UHV Staff Picnic celebrates year of hard work

Members of the University of Houston-Victoria staff gather for a picture June 8 during the UHV Staff Picnic in Riverside Park. The picnic is an annual event hosted by the UHV Staff Council to offer staff a fun opportunity to gather outside of work and socialize in a more relaxed setting. About 130 people attended the event, including staff members and their families. This year’s picnic featured a 1970s theme and featured a variety of activities, including a bounce house, temporary tattoos, a DJ, lawn games, fun awards and lunch by Ventura’s Tamales.

The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region since 1973 in Victoria, Texas, offers courses leading to more than 50 academic programs in the schools of Arts & Sciences; Business Administration; and Education, Health Professions & Human Development. UHV provides face-to-face classes at its Victoria campus, as well as an instructional site in Katy, Texas, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. UHV supports the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Opportunities for All initiative to increase awareness about state colleges and universities and the important role they have in providing a high-quality and accessible education to an increasingly diverse student population, as well as contributing to regional and state economic development.