It’s been said that one person’s junk is another person’s treasure. Soon, that adage might shift to reflect a person’s junk as another person’s endowed scholarship.

On Friday, Jan. 27, the University of Houston and Dell Computers will team up to turn recycled computers and electronics into scholarship dollars.

UH Business Services will be collecting old and non-operable computer equipment from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Building 13 of UH’s University Business Park. The department then will recycle these goods through Dell who will pay UH for the resale value of the collected items. These funds will be combined with scholarship money donated by UH’s vending machine provider Canteen to create an endowed scholarship.

“This is a perfect opportunity for the campus community to turn its old computer clutter into funding for student scholarships,” said Emily Messa, director of business services. “We hope that everyone supports this event so that we can reach our financial goal of $3,500 and endow this scholarship for our students!”

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to recycle any of the following items:

Staff members from UH’s Property Management department will be on hand to assist faculty, staff and students with unloading items and will work with these individuals to pick up any items that cannot be dropped off at University Business Park.

Mike Emery
memery@central.uh.edu