Hey all - This is Jeff Mason with the Cougar Pride team. If you missed it initially, I introduced myself in another thread on the board.
I want to start with this: My email address is jwmason2 at uh dot edu and I’m always open to feedback. That’s what I’m here for.
Like other state institutions, UH is in the final stretch of the fiscal year. We are September 1st to August 31st. Once the fiscal year is closed out (plus a few more days for postmarked checks and whatnot), we’ll get our final numbers together. I haven’t started pulling reports yet so I have no idea what historical CP membership is versus where we’re at today. What I can tell you is that we’re undoubtedly increasing dollars in the door year over year. We’ll see how the final number shakes out but as Eddie Nunez shared on his weekend appearance, the total dollar amount is increasing and will continue to do so.
One of the core components to my position is increasing membership in Cougar Pride (alongside dollars) and we’ll introduce some new ways for the Cougar faithful to give to UH. The membership model fits some while giving with tax relief in mind works for others. I prefer my Cougar Pride membership to be paid out across the year while you may prefer one credit card swipe. It’s my job to provide different avenues for our fanbase to give to Houston Athletics and I’ll be working to maximize what we’re currently doing while also giving you some new options.