History of UTEP

By Lauren3296

  • Beginning of UTEP

    Beginning of UTEP
    in 1914 The Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy opened in El Pao

  • Opening day and location

    The opening day of UTEP had 27 students registered and the location was east of Fort Bliss.

  • New Construction

    New construction of the first buildings that are modeled off of the Kingdom of Bhutan.

  • M on Franklin mountains

    M on Franklin mountains
    Students paint "M" on mountains

  • Name change

    Name change
    College of mines changed to Texas Western College of the University of Texas

  • NCAA Championship

    NCAA Championship
    Don Haskins is the first to have 6 African American players on basketball team and win NCAA National Championship beats Kentucky 72-65

  • Name change

    Name change
    Went from Texas Western to University of Texas at El Paso

  • Mascot

    Mascot
    Pay dirt Pete becomes UTEP mascot

  • President

    President
    Diana Natalicio becomes first woman UTEP president

  • Centennial

    Centennial
    UTEP celebrates 100 years!