University official talks transition with City podcast

Jim Nelson, Texas A&M University System Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, recently was featured in an episode of Town Talk, the City of Victoria’s official podcast. During the interview, Nelson spoke with Ashley Strevel, the City’s director of communications and public affairs, about the University of Houston-Victoria’s transition into Texas A&M University-Victoria. During the interview, they discussed multiple elements of the transition, from the new branding and plans to update signage on campus to new academic programs that The Texas A&M University System plans to help the university add in the coming years. Nelson also promoted the upcoming Jag Fest, which will be a community event to kick off the new semester on Sept. 4 from 6-9 p.m. in De Leon Plaza in downtown Victoria. The Town Talk podcast can be found on YouTube or Spotify.

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.