MinerAlert
MinerAlert
To better meet the emerging demands of the global economy, UTEP will develop a Business Engagement Center to broadly connect the University with industry. The center will co-locate functions that focus on facilitating recruitment, corporate education, corporate-sponsored research, technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and mutually beneficial corporate partnerships.
As companies seek to diversify their workforces, they are turning to minority-serving institutions to create partnerships of mutual value.
The UTEP Business Engagement Center will build and manage relationships with industry to develop co-curricular educational experiences for current students and employment for graduates.
The UTEP Business Engagement Center will be the interface, working with the University’s colleges and schools, to meet the needs of regional employers and employees for continuous education through customized training programs, certifications, and sponsored degree programs to meet specific or emerging needs. UTEP’s location in a binational region positions the University to leverage our partnerships with Fortune 500 companies on the U.S.-Mexico border. The center will work with large companies to offer continuing education in subjects where we have unique expertise, capitalizing on our ability to offer programs in both English and Spanish.
To recruit new businesses to Texas, the UTEP Business Engagement Center will serve as a resource for economic development entities in the region to understand the availability of talent and will represent the University in regional economic development efforts.
To support the growth and development of regional firms, the UTEP Business Engagment Center will facilitate corporate sponsored research and technology commercialization. The UTEP Business Engagement Center will seek to build a network of entrepreneurs who would benefit from engagement with each other and with the University, including through the Blackstone Launchpad, which may be co-located with the Business Engagement Center.
The UTEP Office of Institutional Advancement’s corporate and foundation relations team will be co-located in the Business Engagement Center and will identify and develop opportunities for corporations to make substantial impact in areas of mutual benefit.
The UTEP Business Engagement Center will be the interface, working with the University’s colleges and schools, to meet the needs of regional employers.”