Past News: July 2023
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Rosa Alcalá Receives Prestigious Fellowship for Creative Writing Project
Published: July 7th, 2023
"Rosa Alcalá, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Creative Writing, was awarded a creative fellowship from the Woodberry Poetry Room (WPR), which will grant her extensive research support for her project 'Beyond Opposing Pages: Poets and Their Translators in Performance.' During the 2023-2024 academic year, Alcalá will have access to resources such as special collections from Harvard Libraries, including the Poetry Room, one of the country’s largest literary audiovisual recording collections..." For details, please visit the link.
Professor Isabel Baca collaborates on “Welcome with Dignity” initiative at the El Paso International Airport
Published: July 12th, 2023
"Thanks to the Liberal Arts Community Engagement (LACE) initiative, Isabel Baca, Ph.D., professor of Rhetoric and Writing Studies (RWS) and director of the Bilingual Professional Writing Certificate (BPWC) program will be collaborating with the Border Servant Corps (BSC) this summer on the Welcome with Dignity initiative. Welcome with Dignity is led by BSC Director Ceci Herrera and centers on providing necessary, useful, reliable, and dignified assistance to immigrants arriving at the El Paso International Airport. By composing print and digital texts in English and Spanish, Professor Baca and UTEP students Paulette Villa and Daniela Salgado, will help arriving immigrants navigate the airport more efficiently. The project will also integrate usability testing and user experience to consider the immigrants’ needs when traveling..." For details, please visit the link.
Ecuador faculty-led study abroad program
Published: July 17th, 2023
"A group of Miners has returned home from Andean Journeys, an immersive study abroad experience in Ecuador. Led by Eric Rodrigo Meringer, Ph.D. and Selfa Chew-Melendez, Ph.D., these students earned six credit hours over three weeks learning about Latin American history, culture, and related topics. All students participated in immersive cultural experiences, including field trips to museums, archaeological sites, cathedrals, and a functioning steel mill. This summer program also provided students with a week-long experience at the Andes and Amazon Field School (AAFS) in the Ecuadorian Amazon, where students learned about Amazonian indigenous culture from native Kichwa speakers..." For details, please visit the link.
Professor Adriana Dominguez connects El Paso youth to the performing arts
Published: July 19th, 2023
"Professor Adriana Dominguez and two theatre education students led a week-long theatrical workshop at North Star Elementary, a Title I school in Northeast El Paso. Their goal was to provide theatrical training to traditionally underserved students with limited access to the performing arts. About 40 elementary students participated in the workshop and engaged in exercises that allowed them to explore their creativity, expand their movement, and grow more confident. At the end of the week, the students performed short plays to an audience of nearly 150 school community members..." For details, please visit the link.
Angela Kocherga is recognized as a Hall of Fame inductee by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
Published: July 24th, 2023
"The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) inducted professor and news director of KTEP and Borderzine Angela Kocherga into this year's Hall of Fame. The Emmy-winning journalist was honored among three other journalists 'whose efforts either nationally or locally have resulted in a greater number of Latinos entering the journalism profession or have helped to improve news coverage of the nation's Latino community.' Kocherga is also the multimedia editor for El Paso Matters and specializes in U.S.-Mexico border news. Her recent work has earned her multiple national and regional Edward R. Murrow Awards and the Maria Moors Cabot Prize from Columbia Journalism School in 2019. Kocherga was honored on July 15, 2023, during the NAHJ International Training Convention & Expo in Miami, FL. A group of UTEP students, faculty, alumni, and journalists from our region attended the convention. They participated in the 'Fronterizo Friday' meet-up for borderland journalists and witnessed Professor Angela Kocherga become a Hall of Famer..." For details, please visit the link.
UTEP Announces 2023 Distinguished Alumni, Gold Nugget Awardees
Published: July 26th, 2023
"EL PASO, Texas (July 26, 2023) – The University of Texas at El Paso has selected two Distinguished Alumni and seven Gold Nugget Award recipients for 2023 whose stories represent the profound impact that UTEP graduates have in the world. They will be recognized during UTEP’s Homecoming celebration Oct. 29 through Nov. 4, 2023..." The 2023 Gold Nugget for the College of Liberal Arts is Jon Dorenbos, Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies, 2009. For details, please visit the link.
Layers of Rome faculty-led study abroad program
Published: July 27th, 2023
"The Humanities Program completed its annual Layers of Rome study abroad trip. Ronald Weber, Ph.D., and Professor John De Frank led this six-credit earning course. Miners studied Roman history, art, and culture at historic sites, including the Basilica of San Clemente, Ostia Antica, the Colosseum, and the Arch of Constantine..." For details, please visit the link.
