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Archived Suggestions ::
February 2008
Suggestion: 1038
Subject: Diplomas
Forwarded to: Registrar
What is the school policy regarding the request for a
copy of diploma? UT at Dallas and a few other universities
allow students to request additional copies of their
diploma. However, I don't see UHV have a similar policy. Is
it possible for me to request additional copies of my UHV
diploma?
Thanks in advance for your response to my inquiry.
Response
Thank you for your inquiry. Yes it is possible for you to
request additional copies of your diploma. There is a $30
fee for additional or replacement diplomas, and if you will
contact the Office of Admissions & Records at (361) 570-4110
[or toll-free (870) 4848 ext. 110], we will be glad to
provide you with the request form.
Suggestion: 1039
Subject: School of Education Website
Forwarded to: Dean, School of Education
Please review the School of Education website. Many of
the pages don't display correctly and text runs outside your
boxes. Some of the pages are just difficult to read. Testing
pages before going live might be a good option.
Response
Thank you for the suggestion. We are redeveloping our
site at the present time, and realize that it is not yet as
it should be, but the improvements we are making should be
visible soon.
Suggestion: 1040
Subject: School of Business Administration Website
Forwarded to: SOBA, Director of Services
Please add a link on the homepage of the School of
Business homepage that allows us to go back to the UHV
homepage so we can navigate to other information. It is
frustrating to have to close the page and then renavigate to
back to the UHV site.
Thank you for your feedback on the School of Business
website--we appreciate it when our visitors give us
opportunities to improve.
Clicking on the "University of Houston-Victoria" logo on
any page in the SoBA site, including the homepage, will take
you to the UHV homepage. A link to "UHV Home" also appears
in the upper right corner of most pages, but as you pointed
out, does not appear on the homepage. Based on your
feedback, we have now added a link to "UHV Home" to the
bottom of the homepage and all subsequent pages.
Suggestion: 1041
Subject: Athletic Jerseys on Flag Pole
Forwarded to: Athletic Director
Go Jags! I appreciate the enthusiasm and support that UHV
has displayed for our new teams. However, I am a bit
unsettled that the University is placing the same emphasis
on displaying jerseys on a flag pole as it does in flying
our national flag. As a veteran, I think that we take away
from the sanctity and reverence that we should have for the
U.S. and Texas flags when flying jerseys next the flags.
While I can appreciate there is definite devotion by the
baseball & softball players, it cannot be compared to the
sacrifice of our military men and women who made flying the
state and U.S. flags possible.
Why not install a new flagpole in another area that will
allow UHV's Athletic department or student organizations to
use when flying their jerseys proudly and that will still
provide the respect to our national and state flags?
In addition, has anyone given thought to the individual(s)
who must be here on campus at sunrise or sunset to hoist a
jersey? Wouldn't 8 to 5 be more reasonable?
Response:
I appreciate your suggestions and we will take them under
consideration.
Suggestion: 1042
Subject: Promoting University of Houston-Victoria
Forwarded to: Marketing Director
Over the last year I have seen newspaper inserts in
Houston and in San Antonio promoting higher education
opportunities in these urban areas as well as the
surrounding areas. Most of the area universities posted
advertisements. UHV was not represented in either newspaper.
I have noticed publicity pieces on individual UHV programs
in some media. Has UHV stopped promoting the institution as
a whole? This is a recommendation to the university to
increase advertisement for the entire university. Thanks
Response
Thank you for your interest and recommendation that UHV
increase its presence in the marketplace. The challenge we
face in marketing is to reach our target and make the
strongest possible impression with a finite number of
marketing dollars. When marketing the university in the
Victoria area, there are many feasible options. The small
market size allows us to consider purchasing TV, radio,
newspaper, direct mail, outdoor and more.
The story changes when you explore the advertising
options in a larger market, such as the Houston area.
Purchasing mass media (radio, TV, newspaper, outdoor) in a
large market is extremely expensive and reaches consumers
that may not be our designated targets. The expense is
directly attached to the large market size. To efficiently
reach potential students in and around the Sugar Land and
Cinco Ranch areas, we are using a targeted approach. Direct
mail, for example, allows us to use demographic criteria to
reach our target.
We are not actively recruiting students in San Antonio,
so no advertising dollars are being spent in that market. We
could, at some point, test the market to explore the
recruitment potential.
This spring, we began testing the Austin market. The
initial marketing strategy is to target Austin Community
College students using direct mail. Other advertising
vehicles may be explored as they make sense in reaching our
target.
UHV has not stopped advertising, we are simply using a
targeted approach to reach potential students. Please don't
hesitate to send me any advertising suggestions you have.
I'm always interested in effective ways to reach more
potential students.
Suggestion: 1043
Subject: UHV Website
Forwarded to: Web Services Manager
I'd like to request that UHV web sites we are expected to
open at work, such as the athletics's homepage, not include
auto-play video with audio. Please let us have the option of
playing these videos when we know we won't be interrupting
others.
Thank you.
Response
The auto play feature will be changed so that a user will
need to click the picture to hear it.
Thank you for your suggestion.
Suggestion: 1044
Subject: Computers in Student Lounge
Forwarded to: Student Services Manager
There needs to more computers available in the student
lounge.
Response
Thank you for your suggestion. We will install another
computer in the University West student lounge in the next
month or so.
Suggestion: 1045
Subject: Dean's List
Forwarded to: Provost
I see fron the page below that we have a Dean's List for Undergraduate students.
http://www.uhv.edu/car/newswire/release.asp?id=275
Shouldn't we also reward Graduate students for all their hard work? It just seems a bit unfair.
No Response Received
Suggestion: 1046
Subject: WebCT e-mail
Forwarded to: Provost
I was told last semester by my professor that I was unable to email my classmates about conversational and student concerns. He told me that emails
were restricted for things that were related to the course. I have recently been informed that students use this tool (email) to let people know about
events like baseball and softball games. I am just unsure of all the rules that are instituted on WebCt. If it is true that students can only use that
email for class related material, I think that professors need to address that in the beginning of class or put it on their syllabus. I take offense
knowing that I was restricted when clearly it is still being allowed. Personally, I feel that since most of students courses are online that we should
be free to discuss things and communicate to each other by email. I would hope that the university could respect our only mean of community.
Note: I sometimes feel that my concerns are not being addressed.
No Response Received
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