Student Success and Student Life News
Four UHD Students Earn Special Travel Scholarships
Since 2022, the Gilman International Scholarship Program, a merit-based program administered by the U.S. Department of State, has awarded UHD students more than $72,000 in travel scholarships. Four more UHD students received a scholarship this...
Bridge to Belonging: UHD Supports Incoming Gators with Expanded Program
Starting college can be overwhelming, but for a group of incoming Gators, UHD’s Get Ready Gators Summer Bridge Program is easing the transition. Designed to support academic success, build confidence, and foster community, the program is part of...
‘We Got You’: The Quiet Power of Care at UHD
Two women are leading a quiet revolution grounded in empathy, action, and student empowerment. Meet Hope Pacheco, Assistant Dean of Student Advocacy & Assistance, and Cynthia Parra, Assistant Director of the Basic Needs Center. Together, they form...
A Warm, Gator Welcome to New Leadership at the College of Public Service and Enrollment Management
Welcome to the newest members of our Gator Family! Long Huynh, DBA, and José Gabriel Ricardo-Osorio, Ed.D., join us on Monday, June 2, 2025—their first official day as Vice President for Enrollment Management and Dean of the College of Public...
Gator Grit at Its Best: UHD Club and eSports Teams Rocked the 2024-25 Season
What a year for UHD’s club and eSports teams with nine teams qualifying for postseason play! UHD Baseball team just came off the road after another phenomenal season. Gator Baseball finished the regular season as the runner-up in the Great American...
Making Organic Chemistry Come Alive: Service Learning at Its Finest
Service learning and community engagement at their finest: Dr. Visahkha Shembekar’s Organic Class students recently interacted with 200 students at St. Thomas High School, an all-boys Catholic college preparatory school near downtown Houston,...
Two New Gators Receive the Tu Futuro Scholarship
UHD and Univision Houston celebrated the fifth Univision Contigo Tu Futuro Scholarship reveal on Wednesday, April 23—and the first one to be hosted at UHD. The TDECU Tour Room was packed with people, especially the two scholarship finalists and...
Congratulations to UHD’s New SGA Officers
UHD students—undergraduate and graduate alike—value their Student Government Association, as evidenced by the large turnout for this year’s election for new officers. It was a spirited campaign, indeed, and after all the votes were counted, the...
Gator Baseball Returns to NCBA Division II World Series!
UHD Baseball is preparing to do some chomping in Alton, IL…chomping the competition, that is! Our Gators completed the regular season as the runner-up in the Great American South Conference. From May 2-4, 2025, the UHD Baseball competed in the...
Interim VP Dr. Daniel Maxwell Up for Election as the 2026-2027 NASPA Board Chair
Daniel M. Maxwell, Ed.D., Interim Vice President of the Division of Student Success and Student Life at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD), has been approved by the NASPA Board of Directors as a candidate for its upcoming Board Chair election.