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University Oaks, Houston
University Oaks is a subdivision in southeast Houston with approximately 240 homes located adjacent to the University of Houston. It is bounded by Wheeler Avenue to the north, South MacGregor Way to the south, Calhoun Road to the east, and Cullen Boulevard to the west.University Oaks " ''Harris County''. Retrieved on April 5, 2009. History University Oaks was first platted in 1939 and the land that the subdivision occupies was formerly owned by . The original deed included a that restricted homeowners from selling or leasing their houses to any ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Middle School (Houston)
James D. Ryan Middle School was a secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States. The Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan, a magnet middle school, now occupies the campus. The school, which served grades 6 through 8, is a part of the Houston Independent School District. It served much Third Ward area and a very small portion of Midtown Houston. The campus is south of Downtown Houston, and in proximity to the University of Houston. History After Yates High School relocated from 2610 Elgin to 3703 Sampson in 1958, Ryan Colored Junior High School opened in Yates's former location. Ryan was named after the first principal of Yates High.Kellar, William Henry. '' Make Haste Slowly: Moderates, Conservatives, and School Desegregation in Houston''. Texas A&M University Press, 1999. , 9781603447188. p31(Google Books PT12). Some older maps referred to the school as Yates Junior High School. Allan Turner of the ''Houston Chronicle'' said that the building served as an " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Ward, Houston
Third Ward is an area of Houston, Texas, United States, that evolved from one of the six historic wards of the same name. It is located in the southeast Houston management district. Third Ward, located inside the 610 Loop is immediately southeast of Downtown Houston and to the east of the Texas Medical Center. The ward became the center of Houston's African-American community. Third Ward is nicknamed "The Tre". Robert D. Bullard, a sociologist teaching at Texas Southern University, stated that Third Ward is "the city's most diverse black neighborhood and a microcosm of the larger black Houston community."Wood, Roger. '' Down in Houston: Bayou City Blues'' (Issue 8 of Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture). 2003, University of Texas Press. 1st Edition. , 978029278663971 History Soon after the 1836 establishment of Houston, the City Council established four wards as political subdivisions of the city. The original Third Ward district extended south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academic Enclaves
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece. Etymology The word comes from the ''Academy'' in ancient Greece, which derives from the Athenian hero, ''Akademos''. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning. The sacred space, dedicated to the goddess of wisdom, Athena, had formerly been an olive grove, hence the expression "the groves of Academe". In these gardens, the philosopher Plato conversed with followers. Plato developed his sessions into a method of teaching philosophy and in 387 BC, established what is known today as the Old Academy. By extension, ''academia'' has come to mean the accumulation, de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Case Keenum
Casey Austin Keenum (born February 17, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Houston, where he became the NCAA's all-time leader in total passing yards, touchdowns, and completions. In the 2008 college football season, Keenum ranked first nationally in total offense and second in total passing yards. During the 2011 season, Keenum became the Football Bowl Subdivision's all-time leader in total offense, as well as the all-time leader in total passing yards and touchdown passes by an FBS quarterback. As a result of his on-field contributions to Houston's success, Keenum was named to several All-American lists. He is the only quarterback in Division I FBS football history to have passed for more than 5,000 yards in each of three seasons. After being signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2012, Keenum threw for 1,760 yards and 9 touchdowns in the eight games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Brown-Guillory
Elizabeth Brown-Guillory is an academic, playwright, and performing artist. She is a former professor of English at the University of Houston and is now the Dean of Texas Southern University's Thomas F. Freeman Honors College. Career Brown-Guillory has had twelve plays produced in Washington D.C., New York City, Los Angeles, Denver, New Orleans, Houston, Cleveland, and Chicago. Her plays include ''Bayou Relics, ''Snapshots of Broken Dolls'', ''Mam Phyllis'', ''La Bakair'', ''When the Ancestors Call'', and ''The Break of Day''. Ten of her plays have been published in ''Black Drama: 1850 to Present'', an on-line collection of 1,200 plays by Blacks. Her book, ''Their Place on the Stage'' has been described as "a reference work important to anyone studying black women playwrights or black drama". Brown-Guillory was formerly professor of English at the University of Houston The University of Houston (UH) is a Public university, public research university in Houston, Texas. Found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Lewis
Guy Vernon Lewis II (March 19, 1922 – November 26, 2015) was an American basketball player and coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at the University of Houston from 1956 to 1986. Lewis led his Houston Cougars to five appearances in the Final Four of the NCAA tournament, in 1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, and 1984. His 1980s teams, nicknamed Phi Slama Jama for their slam dunks, were runners-up for the national championship in back-to-back seasons in 1983 and 1984. He was inducted into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013. Coaching career Born in Arp, Texas, Lewis was on the basketball and football teams of Arp High School.Ashley Southall, "Storied basketball coach helped integrate game", ''Honolulu Star-Advertiser'' (via the ''New York Times''; November 27, 2015), p. B4. After serving in World War II, Lewis enrolled at the University of Houston on the GI Bill. He played center and forward on Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UH South/University Oaks
UH South/University Oaks is a light rail station in Houston, Texas, on the Purple Line of the METRORail system. It is on Wheeler Avenue near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on the south side of the University of Houston campus by University Oaks University Oaks is a Subdivision (land), subdivision in southeast Houston with approximately 240 homes located adjacent to the University of Houston. It is bounded by Wheeler Avenue to the north, South MacGregor Way to the south, Calhoun Ro .... UH South/University Oaks station opened on May 23, 2015. References METRORail stations Railway stations in Texas at university and college campuses Railway stations in the United States opened in 2015 2015 establishments in Texas University of Houston Railway stations in Harris County, Texas {{Houston-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
METRORail Purple Line
The Purple Line is a METRORail light rail/streetcar route operated by METRO in Houston, Texas, serving Southeast Houston. The line opened on May 23, 2015. Route The Purple Line begins at its northern terminus at Smith Street with split tracks on Capitol and Rusk Streets. The northbound track will run along Capitol Street in downtown, while its southbound counterpart will run down Rusk Street. Both of these downtown sections involve street running in mixed traffic like a traditional streetcar line. Four of the line's stations will be in downtown with stops at Smith, Main, Fannin, and Crawford. Transfers to the Red Line will occur at the Fannin Station. Before crossing I-69/US 59 the 2 tracks converge to run together on Texas into the East End where it and the Green Line diverge after EaDo/Stadium Station, which has access to the PNC Stadium, the home venue of the Texas Southern Tigers football, Houston Dynamo & Houston Dash. From here, the line continues southward towards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harris County Hospital District
The Harris Health System, previously the Harris County Hospital District (HCHD), is a governmental entity with taxing authority that owns and operates three hospitals and numerous clinics throughout Harris County, Texas, United States, including the city of Houston. The entity's administrative offices are in Bellaire, Texas. Harris Health System is an integrated delivery system that provides healthcare services open to all residents of Harris County, Texas. It is the first accredited healthcare institution in Harris County to be designated as an NCQA Medical Home and one of the largest in the country. History The Harris County Hospital District was created by voter referendum on November 20, 1965 and was formally designated as a political subdivision with taxing authority on January 1, 1966. Its creation is largely attributed to the publication of Jan de Hartog's novel ''The Hospital'', which described the horrific conditions of the Jefferson Davis Charity Hospital. The new d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Medical Center
The Texas Medical Center (TMC) is a medical district and neighborhood in south-central Houston, Texas, United States, immediately south of the Museum District and west of Texas State Highway 288. Over 60 medical institutions, largely concentrated in a triangular area between Brays Bayou, Rice University, and Hermann Park, are members of the Texas Medical Center Corporation—a non-profit umbrella organization—which constitutes the largest medical complex in the world. The TMC has an extremely high density of clinical facilities for patient care, basic science, and translational research. The Texas Medical Center employs over 106,000 people, hosts 10 million patient encounters annually, and has a gross domestic product of US$25 billion. Over the decades, the TMC has expanded south of Brays Bayou towards NRG Park, and the organization has developed ambitious plans for a new "innovation campus" south of the river. The Medical Center / Astrodome area, highly populated with medical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
