UHV president receives congressional recognition

University of Houston-Victoria President Vic Morgan, right, reads over a Certificate of Congressional Recognition presented to him March 10 by U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold. The certificate was in honor of Morgan’s promotion from interim president to president of the university. This was made official by a Feb. 18 vote of the UH System Board of Regents. As part of his visit to Victoria, Farenthold met with Morgan and toured the new UHV University North building.

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.