Calendar of Events
Sunday, October 1
8th Annual Miner Dash 5K Run/3K Walk and Family Fitness Fiesta
8 a.m. – noon
Centennial Plaza
Registration required: minerdash.utep.edu
SGA Homecoming Pageant
5 – 8 p.m.
Magoffin Auditorium
Tuesday, October 3
English Department Homecoming Reception
3 - 4:30 p.m.
Hudspeth Hall, Foyer
RSVP required: maveytia@utep.edu
Wednesday, October 4
Miner Morning Mania
5 – 8 a.m.
Glory Road parking lot (north of Sun Bowl Stadium)
Lip Sync Battle
noon
Union Plaza Stage
Physics Homecoming Lunch & Physics Circus
1 – 4 p.m.
Physical Sciences Building, Back Patio & Room 321
RSVP required: kcarmona@utep.edu or ayrodriguez2@utep.edu
Gold Nugget & Friends of the College of Health Sciences Reception
4 – 5:30 p.m.
Health Sciences and Nursing Building, Curlin Plaza
Invitation required
Thursday, October 5
School of Nursing Gold Nugget Breakfast
7:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Health Sciences and Nursing Building, 2nd Floor Terrace
Invitation required
UTEP Alumni Association Past Presidents' Breakfast
8:30 – 10 a.m.
Peter and Margaret de Wetter Center
Invitation required
College of Science Homecoming Breakfast
9 – 10:30 a.m.
Chemistry and Computer Science Building, 2nd Floor Lobby
Discovering Biology at UTEP
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Biological Sciences Building, Room 2.168
UTEP SGA Past Presidents' Luncheon
11 a.m. – noon
Peter and Margaret de Wetter Center
Invitation required
Math Department Alumni Homecoming Social Lunch
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Bell Hall, Conference Room 125
Pep Rally
noon
Centennial Plaza
College of Liberal Arts 2017 Gold Nugget Reception
3 – 5 p.m.
Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts
RSVP required: 915-747-7016
Golden Grads Welcome Reception and Check-in
3 – 5 p.m.
Peter and Margaret de Wetter Center
Fessinger-Springer Lecture by Allen Gilmer, 2017 UTEP Distinguished Alumni,
“Treasure Hunting in the Digital Age”
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Geological Sciences Building, Room 123
Free
College of Business Administration Outstanding Alumni Reception
4:30 – 6 p.m.
Geological Sciences Building, Geology Reading Room 310
RSVP required: klsnow@utep.edu
UTEP Black Alumni Network (UBAN) Homecoming Meet & Greet
5 – 9 p.m.
Hilton Garden Inn El Paso/University, Del Norte Ballroom
Registration required: alumni.utep.edu/uban
Fraternity & Sorority Life Alumni Reunion
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
El Paso Natural Gas Conference Center
UTEP Young Alumni Network Reception
6 – 8 p.m.
Hoppy Monk – 4141 N. Mesa Street, El Paso, TX 79902
UTEP Homecoming Dance
7:30p.m.
Holiday Hall
Free
UTEP Choirs Fall Choral Concert
7:30 – 9 p.m.
Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall
Information: 915-747-5606
Friday, October 6
7th Annual Ayala Military Breakfast
8 – 9:30 a.m.
Geological Sciences Building, Geology Reading Room 310
RSVP required: klsnow@utep.edu
Open House at the Alumni Lodge
8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Peter and Margaret de Wetter Center
Field Trip to Kilbourne Hole led by Dr. Jose Hurtado
8 a.m. – noon
RSVP required: geology_homecoming@utep.edu
College of Education Gold Nugget Breakfast
8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Hilton Garden Inn El Paso/University, Del Norte Ballroom
Invitation required
Golden Grads Breakfast
10 a.m.
Union Building East, Tomás Rivera Conference Center, 3rd Floor - Room 308
100th Anniversary of Old Main
12:30 p.m.
Old Main Building, Outdoor Entrance
Homecoming Luncheon for Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering & Management Alumni
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Chemistry and Computer Science Building, Courtyard
RSVP required: 915-747-5464
International Potluck
11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Liberal Arts Building, Room 109
RSVP required: lemendoza2@utep.edu
Self-Guided Campus Tours
1 – 4 p.m.
Various locations on campus. Times may vary per location.
Golden Grads Self-Guided Campus Tours
1 – 4 p.m.
Various locations on campus
UTEP Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner
6:30 p.m.
Don Haskins Center
For tickets, call 915-747-6361 or visit alumni.utep.edu/rsvp
UTEP Black Alumni Network (UBAN) Homecoming Dinner & Dance
7 – 11 p.m.
Hilton Garden Inn El Paso/University, Del Norte Ballroom
Registration required: alumni.utep.edu/uban
Saturday, October 7
Engineering Alumni Homecoming Breakfast
8 a.m. – noon
Union Building East, Tomás Rivera Conference Center, 3rd Floor - Room 308
RSVP required: 915-747-6444
Communication Homecoming Brunch
9 a.m. – noon
Cotton Memorial Lawn
UTEP Black Alumni Network/African-American Studies Program Black Alumni Summit
10 a.m. – noon
Union Building East, Templeton Suite, Room 313
Registration required: alumni.utep.edu/uban
Department of Political Science Homecoming Ceremony
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Benedict Hall Building, Lawn or Room 205
Golden Grads Housing/Campus Tour and Brunch
11:30 a.m.
UTEP Bookstore
UTEP Alumni/Miner Athletic Club Tailgate
3 – 5:30 p.m.
Kidd Field
Registration required: alumni.utep.edu/tailgate
School of Pharmacy Tailgate
3 – 5:30 p.m.
Kidd Field
Invitation required
Mural-Judging Party
4 p.m.
Miner Alley
Department of Geological Sciences Alumni & Friends Dinner
6 - 10 p.m.
Event address will be provided upon reservation
RSVP required: geology_homecoming@utep.edu
Homecoming Football Game vs. Western Kentucky
6 p.m.
Sun Bowl Stadium
College of Business Administration
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Health Sciences
College of Liberal Arts
College of Science
School of Nursing
School of Pharmacy
Thursday, October 5
Friday, October 6
Saturday, October 7
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