{"id":260354,"date":"2026-04-22T00:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/260354\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T00:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:34:11","slug":"leveling-up-students-futures-the-prospector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/260354\/","title":{"rendered":"Leveling up students\u2019 futures \u2013 The Prospector"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) hosted \u201cLevel Up\u201d a graduate school, fellowship and scholarship showcase designed to inform students of the resources available for them to upgrade their education. The event was brought together by departments such as Student Fellowships and Awards, Scholarships and UTEP\u2019s graduate school.<\/p>\n

On April 8 students were able to explore a list of opportunities for their next step, from research and volunteering to career advice and prestigious fellowships. Jennifer Green, assistant dean of UTEP\u2019s graduate school, was excited about putting this event together and giving students a look into the many possibilities after graduation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we wanted to do was put all the things students want when they\u2019re thinking about their future in one place. So graduate school, means of funding graduate school, whether that be here or elsewhere, amazing activities after they graduate, like the Fulbright student program. So basically, anything that you can use to level things up.\u201d Green said.<\/p>\n

Faculty were happy to inform attendees of the many different paths they could take using their degree. Stephen Crites, Ph.D, dean of UTEP\u2019s graduate school, encouraged attendees to take full advantage of the resources offered by the university and use those tools to better understand their academic pathways.<\/p>\n

\u201cMentors and using the resources here is really important. A lot of students are switching, they\u2019re in one major, and they switch to another one. It\u2019s important to know some of those options, salaries and what you want to do,\u201d Crites said. \u201cSo, it\u2019s really important, I think, in your undergraduate degree, to think about that and know where you might want to go and what skills you\u2019ll need.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPicking up a pamphlet from the study abroad booth, students learn and gain information about the Gilman Scholarship and UTEP\u2019s Study Abroad Program.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Every booth meant a different possibility. Gabriela Mariscal, a junior studying engineering in materials and metallurgy and undergraduate fellows\u2019 alumni, was excited about learning about study abroad programs and fellowships that align with her academic goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like it\u2019s a dream to study abroad,\u201d Mariscal said. \u201cI feel like it\u2019s that way for everyone to get to do a master\u2019s or Ph.D. program somewhere else. I feel like these programs help a lot, not only to see people who have done it, but for financial help to actually make it an achievable dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

To take those dreams and turn them into objectives, students might need a little mentoring and a lot of confidence to send in their applications. Felipe Martinez, Student Coordinator at the Office of Student Fellowships and Awards, believes encouraging students to get involved on campus is the best way to build that courage.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s kind of figuring out your why. It\u2019s really doing it with a with an intention of knowing that you\u2019re going to get it, and with that being said, reminding yourself that you belong in that space, that you should own that space,\u201d Martinez said. \u201cYou own that Fulbright, Hawkins or Truman space. That\u2019s the message that we want to spread here at UTEP. We want that culture with the students that you should apply to all these fellowships, because you belong and your story matters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Life after graduation can generate feelings of uncertainty and doubt for students, but with the right guidance that stress can turn into motivation and excitement about what\u2019s yet to come. It is never too late to level up.<\/p>\n

Vivien Noe C. is a staff reporter at The Prospector and can be reached at\u00a0[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) hosted \u201cLevel Up\u201d a graduate school, fellowship and scholarship showcase designed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260355,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-260354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}