University of Texas at El Paso
   
HUTEP AGEP - A Unique Partnership    

Howard University and The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) have joined to form a unique partnership in graduate education to increase underrepresented minority student doctoral enrollment, graduation, and preparation of students for faculty careers in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. With a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the partnership represents the first major endeavor in graduate education to join a Research-Extensive Historically Black College or University (HBCU) with a Research-Intensive Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) to address the severe underrepresentation of African Americans and Hispanics in STEM doctoral education. The combined strengths of the two institutions are a particular advantage of the partnership.

   
NSF Annual Reports    
   
HUTEP AGEP Enrollment Increases    
AGEP Statistics
   
Upcoming Events    

1. Research Proposal Workshop Session I: Proposal Basics
Date: Friday, January 11, 2008
Time: 2 - 4 pm
Location: El Paso Natural Gas Conference Center
Audience: Open to all graduate students with a special emphasis on 1st, 2nd year students and those approaching the dissertation stage

2. UTEP-AGEP Undergraduate Visitation Program Three Day Conference
Dates: January 24-26, 2008
Deadline for Application: January 7, 2008.
Presenter: Dr. Michael Zarate
Click Here to download the application to the Program.

The Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program seeks to increase significantly the number of Black (African-American), Hispanic and American Indian/Alaskan Native (Native American) students receiving doctoral degrees in all disciplines funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

The goal of the University of Texas at El Paso's (UTEP) AGEP Undergraduate Visitation Program is to provide undergraduate students with firsthand experience and exposure to graduate education and to recruit students from the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.