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Llanette Garcia loves to spend a significant amount of time in the great outdoors with her family and friends when she is not working on pursuing her B.A. in Communication. She also enjoys binge-watching TV shows in her spare time.

Campus News

Data reveals UHCL courses with top enrollment and semester credit hours

Llanette Garcia Dec 2, 2019 0

The University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) opened its doors to 1,096 students in 1974. Originally created as a way for NASA employees to pursue higher education in close proximity to Johnson Space Center, UHCL now offers over 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs within four colleges to more than 9,000 enrolled students.

VIDEO: On-campus food pantry provides support to students

Llanette Garcia Nov 11, 2019 0

The items available in the pantry include canned goods, non-perishables, toiletries, and school supplies. All UHCL and UH-Pearland students are welcome to visit the food pantry and collect the items they need. For more information, visit…

AdultingWithTheSignal

COMMENTARY: One step forward and two steps back

Llanette Garcia Oct 28, 2019 0

Unpaid internships are intended to help students gain knowledge, experience and make connections in their field while minimizing costs to organizations. Unpaid internships are legal, but they must meet certain requirements to assure interns…

Multimedia

QUIZ: What is the best Halloween costume for you and your boo?

Llanette Garcia Oct 14, 2019 0

There is a lot to do in the month of October with Halloween around the corner. Celebrating with your significant other by coordinating your costumes to attend events such as costume contests, festivals and trick-or-treating makes it so much…

Campus Life

Miguel A. Gonzalez becomes first Hispanic dean in UHCL’s 45 year history

Llanette Garcia Sep 30, 2019 0

New University of Houston–Clear Lake (UHCL) College of Science and Engineering (CSE) Dean, Miguel A. Gonzalez, has been a part of the University of Houston System since the beginning of his career and considers the move to UHCL a…

Infographics

INFOGRAPHIC: The rising cost of higher education in Texas

Llanette Garcia Sep 16, 2019 0

College tuition is rising at a faster rate than inflation. In the last two decades, the cost of college in the United States has increased by an average of 113% while the average household income rose by about 51%. Here are some…