UHV president speaks with Ganado first-graders

University of Houston-Victoria President Bob Glenn asks a group of first-graders if they know about former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Glenn received a surprise visit Thursday to his office from the Ganado Elementary School students during a field trip to tour the university.

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.