ACC presents UHCL with Community Partner Award
June 25, 2019 | UHCL Staff
Alvin Community College President Christal Albrecht (right) presented one of the Community Partner Awards to University of Houston-Clear Lake President Ira K. Blake during ACC's 70th Anniversary Community Breakfast. The award highlights the many ways ACC and UH-Clear Lake work together to translate student educational needs into student success.
Blog: Profs teach at Kenyan university, evaluate study abroad possibilities
June 24, 2019 | Mike McMullen
We have settled into our teaching schedule at the United States International University in Nairobi. We have had several discussions with faculty and deans about future collaboration between United States International University and UHCL.
Tour campus, apply for admission at UHCL Pearland Open House
June 21, 2019 | UHCL Staff
Learn about course offerings, admissions and financial aid, and explore the growing campus at UHCL Pearland during Pearland Open House Saturday, July 13, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Virtual reality expert stresses importance of engineering skills to STEAM campers
June 21, 2019 | UHCL Staff
In a summer science camp geared toward middle school students, the College of Education’s Center for Educational Programs at University of Houston-Clear Lake hosted two week-long Hawk STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) Academy camps. .
Blog: UHCL profs lay foundations for possible study abroad trips to Kenya
June 20, 2019 | Mike McMullen
Part of the goal of our time at United States International University is to assess the feasibility of taking students on short-term study abroad trips to Kenya.
Student housing director offers tips for a smooth move-in day for Hunter Hall
June 20, 2019 | UHCL Staff
Living in a residence hall for the first time can be a wonderful and fun experience, but the actual move-in process will go much more efficiently if students and parents are prepared for what’s to come. University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Director of Student Housing and Residential Life Matthew Perry says there will be plenty of resources and assistance available when students move into Hunter Hall, UH-Clear Lake’s first dormitory. Aug. 22-24, are designated move-in days.
Short Takes
June 19, 2019 | Jim Townsend
Keep up with events and activities at UH-Clear Lake with Short Takes, a weekly preview of upcoming events.
Three books for your tween this summer
June 18, 2019 | UHCL Staff
University of Houston-Clear Lake Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for Literacy, Language and Literature Studies Roberta Raymond suggests three books that will give your preteen – those in fourth through eighth grade – something fun to read this summer.
Art teachers get studio time and professional development at workshop
June 17, 2019 | UHCL Staff
During the summer, public school teachers are often expected to find professional development classes to maintain their certification. Finding these classes is generally easy for core curriculum teachers, but David Moya, director of University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Art School for Children, said that art educators and administrators in the area frequently can’t find professional development classes specifically targeting art.
Grad finds passion in teaching, giving back to his own community
June 14, 2019 | UHCL Staff
For Jesus Guadarrama, receiving his bachelor of science in interdisciplinary studies from University of Houston-Clear Lake and getting a teaching position in the same school district in which he grew up is a full-circle moment that did not come easily. He is the first in his family to graduate from college, and now, he’s able to do what he believes he was raised to do—give back to his community.
UHCL opened recent grad's path to working with special needs kids
June 13, 2019 | UHCL Staff
After beginning a job as a case manager for the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, Aston Wallin met someone involved in a school psychology program. Because he was interested in working with children with autism, he began looking for a Specialist in School Psychology program and found University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Center for Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Blog: UHCL professors visit Kenyan university, share details of new partnership
June 12, 2019 | Mike McMullen
Mike McMullen and Dawit Woldu, both professors in UHCL's College of Human Sciences and Humanities, have traveled to Nairobi, Kenya to begin collaborating through student and faculty exchange programs at United States International University.