University of Houston
| University of Houston University of Houston |
|
|---|---|
| motto | In tempo |
| founding | 1927 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Houston , Texas , USA |
| President | Renu Khator |
| Students | 36,000 (2008) |
| Website | www.houston.edu |
The University of Houston ( English : University of Houston ; UH for short ) is a state university in the city of Houston in the US state of Texas . With over 36,000 students, it is the premier location of the University of Houston System and the third largest university in Texas.
history
The UH was founded on March 7, 1927 with 232 students as Houston Junior College . In 1934 it was given its current name and in 1939 it moved to today's campus. From 1985 to 1988 the college was named University of Houston – University Park .
Faculties
- Architecture (Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture)
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Hotel and Restaurant Management (Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management)
- Engineering (Cullen College of Engineering)
- Science and math
- Optometry
- pedagogy
- pharmacy
- law Sciences
- Social work
- technology
- Economics (CT Bauer College of Business)
students
According to skin color:
- 37% White ( Caucasian )
- 20% Asian / Pacific residents
- 19% "Hispanics" / Latino
- 10.9% African American
- 0.3% "Native American"
- 9.8% international students
- 2.5% unknown
Sports
The UH sports teams are the Houston Cougars . The university has been a member of the American Athletic Conference (previously Conference USA ) since 2013 .
Personalities
Professors
- Edward Albee - Theater Studies
- Carlisle Floyd - Opera
- Paul R. Gregory - Economics
- John Kagel - Economics
- Milton Katims - violin
Graduates
Art and media
architecture
- Carlos Jiménez (B. Arch., 1981)
Entertainment / Performing Arts
- Loretta Devine (BA, Speech and Drama, 1971) - actress
- Larry Gatlin (BA, English, 1970) - country singer
- Bill Hicks (dropout) - comedian
- Lil Wayne (Philosophy) - rapper
- Master P (basketball) - HipHop
- Pauline Oliveros - electronic music
- Dennis Quaid (dropout) - actor
- Randy Quaid (drama, 1971) - actor
- Julian Schnabel (fine arts, 1973) - artist
- Brent Spiner - actor
- Townes Van Zandt - folk musician
- Paul Wall (mass communications dropout) - rapper
Government, politics and justice
government
- Kamal Charrazi (Education) - Iranian Foreign Minister
politics
- Tom DeLay - Congressman
Sports
baseball
- Ben Weber (1989-1991) - 2002 World Series Champion
American football
basketball
- Clyde Drexler (1980-1983)
- Elvin Hayes (1966-1968)
- Hakeem Olajuwon (1982-1984)
Olympic champion
- Leroy Burrell (1986-1990) - runner
- Joe DeLoach - runner
- Carl Lewis (1982-1985) - athlete
- Michelle Smith de Bruin - swimmer
golf
- Fred Couples (1977-1980)
- Steve Elkington (1982-1985)
- Fuzzy Zoeller - 1979 Masters Champion
volleyball
- Flo Hyman (1954-1986)
economy
- Kenneth Lay (PhD), Former CEO of Enron
Individual evidence
- ↑ University of Houston: Office of the Chancellor and President , uh.edu, accessed July 17, 2010.
- ↑ University of Houston: UH at a Glance , uh.edu, accessed July 17, 2010.
Web links
Coordinates: 29 ° 43 ′ 8.1 ″ N , 95 ° 20 ′ 21 ″ W.