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El Paso, TX
Joined April 2009
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📸 Veteran's Appreciation Day 🇺🇸 On Tuesday, the Military Student Success Center celebrated UTEP's veteran community with a pancake breakfast and resource fair. #PicksUp to all the Miner veterans who joined!
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A message from @UTEPPresident Heather Wilson.
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#PicksUp to Farah Law Firm for their commitment to the proposed UTEP Law School! ⚖️ The firm recently donated $100K as part of the community-led effort to establish a law school in El Paso. The funds will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Hunt Family Foundation. Thank you to George Farah, Milad Farah and the Farah Law team for their support.
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This week, we're celebrating our first-generation students. 🌟 At Wednesday's resource fair, students learned about the resources that will help them thrive, from study abroad to student organizations. UTEP is designated as a First-Gen Forward institution for its commitment to first-generation student success. Learn more: utep.edu/student-affairs/fir…
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🦆 What can 400+ museum ducks reveal about genetic changes in wild mallard populations? 🔬 A study led by Lauren McFarland, a doctoral student in the UTEP College of Science, has documented, for the first time in North America, when and where those changes occurred and what they mean for the health of the species. 🧬 🔗 Learn more: utepn.ws/4kzgG1a
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There's still time to make your voice heard, Miner alumni! 📣 The UTEP Alumni Perceptions Survey deadline has been extended, giving you more time to share feedback and help shape the future alumni experience. Alumni who complete the survey will be entered for a chance to win a blue iPad with an orange case. The survey closes Friday, Nov. 13. ⏰ 👉 Take the survey: bit.ly/utepalumnisurveyFB
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UTEP Alumni: There’s still time to share your feedback. The deadline for the UTEP Alumni Perceptions Survey has been extended, giving you more time to help shape future engagement opportunities for the alumni community. Alumni who complete the survey will be entered for a chance to win a blue iPad with an orange case. The survey closes Friday, Nov. 13. 👉 Take the survey now: utepn.ws/4iWPKqU
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🏆 Applications and nominations are now open for the Miner Business Impact Trailblazer Award! Do you know a UTEP grad with a fast-growing business, or do you own or lead a business yourself? Help us celebrate Miner business excellence and apply or nominate someone today!   The deadline for nominations is Dec. 4; applications are due Dec. 11.   👉 utep.edu/mbia
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📸 2026 Miner Dash 5k Run/3k Walk and Family Fitness Fiesta #PicksUp to all the runners who were on campus bright and early for Miner Dash! This annual event brings out families and health enthusiasts from around the region and raises funds for UTEP's College of Health Sciences.
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Costumes? ✅ Candy bags? ✅ Safety plan? UTEP experts share Halloween safety tips every parent should know. 🍬 Read the latest UTEP Health column before heading out to trick-or-treat. 🎃 In English: utepn.ws/4ilA3cR En Español: utepn.ws/4iaT5T5
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Campus is looking boo-tiful this week! 👻🎃 Miners dressed as Nacho Libre, Springtrap and everything in between brought the Halloween spirit at the annual Halloween costume contest -- and Thursday's dreary weather didn't stop the Centennial Museum from displaying an array of creepy curiosities at their Halloween event. Stay safe this Halloweekend, Miners! 🧡
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A new $1 million prize will help turn the Miners into mining engineers. ⛏️ UTEP is one of just 16 universities in the nation to win a PROSPECT Planning Prize from the U.S. Department of Energy (@ENERGY), part of a federal effort to rebuild America's critical minerals workforce. The funding backs UTEP’s mining engineering program, which returns in Fall 2027 as the only one in Texas. Future mining engineers: Applications are now open, and scholarships are available! Learn more: utepn.ws/4BzsG8Y
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🎉 BIG NEWS: The Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation (@HuntFamilyFdn) has established a $5 million dollar-for-dollar matching grant to support the creation of a law school at UTEP. The commitment adds momentum to the community-led effort to establish a law school in El Paso as UTEP prepares to present its vision for the school to the Texas Legislature in 2027. ⚖️ 🧡💙 Learn more: utepn.ws/3WgtkIo
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#PicksUp to all the future Miners and their families who made Orange and Blue Day a BLAST! 💥 See you back on campus soon. 🧡 💙
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High schoolers and families: Orange and Blue Day is Saturday, Oct. 24! 💙🧡 Here’s what you need to know as you arrive: 🅿️ Parking is available in Sun Bowl Garage, Sun Bowl 2 and Schuster Garage. 📍 Check-in is at 7:30 a.m. in the Geology Lawn. ⛏️ Welcome presentation is at 8 a.m. Magoffin Auditorium Bookmark this video to help you out on event day! Registration and info: utepn.ws/4zOlaWa
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What a profound honor to have the audience of His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Druk Gyalpo of the Kingdom of Bhutan, to discuss the ties that bind our university and his nation.
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High school seniors: College is within your reach! 🎓 UTEP gives out millions of dollars in scholarships each year, and applications are open NOW through Jan. 31, 2027. Explore hundreds of scholarships and take the next step toward becoming a Miner: utep.edu/scholarmine
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📣 With nearly $3M from the National Science Foundation, a team led by UTEP’s Jesús Cisneros and Azuri González is launching a national collaboration to study how campus practices can shape low-income students' paths to graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. They’ll then create strategies that colleges and universities everywhere can use. 📚✨ 🔗 Learn more: utepn.ws/4dSxn3z @utepcoe
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The Kingdom of Bhutan and UTEP have enjoyed a longstanding partnership, so it is an honor to travel to the Himalayas to visit our friends. We are humbled by their hospitality. 📸 Photo 1: Visit with His Excellency Dasho Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan. 📸 Photo 2: Visit with His Excellency Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel, Honorable Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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🌎 A big #PicksUp to Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences and local partners for bringing Earth Science Week to life this Saturday! 🪨💧 Community members got hands-on with science through fun activities like gold panning, stream demonstrations and drone demos.
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