UTEP Centennial Video -2014

UTEP Centennial Video -2014

The Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy, now named The University of Texas at El Paso officially opened September 23, 1914, with buildings located on Ft. Bliss. A fire destroyed the campus in 1914 and the University moved to its current location.Kathleen Worrell, wife of Steven Worrell, first Dean of the College (1914-1923), is credited for introducing the Bhutanese dzong architecture style to campus. Ms. Worrell suggested the architectural style to Dean Worrell after reading The Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy, now named The University of Texas at El PasoOld Main is the first building on campus. It was built in 1917, in the style of a Bhutanese monastery, with massive gently sloping walls, high inset windows, projecting roof eaves and dark bands of brick with mosaic tiles in the shape of mandalas - symbols of unity and wholeness. The University opened with 27 students. Fall 2011 enrollment reached a record breaking 22,640 students. http://libguides.utep.edu/content.php?pid=297461

Área: Central / Downtown

Fuente: EPMH

Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History

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