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Submitted by Paula • 03/04/2010Area residents in need of a bed soon will be able to rest easier thanks to the University of Houston-Victoria’s donation of about 150 mattresses and other items to the ...
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Submitted by Td • 03/04/2010A custom golf wedge manufacturer based in Victoria is now selling a special club to benefit the University of Houston-Victoria Jaguars new golf program. “We’ve been producing industry-leading custom wedges ...
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Submitted by Td • 03/04/2010Del Papa Distributing Co. Community Foundation recently endowed $10,000 for business scholarships to the University of Houston-Victoria as part of the company’s 100th anniversary celebration. “We are extremely excited for ...
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Submitted by Td • 03/04/2010The University of Houston-Victoria will begin offering a new master of arts degree in forensic psychology this fall after recent approval by the University of Houston System Board of Regents. ...
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Submitted by Td • 03/02/2010Teachers and aspiring teachers can learn about innovative ways to teach literacy, math, science history and technology at the all-day Multidiscipline Mini Conference on March 5 at the University of ...
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Submitted by Paula • 02/26/2010The University of Houston-Victoria will remain one of the state’s best buys for higher education in the fall even after a recently announced tuition increase. “We expect that our tuition ...
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Submitted by Paula • 02/26/2010“On this site in 1885, nothing happened.” The wording on a prank plaque in front of house in New Orleans made Texas Monthly Editor Jake Silverstein chuckle in 2002 and ...
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Submitted by Td • 02/22/2010The Pan American Golf Association of Victoria recently endowed $10,000 to fund a golf scholarship at the University of Houston-Victoria. “This gracious donation will help us recruit top-notch students to ...
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Submitted by Paula • 02/12/2010The Food Bank of the Golden Crescent has 1,095 pounds more food items, diapers and other essentials to distribute to needy area residents after the University of Houston-Victoria Staff Council ...
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Submitted by Td • 02/12/2010Two high school English teachers from South Korea are learning and sharing in Victoria thanks to a program that includes the University of Houston-Victoria. During their stay from Feb. 3 ...
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Submitted by darink • 02/07/2010Edna Christian Academy will host an open house from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, February 18. The open house will give parents an opportunity to learn about the School ...
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Submitted by Td • 02/05/2010Tim Hudson, president of the University of Houston-Victoria, and management professor Nagarajan Ramamoorthy co-authored a chapter in the recently released textbook “Real Learning Opportunities at Business School and Beyond.” The ...
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Submitted by MiguelT • 02/05/2010We would like to invite all East Titan Parents to our monthly meeting. We are grass roots with intentions to support our Titans in academics and athletics. We are not ...
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Submitted by Paula • 02/05/2010Community members and visitors to Victoria now have a relaxing place at the Victoria Regional Airport where they can plug in their laptops, eat a breakfast taco or read a ...
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Submitted by Td • 02/05/2010Among the 100 outstanding women leaders chosen for the Leadership Texas Class of 2010 is a University of Houston-Victoria official. Robin Cadle, director of stewardship and planned giving, was chosen ...
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Submitted by Paula • 02/04/2010Clemetine Clarke, a longtime youth advocate who emphasizes helping young women, will take part in Black History Month events Feb. 11 to 13 in Victoria as a speaker and parade ...
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Submitted by Paula • 02/04/2010A University of Houston-Victoria online support technician was named the university’s 2009 Employee of the Year on Wednesday, and an administrator was recognized for his work to secure a former ...
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Submitted by Td • 01/29/2010University of Houston-Victoria students interested in earning an officer commission in the U.S. Air Force soon can participate in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Affiliate Program UHV recently ...
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Submitted by darink • 01/29/2010Next week’s game may prove to be critical for the VC Pirates men’s basketball team. On Wednesday, February 3 the VC Pirates will host the Southwest Texas Junior College Cowboys ...
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Submitted by darink • 01/29/2010The Victoria College Gonzales Center was recently chosen from among all other schools in Gonzales as the area’s “Best School” by readers of the Gonzales Inquirer. The Inquirer conducted a ...
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Submitted by darink • 01/29/2010The John W. Stormont Lecture Series on South Texas, a two-day conference scheduled on Thursday, Feb. 4 and Friday, Feb. 5, is sponsored by The Victoria College Division of Social ...
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Submitted by darink • 01/29/2010The Victoria College is pleased to announce that work has begun toward opening a College Assistance Resource and Services (CARS) Center on the campus of Gonzales High School beginning with ...
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Submitted by darink • 01/29/2010More than 400 high school students from throughout Texas are set to compete in the Skills USA competition hosted for the second year in a row at The Victoria College. ...
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Submitted by darink • 01/16/2010The spring registration and payment deadline at The Victoria College has been extended. VC students will be able to register and pay for spring classes online through Wednesday, Jan. 20 ...
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Submitted by CPAPLAYER • 01/16/2010PORT LAVACA DOCTORS ARE HAVING A PUBLIC MEETING WITH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER BOARD TO ASK THAT THEY FIRE THE NEW HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR. MEETING AT THE BOARD ROOM AT 4{00 PM, ...
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Submitted by darink • 01/16/2010Photographs of World War II from the collection of local photographer William G. “Bob” Roberts is currently on display at the Museum of the Coastal Bend on The Victoria College ...
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Submitted by darink • 01/16/2010The Victoria College Lyceum Lecture series will feature Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright Edward Albee on Tuesday, February 2 at 9 a.m. in the VC Fine Arts Auditorium. ...
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Submitted by Td • 01/15/2010Two counseling professors from the University of Houston-Victoria School of Education & Human Development recently helped educate counselors across the nation. Now they’re getting ready to do it again. Mary ...
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Submitted by Td • 01/15/2010More than 70 business graduate students at the University of Houston-Victoria recently got to show off all their skills at the semiannual Master of Business Administration Conference in Katy. The ...
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Submitted by Paula • 01/15/2010The University of Houston-Victoria’s rich history includes a cookout involving students using an old searchlight reflector to roast hot dogs, the formation of what is now the Victoria Symphony by ...
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Submitted by darink • 01/08/2010The Victoria College will host the Victoria Empty Bowls project for the sixth consecutive year in the VC Student Center on Sunday, February 14 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. ...
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Submitted by darink • 01/08/2010Registration for the spring 2010 semester at The Victoria College begins Wednesday, January 13 and continues through Friday, January 15 in the VC Technology Center. Classes for the spring 2010 ...
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Submitted by darink • 12/27/2009The First Pentecostal Church of Edna will celebrate its 57th church and 16th pastoral anniversary with a series of special services Tuesday, Dec. 29 through Thursday, Dec. 31. The church ...
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Submitted by Td • 12/23/2009Sugar Land – Thanks to a generous grant, the University of Houston System at Sugar Land soon will have new cutting edge equipment for the Methodist Hospital Sugar Land Nursing ...
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Submitted by Td • 12/23/2009A $100,000 grant from the M.G. & Lillie A. Johnson Foundation to the University of Houston-Victoria School of Nursing will mean more nurse leaders for the community. “This money will ...
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Submitted by Td • 12/17/2009The lineup for the 2010 American Book Review Spring Reading Series has connections to the Pulitzer Prize, Marvel Comics, Texas Monthly and skateboarding. “We have an incredible group of guests ...
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Submitted by Paula • 12/16/2009The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board gave the University of Houston-Victoria approval on Tuesday to buy and renovate the Inn Place Hotel into the university’s first residence hall. The purchase ...
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Submitted by darink • 12/11/2009The Victoria College Lyceum committee is currently in the process of selecting speakers for the 2010-2011 academic year. In order to make the selection process more inclusive and ensure the ...
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Submitted by darink • 12/11/2009VC works in partnership with the Victoria County Genealogical Society and the VC/UHV Library to preserve Victoria’s history. ============================================================================================ The Victoria County Genealogical Society recently donated $10,000 to The Victoria ...
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Submitted by darink • 12/11/2009Once a year, VC associate professor of music Jonathan Anderson volunteers his time and expertise at a jazz clinic held by the Association of Texas Small School Bands . This ...
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Submitted by Td • 12/10/2009Being outstanding is a standard business practice for two students about to graduate from the University of Houston-Victoria School of Business Administration. Bachelor’s candidate Catherine Hopping of Victoria and master’s ...
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Submitted by Td • 12/10/2009Two graduating students have moved to the head of the class in the University of Houston-Victoria School of Education & Human Development. Bachelor’s degree candidate Elizabeth Garcia of Houston and ...
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Submitted by Td • 12/10/2009UHV Jaguars still Champions of Character The University of Houston-Victoria recently was recognized for the second time by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics as a Champions of Character institution ...
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Submitted by Td • 12/10/2009UHV celebrates outstanding nursing students Two students had very healthy performances while studying in the University of Houston-Victoria School of Nursing. Bachelor’s candidate Kristin Peterson of Pearland and master’s candidate ...
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Submitted by Paula • 12/09/2009KATY – The University of Houston-Victoria’s commencement ceremonies just keep growing, and Saturday’s graduation is expected to follow that trend. More than 400 students are scheduled to walk at 11 ...
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Submitted by Td • 12/08/2009KATY − The University of Houston-Victoria School of Nursing will reach another milestone in its history during a pinning ceremony Dec. 12. “Pinning ceremonies are a tradition at schools of ...
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Submitted by Td • 12/08/2009Excellence definitely computes for two students graduating this semester from the University of Houston-Victoria School of Arts & Sciences Bachelor’s candidate Ronald Dean Petrusek of Rosenberg and master’s degree candidate ...
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Submitted by darink • 12/05/2009The National Council for Marketing and Public Relations awarded The Victoria College’s Marketing and Communications Department a Silver Medallion for outstanding achievement in communications for its 2007-2008 VC Foundation Report. ...
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Submitted by darink • 12/05/2009Early registration for the spring 2010 semester at The Victoria College begins Monday, December 7 and continues each day through Saturday, December 12. Registration will take place in Johnson Hall. ...
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Submitted by darink • 11/24/2009Last week The Victoria College Foundation launched the community phase of its annual giving campaign seeking financial support from area businesses and individuals. The first phase of the campaign, launched ...
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Submitted by Paula • 11/23/2009The University of Houston-Victoria Jaguars softball team has started a new chapter in its history with the signing of its first freshman, Ashley Winegeart of Corpus Christi. The middle infielder, ...
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Submitted by Td • 11/20/2009The University of Houston-Victoria now has all the permission it needs to add freshmen and sophomores and has received its first freshman application. On Tuesday, the Southern Association of Colleges ...
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Submitted by Paula • 11/20/2009KATY – State Rep. John Zerwas, one of only two physicians in the Texas House of Representatives, will deliver the keynote address during the University of Houston-Victoria fall commencement ceremony ...
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Submitted by Paula • 11/20/2009A University of Houston-Victoria assistant professor in the School of Education & Human Development recently was elected to a leadership position in the nation’s premier association for adult education. Thomas ...
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Submitted by Td • 11/20/2009It’s official. Final fall enrollment figures at the University of Houston-Victoria grew by almost 500 students from fall of 2008 to fall of 2009, giving the school an annual growth ...
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Submitted by Td • 11/20/2009A book edited at the University of Houston-Victoria came close to winning one of the most prestigious awards in publishing. UHV-based independent, alternative press Fiction Collective Two published “The River ...
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Submitted by darink • 11/19/2009Robby Burdge was sworn in to serve on The Victoria College Board of Trustees at the Board's Nov. 6 meeting. The Board's newest member was chosen to replace Ernest G. ...
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Submitted by darink • 11/19/2009College Night 2009 at The Victoria College will be held Tuesday, December 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the VC Sports Center. VC transfer students and local high school ...
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Submitted by darink • 11/18/2009The Victoria College Choir and the Victoria Civic Chorus will perform portions of Handel’s Messiah under the direction of Dr. Marylynn Fletcher at 3 p.m. Sunday, December 6 at Our ...
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Submitted by darink • 11/13/2009This semester, the Zeta Gamma chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society at The Victoria College inducted its youngest student on record, 12-year-old Charles Farrior. Farrior, son of VC’s ...
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Submitted by darink • 11/13/2009The Region VI Conference of the Texas Junior College Student Government Association will take place this Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14, on The Victoria College campus. The conference ...
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Submitted by darink • 11/12/2009The Victoria College will host the first VC Area All-Star Volleyball Game at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16 in the VC Sports Center gym. The game will showcase the athletic ...
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Submitted by Td • 11/09/2009YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, blogs and podcasting. The same things students love to play with also can be used to help teach them. Area educators and students can find out how ...
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Submitted by darink • 11/07/2009Noted historian and documentary consultant Zonnie Gorman is scheduled to speak at the Tuesday, November 10 Lyceum Lecture at The Victoria College. The lecture will take place at noon in ...
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Submitted by darink • 11/07/2009The Counseling Services Department at The Victoria College will host an information session titled Education Benefits: What Veterans Need to Know for 2009 & Beyond at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. ...
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Submitted by darink • 11/07/2009The Victoria College will host the Eyes Wide Open exhibit from 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11 in the VC Quad. Over 400 pairs of ...
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Submitted by Td • 11/03/2009Area golfers can meet a master golfer and help support the new University of Houston-Victoria golf program at a luncheon on Wednesday. Homero Blancas, former pro-golfer and the only recorded ...
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Submitted by Td • 11/03/2009Jie Yang, an associate professor of operations management quantitative methods at the University of Houston-Victoria, recently won an award for a paper she published in 2008 while teaching in New ...
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Submitted by Paula • 11/03/2009Three outstanding local residents with connections to the University of Houston-Victoria will be honored at Thursday’s Greater Victoria Civic Coalition Wonders of Victoria Awards & Academic Scholarship Celebration. UHV President ...
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Submitted by darink • 10/17/2009Friday, October 30 marks the fifteenth consecutive year for the annual Halloween Carnival at The Victoria College to benefit student organizations. The carnival begins at 5:30 p.m. and goes until ...
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Submitted by darink • 10/17/2009The Victoria College Vocational Nursing and Associate Degree–Nursing programs will host a series of Nursing Information Nights aimed at providing information to those who wish to enter the field of ...
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Submitted by darink • 10/17/2009The Victoria College’s newly formed dance team is set to perform at all VC Pirates women’s volleyball and men’s basketball home games. Coached by physical education professor Kelly McKay, the ...
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Submitted by Td • 10/09/2009Linda Dune, an assistant professor of nursing at the University of Houston-Victoria, recently was invited to share her knowledge about Chinese remedies at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Dune lectured ...
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Submitted by darink • 10/09/2009The First Pentecostal Church of Edna will host its 15th annual Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, October 17. Proceeds will benefit Edna Christian Academy, the only ...
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Submitted by Td • 10/09/2009The executive officers of the University of Houston-Victoria Student Senate got the new school year off to a good start by recently attending the American Student Government Association National Student ...
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Submitted by darink • 10/08/2009VC’s award-winning Jazz Combo has been invited to play at the Texas Jazz Festival Society’s Jazz Festival on Friday, October 16 through Sunday, October 18 at Heritage Park in Corpus ...
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Submitted by darink • 10/08/2009The Victoria College Drama Department will present “Tartuffe” by Jean-Baptiste Molière Thursday, October 22 through Saturday, October 24 in the Johnson Symposium on the VC campus. Doors will open at ...
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Submitted by darink • 10/08/2009The Victoria College is partnering with Boston Reed College in Napa, California to offer a Pharmacy Technician program beginning January 2010. The new program is designed with a flexible schedule ...
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Submitted by darink • 10/02/2009The Victoria College Pirates women’s volleyball team will play Coastal Bend College of Beeville on Tuesday, October 6 at 6 p.m. in the VC Sports Center Gym. The Coastal Bend ...
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Submitted by darink • 10/02/2009The First Pentecostal Church of Edna will host a yard sale and bar-b-que fundraiser benefiting Edna Christian Academy Saturday, Oct. 10. The yard sale will begin at 8 a.m. Items ...
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Submitted by darink • 10/02/2009The Victoria College was recently awarded $2,720,931 from the U.S. Department of Education’s Title V Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions competitive grant program. Title V programs are aimed at helping Hispanic-Serving Institutions ...
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Submitted by darink • 10/01/2009The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Offices in Waco and Houston, Texas will distribute emergency checks for up to $3,000 to veterans who have applied for educational benefits and ...
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Submitted by darink • 09/24/2009This summer, Allied Health faculty members at The Victoria College donated more than 1,500 pounds of used books to help nursing schools in Africa. JoAnne Settles, an Associate Degree-Nursing instructor, ...
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Submitted by darink • 09/24/2009Laura Crandall joined the Allied Health staff at The Victoria College in July to help develop VC's program and assist in the application for accreditation candidacy. Prior to coming to ...
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Submitted by darink • 09/24/2009Students at both The Victoria College and the University of Houston -Victoria can celebrate their freedom to read by attending the VC/UHV Library's "Read Out" event from 10 to 11:30 ...
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Submitted by Td • 09/21/2009Five students from China are working on their master’s degrees in computer information systems this semester at the University of Houston-Victoria main campus. Pictured, from left, are Zeliang Gao, Lishan ...
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Submitted by Td • 09/21/2009Anna Celum, a staff member at the University of Houston-Victoria, recently became the chair of the University System Staff Executive Council, which represents all staff members in the University of ...
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Submitted by Td • 09/21/2009Aspiring school teachers from across the region will gather at the University of Houston-Victoria Sept. 25 for the Region 3 conference of the Texas Association of Future Educators. TAFE is ...
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Submitted by MiguelT • 09/18/2009******************************************************************************************* EAST TITAN HIGH SCHOOL MEETING Date: Wednesday, September, 23, 2009. Time: 6:30pm Where: Memorial High School ( small cafeteria ) Bring your ideas!!! Suggestions for Titan academic and athletic ...
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Submitted by Paula • 09/17/2009UHV employees busy getting ready for freshmen, sophomores University of Houston-Victoria faculty, staff and administrators know they have a lot to get done before freshmen and sophomores join the university ...
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Submitted by darink • 09/11/2009The Victoria College Staff Council recently awarded $1,500 in scholarship money to three deserving students to help pay tuition and fees. The scholarships were awarded to one full-time student, one ...
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Submitted by darink • 09/11/2009This year’s VC Pirates Women’s Volleyball Team features a line-up of 13 talented women. Their schedule this season includes 10 games, half of which are home games. The first match-up ...
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Submitted by Paula • 09/10/2009The University of Houston-Victoria continues to set record-breaking attendance figures with preliminary fall enrollment reaching 3,702 students, a 48.6 percent growth over fall of 2005. “We have experienced phenomenal growth ...
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Submitted by darink • 09/04/2009The Victoria College has been identified by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and recognized by the Pell Institute as one of the top transfer colleges in the state. Through ...
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Submitted by Td • 08/31/2009The absurdities of life produce some of the funniest stories. That’s the message author George Singleton will bring Sept. 3 as the first presenter in the American Book Review Fall ...
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Submitted by darink • 08/31/2009In an effort to better serve its students, the community and its employees, The Victoria College has been working to formulate a strategic plan that will identify ways to improve ...
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Submitted by Paula • 08/31/2009Acclaimed author of seven books Dagoberto Gilb has joined the faculty of the University of Houston-Victoria as a writer-in-residence and professor of Latino studies. Gilb also will work on university ...
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Submitted by Td • 08/31/2009The newest catcher for the Jaguars also could be the newest radio star in Houston. BJ Myers, a junior at the University of Houston-Victoria, is one of four finalists in ...
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Submitted by darink • 08/28/2009The Victoria College has expanded its associate degree-nursing (ADN) program by more than 20 percent, admitting an additional 10 students this fall and an additional 15 students in the spring. ...
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Submitted by darink • 08/28/2009Victoria area business and industry can benefit from $90 million available from the Texas Workforce Commission to increase their employees’ training and skills. The Victoria College and a local petrochemical ...
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Submitted by darink • 08/28/2009The Victoria College, in partnership with Workforce Solutions Golden Crescent, now has additional stimulus funding to provide training opportunities for unskilled and under-skilled unemployed workers, as well as employers looking ...
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Submitted by woofwoof • 08/27/2009Any taco trucks in Victoria? Also known as a roach coach.
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Submitted by darink • 08/22/2009The Student Activities Office at The Victoria College will host "Pirates Call" on the first two days of the fall semester. VC students, faculty and staff will enjoy free food, ...
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Submitted by Td • 08/20/2009Cindy Schnebly, a University of Houston-Victoria associate professor of English, is the new president of the UHV Faculty Senate, an elected group that represents faculty members at the university. “I ...
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Submitted by Td • 08/20/2009Local softball players can learn the finer points of the game from All-American college athletes at the 2009 University of Houston-Victoria Jaguars Fall Softball Clinic on Sept. 12. “This is ...
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Submitted by darink • 08/19/2009Tryouts for the VC Pirates women’s volleyball team will be held Thursday, August 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Sunday, August 30 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the ...
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Submitted by Paula • 08/14/2009Students can learn about the inner workings of the publishing industry this fall, and they won’t have to go out of state to do so. The University of Houston-Victoria received ...
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Submitted by Paula • 08/14/2009University of Houston-Victoria student Rosa Muzquiz knows what it’s like to be busy. As a computer science major at UHV, she juggles taking classes with working as a university programming ...
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Submitted by darink • 08/14/2009South Texas Championships will hold a men’s basketball tournament to help raise money for The Victoria College Pirates men’s basketball team on August 22 and 23 in the Sports Center ...
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Submitted by darink • 08/14/2009Coach Jonathan Anderson and new assistant coach Jacob Houston have been recruiting for this semester’s VC Pirates men’s basketball team since the end of May. VC’s men’s basketball program began ...
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Submitted by darink • 08/13/2009Last spring, The Victoria College began a supplemental instruction pilot program to help students get through courses that are considered historically difficult based on withdrawal and failure rates. The goal ...
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Submitted by darink • 08/13/2009With fall registration still a week away, The Victoria College has already added nearly 20 courses to its fall schedule. VC’s administrators are closely monitoring enrollment numbers from early registration, ...
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Submitted by darink • 08/13/2009This fall, The Victoria College launched a new marketing campaign that emphasizes the money students can save by starting their education at VC. The message of the “Save Big” campaign ...
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Submitted by darink • 08/11/2009Recent G.E.D. graduates from The Victoria College’s Adult Education department had the opportunity this summer to attend a special program funded by a grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating ...
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Submitted by darink • 08/10/2009This August marks the launch of The Victoria College’s inaugural issue of CareerFocus magazine. The magazine contains feature articles and information that cover career and educational topics specifically aimed at ...
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Submitted by darink • 08/10/2009If you graduated at the top of your class and plan to begin attending The Victoria College in the fall, you may qualify for the Top 10 Percent Scholarship from ...
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Submitted by darink • 08/10/2009On Monday, August 10, The Victoria College Board of Trustees adopted the 2009-2010 operating budget and voted to propose an increase in the property tax rate from 14.45 cents to ...
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Submitted by darink • 08/10/2009The Victoria College Lyceum Lecture Series will feature four speakers this season, including a New York Times best selling author and human rights activist; a former congressional committee member and ...
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Submitted by darink • 08/10/2009Friday, August 7 was Victoria College Night at the Victoria Generals game at Riverside Stadium. The Generals beat the Brazos Valley Bombers 6 runs to 2 in front of a ...
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Submitted by Paula • 08/07/2009Area school district instructional aides and long-term substitutes who want to become teachers are eagerly signing up for the University of Houston-Victoria’s Access to Success program, but the program’s coordinator ...
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Submitted by Paula • 08/07/2009The University of Houston-Victoria Small Business Development Center recently set a record for this part of the state when five employees achieved different levels of certification at the same time. ...
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Submitted by Td • 08/06/2009The lead tutor at the University of Houston-Victoria Academic Center, who previously contributed to an encyclopedia, recently was published in an academic journal. Amy Hatmaker wrote two books reviews that ...
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Submitted by Td • 08/06/2009Lisa Barr Lisa Barr, a business development specialist with the University of Houston-Victoria Small Business Development Center, recently became the 2009-2010 chair of the UHV Staff Council, an organization that ...
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Submitted by Paula • 07/31/2009A single gunman kills 32 people before committing suicide on the campus of Virginia Tech in the deadliest shooting in U.S. History. More than two years later and halfway around ...
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Submitted by Paula • 07/31/2009Two successful businessmen and philanthropists – one from Cuero and the other from Madrid, Spain – recently were elected members of the University of Houston-Victoria President’s Regional Advisory Board. Richard ...
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Submitted by Td • 07/30/2009A new crop of agents protecting the U.S. will carry diplomas from the University of Houston-Victoria. To prepare students for careers in intelligence, federal law enforcement or the diplomatic corps, ...
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Submitted by Td • 07/30/2009The University of Houston-Victoria will add another publishing enterprise in the fall. Cuneiform Press, a fine arts press previously based in Brooklyn, is moving to UHV along with its founder, ...
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Submitted by chrisann1997 • 07/29/2009The Edna High School Class of 1989 has planned a 20-year class reunion for the weekend of October 16th and 17th, 2009. Friday the 16th we will meet at the ...
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Submitted by Td • 07/27/2009GetEducated.com, a national group that rates online college programs, recently ranked the University of Houston-Victoria’s Bachelor of Business Administration as the sixth best buy in the country and the best ...
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Submitted by Td • 07/27/2009A paper by an assistant professor at the University of Houston-Victoria designed to help businesses improve the processes they use to create new products recently was accepted for publication in ...
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Submitted by Paula • 07/24/2009“Student success” will be the watchwords this fall guiding a new University of Houston-Victoria department designed to prepare for the addition of freshmen and sophomores at the university in the ...
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Submitted by Paula • 07/24/2009The University of Houston-Victoria is now working with a university in Vietnam to help raise the level of nursing care in that country. Administrators from the University of Economics and ...
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Submitted by woofwoof • 07/20/2009UHV owns YOUR NEWS.
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Submitted by Td • 07/17/2009High schools across the nation received advice about how to comply with recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings from an article co-authored by the incoming dean of the University of Houston-Victoria ...
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Submitted by Paula • 07/17/2009More people soon will have access to the American Book Review, a literary journal based at the University of Houston-Victoria, thanks to an online publishing agreement with a project managed ...
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Submitted by steelermol • 07/07/2009FORT BENNING, Ga.— Having the summer off is awesome enough for a kid, putting away the math book for three months and debating whether to go swimming or play ball ...
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Submitted by Td • 07/06/2009Vivian Nowazek, an assistant professor of nursing at the University of Houston-Victoria, will be one of the presenters at the 20th Annual International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based Research ...
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Submitted by Td • 07/06/2009Dropping out of high school doesn’t have to mean the end to educational opportunities. Students who want more out of life than what a General Equivalency Degree offers can get ...
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Submitted by Td • 07/06/2009The University of Houston-Victoria has released the names of all honors graduates and graduates for the 2009 spring semester. Spring graduation took place May 16 at the University of Houston-Victoria’s ...
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Submitted by Paula • 06/25/2009The University of Houston-Victoria named award-winning journalist Macarena Hernández as the first Victoria Advocate Endowed Professor of the Humanities on Monday. The innovative partnership to establish the endowment by the ...
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Submitted by Paula • 06/25/2009The University of Houston-Victoria is continuing its efforts to help the environment by replacing some of the grass in front of the University Center with landscaping that conserves water and ...
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Submitted by Td • 06/25/2009The abandoned baby University of Houston-Victoria staff member Ovidio Garcia helped 19 years ago has entered his life once again as he works with her to continue her college education. ...
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Submitted by Td • 06/25/2009After only two seasons of Jaguars college athletics, University of Houston-Victoria staff members already are taking leadership roles in the world of national sports. “As any good sports fan knows, ...
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Submitted by Td • 06/18/2009Not even the Texas-sized summer heat can stop the G-Force! The peer mentoring program, part of the Letting Education Achieve Dream, or LEAD office, continues to work throughout the summer ...
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Submitted by Td • 06/18/2009An assistant professor at the University of Houston-Victoria School of Nursing is using her recent election as president of the Texas Nursing Association, District 20 to help improve the lives ...
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Submitted by Paula • 06/18/2009American Book Review announces Fall Reading Series lineup at UHV The University of Houston-Victoria/American Book Review Fall Reading Series will feature four authors, including a 2009 recipient of one of ...
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Submitted by Paula • 06/12/2009The University of Houston-Victoria has released its spring 2009 Dean’s List to recognize all undergraduate honors students. To qualify for the Dean’s List in the fall or spring, a student ...
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Submitted by Paula • 06/12/2009The returning University of Houston-Victoria Student Senate members are looking forward to expanding the work they started in 2008-2009 representing the student body at the university. “I feel like, as ...
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Submitted by Td • 06/12/2009It’s a Saturday of co-ed softball to raise scholarships funds for students in need. The University of Houston-Victoria Letting Education Achieve Dreams, or LEAD, program is looking for participants and ...
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Submitted by Paula • 06/12/2009The Texas Rural Education Association has given its top honor this year to a school board led by a University of Houston-Victoria administrator. The Goliad Independent School District Board of ...
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Submitted by Td • 06/12/2009The University of Houston-Victoria is recruiting students for a new healthcare administration concentration in the Bachelor of Business Administration program. “This concentration teaches students to use proven management techniques to ...
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Submitted by Paula • 06/08/2009Tim Hudson, president of the University of Houston-Victoria, is now communicating on Twitter about the university’s work to expand to a destination university and other issues. “Many would say that ...
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Submitted by Paula • 06/08/2009Three University of Houston-Victoria professors recently received $410,000 through two grants designed to improve science instruction at area middle schools. “The end result of these grants will be to help ...
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Submitted by Td • 06/08/2009Area softball players can learn from some of the best in the country this summer. The University of Houston-Victoria Jaguars softball team will hold two summer camps for girls ages ...
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Submitted by Td • 06/08/2009After Saigon fell in 1975, thousands of Vietnamese were brought by churches to the United States. Many found a new home along the Gulf Coast of Texas, unnoticed by most ...
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Submitted by fatboy • 05/22/2009Is it me or is the cost for year books a exploitation? I strongly believe these guys should get school approval for thier fees. I hear kids are paying $40+ ...
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Submitted by Paula • 05/14/2009Three University of Houston-Victoria faculty members singled out as outstanding by their students and peers alike will be recognized at the spring commencement ceremony on Saturday. School of Business Administration ...
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Submitted by Paula • 05/14/2009University of Houston-Victoria Student Senate President Kristen Lindley was almost hoping she wouldn’t be able to attend her graduation ceremony on Saturday. She knew that if she missed the ceremony, ...
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Submitted by Td • 05/08/2009The University of Houston-Victoria recently awarded its first master’s-level certificate in adult and higher education to Holly Heinsohn, an adjunct history instructor at The Victoria College and adjunct education instructor ...
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Submitted by Td • 05/08/2009When it came to getting their degrees, two students graduating from the University of Houston-Victoria this semester really got down to business. Lindsey Ferguson and Lissette Guerra were named the ...
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Submitted by scout • 05/07/2009Ramirez (Dodgers) suspended 50 days for violation of MLB Program.
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Submitted by Td • 04/30/2009The University of Houston-Victoria School of Nursing is putting out a call for all nurses, nursing students and anyone interested in the nursing field to come to the Spring 2009 ...
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Submitted by Td • 04/30/2009The path that led federal researchers to make a presentation at a national conference about the cholesterol-fighting potential of curry leaves began at the University of Houston-Victoria. A group of ...
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Submitted by Td • 04/30/2009Officials at any business, agency or entity should be asking the question “Are we compliant with the new privacy laws?” If their answer is “What new privacy laws?” they should ...
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Submitted by Td • 04/30/2009The University of Houston-Victoria School of Nursing will honor its graduates at a May 16 pinning ceremony and give them a chance to hear inspirational words from an accomplished nurse ...
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Submitted by Paula • 04/24/2009When author Ana Castillo reads from her novel “The Guardians” on April 30 at the University of Houston-Victoria, the immigration topics she’ll touch on will be as relevant now as ...
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Submitted by scout • 04/23/2009http://www.caller.com/news/2009/apr/23/spurs-game-on-nba-tv-only/
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Submitted by Td • 04/17/2009Students, parents and community members can get free information about college admissions, financial aid, scholarships and student support programs during Fiesta Day 2009 at 1 p.m. April 23 at the ...
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Submitted by Td • 04/17/2009“Viva la Revolucion! Viva la Mexico!” The Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century lives again as the subject of the 23rd Annual Martín de León Symposium on the Humanities ...
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Submitted by Paula • 04/16/2009A Relay for Life team made up of staff and students from the University of Houston-Victoria is expected to be first team in the county to raise more than $10,000 ...
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Submitted by Td • 04/09/2009As a member of the G-Force, Liz Martinez doesn’t fight crime, giant robots or alien invaders from the Go Centers. Instead, she unites with the other four members of the ...
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Submitted by DianeBoyett • 04/07/20092009-2010 ELEMENTARY REGISTRATION UNDERWAY Victoria ISD is preparing for the 2009-2010 school year with student registration on campuses across the district. Current elementary students are taking home registration packets for ...
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Submitted by Paula • 04/03/2009Members of the 2008-2009 University of Houston-Victoria Student Senate want the community to know that they’re interested in a lot more than just taking classes. They also think that volunteering ...
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Submitted by Paula • 04/03/2009Nicole Garcia admits she was a little skeptical about whether she’d like online classes when she took her first one nearly a year ago at the University of Houston-Victoria. But ...
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Submitted by Td • 04/03/2009The University of Houston-Victoria School of Nursing recently received $25,000 for scholarships from the Greater Texas Foundation. The donation creates the Rising to the Challenge scholarships that will pay for ...
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Submitted by itsallfunny • 03/30/2009By Diana ben-Aaron March 30 (Bloomberg) -- The Conficker computer worm, also known as Downadup, will be triggered to spread to a new set of Web sites on April 1, ...
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Submitted by wbcs • 03/30/2009Lurking in the second half of the ARM Snapdragon video we wrote about this morning is the Wistron Firstbook, a Linux-based netbook designed around the same chipset that powers the ...
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