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Hawk Emergency Fund provides students resources amid COVID-19
The Hawk Emergency Fund is a funding program available for students of the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) who find themselves in unavoidable emergency situations that place their college careers at risk, such as extenuating…
Spring 2020 commencement ceremony to be conducted virtually
With the continued spread of COVID-19, the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) has made the decision to forego a traditional in-person commencement ceremony. Spring 2020 graduates are invited to participate in a virtual commencement…
VIDEO: Staying active during COVID-19
Staying active is important because it provides many health benefits for our physical and mental health. It can also be done from the comfort of your own home, for example, here are four ways to stay active while maintaining social…
EXPLAINER: Zoom disruptions cause for reevaluation of app usage
Zoom has been one of the go-to apps during the COVID-19 global pandemic. The company, unfortunately, fell short on privacy and security expectations. Users began to experience incidents dubbed as “Zoombombing."
INFOGRAPHIC: Comparing video conferencing apps
There are many options in video conferencing applications. Some are having difficulty adjusting to the high volume of participants. Here are fsix apps with identifiers showing how they compare to each other.
UHCL stays connected remotely to others during COVID-19
With the rapid spread of COVID-19, people all over the world have been told to stay at home to curb the transmission of the disease, this includes the closure of non-essential businesses and stopping all non-essential travel.
EXPLAINER: COVID-19 sidelines various sports games and seasons
Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic March 17, the world has been affected in different ways. One of the changes society had to adapt to is the lack of professional sports. Read on to learn more about how…
Common Reader Program reveals new book for 2020-2021
The Common Reader Program held a Big Reveal event April 28 via Zoom and announced Wes Moore’s “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates” as the book selection for 2020-2021.
INFOGRAPHIC: Understanding how the Census works
The first United States Census took place in 1790 with a door to door count by the U.S. Marshals. Over two hundred years later, the 2020 Census is the first time that the survey can be taken online, alongside via phone or email. Here are…
UHCL implements interim grading policy for spring 2020 semester
On April 1 the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) announced an interim grading policy for the Spring 2020 semester in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the necessity for UHCL to move all of its classes online. The policy allows…