EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — The University of Texas at El Paso is set to unveil its new 124,725-square-foot learning complex, Texas Western Hall, during a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony this week.
The unveiling of the new building will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15, and will be located adjacent to the Liberal Arts Building on the UTEP campus.
The new facility will serve as a central hub for teaching and campus life, replacing the 1960s-era Liberal Arts Building.
Attendees will include John Zerwas, MD, Chancellor of The University of Texas System, Heather Wilson, President of UTEP, State Senator César Blanco, and other local leaders and dignitaries.
The new building comes as UTEP is set to implement changes to some class schedules starting this month.
To accommodate more classes, UTEP will shift morning courses to a Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule with 50-minute classes.
University officials stated that this change will allow for more than 200 additional course sections each semester, aiding students in staying on track to graduate.
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