High school students interested in teaching come to UHV

Students and teachers from eight area schools and school districts participate in the Region III Texas Association of Future Educators Conference on Oct. 28 at the University of Houston-Victoria. The approximately 190 students went on campus tours, competed in contests and took a pre-professional teacher’s test. Sandy Hybner, senior recruitment coordinator for the UHV School of Education & Human Development, and Debbie Mosier, teacher sponsor and a UHV alumna, coordinated the conference. Diane Prince, UHV interim dean of the School of Education & Human Development, was a guest speaker and university education faculty and staff also assisted by serving as judges and in other capacities. Students came from Liberty Academy in Victoria and school districts including Van Vleck, Goliad, Columbus, Edna, Industrial, Rice and Hallettsville.

The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region since 1973 in Victoria, Texas, offers courses leading to more than 80 academic programs in the schools of Arts & Sciences; Business Administration; and Education, Health Professions & Human Development. UHV provides face-to-face classes at its Victoria campus, as well as an instructional site in Katy, Texas, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. UHV supports the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Opportunities for All initiative to increase awareness about state colleges and universities and the important role they have in providing a high-quality and accessible education to an increasingly diverse student population, as well as contributing to regional and state economic development.