UHV honor society inducts new members

Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society welcomes 10 new members during an induction ceremony Feb. 17 in Victoria. After taking the Gamma Beta Phi pledge, new members were called one at a time to receive their certificates. Pictured in the back row are Michelle Tyrell-Christie, left, Cassidy Marek, Alex Corbin, Destiny Mayfield, Samantha Vidaurri, Ernest Adame, Rachel Striedel, Jennifer Kidneigh and Erin Gabrysch. Charlotte Taylor, left, Crystal Rodriguez and Ana Guardiola are in the front row. The honor society promotes education and provides community service through a variety of service projects.

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.