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UPCOMING EVENTS

Cougar Power Hour: Connecting & Collaborating

Join the Bauer College Alumni Association for Cougar Power Hour April 16, where you can win prizes, make new connections and learn how to get involved.

📅April 16, 2025
⌚ 6 - 8 p.m.
📍 Ducky McShweeney's
2025 Post Oak Blvd., Ste. B,
Houston, TX 77056

For more information, click here.

2nd Annual Bauer Family Picnic: Pitch, Picnic & Play

Join the Bauer College Alumni Association for their second annual family picnic on May 3 as UH Baseball takes on Utah. Meet up with friends, and make new ones ahead of the game, then stay to cheer on the Coogs!

📅May 3, 2025
⌚ 2:30 p.m. (game starts at 7 p.m.)
📍 Athletics Alumni Center near the baseball fields
3204 Cullen Blvd.
Houston, TX 77204
Cost: $15

For more information, click here.

Save the Date: Trivia Night on May 18

Mark your calendar now as Bauer College Alumni Association, in partnership with the Hobby School of Public Affairs alumni association, hosts a trivia night against Rice University.

Stay tuned for more details.

📅 May 18, 2025
⌚ 3 - 6 p.m.
📍 Second Draught at The Ion
4201 Main St., Suite 130
Houston, TX 77002

Click here to RSVP.

Save the Date: Welcome New Bauer Alumni on May 21

Come out and welcome the newest members of the Bauer Alumni family on May 21 during Cougar Power Hour! Network, get involved and more!

📅 May 21, 2025
⌚ 6 - 8 p.m.
📍 Christian's Tailgate - Heights
2820 White Oak
Houston, TX 77007

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LATEST NEWS

UH Names Xianjun Geng as New Dean

Following a nationwide search, the University of Houston has named Xianjun Geng as the next dean for the C. T. Bauer College of Business.

Geng comes to UH and Bauer College from Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business, where he served as Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Professor of Management Science, and Freeman School Distinguished Chair in Business. He will officially arrive at UH on May 1.

Ranking Recognition

Poets&Quants now ranks Bauer’s undergraduate program among the Top 15 public business schools on a new list of the Best Undergraduate Business Schools of 2025.

Bauer's BBA climbed to No. 40 for the overall ranking and improved in subcategories for admissions standards (No. 29 up from No. 37 last year) and academic experience (No. 42 up from No. 47).

Empowering Careers

When Mythili Chaganti (MBA ‘19) set out to advance her career in the energy sector, she knew that technical expertise alone wouldn’t be enough.

To drive meaningful change, she needed business acumen, leadership skills and strategic insight — enter the MBA program at Bauer College.