吉祥物的程序

During the 1980s, UHCL boasted an active intramural sports program. 球员和球迷 brought up the subject of a mascot, and 校友 Association leaders advocated naming 红肩鹰作为官方吉祥物. 然而，没有达成共识， 而UHCL在这十年结束时没有吉祥物.

In the spring of 1990, the university held a contest to identify an official mascot, 提供500美元的奖金. 的 only qualification was that the mascot could not be 关在笼子里的动物. By September, 10 semi-finalists emerged from the original 168 entries: Voyagers, Hurricanes, Comets, Lasers, Challengers, Clippers, Lakers, Waves, Explorers, 和鸭嘴兽. Students, faculty and staff were invited to choose one of the semi-finalists and submit a contest entry based on the name, including a drawing or pictorial representation, 吉祥物使用的口号、原理和想法.

In October of 1990, UHCL Executive Council narrowed the finalists to five, and Scott Martin's "Hurricanes" design was selected as the official mascot. 大学官员 expected the design to appear on all mascot paraphernalia and souvenirs, including T-shirts, representing the UHCL intercollegiate sports and recreation teams. 然而, implementation of the new mascot was derailed as the university community focused its attention on the search for a new president after the resignation of Dr. 托马斯。 1991年春天的斯托弗. Furthermore, the Texas State Legislature, facing a budget crisis, cut higher education funding, which led to the closing of the DAB and 文体部.

By fall 1992, the Hurricanes mascot had faded into obscurity.

In summer 1999, students planning the second annual Welcome 回来 to School Bash created an icon out of the blue and green UHCL logo to promote their planning efforts. 的 他们绘制的草图被称为“Blockie”.“这是大学的商标标志， Blockie was used by 学生参与及领导 to promote a range of activities 和事件. In addition to Blockie, the egret was often mistakenly recognized as the 大学吉祥物. Calls for an official UHCL mascot periodically occurred across campus, as seen in the UHCLidian – now 的 Signal - in 2001, 2007, 2008 and 2010.

• Selection of the Hawk as the official UHCL mascot
• Five-phase selection process with input from students, alumni, faculty, staff and 社区
• 成立大学吉祥物领导小组
• Call for a mascot from students, alumni, faculty and staff

• 展示港大鹰吉祥物的标志艺术

• Introduction of the the Hawk costumed character
• New UHCL mascot name revealed as 鹰猎人 during the annual I HEART UHCL festivities