Shell Oil Company Funds Support UTEP Engineering, Science and Business  

Courtesy of University Communications

On December 19, the Shell Oil Company presented the University of Texas at El Paso with $75,000 to support various programs in the Colleges of Engineering, Science and Business. 

The gift will helps fund the following initiatives for UTEP students:

$36,500 for College of Engineering programs, including:

• Engineering design competitions to teach students how to work as a team to design, build, test and promote engineering concepts
• E-Week, an annual tradition that brings area youngsters to the college for tours of laboratories and engineering and science demonstrations
• Designing the Future Program, a yearlong lecture series designed to expose faculty, staff and students to the best contemporary thinking, innovation and practice
• Engineering Ambassador Program, which promotes the study of science and engineering at local high schools

$19,500 for Geological Sciences programs, including:

• Earth Science Week, a geosciences educational outreach program for area students
• Pathways, a program to increase the number of students who study geosciences, particularly Hispanics
• The annual Geological Sciences Colloquium

$19,000 for the College of Business Administration, including:

• Shell-sponsored trip for 10 business administration students to a Shell facility in Houston
• UNIV 1301 Lecture and Luncheon sponsored by Shell for about 300 entering freshmen that gives students an opportunity to discuss interesting aspects about the corporation