UHD News
Staff Spotlight: Jessica Acuña
Helping students succeed is central to UHD staffer Jessica Acuña's every moment at UHD. As a Student Account Specialist, she helps students navigate the administrative—and sometimes intimidating—part of simply being a student.
Food Services' News, August 12-16
Get the latest updates on UHD fall food court hours, GatorCash, and food trucks!
50th Anniversary Dance Registration
Like to dance? Want to step your way into UHD history? Then register for 50th Anniversary Flash Mob dance video!
UHD Is the No. One Choice of YES Prep Students
Over the last five years, 23% of YES Prep students who attended a four-year college chose the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD). More than 1,000 YES Prep students have attended UHD—YES Prep's highest number of matriculants to a four-year college overall. Furthermore, UHD is the university with the second-highest number of YES Prep students graduating within six years.
50th Anniversary Gala
The University of Houston-Downtown is celebrating its 50th anniversary in a BIG way—with a concert by jazz great Terence Blanchard, the eight-time Grammy Award-winning trumpeter, pianist, and composer with more than 80 film and TV credits, including scores for every Spike Lee Joint since 1991.
UHD Social Media Summit 2024
Whether it is creating engaging and aesthetically pleasing content or digging deep into social media analytics to inform your next decision, managing one or more social media channels can be a bit...overwhelming. Thankfully, there are industry experts who are more than happy to share their sage advice. Enter UHD's Higher Education Social Media Summit.
The Harsh Story of the Student Life Center Site
Funded by the Houston Endowment, the Jesse H. Jones Student Life Center was built in 1997 to give the growing University of Houston-Downtown a hub for student activities. For more than 20 years, the Student Life Center served as THE place for students to gather, play sports, and work out. No one would have guessed that a little more than a hundred years earlier, the site played a shocking role in the Civil War.
Ryan Thompson's Plan To Make UHD Your Favorite Part of the Internet
Discover how Ryan Thompson, Executive Director of Web Marketing at UHD, is transforming the digital experience for students, faculty, staff.
Food Services' News, August 5-9
Find out what's cooking in UHD's food court this week! Plus: GatorCash news, campus store deals, UHD dining events and promotions, and an updated food service schedule!
Criminal Justice Student Awarded Newman Civic Fellowship
Lauren Parker, a third-year UHD student in the College of Public Service, was recently awarded the the prestigious Newman Civic Fellowship. The program involves networking and academic opportunities, and recipients will convene at a national conference of Newman Civic Fellows, a partnership with the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate.