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Gov. Rick Perry to visit UHV on Thursday
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry will visit the University of Houston-Victoria for a ceremonial signing of House Bill 1056, the legislation he formally signed in June to allow the university to admit underclassmen.
WHEN: 2 p.m. Thursday
WHERE: UHV Multi-Purpose Room, 3007 N. Ben Wilson, Victoria
ATTENDEES: Gov. Perry, state Rep. Geanie Morrison, state Sen. Glenn Hegar, and city and county officials. The public also is invited.
The governor signed HB 1056 on June 19, paving the way for the university to add freshmen and sophomores in the fall of 2010. Rep. Morrison sponsored HB 1056, and Sen. Hegar introduced identical companion bill SB 567 into the Senate.
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The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend
region, is an upper-level institution that offers approximately 50 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs
and concentrations in the schools of Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Education & Human
Development, and Nursing. Legislation signed into law on June 19, 2009, will allow UHV to admit underclassmen
in the fall of 2010, pending approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. UHV also offers
face-to-face classes at two University of Houston teaching centers in Fort Bend County, in addition to its home
campus in Victoria, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. Since its founding in 1973, UHV has
provided students with a quality university education from world-class faculty at an exceptional value. |
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