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Students in University of Houston Downtown NABA chapter alongside a faculty advisor smile at the 54th annual NABA Convention and Expo in Las Vegas

Gators SOAR at the 2025 NABA Convention and Expo

June 27, 2025

Thirteen University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) students from UHD’s National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) chapter joined more than 800 students at the 54th Annual NABA Convention and Expo from June 2-6. The annual event, hosted in Las...

Brandon Jenkins a University of Houston Downtown alum smiles while wearing a red jacket

Brandon Jenkins: From First-Year Teacher to Emerging Educational Leader

June 26, 2025 | By Jasmine Flores

Brandon Jenkins, a recent graduate of the University of Houston-Downtown’s (UHD) Master’s in Educational Leadership program, is already making an impact in the classroom and beyond. As a first-year teacher, Brandon enrolled in UHD’s inaugural...

University of Houston Downtown students sit at tables and eat lunch in the Skyline Lounge

Food Services' News, June 30-July 3

June 25, 2025

Note: You can text us your food service feedback at 832-924-3830. Food Truck Tuesday There is no food truck service during summer sessions. Micro Markets Visit our Micro Markets at Marilyn Davies College of Business (MDCOB), Sports & Fitness,...

University of Houston Downtown President Loren J. Blanchard smiles

The University of Houston-Downtown: Rising as an Anchor Institution

June 20, 2025 | By Loren J. Blanchard | Originally published on June 10, 2025, as an opinion article in the Houston Business Journal

Fifty years ago, when the University of Houston-Downtown was founded, its mission was to meet the needs of Houston’s diverse and dynamic workforce. That mission quickly expanded to a focus on becoming a premier, metropolitan university, appealing...

Marilyn Davies College of Business building on the University of Houston Downtown campus

MDCOB Extends World-Class AACSB Accreditation

June 20, 2025

Marilyn Davies College of Business (MDCOB) recently received re-accreditation through The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB-International). This year, MCOB joins 72 institutions receiving the organization’s prestigious...

Felicity tutu smiles while sitting in the university of houston downtown's welcome center. Tutu is a university of houston downtown alumni from the university's Strategic Communications graduate program.

Felicity Tutu is Shaping the Future of Communication

June 20, 2025 | By Debra McGaughey

Every month, Felicity Tutu engages in an activity she absolutely adores. She emcees an online forum with customers from across the world to discuss the latest customs and trade compliance changes for her employer, a leading global logistics company...

A gator statue on the University of Houston Downtown campus overloooking the Downtown Houston skyline.

Gator Guard Offers Behavioral Threat Prevention

June 20, 2025

The UHD Police Department recently announced its latest innovation: the new Gator Guard team that seeks to identify, assess, prevent, and manage acts of targeted violence by employing a proactive, objective, multidisciplinary, evidence-based...

University of Houston Downtown students sit at tables in the university's skyline lounge

Food Services' News, June 23-27

June 18, 2025

Note: You can text us your food service feedback at 832-924-3830. Food Truck Tuesday There is no food truck service during summer sessions. Micro Markets Visit our Micro Markets at Marilyn Davies College of Business (MDCOB), Sports & Fitness,...

Tiffany Wilson University of Houston-Downtown Counselor holds the 2024 Student Success Staff Award while smiling in the university's Welcome Center

Staffer Tiffany Wilson Encourages Students to Judge for Themselves

June 17, 2025

Energetic. Enthusiastic. Adventurous. Those are just a few words to describe UHD Counselor Tiffany Wilson.   A Licensed Professional Counselor, Wilson has brought her sunny disposition to UHD every single day for the last 11 years. She simply loves...

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It’s June: Hurricane Season Has Begun

June 17, 2025

It’s summer in Houston and hurricane season has already begun—as of June 1. What does this mean for those of us living along the Gulf Coast? The time to prepare for a hurricane is now: Check out UHD’s info on hurricanes and tropical storms. None of...