(08-19-2019 08:10 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(08-17-2019 12:06 AM)_C2_ Wrote:  What about UTMB-Galveston?

One of the biggest mistakes UH ever made was not taking in the Texas State name while they had the chance. Way more of a regional and national appeal.

Another is having a system with branch campus' that leach off of the central campus' name and reputation. I just heard a UHCL student brag like he went to UH this past night. UH should drop them and the rest be known as Houston Suburban or something.

Texas Southern was known as Texas ST. for a while. There were good reasons not to take that name. North Texas talked about it but didn't do it.

But UNT would have worked as Texas State if they adopted the Armadillo as their mascot

(08-19-2019 03:07 AM)_C2_ Wrote:  My point is that he made a comment as if he went to UH off Cullen (i.e. the central school). Many UH alums take high offense to the other system schools (especially Downtown) doing that because a UH degree has always meant more and worse yet, a traditionally open access school like UHD (not so much others but they've also been guilty) has embarrassed the central school in the workplace and employers thought UH was a school that anyone could get into.

UH-Downtown or even UH-Clear Lake sounds like a campus extension or center instead of a stand alone school no matter how I consciously know otherwise. I've known it my whole life yet I still subconsciously think of all three as university centers.

Yes, I can see your point if he was intentionally misleading someone. I’m just not sure why he would do so. I get to U of H every semester but UHCL every other. Maybe as it grows I may change that. I don’t bother with UHD because our content is too high a level for that school.

(08-19-2019 03:18 PM)texasorange Wrote:  

(08-19-2019 03:07 AM)_C2_ Wrote:  My point is that he made a comment as if he went to UH off Cullen (i.e. the central school). Many UH alums take high offense to the other system schools (especially Downtown) doing that because a UH degree has always meant more and worse yet, a traditionally open access school like UHD (not so much others but they've also been guilty) has embarrassed the central school in the workplace and employers thought UH was a school that anyone could get into.

UH-Downtown or even UH-Clear Lake sounds like a campus extension or center instead of a stand alone school no matter how I consciously know otherwise. I've known it my whole life yet I still subconsciously think of all three as university centers.

Yes, I can see your point if he was intentionally misleading someone. I’m just not sure why he would do so. I get to U of H every semester but UHCL every other. Maybe as it grows I may change that. I don’t bother with UHD because our content is too high a level for that school.

If you live in the Clear Lake area (as most of my relatives do), when they say UH, you ask, UHCL or the main campus?

It actually would make sense as a "university center." The aerospace down there could have some synergy with departments on Cullen Blvd.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/higher-e...t-50-years

If UHCL is following the path set by UT Dallas (and they have also added freshman where once they were junior, senior and graduate level courses) that synergy may come into play. Not for the U of H main campus, but to UH Clear Lake.