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Mark Your Calendars: 50th Anniversary Events

10/12/2024
50th Gala Event
UHD 50th Anniversary Gala

7 p.m., Saturday,
October 12, 2024
 
Hilton Americas-Houston,
1600 Lamar Street

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10/21/2024
UHD's 50th Anniversary Homecoming Week
UHD's 50th Anniversary Homecoming Week

October 21-26, 2024

It's Homecoming Week! UHD Alumni, students, staff, and faculty come together for a week of fun events culminating with Tail-Gatoring and the homecoming basketball game.

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11/01/2024
50th Chili Cookoff
UHD Chili Cookoff

3-9 p.m., Friday,
November 1, 2024

One Main St.
Houston, TX 77002
South Deck

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11/09/2024
Terence Blanchard Playing
Jazz Concert with Terence Blanchard

7 p.m., Saturday,
November 9, 2024

UH Cullen Performance Hall,
4300 University Dr.,
Houston, TX 77004

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Image of UHD when it was established in 1983

The History of Houston's Downtown University

In 1974, the University of Houston acquired the assets of South Texas Junior College and opened the University of Houston-Downtown College (UHDC) at One Main Street as a four-year institution. By the end of the 1970s, the Texas Legislature approved UHDC as a distinct university in the University of Houston System. UHDC focused on meeting the needs of Houston's diverse and dynamic workforce. The first four-year degree was a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, and resident students paid $4 per credit hour. By the early 1980s, it was clear that UHDC was more than a college. It was officially renamed as the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD). 

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