Subject: Cultural Celebrations

Forwarded to: Director, Community Relations

I have noticed the Black history Month and Spanish Heritage Month activities listed on the UHV website and they are great. When will the university be holding their celebrations of other cultures? We do not currently acknowledge or celebrate any cultural background other than that of African-Americans and Hispanics. If we truly wish to be inclusive, we must reach out to everyone. We don't have many black or Hispanic students and the majority of our student population is tired of being ignored.

Response: We celebrate Black History Month and Hispanic Heritage Month as part of national emphases. These activities fit with UHV's plan to recruit underrepresented groups to our university, so that our university reflects the diversity of our region. We also participate in other national emphases such as Constitution Day. We are open to your suggestions - in fact, that is the reason we have The Suggestion Box. Please let us know what suggestions you have related to this issue. Many changes have come about on our campus because of students' ideas for improvement. Thank you.

Suggestion: 932

Subject: Landscaping

Forwarded to: Facilities Director

At uhv you walk alot. it would be nice to have fragrant herbs or plants as you walk by established landscaping, sidewalks, "flowerbeds". Things like rosemary, lemon balm or lemon thyme, anything that smells good/different when you brush by it. thanks for your attn.

Response: Thanks for your attention to our landscaping. We will take your suggestion into consideration.

Suggestion: 933

Subject: 1st Nursing Class

Forwarded to: School of Nursing Director

you should post a picture of the FIRST nursing class of university of houston victoria

Suggestion: 934

Subject: Caterer for Convocation

Forwarded to: Director, Community Relations

The university should consider using a different caterer for university events (other than the one used for the September 06 Convocation. The food presented for that event was embarassing and unappetizing. Also, individuals might have allergies to nuts and other food items and this should be taken into consideration when selecting a caterer. While we had to listen to all the "great" things about being associated with UHV, this was defintely not one of them.

Response: At events such as convocation, we choose the caterer who will best meet our budget and menu requirements. Menus are carefully selected to include options that satisfy the palates and dietary or religious restrictions of nearly 200 guests. As it is not possible to meet the individuals preferences and needs of every guest, a variety of food options are available from which employees may choose. At this particular event, numerous compliments along with requests for recipes have been received.

For those with nut or food allergies, we will label these food choices in the future so they are more identifiable. However, any invited guest - especially those with a medical need for a restricted diet - is welcome to contact our office in advance and inquire as to the menu so they can manage their diet accordingly.

Your suggestions for improvement are certainly always welcome and we have taken them seriously. If you have any specific concerns, please contact the community relations office at 570-4349.

Suggestion: 935

Subject: WebCT

Forwarded to: Provost

Hello.I'm A UHV student who is about to graduate in December and I had a comment about my classes. I'm am taking the last nine hours of my college career and in my whole college experience have never taken an online class. It is not me, I prefer to be in face to face classes. I realize that Web CT and online classes help a great deal of people. Having said that I would also like to say, without sounding too selfish, what about the people who can't stand online classes. Like I mentioned before, these are my last nine hours at UHV and I have spent more time on the annoying Web CT for these three classes than I ever have before. My point is that if I sign up for a face to face course, I would love for it to be just that, no online stuff AT ALL! Also sometimes I can't get any of my work done because Web CT has one problem or another. I don't understand why I have to go online to get reading assignments or post web discussions if I did not sign up for an online class. I guess that is all I have to say. Again, I know the whole online thing is helpful to some. But what about those of us who didn't sign up for it and are being forced to deal with it.So my suggestion is if they say it is a face to face class why not keep it that way. Thanks

Response: Thank you for expressing your concerns about taking three online courses your last semester at UHV. We understand that students have different learning styles and preferred formats for classes. At UHV we make an effort to meet the needs of working, adult students and graduating students. Apparently in your degree program it was necessary to offer the final capstone courses online for the majority of students. I regret that we couldn't offer the courses online and face-to-face due to limited resources.

Congratulations and best wishes after graduation!