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UTEP to Announce Results of Ambitious Centennial Campaign
UTEP will announce the final results of its At the Forefront: The Centennial Campaign for UTEP at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 2, at the Undergraduate Learning Center Plaza.
The University’s most ambitious fundraising campaign to date was launched in 2010 with a goal of raising $200 million by the end of its Centennial Celebration in 2014.
UTEP President Diana Natalicio, backed by approximately 150 UTEP students, will share some of the interesting facts behind the numbers to explain the depth and breadth of community participation of this successful campaign.
Campus Spotlight:
UTEP Professor’s ‘Bugs’ Introduce Kindergarteners to Higher Ed
In an effort to expand on the academic and professional aspirations of young El Pasoans, UTEP will host approximately 20 kindergarten students from Ramona Elementary School from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, starting in Room 100 of the Education Building.
During the Kinder Future Leaders Adventure, students will meet Ron Wagler, Ph.D., associate professor of science education and director of UTEP’s Living Arthropod and Environmental Education Laboratory, and have access to many of his collection of bugs to include the Madagascar hissing roaches and varieties of tarantulas, centipedes and scorpions.
The goal of the adventure program developed by Ramona’s kindergarten dual-language teacher Ana Tinajero is to broaden the minds of the children, many of whom are from humble backgrounds, by introducing them to community leaders and interesting careers that are not part of their everyday lives.
Press Events/Photo Opportunities On Campus:
*Please note that UTEP will not hold classes on Tuesday, March 31, in observance of Cesar Chavez Day. The University Communications office will be open with limited staff.
Wednesday, April 1
9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Union Building East, various rooms
5th Annual Women’s History Month Conference
The University of Texas at El Paso chapter of Iota, Iota, Iota (Triota), a national Women’s Studies Honor Society, will present its 5th Annual Women’s History Month conference on April 1-2, 2015. The conference is free and open to the public. Anyone interested in registering can do so at http://whm.iss.utep.edu/.
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall
“Piazzolla on Reeds” featuring Oscar Macchioni, Cara Luffey and Greg Luffey
“Piazzolla on Reeds” is an evening of music by composer Astor Piazzolla featuring UTEP faculty members Oscar Macchioni, DMA, piano; Cara Luffey, bassoon; and Greg Luffey, saxophone.
Ticket prices are $5 for general admission; $3 for seniors, military and non-UTEP students; and free for children under 6 years of age and UTEP faculty, staff and students.
Piazzolla’s compositions fuse elements of traditional Argentine tango with jazz styles, bold dissonances, extended harmonies and exciting rhythms. The compositions have been adapted from their original instrumentation of bandoneon and strings to reed instruments. The evening’s concert will culminate in a trio arrangement of “Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires).”
For more information, please contact Greg Luffey at gsluffey@utep.edu or 915-747-5642.
Thursday, April 2
9 – 11:50 a.m.
Union Building East, various rooms
5th Annual Women’s History Month Conference
7:30 – 9 p.m.
Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall
UTEP Symphony Orchestra
Join the UTEP Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Lowell E. Graham, DMA, for an evening of entertaining music. This concert will feature the artistry of Nancy Taylor and Kenneth Capshaw, trumpet faculty at UTEP, performing the “Concerto for Two Trumpets” by Antonio Vivaldi. Other works are by Liadov, Beethoven, Griffes and Kodaly.
Ticket prices are $5 for general admission; $3 for seniors, military and non-UTEP students; and free for children under 6 years of age and UTEP faculty, staff and students.
For more information, please visit music.utep.edu or contact Graham at legraham@utep.edu or 915-747-5606.
Saturday, April 4
All day
Wyndham El Paso Airport Hotel, 2027 Airway Blvd.
Fifth Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium (SESES)
The goal of the Fifth Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium (SESES) symposium is to provide a setting for formal and informal interactions between students, scholars and industrial professionals in the Southwest region. Each talk will be 20 minutes long (15-minute presentation with a 5-minute Q-and-A). This symposium will begin with a breakfast and opening remarks, followed by breakout parallel morning technical sessions. It will end after a luncheon with a special keynote speaker. Registration fees are $10 for students and $15 for other professionals, due in cash or check on the day of the symposium.