ESTESS LEAVING AS HONORS COLLEGE DEAN
After more than three decades at the helm, Ted Estess has announced that he will be stepping down as dean of The Honors College this summer.   more

BAUER COLLEGE’S EVENING MBA RANKS #1 IN HOUSTON; MARKETING DEPARTMENT LAUDED ALSO FOR PRODUCTIVITY BusinessWeek has recognized the evening MBA program at the C. T. Bauer College of Business as one of the best in the nation by including it in the 2007 list of the 30 Best Part-Time MBA Programs.  more

UH RECEIVES $2.4M GRANT TO SUPPORT ITS TEACHHOUSTON PROGRAM The University of Houston has received a grant of up to $2.4 million to improve teacher education in math and science following a competition that included submissions from more than 50 universities nationwide.  more

HOMECOMING SPIRIT CHALLENGE WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The Houston Alumni Organization and Academy were pleased to host the first ever Homecoming Tailgate Spirit Challenge on Nov. 17. Thanks to all the groups who participated.  more

ALUMNI FEEDBACK WELCOME TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING AT UH
UH has developed a multi-year Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) to improve student learning— “Reality-based Learning: Transforming the Undergraduate Experience through Research.” The reality-based learning initiative is focused on providing opportunities and resources for integrating research and inquiry-based learning into the undergraduate experience - including more opportunities for students to work on real-world team projects in their courses. Alumni are invited to visit the QEP Feedback site to review the Draft QEP Report and share their feedback during the open comment period: Dec. 20, 2007 – Jan. 18, 2008.  more

SUMLIN NAMED COOGS’ NEW HEAD COACH Last week, UH Athletics Director Dave Maggard named Kevin Sumlin as the University of Houston’s new head football coach. Sumlin becomes the 11th head coach in UH history, and the first African-American to lead the Cougar program.  more

UH QUARTERBACK NAMED C-USA FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR University of Houston redshirt freshman quarterback Case Keenum was recently selected as the Consensus 2007 Conference USA Freshman of the Year. He was also named Honorable Mention, Freshman All-America byThe Sporting News.  more

UH SLAMS KENTUCKY; MATCHES BEST START EVER The University of Houston men's basketball team won its ninth consecutive game and improved its record to 10-1 with an 83-69 victory over the University of Kentucky earlier this week at Hofheinz Pavilion.  more