The Division of Administration and Finance was well represented at the 2024 National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS) C3X Annual Conference & Expo in Kissimmee, Florida. The annual conference and expo provided more than 1,000 leaders in higher education and NACAS Business Partners the opportunity to come together to forge meaningful connections and share knowledge with each other. This year’s theme, ‘Leading Back to Our Future’ showcased a change from reactive survival mode to proactive leadership.
A graduation party took over the UH Campus Store on November 15.
Graduating seniors had received an invitation through their e-mail to come by the first floor of the store to pick up or order their cap and gown, receive extra commencement tickets they had “won” through the lottery, and have some fun at the Graduation Celebration.
Cullen Performance Hall has raised the curtain on a new seating chart for 2025. This is in response to visitors who had become confused in finding their seats in the orchestra and balcony areas when they attended a performance or event.
Since the fall of 2023, the University of Houston’s Cougar Textbook Access Program has saved students $20 million compared to the cost of new books. The CTAP program, first launched as a pilot in Spring 2022, gives undergraduate students access to all required course materials on or before the first day of class for the flat fee of $299, plus a $24.67 sales tax, per semester.
University of Houston faculty, staff, and their families celebrated Homecoming weekend with the traditional Faculty & Staff Tailgate event held before the Cougar’s football match against Utah.
The long-awaited Houston Blue apparel delivered a smashing success for the UH Campus Store. The Houston Blue gear began selling on Friday, November 1st and even before doors opened, a line of eager Coogs awaited their opportunity to nab some of the Houston Blue gear. Houston Blue options included polo shirts, jerseys, hats, mini football helmets, towels, and t-shirts.
The uber popular Houston hamburger spot Trill Burger made its pop-up debut at Cougar Woods in October giving University of Houston students an opportunity to sample Trill Burger. And the UH community was more than thrilled to sample the burgers with Cougar Woods packed with students lined out to the door.
Lululemon lovers rejoice! The UH Campus Store now carries Lululemon products branded with the UH colors and logo. And while it’s the first semester the campus store carries these products, it’s already labeled a successful addition. “The products are moving very well,” said Natalie Silva, UH Campus Store Manager.
The University of Houston community got a taste of Germany cuisine during this month’s Oktoberfest celebration at Moody Dining Commons as part of UH Dining Services’ Culinary Inspired Event Series.
The 41,000 sq. foot, $44 million building replaces the much-loved, yet dated, underground Student Center Satellite and provides the University of Houston community with plenty of new food options and study space to aid and fuel their collegiate journey.
This fall, the university rolled out Grubhub as the integrated campus mobile ordering and delivery platform to reduce lines at popular on-campus eateries, streamline residential Meal Exchange ordering, and enable food delivery from off-campus locations using ShastaBUCKS – all in one mobile app.
The largest IT outage in history last July crashed computers, canceled flights and disrupted hospitals all around the globe but how did it affect the University of Houston System?
Students, faculty, and staff can now use their digital Cougar Card to gain access to the M.D. Anderson Library. A person’s digital Cougar Card can be found on their UH Go app profile.
Every spring, UH students receive a survey to gauge their satisfaction with the university across 13 different areas of their experience. In February, the survey was sent to students enrolled at UH, UH at Sugar Land, and UH at Katy, with 5,644 students completing the survey at a 12.9% completion rate, the second highest ever.