eLearning

The UH Main Campus will upgrade the Blackboard system starting Sunday, January 3, 2021. The UHV Blackboard system should be available again to end users Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Below is the extended upgrade schedule:

• Sunday, January 3, 2021, from 3:00-5:00 a.m.: Blackboard will be unavailable to all users, and available again after 5:00 a.m. the same day
• Monday, January 4, 2021 starting at Midnight, Blackboard will be unavailable to all users all day and available again Tuesday, January 5, 2021
• Tuesday, January 5, 2021, UHV will adopt the newer Blackboard 2016 Theme as the older 2012 Theme is no longer supported

Additional information and updates will be provided on the UHV eLearning website. We apologize for any inconvenience.

2021 UHV Teaching Excellence Award

Dear UHV Students:

The UHV Faculty Awards Committee requests your assistance in identifying the annual Teaching Excellence Award winner for 2021. The Teaching Excellence Award is given to one UHV faculty member annually in recognition of excellent teaching. Only students may nominate a faculty member for this prestigious award, so your input is critical to the process. Nominating a professor for this award is a meaningful way to recognize someone whose teaching has made a difference in your life.

You may nominate only ONE of your professors for this honor. Multiple nominations are not permitted. By completing the nomination form, your name and UHV email address will be stored along with your nomination choice. Anonymous nominations are also not permitted. Please click on the link below to select your nominee from the provided list of eligible faculty. Only full-time faculty, who have taught six consecutive semesters, are eligible to be nominated. Administrators, recent award recipients, visiting faculty and adjunct/part-time faculty are not eligible and do not appear in the provided list.

Complete the nomination form here:

2021 Teaching Excellence Nomination

The deadline for the nomination process is 11:59 PM on Monday, March 15, 2021. Please help our committee recognize faculty excellence in teaching for the UHV community. Thank you for your cooperation.

This year’s Faculty Awards Committee:

• Dr. Massomeh Hajilee, Chair - Research & Scholarly Activities Award Recipient
• Dr. Jeffrey Blodgett – Distinguished Faculty Service Award Recipient
• Dr. Chien-Ping Chen – Teaching Excellence Award Recipient
• Dr. Mark Ward – School of Arts & Sciences
• Dr. Jie Yang - School of Business Administration
• Dr. Michael Wiblishauser – School of Education, Health Professions & Human Development

Thank you.

The UHV Spring 2021 semester begins Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Please review the important Spring 2021 semester information below regarding the UHV Blackboard system.

• Tuesday, January 12, 2021: first day new students registered for Blackboard online courses for the Spring regular, 8W1, & “fast track” terms can log into Blackboard
• Tuesday, January 19, 2021: first day students can access Blackboard online course information for the Spring regular, 8W1, & “fast track” terms
• Tuesday, March 16, 2021: first day new students registered for Blackboard online courses for the Spring 8W2 & 2nd “fast track” terms can log into Blackboard
• Monday, March 22, 2021: first day students can access Blackboard online course information for the Spring 8W2 & 2nd “fast track” terms
• Not sure if you are registered for a regular, 8W1, 8W2, or “fast track” term course...check the UHV course offerings page and search for your specific course to find out
• To resolve issues, confirm you're successfully registered for a Blackboard online course, you're accessing information on the correct date (see above), you've changed your pre-expired password, and you've tested your browser; check with your Online Support Technician for help and assistance
• For information regarding course evaluations, please visit the UHV course evaluations website.

The deadline for the UHV Spring 2021 graduation application is Friday, February 5, 2021.

Date: Friday, February 5, 2021

Please complete the following steps:

1. Apply online at http://www.uhv.edu/myuhv/.
2. Choose UHV Self Service.
3. Select Degree Progress/Graduation.
4. Select Apply for Graduation.