The House of Tiny Treasures is sponsored by SEARCH, a community-based program that pursues a mission of providing hope, creating opportunities and transforming lives of homeless men, women and children.

Donations will help purchase school uniforms, school supplies, coats, shoes and other needed items.

Checks should be made out to UHD with House of Tiny Treasures in the memo section. Checks can be sent or delivered to Staff Council President John Lane in the TTLC. Donations are tax deductible. Contact Paulette Purdy at 713-221-2746 for more information.

The atrium in the Shea Street Building will be closed Thursday, Aug. 5, through Monday, Aug. 16, during the installation of a piece of artwork by Jacob Hashimoto.

The atrium entry doors and atrium stairs for all floors will also be closed. All other building entrances will be open.

The Hashimoto art is a stunning addition to the building and the UHD's public art collection, said Susan Baker, associate professor of art history.

The artwork titled, Cloud Deck, will hang from the ceiling of the atrium and will be comprised of about 5,000 translucent kite forms suspended by 240 aircraft cables The whole piece will measure approximately 3 feet deep and 25 feet wide.

Hashimoto just completed a similar sculpture for the opening of the new wing of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome. Hashimoto was born 1973 in Colorado and now lives and works in Brooklyn, NY and Verona, Italy.

He received his BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has exhibited his work and is in art collections all over the world. Hashimoto carved his niche in the contemporary art world by making complex forms made up of bamboo and paper kites. Some of his most compelling works are large-scale, atmospheric hanging sculptures made from thousands of round or oval kites clustered together and suspended from string.

You can see more of Hashimoto's work online at:

http://www.studiolacitta.it/English/Artists/JacobHashimoto.php and

http://www.maryboonegallery.com

For a limited time, some travel scholarships are available to support attendance of the delegates. 

For information, contact Jean DeWitt, UHD director of community engagement, at dewittj@uhd.edu.

Public access to certain portions of the One Main Building's first floor, home to
Facilities Management, Shipping/Receiving, and UHD Police offices, will be permanently restricted effective Thursday, Aug. 5.

The center route from the east side by the Main Street elevators to the west side  by the Faculty / Staff and Visitors' Garages will no longer be open for public use. This change is being implemented as a safety / risk management item due to the nature of the work routinely performed by Facilities staff in this area.

Elevator service to the One Main Building's first floor will remain unchanged, allowing access to the Facilities Management office, Shipping / Receiving, Police, and the North Dock Lobby.

Questions should be addressed to:

Chris McCall

Assistant V.P. - Facilities

Facilities Management Department

University  of  Houston - Downtown

713.221.8030

mccallc@uhd.edu

UHD students now can take a physical education class for academic credit, PHED 2101 Health and Fitness for Life.

Health and Fitness for Life focuses on ways that personal health decisions and behaviors affect body systems and health, and strategies for reducing health risks and enhancing wellness throughout an individual's life.

This hybrid course consists of 49 percent work completed online and 51 percent in the classroom. Online activities will be spent on discussion boards for assigned readings. Classroom activities focus on being physically active in one of the following classes offered in the Student Life Center: Yoga, Pilates, Aerobics, Kickboxing and Zumba. These classes are offered at a variety of times and can be viewed at www.uhd.edu/sportsandfitness.

Students will also keep an activity log and nutrition journal. This course examines nutrition, diet and weight control, and fitness concepts of cardiovascular respiratory endurance, muscular endurance and flexibility. For more information, view the flier here.

To register for fall 2010, visit www.uhd.edu.

The Planning Committee is seeking volunteers to welcome new and returning students back to campus Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 23 and 24, for the Fall 2010 semester.

Sign up at http://www.uhd.edu/sae/ and remember the popular locations will fill up quickly. Training will be provided.

Career Services has been busy this summer and more activities are planned for the fall, so encourage students to register with jobs4gators to stay on top of all the events to come.

This summer Career Services hosted a 3-day event with State Farm, conducted interviews with companies such as Calpine and BMC Software, co-hosted the HACCC Drive-In @UHD (involving 12 other universities), conducted resume and interview workshops almost daily and more. 

Career Services would like to visit with your students, student workers, classes and organizations/groups to let them know Career Services staff members can be valuable resources for them. Call our office at 713-221-8980 today to set up an appointment. 

Jobs4gators has over 150 internships and employment opportunities. Examples of companies hiring are:  AXA Advisors, Ergos Technology, Houston Police Credit Union, Literacy Advance, Merrill Lynch, The Payne Firm, The Waterman Group, USDA, Harris County, Baylor College of Medicine, Landmark Aviation, Weatherford, Fiesta Corporation and the Texas Department of Banking.

Moreno placed first in the Junior Division of the 132 lb. weight class in the deadlift event with a lift of 406.2.  He attempted a new WABDL National Collegiate record of 446.2 on his third attempt and got the weight to within inches of lockout before he failed.  Moreno weighed in at only 127 lbs. for the meet, and is doing well over triple bodyweight deadlifts, an impressive feat in powerlifting.  He's an excellent representative of UHD, impressing the fans and other lifters with his lifting and his excellent sportsmanship, said UHD Powerlifting Head Coach John Hudson.

Hudson, a UHD assistant professor of English, was the head official for the meet.  Hudson serves as Texas State Chairman for the WABDL, as well as National Collegiate Chairman and National High School Chairman.

Ten members of UHD Powerlifting will be in action on Saturday, July 31, in Dallas at the 2010 WABDL Southern Regional Championships.

Graduate Record Exam (General) preparation DVDs are available in the W. I. DykesLibrary in the One Main building and Urban Education office in C-440, Commerce Street Building.

This DVD set is appropriate for anyone interested in becoming familiar with this test and gaining a quick overview of strategies that might be helpful in passing the three sections of the GRE - verbal reasoning, analytical writing, and quantitative. This DVD set includes the material from a workshop conducted in December 2009 and was designed to assist individuals who plan to apply for admission to graduate programs.

Students interested in checking out the GRE DVDs may do so at the library's 5^th floor check-out desk. Students can borrow the materials for up to 4 hours. Non-students and students may also check out the DVDs for in-house viewing between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Urban Education office.

Contact Anjoo Sikka, Urban Education professor, at Sikkaa@uhd.edu for more information. To learn more about the GRE, please visit http://www.ets.org/gre/.

Register for training by clicking on the selected session(s)below.  To schedule a one-on-one appointment or other assistance, please call 713-221-8200.