MARK YOUR CALENDAR! OUR NEXT RAISE YOUR PICK GIVING DAY IS ON APRIL 17, 2024!
Graduate Student Success - ISSR
Support Graduate Student Success in Strategic and Sustainable Resources

The College of Science is at the forefront in science innovation and cutting-edge research. For students whose dream career is working in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, or earth and environmental resource sciences, we can help them realize that reality! 

Our country and world are more dependent on strategic and sustainable resources such as water, air, fuels, critical minerals, and manufacturing materials like never before in our history.  The job market in these fast-growing areas represents unlimited career opportunities for our students once they are trained and graduate. Those in greatest demand are graduate students as they will be the leaders expected to design, develop, discover and determine best practices to meet the growing needs for our nation in a strategic and sustainable manner.  These students will require training in an inter-disciplinary setting that provides them with the resources, laboratory and field research environment to make these discoveries at UTEP that will allow them to transition into 21st century industries to apply their skills.  

With your support, our students will have greater access to scholarship funding to reduce their overall cost of education. Your donations will provide these students with unique access to cutting-edge technologies in the laboratory, access to equipment outside of UTEP, the ability pay for research travel to key field sites and cover costs such as fuel, food and housing. It will also allow them to work within a virtual world to seamlessly bring together the knowledge of supply chains, materials, and support the transition to renewable energy thereby reducing our dependence on foreign materials necessary for national security and defense. With your gift, our students will be able to follow their passion and support the future of our nation. 

On April 12, we hope you’ll raise your pick for our graduate students in Strategic and Sustainable Resource research! Every gift counts!

The College of Science is also asking for support of the following areas. Please click below to learn more:



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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
Ended
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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
Ended
$2,000
Strategic and Sustainable Resources Challenge #2
When our campaign for Graduate Student Success in Strategic and Sustainable Resources reaches 10 gifts, we will unlock another $2,000 in scholarship funds for Geological Sciences graduate students. Thank you to James Cearley '78 for sponsoring this giving challenge!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$2,000
Strategic and Sustainable Resources Challenge #4
When our campaign for Graduate Student Success in Strategic and Sustainable Resources reaches 20 gifts, we will unlock another $2,000 in scholarship funds for Geological Sciences graduate students. Thank you to James Cearley '78 for sponsoring this giving challenge!
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Lewis Teal Challenge for Strategic and Sustainable Resources
Help us achieve our goal! When our campaign for Graduate Student Success in Strategic and Sustainable Resources reaches 30 gifts, we will unlock $5,000 from Geological Sciences alumnus, Lewis Teal ’77, ’79!
30 / 30 Gifts
Completed
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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
Completed
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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
Ended
$2,000
Strategic and Sustainable Resources Challenge #1
Donate one of our first 5 gifts! When our campaign for Graduate Student Success in Strategic and Sustainable Resources reaches 5 gifts, we will unlock $2,000 in scholarship funds for Geological Sciences graduate students. Thank you to James Cearley '78 for sponsoring this giving challenge!
5 / 5 Gifts
Completed
$2,000
Strategic and Sustainable Resources Challenge #3
When our campaign for Graduate Student Success in Strategic and Sustainable Resources reaches 15 gifts, we will unlock another $2,000 in scholarship funds for Geological Sciences graduate students. Thank you to James Cearley '78 for sponsoring this giving challenge!
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$2,000
Strategic and Sustainable Resources Challenge #5
When our campaign for Graduate Student Success in Strategic and Sustainable Resources reaches 25 gifts, we will unlock another $2,000 in scholarship funds for Geological Sciences graduate students. Thank you to James Cearley '78 for sponsoring this giving challenge!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
Rank State Gifts
1 TX 56
2 AA 0
2 AE 0
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