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Office of Administration

Emily A. Messa, Ph.D., CASP
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor & Senior Associate Vice President Administration

Supported by a dedicated staff, student employees and 300-plus contractors, the Office of Administration provides a foundational infrastructure of services for the campus community and also cultivates ongoing growth and proactive master planning of fundamental UH initiatives in collaboration with campus community partners in support of the UH mission and transformation as an innovative pacesetter for future success.

Highlights

  • UH Dining Services Celebrates Go Texan Day

    The University of Houston Dining Services team added an event to its Cultural Dining Series in late February by observing Go Texan Day at Cougar Woods Dining Commons. The idea for Go Texan Day at a dining common emerged after UH Dining Services, in consultation with Auxiliary Services, aimed to align programming with Houston traditions. Read more about UH Dining Services Go Texan Day celebration.

  • 'Ride and Dine' Pilot Program Launches

    Services, have unveiled a new shuttle route dubbed, "Ride and Dine". The shuttle service will provide transportation for students living in residence halls to and from Cougar Woods Dining Commons. The "Ride and Dine" shuttle will

  • Variety, Rentals, Volunteerism Star at CPH

    Cullen Performance Hall has been a local showplace for a spectrum of entertainers and performances since it opened in 1950. The theater continues this tradition, offering tickets to the public online or through its box office, and discounted tickets to UH students for select shows. CPH is also available to UH departments and the community to hold their events and performances. Discover more about all that CPH has to offer.

  • Dining Services Holds Holi Festival of Colors

    University of Houston students and faculty /staff enjoyed the sights, sounds, and samplings of Indian cuisine during the Holi Festival of Colors at Cougar Woods Dining Commons. The celebration of colors acknowledges spring, love, new beginnings, and good over evil. The Cougar Woods Dining Commons was the perfect location to set up a grand colorful entrance to welcome and draw in people, allow the spring sun to shine in, and to hold the powder throw in the lawn space in front. Read more about the Holi Festival of Colors celebration.

  • Parking & Transportation Hosts Pop-Ups

    The Parking & Transportation department has hosted nine pop-ups this semester at different parking locations to give students, faculty, and staff an opportunity to ask them questions about their permits, parking lots, or general parking questions. Aside from answering questions, the department is informing them of relaxed parking, Cougar Ride, and the importance of bike/scooter registration. Parking & Transportation will continue holding pop-ups to address students' concerns and inform them of services offered by the department.

  • UH Maker's Market to Open on April 23

    The University community will be able to shop for locally sourced and produced food items without having to leave campus at the UH Maker's Market! Cougar Cash is accepted! The Maker's Market will be held at Butler Plaza from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The next event is Wednesday, April 23.

Resources

  • Live Agent Available Through Chatbot

    Auxillary Services, Cougar Card Services, and Cullen Performance Hall have a "Live Agent" feature available through the website Chatbot. Users can chat directly with customer service staff in real time by simply typing a question into the chatbot and requesting to speak to a live person.

  • Pay With Your Digital Cougar Card

    Exciting News from Cougar Card! You can even pay for your meals at Cougar Woods with your digital Cougar Card. It’s easy. Open your digital cougar card in the UH Go app. Use the QR code for meal swipe, Cougar Cash and ShastaBucks transactions!

  • Sign Up for Text Updates From Parking

    You can sign up for text messege alerts from Parking and Transportation by Texting COOGPARK to 55744.

Awards and Recognitions

  • P&T Earns International Accreditation

    University of Houston Parking and Transportation Services has been designated an Accredited Parking Organization (APO) by the International Parking and Mobility Institute (IPMI), a milestone that only 44 parking programs have reached. Read more about Parking & Transportation’s new accreditation.

  • Copy and Print Wins Three Gold ACUP+ Awards

    The Copy and Print department received three Production & Impression awards from ACUP (Association of College and University Printers). Copy and Print won Gold in the Offset Single-Page category for its President Suite Ticket Holder and Gold in the Offset Multi-Page category for its History Magazine—Agents of Change. The final award Copy and Print received was in the Offset Multi-Piece category, where it nabbed Gold for its Happy Holidays Card—Document Solutions.

  • Messa Receives Fulbright Specialist Award

    Emily Messa, University of Houston System senior associate vice chancellor and University of Houston senior associate vice president for Administration, has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award for a project at the American University of Kuwait in Kuwait. Read more about Messa’s Fulbright Specialist Award.

Departments