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Helping new UHD transfer students Finish Strong

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The Accelerated Transfer Academy (ATA) provides qualified transfer students with career development support and an enhanced transfer experience. As part of the program, students have dedicated academic, success and career coaches who help to navigate students' major toward a chosen career path, internship opportunities and financial support. In addition, Peer Mentors with experience transferring to UHD are at ATA Scholars' disposal to provide guidance and support throughout the program. ATA is a great way to build friendships and network with other transfer students at UHD!

ATA is focused on three main areas:
1. Career Identification & Planning
2. Academic Success
3. Student Engagement & Community Building

In order to join the ATA program, you must be a new transfer student during the summer 2021 or fall 2021 semesters. Enter the password in order to join. The password can be found in the ATA Summer 2021 New Student Portal. You may email ATA@uhd.edu if you have questions.

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The Community Work-Study and Internship Program is a branch of the Federal College Work-Study Program operated by CCESL.

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The program is dual-purposed—provides temporary, part-time employment for UHD students with a financial need and meets the needs of the community through designated 'partner' organizations in Houston.

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The Community Scholars Program is a comprehensive program to promote student success inside and outside the classroom. Students in this program will benefit from advising, mentoring tutoring, and career services.

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Students will have opportunities to participate in service activities at the university, in local, regional and international communities, attend seminars, and go on field trips and service trips. Students may conduct projects and present at conferences.

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The Gator Success Institute provides assistance and opportunities for all freshman and sophomore students so that they will persist in college and reach their full potential as independent learners. The Institute advocates for freshmen and sophomores both individually and collectively and serves as the hub of activities for the First-Year and Second-Year Experience Programs.

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GatorServe is a UHD tradition that brings together UHD students, staff, faculty, friends, families and community partners to complete projects in service of our neighbors. GatorServe is held on both Martin Luther King Jr. Day and September 11th as they are National Days of Service.

GatorServe volunteers are prepared to help homeowners, small business owners, non-profits, schools and other community entities with a variety of small tasks. Some examples would be gardening, painting, assisting with household chores, setting up or taking down seasonal decorations or electronics, general cleanup, power washing, small construction projects and so on.

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The Office of Study Abroad at UHD works to promote the
variety of study abroad programs and internships that
are available to all UHD students. The office organizes
study abroad fairs, information sessions, and other
events throughout the semester to provide information
on the benefits of studying abroad and how to start the
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The UHD Scholars Academy (SA) is an academically, competitive program in the College of Sciences and Technology (CST) that promotes scholarship and student success for UHD undergraduate students majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). We aim to increase the number of students graduating with degrees in the STEM fields, as well as the number of students pursuing graduate and professional degrees.

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The UHD Scholars Academy offers a high-quality education through smaller classes, faculty mentoring, modern labs, hands-on experience and flexible course options. Scholars have the opportunity to participate in special extracurricular activities, research internships, community service and STEM-related seminars/field trips. Each student is awarded a scholarship on average of $3,000 - $4,000 per academic year. Summer stipends are also granted for research participation. In addition, Academy members may apply and receive additional financial assistance, such as the TEXAS grant and Hispanic Scholarship Fund. Completion of the FAFSA is required (where citizenship status allows).