UHV offers activities for Family Weekend
The University of Houston-Victoria is excited to welcome students’ families to the university for its annual Family Weekend celebration, which will feature a variety of activities including receptions, a comedy performance, a carnival and an unveiling.
UHV Family Weekend will be Oct. 4 and 5 on the Victoria campus. Students will have the opportunity to share information about life at the university and celebrate school spirit with their families. The university also is collaborating with the City of Victoria to offer transportation to the city’s Tejas Fest in downtown Victoria during the celebration as well. Students can register their families for Family Weekend by Sept. 27 at https://uhv.presence.io/ to receive free event T-shirts.
“Family Weekend is a wonderful time at UHV because it gives families a chance to see where their students are living and studying every day,” UHV President Bob Glenn said. “Our students are so important to UHV, and we look forward to welcoming their families to our celebration.”
The event will begin with check-in from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, in the UHV University Commons Lobby, 3006 N. Ben Wilson St. At 4 p.m., the university will be unveiling a new jaguar statue in front of Commons and a renaming of the Multi-Purpose Room inside UHV University North, 3007 N. Ben Wilson St. Immediately after the unveiling ceremony, students and their families will be invited to a welcome reception inside the Walker Auditorium in University North, followed by a comedy performance by Rich Williams from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. In addition, guests are welcome to take a UHV shuttle to downtown Victoria for Tejas Fest from 7 to 11:30 p.m.
Saturday will offer several activities, beginning with the Martín De León Symposium on the Humanities from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The symposium’s theme is Los Ranchos Tejanos: El Ranchero Y Su Rancherita, and it will celebrate the history, culture and impact of ranching and rancheros in Texas and the American Southwest.
From noon to 2 p.m., visitors also can attend the President’s Carnival in and outside of UHV University Commons. The carnival will include yard games, face painting, a rock wall, a dunk tank and the Sip N Shine soda truck as well as a catered lunch. After the carnival, there will be a Students vs. Faculty and Staff Kickball Game from 2 to 4 p.m. on the Intramural Field behind Jaguar Suites, 2703 Houston Highway.
“Family Weekend is a great way to celebrate school spirit and invite our students’ families to come explore campus life,” said Freddie Cantu, director of UHV Student Involvement. “It is especially exciting to welcome the families of new students who have not been at college a long time. We look forward to showing them how their students are doing on campus.”
In addition to the UHV activities Saturday, attendees also can take shuttles to Tejas Fest throughout the day to enjoy activities including a car show, vendor market, petting zoo, armadillo races and live music performances. Shuttles will go to the festival from 10 a.m. to noon and from 4 to 11:30 p.m.
Families who need to get hotel rooms for the visit can find discounted hotel rates available through the Tejas Fest website at https://www.discovervictoriatexas.com/p/events/tejas-fest-hotels.
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 50 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.