November 17, 2017
University of Houston Evaluates Harvey Response
University of Houston system schools are evaluating their responses to Hurricane Harvey – and determining how they can better prepare for the next storm.
Nearly 3 feet of floodwater entered the University of Houston-Downtown’s police dispatch center during Hurricane Harvey, and administrators now say the center’s location must change. The University of Houston – which saw one dormitory flood in the storm – says it needs to better plan for evacuations of campus residence halls.
And the University of Houston-Victoria, who needed to evacuate its campus during Harvey, now says it needs an emergency shelter for students and memorandums of understanding with other schools to share housing during emergencies.