clubs and organizations run by students, in addition to honorary and professional organizations within the individual colleges, offer students many different opportunities for group involvement.

Dean of Students

The quality of campus life is the focus of the Office of the Dean of Students. New student orientation, freshman programs, and services for special populations are programs that demonstrate concern for students' academic success and general adjustment to the campus environment.

The dean of students helps all students who need information about campus services and policies. University policy interpretation, student behavior code, code enforcement, the emergency student loan program, and the Dean of Students Ombudservice are also responsibilities of the Dean of Students Office. For additional information or copies of the Student Handbook, a guide to university policies, facilities, and services, call (713) 743-5470.

Student Responsibilities

Students are expected to conduct themselves in a mature and responsible manner, respect the opinions and personal property of others, and meet their financial obligations.

Specific policies regarding student life and academic honesty are available in the Office of the Dean of Students. Professors are responsible for the initial enforcement of academic honesty policies, but the responsibility for enforcing student life policies rests with the dean of students, the campus police, and the University Hearing Board. Disciplinary records are confidential and are not released to anyone off campus without students' permission, unless subpoenaed.

AIDS Policy

The University of Houston approved a university policy on AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) in November, 1989, establishing guidelines for responding to AIDS within the campus community. For more information on this policy consult the Student Handbook.

Drug Free Workplace Policy

The university is committed to the development and maintenance of a drug free environment on the campus. In addition, the university is committed to enforcing the provisions of the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988 and believes that this act and its implementation regulations- provide a proper framework for the anti-drug policies of the university. A copy of the university policy on a drug free workplace is available in the Student Handbook.

Identification Cards

Persons on the premises of the University of Houston or utilizing its services may be required to furnish proof of identity when requested. Students are required to obtain and show proof of a valid university ID card and present it upon request of a university official.

Students' Association

The Students' Association (S.A.) is the university's student government and official student representative organization. The S.A. works to improve the quality of education and campus life and participates in policy-making decisions by representing the interests of students to the administration, the Board of Regents, and the faculty, and on various university committees, councils, and boards. The association also provides programming for students through the Council of Campus Leaders, and works to preserve student rights through committee involvement.

These and other functions are carried out through S.A.'s three-branch structure: Legislative (the Student Senate); Executive (the S.A. president, vice president and staff); and Judicial (University Hearing Board). For more information call (713) 743-5220.

Student Organizations

The university promotes total student development by providing not only a standard of academic excellence but also a variety of co-curricular activities designed to appeal to a diverse student body. Participation in any of the over 300 registered campus organizations offers opportunities for the development of leadership abilities, social skills, and interpersonal relationships. These organizations include professional, religious, political, honorary, social, ethnic, athletic, and special interest groups.

Ten national sororities and 16 national fraternities have chapters affiliated with the university, and several have housing quarters available to members. Each is involved in a variety of campus and community service projects and sponsors numerous social activities throughout the year.

There are also numerous professional and honor societies, including Beta Alpha Psi (accounting); Tau Beta Pi (engineering); Delta Sigma Pi (business); Kappa Kappa Psi (band); and Omicron Delta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi (interdisciplinary honor societies). All of these groups, as well as many not mentioned, engage in activities designed to contribute to the pursuit of knowledge in a chosen field and enhance the social atmosphere of campus life by enabling students to interact with their peers.

Various ethnic populations represented on campus have formed student organizations to promote programs that introduce their cultures to the campus community. Included among these programs are China Night, the International Food Fair, Chicano Week, and Partnerships in Diversity.

Special interest groups focus on such pursuits as chess, computer programming, bridge, music, frisbee, fencing, and outdoor adventures. For more information about all student organizations, contact the Department of Campus Activities in the University Center Underground, (713) 743-5180.

Student Programming

While all student organizations sponsor programs open to the campus community, the Student Program Board is specifically charged and financed to organize a variety of all-campus programs throughout the year. Students may elect to join the board and work on any number of events, such as Homecoming, Student Video Network, fine arts programs, movies, and music programs. The Student Program Board is open to all students and is always looking for new members.

Involvement provides a learning laboratory for students to develop their leadership skills and decision-making abilities. Students also develop their skills in the areas of negotiating, marketing, and analyzing. The SPB is also a way of life. We have a talent for helping hard-working people find their niche at the university. For information, call the Student Program Board, (713) 743-5210.

Music, Art, and Theater

There are a number of opportunities for music majors and non-majors to participate in some aspect of musical performance. Possibilities include the the University Orchestra, University Wind Ensemble, Marching Band, Jazz Ensemble, Concert Chorale, University Chorus, Opera Theater and New Music Ensemble. The School of Theatre also sponsors several important productions each year; participation in all capacities is open to every student through audition. Art and architectural exhibits, student recitals, the Forensic Club, debate team, and films also contribute to the cultural development of the members of the college community.

Music performances are offered throughout the city, theaters abound, and exhibits are often presented in many small galleries. The Museum of Fine Arts, the Contemporary Arts Museum, and The Menil Collection contribute to Houston's growing reputation as one of the major art centers in the United States.

Religious Activities


The A. D. Bruce Religion Center is the focal point for religious activities on campus. The center maintains office facilities for 11 charter groups that serve students through regular worship services, discussion groups, religious retreats, Bible study sessions, and ecumenical programs. The chapels are also available for weddings.

For more information contact:
Office of Religious Activities
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-3621
(713) 743-5050

Student Publications

The Daily Cougar and the University of Houston yearbook, The Houstonian, are student organizations located within the Student Publications department. Both publications are run entirely by student staff who perform a variety of tasks including editing, production, advertising sales, business office functions, and circulation of the paper.

Because the majority of tasks are done by students, there are continuous efforts to find, stimulate, and recruit students to work in this department. There are both paid and volunteer positions where an individual's interests can be pursued. There is a wide range of jobs and experiences for students who like to get up early and for students who like to stay up late.

Athletics

The university sponsors a comprehensive athletic program involving intramural as well as intercollegiate sports at the NCAA's Division 1 level. Intercollegiate teams represent the university in Division 1 football, basketball, baseball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming, track and field, tennis, and volleyball.

In only little over 50 years of NCAA competition, UH sports programs, coaches and student athletes have made their marks on college athletics, building a winning tradition that rivals any school in the country. Cougars have won numerous NCAA team and individual championships, competed in football bowl games, made five trips to the basketball Final Four, two trips to baseball's College World Series, and earned a host of NCAA tournament bids in every sport. Many Houston athletes have gone on to win Olympic gold medals and reach elite individual status in various professional sports.

Some of sports' household names got their start at the university, including Carl Lewis, Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, Fred Couples, Steve Elkington, Doug Drabek and Andre Ware.

Intramurals and Club Sports

Students may participate in a variety of individual and team sports ranging from flag football to soccer to fencing to swimming. There are sports and categories for all students, and everyone is encouraged to participate. For more information call Intramurals, (713) 743-9500.

Housing Facilities

The University of Houston offers housing options for graduate and professional students, creating an on-campus resident community.

Students may choose from three residence halls (Moody Towers, The Quadrangle and Cougar Place) and an apartment complex (Cambridge Oaks). Cougar Place is a garden environment complex designed for single graduate and professional students seeking convenient, affordable apartment-style living. The 400-unit Cougar Place complex contains a two, single-room suite configuration with connecting bath and individual patios. Each unit is fully furnished with bed, desk and chair, bookshelves, drawers, closet, and built-in cabinet. Several units are furnished with kitchenettes. Leases are available for nine- or twelve-month periods.

Privately owned and operated, Cambridge Oaks is the newest residential facility for married, graduate, and undergraduate students. Features include fully equipped kitchens, walk-in closets, separate dining areas, convenient parking, recreation areas, laundry facilities, and enclosed grounds. Residents can choose from a variety of floor plans, including efficiency, one, two, and three bedroom residences for private or shared occupancy.

Moody Towers and The Quadrangle house undergraduate students; however, limited accommodations are available for graduate and professional students. University admission is a prerequisite for residing in university housing. For more information about residence facilities contact:

Housing Services Office
4361 Wheeler
Houston, TX 77004

(713) 743-6000
Toll Free 1-800-247-7184
Fax (713) 743-6014
Intrevina@bayou.uh.edu

Information can be obtained on-campus from:

Housing Services Office
108 Oberholtzer Hall
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (CST)

Note: Admission acceptance does not guarantee housing, nor does receipt of a housing application guarantee admission to the university. Rooms are assigned on a first come, first served basis.

Student Health

The University of Houston Health Center is the on-campus resource for medical care, health supplies, medicine, information and health education. The university encourages students to seek early treatment of illness or injury before it becomes serious enough to interrupt studies.

All currently enrolled students at the University of Houston are eligible for all services of the Health Center. Please present a current, validated student ID at check-in in order to receive care.

To accommodate students' schedules and care for unexpected illnesses, the Health Center has found that the walk-in format best serves student needs for general diagnosis and treatment. Patients will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis. Appointments are necessary for the specialty clinics of dermatology, orthopedics, psychiatry, the Women's Clinic and The Men's Clinic. The Health Center keeps waiting times to a minimum while providing top quality medical care. Other services available are medical laboratory testing, nursing care, x-rays, immunizations, blood pressure checks, minor surgical procedures and health educational materials. Referrals are provided for medical care not available at the Health Center.

The Health Center is staffed by licensed physicians, RNs, LVNs, nurse practitioners, medical technologists, registered pharmacists and administrative personnel. Specialists from Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, and private practice provide consultant services for the specialty clinics. For specific information concerning services and hours, call (713) 743-5151.

The Health Center Pharmacy provides prescription and over-the-counter medications at discounted prices for students. Prescriptions from any U.S. licensed physician or transfers from other pharmacies will be filled provided the medication is a regularly stocked item. To inquire about prices, drug availability, transfer of a prescription, or hours call, (713) 743-5125. The Health Center is funded by the dedicated Health Center Fee (paid each semester by enrolled students) and fees for services provided. Students with problems or questions should call or visit the Health Center.

The University Health Center is located adjacent to the Student Services Bldg., Entrance 6, off Wheeler Street.

Fall and Spring Semester Hours:

Health Center
8:00-5:30 M-T-TH-F
8:00-6:30 W
Pharmacy
8:30-5:30 M-T-TH-F
8:30-6:30 W

Summer Semesters:
Health Center
8:00-5:00 M-T-TH-F
8:00-6:30 W
Pharmacy
8:30-5:00 M-T-TH-F
8:30-6:30 W

Closed during university holidays.
Hours subject to change.

Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic

Diagnostic evaluations and appropriate treatment of various types of speech, language, and hearing problems are available to students and others in the Houston area.

Consultation services are provided by the professional staff in speech, language, and audiology. The clinic is located in 146-J South Office Annex, and services may be scheduled by calling (713) 743-2898.

University Eye Institute - College of Optometry

Vision care services are available on a fee-for-service basis to the faculty, staff, and students of the University of Houston System and the general public. Special reduced fees are available to benefits eligible faculty and staff and all full-time students.

Vision care services include primary vision care, contact lenses, vision therapy, emergency eye care, ocular diagnostic and ophthalmological services, vision rehabilitation, and pediatric optometry, including visual assessment of infants. An optical service is available to fill optical prescriptions. Services are performed by optometry students and residents under the direct supervision of faculty members.

The University Eye Institute is located at 4901 Calhoun, at UH Entrance 2. The clinic provides services on an appointment basis. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For appointments and additional information, call (713) 743-2020.

Psychological Research and Services Center

The University of Houston Psychological Research and Services Center (UHPRSC) offers psychological services to the University of Houston staff and students, their families and the general public. The UHPRSC is a training facility staffed by clinical psychology doctoral students under the supervision of licensed psychologists. Proven psychological treatments for a variety of behavioral, psychological, and adjustment problems are offered at the UHPRSC. Individual, family, and group treatment formats are available. In addition to psychotherapy, intellectual, developmental, and personality assessment and evaluation are offered for both children and adults. Fees, collected at the time of service, may be adjusted on a sliding scale, according to the ability to pay.

The UHPRSC also houses a variety of specialty clinics offering focused treatment for special groups. The Depression Research Clinic (DRC) offers a 12-week structured cognitive-behavioral group therapy program for adults experiencing clinical depression. The groups teach self-management skills designed to counter the psychological processes of depression. Another specialty clinic, the Victims' Resource Institute (VRI) offers programs to help juvenile victims and their families deal with the violence facing children today. Programs include intensive treatment for children who have been victimized by criminal violence and skill building to prevent victimization from bullying and violence.

The UHPRSC also provides information about mental health to the community through Continuing Education professional training, workshops, and lectures to agencies and organizations.

The UHPRSC is located at the South Office Annex on Cullen Boulevard, Entrance 10. Clinic hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, with evening hours from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. available three evenings per week.

Student Health Insurance

The University of Houston strongly encourages all studen includes summer coverage. Newly enrolled students for the summer sessions must apply directly to the insurance company for coverage ¾Insurance is optional for enrolled U.S. students and may be obtained by selecting the option on the VIP System; at the Health Center; at the Health Center table during in-person fee payment; or directly through the insurance company using the brochure application. Insurance is mandatory for all enrolled international students and is automatically added to their fee bill for the spring and fall semesters. Newly enrolled students for the summer sessions must apply directly to the insurance company for coverage. A waiver of the insurance fee may be obtained only at the Health Center, with proof of alternate acceptable insurance by the 20th class day of each semester.

All additions or waivers of health insurance must take place by the 20th class day of each semester. Please call the Health Center, 743-5151, with health insurance concerns or questions. Brochures are available at the Health Center.

University Career Services

University Career Services serves UH students and alumni at all stages of career development. Services include career counseling, vocational testing, career planning and job search workshops, student employment, internships, career placement, and alumni career services. Complementing these services are state-of-the-art technologies to assist in career guidance, job market and employer research, resume preparation, interview practice, and access to job listings. UCS utilizes video conferencing technology to conduct interviews with employers in remote locations and voice processing technology to make job vacancy announcements available 24 hours-per-day. ResumeBank, a computerized resume database, effectively matches students' career interests with employers' hiring needs. Utilizing this service, over 25,000 resumes are forwarded to employers each year in connection with specific job openings. Many of UCS's services are accessible from remote sites via the campus computer network and the Internet.

UCS also coordinates more than 400 corporate recruitment visits to the campus each year, enabling students to interview with representatives from local, national, and multi-national firms. Starting salaries received by UH graduates through this service consistently exceed national salary averages in the majority of academic disciplines.

UCS career counselors are well-qualified to assist UH students and alumni in formulating career goals and in implementing an effective professional job search. For additional information, call (713) 743-5100 or visit the UCS Web site at http://www.career.uh.edu.

Child Care Center

The Child Care Center serves students, faculty, and staff by providing quality care and programs especially designed to respond to the needs of their young children.

Staffed by trained personnel, the center enrolls children from three months to five years old. Summer programs are sometimes available for children through age eight. For more information contact:

Child Care Center
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-6041

(713) 743-5480

Human Development Laboratory School

The Human Development Laboratory School is a research, demonstration, and training unit in the Depart- ment of Human Development and Consumer Sciences. It serves as a model demonstration program of child care and education to the university community and Houston-area child care professionals, a site for faculty and student research, and a resource to other university units for student observation, practicum, and internship experiences.

The laboratory school has four classrooms: one for children one and one-half to two and one-half years of age; one for children two and one-half to three and one-half years of age; one for children three and one-half to four and one-half years of age; and one for children four and one-half years of age to older kindergartners. Each classroom operates under the leadership of a master teacher, an assistant teacher, and a teacher's aide. The school is open 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday-Friday, and serves the Houston community.

In its demonstration capacity, the laboratory school serves as a community resource, offering tours, observation visits, and consultation. Teachers engage in classroom research to develop activities, principles of teaching, and program rationales based on developmental psychological theory. The school also is the site of a variety of other research projects.

The laboratory school is located in the Isabel C. Cameron Building on the corner of Wheeler and Cullen Boulevard. Tuition and fees are based on yearly operational needs. For more information, contact the Human Development Laboratory School at 743-4130.

Counseling and Testing Service

Counseling and Testing Service (CTS), a unit within the Division of Student Affairs, promotes the effective functioning of the campus community by identifying needs, and by providing support services and evaluation. Assessment activities include focus groups; interviews; surveys; and diagnostic, psychological, placement, and admission testing. CTS services comprise counseling, internships, practicum, crisis intervention, tutoring, wellness education, academic and personal development workshops, cultural enrichment activities, and computer-aided instruction. CTS enhances the quality of education and programs through evaluations, instrumentation, data analysis, program evaluation, and outcomes assessment.

Challenger Program

The Challenger Program provides support to students who either are the first in their families to go to college, who come from low-income backgrounds, or who have a physical disability. The Challenger Program offers eligible program participants tutoring, academic counseling, academic workshops, life skills workshops, study skills courses for credit, and cultural enrichment. For more information call (713) 743-5420.

Counseling Services

Counseling Services offers psychological assessments and consultation, crisis intervention, outreach workshops and seminars to students as well as to academic and administrative departments. Other services include counseling, learning disability assessment, and self-improvement, skill development, and personal development workshops. Counseling Services is staffed by psychologists, licensed professional counselors, and licensed social workers who provide personal, career, couple, and group counseling services to students.

Professional staff train and supervise trainees from three different academic departments: Counseling Psychology; Clinical Psychology; and Social Work. The trainees in turn provide services to students in exchange for training and supervision. Counseling Services is accredited by the International Association of Counseling Services, and its pre-doctoral internship training program is accredited by the American Psychological Association. For additional information, call (713) 743-5454.

Learning Support Services

Learning Support Services (LSS) provides ongoing study skills seminars, supplementary instructional groups, and Writing Proficiency Examination preparation workshops. In addition to the group interventions, students can access individual assessment and academic success counseling and referral, with individualized educational plans provided. Learning resources are available to all enrolled students. Computers and video equipment are in place and software and videos may be used for practice and instruction in course work, test preparation, and study skills. The library of written materials includes reference books and handouts on learning techniques. LSS collaborates with faculty to provide academic enhancement activities, offering consultation to faculty in teaching, learning, and assessment methods. LSS also conducts a training practicum for beginning counselors from the Educational Psychology Department. For additional information, call (713) 743-5411.

Measurement and Evaluation Center

Measurement and Evaluation Center (MEC) provides faculty and institutional support. Services offered include consultation and design of course/faculty evaluation questionnaires, design and data analysis of survey and research projects, validation studies of institutional and departmental tests, and consultation for program evaluation including design of instruments to assess outcome, user satisfaction surveys, and evaluation of program goals and objectives. MEC also provides trained leaders to conduct focus groups. MEC scores all university-scheduled course examinations, standardized tests, psychological batteries, and vocational inventories in addition to scanning all university administrative forms for enrollment, academic units, and Parking and Transportation. For additional information call (713) 743-5400.

Parent Education Project

The Parent Education Project (PEP), through a contract with DePelchin Children's Center, offers services in the Families Count Program (a pilot Family Preservation Project funded through the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services). PEP provides the Family Wellness Program and Services to Families of Children with Disabilities in three Houston-area elementary schools: Garden Oaks and Thompson of HISD and Spring Shadows of SBISD. UH internships, through PEP, are available in a variety of services provided to students and their families through the Families Count Program. For more information, call (713) 743-5435.

Wellness Center

The Wellness Center promotes a supportive environment for achieving a healthy lifestyle through informed, responsible choices. Offering outreach educational programs for the campus and community, this serves also provides referral, information and resources on a wide array of health topics including stress, alcohol and other drugs, and sexual health. In collaboration with other campus organizations, the center sponsors large-scale prevention campaigns including Alcohol Awareness Month, the Texans' War on Drugs Red Ribbon Week, Safer Sex Awareness Week, Eating Disorders Awareness Day , the Great American Smokeout. The innovative Peer Education Program offers students an opportunity to be trained in providing prevention and wellness education for their peers. For more information, call (713) 743-5455.

Student Legal Service

An attorney is employed by Student Legal Services to provide advice to students in areas such as landlord-tenant relations, small claims court procedures, the laws of marriage and divorce, traffic accidents, and other legal problems. Mediation services are also available. The student legal advisor does not make court appearances but can provide legal advice and referral. The legal advisor also supervises law student interns who provide similar services. For additional information, call (713) 743-5470.

University Testing Services

University Testing Services (UTS) offers testing and assessment services including the administration of admissions, placement, credit by exam, psychological batteries, correspondence examinations from other universities, and professional certification and licensing examinations. UTS also provides scholarly review of tests and test material, test development and consultation of credit by exam selection, placement testing, and standardized testing. As a national testing center, it serves more than 40,000 examinees through more than 200 different testing and assessment services. UTS was one of 12 national test sites to pilot the computerized GRE test and is one site where students can take the TASP test using touch-screen computer technology. For additional information, call (713) 743-5454.

International Student and Scholar Services

The Office of International Student and Scholar Services provides counseling and advising for international students and scholars on matters related to government regulations and/or differences in customs and cultures. The office verifies and completes government documents, and certificates, letters, and forms for students and scholars who need to continue their stay at the university. Each semester, the office staff plans and implements pre-enrollment services and special orientation programs. The office also provides opportunities for international students and scholars to establish a meaningful relationship with an American family, called an international friendship family. For further information about International Student and Scholar Services, call (713) 743-5065 or visit the website at http://www.uh.edu/intservices.

Veterans Services Office

Veterans, members of the National Guard, Selected Reserves, and their educational benefits-eligible dependents and survivors may use the services of this office. It acts as a benefits problem-solver and liaison for students, the university, and the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Counseling on all aspects of educational and VA benefits is available. The Veterans Services Office offers information on financial aid, VA work study and other employment, admissions, transfer of military credits, VA tutorial assistance, state veterans' benefits, and many other services offered both on and off campus for student veterans. For more information, contact the Veterans' Services Office, 27 University Center Satellite, (713) 743-5490 or visit the Veterans' Services Office Web page at http://www.uh.edu/campus/vets.

Center for Students with DisABILITIES

The Center for Students with DisABILITIES (CSD), located on the third floor of the Student Service Center, offers academic assistance to all University of Houston students who have any type of health impairment, learning disability, psychiatric disorder, or physical limitation. Students are assisted in developing independence and self-reliance so that they can function competitively with others in both the college setting and the campus community. When necessary, however, the CSD Director acts as a liaison between students and faculty, administrators, and outside agencies, and serves as an advocate for students' legal rights to receive equal education opportunities (through the provision of reasonable and necessary accommodations).

To request accommodations students must contact CSD in room 307 of the Student Service Center [(713) 743-5400/voice; (713) 749-1527/TDD]. Persons attending professional schools (e.g., Law, Optometry), however, should also contact their Dean's office to determine alternate procedures. The student is responsible for making accommodation requests in a timely fashion and for providing the CSD Director (or other designated official) with appropriate documentation of his/her disability. Accommodations may include modified testing procedures; interpreter services; coordination of reading, writing, notetaking, typing, and tutoring assistance; additional time to complete assignments; coordination of accessible classrooms, laboratories, parking, housing, attendant care; use of adaptive equipment; registration, add-drop, fee-payment assistance; disability-related exemptions from class; tardiness/absenteeism policies, etc. (For more information refer to the "Guidelines on Accommodations for Students with Disabilities" available in the CSD.)

Students have access to adaptive computers with voice recognition /synthesis screen enlargement and a large variety of instructional and word-processing programs. A lift-equipped van is also available for student use. The University of Houston is accessible via ramps, curb-cuts, free inner-campus parking, Braille signs, etc. Two dormitories and a new apartment complex have numerous rooms which are equipped for a barrier-free environment; attendant care services can be arranged. An adaptive P.E. course and other recreational activities are available on campus. The Texas Rehabilitation Commission and the State Commission for the Blind maintain offices adjacent to CSD. For more information, write:

Center for Students with DisABILITIES
University of Houston
307 Student Service Center
Houston, Texas 77204-3243

(713) 713/743-5400 (voice); (713) 749-1527 (TDD)

State Commission for the Blind
University of Houston
301 Student Service Center
Houston, Texas 77204
(713) 743-5466

Texas Rehabilitation Commission
University of Houston
307 Student Service Center
Houston, Texas 77204
(713) 741-1420

Safety and Security

University Police Department

The University of Houston Police Department is a multiservice organization whose mission is to ensure the safety and security of persons and property on the campus. The department's officers are commissioned by the Board of Regents and are licensed by the state of Texas after receiving state-certified training in the duties and responsibilities of a Texas peace officer.

In addition to traditional police services, the depart- ment offers crime prevention workshops, on-campus escorts, and assistance starting disabled vehicles. The philosophical focus of the department is the belief that only through police-community teamwork can the campus remain safe and secure for everyone. Red emergency/information call boxes are located throughout the campus to provide the university community with immediate access to police officers.

The University Police Department Building is located at 4 Cougar Place, Entrance 11. For emergencies, call 911. For all nonemergency purposes, call (713) 743-0600.

Requests for Police Services During Special Events

Individuals or organizations desiring to host on-campus special events that require police services must utilize University of Houston police officers. Requests for police services must be received two calendar weeks before the event. Requests received after the deadline will not be assigned police services. For additional information, call University Center Reservations at 743-5287 or the University of Houston Police Department's Special Events Section at (713) 743-0611.

Under unique circumstances and with the permission of the Chief of Police, visiting dignitaries may have special police present.

Parking and Transportation

Anyone who operates a motor vehicle on UH property must register that vehicle with Parking and Transportation Services. Purchasing a permit does not guarantee a parking place but allows you to park if space is available. You may park only where your permit allows. The registered permit holder is responsible for any parking citations issued to his/her vehicle or permit number.

Students may register for a parking permit through VIP, in person at fee payment for late registration, or at the office of Parking and Transportation Services, Room 1, Ezekiel W. Cullen Building. Students must present a valid ID when registering in person. Parking permits for vehicles registering through VIP and up to the second to third week of class will be mailed. Faculty and staff should apply for parking permits through their department.

The university expects full compliance with the vehicle regulations, and assumes any citations received will be resolved by selecting one of the options stated on the citation. Those who do not resolve their citations by the 21st day will have their fines doubled.

For information concerning parking fees, temporary parking, registration of a second vehicle, and refunds, refer to the publication, Parking and Traffic Regulations, or contact the Office of Parking and Transportation, 1 Ezekiel W. Cullen Building, (713) 743-1097.

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