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2004-2005 Factbook : Institutional Support Services

VC/UHV LIBRARY

Mission Statement

The VC/UHV Library is committed to anticipating and satisfying the information and research needs of the Victoria College and University of Houston-Victoria communities, and supporting these institutions in their respective missions.

The Victoria College/UH-Victoria Library serves as a primary research resource for Victoria County and fourteen surrounding counties. The major role of the library is to serve the curricular and research needs of the students, faculty, and staff of Victoria College and UH-Victoria. An important but secondary role is to provide informational services to the community and region, within the limits allowed by the library's resources. To serve the patrons of the library in the best possible way, the library is committed to cooperation and the sharing of resources with other libraries in the city, region, state, and nation.

The Victoria College/UH-Victoria Library shares an automation system with the Victoria Public Library and is a participant in the TexShare statewide library resource sharing project.  Through these cooperative efforts, the library is able to provide better services and access to library resources for students and the community. The library also serves as a select depository for federal documents, a full depository for Texas state documents, and a Regional Historical Records Depository, which houses a growing collection of archival materials from Victoria and surrounding counties.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The Information Technology department provides academic and administrative computing and telecommunications resources for the University of Houston-Victoria. Information Technology also supports faculty, staff, and students for distance learning through interactive video operations. Information Technology offices and facilities are located on the second floor of the University Center Building, including our Microcomputer Labs and Teaching Labs.

Academic computing support is available at over 160 workstations for student access located around the campus and includes processing capabilities in several high-level languages. Printed output for academic users is available on laser printers in the central printing area on the second floor of the University Center.

The Microcomputer and Teaching labs support PC microcomputers used for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation development, database management, and other common microcomputer software packages. Internet access is available through the lab computers using Netscape navigator and Internet Explorer. Outlook is the e-mail client used to send and receive e-mail. Printing resources for the lab systems include laser and color ink-jet printers. Scanners are also available. This equipment is available to all students enrolled at UH-Victoria.

During operating hours, lab assistants are on duty to provide support in the use and operation of the hardware and software. Operational hours for these labs are posted at each site.

Source: Information Technology

ACADEMIC CENTER

The Academic Center at the University of Houston-Victoria offers academic assistance in writing to UHV students, staff, and faculty. The Academic Center staff also administer THEA Quick Test, correspondence, make-up, and TExES/ExCET exams. The Academic Center maintains a website with instructional resources and information about its services. (http://www.uhv.edu/ac)

Academic Center Tutorials
2000-2004

Please note when viewing the bar graph:

During 2003-2004 the Academic Center supported both undergraduate and graduate students.  The center completed a total of 3,254 tutorials for 871 students.  679 students attended more than one session.

The center’s services are available to all undergraduate students at UHV.  Undergraduate tutoring sessions accounted for 2,139 sessions at approximately 30 minutes per session. It is noteworthy that the center:

Ø       Accommodated 10 sections of ENG 3430 in Fall 2003 at 6 sessions per ENG 3430 student.

Ø       Accommodated 10 sections of ENG 3430 in Spring 2004 at 2 sessions per ENG 3430 student.

Ø       Accommodated 4 sections of ENG 3430 in Summer 2004 at 2 sessions per ENG 3430 student.

The center’s services are available to all graduate students. Graduate tutoring sessions accounted for 1,076 sessions at approximately 1 hour per session.  It is noteworthy that the center:

Ø       Accommodated 4 sections of MGT 6351 in Fall 2003 at 2 or more sessions per MGT 6351 student. 

Ø       Accommodated 4 sections of MGT 6351 in Spring 2004 at 3 sessions per MGT 6351 student.

Ø       Accommodated 3 sections of MGT 6351 in Summer 2004 at 3 sessions per MGT 6351 student.

Ø       Accommodated 5 sections of MGT 6359 in Spring 2004 at various sessions per MGT 6359 student.

TESTING SERVICES

 2003-2004

*includes exams proctored for the University of South Africa

** formerly called the Quick TASP

*** Two administrations each in fall and spring; zero administrations in the summer.

2002-2003

2001-2002

2000-2001

*   Two Quick TASP tests were administered in Summer 2001

** Two ExCET tests were administered in Summer 2001