A&F GAINS LONG-TIME UH LOYAL
After 22
years of service to the University
of Houston�s academics, Pat Sayles
brings her expertise to
Administration and Finance. Sayles
began her work as the new Director
of Business Services on January 18.
Sayles began her service to UH with
Arte Publico Press, where she worked
for 10 years. She then moved to the
Small Business Development Center
for two years, the College of
Humanities, Fine Arts and
Communications for two years and
then spent the past eight years as a
part of the College of Liberal Arts
and Social Sciences team.
�Over the years, I have seen UH
mature as a university,� Sayles
said. �The maturity has involved the
recruiting of an administration who
believes in our mission, recruiting
outstanding faculty, an increase in
the diversity of our student body
and the physical growth and maturity
of the campus. It has been a joy to
watch.�
As the Director of Business
Services, Sayles will be responsible
for the administrative, financial
and human resources operations for
areas within her department
including budgets and other fiscal
and administrative activities.
�My employment at UH previously has
always been on the academic side of
the university,� she said. �I am
looking forward to working on the
finance and administration side,
meeting new people and learning new
things.�
Before UH, Sayles worked for her
alma mater, Texas Tech University,
and also spent six years as an
auditor for the Texas Department of
Human Services. She grew up in New
Deal, Texas, a small town north of
Lubbock. When Sayles leaves the UH
campus and returns to her home, she
has found another passion to keep
her busy.
�My hobby is training my dogs to do
performance events such as agility,
obedience and tracking. I have four
beagles which range in age from 15
years to 9 months,� she said.
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