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Thursday, January 29, 2015
UHV students donate $3,320 to fight hunger
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| University of Houston-Victoria students and staff members present a $3,320 check Tuesday to Robin Cadle, front row third from left, Food Bank of the Golden Crescent president and CEO. The check was given to the Food Bank after UHV students decided to donate meals from their meal plans to Food Fight, a university Student Life initiative that took place during National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. The meals were then converted into dollars by the university. A total of 183 students donated 830 meals as part of the Food Fight. |
The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region, offers courses leading to more than 65 bachelor’s and master’s degree
programs and concentrations in the schools of Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Education & Human Development, and Nursing. UHV provides face-to-face
classes at its Victoria campus as well as teaching sites in Fort Bend and Harris counties, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. Since its
founding in 1973, UHV has provided students with a quality university education from excellent faculty at an affordable price.