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While each UH graduate has their own Cougar tale to tell, here are just a few success stories from the fall Class of 2023.
Now, Houston GPS adds a new institution of higher education to its roster of colleges and universities.
Transfer students have long comprised a significant portion of the learning population at universities across Texas and the U.S. These students begin their higher education journeys at community colleges for myriad reasons, including cost, class sizes, or simply to gain clarity in their career goals.
During the week of Oct. 16 – 20, transfers across the nation will be celebrated during National Transfer Student Week. The initiative is coordinated annually by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students to spotlight those students matriculating from two-year colleges to four-year universities.
At UHD, a whopping 66% of degree-seeking undergraduates began as transfer students. No wonder that the third week of October is especially celebrated at the University: National Transfer Student Week!
Certainly, transitions can be challenging for most people, but National Transfer Student Week provides the platform to highlight the thousands of success stories across the UHD campuses, including this year’s 26 Transfer Merit Scholars.
Robert Rivas is passionate about becoming a teacher. A Lone Star College transfer student, Rivas is part of the first cohort of the UHD’s DAIR (Diversity, Access, Inclusion, Representation) to Teach program, which helps transfer students from underserved communities take the steps necessary to earn their teaching certificates.
Melissa Ezekor found her way to UHD and the degree program to support her career dreams via the Houston Guided Pathways to Success program. Earning her degree is the first step toward her dream to make an impact by becoming a builder of low-income housing.