It’s a marketing issue on our end.
Khator knows this.
She started advertising on billboards in other cities out of state but we have to do more.
Being in the P4 helps…last night helped!
But we must start marketing ourselves as UT v2.0…a Houston version.
THAT is attractive to out of state kids.
If Texas kids go to B1G schools in Frozen climates or academically inferior SEC schools in dirt poor states…why cant the opposite happen?
We need a marketing plan!
“Hey everyone! Come to UT 2.0 instead of UT 1.0!!!”
Come on dude lol…
More like why aren’t the self proclaimed Mr. UHs, like Tilman Fertitta or Matt Thomas, sending their children to other Universities?
I know…their choice but that’s the whole point…
They see UH and say…Nah, im good…im headed to School XYZ
Who cares where they send their kids to school
Stop pocket watching
Yes, UT 1.0 cant accept all so we are there to be the bookend option, in Houston
Ambitious…i know…but that’s our DREAM ceiling!
We can do it!
Uhhhhh…that’s what this whole thread is about…lol
Why we aren’t and how we transform into a more Traditional Campus with more high ROI students.
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What you’re ignoring is that with A&M there was demand that preceded that. Women were actively petitioning A&M to be admitted. If there were bunch of traditional students who were begging to attend UH, they could instead just enroll. There’s not a transformation needed.
Much in the same way, if there were demand for an entertainment district at UH, the market would solve for that in the same way it has at other schools that have them. The fact that businesses on and adjacent to campus can’t stay open pretty strongly indicates that there’s no such demand. If you disagree, you’re free to open one. There’s no zoning in this city; if you think we need and would support some entertainment option that doesn’t already exist, go for it.
Yes, and that requires advancing academically first.
University districts, “traditional students”, etc is meaningless otherwise we just turn into Texas State… screw that like the DJ
As long as we continue striving academically, then the change in culture will come naturally
I love UH the way it is and where it’s headed. Whatever the UH is that you’re wanting it to be is highly unlikely or generations away from it being a reality, and who even knows what universities in general will look like by then.
If you’re so offended by UH’s status or the kids that attend UH, then you should’ve went somewhere else.
By the way, if I see you calling any kid or student “Low ROI” or “High ROI” again I’m putting you on ignore.
That’s incredibly disrespectful and immature.
Or, as a Traditional Student when i attended UH, fight to create more of us.
We DESERVE a voice at our University.
I’d say there were maybe 5% Traditional Students when i attended in the late 90s/Early 2000s right around the time we hired a PRO TRADITIONAL PRESIDENT to drastically change our reputation.
Maybe, you should have gone to HCC or Lone Star where 100% of studehts are commuters…your utopia
I’ll continue to fight the good fight, along side Renu Khator, that includes against dinosaur marrow minded people like yourself
There you go again lumping her in with you and assuming (with no evidence) that she wants what you want
Please do…I don’t need to argue with Low Roi defending people like you!
Ive provided DOZENS of examples of her vision.
Im not going to continue to do it…ill just leave this
I don’t think a “High ROI” would pretend to be 2 different people on a message board
You’re ignored goodbye
Have you read the article? I know you’ve posted it a half dozen times in this thread, but there’s literally not even once in the article where she actually uses the word “commuter;” that’s used exactly once by the author, not by her. The only complaint offered about the student body is that they don’t graduate enough, and there’s no indication whatsoever that turning UH into your vision of it is her plan.
Rice Village is successful because it is surrounded by Southampton, Southgate, West U, Southside Place, Boulevard Oaks and in close proximity to major employment centers like the TMC and Greenway Plaza.
I lived 5 blocks away for years and you rarely see Rice kids there. Most of the more affordable and fun places are long gone. Two Rows, Gingerman, Texadelphia, and the porn theater are long gone. Yes, there used to be a porn theater.
There’s not enough income around UH for any developer to risk opening a retail district.
Timeline of UofH Shift Toward a Traditional University
2008: Renu Khator becomes President & Chancellor. Begins campaign to elevate UH’s national profile and shift the campus away from being commuter-oriented.
2010–2011: Carnegie Tier-One Designation. UH designated as a “university with very high research activity.” A major step in aligning UH with other traditional flagship institutions.
2011–2015: Campus Expansion/Student Housing Growth. Construction of new residence halls, dining commons, and student centers. By mid-2010s, on-campus housing capacity expanded beyond 8,000+ beds — a deliberate shift away from commuter culture.
2016: Tilman Fertitta Donates $20 million. Leads the renovation of Hofheinz Pavilion into the Fertitta Center ($60M total). “Upgrading our athletics facilities shows we are serious about competing at the highest levels.” – Tilman Fertitta. Athletics facilities become a major recruiting tool, enhancing school spirit and a traditional campus feel.
2017–2020: Strategic Push for Conference Expansion. Fertitta publicly advocates for UH’s inclusion in a Power 5 conference. “The University of Houston is going to get into one of the big conferences. It’s just a matter of time.” – Tilman Fertitta. Renu Khator increases academic standards, Higher admissions benchmarks and stronger faculty recruitment. Graduation and retention rates improve.
2020: Centennial Master Plan Announced. Khator launches a committee to reimagine campus for UH’s 100th anniversary (2027). Includes a new residential hall, expanded dining commons, revamped University Drive, and Centennial Plaza as a student hub. “Our centennial plan is a transformative project… having a welcoming campus that everyone can be proud of is paramount.” – Renu Khator.
2021: Big XII Conference Invitation Accepted. UH secures entry into a major athletic conference, ending decades of being left out. Aligns athletics identity with more traditional peer schools.
2025: Endowment Nearly Doubles. Fertitta’s leadership on the Board of Regents credited with helping UH nearly double its endowment over the past decade. UH System endowment ~ $1.11 billion, UH campus ~ $862 million. Texas University Fund (TUF) - State legislature & voters approve $3.9B fund to support UH and other research universities — boosting UH’s long-term Tier-1 competitiveness.
4 percent of TAMU students are out of state and 10 per at UT Austin. In 1968, TAMUs enrollment was probably 13,000 and was probably 25000 in the mid ‘70s. They started attracting many more urban students and as you’ve stated TAMU benefited from opening the doors to women many years earlier. Then they lifted the enrollment cap and are approaching 80,000 students. I believe lifting the enrollment cap has had a significant impact on UH.
Having been in grad school at TAMU from 75-79 I can confirm that there was a mass exodus out of College Station except on football weekends during that period. There appears to be more to do now than then.
Accounting for undergraduates only at the College Station Campus alone.
57659 students, with 2836 of them out of state. So just about 5%.
Just like 5% of the student body is from the BCS area.
And ~30% from the GHA. ~15% from the ATX/SATX patch, ~20% from the DFW area. ~5% from south texas.
That’s about 80% of the student body, the remaining 20% can be taken from all the counties around the state. You’ve got El Paso county with a population of 875k, but only 256 students from the area (whereas there are 90 from there that went to UH).
The demographics have to be taken into account, too. TAMU probably accepts many more students than UH does, but look into the deomgraphic makeup and see who chooses TAMU vs who chooses Houston. TAMU is 52% white, 25% hispanic/latino, and 13% asian, 3% black.
UH is 38% hispanic, 23% asian, 16% white, and 12% black.
TAMU counts their students weirdly, though. Fall 2021 to Fall 2022 saw a 12k student GAIN just at their “College Station Campus”.
Bet Cullen Enrico lives outside the loop lol
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