Gov. Abbott Appoints UT System Student Regent from UTEP
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed UTEP doctoral student Daniel R. Dominguez to a one-year term as Student Regent on The University of Texas System Board of Regents. He is the first UTEP student appointed to this position.
5 UTEP Faculty Members Recognized for Earning National Credential for Teaching Excellence
A quintet of faculty members from The University of Texas at El Paso were among 22 honorees from The University of Texas System institutions who were recognized for earning a national teaching credential through a UT System initiative to support student success.
UT System Regents Honor 2 UTEP Faculty as Outstanding Teachers
The University of Texas System Board of Regents announced July 1 that two UTEP faculty members will receive the group's Outstanding Teaching Award for their extraordinary performance and innovative instruction in the classroom.
Creating Champions: Cayla Payne Revels in Spotlight for UTEP Soccer
Cayla Payne wants to be on television one day. The redshirt-junior on the UTEP soccer team hopes to parlay her multimedia journalism degree into a career interviewing the highest-profile figures in sports.
UTEP In the Spotlight - Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
In a June 26, 2019 story, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education celebrates outgoing UTEP President Diana Natalicio and her adherence to the University’s long-standing tenets of access and excellence.
UTEP and El Paso Community Foundation Collaborate on Binational Survey
Despite an 18-foot-high steel bollard fence that separates El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, residents on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border consider each other neighbors and friends.
Gilman Scholarship to Support UTEP Students Abroad
A group of UTEP undergraduate students have been given greater access to study abroad opportunities for the Summer and Fall 2019 semesters through the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program.
UTEP Teacher Earns Grant to Promote Latinx Stories
Humanities Texas recently awarded a $5,000 grant to Kim McKean, assistant professor of theater at The University of Texas at El Paso, to present “En La Frontera: A Latinx New Works Festival” in spring 2020 in partnership with the Chamizal National Memorial.
UTEP Grant Targets Opioid Abuse in Rural Texas Counties
Thenral Mangadu, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of public health sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, has received federal funding to collaborate with a consortium of community partners on a plan for opioid use disorder (OUD) response in rural communities along the Texas-Mexico border.
UTEP Social Work Student Awarded Hogg Foundation Scholarship
Anthony Tellez, a graduate social work student at The University of Texas at El Paso, has been selected to receive the 2019 Ima Hogg Scholarship from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.
UTEP College of Business Administration Receives Bizzell Award
UTEP’s College of Business Administration (COBA) has been named the winner of the Southwestern Business Deans’ Association (SWBDA) 2019 Bobby G. Bizzell Innovative Achievement Award.
NEA Grant to Help UTEP Promote Latinx Literature
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $15,000 grant to The University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Theatre and Dance for activities tied to the annual Big Read on the Border set for spring 2020.
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Meet Azlyn
Azlyn Briana Calvillo began her academic journey outside El Paso, but The University of Texas at El Paso's burgeoning nursing program drew the Franklin High School graduate back to the Sun City.
Meet Dr. Fullerton
Tom Fullerton is renowned for his ability to pore over colossal amounts of numbers and use them to paint a picture of the economic health of the Paso del Norte region every year.
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