Novmeber 30th, 2015

Student Centers Welcomes New Director

November 30, 2015 - Eve Esch will join the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services as the Director of the Student Centers effective January 11, 2016. The Student Centers facilities include Student Center North, Student Center South and the Student Center Satellite. Departmentally, the Student Centers serves to ensure strategic initiatives are achieved and programs and services are maintained at a high quality to provide an environment that contributes to increased student engagement, student learning, and student success.

As the new Director of the Student Centers (SC), Esch will provide leadership, supervision, and management of programs, services, facilities and personnel for Student Centers’ departmental units: SC Event Services including: SC Conference & Reservation Services Office, Audio-Visual Services, and SC Setup Services; SC Facilities and Operations including: Facilities and Operations Services Coordination, SC Information Center and SC Customer Relations Managers; SC Administrative Services and Operations Office; SC Leisure Services including: SC & SCS Games Room Programs and Operations, Shasta’s Cones & More, and Little Shasta’s Retail Operations.

Esch brings approximately 14 years of valuable experience in the field of Student Affairs, specifically in the realm of Student Unions and related facilities with her to the University of Houston. Previously, she served as an Event Production Coordinator, Assistant Director, Senior Assistant Director, and for the last four years as Director of Ohio Union Events at The Ohio State University. In the aforementioned position she led the new construction and opening of a student union that served 63,000 students.

Esch earned her Master of Arts in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the Ohio State University and a Bachelors of Arts in Public Relations and Fitness Exercise from Purdue University. She is an active member of Golden Key and Phi Beta Kappa Honor Societies.  Esch is also an active member with the Association of College Unions International (ACUI), and has held various leadership positions such as Education Co-Chair for Facilities & Operations from 2004-2007, Regional Conference Planning Teams in 2007, 2011 & 2013, and currently as a member of the Education & Research Fund Program Team.

“Eve Esch brings her proven track record from The Ohio State University where she led the process of creating a Tier One service culture for the staff and students of the Ohio Union community (during and post the construction of a new 318,000 sq. ft. and $118M facility in 2010).  Eve has tremendous experience in event and program management, which is critical as the Student Centers is now the prime location at UH for conferences, large-scale and high-profile events.  Eve is a winner and we are delighted she will become a UH Cougar in January “ said Keith T. Kowalka, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, UH.

Please join the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services in welcoming Eve Esch to the University of Houston.

August 24th, 2015

UH Remembers September 11

This year will mark the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy that forever changed the lives of many Americans. To pay tribute to those who lost their lives and their surviving loved ones, the University of Houston Student Centers along with UH Veteran Services will host several free public events throughout the day.

At 9:00am, a ceremony will kick off this day of remembrance. This ceremony will be held at the UH World Trade Center Memorial and Reflection Garden located just outside of Student Center South’s south entrance.

Later that morning, Ralph B. DeVaul Jr. will moderate a panel discussion featuring the brave first responders and Maj. Gen. Barrye Price who assisted following the attack. The discussion will begin at 11:00am

The Student Center Theater will host a screening of the film “United 93” at 7:00pm The film depicts the fate of hijacked United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed into a field in Stonycreek, Pennsylvania.

In the hallway next to the theater, the campus community can view “Remembering 9/11,” a photo exhibition that will be on display from 8:00am – 10:00pm

Free “UH Remembering 9/11” ribbons will be available at the Student Center Information Center for students, faculty, staff and visitors to show their support throughout their day. Ribbons are available while supplies last.

Community members can also share thoughts on a “Remembering 9/11” wall located near the main entrance of the Student Center South. They can contribute to the remembrance wall using postcards that will be available or through an online submission form. For more information, please visit www.uh.edu/remembering911

The Student Centers are located at Entrance 1 off Calhoun Road. Parking is available in the Welcome Center garage directly across the street. For more details on the Student Centers, visit its website.

May 1st, 2015

Be a Part of Positive Change: The Student Center Policy Board Now Accepting Applications

Are you looking for another way to get involved with the Student Center? Now is your chance!

The Student Center Policy Board (SCPB) is searching for two students to serve as at-large members for a 1-year term (Fall 2015-2016) and a 2-year term (Fall 2015-2017). Any UH student is eligible to apply with the exception of current student employees of the Student Centers. The 19-member board includes students, faculty and staff.

The SCPB assists in policy development and long-range planning for the Student Center and the SC Satellite and advises the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs on programs and services. Recently the SCPB has been involved with the New UC Transformation Project, providing computers for the Student Organization carrel area, and securing additional bike racks for the Student Center.

The board meets monthly for approximately 2 hours. The two selected at-large members will attend their first meeting of the 2015-2016 SCPB at the start of the Fall 2015 semester.

April 6th, 2015

Stress Free Finals

Looking to relax just before finals? Do you often find yourself juggling many assignments at one time?  As the semester is quickly coming to a close, along with this comes added stress from exams, papers and projects.  Stress Free Finals Week provides you with an opportunity to relax and breakaway from your day-to-day worries.

Enjoy a week of activities brought to you by a variety of campus departments and student organizations. The excitement begins on Monday April 27th and lasts through Tuesday May 5th. The kickoff event will be on Tuesday April 28th from 11:30am – 1:30pm in the Student Center Front Circle.  There will be a chill out zone complete with hammocks, chairs, hoola hoops and board games. There will also be do it yourself stress balls, free fans, bubble wrap and flavor ice pops. This list of events will conclude with the much anticipated Finals Mania on May 4 from 8:30 – 11:00pm in the M.D. Anderson Library. Complete with your full service pancake breakfast along with massages and puppies.