Administration and Finance

DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE

Highlights

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  The Unsung Heroes of Commencement

  The University of Houston's Spring 2022 Commencement ceremonies saw 5,917 undergraduate, graduate, professional and doctoral students walk across the stage. For the students, it's a culmination of hard work and dedication. For family and friends, it's a sense of pride to see loved ones accomplish a goal. Learn more about the unsung heroes of commencement.
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  A New Employee Wellness Platform

  The university’s Human Resources department has been hard at work creating an employee wellness platform to assist staff with their health and fitness needs. Learn more about the new wellness platform!
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  How the University is Navigating the Supply Chain Crisis

  The University of Houston is not immune to the ongoing worldwide supply chain and inflation challenges. From finding new merchants to building new relationships, customer-facing departments have had to pivot and alter how they manage their services. Read more about how this issue is affecting the university.
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  UH Dining Summer Hours

  Summer is here and that means new operating hours for some University of Houston dining services. The summer break typically means fewer students on campus which allow UH dining establishments to shift their hours of operation due to fewer customers.
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  Cougar Red Fridays

  Reminder alert: If you wear a red shirt on Friday, you can get an all-you-can-eat lunch for $6 at Cougar Woods Dining Commons or the Moody Towers Dining Commons.
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  Cullen Performance Hall Events

  Over the next few months, a variety of exciting and entertaining shows and events will take the stage at the historic Cullen Performance Hall, View our calendar of events here!

  Book your next event with us.

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  UHPD Holds Moment of Silence for National Police Week

  The University of Houston Police Department held a moment of silence during National Police Week to honor and pay homage to those who gave their lives in duty. See UHPD's moment of silence during National Police Week.
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  Global Employee Health and Fitness Month

  The University Information Technology department wants to remind you that good habits don’t have to start at the gym, they can start at the office. Read more about how to build good habits.
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  Asian American and Pacific Islander's Heritage Month

  The University of Houston embraces diversity and recognizes our responsibility to foster an open, welcoming environment where students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds can collaboratively learn, work, and serve. This month, Equal Opportunity Services recognizes Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which was officially designated by Presidential Proclamation in 2009. Request training on the EOS website.
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  Houston Public Media Celebrates #AAPIHeritageMonth

  Houston Public Media is showcasing the AAPI community through numerous different programs on PBS all month. American Experience | Plague at the Golden Gate and Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp are only two of the many shows this month. See the rest of the programming and streaming films about the AAPI community.
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  Facilities in Review Magazine

  The latest edition highlights awards and recognition that Facilities/Construction Management has achieved. Some of the features in this edition include how Project Management software revolutionizes customer service and a look at the new facilities team for labs and research, to name a few. Read the ‘Facilities in Review’ magazine to learn more.

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  May is Mental Health Awareness Month

  A reminder from the university's Occupational Health Services: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental Health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. Learn more about Mental Health Awareness Month.
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  Phishing and Email Scams at UH

  University of Houston staff and students aren’t immune to phishing and email scams. The latest target is UH students who recently reported receiving job scam emails. These emails use UH alias email addresses to send job scams to trick students into applying, thus providing personal and sensitive information.
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  UH has a new employee assistance program provider

  Deer Oak EAP services is available to all UH benefits-eligible employees and their dependents. View an online EAP Orientation Webinar and the Human Resources Benefits page to learn more. You can also access Deer Oaks EAP Services on the go via the iConnectYou app!

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  Public Art's Object Laboratory Now Open

  Public Art's Object Lab is now officially open. Run by Public Art UHS and the UH School of Art, the facility extends object-based co-curricular learning to the university campus, utilizing our collection as a conduit for the success of students enrolled in various programs. Learn more about Public Art's lab.
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  Andy Warhol Exhibition to Open at UHCL

  Public Art's first traveling exhibition, "Instantaneous Beauty: Andy Warhol and the Photographic Process," opened on May 19th at its second venue, the University of Houston-Clear Lake Art Gallery.
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  Houston Public Media Adds 'Asian View' News Segment

  Houston Public Media has added a new feature to our regular weekday lineup—Asian View. This new five-minute news segment is an international newscast produced by NHK WORLDJAPAN, featuring the latest news and deep analysis on business, trade, and geopolitical news from Japan and across Asia. Learn more about Asian View.
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  UHPD Participates in Diversity and Safety Summits

  Team members from the University of Houston Police Department attended the 2022 Diversity Institute, Good Trouble: Allyship in Action summit presented by the Center for Diversity and Inclusion in collaboration with the Center for Student Involvement and the Women & Gender Resource Center. Read more about what UHPD learned from these summits.

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  Public Art Announces $20,000 Grant Opportunity

  Public Art is now accepting proposals from Texas-based artists and artist teams at the early stages of their careers for a $20,000 grant opportunity to design, fabricate, and install a temporary public artwork at the University of Houston, Louise J. Moran Fine Arts Courtyard in 2023.

  Applications are due May 30th. Help spread the word. Learn more about YardWorks.

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  Global Accessibility Awareness Day

  The third Thursday of May is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). This year, GAAD falls on May 19 and marks the 11th year it’s been acknowledged. GAAD's aim is to increase awareness of digital accessibility and access for individuals with disabilities. Please join Tammy Gardiner, Executive Director, Digital Accessibility and Equal Opportunity Services in celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Learn more about GAAD.
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  Juneteenth Reminder

  On Thursday, June 16th, the Center of Diversity and Inclusion will host a Juneteenth celebration to honor the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. Learn more about the Juneteenth celebration.

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  Esmeralda Valdez and Las Comadres lead presentation at conference

  Esmeralda Valdez, Executive Director of University Services, participated with staff colleagues in the Las Comadres College Mentoring Program by leading an educational session at the 2022 Diversity Institute’s Good Trouble: Ally Ship in Action conference. Learn more about allyship in action.

Accolades

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  Congrats to A&F Cougar Cudos Honorees!

  Cougar Cudos goes to Henry Pham and George Rea, who were honored by Staff Council for exceptional service to the University in May.

  To nominate a fellow Staff member and learn more about Cougar Cudos.

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  Ginger Walker Presents at the Annual PRIMR Conference

  Ginger Walker, Director, Emergency Management with the Office of Emergency Management, presented to the Preparedness Response Innovation Mitigation Recovery (PRIMR) Conference at the University of North Texas on March 7th. Read more here!
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  Meet Roland Shaw, Payroll's New Executive Director

  Roland Shaw, the new executive director of payroll, has a wealth of experience that he brings to the role. Shaw graduated from TSU with an Economics degree and began his professional career with the Houston Independent School District. Read more here!
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  Allen DeForde Wins TPTA Parking Employee Award

  Parking and Transportation Services Assistant Director Allen DeForde is the 2022 Parking Employee Award of Excellence winner from the Texas Parking and Transportation Association (TPTA). The announcement was made at TPTA’s annual conference in April. Read more here!
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  A Mitchell Center Event Policing, Performance, and The Question of Reform

  The UH Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts presents a special dialogue with artist, Shaun Leonardo and UH Chief of Police, Ceaser Moore, moderated by Deputy Director of Contemporary Art Museum Houston, Janice Bond: “Policing, Performance and the Question of Reform” on May 20, 2021.
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  LEED “Green” Buildings are the New Normal for UH Buildings

  Cougar Woods Dining Hall was the  first campus building  to be certified as LEED Silver by the  US Green Building Council . There are currently five campus construction projects in the pipeline to be LEED Silver Certified upon completion, including the new medical school. Learn more here.

Departments

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  Campus Safety

  University of Houston is committed to ensuring a safe environment for students, faculty, staff and all visitors to our campus.
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  Equal Opportunity Services

  The Office of Equal Opportunity Services acts on behalf of the University as a neutral fact finder that enforces the University’s Equal Opportunity Policies.
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  Facilities/Construction Management

  Facilities Planning and Construction delivers exceptional and enduring projects that maximize value and support the University's Tier One strategic initiatives through superior facilities planning and project management services.
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  Office of Finance

  The Office of Finance is the source for all financial information, training, reports and policies at the University of Houston. All finance-related forms, calendars and references can be found here.
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  Houston Public Media

  Houston Public Media is a service of the University of Houston and supported with financial gifts from the community. Houston Public Media combines broadcast and digital assets to serve residents of Southeast Texas with quality local news and entertainment, as well as national programming from NPR and PBS. With a combined weekly audience of more than 1.5 million, Houston Public Media is committed to delivering content that expands minds and possibilities with trusted information.

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  Human Resources

  To attract, develop, motivate, and retain a diverse and engaged workforce committed to supporting and enhancing the mission of the University.  We accomplish this through providing Tier One customer service and partnering with the UHS community to maximize the potential of our greatest asset- Our Employees.
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  Police Operations

  The University of Houston Police Department (UHPD) strives to enable students, faculty, staff and visitors to be safe while pursuing their on-campus endeavors. 
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  PAUHS

  With nearly 700 pieces, the UH System has one of the largest and most significant public art collections in the entire country. This new publication will be a platform for announcing the latest news involving the collection, highlighting various pieces, programs and events, and providing links to relevant news about the public art field.
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  Office of Administration

  An exemplary portfolio of on-campus services ranging across third-party dining, parking, shuttle and bookstore operations among the program areas of Auxiliary and University Services, as well as system master planning through the UH System-wide Public Art Committee, an advisory committee to the UH System Board of Regents, and fundamental initiatives of best practices in sustainability, assessment and evaluation.
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  Stay Cougar S.A.F.E.

  The University of Houston is an open campus filled with people who care about each other. Because of its open accessibility, all students, faculty and staff are encouraged to exercise a sense of personal responsibility for their own safety and well-being, and the safety and well-being of others. While crime can happen anywhere, when we act as a community that knows and cares about the safety of others, ourselves and our property, we lessen the likelihood of being victimized, and we showcase our Cougar Pride.
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  UIT

  University Information Technology - Infotech - offers support across the board for all student, faculty, and staff IT requirements.