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Revision as of 16:46, 29 October 2009
31°46′12″N 106°30′18″W / 31.77000°N 106.50500°W
UTEP Seal | |
Type | Public |
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Established | 1914 |
Endowment | $151,200,713[1] |
President | Dr. Diana Natalicio |
Academic staff | 1,157[2] |
Students | 20,154[2] |
Undergraduates | 17,261 |
Postgraduates | 3,281 |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban, 366 acres (1.5 km²) |
Athletics | 14 varsity teams |
Colors | Orange, Blue, White, and Silver |
Nickname | Miners UTEP Athletics Logo |
Mascot | Paydirt Pete |
Website | UTEP.edu UTEPAthletics.com |
Official UTEP Logo |
The University of Texas at El Paso (also referred to as UT El Paso or UTEP) is a public, coeducational university, and a component of the University of Texas System. Located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas, it is the largest university in the nation with a majority Mexican-American student population. The school was founded in 1914 as The Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy, and a mineshaft still exists on the mountainous, desert campus. It is composed of buildings of Bhutanese architecture, with massive sloping walls and overhanging roofs. In the mid-1950s, UTEP, then called Texas Western College, became the first southern college to integrate its intercollegiate athletic teams. Although the campus population was less than 1% African-American, in 1966, basketball coach Don Haskins and his Texas Western team thrilled portions of the nation by winning the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship with an all-black starting lineup, thus breaking an unspoken barrier and transforming the history of college basketball. By 1967, the Board of Regents authorized that the name of the college be changed from Texas Western College to its present name. Currently there are some 19,842 students enrolled at UTEP. About 73 percent of UTEP's student population is Hispanic. UTEP is the country's only doctoral research intensive university with a student body that is predominantly Mexican American.
The historic 1966 Texas Western College win over The University of Kentucky for the NCAA basketball championship was depicted in the Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer movie Glory Road, which was released in 2006 and in the national bestselling 2005 book "Glory Road" written by Don Haskins and Dan Wetzel. Glory Road lies between the two basketball arenas on the campus, stretching from Mesa Street to Sun Bowl Drive.
Today, the institution is devoted to the ideals of access and excellence, educating the population at a sprawling campus in the westernmost part of the State of Texas along the borders with Mexico and the State of New Mexico.
History
- The school officially opened on September 23, 1914 with 27 students.
- 1916 - enrollment had grown to 39 students and women were allowed to enroll.
- 1919 - name was changed to U.T. Department of Mines and Metallurgy.
- 1920 - name changed to the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy, or TCM.
- 1923 - students painted a large "M" for Miners on the Franklin Mountains; the "M" is still there today.
- 1949 - name changed to Texas Western College of the University of Texas (TWC). Gamma-Gamma chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity was installed.
- 1961 - the nation’s first Peace Corps class was trained at TWC.
- 1963 - Sun Bowl Stadium was constructed.
- 1966 - men's basketball (including five African-American starters), coached by Don Haskins, defeated the all white Wildcats of the University of Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp, for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship at College Park, Maryland, the subject of the 2006 movie Glory Road.
- 1967 - changed name to The University of Texas at El Paso. Alpha Kappa Lambda granted a charter for Alpha Rho chapter.
- 1968 - Bob Beamon set a world long jump record at the Olympic Games in Mexico City; the record would stand for decades.
- 1969 - first of seven NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships.
- 1974 - first doctoral degree program in Geological Sciences was approved. Won first of seven NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships.
- 1975 - men's Track and Field team won both the NCAA Men's Outdoor and Indoor National Championships.
- 1976 - Engineering-Science Complex was completed and the College of Nursing was also created.
- 1977 - Special Events Center (now the Don Haskins Center) with 12,000 seats was completed.
- 1982 - Expanded Sun Bowl Stadium, increasing seating capacity to 52,000.
- 1984 - Six-story University Library opened its doors to the public.
- 1988 - Diana Natalicio became UTEP's first woman president.
- 1989 - second doctoral degree was approved for Electrical Engineering.
- 1991 - Computer Engineering doctorate program
- 1993 - Psychology doctorate program
- 1995 - Environmental science and engineering doctorate program
- 1996 - Pharmacy cooperative doctorate program
- 1997 - Don Haskins was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Special Events Center was renamed the Don Haskins Center, known as "The Bear's Den." Biological sciences doctorate program
- 1999 - Don Haskins retired from coaching. MBA online degree program and History doctoral program launched
- 2000 - Nursing cooperative doctorate program. Miner Village was completed and UTEP was designated as a Doctoral/Research-Intensive University by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- 2002 - $11 million Larry K. Durham Sports Center opens for the first time and the Sam Donaldson Center for Communication Studies is established.
- 2003 was a busy year for UTEP, the school hired former Washington State University head coach Mike Price to bring new life to the UTEP football team, $44 million in construction projects began for Academic Services and Biosciences buildings and an addition to the Engineering-Science Complex, construction also began on the $1.8 million Helen of Troy Softball Complex, and the International business doctorate, the Civil engineering doctorate, and the Composition and Rhetoric doctorate programs were approved. On Saturday, November 15, 2003, The UTEP Miners beat the Harlem Globetrotters in basketball 89-88. Billy Gillespie, now the coach at the University of Kentucky, was the head coach at UTEP at that time.
- In 2004, UTEP celebrated its 90th anniversary and in the 2004-2005 athletic year, UTEP enjoyed great success in both football and men's basketball, the Miner football team, under Price, went on to play the Buffaloes of the University of Colorado in the EV1.net Houston Bowl, and the Men's basketball team under new coach Doc Sadler went on to play in the school's 15th NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament appearance.
- On July 1, 2005, UTEP was formally introduced to Conference USA from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). UTEP had been a member of the WAC for 37 years.
- Enrollment at UTEP reached its highest level ever during Fall 2008 at 20,458, a 1.6% increase over the prior year.
Academics
The University of Texas at El Paso is subdivided into several colleges, each of which offers a variety of degree programs including undergraduate, graduate and some post-graduate:
- School of Allied Health
UTEP offers 81 undergraduate degrees, 65 master's-level degrees and 16 doctoral degrees. The university ranked, in 2006, second in federal research spending among UT System academic institutions, and in fiscal year 2006 reported $45.7 million in total research spending.
Hispanic Business magazine has twice ranked UTEP as the number one graduate engineering school for hispanics. The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering has called the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) "a model for other engineering institutions who say that today's minority young people from low-income families can't succeed in a rigorous math- or science-based discipline."
The National Science Foundation has designated UTEP as a Model Institution for Excellence, one of only six in the country. UTEP is one of only 11 universities nationwide to receive a $5 million Teachers for a New Era (TNE) research grant from the Carnegie Corporation.
Campus Architecture
The campus architecture is a rare example of the dzong style seen outside the Himalayas - the university hosts the Chenrezig Himalayan Cultural Center of El Paso. Initial phases were designed by El Paso architect Henry Trost, and later phases have continued in the same style.[3]
School Colors and Logo
The school's colors were originally made orange and white. However, in the early 1980s, Columbia blue was added so now the official colors are orange, white, and blue. When the new UTEP athletic department logo was introduced in the fall of 1999, a darker hue of blue was incorporated into the logo, as well as a silver accent to go with the customary orange.
Pickaxe Hand Symbol
This hand symbol represents the traditional tool used by Miners, the pickaxe. This gesture is made by UTEP Miners fans when UTEP players are shooting free throws at basketball games, or any time UTEP kicks off at a football game.
School songs
"The Eyes of Texas" was adopted by the 1920 student body after the song had been "declared the school anthem for the University of Texas at Austin" [1] [2]."
UTEP's fight song, "Miners Fight" was also borrowed from the Austin campus. However, in the late 1980s and with the blessing of the estate of Marty Robbins, the UTEP Music Department wrote a new song to the melody "El Paso."
Lyrics
"The Eyes of Texas" (UTEP's Official Alma Mater)[3]
The Eyes of Texas are upon you,
All the live long day.
The Eyes of Texas are upon you,
You cannot get away.
Do not think you can escape them,
At night or early in the morn-
The Eyes of Texas are upon you,
'Till Gabriel Blows His horn.
"UTEP Fight Song"
Down in the west Texas town of El Paso,
Home of the River they call Rio Grande.
Down on the border the town of El Paso,
Home of the Miners the best in the land.
Fighting to win, the Miners of UTEP,
Long live the College of Mines, GO COLLEGE OF MINES!
Loyal forever, we're standing together,
Onward to victory Orange and Blue, WE WILL BE TRUE!
(Repeat)
"Miners Fight"
Miners Fight! Miners Fight!
And it's goodbye to Kentucky.
Miners Fight! Miners Fight!
For we'll put over one more win.
Miners Fight! Miners Fight!
For it's Miners that we love best.
Hail! Hail! the gang's all here,
And it's goodbye to all the rest!
(repeat)
"The Shadows on the Mountains" (UTEP's Band Hymn)
The shadows on the mountains fall,
across the desert sands.
We lift our voices to our home
Along the Rio Grande
With brothers standing ever near
And sisters by our side
Oh Alma Mater always true
Our hearts with thee abide
Nickname
It is presumed that the nickname "Miners" came from the fact that the school was founded as the "State School of Mines and Metallurgy." In doing research on this project, early mention of "Ore Diggers" and "Muckers" for the nickname was found, but nothing to determine if the name "Miners" was voted upon by the student body, or if a faculty member, John W. (Cap) Kidd, chose the name. Kidd was a big booster of athletics, especially football, and in 1915, when funds were rather lean at the school, Kidd donated $800 to equip the football team. He also assisted with coaching, although he was not the head coach. The present track facility on campus bears Cap Kidd's name.
Notable Athletic Achievements
UTEP's sports programs have won a total of 21 NCAA Division I national championships.[4] UTEP is currently tied for 10th overall among schools in Men's Sports Division I championships.
- Men's Basketball: 1 (1966; the only NCAA Men's Basketball title won by a university from the state of Texas)
- Men's Cross country: 7
- Men's Indoor Track & Field: 7
- Men's Outdoor Track & Field: 6
Athletics
Sports Venues
UTEP owns the two largest stadiums in El Paso:
- Sun Bowl Stadium, seating capacity 52,000, opened its doors in 1963 and is currently the home to the UTEP football team and to the annual Brut Sun Bowl game. Sun Bowl Stadium is also now home to the Texas vs. The Nation Game, a college football all-star game.
- Don Haskins Center, seating capacity 12,222, was built in 1976 and is primarily used by the men's and women's basketball teams.
- University Field (UTEP), seating capacity 500, was built in 1991 and hosts the women's soccer team.
Notable people
Faculty
- Steven Best, professor of philosophy and co-founder of the North American Animal Liberation Press Office
- Urbici Soler y Manonelles, Spanish sculptor
Alumni
- F. Murray Abraham – Academy Award Best Actor winner
- Ana Alicia – Actress
- Nate Archibald – NBA Hall of Famer, chosen as one of the Top 50 Greatest NBA Players
- Roger Argenis – Lead singer of the alternative rock band Aerial
- Antonio Davis – NBA All-Star, president of the National Basketball Players Association
- Sam Donaldson – ABC News veteran
- Bob Beamon – Olympic gold medalist, world record holder in track and field
- Hank Cohen – President of MGM Television Entertainment
- Joe Devance– Basketball Player PBA
- Greg Foster – Former NBA player and one time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers
- Hector Guerrero – Professional wrestler, performed on WWF and NWA
- Jack Handey – Best known for his "Deep Thoughts" on Saturday Night Live
- Tim Hardaway – NBA All-Star, 2000 Summer Olympics gold medalist
- J. P. Hayes – Professional golfer
- Johnnie Lee Higgins – wide receiver & special team specialist for the Oakland Raiders.
- Ed Hochuli – National Football League referee
- Thomas Howard – linebacker for the Oakland Raiders.
- Suzanna Hupp – Former Republican state representative from Lampasas County and Second Amendment advocate
- Chris Jacke – BBA 1989, All-American place kicker, Super Bowl champion with Green Bay Packers
- Shoshana Johnson – U.S. Army Specialist, former Iraq POW
- Seth Joyner – 1991 NFL Defensive Player of the Year by Sports Illustrated, one-time Super Bowl champion
- Don Maynard – Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Lee Mays – Former National Football League Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver
- Paul Moreno – Former Texas Democratic State Representative, longest serving Mexican American elected official in the United States
- John D. Olivas – First UTEP alumnus to be selected as an astronaut by NASA and a member of Space Shuttle Mission STS-117 crew aboard the Atlantis, launched on June 8, 2007
- Bob O'Rear – A founder of Microsoft
- Nolan Richardson – Former NCAA champion collegiate men's basketball head coach at the University of Arkansas
- Hector M. Sanchez – First deaf student to graduate from UTEP (1996)
- Tony Tolbert – Three time world champion with the Dallas Cowboys
- Weronika Bloczynska ; Professional Tennis Player
- Manuel Leon Jr ; Writer
See also
References
- ^ http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/el-paso-tx/utep-3661
- ^ a b c The University of Texas at El Paso Facts
- ^ See UTEP Handbook of Operations http://admin.utep.edu/Default.aspx?PageContentMode=1&tabid=30289 for more details.
- ^ Schools with the Most NCAA Championships