Endeavors
CREaTE strives to provide fun, hands-on activities for our community to include Pre-K12 students and teachers, college students and faculty.
Professional Conferences - Student Experiences
"Dr. Golding…I was privileged to get an honorable mention! Again, thank you so much for your support; this wouldn’t have been possible without all your guidance." – Renata Ortega
ASEE Gulf Southwest Conference: “We received many positive comments on our research poster. Also, we were the only people there representing UTEP, which stood out to everyone!” - Christopher Camacho
Congratulations to Chris Camacho for receiving "BAE Division Best Paper Award" at the 2025 ASEE Annual Conference! Way to go Chris!
Chris Camacho and Helen Geller discuss "Mentoring in Engineering Education" at the ASEE Conference representing CREATE in Montreal!
“Always be open to advice from others, but what matters most is who you want to be, not merely what you want to do.” - Buzz AlDRIN
Way to go Isabel, Chris, Joseph, Angel, Reed, Joseph and Dante for representing CREATE at the EPCC STEAM Symposium. Spending your Saturday sharing your insights and experiences about your academic journey, what a way to inspire the next generation of future engineers and miners!
TCM!
Mentoring/Professional Development
Campus Outreach
New Student Orientation Time! Helen Geller and Annalisa Perez welcome incoming freshman talking about CREATE and the upcoming symposium.
Impactful and inspirational STEM leadership - shout out to Savannah Pitcher who planned, prepared and led a fun AI coding "Hands-On" Workshop for the CREATE Campus tour.
Pitcher shared: "This workshop is made to help introduce students to Generative AI and its uses. It covers how to formally write a Generative AI prompt, as well as editing it to elicit the correct output. By the end of the activity, students will have applied these skills to three different activities, enabling them to correctly write, identify, and edit the various components in their prompts, as well as the pros and cons of AI tools. Additionally, they'll delve into the field of cybersecurity, which enables them to understand how AI can be exploited and the necessity of taking proper precautions to prevent the exposure of sensitive information."
"Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It's about impact, influence and inspiration." - tony robbins
Pre-K12 outreach
CREATE SPONSORED ACTIVITIES
CREATE Academic Research and Professional Development Symposium...A great way to end the summer!
Gatherings
“If you're brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with another hello.” - Paulo Coelho
We wish Dr. Jennifer Jamison the very best on her new endeavor! THANK YOU Jennifer from our entire team for your major contributions. We know you will continue to impact so many minds learning about STEM.
Programs
STEMFuerte
Partnering, EPCC & UTEP foster success for first-time in college Hispanic and low-income students in STEM fields. Collaboratively, we advance access to excellent education for talented students with innovative and effective multidisciplinary STEM instruction plus targeted high-quality support resources, including mechanisms simplifying transferability. Coupled with developing experiential learning opportunities, STEMFUERTE leads to outstanding higher education outcomes, increasing the number of Hispanic and low-income students graduating with strong (“fuerte") STEM credentials transformative for our region.
STEMSHINE
The STEMSHINE program serves to increase student success in science, technology, engineering and math in ways that are inclusive of all students. Leveraging technology to fit today’s students’ needs and providing job-embedded professional growth, prepares our students for the jobs of the future. Gaming, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality and experiential learning are the focus of this program.
Tech-E
Tech-E is a community outreach program for K-12 students supporting and encouraging STEM and STEAM development. Through community outreach, students are able to learn and develop their skills in emerging technological industries such as coding, 3D printing, etc.
Tech-E Teach
Tech-E Teach is a mentorship program for teachers within STEM and STEAM fields. Tech-E Team offers creative ways for teachers to help students achieve their maximum potential both in and out of the classroom.
GAIA Makerspace
Makerspace at GAIA, provides learning opportunities for everyone by promoting an environment where you can imagine, create, and inspire. Located on the second floor of the UGLC room 202, it’s a space designed and dedicated to hands-on creativity with personalized learning. With an abundance of support, there’s an opportunity to network and find those with shared interests.
