University of Houston's Quality Enhancement Plan

Cougar Initiative to Engage (CITE)

Stories Featuring CITE-Funded Programs

The College of Technology Hosts cloudathon@UH
Led by Dr. Jose C. Martinez, instructional assistant professor in the College of Technology, cloudathon@UH works with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Academy to provide undergraduate students the opportunity to utilize their coursework learning to unravel technological issues.
Dr. Nouhad Rizk Receives the 2022 Piper Professorship
Dr. Nouhad Rizk, instructional professor of computer science, receives the 2022 Piper Professorship Award! She is the 13^th UH faculty member to be selected as Piper Professor. Rizk received a CITE grant for the Computer Science Consulting Clinic.
Undergraduate Student Instrument Project
The Undergraduate Student Instrument Project, led by Professor of physics, Dr. Edgar Bering, provided students the opportunity to travel to Alaska to conduct ground observations and launch their own balloon-borne experiment.
The Sephardic Latinx Oral History Project
Students in the HIST 2349 Latina/o Jewish history course, the first and only history course of its kind in the U.S., participated in a oral history project by conducting interviews with historical subjects. These interviews were showcased in a exhibit held at the Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH).

Internships

Learning Abroad

Learning Away

Undergraduate Research

Service Learning

The Cougar Initiative to Engage (CITE) is the University of Houston's Quality Enhancement Plan to increase the number of high-impact co-curricular learning activities and the number of undergraduate students participating in these activities. Co-curricular learning activities provide students with direct real-world experience, preparing them for success in their lives and careers. CITE is an opportunity to have a truly transformative impact on students and the broader university community.