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Celeb charity event to take place on UH campus Girl Power Weekend is happening at 7 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 28 in the University Center Houston Room. The event is a celebration with singer Kelly Rowland to support her new charity, I Heart Girlfriends. Other celebrity attendees include Brandy Norwood, La La Vazquez, and LeToya Luckett. Tickets are $20 at the door. The IHMG website states that this organization began in 2009 after Rowland spent the day visiting a high school in Houston, Texas. After taking some very interesting questions, Kelly decided she wanted to share the love she has with her girlfriends to the world. The website also states that IHMG is more than a foundation; it’s an empowerment movement for young women.
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UH faculty member selected as one of five to receive elite accounting award By Jesus Acevedo
THE DAILY COUGAR The 2010 Ernst & Young Inclusive Excellence Award has been given to accounting professor George Gamble for his work in improving minority diversity around the country at the college level. Ernst & Young is one of the top four public accounting firms in the country and has
been giving out the Young Inclusive Award for the past two years. “People have to nominate you and based upon the nomination, you get selected,” Gamble said. “There were 100 nominees, and they selected five winners… The first year I was a finalist and this year I was one of the five winners.” Gamble’s work in diversity includes mentoring faculty members, current and former students and encouraging them to strive to be their best. “I tell students don’t use who you are for an excuse that you can’t do it, overcome that,” Gamble said.
U.S. slips to No. 12 in college graduation rates
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The U.S. falls behind countries such as Canada, which has a 55.8 percent college grad rate, and South Korea with 55.5 percent. It’s even lower than the national average in Texas, at 31 percent of the population having a higher education degree. According to the report, local colleges are aware of the situation and are attempting to fix the numbers for the better.
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Good News Gospel Choir Bible Study & Choir Rehearsal The Good News Gospel Choir is looking for talented singers, musicians, praise dancers, steppers and mimes! Visit room 131 of the Moores School of Music at 7:15 p.m. International Student Welcome Night The International Christian Fellowship is welcoming new and returning international students. Check it out at the A.D. Bruce Religion Center, 2nd floor, at 7:15 p.m.
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KIAH-TV reported that the college graduation rate in the U.S. slipped to number 12 within the category of industrialized nations.
Gnocchi Night The Baptist Student Ministry will celebrate an Argentinian tradition by hosting a gnocchi night. Check it out if you have never tried gnocchi before at the BSM building located on the corner of Calhoun and University at 7 p.m.
He also said it is important for minority students to see minority faculty in front of them to give them an example of what can be achieved. Ten years ago Gamble was one of the founding members of KMPG’s minority program called the PhD Project, which helps minority graduates attain a doctorate by providing them with scholarships. Gamble has been teaching at the University since 1978 and holds a doctorate’s degree from Penn State University. Soon after graduating, he was recruited to UH by his Penn
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The C.T. Bauer College of Business launched its new official student-based website on Monday, Aug. 23. It was developed in order to encourage students to get involved and take pride in their school, as well as to provide practical and timely services to it’s students. “(MyBauerPride.com) was originally sparked by the University's 'You Are The Pride' campaign and a desire to Cougar pride within the college of business,” the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Business Programs Frank Kelley said. He helped develop the idea for the website and turned it into reality. The business school wanted a dynamic new website to encourage student participation and help keep students involved in their school. Staff and students worked together, referring to other school's websites to come up with a concept students greatly benefit from. Senior communications manager for the business school Jessica Navarro and the executive director of communications and marketing Chester Jacinto, work together with their communications team to develop content and update it in a timely manner. UH alumnus Joel Rivera helped design the site, shoot video and assisted with the promotional campaign. Some of the content includes videos and pictures BAUER continues on page 3
Alumni take part in new voting campaign By Gordon Furneaux
THE DAILY COUGAR A UH alumna is utilizing campus support to attract new voters for the upcoming election. Liana Lopez, the lead campus organizer for ReEnergize the Vote Campaign, is helping to secure their goal of 32,000 new voters
from students across the U.S. Lopez is confident that UH will produce the largest numbers of new student voters. “The campaign kicks off (with) UH, Houston Community College System, Rice University and Texas Southern University over these next few weeks,” Lopez said. “Two of the three Houston campaign organizers are UH alumni and they brag
that Cougars will come in with the highest numbers of all the colleges.” As an organizer, Lopez realizes and is aiming to make the most of the flooding numbers of new eligible voters. “In 2008, young people turned out to vote in record numbers. More than 22 million 18-to-29 year olds cast ballots VOTING continues on page 3