ON BOARD WITH HOUSING When the University of Houston unveiled its campus master plan framework this summer, the twenty-year vision seemed exactly that—a vision. But the UH System Board of Regents has turned the vision into action, voting to adopt the plan and approving the construction of its first major project, a residence hall for graduate and professional students. more

HE'S AN EAGLE Former Mexican President Vicente Fox has bestowed the Decoration of the Order of the Aztec Eagle, the government’s highest award given to a foreign national, on University of Houston Law Professor Stephen T. Zamora. The award recognizes Zamora’s dedication to scholarship and teaching that promotes understanding between the U.S. and Mexico.  more


ENGINEERING DEAN TO RETIRE Raymond W. Flumerfelt, who has served as the dean and professor at the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston since 1998, will retire from that position effective Fall 2007.  more

OUR ALUMNI, OUR HISTORY  You may have heard ordinary Americans tell their stories on “Story Corps” episodes on KUHF, Houston Public Radio. As a pilot project of the Houston Alumni Organization (HAO) and the UH Office of University Relations, UH grads were invited to tell their stories about their time at UH.  more

COUGAR TO LEAD A&M System  He gets things done. That’s why Dr. Michael McKinney (’73) was the unanimous choice to lead The Texas A&M University System as its chancellor.  more

Coogs Come up Dry in the Desert Last season’s 69-65 upset of #15 Arizona recalled the success for which the Houston Cougar basketball program was once famous. On Sunday night, the team couldn’t repeat history.  more

IN FINE FORM  Anastasia Pozdniakova springs above the competition. In her ’05-’06 freshman season, the Elektrostal, Russia native took the C-USA diving scene by storm, finishing second in all three diving events at the conference championship meet and earning Freshman Diver of the Year honors.  more