UHD campus on the banks of Buffalo Bayou
Several months ago I reported that my alma mater where I received my bachelor’s degree, the University of Houston – Downtown, was contemplating changing the name of the university.
University president Max Castillo think our school needs a “new identity” to separate it from the nearby University of Houston.
The problem is that Mr. Castillo seems to be just about the only person who thinks our school should be renamed.
I oppose it. Almost every other alumni I’ve spoken to is opposed to it. And from all accounts, the current student body and faculty is opposed to the change.
But don’t let what the people who are vested in the school persuade you, Mr. Castillo.
Sadly, the U is still going ahead with their plans to change our school’s name.
At least the Regents had sense enough to shoot down Castillo’s recommended name change: Houston Metropolitan University.
Other names being thrown around: University of South Texas, University of Southeast Texas, and Gulf Coast State University.
To which I say: crap, crap, and more crap.
Regents will select a new name in February.
Why can’t people leave well enough alone?
I guess I should be thankful that they’re not considering renaming it to “Barrack Obama University in Houston”. Which wouldn’t surpise me, either.
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UPDATE:
Heh. After I wrote this, I started going through the comments at the Houston Chronicle, and sure enough…someone has suggested Obama University.
The best part is the “thumbs up” and “thumbs down” vote count.
This idiot wants to rename U of Houston-Downtown to Obama University.
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But was he wearing a B-HO t-shirt?
I can see your point about the name, but can also see a desire to differentiate from UH.
How about The City University of Houston?
/i know…shinola
i can see the point, but it should be like a addition to the name not a completely new name.
How about
Downtown
Academy
for
Houston’s
Occupational and
Organizational
Development
I think Florida has a Gulf Coast State University.
South Houston Institute of Technology?
THE ‘SH!T’ SANDWICHES! LOL
I can’t agree with you more. The University of Houston System very deliberately acquired the property of the previous institution in the ’70s, so I see no reason to make it the only school in the system NOT known as The University of Houston-(Something).
As for all the talk of confusion about UH and UH-D, nobody who is a student or serious about attending either of the schools has a problem recognizing them as distinct, independent campuses. Nobody who does business in or with the City of Houston confuses University of Houston with UH-D. This so-called confusion is a fabrication, I think.
I think if you look in to it, the system regents disqualified names like Houston Metropolitan University because that’s a label that really would compete with the brand and label of the University of Houston.
Thanks for your putting this page together in scrutiny of this really dumb potential move. I believe this is something that will eventually get scrapped, in part because some of Castillo’s preferred titles have already been blocked.
I have no connection to UH-D other than the fact that I took an SAT test in the “M and M Building,” in 1969. So, what do I know?
Still, I have a suggestion. Why not name it White Oak University? This is a nice sounding name, and it shouldn’t offend anyone.
It should be named Coke Stevenson University, after the late governor who lost the democratic primary for the US Senate in ’48 by 87 votes, in what was widely regarded as a crooked election result. Stevenson was a hugely popular governor, and was initially polling way ahead of then virtually unknown-LBJ.
We already have a Lamar University, Sam Houston State, Stephen F. Austin State,…well, you get the idea.
Houston University
HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
Have they decided on a new name? I hope that it’s not Houston State University. Because…you know…Houston’a city. Not a state.
How about Miriam A. Ferguson University of Houston ?