Special Lighting of 'Mining Minds' Honors the 1966 Texas Western NCAA Champions

The Mining Minds pick at The University of Texas at El Paso roundabout will be illuminated in blue and orange on Tuesday evening, March 19, to commemorate the anniversary of the 1966 NCAA basketball championship.

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Engineering Students Prepare for Concrete Canoe Competition

What: Engineering students to build a concrete canoe and practice rowing

When:

Canoe Building - 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 15

Rowing Practice - 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 16 and Sunday, March 17

Where:

Canoe Building - UTEP Facilities Greenhouse off Sun Bowl Drive

Rowing Practice - Ascarate Park Lake

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Robert Kirken Appointed UTEP Science Dean

Robert A. Kirken, Ph.D., has been appointed dean of the College of Science at The University of Texas at El Paso.

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Local Students to Compete in Citizen Bee at UTEP

What: 4th Local Citizen Bee Competition

When: 8:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 9

Where: Classroom and Liberal Arts buildings, UTEP campus

El Paso high school students will have the opportunity to show off their knowledge of American jurisprudence at the 4th annual local Citizen Bee competition.

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18th Poet Laureate of the United States to Speak at UTEP

What: Centennial Lecture by former U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine  

When: 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 12

Where: Undergraduate Learning Center, room 106, UTEP campus

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Jazz Star Jackie Ryan to Visit UTEP

UTEP music students will have the opportunity to learn from a leader in the industry when acclaimed jazz vocalist Jackie Ryan – whose most recent album currently holds the No. 1 spot on the JazzWeek charts – visits the University in April as a guest instructor.

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Miners Plan to ‘MOVE’ El Paso Saturday

More than 1,200 members of the Miner Nation are expected to volunteer their time at more than 70 sites around the El Paso region as part of The University of Texas at El Paso’s 4th annual Project MOVE.

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University of Texas at El Paso President Diana Natalicio Elected Board Chair of American Council on Education

Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2013)—Diana Natalicio, president of The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP),
has been elected chair of the Board of Directors of the American Council on Education (ACE), the major
coordinating body for all the nation's higher education institutions.

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