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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


Isabel Baca, Ph.D., associate professor of English at The University of Texas at El Paso, recently earned a prestigious Advancement of Knowledge Award from the Conference of College Composition and Communication for a book she helped edit that promotes inclusive writing studies that will foster Latinx student success.

National Group Honors UTEP Educator for Impactful Book

The Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) announced recently that The University of Texas at El Paso’s Isabel Baca, Ph.D., had earned a 2021 CCCC Advancement of Knowledge Award for a book she edited that advanced writing studies.

Gina Zavala Alvarado, a senior metallurgical and materials engineering major at The University of Texas at El Paso, is the first Miner to earn the Ellwood Metallurgy Scholarship and internship. Photo: Truman J. Word

Engineering Student is First UTEP Recipient of National Metallurgy Scholarship, Internship

Gina Zavala Alvarado, a senior metallurgical and materials engineering major at The University of Texas at El Paso, was recently named the recipient of the nationally competitive Metallurgy Scholarship and internship awarded by the Ellwood Group.

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