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The University of Texas at El Paso is one of the best institutions in the country for helping students realize the American Dream, as reported in multiple national media outlets.

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Sebastian Perez-Navarro, a communication studies major at The University of Texas at El Paso, recently earned top honors at the Pi Kappa Delta 2025 National Comprehensive Tournament, bringing home a national championship in Spanish Impromptu Speaking and two additional top-three finishes. The tournament, which featured some of the nation’s top collegiate speakers, took place March 13-16 at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Credit: The University of Texas at El Paso.

UTEP Student Wins National Speech and Debate Championship

EL PASO, Texas (March 26, 2025) – At just 19 and in his second semester at The University of Texas at El Paso, Sebastian Perez-Navarro is already a man on the move. This March, he earned top honors at the Pi Kappa Delta 2025 National Comprehensive Tournament, bringing home a national championship in Spanish Impromptu Speaking and two additional top-three finishes.

On Wednesday, officials from UTEP and Sundt Construction held a “topping out” ceremony to celebrate a major construction milestone for Texas Western Hall, the newest learning complex on campus. The event at UTEP honored the efforts of Sundt construction workers, engineers and architects from Ayers Saint Gross whose work has contributed to Texas Western Hall. Credit: Ayers Saint Gross

UTEP Celebrates “Topping Out” for New Learning Complex, Texas Western Hall

EL PASO, Texas (Jan. 22, 2025) – Today, officials from UTEP and Sundt Construction held a “topping out” ceremony to celebrate a major construction milestone for Texas Western Hall, the newest learning complex on campus.

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