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    UTEP has grown from 27 students in its first semester to 20,458 in the fall of 2008. The campus has grown to include more than 70 buildings, with some undergoing renovations and others still under construction. "Student bodies come and go, but they always leave their footprints," said Betty Wilkinson, chair of the UTEP Heritage Commission.

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    UTEP Remains Vital and Evolves

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    UTEP has grown from 27 students in its first semester to 20,458 in the fall of 2008. The campus has grown to include more than 70 buildings, with some undergoing renovations and others still under construction. "Student bodies come and go, but they always leave their footprints," said Betty Wilkinson, chair of the UTEP Heritage Commission.

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    10/25/12

    UTEP remains vital and evolves News The Prospector University of Texas at El Paso

    UTEPremainsvitalandevolves
    ByPamelaPrieto Published:Tuesday,August25,2009 Updated:Monday,January18,201010:01
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    TheUniversityofTexasatElPaso|

    OnSeptember23,1914,theStateSchoolofMinesandMetallurgyopeneditsdoorstoservethe educationalneedsof27ElPasoansinitsthreebuildingcampus. IthastakenalmostacenturyforthatinstitutiontodevelopintotheUniversityofTexasatElPaso thatitistoday,butitsevolution,bothphysicalandconceptual,continues. "Studentbodiescomeandgo,buttheyalwaysleavetheirfootprints,"saidBettyWilkinson,chair oftheUTEPHeritageCommission. Wilkinsonreceivedherbachelor'sandmaster'sdegreesfromUTEPwhenitwasstillknownas theTexasCollegeofMinesandMetallurgy. "TherewasnoEducationBuilding.CottonMemorial,theUnionandGeologywerebeingbuilt whenIwasthere,"shesaid."Inthosedays,itwasn'tamatterofgettingaparkingplaceitwas aboutgettingtheparkingplaceyouwanted." Sincethen,thecampushasgrowntoincludemorethan70buildings,withsomeundergoing renovationsandothers,likethenewChemistryandComputerScienceBuildingandtheHealth SciencesandNursingComplex,stillunderconstruction. "Oneofthereasonsthatourcampusissobeautifulisthatwehavesustainedacommitment since1917toasingle,unifyingarchitecturaltheme,inspiredbythetemplesoftheKingdomof Bhutan,"saidUTEPPresidentDianaNatalicio.

    RadicalchangestothelandscapeofUTEP takeplaceastrucksandcontructionworkers buildonthesiteofthenewChemistryand ComputerScienceBuilding.Thebuildingis expectedtobecompletedaround2011.

    Someofthefirstbuildingsoncampuswere (fromlefttoright)SeamonHall,KellyHall, OldMainandBurgesHall.(Right) ConstructionforthenewHealthSciences andNursingComplexistakingplaceatthe cornerofSchusterAvenueandSunBowl Road.

    Overthedecades,theschool'spopulationhaschangeddrasticallyaswell.Withnumbers rangingfrom27studentsinitsfirstsemesterto20,458inthefallof2008,UTEP'sstudentbodycontinuestogrowinmorethanjustsize. "Theschoolpopulationmirrorsthecommunitymoresothanitdidintheearlyperiod,"saidMaceoDailey,directoroftheAfrican AmericanStudiesProgramatUTEP. "Clearly,ithasmovedfrombeingapredominantlyservingAnglouniversity,topredominantlyMexicanAmerican,"Daileysaid. "We'redelightedthattheAfricanAmericanenrollmenthasincreasedsignificantlywiththeintegrationoftheschoolin1955." IncreaseddiversityofthestudentpopulationisoneofthewaysinwhichUTEPcontinuestoevolve.Daileyaddedthathishopeforthe futureisthatUTEPwillfollowNMSU'sexampleintherecruitmentofNativeAmericanstudents,andsaidheexpectstheinternational studentpopulationwillalsoincrease. "Whileweareattheborder,weareconnectedtotheglobaleducationalprocessandwemakesignificantcontributions,soIthinkthat foreignstudentswillbeincreasinglyattractedtoUTEP,"Daileysaid. ErikaGrijalva,seniorgraphicdesignmajor,hasbeenastudentatUTEPsince2002.Duringthattimeshehaswitnessedhowthe campusandpeoplearoundherhavechangedsignificantly. "Definitelythestudentpopulationhasgrownalotandtheinstallationshaveexpandedduetothatpopulationgrowth,"Grijalvasaid. "Courseofferingshaveincreasedandstudentsarepushingeducationtowardstechnology.." GrijalvasaidthatstudentsareshapingthewaytheylearnatUTEPbypushingprofessorstoincorporatemoretechnologyinthe classroom. ForWilkinson,theElPasocommunityhasalwaysbeenimportantfortheuniversity'sdevelopment. "Icannotrememberatimewhenthecommunitydidn'tsupportourschool,"shesaid.

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    UTEP remains vital and evolves News The Prospector University of Texas at El Paso

    Today,UTEPscholarsarerespondingtothatsupportthroughanincreasedpresenceinthecityofElPaso. "Werecognizeourhumanitarianroleinthecommunity,toimprovequalityoflife,toaddresssalientinvolvement,andthosearethe thingsthatauniversityshouldbedoingforitscommunity,"Daileysaid. Thus,UTEPstudentsandfacultycontinuetopushtheacademicfrontier,notonlythroughresearchandthegrowingnumberofdegrees availablefromtheundergraduatetothedoctorallevels,butalsothroughinteractionsthatoccurwithinthecampusandthroughoutthe community. "WehavealsosustainedastrongcommitmenttoourmissiontofosterthehumanandeconomicdevelopmentofthisElPasoJuarez region,tocreatingevermorerobusteducationalopportunitiesforyoungpeopleinthisregiontoachievetheirdreamsandaspirations, andtoprovideauniversitycontextinwhichstudentsuccessisthehighestpriority,"Nataliciosaid. AmauryPerez,aseniorelectricalengineeringmajor,transferredfromtheUniversityofArizonafouryearsago.Hesaidthat,whilehe didn'tlikeattendingUTEPatfirst,heisnowverygratefulfortheopportunitieshehasobtainedasaMiner. "Theculturehereactuallymotivatesyoutoprogress,"Perezsaid."Youseepeopleactuallydealingwiththeirfamilies,dealingwiththeir troublesandthatcollegeisnottheonlythingforthem,buttheystilldoit:theygetgoodgrades,getgoodjobsandthatmotivatesyouto beabetterpersonandbebetterinyourwork." WHILEYOUWEREOUT... Thingsthatchangedduringthesummersession *ThenewUTEPBookstoreopenedonJune1. *UnionBuildingrenovationsbeganandwillbecompletedbyNovember *Studentlounge,increasedconferencespaceandStudentHealthCenteronthe1stfloor *Techkioskonthe2ndfloor *HealthScience/NursingComplexisunderconstruction,completionisexpectedby2010. *Parkingfeesincreasedby$5forstudentsand$10forfacultyandstaff *ChemistryandComputerScienceBuildingisunderconstruction,completionisexpectedby2011. PamelaPrietomaybereachedatprospector@utep.edu.

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