Center for Community Engagement
The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) serves as UTEP’s resource center for faculty, staff, and students who are interested in engaging in the community through a variety of programs and activities. The CCE connects the resources of the university to help meet community priorities through maintaining healthy and mutually beneficial relationships with community partners.
Mission:
The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) serves as UTEP’s resource center for faculty, staff, and students who are interested in engaging in the community through a variety of programs and activities. The CCE connects the resources of the university to help meet community priorities through maintaining healthy and mutually beneficial relationships with community partners.
Vision:
UTEP students graduate with a deeper sense of purpose and an understanding of and commitment to their roles as citizens of the world that contribute to the vitality of democracy and quality of life for the public good.
Goals:
- Increase the number of students with community-based engagement learning experiences.
- Support faculty community engaged scholarship.
- Positively impact the community through academic-based and outreach partnerships.
- Support the UTEP's community engaged mission and efforts.
Leadership Team
![Jennifer (Jenna) M. Lujan, M.Ed. Jennifer (Jenna) M. Lujan, M.Ed.](JMLujan.png)
Jennifer (Jenna) M. Lujan, M.Ed.
Director
1514 Hawthorne St.
jmlujan@utep.edu
(915) 747-7969
![Luisa Arvizu, M.Ed. Luisa Arvizu, M.Ed.](LuisaA.png)
Luisa Arvizu, M.Ed.
Assistant Director
1514 Hawthorne St.
lruizmendoza@utep.edu
(915) 747-7969
![Heriberto J Garcia, M.Ed. Heriberto J Garcia, M.Ed.](../_Files/images/Staff/heriberto.png)
Heriberto J Garcia, M.Ed.
Program Manager
1514 Hawthorne St.
hjgarcia3@utep.edu
(915) 747-7969
![Naomi Fertman Naomi Fertman](Naomi-Fertman.jpeg)
Naomi Fertman
Community Outreach Specialist
1514 Hawthorne St.
nrfertman@utep.edu
(915) 747-7969
![Daniela Ochoa Daniela Ochoa](040924_Staff_Portrait_Day_Daniela_Ochoa_LM3.jpg)
Daniela Ochoa
Administrative Service Coordinator
1514 Hawthorne St.
dmochoa5@utep.edu
(915) 747-7969
![Karely Salazar Karely Salazar](Image.jpeg)
Karely Salazar
Community Worker
1514 Hawthorne St.
ksalazar14@utep.edu
(915) 747-7969