UHV NewsWire
Contact:  Paula Cobler 361-570-4350
Thursday, June 18, 2015

UHV to make announcement Monday at Texas Zoo


The University of Houston-Victoria will host a community event Monday evening featuring a surprise announcement and discounted admission to the Texas Zoo.

Vic Morgan

“We invite everyone to come out to the zoo for this event to see and hear about the zoo’s new addition and UHV’s involvement,” UHV Interim President Vic Morgan said.

The event will be from 5:30 to 6 p.m. inside the Texas Zoo in Riverside Park, 110 Memorial Drive. Morgan will make a special announcement, and jaX, UHV’s jaguar mascot, will be on hand to greet the public and take photos.

The first 250 people in attendance will be given a free prize after the announcement.

The Texas Zoo is offering discounted admission during the event. The cost will be $3 per person with children ages 2 and younger getting in free.

For more information, contact UHV Marketing & Communications at 361-570-4341.

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.

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