Hispanic Engineer (HE) magazine has been covering commencement ceremonies at Hispanic-serving Institutions (HSIs) for years. So HE was pleased to learn that in one decade at the University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP), degrees awarded annually grew from 3,973 in 2009-10 to 5,049 in 2018-19.
Before the list of graduation candidates was read during the spring 2019 commencement at UTEP, interim Provost John Wiebe took a moment to recognize the outstanding contributions of President Diana Natalicio, who oversaw growth in enrollment, facilities, and research expenditures during her 31-year tenure. A weekend ceremony, which recognized candidates from UTEP colleges of Engineering and Science, was the very last commencement presided over by President Natalicio.
Natalicio became an assistant professor at UTEP in 1971 and was named the first female president of the university on February 11, 1988. She announced her retirement in May 2018.
Read other stories we’ve covered on successful graduations at UTEP.
Isaac Torres was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. He graduated from El Paso High School and for a young kid from Ciudad Juarez, educating himself in chemistry was his ticket out of poverty. Issac graduated from the University of Texas-El Paso with a GPA of 4.0.
This past Sunday, the University of Texas in El Paso held its final Commencement ceremony with 750 summer graduates and winter candidates from the colleges of Engineering and Science. According to UTEP, all told, nearly 19,000 family members and friends filled the
Before the list of graduation candidates was read during Sunday’s commencement at the University of Texas at Paso (UTEP), interim Provost John Wiebe took a moment to recognize the outstanding contributions of President Diana Natalicio, who oversaw growth in enrollment.
The University of Texas at El Paso celebrated summer and winter graduates during three ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Don Haskins Center. More than 2,500 candidates received their degrees.
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