The M.G. & Lillie A. Johnson Foundation has committed to providing the University of Houston-Victoria with $2 million for the construction of a student recreation and health center. This is the biggest gift in the university’s history.
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After years of trying to find a balance between teaching her love of science and literature, University of Houston-Victoria alumna Laurie Vogt is happy that she found her place as the Rowland Elementary School librarian.
Victoria College’s Zelda L. Allen School of Nursing is offering a $1,500 scholarship to all students accepted into its Vocational Nursing Program for the spring 2021 and summer 2021 semesters.
Victoria College will offer a Microsoft Word Basics in a Day course from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 10 in Room 307 of the Conference & Education Center at VC’s Emerging Technology Complex.
Dorothy Cantu recalls the reaction from her family members when she told them of her plans to enroll into Victoria College’s Truck Driving Program.
University of Houston-Victoria faculty members are seeking participants for a free public health program that focuses on combating chronic kidney disease that will now be held virtually.
Victoria College will offer a Microsoft Excel course from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 20-Nov. 10 in Room 307 of the Conference & Education Center at VC’s Emerging Technology Complex.
Victoria College is offering Welding Level 1 courses and a Welding Level 2/3 Combo course this fall.
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Preliminary fall enrollment numbers show that the University of Houston-Victoria is on the rise
Victoria College’s ABC rates for the 2020 academic year matched the 10-year high despite students having to complete their studies during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Area students and teachers who have attended the University of Houston-Victoria’s annual Math & Robotics Awareness Day know Ricardo Teixeira, a UHV associate professor of mathematics, always has a trick up his sleeve.
Victoria area high school students interested in learning how to use advanced robotic tools, programming, engineering and artificial intelligence have an opportunity to take a free virtual course built around the topics this year at the University of Houston-Victoria.
Crossroads entrepreneurs, University of Houston-Victoria students and the community are invited to participate in a new virtual speaker series focusing on personal growth and building connections in the area.
Victoria College is offering four levels of millwright courses this fall.
Victoria College’s “Marketing Amplified” Lunch and Learn Series will kick off with “Creating Value and Purpose in Your Business” on Sept. 17 in Room 302 of the Conference & Education Center at VC’s Emerging Technology Complex.
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Sherman Miles participated in his English lecture 27 miles from his classroom.
Q: How is UHV safely staying connected with students and keeping them engaged this fall?
More than a dozen University of Houston-Victoria faculty members recently were promoted with nine of them receiving tenure and three becoming full professors.
The world looked very different when Ricardo Teixeira became the UHV Faculty Senate vice president at the start of the 2019-2020 academic year. Now, as he steps into the role of president, the university and its faculty are working together to find ways to handle new and ongoing challenges.
University of Houston-Victoria student-athletes from the Coastal Bend who are planning to major in a health-related field now have the opportunity to be awarded a new scholarship at the university.
Victoria College’s Matt Wiley has made the most of his free time during the COVID-19 pandemic to coauthor two books with his brother.
Victoria College is offering Power Line Worker Level 1 and 2 courses this fall in Room 226 of the Industrial Training Center at VC’s Emerging Technology Complex.
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The University of Houston-Victoria closed its Katy instructional site Wednesday through Friday because of Hurricane Laura.
Q: I love everything about golf and think I would like to operate a golf course someday. Does UHV offer courses that could prepare me for this kind of job?
With more than 20 years of management experience and 15 years of dedication to the University of Houston-Victoria, Mary Field is ready to take on a new role to help her colleagues.
The University of Houston-Victoria’s new Chick-fil-A and Jaguar Java coffee bar, featuring Starbucks coffee, sandwiches and other food options, opened for business Wednesday morning.
Students from the Coastal Bend region who are planning to take honors courses and major in a health-related field this academic year have the opportunity to be awarded a new scholarship at the University of Houston-Victoria.
Dependents and spouses of full-time University of Houston-Victoria employees now have access to a scholarship to help them pursue a higher education degree from the university.
Victoria College will offer a QuickBooks Desktop Version course from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays on Sept. 10 to Oct. 1 in Room 305 of the Conference & Education Center at Victoria College’s Emerging Technology Complex.
Jennifer Kent was a freshman in high school when she realized a college education was within her grasp.
Jennifer Villarreal had finally found the time to concentrate on continuing her education. Then, just days before she was to begin the spring 2020 semester at Victoria College, Villarreal had second thoughts.
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Taija Hosey, 20, opened her teal dorm door and smiled under her mask.
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Victoria College’s board unanimously approved to keep its property tax rate the same from previous years.
The University of Houston-Victoria welcomes several hundred new freshmen and transfer students every year. More than 200 miles from the Victoria campus, Victoria De Leon plays an integral role in the university’s growing enrollment numbers by working as a recruitment coordinator in the Rio G…
Victoria College’s Museum of the Coastal Bend has received a $34,683 Cultural Institutions Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Three longtime Victoria College faculty members will be honored with the title of professor emeritus by VC’s Board of Trustees.
Victoria College has scheduled a “Commencement Week” for Aug. 17-24 to honor VC’s nearly 400 spring 2020 graduates.
Victoria College board plans to raise the same amount of property tax revenue next year as it did this year.
Students planning to return to stay at the residence halls this fall at the University of Houston-Victoria will see some changes to the move-in process and other areas of Residence Life as the university focuses on providing a safe place for students to pursue their education.
Victoria College’s Respiratory Care Program has received the Distinguished Registered Respiratory Therapist Credentialing Success Award from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care for the second year in a row.
A local hospital nurse practitioner with multiple peer-reviewed publications about infectious diseases has been chosen to serve as the COVID-19 response coordinator for the University of Houston-Victoria COVID-19 Operations Center.
The readers of Living Magazine have once again named the University of Houston-Victoria as Best College/University in Katy/Fulshear for the second year in a row.
Caterpillar Inc. made a $10,000 gift to assist the University of Houston-Victoria with COVID-19 relief and recovery efforts. The donation is earmarked for general use during the pandemic – from emergency grants to other continuing education initiatives.
Victoria College’s Vocational Nursing Program has extended the deadline for accepting applications from Sept. 1 to Oct. 1.
Victoria College will offer a Plumbing Level 1 course from 6-10 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 22-Dec. 17 at VC’s Liberty Street Industrial Training Center.
A member of the University of Houston-Victoria community has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in quarantine.
Victoria College’s Museum of the Coastal Bend has created an exhibit that will tell the stories of the Crossroads region’s adaptations to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
HALLETTSVILLE – Twelve Hallettsville High School students graduated from Victoria College’s Core Curriculum: Introductory Craft Skills and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Level 1 classes for the spring 2020 semester.
Ever since Lori Maurer was a fifth-grader, she knew what she wanted to be when she grew up.
David Hinds’ five-year tenure as president of Victoria College was not without its unexpected challenges.
It took just one day on the job teaching 3- and 5-year-olds at the DeWitt-Lavaca Special Education Foundation for Laycee Guerrero to realize which direction she wanted to take her life.
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