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UHV makes food bank donation


The University of Houston-Victoria recently donated food worth more than $4,000 to the Food Bank of the Golden Crescent. Items donated included canned, refrigerated and frozen food. Standing with some of the donated items are Alvaro De La Cruz, left, UHV Student Government Association president; Michael Wilkinson, director of UHV Student Life & Services; Chris Hogan, a food bank warehouse employee; and Luanna Heysquierdo, a food bank ambassador. In the past, students have donated the value of meals from their meal plans during the annual Food Fight event. The SGA also collects donations for the food bank through the UHV Giving Tree, and students volunteer at the food bank for Jags Join In: Day of Service during National Volunteer Week as well as during other events throughout the year. The university is working with the food bank on a food pantry initiative.

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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