MARK YOUR CALENDAR! OUR NEXT RAISE YOUR PICK GIVING DAY IS ON APRIL 17, 2024!
The Diana Natalicio Institute Faculty Support

Founded in 2022 to honor our former President, Dr. Diana Natalicio, the Institute named in her honor serves a national platform to develop and evaluate policy and programs, advance innovation, and cultivate resources critical to accelerating educational outcomes for Hispanic students.

The Institute seeks to uplift Dr. Natalicio’s legacy and her vision for higher education. As she often said, “Everyone has talent, but not everyone has opportunity.” She was passionately committed to making higher education more equitable for Latino students and transforming higher education systems and policies to expand life opportunities for all students. 

On Raise Your Pick Giving Day, we are asking UTEP alumni, friends, and our community for your help in supporting The Diana Natalicio Institute for Hispanic Student Success to assist faculty members to conduct cutting-edge research in the field of Hispanic Student Success, so they are able to share their research, participate in other related academic endeavors, and expand the impact of their critical work, both within UTEP and beyond.

Join us in raising our picks for the Diana Natalicio Institute on April 12! 

For Raise Your Pick Giving Day, we are also asking our community to help support graduate fellowships so that our students can continue their research efforts around Hispanic student success. Click the button below to learn more about the impact you can make:


If you’d like to learn more about The Diana Natalicio Institute, please visit our webpage at https://www.utep.edu/natalicio-institute/

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Microsoft Campuswide Challenge – Ultimate Victory
Rise to the top! The three areas with the highest total of gifts by 11:59pm (Mountain Time) on April 12 will receive additional funding from Microsoft. First place: $5,000. Second place: $2,500. Third place: $1,500
Rank Prize Campaign Areas Gifts
1 $5,000 Diamond Club - Softball 279
2 $2,500 Beach Volleyball 190
3 $1,500 LSPI 25th Anniversary Excellence Fund 161
4 UTEP Food Pantry Gift Fund 153
5 KTEP Program Enhancement Fund 116
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Microsoft Campuswide Challenge – Early Bird
Early bird gets the worm! The three Raise Your Pick Giving Day campaign areas to receive the most early-donor gifts by 8pm (Mountain Time) on April 11 will each receive $1,000 from Microsoft.
Rank Prize Campaign Areas Gifts
1 $1,000 KTEP Program Enhancement Fund 56
2 $1,000 UTEP Food Pantry Gift Fund 39
3 $1,000 Business Student Council 24
4 Diamond Club - Softball 23
5 UTEP Endowed Scholarship 20
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Microsoft Campuswide Challenge – Power Hours Part 2
Afternoons are a great time to give back! The Raise Your Pick Giving Day campaign area to raise the most gifts between 2pm and 5pm (Mountain Time) will be awarded $2,000. Thank you to Microsoft for sponsoring this campuswide challenge!
Rank Prize Campaign Areas Gifts
1 $2,000 Diamond Club - Softball 42
2 Beach Volleyball 40
3 LSPI 25th Anniversary Excellence Fund 25
4 Finish First Crew - Track & Field 21
5 UTEP Food Pantry Gift Fund 12
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Microsoft Campuswide Faculty & Staff Match
Calling all UTEP Faculty and Staff! Microsoft will match all faculty and staff gifts to Raise Your Pick Giving Day campaign areas, up to a total of $5,000. Give to the area that matters the most to you and double your impact!
$5,000 MATCHED
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Microsoft Campuswide Challenge – Power Hours
The power of Miner Nation is palpable! The three areas that raise the most gifts between 11am and 2pm (Mountain Time) on April 12 will receive additional funding from Microsoft. First place: $3,000. Second place: $2,000. Third place: $1,000
Rank Prize Campaign Areas Gifts
1 $3,000 Beach Volleyball 65
2 $2,000 Diamond Club - Softball 54
3 $1,000 LSPI 25th Anniversary Excellence Fund 51
4 ISSR - Graduate Student Success Gift Fund 38
5 UTEP Food Pantry Gift Fund 28
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Rank State Gifts
1 TX 3
2 AA 0
2 AE 0
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