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February 6, 2022Your official source for this week’s news and events at UTEP.

News
UTEP Ranked Again Among Top Research Universities

UTEP Ranked Again Among Top Research Universities

The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education announced that UTEP has reaffirmed its R1 status as a top research university.

Students Can Earn and Learn Through EPDI

UTEP’s Employer-led Professional Development Institute – a paid, 6-week virtual program where students attend one-hour workshops led by regional employers – begins Feb. 10.

Employees Raise Over $98K for Charities

UTEP’s School of Pharmacy had the highest level of participation in the 2021 State Employee Charitable Campaign, which supports health and human services agencies around El Paso and beyond.

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Events

UTEP Wind Symphony Debuts First Spring Concert

7:30 p.m. Feb. 8    Recital Hall, Fox Fine Arts Center

Join Bradley Genevro, DMA, and the UTEP Wind Symphony in their first concert of the spring semester.

An Evening of Chicanx Gothic Storytelling

6 p.m. Feb. 10    Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts

UTEP’s Department of Creative Writing welcomes the Spring 2022 De Wetter Latinx Visiting Fellow, Carribean Fragoza, who will read from her widely praised debut story collection, “Eat the Mouth That Feeds You.”

Friday Night Flicks – “Hidden Figures”

6 p.m. Feb. 11    Union Cinema, Union Building East

Kick off Black History Month with the first Friday Night Flick of the semester. Free to UTEP students, faculty and staff, and $2 for non-UTEP guests.

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Athletics

UTEP Women’s Rifle vs. Texas Christian University

All Day Feb. 12    UTEP Rifle Range

Men’s Basketball vs. Marshall

1 p.m. Feb. 13    Don Haskins Center

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Announcements

Nominate 2022 Gold Nuggets/Distinguished Alumni

The deadline is Feb. 28 to suggest a UTEP alumnus for these prestigious honors based on their professional success and engagement with their college and/or the University.

Sex/Love and Respect Week Starts Feb. 14

The Student Wellbeing Initiative has organized a week’s worth of events that provide a healthy perspective on sex, love and respect at sites around campus.

Celebrate UTEP's Research Accomplishments

Recognize UTEP’s reaffirmed R1 research status and hear about recent advances in ecosystem science at the Research Forum Thursday, Feb. 10.

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