As social unrest sweeps across the nation, the University of Houston-Victoria is taking steps to address the issue as a university and as a part of the community it serves.
Local banking professional Lori Zamora is a leader and active member of community organizations including the Northside Rotary Club and Victoria Chamber of Commerce. This past spring, she added another entry to her long list of accomplishments: magna cum laude graduate of the University of H…
The first-ever virtual Jaguar Day on Oct. 24 will allow prospective University of Houston-Victoria students and their families a way to learn more about the university all without leaving the comfort of their homes.
Q: I was unable to take classes at Victoria College at the beginning of this semester because I had to stay home and watch my school-age children. Now that my children are back in school, I am interested in knocking out some of my basics this semester. Is it too late?
The University of Houston-Victoria will be an early voting site for the first time as a convenience to both students and community members ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Beloved literature characters Scout Finch and Captain Underpants do not share much in common except for one thing – both their stories have been challenged or banned in certain communities.
When Jose Cantu and Abran Rodriguez joined the University of Houston-Victoria in 2019, they were surprised to learn that despite the university being designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, it did not have a Latino Faculty & Staff Association. They decided that needed to change.
A University of Houston-Victoria assistant clinical professor of nursing spent the spring supporting nursing students as they navigated the COVID-19 pandemic and the summer establishing the UHV COVID-19 Operations Center. Now, she has been named the M.G. and Lillie A. Johnson Foundation Endo…
The University of Houston-Victoria’s annual employee giving campaign had record-breaking participation from faculty and staff members for the fourth consecutive year.
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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.
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.
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.
More than a dozen University of Houston-Victoria faculty members recently were promoted with nine of them receiving tenure and three becoming full professors.
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.
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…
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The Victoria Art League Gallery is pleased to announce that our Nichols Gallery will be reopening on August 20th at 1:00. We will be open on Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays only for a while from 1:00-5:00. Masks will need to be worn.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A member of the University of Houston-Victoria community has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in quarantine.
Ever since Lori Maurer was a fifth-grader, she knew what she wanted to be when she grew up.
Students interested in becoming video game developers or working in the field of augmented reality will be able to earn a degree focusing on just that starting this fall at the University of Houston-Victoria.
An education degree offered at the University of Houston-Victoria has a new name, because of a change in how Texas allows universities to offer education programs across the state.
Uche Ehiemua has known for some time that she wants to be a doctor. So when the University of Houston-Victoria alumna received the news that she was accepted into a Texas medical school, she was thrilled.
A national website recently included the University of Houston-Victoria’s undergraduate digital gaming and simulation program in its Top 10 list of programs in the southwest region for the school’s academic reputation, program quality, value for graduates and employment data.
The University of Houston-Victoria’s undergraduate computer science program recently received recognition as one of the best online programs of its kind in the nation because of its affordability, quality and satisfaction of its students.
Karen Locher started her career in 1973 as the first student assistant hired by what was then the University of Houston Victoria Center to work in the library the school shared with Victoria College.
When Dr. Cody Walthall was studying to become a doctor, he always knew there was a possibility that there could be a global outbreak of illness. He just didn’t think it would happen so early in his career.
After a 52-year career working in and promoting education, including eight at the University of Houston-Victoria, Fred Litton is preparing to enjoy his retirement.
The University of Houston-Victoria has released the names of undergraduate students who made its spring 2020 President’s and Deans’ lists.
When Alma Gutierrez opened an email that let her know she was the 2019-2020 University of Houston-Victoria Student Volunteer of the Year, she froze and had to make sure she was reading it right.
Crossroads fans will have the opportunity to score free admission July 21 to a Victoria Generals collegiate baseball game sponsored by the University of Houston-Victoria.