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UHD GatorServe To Assist Dogan Elementary for MLK National Day of Service

December 9, 2025

Service to others is a hallmark of the University of Houston-Downtown, and GatorServe is a UHD tradition. GatorServe brings together UHD students, staff, faculty, friends, families, and community partners to complete projects in service to its...

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Food Services' News, Dec. 8-12

December 4, 2025

Get More with GatorCash Make the most of campus dining when you pay with GatorCash! Get extra $10 GatorCash when you buy $130 GatorCash.  To Purchase GatorCash visit gatorcard.uhd.edu. Click Here to learn more about ways to save on GatorCash! Gator...

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Ed-U-Gator's Big Appearance: UHD Returns to Houston's Annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade

December 3, 2025

Before the sun rose over Downtown Houston's skyline, 85 members of the UHD community were busy preparing for their favorite Gator's appearance at the H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade. For the third year in a row, a 45-foot-tall Ed-U-Gator, led by a...

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79th Commencement Student Speakers

December 3, 2025 | By Hayden Bergman

Meet the student speakers for UHD's 79th Commencement ceremony.

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Be a Part of UHD’s Inaugural Gator Con

December 1, 2025

This February, pop culture, comics, anime, gaming, cosplay, local artists, vendors, and community partners are coming together for UHD’s first-ever Gator Con from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in the Wellness & Success Center! Gator Con...

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Throw a Pie This #GivingTuesday

November 26, 2025

Join us on Tuesday, Dec. 2, to support our students as part of the Give to Gators campaign and throw a pie at your favorite faculty or staff member! There Will Be Pie 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. on the South Deck Goal: Have fun while raising $1K+ for UHD...

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Food Services' News, Dec. 1-5

November 26, 2025

Get More with GatorCash Make the most of campus dining when you pay with GatorCash! Get extra $10 GatorCash when you buy $130 GatorCash.  To Purchase GatorCash visit gatorcard.uhd.edu. Click Here to learn more about ways to save on GatorCash! Gator...

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UHD Students Shine at the AAF District Competition

November 25, 2025 | By Jasmine Flores

Several Gators earned top prizes in the American Advertising Federation (AAF) District 10 Competition.

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UHD’s Holiday Toy Drive and “Toys for Tickets”

November 25, 2025

This year the UHD Police Department and Staff Council are sponsoring UHD’s Holiday Toy Drive from now until Dec. 11 in support of Betsy Ross and Ketelson Elementary schools and Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men. In...

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First “Tu Futuro” Scholar To Graduate This December

November 25, 2025 | By Adrin Martin

When Kenneth Garcia receives his UHD diploma this December, he will be the first “Tu Futuro” (Your Future) scholarship recipient to graduate from UHD. Garcia earned the award as a high school senior in 2022 and will earn his bachelor’s degree in...