DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE

Highlights

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  FIXIT Work Order System Upgrade

  In August, FIXIT’s new work order software will be implemented. The same FIXIT icon will be linked to the new software in AccessUH. Some new features include a faster and easier user interface on desktop and mobile, increased visibility of existing work orders, and a more intuitive online service request portal. As part of preparing for this change, the Building Coordinator meeting held in July included a presentation on the new work order management system.
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  Coffee With a Cop Returns

  The University of Houston Police Department held its monthly meet-and-greet event in July at the Student Center. The national initiative started in 2011, with UHPD holding its first Coffee with a Cop event in 2014. Eight years later, the initiative is as strong as ever. Read more about Coffee with a Cop. 
  
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  UHPD Compliant with CJIS Security Police

  Cheers to the University of Houston Police Department for being fully compliant with the Criminal Justice Information Service Security Police requirements. The Texas Department of Public Safety’s CJIS Security Office audited UHPS on June 29. The audit included reviewing UHPD’s physical security, network diagrams, and policies and processes pertaining to CJIS access, storage, and transmission.
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  University of Houston CERT Training Fall Schedule

  The Office of Emergency Management has begun accepting registrations for its Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training. The CERT Training program prepares an individual to help themselves, their family, and their neighbors in the event of a disaster.  Learn more about CERT Training and how to register.

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  News 88-7 Adds New Weekly Program to Lineup

  Created and hosted by award-winning journalist Farai Chideya, “Our Body Politic” is unapologetically centered on reporting on not just how women of color experience the major political events of today, but how they're impacting those very issues. Weekly episodes feature in-depth conversations about the economy, health, politics, education, the environment, and the most prescient issues—because all issues are women's issues. “Our Body politic” will air Sundays at 6 pm each week.

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  100 Years of Houston 1927-2027

  The History of Houston encompasses major events with people and organizations that have worked for positive change in our community and abroad. 100 Years of Houston recounts important milestones and shares the personal stories of our city’s trailblazers and their local connection. These stories are framed by the themes of Inclusion & Diversity, Innovation and Health. Learn more by visiting houston public media.
  
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  Public Art UHS Launches Art Loan Program

  Public Art is now offering a variety of prints, photographs, and other works on paper available for loan to University of Houston administrative units and academic departments. The program reflects Public Art’s interest in making art widely available to our diverse public. To learn more about the program’s offerings and to borrow artwork, visit the Public Art website!
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  Cougar Card Office Call for Volunteers

  Sign up to help the Cougar Card Office distribute Cougar Cards and educate customers on the Photo Upload and the Appointment/Virtual Line processes for Residential Move-in. Sign the Cougar Volunteer Interest Form and if you have any questions, please contact Daisy Del Fierro at 713-743-6027 or via email at dkdelfierro@uh.edu.

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  Incentive Program Anniversary for Facilities/Construction Management

  In June 2021, an exciting new recognition program started to celebrate the Facilities/Construction Management purpose of Building Futures, Maintaining Excellence. Custom-created UH F/CM coins started to be distributed to F/CM team members committed to the Building Futures, Maintaining Excellence mindset. Read more about Facilities/Construction Management incentive program.
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  Watch The Hub’s Construction in Real-Time

  The Hub, a two-story, 41,000 square-foot facility replacing The Satellite, is currently being constructed. The Hub will feature an open floor plan and give students and staff new restaurant concepts to choose from. And while The Hub is scheduled to open in Spring 2024, you can get a glimpse of the construction progress via the live video feed, which provides two angles of the ongoing construction.
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  EOS Recognizes National Disability Independence Day

  Please join the Office of Equal Opportunity Services in celebrating National Disability Independence Day, commemorating the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990. This important civil rights law prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities and provides equal opportunity for these individuals in all areas of public life. 
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  Back to School Fest Call for Volunteers to Fill Backpacks

  The 12th annual Mayor’s Back to School Fest is happening on August 13th at George R. Brown Convention Center. Any departments interested in having their programs participate in the fest should contact Sara Donatto, Executive Director of Operations and Local Relations in the Office of Governmental Relations, at selujan@uh.edu. The backpack-stuffing initiative is on Saturday, July 22nd, from 1 – 4 p.m. at the Houston Food Bank. Interested individuals can register via the Food Bank’s website. 

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  UH Fire Marshal’s Office & UHPD Collaborate On Training

  The University of Houston’s Fire Marshal’s Office held a two-month certified fire investigator course for interested UH Police Department personnel. All the officers took a practical skills test and a course final at the end of the course. Every UHPD officer in attendance passed and they are now eligible to sit for the Texas Commission on Fire Protection’s fire investigator test. Read more about UHPD's training with UH's Fire Marshal's Office.
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  Phishing and Email Scams at UH

  University of Houston staff and students aren’t immune to phishing and email scams. The latest target is UH students who recently reported receiving job scam emails. These emails use UH alias email addresses to send job scams to trick students into applying, thus providing personal and sensitive information. Learn more about email scams and phishing emails and how you can better protect yourself.
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  Facilities in Review Magazine

  The latest edition highlights awards and recognition that Facilities/Construction Management has achieved. Some of the features in this edition include how Project Management software revolutionizes customer service and a look at the new facilities team for labs and research, to name a few. Read the ‘Facilities in Review’ magazine to learn more.
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  Cougar Red Fridays

  Reminder alert: If you wear a red shirt on Friday, you can get an all-you-can-eat lunch for $6 at Cougar Woods Dining Commons or the Moody Towers Dining Commons.

Accolades

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  Congrats to A&F Cougar Cudos Honorees!

  Cougar Cudos goes to Maricela Rodriguez for her work with the Technology Services and Support department.

  To nominate a fellow Staff member and learn more about Cougar Cudos.

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  Alexcis Mendoza Wins Chartwells President’s Circle Award

  Congratulations to UH Dining and Chartwells District Marketing Manager Alexcis Mendoza on being awarded the Chartwells President’s Circle Award for her outstanding contributions to ‘Living the Brand. Read more about Mendoza and Chartwells President’s Circle Award.
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  UIT To Celebrate System Administration Appreciation Day

  Can you check your email? Is your website active? Is your computer working? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you have the awesome System Administrators at UH to be thankful for keeping the university up and running. System Administrator Appreciation Day is celebrated globally on July 29th.
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  Dr. Emily Messa Selected for Fulbright Specialist Roster

  Congratulations to Dr. Emily Messa, University of Houston System Associate Vice Chancellor and Associate Vice President for Administration, on being recommended for the Fulbright Specialist Roster for a four-year term. Read more about Dr. Messa's selection to the Fulbright Specialist Roster.
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  F/CM Employee Excellence Awards

  Facilities/Construction Management has recognized department team members who contributed to the success of the academic year. For the first time in two years the recognitions were in person. The inaugural Strategic Teams were acknowledged for the projects they proposed in 2021. The 2022 Strategic Teams were also announced. Read more about the F/CM Excellence Awards luncheon.

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  Ginger Walker Presents at the Annual PRIMR Conference

  Ginger Walker, Director, Emergency Management with the Office of Emergency Management, presented to the Preparedness Response Innovation Mitigation Recovery (PRIMR) Conference at the University of North Texas on March 7th. Read more here!
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  Meet Roland Shaw, Payroll's New Executive Director

  Roland Shaw, the new executive director of payroll, has a wealth of experience that he brings to the role. Shaw graduated from TSU with an Economics degree and began his professional career with the Houston Independent School District. Read more here!
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  Allen DeForde Wins TPTA Parking Employee Award

  Parking and Transportation Services Assistant Director Allen DeForde is the 2022 Parking Employee Award of Excellence winner from the Texas Parking and Transportation Association (TPTA). The announcement was made at TPTA’s annual conference in April. Read more here!
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  A Mitchell Center Event Policing, Performance, and The Question of Reform

  The UH Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts presents a special dialogue with artist, Shaun Leonardo and UH Chief of Police, Ceaser Moore, moderated by Deputy Director of Contemporary Art Museum Houston, Janice Bond: “Policing, Performance and the Question of Reform” on May 20, 2021.
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  LEED “Green” Buildings are the New Normal for UH Buildings

  Cougar Woods Dining Hall was the  first campus building  to be certified as LEED Silver by the  US Green Building Council . There are currently five campus construction projects in the pipeline to be LEED Silver Certified upon completion, including the new medical school. Learn more here.

Departments

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  Campus Safety

  University of Houston is committed to ensuring a safe environment for students, faculty, staff and all visitors to our campus.
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  Equal Opportunity Services

  The Office of Equal Opportunity Services acts on behalf of the University as a neutral fact finder that enforces the University’s Equal Opportunity Policies.
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  Facilities/Construction Management

  Facilities Planning and Construction delivers exceptional and enduring projects that maximize value and support the University's Tier One strategic initiatives through superior facilities planning and project management services.
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  Office of Finance

  The Office of Finance is the source for all financial information, training, reports and policies at the University of Houston. All finance-related forms, calendars and references can be found here.
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  Houston Public Media

  Houston Public Media is a service of the University of Houston and supported with financial gifts from the community. Houston Public Media combines broadcast and digital assets to serve residents of Southeast Texas with quality local news and entertainment, as well as national programming from NPR and PBS. With a combined weekly audience of more than 1.5 million, Houston Public Media is committed to delivering content that expands minds and possibilities with trusted information.

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  Human Resources

  To attract, develop, motivate, and retain a diverse and engaged workforce committed to supporting and enhancing the mission of the University.  We accomplish this through providing Tier One customer service and partnering with the UHS community to maximize the potential of our greatest asset- Our Employees.
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  Police Operations

  The University of Houston Police Department (UHPD) strives to enable students, faculty, staff and visitors to be safe while pursuing their on-campus endeavors. 
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  PAUHS

  With nearly 700 pieces, the UH System has one of the largest and most significant public art collections in the entire country. This new publication will be a platform for announcing the latest news involving the collection, highlighting various pieces, programs and events, and providing links to relevant news about the public art field.
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  Office of Administration

  An exemplary portfolio of on-campus services ranging across third-party dining, parking, shuttle and bookstore operations among the program areas of Auxiliary and University Services, as well as system master planning through the UH System-wide Public Art Committee, an advisory committee to the UH System Board of Regents, and fundamental initiatives of best practices in sustainability, assessment and evaluation.
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  Stay Cougar S.A.F.E.

  The University of Houston is an open campus filled with people who care about each other. Because of its open accessibility, all students, faculty and staff are encouraged to exercise a sense of personal responsibility for their own safety and well-being, and the safety and well-being of others. While crime can happen anywhere, when we act as a community that knows and cares about the safety of others, ourselves and our property, we lessen the likelihood of being victimized, and we showcase our Cougar Pride.
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  UIT

  University Information Technology - Infotech - offers support across the board for all student, faculty, and staff IT requirements.