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January 30, 2022 Your official source for this week’s news and events at UTEP. |
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Employees Raise Over $98K for CharitiesThe School of Pharmacy earned UTEP’s traveling trophy as the unit with the highest level of participation in the 2021 State Employee Charitable Campaign, which supports health and human services organizations in the Paso del Norte Region and beyond. In total, UTEP employees raised more than $98,000 through the campaign. |
UTEP Study Paints Positive Outlook for Area EconomyThe Border Region Modeling Project, led by Economics Professor Tom Fullerton, Ph.D., forecasts more jobs, population growth and record-setting volumes of cargo traffic at international bridges in the next year. Despite challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the regional economy will bounce back as long as the pandemic does not worsen and interest rate hikes caused by rising inflation are not excessive, the group’s latest report says. |
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TFCU Announces Grant for Banking AcademyA $20,000 grant from TFCU will support the College of Business Administration’s Banking Academy and its mission to prepare graduates – especially Hispanics – for successful managerial careers in the financial services industry. The Banking Academy was established in 2021 to address the shortage of banking professionals in West Texas and Southern New Mexico. |
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Hybrid Spring Career Fair9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Feb. 3-4 Tomás Rivera Conference Center, Union Building East, and virtual Local and national employers looking to hire full-time professionals and interns will participate in the career fair open to UTEP students and alumni. The event will be held in person on Feb. 3 in Union Building East, and virtually on Job Mine Feb. 4. |
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The Wedding Singer – The MusicalJan. 28 – Feb. 13 UTEP Dinner Theatre, Union Building West Based on the hit Adam Sandler movie, “The Wedding Singer,” this stage musical takes place in 1985 and features rockstar wannabe Robbie Hart as New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. |
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Bad Bunny8 p.m. Feb. 11 Don Haskins Center Grammy winner and multi-platinum recording artist Bad Bunny will make his return to El Paso as part of his North American tour, “El Último Tour del Mundo 2022.” |
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Women’s Tennis vs. University of Arizona10 a.m. Jan. 31 El Paso Tennis Club |
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Women’s Basketball vs. University of North Texas7 p.m. Feb. 3 Don Haskins Center |
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Women’s Tennis vs. Weber State11 a.m. Feb. 5 Don Haskins Center |
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UTEP Launches New HomepageThe new homepage at www.utep.edu features a simplified navigation interface. The hamburger menu (three stacked bars) on the top right links to the key menu pages for current students, faculty and staff, and includes a search bar to find all other content. |
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Pre-Register for COVID Tests at UTEPUTEP students and employees can get a free COVID-19 test from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday in the former Honors House, 2090 Hawthorne St. (behind the Academic Advising Center). Pre-register with location code UTEPS to expedite the process. |
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Fun and Fast Leadership ActivitiesEdge Student Leaders from the Student Engagement & Leadership Center will present the first in its Leadership Pop-Up Series at 9 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, at Centennial Plaza. RSVP on MineTracker. |
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