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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. The $99-million, 547,000-square-foot facility will combine loft living space with retail outlets and recreation areas. It will be located on the north side of the C. T. Bauer College of Business’ Melcher Hall. Construction is scheduled to begin next August and finish in 2009. John Kirksey Associates, Inc. will handle design; Pepper/Lawson Construction will manage construction. This residence hall is the first step in a plan to nearly double the square footage of campus building space and more than double accommodations for on-campus housing. To view a video and a PowerPoint presentation detailing UH’s master plan, visit www.uh.edu/masterplan.
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. Zamora has directed the UH Law Center’s Mexican Legal Studies Program, and has actively promoted student and faculty exchanges with Mexican law schools. Zamora also launched a scholarship program that brings Mexican lawyers to UH for graduate classes, and he is a founding director of the North American Consortium on Legal Education (NACLE) to strengthen links between U.S., Mexico and Canadian law schools. He has also published extensively on Mexican law and U.S.-Mexican relations, and is the lead author of the leading English-language treatise on Mexican law.
“This has been an enjoyable and rewarding experience,” Flumerfelt said, “but my plan was to stay in this position five to seven years. And I’m now finishing my ninth year. It’s time for someone else to lead our college to its next level of excellence.” Don Foss, UH Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, hopes to have a successor in place by next fall. A national search, he hopes, will yield a leader who can capitalize on Flumerfelt’s successes and “move the college into the ranks of the very best engineering colleges in the country.” Flumerfelt plans to remain with the college as a faculty member. He will focus on enhancing the biomedical and energy programs within the college and will continue to play a role in the college’s fundraising campaign for the construction of a new engineering complex.
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