Friday, July 5th through Sunday, July 21st, 2013.  The UTEP Dinner Theater presents the Tony Award-winning musical:  In The Heights.  In The Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant Dominican-American community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood – a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind.During its acclaimed Off-Broadway run, In The Heights quickly became an audience phenomenon and a critical success. It’s easy to see why:with an amazing cast, a gripping story and incredible dancing, In The Heights was the winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations.  For more information, please read more ...

Tuesday, July 9th through Friday, July 12th, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Hudspeth 313.  El Paso teachers and University researchers will gather to write and develop research questions about teaching in the borderlands. This workshop will also provide teachers with the opportunity to voice and address their concerns in their classrooms to researchers and their colleagues. Teachers will take what they have learned in the workshop and disburse that information to their colleagues and communities.  For more information, please e-mail Dr. Carol Brochin at cjbrochinceballos@utep.edu or read more ...