UHD News
Serving Children: UHD’s GatorServe at Dogan Elementary
On Saturday, Jan. 17, the hallways and many of the classrooms of Dogan Elementary were filled with UHD students, staff, and faculty.
Student Leader Builds Sisterhood Through UHD Women’s Volleyball Club
What started as an unexpected tournament match against UHD became the spark that shaped her transfer from Houston Community College and her growth as a student, athlete, and leader. Now a recent graduate with a Master of Business Administration and...
Staff Spotlight: Meet UHDPD’s Chief Clemente Rodriguez
Meet UHDPD's new Chief of Police, Clemente Rodriguez.
Student-Run Voter Registration Drive Coming to Campus
UHD Democrats is hosting a voter registration drive from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 27, in the third-floor mural area of One Main Building. The drive is the first event run by UHD Democrats, which was formally established over winter break. The...
UHD Alumna Accelerates Career Through Adaptability in Logistics and Operations
A 30-minute internship interview that stretched into two hours was UHD alumna Marlita Privette’s first clue that she was stepping into something bigger—a company, and eventually a career, that would accelerate her growth in ways she never expected....
Father and Son Build a Gator Legacy
For one family, being a Gator isn’t a single chapter; it’s a story connected across generations. At the University of Houston-Downtown, father and son, Armando and Sebastian Rodriguez, found their own paths to education, brotherhood, and purpose,...
Dining News: Gator Grill Comes to UHD Food Court
Let's welcome Gator Grill, the latest dining concept from SodexoMagic to come online in the UHD Food Court. The menu includes crispy and grilled chicken sandwiches, crispy cod sandwiches plus black bean, turkey, Impossible, and portobello burgers....
UHD Receives Prestigious Carnegie Community Engagement Classification for Third Time
The University of Houston-Downtown joins more than 230 U.S. colleges and universities receiving the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement (CE) Classification, an elective designation awarded by the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie...
UHD Gators Mobile App Now Available in the App Store
The UHD Gators mobile app has officially launched. Community members can access canvas courses, register and make payment, track the location of the University shuttle, view upcoming events, access P.A.S.S. and review their Financial Aids and...
Get Fit Texas! Challenge Registration is Now Open
Last year, University of Houston-Downtown employees surpassed expectations in our first year participating in the Get Fit Texas! Challenge, which is run by the Texas Department of State Health Services. In it, we competed against similarly sized...