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Recap of the CCEC Winter Meeting in El Paso

 

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) serves as a national leader in research and teaching on cross-border trade and commerce and has garnered national accolades for its efforts to advance student success in one of the largest binational communities in the world.

During February’s Chancellor’s Council Executive Committee Winter Meeting on the UTEP campus, more than 200 members and guests learned about some of the university’s signature programs focused on solving critical challenges and shaping the future in areas such as aerospace engineering and space exploration, national and cybersecurity, disease management, manufacturing innovations, and more.

 

CCEC members enjoyed a campus tour highlighting UTEP's Bhutanese-inspired architecture, including a stop at the beautiful Lhakhang.

UTEP President Heather Wilson presents an institutional overview to more than 200 members and guests during the opening session at UTEP’s Undergraduate Learning Center on Feb. 9.

 

The opening day featured sessions offering insights into UTEP's evolution as a top-tier research institution across sectors such as health care, trade and manufacturing, as well as into its nationally recognized efforts in student success. A highlight was the first-class tour of the campus’ marvelous Bhutanese-inspired architecture organized by UTEP’s gracious staff.

 

Chancellor Milliken hosted a conversation with custom bootmaker Nevena Christi of El Paso's Rocketbuster Boots on Feb. 9.

CCEC Chair Linda L. Addison addresses the gathering during the opening session on Feb. 9.

 

Friday's reception and dinner at UTEP's Larry K. Durham Center provided a picture-perfect sunset view overlooking the Sun Bowl stadium. Following dinner, members were treated to a conversation between Chancellor Milliken and Nevena Christi, the exceptionally skilled and creatively original bootmaker from Rocketbuster Boots, on El Paso's history as the world’s boot capital, featuring

Saturday’s breakfast and business meeting at the El Paso Museum of Art showcased President Wilson’s moving presentation on the historic 1966 NCAA men’s basketball championship, a catalyst for desegregating collegiate athletics in the South. President Wilson then engaged in an enlightening conversation with five extraordinary UTEP students, who generated terrific conversations among the CCEC group. 

 

Chancellor Milliken and Chair Addison welcome new members, from left: Nancy Seliger, Sean Jez, Alba Ortiz, Lois Folger and April Ancira at the El Paso Museum of Art on Feb. 9.

Chancellor Milliken, with UTEP President Heather Wilson, gives the Picks Up! hand symbol with UTEP students, from left, Ashley Delgado, Alexa Carranco, Kyle Jacquez, Carla Sarinana and Max Rothblatt following an enlightening discussion with Dr. Wilson at the El Paso Muesum of Art on Feb. 10.

 

The business agenda highlighted forward-thinking collaborations among UT institutions, including the new UT Medical Center in Austin that will feature a new UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and UT Austin hospital; a research and healthcare collaboration between UT Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center at the Texas Instruments Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Building in Dallas; and the innovative, first-of-its-kind medicine and artificial intelligence degree program from UT Health SA and UTSA. We also discussed emerging higher ed initiatives and issues, including the state of public higher education in America. Chair Addison welcomed new members who were unable to join us for the Fall Business Meeting in New York.