OT: More Proof UH Is Transforming to Traditional Campus

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More proof, along with the Centennial project reveal, that our leaders are solely and 100% focused on transforming the University of Houston into a Traditional Campus.

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This a $179 million dollar project with 1,000 beds and I wouldn’t be surprised if Dr. Khator floats the Freshman Living mandate again when this project opens in our Centennial year, of 2027.

Triggered comments from Commuter students, part time students, and transfer students that do NOT want the University of Houston to become a Traditional Destination Campus in 3…2…1…

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This was in another thread. In my opinion, “traditional campus” is almost impossible to define because there are so many variables, with one being location.

I trust Dr. Khator’s vision for UH.

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Traditional Campus= campus where you can live, study, work, eat, socialize, etc. 7 days a week during school hours (and after)

Many Traditional P4 schools are in the middle of large cities (i.e Seattle, Austin, Los Angeles, etc.)

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I’m curious how they are going to fit 1000 beds into that little parking lot. Unless they use the cougar woods lot as well. A lot of things are going to be happening in the next couple years. Medical research building, fountain quad renovation, university drive renovation, freshman dorms, stadium expansion to 60k. All very exciting.

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You can do that now.

Also consider, that for an urban campus, the work opportunities that extend beyond campus will likely be better than on-campus ones.

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really…have you been to UH on a Sunday afternoon at 4 pm…how many people are out and about around campus?

What % of food option locations are open?

How many people are at the non-existent university district adjacent to campus…none

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Write to Dr. Khator and find out her thoughts on that and perhaps any relevant plans she has.

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Putting more beds on campus doesn’t do anything to solve the real issues here, which are more on the demand side of things.

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We also only need a certain amount on or right off campus which is supposed to be 25% on campus. We could prob shoot for 33% over time then there is still room for commuters to keep all happy. It’s not an either or so I’m for this transformation happening and all can be happy. UH is a big school so 25 to 33 % of close to 50k students is a big number vs a 25k enrollment school. We have numbers on our side.

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It increases the catchment area population for the feasibility of supporting services/buildings/venues.

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Good move.

You and I may disagree on some things.

But on THIS issue, you and I are completely in accord!

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There are only three ingredients to a successful student community. Music, liquor, and neon.

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This does prove the admin wants a transition to being a more traditional campus. The dorms and the space to hang out after class for the 2027 celebration is counter to wanting to remain a more commuter campus. If they wanted to remain as is then both of these projects don’t happen.

It’s not 100% either way where commuters can’t attend so let’s stop complaining and be realistic in that it can serve both in ways while improving UH.

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The UH campus already has 6k students, and there are another 35k in the Third Ward. Another 29k undergrad students presumably come to campus on a regular basis, plus whatever the staff headcount is. Population isn’t the issue. It’s money. Throwing up another thousand beds won’t fix that.

That said, I’m in favor on principle of anything that replaces parking lots with almost literally anything else.

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Thats big news , 1927! Glad to hear it from you, thanks!

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Here is your “Triggered” replay.

The housing project sounds great.

No one is against a more “traditional” campus or a nicer campus that provides reasons for students to be on campus and things to do on campus (or near it), just the discriminatory acceptance practice you preach. Your High ROI student and turning away good academic achievers because they may not donate back to the school after graduation or not attend enough football games is the problem.

Everyone would like to see a nicer campus with good landscaping, places to eat, things to do, clubs to participate in, high academic standards, and good faculty. Give students a reason to be involved is something we all are behind.

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yeah…High ROI students may include some of those things but you are making a far generalization.

Maybe, if I come at the end of the spectrum of what a Low ROI student is you can calibrate back to understand that there is A Lot you are leaving out.

A Low ROI student (on the far end of the scale) would attend UH, either full term or as a transfer and do NOTHING else associated with the University except for attending their minimal number of required classes, as a student, and definitely not do a SINGLE thing as an alum.

Supporting athletics is a very small % of the 100s of things a student/alum can do to connect with their University.

Actually, I know many Low ROI UH alums that ARE indeed college football fans…the thing is they choose to give their time/money/ attendance to Texas A&M, UT or LSU so that even debunks the fact that they have NO INTEREST in college athletics…just not of their alma mater.

As far as high academic attendees, I put Uh on my shortlist BECAUSE of it’s academics and no other reason. There were 3…1, 2, 3 schools in the entire state of Texas that offered an accredited undergraduate architecture program. UH was one of them but then again, I know a large % of my class mates that never stayed on campus a second longer than they had to and haven’t given back at all (time, money, mentorship, support, etc) since the day they graduated.

Support does NOT only mean supporting athletics.

Go buy a ticket and support a student play, concert, or other performance.

Go attend a lecture the University organized

Go attend a student art exhibit, architecture exhibit or some other event they are sharing.

Lots of people seem to incorrectly think High ROI means athletic support and Low ROI means no athletic support…that is a very narrow way at lookign at eh type of student we accept.

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Good. If we have more available housing then we can get more out of state students.

Ultimately, none of this will matter unless the school does a better job of keeping high profile professors with areas of focus that are in demand. Building more housing won’t fix that.

If we want to be an AAU school, then we need research. Period end of sentence. Right now we are on the low end. We should be aiming to get to $350M by end of this decade.

If people here want to help in this regard, talk to your politicians; call Sen. Cruz and Sen. Cornyn, soon to be Congressman Turner, and others. Those people will have more of an impact on increasing UH’s rankings than any on campus housing.

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I can’t imagine UH alums willingly giving $$ to TAMU or UT. I know some are fans of the football teams but to willingly give $$ is crazy to me!

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I know many.

To them, it’s more popular to be a part of that family.

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