ProHouston Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Anyone who doesn't understand the one is in downtown and the other is not should be deported. For chrissakes it's painfully obvious... Can we say the Astrodome is also in downtown? What about the med center? Is that downtown also? How about the galleria? Or the woodlands? Come on... give me a break.You're always this surly aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasVines Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I believe from the UHD standpoint there is something to gain.....most on this forum are educated well above the average first time college student and many were probably not first generation college students....and yet many on here have expressed that THEY were confused and others they interact with were confused by the associationif a first generation college student applies to UH and barely misses being accepted I feel there is a good chance they will assume like many on this forum and elsewhere that UHD is exactly the same as UH and therefor they will assume they will not be able to go to UHD as well when UHD is exactly where they belongby making a distinction it will allow people (especially first gen students) to understand they need to apply to BOTH because they WILL be accepted to UHD even if declined at UH.....anyone that does not feel it is important to let first gen students know there are multiple opportunities out there for them (especially when many on here have told of their confusion) is crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 wait until you see the reply in the UH tier 1 threadyes happy ltawacs No. And I hold YOU personally responsible for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 You're always this surly aren't you?Only when I'm being hit on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordGuyHTX Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headli...ro/6221886.htmlUH-Downtown moves ahead with renamingBy JEANNIE KEVERSchool leaders are going ahead with plans to rename the University ofHouston-Downtown, despite opposition from students, alumni and somefaculty members.If it has its own distinctive name, it can move forward (and) beknown, said Welcome Wilson Sr., chairman of the board that governsUH-Downtown and other schools in the UH System.He and university president Max Castillo said Tuesday they believe thebenefits of a new name would outweigh the disapproval of those whodont want it to change.Any new name would have to be approved by the Legislature, and Castillosaid a new name could be in place by fall. He and Wilson met with theChronicle editorial board Tuesday to explain their reasoning.Regents voted last month to support the change but stopped short ofrecommending the name Castillo proposed: Houston MetropolitanUniversity.Thats still under consideration, however, along with University ofSouth Texas, University of Southeast Texas, Gulf Coast State Universityand other options. Faculty, staff and students will vote on their topfive choices; the vote ends Tuesday.Regents will select a new name in February.Michelle Moosally, an associate professor of English and president ofthe faculty Senate, said its been hard to gauge reaction, partiallybecause classes just resumed after the holiday break.Some people dont want the name changed, she said. Others support achange, but dont like any of the proposed names. And some feel rushedinto making a decision.Castillo acknowledged that the idea is not universally popular. Rightnow, Im the kiss of death on campus, he said.But he and Wilson said a new name is important if UH-Downtown is toestablish its own identity. Too many people think it is a satellitecampus of the flagship UH campus, they said.Not everyone thinks a new name is the solution.Ive yet to find a person that thinks the name change is a good idea,said Chris Lewis, 26, a senior business major who will graduate in May.Something should have been said on our application, that theres apossibility UH-D would change its name.Lewis started one of several Facebook groups opposed to the change.Castillo said alumni and students who graduate before the name ischanged could request another diploma with the new name.Those who enroll before the name is changed but graduate after couldchoose either name for their diploma.Moosally said the uncertainty -- what name regents will select, whetherthe Legislature will approve the change -- is causing angst among somestudents and faculty.We hope that everybody will come to terms with whatever happens, butwe dont know what that will be, she said.jeannie.kever@chron.comBrought to you by the HoustonChronicle.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I personally know Dr. Moosally and I know she's opposed to this useless change. I'm sure someone must have Castillo in their pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 I personally know Dr. Moosally and I know she's opposed to this useless change. I'm sure someone must have Castillo in their pocket.Castillo is leaving UHD soon. Maybe he wants a "legacy", to be known as the President who "gave UHD it's new, fresh identity". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Castillo is leaving UHD soon. Maybe he wants a "legacy", to be known as the President who "gave UHD it's new, fresh identity".This makes me sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordGuyHTX Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 (edited) The University of Houston Edited January 24, 2009 by FordGuyHTX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 The University of Houston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBuddy06 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Thanks FordGuy. Just gave them a piece of my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 It is expected that many angry UHD students, alumni, staff, and faculty will transcend on the UH campus that day for the meeting to voice opposition of the name change.Watching angry people "transcend" themselves sounds like an event not to be missed. In fact, UH Central grads should take a cue from these angry UHD students and alumni, and do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Watching angry people "transcend" themselves sounds like an event not to be missed. In fact, UH Central grads should take a cue from these angry UHD students and alumni, and do the same. Funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconRanch1 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Funny. This will be interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen4rmptown Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 just found out, but voting was closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordGuyHTX Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 (edited) We will find out Tuesday, February 3 or early Wednesday, February 4 at the latest on the final name selection submitted to the UHS Board of Regents by Chancellor Khator. In the mean time, voting results of the top five name recommendations for UHD per the online survey last week attached below.Top Five New Name Recommendations For the University of Houston-Downtown Submitted by the Name Selection Leadership Group at the University of Houston Edited February 3, 2009 by FordGuyHTX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Judah Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Hah...being confused with TSU is a "serious" concern but being confused with UST is not? I think they should go back to being confused with U of H main campus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Hah...being confused with TSU is a "serious" concern but being confused with UST is not? I think they should go back to being confused with U of H main campus.No kidding. I hope FordGuyHTX brings us better news than this next time he gets on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totheskies Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 totheskies recalls the days of unruly Hillary Clinton supporters...HMU!!!! HMU!!!! HMU!!!! HMU!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Cullen State University would have been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deut28Thirteen Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 All those names sound so boring and lame. There plenty of schools with the name Texas or south in it.Houston Metro or Cullen or Gulfcoast State were much better imo.I know Houston is a Southern City, but is Houston more Gulfcoast Texas than South Texas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 All those names sound so boring and lame. There plenty of schools with the name Texas or south in it.Houston Metro or Cullen or Gulfcoast State were much better imo.I know Houston is a Southern City, but is Houston more Gulfcoast Texas than South Texas?Houston is not in South Texas. All of these names are ridiculous, but none of this matters, because Empress Khatour will make a unilateral decision, despite the fact the she doesn't run UHD. Just like she did for provost, despite overwhelming faculty dissent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UHCoog27 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 (edited) Houston is not in South Texas. All of these names are ridiculous, but none of this matters, because Empress Khatour will make a unilateral decision, despite the fact the she doesn't run UHD. Just like she did for provost, despite overwhelming faculty dissent.She does run UHD in the sense that she's chancellor of the entire UH system. And as someone who works on campus, I didn't hear much "dissent" over Antel's appointment. That said, the proposed names are terrible. Edited February 4, 2009 by UHCoog27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 She does run UHD in the sense that she's chancellor of the entire UH system. And as someone who works on campus, I didn't hear much "dissent" over Antel's appointment.Are you faculty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UHCoog27 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Are you faculty?Full time staff and adjunct faculty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Houston is not south Texas at all. This would be a very stupid choice. Just do East Texas, it's much closer to being correct. They might as well just sell the naming rights if they go South Texas. GoldenNugget.com University!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyphen Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 (edited) I wrote in and suggested other names, but I think HMU works. Other cities like NYC, SF, and Denver have a Metropolitan College or City University. I think these names accurately reflect the institutions' mission statements and their respective student bodies.Oh wait, I thought I read here they changed it to Houston Metropolitan U, but then reading again it doesn't seem like it? Edited February 4, 2009 by skyphen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 It's laughable that they are willing to consider names or acronyms that will confuse them with 1 of 3 possible other local schools when their entire reason for changing names was to eliminate confusion.I go to South Texas...Which one...The one downtown...Uhh, Which one...What a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 True, it seems like they missed out on a few more confusing options like;Ricer UniversityHouston Baptized UniversityDeWry TechVisible Changed University (for my all time fave on US 59 South)It cracks me up that they are considering anything with "South" in the name. I'd hate to think they'd offer a geography major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 (edited) I go to HTU....H-Town University...There... That would be less confusing than University of South Texas Edited February 4, 2009 by Highway6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 This is blasphemy. This, of course, is all FordGuyHTX's fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordGuyHTX Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) UHS chancellor Renu Khator and UHD president Max Castillo have selected University of South Texas as the new name for UHD. Consideration and approval of University of Houston Edited February 6, 2009 by FordGuyHTX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 That's a lot better than Houston Metropolitan, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 This now has to go to the State Legislature for approval, right? Are they going to rubber stamp it or is there any chance of them stopping this retarded move? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 So I guess it'll be relocating to Laredo then? Or can I just start telling people I live in the midwest just because I like the way it sounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 This is UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBuddy06 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 UST will make some sense if they move the school to Old Spanish Trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totheskies Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 (edited) Yay... I can't wait to go visit the University of Saint Texas! errr, I mean South Thomas!! ok, nevermind the name sucks Edited February 6, 2009 by totheskies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Well, now people won't associate it with UH, but maybe the University of North Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 (edited) Well, now people won't associate it with UH, but maybe the University of North Texas Yes... instead of confusing it with a school that its 2 miles away, people will now confuse it with a school that is 1 mile away. Bravo, University of South Texas.. Bravo. Hey wait... South Texas College of Law should now sue the University of South Texas for copyright violations and devaluing their good name. Edited February 6, 2009 by Highway6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Judah Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Houston Area Residents' Vocational And Research -- Downtown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Houston Area Residents' Vocational And Research -- Downtown...of the South.. Nice !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Idiotic.Houston is NOT in South Texas. This is just plain stupid.Cullen State makes so much more sense but why teach kids a little bit of local history when we can misinform them about geography? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 You know what this means, right? They're gonna have to move Houston to the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas by the start of the new semester so that the name will be geographically correct. I hope they have enough helicopters and enough fuel to lift this city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Idiotic.Houston is NOT in South Texas. This is just plain stupid.Cullen State makes so much more sense but why teach kids a little bit of local history when we can misinform them about geography?Eh, it could be worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totheskies Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Texas South Texas is a region of the U.S. state of Texas that lies roughly south of, or beginning at, San Antonio. The southern and western boundary is the Rio Grande River, and to the east it is the Gulf of Mexico. The population of this region is about 3.7 million. The southern portion of this region is often referred to as the Rio Grande Valley. The eastern portion along the Gulf of Mexico is also referred to as the Coastal Bend.There is no defined northern boundary, although it is believed to be at the city of San Antonio and from an east to west line extending from the Rio Grande near Maverick County to the Gulf of Mexico, but turning southeast at or near Lavaca County, and continuing towards the Gulf of Mexico to separate it from East Texas and Southeast Texas. The Rio Grande serves as the western and southern boundaries and separates Texas from Mexico. The eastern portion of South Texas is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico.Some people consider Houston to be in South Texas for several reasons. Numerous businesses in the Houston region contain 'South Texas' in their titles.[2] The South Texas College of Law is located in downtown Houston. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas includes the Houston division. And like South Texas, the city has a large Hispanic population. However, Houston is most accurately classified as being within Southeast Texas, a subregion of East Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 (edited) Hallelujah !! Thank God the decision makers at the System level have brains and veto power.University of Houston System regents Friday decided to wait for more suggestions before choosing a new moniker for UH-Downtown, concerned that Edited February 7, 2009 by Highway6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Thank god. Someone over there has actually earned their degree. I'm sure they will FINALLY understand that no change is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Sweet!A new nomination process begins;CULLEN STATEor, have some fun with BAYOU STATEor, play off of Houston's lame image campaigns...SPACE CITY UNIVERSITYBAYOU CITY STATE UNIVERSITYHOUSTON, IT'S HOT UNIVERSITY (HiHu!)EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED UNIVERSITYIT'S WORTH IT UNIVERSITY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 (edited) Judging by the quotes in the article, its obvious the regents are avid HAIF readers and were well aware of our dislike of the chosen name and the reasons why.Thank you regents.At ths time I would like to submit Craig Biggio University for consideration. Edited February 7, 2009 by Highway6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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