June, 2018

• 23 June

  UTEP Researchers Study How to Deal With Principal Burnout

  

  The mental stress that PreK-12 principals experience often leads to changes in campus leadership. A recent study by The University of Texas at El Paso’s Center for Education Research and Policy Studies recommended that more …
• 21 June

  From Frat House to Faculty Lounge at UTEP

  

  A newly renovated campus building that got its start as a fraternity house in the 1950s has been transformed into a faculty retreat that will promote camaraderie and collaboration at The University of Texas at …
• 20 June

  UTEP’s Charles Corner to Receive Postgraduate Scholarship

  

  IRVING  – NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship participant Charles Corner has been named one of 14 recipients of the Jim Castañeda Postgraduate Scholarship Award, as announced by Conference USA officials on Wednesday. This is …
• 19 June

  UTEP MPA Student Earns State Agency Fellowship

  

  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board announced recently that Mayra Rodarte, a Master of Public Administration student at The University of Texas at El Paso, had received the Kenneth Ashworth Fellowship. The fellowship provides financial …
• 18 June

  A CURE for The Common Lab: Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences Growing at UTEP

  

  When Ana Polar and Nick Hantzopulos arrived early for a recent evening biology laboratory course this spring semester at The University of Texas at El Paso, they were greeted by an empty, serene classroom. But …
• 15 June

  Retiring UTEP Professor ‘Seduced’ by Speech, Debate

  

  Mary Trejo’s introduction to forensics in high school was crushing and volatile. With little preparation, the petite teenager – then known as Mary Corn – who was raised on a small farm on the foothills …
• 15 June

  UTEP Softball Announces Alex Jones to Coaching Staff

  

  UTEP softball head coach Tobin Echo-Hawk announced the addition of Alex Jones to the coaching staff on Friday. Jones previously served as a volunteer assistant coach at Oklahoma State in 2018, while she was a …
• 14 June

  Saruni Named C-USA Male Track Athlete of the Year

  

  UTEP track and field claimed the Conference USA Male Track Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive year with sophomore Michael Saruni being named this year’s award winner, it was announced by the league …
• 13 June

  Jim Senter Provides UTEP Athletics Updates at #EPMAD News Conference

  

  Director of Athletics Jim Senter briefed the media on numerous UTEP Athletics initiatives at the Every Person Makes a Difference (#EPMAD) Press Conference on Wednesday at Albertsons, 3100 North Mesa Street.  “Since arriving in El …
• 13 June

  UTEP Softball’s Clayton Receives C-USA Spirit of Service Award

  

  IRVING, Tx – On Wednesday, UTEP softball’s Courtney Clayton was honored with the Spring Conference USA Spirit of Service Award. Clayton amassed 84.5 hours of community service during the 2017-18 athletic season. The Cornelius, Or., …
• 12 June

  UTEP Athletics to Host “Miners Got Talent” Saturday

  

  UTEP Athletics is seeking performers for men’s and women’s basketball halftime shows this season and doing it in the most unique way. Officials with UTEP announced Tuesday the first-ever, ‘Miners Got Talent’ competition.  Via a …
• 11 June

  State Bandmaster Honor Goes to UTEP’s Capshaw

  

  The Texas Bandmasters Association (TBA) named UTEP’s Kenneth Capshaw as its 2018 Bandmaster of the Year for outstanding commitment to music education. Capshaw is the assistant director of bands at The University of Texas at …
• 8 June

  Miners Garner Two All-American Honors at the NCAA Championships

  

  Eugene, Or. – UTEP’s sophomore Michael Saruni and junior Jonah Koech earned All-American honors in the 800m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Friday night. “Sometimes your best is not enough and today was one of those …
• 8 June

  UTEP’s Rodney Terry Appointed to NABC Division I Congress

  

  UTEP Men’s Basketball Head Coach Rodney Terry has been tabbed the congressman for Conference USA on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I Congress.  Terry takes the spot previously occupied by Florida Atlantic head …
• 7 June

  Eleven UTEP Games a Part of C-USA Football Broadcast Schedule

  

  On Thursday, Conference USA rolled out its broadcast schedule for the 2018 football season, with 11 games involving UTEP slated for coverage this fall. Five UTEP home games will be carried on ESPN networks – …