The University
of Houston of my college years the
mid-1960s was a very
different place than it is today.
 We had just become a public institution, there were a
lot fewer buildings, and our research programs were in
their infancy.
Today's UH is a true metropolitan university—home
to students from 137 nations, multimillion-dollar research
programs that are finding practical solutions to modern
society’s most complex challenges, and an academic
infrastructure that offers our students world-class educational
opportunities.
The best, however, is yet to come. Today, our alma mater
is poised to take the next leap to top-tier national status.
A president with a clear vision on how to take us there
is at the helm. And the momentum continues to build, with
the recent announcement of the hiring of Jan-Åke
Gustafsson with his fifteen-member research team and the
news that the Carnegie Foundation has awarded UH its prestigious “Community
Engagement” classification.
A significant factor
in UH becoming the state’s
next top-tier university will be the investment our legislators
are willing to make.
I invite you to join Board of Regents Chairman Welcome
Wilson’s “Chairman’s Brigade” to
show your support for UH and the future of Texas. To find
out more about this initiative or to join with the hundreds
who have signed up already to take our message to Austin,
please send your e-mail to welcomewilson@gslwelcome.com.
Jim P. Wise (’66)
Secretary
UH System Board of Regents |
