Updated 5/29/15
MASTER LIST - SUMMER 2015
Summer 6 Week
UNIV 1301 33448 Seminar/Critical Inquiry(DP)
Restricted to UTEP Prep students.
Instructor: Analee (de La Cerda) Covey
LART 101 920 1130 MWF
BH 130A adelacerda3@utep.edu
Peer Leader: Paloma Munoz
Advisor: Lucy Snelson/Katie Swift 747-6815 AAC pimunoz2@miners.utep.edu lsnelson@utep.eud
Librarian: Les Arms 747-6701 laarms@utep.edu
UNIV1301 34288 Seminar/Critical Inquiry(DP) LART 306 1210 1420 MWF
Restricted to UTEP Prep students.
Instructor: Analee (de La Cerda) Covey
Peer Leader: Marisol Trujillo
Advisor: Lucy Snelson/Katie Swift 747-6815
BH 130A adelacerda3@utep.edu
mtrujillomolina@miners.utep.edu lsnelson@utep.edu
Librarian: Les Arms 747-6701 laarms@utep.edu
The Impact of Technology in Education
Using UNIV 1301 goals and objectives as a framework, this course will focus on exploring and identifying key social, educational, legal, and technological issues that have forever changed the educational landscape. The objective will be to achieve a better understanding of the current educational environment and begin to develop our own ideas for the future of education as it is more and more influenced by technology. We will tie these elements to our own lives and education as we identify, explore, and assess vital academic skills for the higher education environment.
UNIV 1301 33531 Seminar/Critical Inquiry(DP) UGLC 208 920 1130 MWF
Restricted to UTEP Prep students.
Instructor: Kimberly Kilpatrick 747-5547 UGLC 130 kimcastillo@utep.edu
Peer Leader: Elizabeth Rodriguez erodriguez@miners.utep.edu
Advisor: Rhiannon Herrington/Janette Fuentes 747-7310 AAC rhregaladovaldez@utep.edu
Librarian: Harvey Castellano 747-6734 hcastell@utep.edu
UNIV 1301 34289 Seminar/Critical Inquiry(DP) UGLC 334 1210 1420 MWF
Restricted to UTEP Prep students.
Instructor: Kimberly Kilpatrick 747-5547 UGLC 130 kimcastillo@utep.edu
Peer Leader: Victor Hurtado vhurtado2@miners.utep.edu
Advisor: Rhiannon Herrington/Janette Fuentes 747-7310 AAC rhregaladovaldez@utep.edu
Librarian: Harvey Castellano 747-6734 hcastell@utep.edu

The Art of Communication
The focus of Ms. Kilpatrick's UNIV1301 seminar courses is on effective communication at many levels: intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, and also public speaking. With her academic interests predominately within the realm of communication, Ms. Kilpatrick actively implements assignments and activities that help students sharpen their skills in effectively communicating with others .
Ms. Kimberly Kilpatrick received both her BA, with honors, and MA in Communication from the University of
Texas at El Paso. She has worked in both the UTEP Entering Student Program and Communication Department as a lecturer. Ms. Kilpatrick began teaching at UTEP in fall 2001 as a full-time lecturer of both Communications 1301 and University 1301 classes. She currently holds the position of Program Advisor/Lecturer, working as an advisor with the Academic Advising Center, while also teaching University Studies courses.
UNIV 1301 34287 Seminar/Critical Inquiry(DP)
Restricted to UTEP Prep students.
Instructor: Myrna Avalos
Peer Leader: Joshua Lopez
Librarian: Jacob Galindo
747-7329
747-6702
PSYC 105
AAC 119
Advisor: Sergio Contreras/Natalie Miller 747-5361 AAC
1210 1420 MWF mavalos@utep.edu
jilopez3@miners.utep.edu scontreras@utep.edu jrgalindo@utep.edu
Border Voices: Exploring the Social Cultural Stories of the Past, Present and Future
In this class, students will explore the social cultural stories of the past, present and future by analyzing and interpreting various short stories, local art work, and by discovering the distinct
Bhutanese architecture that makes up the UTEP community. By probing the stories of the past, present and future, students will be able
UNIV 1301 33447 Seminar/Critical Inquiry(DP)
Restricted to UTEP Prep students.
Instructor: Jaime Mendez
LART 3017 0920 1130 MWF jlmendez@utep.edu
Peer Leader: Olivia Kolenc
Advisor: Sergio Contreras/Natalie Miller 747-5361 AAC oikolenc@miners.utep.edu scontreras@utep.edu
Librarian: Jacob Galindo 747-6702 jrgalindo@utep.edu
Latino Image in Film and Television
This course will show you the various contributions Latinos have made in the mass media, specifically television and film. The majority of assignments consist of formalizing your opinion as to how the culture is represented and what you feel are the major problems, if any, associated with those representations. Assignments will be geared toward developing your group communication and writing skills.
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Summer 1
UNIV 1301 30760 Seminar/Critical Inquiry
Instructor: Karina Calderon
Peer Leader: Edgar Acuna
747-5290
EDU 318
AAC 135
1140-1350 MTWRF kacalderon@utep.edu
eacuna@miners.utep.edu
Advisor:
Librarian: Angela Lucero 747-5685 ajmartinez5@utep.edu
Rhetoric in Popular Culture
Students will examine the use of rhetoric in American popular culture by analyzing movies, music, the UTEP community, and their future career paths. Students will learn to develop their critical thinking skills and will gain a deeper understanding of the use of rhetoric in America by analyzing the social, political, and economic impact rhetoric has upon society and their lives.
Assignments will be based on an awareness of audience, subject matter knowledge, and rhetorical strategies. Students will learn to strengthen their academic performance as productive college students and active community members by developing research, critical thinking, and writing and public speaking skills.
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UNIV 2350 30761 Interdisciplinary Tech/So
Instructor: DeAnna Varela 747-7065
ONLINE
UGLC 344 dkvarela@utep.edu
Peer Leader: Monica Baca
Advisor:
mbaca5@miners.utep.edu
Librarian: Les Arms 747-6701 laarms@utep.edu
Women, Girls & Technology
This course will focus on the relationship and effects of technology on women and girls in today's society. We will analyze key social institutions and systems of power and oppression, with emphasis placed on diverse perspectives related to gender, class, race, sexuality, ability, and culture. Topics will include: technology in relation to education, work, privacy, reproductive rights, entertainment, media, relationships, violence and activism. In addition to introducing you to the theme of women, girls and technology, we will incorporate the
Entering Student Program University course goals as well as develop key reading, writing and critical thinking skills.
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Summer 2
UNIV 1301 31287/32542 Seminar/Critical Inquiry UGLC 336 0920 1130
MTWRF (32542 – Restricted for UTEP Prep)
Instructor: Teresa Hibbert 747-5714 MAIN 313 tdhibbert@utep.edu
Peer Leader: Amy Medina
Advisor: Kaay Miller/Nisna Castaneda 747-7306 AAC apmedina3@miners.utep.edu akmiller@utep.edu
Librarian: Angela Lucero 747-5685 ajmartinez5@utep.edu

UNIV 1301 32543 Seminar/Critical Inquiry
Instructor: Teresa Hibbert 747-5714
UGLC 208
MAIN 313
1140 1350 MTWRF tdhibbert@utep.edu
Peer Leader: Enrique Saucedo esaucedo12@miners.utep.edu
Advisor: Kaay Miller/Nisna Castaneda 747-7306 AAC
Librarian: Angela Lucero 747-5685 akmiller@utep.edu ajmartinez5@utep.edu
Experiencing Poverty
Through a collection of readings, we will explore the voice, the presence, and the perspective of the poor who live on the margins of society and are generally invisible to the rest of us. Goals are to bring the realities of the lives of the impoverished as close to the reader as possible and to get the reader to listen carefully to these voices of the poor to enhance their understanding (Eitzen
2009). Students will learn to use their sociological imagination when discussing, analyzing and writing about the readings. In addition, students will gain a deeper understanding of the problem of poverty in the United States. We will also assess and explore academic skills vital to college success, including time management, organization, note taking, test preparation, academic reading, critical thinking, essay writing as well as career exploration.
Teri Hibbert has a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Sociology from UTEP. She is a lecturer with the Entering Student Program and the Department of Sociology/Anthropology and currently teaches Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of Marriage and Family, Advanced Social
Problems and UNIV 1301. She has taught statistics and research methods as well as three topics in UNIV 1301, including Family Communications, Marriage and Family and most recently,
Experiencing Poverty. She has been a faculty member at UTEP for over 13 years. Her approach to teaching is to allow the student to experience individual responsibility in the college environment while providing a positive learning experience
UNIV 2350 30762 Interdisciplinary Tech/So
Instructor: DeAnna Varela 747-7065
Peer Leader: Cecilia Estrade Lozoya
Librarian: Les Arms 747-6707
ONLINE dkvarela@utep.edu
caestradalozoya@miners.utep.edu laarms@utep.edu
Summer
UNIV 1301 35130 Seminar/Critical Inquiry(DP) ONLINE
Restricted to transfer students in their first or second semester at UTEP and with a total of more than 30 semester credit hours.
Instructor: DeAnna Varela
Peer Leader: Emma Weatherly
Librarian: Les Arms
747-7065
747-6707 dkvarela@utep.edu
elweatherly@miners.utep.edu laarms@utep.edu
Women, Girls & Technology
This course will focus on the relationship and effects of technology on women and girls in today's society. We will analyze key social institutions and systems of power and oppression,

with emphasis placed on diverse perspectives related to gender, class, race, sexuality, ability, and culture. Topics will include: technology in relation to education, work, privacy, reproductive rights, entertainment, media, relationships, violence and activism. In addition to introducing you to the theme of women, girls and technology, we will incorporate the
Entering Student Program University course goals as well as develop key reading, writing and critical thinking skills.
Summer 7 Weeks
UNIV 1301 34290 (7O1) Seminar/Critical Inquiry(DP) ONLINE
This section is restricted to UTEP Connect students.
Instructor: Beau Pihlaja 747-8444 UGLC 130 bspihlaja@utep.edu
Peer Leader: Melissa de la O
Librarian: Angela Lucero 747-5685
mdelao@miners.utep.edu
ajmartinez5@utep.edu
UNIV 1301 35129 (7W2) Seminar/Critical Inquiry(DP) ONLINE
Restricted to transfer students in their first or second semester at UTEP and with a total of more than 30 semester credit hours.
Instructor: Beau Pihlaja
Peer Leader: Melissa de la O
Librarian: Angela Lucero
747-8444
747-5685
UGLC 130
mdelao@miners.utep.edu bspihlaja@utep.edu
ajmartinez5@utep.edu
Intercultural Communication Skills for the 21 st
Century
We live in an increasingly globalized world. Learning to recognize our own cultural context and the cultural differences that shape our world is crucial for success in the 21st Century at the university and in the global marketplace. This class will address questions like “What is culture?”; “How has my culture shaped me?” “How do different cultures (including mine) communicate?” Each student will learn different ways to evaluate their communication style and the styles of those from other cultures. Students will learn to adapt their style, especially when communicating electronically (e.g., via the internet) to improve communication with those from other cultures. This theme will be the vehicle for learning academic success skills and preparing to succeed at UTEP and beyond.
Beau Pihlaja is a full time lecturer with UTEP’s Entering Student Program. Mr. Pihlaja has a masters of divinity with an emphasis in cross-cultural communication and a masters of theology from Trinity International University. He is also a PhD. candidate in UTEP’s Rhetoric and
Writing Studies Program. He is a fellow with SUNY’s COIL Institute. During 2008-2009 he taught masters level seminars in a small ecclesial college in Bangalore and in several other cities throughout India. He continues to visit and teach there periodically. His research interests include Intercultural Rhetoric, Technologically Mediated Rhetoric, Technical and Professional
Communication, First Year University Experience, Global Learning Communities, Educational
Technology, Political Theologies. He currently resides in El Paso, TX with his brilliant and lovely wife Charity, son Asher, and daughter Cressida.

Beau Pihlaja is a program advisor at UTEP’s Academic Advising Center and lecturer with the Entering Student
Program. Mr. Pihlaja has a Masters of Divinity with an emphasis in cross-cultural communication and a Masters of
Theology from Trinity International University. During 2008-2009 he taught masters-level seminars in a small ecclesial college in Bangalore and in several other cities throughout India. His research interests include political theologies, Christianity in south Asia, south Asian philosophy, secularism, secularization theory, and trinitarian theology. He currently resides in El Paso, TX with his lovely wife Charity and son Asher.
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UNIV 1301 34291 (7O2) Seminar/Critical Inquiry(DP) ONLINE
Restricted to RN to BSN and Restricted to UTEP Connect students.
Instructor: Glenn Barnes 747-8263 H.Science33 glennabarnes@yahoo.com
Peer Leader: Tiffany Garcia
Librarian: Harvey Castellano 747-6734 tgarcia4@miners.utep.edu hcastell@utep.edu
Expanding Professional and Technological Horizons
By using technology, this course provides students with foundational knowledge in health care locally and nationally. Concepts related to communication, cultural awareness, critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration with health care professionals, health-illness continuum, ethics, and health trends in the 21 st
Century through the advance of technology are presented. Students will examine the impact the technology has had on their life as well as their behaviors as a consumer and/or provider. Readings, discussion boards, electronic database access, and
Blackboard to assist in the learning process will be used.