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Student Engagement & Leadership Center


The University of Texas at El Paso is taking measures to ensure the safety of our students, staff, and faculty during the COVID-19 outbreak. On Tuesday, March 24th, the City of El Paso issued a shelter-at-home ordinance to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. All COVID-19 updates can be found at www.utep.edu/coronavirus.

 The Student Engagement & Leadership Center staff will operate remotely until the ordinance is lifted. Our staff is still here to support you! Please reach out to us by emailing our team at SELC@utep.edu. 

 

The Student Engagement and Leadership Center creates meaningful experiences designed to enhance campus engagement and develop the inclusive leadership skill set of the 21 st century student demographic.

We focus on 5 key areas of engagement as well outdoor space reservations:

Centennial Plaza at dusk

Campus Events

Our events and programs strive to make students feel more connected to UTEP.


Leadership Seminar

Student Organization Services

Student Organizations Services (SOS) strive to develop students into active University participants through programs and initiatives.


Fraternity members showing off their school spirit

Fraternity & Sorority Life

Make the most of your college experience and Go Greek!


Leadership team celebrating with balloons.

Leadership

Leadership is a universal and ongoing process that involves thinking differently, advocating, and working with others to reach a common purpose.


Two UTEP students seated in front of the LGBTQ+ flag.

Inclusion & Advocacy

The Inclusion & Advocacy programs of the Student Engagement and Leadership Center aspire to be the beacon of equity for the University of Texas at El Paso.


UTEP Pickaxe

Outdoor Space

The Student Engagement & Leadership Center managing the system of reserving outdoor space on the UTEP campus. We have a number of available spaces for a variety of your on-campus event needs. Reserve Outdoor Space.

FEATURED NEWS


A team of interdisciplinary researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso was awarded $5.27 million by the National Science Foundation to advance critical zone research in drylands. The University is one of nine funded critical zone research projects in the nation. Photo: Courtesy of UTEP Department of Geological Sciences

NSF Awards UTEP $5 Million to Lead Study of Earth’s Surface in Drylands

EL PASO, Texas – A team of interdisciplinary researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso was awarded $5.27 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance critical zone (CZ) research in drylands. The University is one of nine funded CZ research projects in the nation.

UTEP's Student Support Services Program (SSSP), which provides services including tutoring, peer mentoring, academic support and cultural activities to low-income, first-generation college students, has been awarded a $1.7 million grant from the Department of Education. The staff conducts various programming throughout the year, such as the entering cohort retreat (pictured here in 2019), which welcomes new participants every fall semester. Photo: Courtesy Jaime Mendez

UTEP’s Student Support Services Program Earns $1.7 Million Grant

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $1.7 million grant to The University of Texas at El Paso’s Student Support Services Program (SSSP). This award will fund five years of the program’s operations.

STAY CONNECTED

Connect With Us

The University of Texas at El Paso
Student Engagement & Leadership Center
Union Bldg. West, Room 106
351 W. University Ave.
El Paso, Texas 79968

E: selc@utep.edu
P: (915)747-5670
F: (915)747-7400