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NEWS

Dean backs new schedule
Some students believe the Bauer College of Business is taking a step back by cutting night classes for undergraduate students in the fall, but business Dean Arthur Warga said the move is a step toward strengthening the college's accreditation, adding that splitting up graduates and undergraduates is a more ideal way to run the program.
 

Former UH sports info director is dead at 75
Jack Scott, sports information director at UH from 1949-60, died April 12 after a long illness, the Athletics Department reported. Scott graduated from the University and, after leaving his post at UH Athletics, became the first publicity director for the Houston Oilers. He spent almost 10 years with the Oilers and then embarked on a 30-year advertising career in Houston.
 

UH team takes first in sales competition
In 2001, the Bauer College of Business' Program for Excellence in Selling placed third in the National Collegiate Sales Competition. In 2002, the program didn't even make the top 10. In 2003, it ranked seventh.
 

UH may write off paper communication, official says
The University is planning to phase out printed mail in favor of e-mail as its official means of correspondence with students, a move that could save time and money. The switch is still in the planning stage because the provost's office still has to develop policies governing both the change to and the operation of e-mail-based communication, said Brian McKinney, director of academic program management.