The City of Cuero kicked off the first day of summer with its first Tunes ’N’ Trucks event. It was a night of fun with live music, food trucks, games and bat viewing.
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The Victoria Generals are offering a Free Ticket Night – compliments of Victoria College – on July 30 for the team’s Texas Collegiate League baseball game against the Brazos Valley Bombers at Riverside Stadium.
Victoria College’s Workforce and Continuing Education Department will offer two sessions of “Core Curriculum: Introductory Craft Skills” beginning in August in Room 223 of the Industrial Training Center at VC’s Emerging Technology Complex.
Victoria College’s Workforce and Continuing Education Department is offering weekend Motorcycle Basic Rider Course sessions on Aug. 3-4, Aug. 17-18 and Aug. 24-25 in Room 221 of the Industrial Training Center at VC’s Emerging Technology Complex.
Businessmen and brothers Cory, Casey and Craig Housworth can trace back to the roots of their entrepreneurial spirit to a day when they caught their mother about to throw out some vintage gaming magazines.
Recently, I was asked what I consider to be the three most important traits of a leader. My response was immediate because in my professional role of building leaders, my focus is always on these characteristics.
Area residents who already have a bachelor’s degree in another field but have always wanted to be a teacher now have an option to make that dream a reality through the updated online VOICE program at the University of Houston-Victoria.
Local agencies fighting hunger throughout the Crossroads region recently received a check of $28,000 from Victoria Empty Bowls, an annual event at Victoria College that raises proceeds to benefit food banks and assistance organizations.
Kelly Xu, left, a Calhoun High School junior; UHV senior Randall Jasek; Travis Cunningham, a Bloomington High School junior; Samuel Scavo, a Victoria West High School freshman; and Kary Xu, a Calhoun High School sophomore; watch robots attempt to navigate a maze Tuesday as part of the UHV Ro…
Victoria-area nonprofit organizations will have the opportunity to learn where to look for grants and find out tips about how to apply for funding thanks to a training session offered by the University of Houston-Victoria Library.
Victoria College’s Workforce and & Continuing Education Department will offer Electrical Level 2 and 3, Welding Level 2/3, and Millwright Level 5 courses this fall.
Victoria College is offering four-week online courses during the Fall 2019 semester for qualifying students who want to progress quickly toward their general studies degree or transfer path.
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Victoria College will get millions in funding from the state but will not see any Hurricane Harvey relief funds, according to officials.
Victoria McDevitt enjoys interacting with people, whether it be on the job as a service representative at H-E-B or while wearing a 30-pound costume.
Twenty-five students of Victoria College’s Adult Education Program were inducted into the National Adult Education Honor Society on June 14 at the Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts.
Q: My son is going to college, and I’m getting ready to help him move on campus. This will be his first time living away from home. What can we do to make sure he has everything he needs?
With the 86th Legislative session over and Gov. Greg Abbott signing passed bills into law, the biggest issue facing the citizens of Texas is what is in House Bill 3, the school finance bill. HB 3 will make significant changes to the way the state’s public schools are financed. It will update…
The University of Houston-Victoria received approval from the Texas Legislature to move forward on its $125-a-semester fee to finance a new recreation center for the Victoria campus.
The University of Houston-Victoria awarded 406 degrees to undergraduate and graduate students who completed their coursework during the spring semester.
Roseanna Villafranca had no interest in continuing her education past high school.
Victoria College will hold a Nursing Pathways Info Night from 6 to 7 p.m. on July 11 in Room 132 of the Health Sciences Center on VC’s Main Campus at 2200 E. Red River St. in Victoria.
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The University of Houston-Victoria will be able to move forward with a new health and wellness center after the university received approval for the facility and funding from the Texas Legislature.
Q: My eldest son is starting college this fall. What can we do to make sure he is prepared for his freshman year?
You have decided to start your own business. You have opened your doors and are selling products and services. Everything is going well.
The University of Houston-Victoria has released the names of undergraduate students who made its spring 2019 president’s list and deans’ list.
Victoria College’s Dirt Nerds Ceramics Club received the VC Community Service Project of the Year Award during the VC Student Life Awards Banquet on April 25 at VC’s Student Center. Pictured from left are Erica Estrada, Dirt Nerds member; Debra Chronister, VC art instructor; and Dirt Nerds m…
The 51 Spring 2019 graduates of Victoria College’s Associate Degree Nursing Program were honored during a pinning ceremony on May 9 at the Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts.
Victoria College’s Workforce and Continuing Education Department is offering a “Painting with Ink” class from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays on July 16-25 in Room 302 of the Conference and Education Center at VC’s Emerging Technology Complex.
Victoria College’s Workforce & Continuing Education Department will offer three sessions of “Core Curriculum: Introductory Craft Skills” this summer in Room 223 of the Industrial Training Center at VC’s Emerging Technology Complex.
Victoria College will hold a Nursing Pathways Info Night in Cuero from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at 2550 N. Esplanade behind Cuero Regional Hospital.
Victoria College’s Gonzales Center will offer a 12-week Commercial Truck Driving Course beginning July 26.
A longtime University of Houston-Victoria faculty member is retiring in August, and the UH System Board of Regents is honoring her with the title of professor emeritus.
Grace and Tom Faulkner met as classmates at Victoria High School in the late 1950s. But it wasn’t until they bumped into each other again at Victoria College that they knew each other on a first-name basis.
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In a few months, University of Houston-Victoria students will be able to look out the large windows of the new library and be able to see portions of Victoria as they study.
Are you looking forward to an upcoming holiday or vacation? Do you need some ideas to entertain the children? How about some cool science experiments to try? You can entertain them and educate them at the same time.
Faculty members from the University of Houston-Victoria School of Education, Health Professions and Human Development are leading the charge in expanding a new free online database of lesson plans and accompanying videos through a contract with the Texas Education Agency.
Four University of Houston-Victoria School of Education, Health Professions and Human Development faculty and staff recently received recognition from their peers for their outstanding teaching, scholarship, service and work.
Cyberbullying is defined by Merriam-Webster as the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person (such as a student), often done anonymously. According to Sherri Gordon, nearly half of all teens have experienced cyberbullying.
Victoria College’s Gonzales Center will host a Nursing Pathways Information Night from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
Victoria College’s Workforce & Continuing Education Department is offering Power Line Worker Level 1 Information Sessions from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday in Room 226 of the Industrial Training Center at VC’s Emerging Technology Complex.
A group of 14 University of Houston-Victoria students recently took part in an online competition promoting cyber security with UHV placing among the top 7 % of U.S. colleges participating.
Victoria College will partner with the Texas Master Naturalist Mid-Coast Chapter to present a week of education and fun for children ages 5 to 12 with Kids College on June 24-27 at VC’s Emerging Technology Complex.
Brittany Hudson credits her family, Victoria College’s KEY Center and some “divine intervention” for being able to walk the stage on May 11.
A national Master of Business Administration website recently included one of the UHV School of Business Administration’s graduate programs in its list of the best programs in Texas based on affordability, support services and the quality of the classes.
Five of the seven students from the Houston area who completed the University of Houston-Victoria School of Education, Health Professions and Human Development’s educational diagnostician certification program this spring have been hired by the Katy Independent School District to meet the di…
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Joe Humphreys can already picture the new Northwest Campus of the University of Houston-Victoria bustling with students and people from the Crossroads.
Q: My student is planning to attend UHV in the fall, and I heard a new student orientation is coming up. Will there be another one soon, and what will be involved?
Sixty-one graduates of Victoria College’s Vocational Nursing Program were honored May 10 with a pinning ceremony at the Conference and Education Center at VC’s Emerging Technology Complex.
Victoria College’s Gonzales Center will offer three sessions of “Core Curriculum: Introductory Craft Skills” classes this summer.
Victoria College Athletics is giving VC alumni and the rest of the Crossroads region an opportunity to be a part of its return to the National Junior College Athletics Association by becoming a “Pirate Crew” member.
Fourteen Victoria College Law Enforcement Academy cadets were honored on May 16 at the Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts for completing VC’s 94th Basic Peace Officer Certification Class.
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