The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) President Heather Wilson held a town hall meeting Sept. 9 at the Undergraduate Learning Center to discuss new initiatives aimed at connecting students with employers and preparing them for careers after graduation.<\/p>\n
The initiatives include employer engagement events featuring federal agencies, Fortune 500 companies, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and local businesses looking to recruit UTEP students.<\/p>\n
Expected employers include the FBI, Lockheed Martin, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Microsoft, Dell, Google, El Paso Children\u2019s Hospital and other local companies.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are also going to be proactively reaching out to the companies in the region who need great employees,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n
Employer engagement events will take place Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Union Breezeway. Career coaching clinics will take place Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at various locations across campus.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to help prepare students for beyond college and better our community engagement overall,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cIf a company wants to come and recruit on this campus, we\u2019re going to get them on campus. We already have over 150 companies who are coming.\u201d<\/p>\n
Students will also have access to professional attire for interviews and professional headshots.<\/p>\n
Professional attire will be available through the Food Pantry office in Union East after its remodel is completed. In the meantime, students can contact Food Pantry Director, Tamara Hernandez at [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n Students also will be able to take professional headshots in Suite 310 of the University Library.<\/p>\n Employer engagement events:<\/p>\n Sept. 24: Open to all employers Career coaching clinics:<\/p>\n Sept. 23: University Library, Room 111 \u2013 Open clinic
\nOct. 1: Business and professional services
\nOct. 6: Health and applied sciences
\nOct. 15: Open to all employers
\nOct. 22: Graduate and professional schools<\/p>\n
\nSept. 30: University Library, Room 111 \u2013 Business, financial and professional services
\nOct. 5: IDRB 2.204 \u2013 Health and applied sciences
\nOct. 14: Engineering\/Tech Caf\u00e9 \u2013 Open clinic
\nOct. 21: University Library, Room 111 \u2013 Graduate schools<\/p>\n