UHV lends a hand during National Volunteer Month

Helenavi Sumilong, a University of Houston-Victoria communications junior, works to put different toiletry items inside individual bags on April 11 to be donated to Mid-Coast Family Services. As part of National Volunteer Month in April, the university held their own Volunteer Week during the second week of April organizing volunteer opportunities both on and off campus, with a focus on supporting local community services. UHV Volunteer Week kicked off on Tuesday, April 8, giving students an opportunity to volunteer at the Food Bank of the Golden Crescent. On Wednesday, April 10, students were at the Texas Zoo and on the final day, students were seen in the lobby of University Commons preparing Kindness Kits to donate.

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.