UTEP Invites Friends, Family to Celebrate Homecoming 2025
Spending up 21% from same weekend in the year prior
EL PASO, Texas (Sept. 18, 2025) – The University of Texas at El Paso invites alumni, students, faculty, staff, fans and their families to attend Homecoming celebrations Sept. 21 - 27. Homecoming Week kicks off with the Miner Dash and includes a pep rally, reunions and a tailgate party, culminating in the football game against Louisiana Tech
The celebration begins on Sunday, Sept. 21, with the 15th Annual Miner Dash 5K Run/3K Walk from 8 to 11 a.m. at Centennial Plaza. Families are welcome for the fun run and walk, followed by a Family Fitness Fiesta that will include yoga, jumping ballons and more. Register at utep.edu/chs/minerdash/.
Members of the media are invited to attend UTEP’s Miner Morning Mania from 5:30 to 7 a.m. Sept. 22 in Centennial Plaza. This event brings together alumni, students and staff for a genuine display of Miner spirit. The UTEP marching band, cheer and dance teams, Paydirt Pete, members of the Student Government Association and the Department of Athletics will come together bright and early to energize campus.
The UTEP band, cheer and dance teams will spark Miner spirit at the annual Homecoming pep rally on Sept. 25 on the second floor of the Union Building East.
50th anniversary Golden Grads will have events throughout the week. For information on gatherings specific to alumni generations, check the full schedule at utep.edu/homecoming/events/full-schedule.html.
The UTEP Alumni Association will host a pregame party in the GR-2 parking lot outside the Sun Bowl Stadium from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. The public can join in, with food and games available before the big game. Tickets, which include food and drinks, are available at utep.edu/homecoming/events/pregame-party.html.
To close out Homecoming, the UTEP Football team will take on the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on Sept. 27 in the Sun Bowl Stadium at 7 p.m. Game tickets are available here.
In celebration of the 2025 Homecoming festivities, the “Mining Minds” pickaxe sculpture at UTEP’s Sun Bowl-University Roundabout will be illuminated in blue and orange beginning Sunday, Sept. 21, through Saturday, Sept. 27.
“Mining Minds” is an iconic piece of public art installed in 2010 to enhance the UTEP campus. At night, orange lights illuminate the steel structure while light from LEDs emanates from the perforated “ones” and “zeroes” at each end of the pick. On special occasions, including historic dates, major annual milestones and to celebrate special accomplishments, the pick is illuminated in blue and orange.
The "M" on the mountain across from the Sun Bowl Stadium will also be lit in honor of Homecoming 2025 festivities on Saturday, Sept. 27.
For more information on Homecoming events, visit utep.edu/homecoming.
About The University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at El Paso is America’s leading Hispanic-serving university. Located at the westernmost tip of Texas, where three states and two countries converge along the Rio Grande, 84% of our 26,000 students are Hispanic, and more than half are the first in their families to go to college. UTEP offers 170 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs at the only open-access, top-tier research university in America.
Last Updated on September 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM | Originally published September 18, 2025
By MC Staff UTEP Marketing and Communications
