Annual Reporting
The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) advances UTEP’s mission by fostering meaningful student learning, faculty scholarship, and university-community partnerships through civic and community engagement. Each year, the CCE supports a diverse portfolio of academic and co-curricular programs that create reciprocal impact—enhancing student success while addressing community priorities. The highlights below reflect the collective efforts and achievements of students, faculty, staff, and community partners during the 2024–2025 academic year.
Program Highlights
Academic Engagement
- 1,548 students enrolled in community-engaged academic courses.
- Contributed a total of 17,979 engagement hours.
- 63 courses supported through CCE across Liberal Arts, Science, and Education.
- Many courses designated with CEL transcript recognition.
Co-Curricular Service
- 6,531 students participated in co-curricular community engagement activities.
- 43,435 total hours logged across all UTEP colleges.
- Top colleges by hours:
- Liberal Arts: 6,997 hours
- Engineering: 4,796 hours
- Health Sciences: 4,419 hours
Faculty Scholarship & Grants
- 85+ faculty integrated community engagement into their teaching or research.
- 4 community-engaged faculty grant partnerships totaling $77,700.
- $17,500 in additional programmatic grants secured.
- Faculty presented at 10+ conferences and contributed to engaged scholarship publications.
Community Partnerships
- 197 active community partners across programs.
- Partnership breakdown:
- 60 academic course partners
- 30 internship sites
- 120 volunteer locations
- 5 new partnerships launched in 2024–25, including La Nube and Big Brothers Big Sisters.
- Top partner: El Pasoans Fighting Hunger (2,908 hours contributed).
Institutional Milestones
- Submitted UTEP’s 2026 application for the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification.
- Hosted 31 voter registration events, registering over 1,000 students.
- Earned national honors: Voter Friendly Campus and ALL IN Most Engaged Campus.
- Integrated engagement data systems (CUE, Minetracker, Faculty Success) for institutional reporting.
- Supported 20+ external grant proposals through consultations and letters of support.
Reporting Outcomes
Downloadable Reports:
2024-2025 CCE Impact Summary
2023-2024 CCE Impact Summary
2022-2023 CCE Impact Summary
Downloadable yearly reports include:
- Academic engagement data: student numbers and hours
- Cocurricular service metrics
- Faculty engagement and grant summaries
- Partner organization highlights
- Institutional impact and recognition milestones