Illustration of the new student services building by Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, L.P.

The ceremony, called the Big Dig, was planned as an informal ceremony to thank current and former students for their help in planning and financing the building. The ceremony will focus on the dedication of the ground.

"We are fortunate to have so many cultures represented at our university," said Darlene Biggers, associate vice president for student services and dean of students. "In the [ceremony] program booklet, we are going to describe how some cultures dedicate new ground and [at the site] we are going to perform parts of the ceremonies."

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UHCL hosts President's Cabinet Annual Dinner
by Shirley Wilson
UHCLIDIAN STAFF
The university recognized the contributions of community and business leaders, and honored three members with awards at the President's Cabinet Annual Dinner Nov. 7 at Bay Oaks Country Club.

Tulsi Saral received the President's Cabinet Leadership Award, Ann and Dick Trask received the President's Cabinet Philanthropy Award.

At the dinner, William A. Staples, university president, congratulated the cabinet members for helping to increase current endowments at the university to 111 from 43 in 1996. He added that the goal is to increase endowments to 120 and the level of money in endowments to $10 million by the end of March.

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