Student Success and Student Life News
Bayou's Best: Jessica McCraw
When asked what inspired her to participate in October’s Bayou’s Best Showcase, Jessica McCraw responded with two words: “My daughter.” The graduate student hoped to set a positive example by getting out of her comfort zone and entering the...
This Tuesday Head to the Polls With UHD’s Walk2Vote
It’s a heated primary season, and the stakes are high for a number of important midterm elections this November. That’s why UHD’s Council of Organizations is hosting their first-ever Walk2Vote for Primary Election Day on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, to...
Bayou's Best: Shikyna William
Five years ago, Shikyna William was a student at Pakistan’s Forman Christian College, a liberal arts university based in the city of Lahore. Today, she is a UHD data science major who now joins Bayou’s Best, “one of UHD’s highest student leader and...
Gator Con 2026: A Smash Hit with UHD Students and Community Members
A playful mix of comics and anime characters invaded UHD’s Wellness & Success Center (WSC) on Saturday, Feb. 7, for the first-ever Gator Con, UHD’s incredibly well produced version of Comicpalooza. Half of the more than 300 attendees were UHD...
WSC’s Fitness Classes Offer Challenging Workouts in Supportive Environment
The Wellness & Success Center is more than a place to work out. It's a shared space for challenge, learning, and empowerment. This holds especially true for the WSC's group fitness classes. From dance-based cardio to mindful movement, each class...
UHD Goes All In on Its Promise to Dogan Elementary
Right before the winter break on Friday, Dec. 15, Provost Deborah Bordelon, Dean José Ricardo-Osorio, and members of the Office of the President and the Division of Student Success and Student Life headed over to HISD’s Dogan Elementary in Fifth...
Student Takes the Lead in Driving Growth of UHD’s iRacing Team
For Miguel Carrera-Castillo, iRacing—an organized, highly technical form of virtual racing—has grown from a pandemic hobby to both a competitive arena and a community-building effort on campus. “Motorsports is a huge passion of mine. I've always...
Ed-U-Gator's Big Appearance: UHD Returns to Houston's Annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade
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...
Be a Part of UHD’s Inaugural Gator Con
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...
Support Our Gators This GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Since then, it has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate...