NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 27, 2006

Contact: Angie Joe
713.743.8153 (office)
713.617.7138 (pager)
ajoe@uh.edu

OPEN HOUSE, ADVISING DAY TO BE HOSTED BY UHS AT SUGAR LAND
Information about the New RN to BSN Degree Program Available

HOUSTON, Sept. 27, 2005 – Nursing, business, education and other degree programs will be featured during the University of Houston System at Sugar Land’s open house and advising day Oct. 7.

The latest UHSSL degree offering is its new nursing program. Anyone holding a registered nurse’s degree from an accredited college or university can now earn a bachelor of science degree in nursing at the Sugar Land campus. Information about the curriculum will be available during the open house.

Advisers and faculty members will be available to answer questions about degree programs from 9 a.m. until noon. Those attending the open house are encouraged to bring copies of previous college transcripts to review with advisers.

The UH System at Sugar Land, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, offers junior and senior courses which lead to bachelor’s degrees in such areas as business, education, psychology, computer information systems and biology. Graduate courses for master’s degrees are available in educational administration, counseling,
non-profit leadership and business. For a complete listing of degrees, visit www.sugarland.uh.edu/degrees.

Anyone interested in continuing or finishing a bachelor’s or master’s degree is encouraged to attend the event. For more information, call 281-275-3300, or visit UH System at Sugar Land, 14000 University Boulevard at U.S. 59, just south of the First Colony/Sweetwater exit.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM AT SUGAR LAND
The University of Houston System at Sugar Land is a teaching center that offers junior, senior and graduate courses leading to more than thirty bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the four UH System Universities (University of Houston, UH-Clear Lake, UH-Downtown, and UH-Victoria). Established in 1996, UHSSL is located north of the Brazos River on U.S. 59 South at University Boulevard and serves those who live and work in Fort Bend County. UHSSL offers multiple methods of instruction including face-to-face, instructional television, online, broadcast TV, and videotape purchase.

For more information about UH visit the university’s ‘Newsroom’ at www.uh.edu/admin/media/newsroom.