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NM Highlands students host event
New Mexico Highlands University students will share their field research and language experiences
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Swimming pool now open
The New Mexico Highlands swimming pool is open
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Pool closure
Due to a defective pump, the New Mexico Highlands swimming pool will be closed
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Alumnus Gary Maestas - a story of inspiration
To students struggling in the classroom, New Mexico Highlands alumnus Gary Maestas ’89 offers a story of inspiration.
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Highlands hires new comptroller
Nesbitt Hagood joined New Mexico Highlands June 2 as the university’s new comptroller.
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New student orientation
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New student orientation activities
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Social Work opens Albuquerque site
New Mexico Highlands University’s School of Social Work opened the doors June 1 to its new site in Albuquerque.
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Chavez new president of NM Association for Bilingual Education
New Mexico Highlands employee Rodolfo Chavez, Ph.D., will become the next president of the New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education, or NMABE. He begins his tenure July 1.
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Highlands students in collaboration with Dept. of Cultural Affairs
The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs teamed up with students from New Mexico Highlands University, The College of Santa Fe and Institute of American Indian Arts to document visual artists creating work for the 7th International Biennial Exhibition at SITE Santa Fe, Lucky Number Seven, curated by Lance Fung.
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Art students attend Western Cast Iron Conference
New Mexico Highlands University art students Jabari Johnson and McKaila Dorman will be working as interns during this year’s Western Cast Iron Conference in Denver.
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Jazz workshop
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Pianist to hold recital
Pianist Linda King will be holding a recital June 1 at 3 p.m. in New Mexico Highlands’ Kennedy Hall.
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Garcia-Nuthmann named Professor of the Year
Music professor André García-Nuthmann was named as New Mexico Highlands University’s professor of the year.
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Dual degree program's first graduate
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Raton Center hires new director
New Mexico Highlands announced the hiring of a new director for the university’s Raton Center.
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2008 Graduation Photos
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Gov. Richardson's commencement address
We live in a fast-paced, highly competitive world, and there are people in other nations who are moving quickly in the intellectual development of their young citizens and moving faster than we are, said New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson.
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Rio Rancho commencement
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San Juan Center commencement
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Board approves collective bargaining agreement
The New Mexico Highlands Board of Regents approved a collective bargaining agreement May 9 between the university’s administration and faculty.
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Highlands appears on two top-100 lists
New Mexico Highlands University made an appearance on two top-100 lists in the May issue of The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine.
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Highlands professor to be keynote speaker
New Mexico Highlands rehabilitation counseling professor Michael O’Brien will be the keynote speaker
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Leveo Sanchez appointed to Board of Rgents
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson appointed Leveo Sanchez to New Mexico Highlands University’s Board of Regents.
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Employee Recognition ceremony
Faculty, staff and students have made this year a time of major accomplishments at New Mexico Highlands, said the university’s president, Jim Fries.
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KEDP DJs receive scholarships
Five student DJs at New Mexico Highland’s radio station, KEDP 91.1, received scholarships from the New Mexico Broadcasters Association.
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Media arts students receive internships
Twelve New Mexico Highlands media arts students received paid internships this summer at several culturally significant institutions across the state.
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Professor participates in Professions Capacity Building Program
New Mexico Highlands health education professor Pete LeRoy has been selected to participate in the 2008 Professions Capacity Building Program
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Highlands professor speaks on"Glimpses of the Past"
New Mexico Highlands natural sciences professor Maureen Romine will discuss the useful plants of northern New Mexico as part of the National Park Service and Fort Union National Monument’s “Glimpses of the Past” series.
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Jazz Choir concert
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Mariachi spring concert
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Gear Up Jamboree
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Media arts student exhibition
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Project presentation
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Esther Velasco visits Highlands
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Graduate Award Ceremony
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Highlands professor invited to Washington
A New Mexico Highlands professor has been invited to be the master of ceremonies during this year’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching ceremony in Washington, D.C.
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Student of the Year
Sean Murphy didn’t know he’d receive New Mexico Highlands’ Student of the Year award. But, frankly, he wasn’t surprised either.
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Alumni Golf Tournament
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Denise Chavez lecture
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Rosina Conde entertains Highlands community
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Mother's Day Mariachi concert
New Mexico Highlands’ Ilfeld Auditorium will feature A Mother’s Day Mariachi May 11 at 2 p.m.
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Support Services Award banquet
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ITV & Internet courses cancelled for April 24
All New Mexico Highlands University’s ITV and Internet courses are cancelled today, April 24,
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PUT ON THE RITZ WITH THE NMHU JAZZ CHOIR
The NMHU Jazz Choir will be “Puttin’ on the Ritz” in Ilfeld Auditorium May 2 at 7:30 p.m.
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Geology receives software grant
Environmental geology students at New Mexico Highlands University will soon have access to state-of-the-art research software thanks to a recent grant from Seismic Micro-Technology Inc. awarded to environmental geology professor Michael Petronis.
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Remembrance Run successful
New Mexico Highlands University’s Exercise and Sport Sciences Club raised $1,300 during its annual Remembrance Run April 12.
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Environmental geology receives grant
Environmental geology students and faculty at New Mexico Highlands University are collaborating with researchers from Ireland and France on geologic rifts thanks to a recent grant from the National Science Foundation.
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Governor Richardson to speak at commencement
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will deliver this year’s commencement address at New Mexico Highlands University.
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Student Art Show
The biannual New Mexico Highlands Student Art Show will be on display in the university’s Burris Hall gallery through May 1.
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Highlands students remember Virginia Tech
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School of Education receives grant
New Mexico Highlands University’s School of Education received a $500,000 grant to begin a vocational evaluation emphasis to its master’s degree program.
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Wilson floor update
Despite water damage to the main floor, New Mexico Highlands’ commencement ceremony will take place as planned in the university’s Wilson Complex.
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Highlands honors top high school graduates
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National Library Week
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Concert Choir to perform Singing Sondheim
The New Mexico Highlands Concert Choir will perform works by one of America’s most distinguished Broadway composers and lyricists for its spring program April 20 at 3 p.m. in Ilfeld Auditorium.
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Dr. Gonzales-Berry speaks on Chicano/a literature
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SWING WITH THE BAND
Lively numbers by Chuck Mangione, Duke Ellington, Dean Sorenson and Dizzy Gillespe will ring Ilfeld Auditorium during the Swing and Latin pulse of the New Mexico Highlands University Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble in a concert on April 18 at 7:30 p.m.
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Music Department presents Spring Concert
New Mexico Highlands Department of Music will present twice the usual enjoyment of a spring concert with “Love, Fantasy and Romance” in the university’s Ilfeld Auditorium April 12 at 7:30 p.m.
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Science students participate in research
New crystal growth equipment in New Mexico Highlands’ Department of Science will open the doors for research collaboration around the region, according to university officials.
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Graduate student studies Gallinas River watershed
It is early morning, and Bildad Eta Eyong is literally thigh deep in his work searching the Gallinas River for insects.
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Students receive local scholarships
New Mexico Highlands University graduate students Lidia Atencio and Julianna Montenegro have been awarded $337 each from Territorial Title of Las Vegas Graduate Endowment.
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Student Senate sponsors luau
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Chicano lecture series features Dr. Valenzuela Arce
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Highlands students attend National Strength and Conditioning Conference
Fifteen faculty, staff and students from New Mexico Highlands’ Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences attended the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Personal Training conference in Las Vegas, Nev. March 10-11.
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2008 Commencement Information
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Adaptive Technology Center grand opening
New Mexico Highlands will have a grand opening for its new Adaptive Technology Center March 25 from 9 to 11 a.m. on the first floor of the university’s Donnelly Library.
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Cyber Tech conference
A conference to explore cyber technology’s role in Las Vegas and the state will be at New Mexico Highlands University’s Sala de Madrid building March 10-11.
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Cool Cats concert
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Iron Pour
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School of Education federal grant
A recent federal grant to New Mexico Highlands’ School of Education will help local teaching assistants earn their bachelor’s degrees at the university.
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Time change for Student Affairs and Bldgs. & Grounds
The Buildings & Grounds and Student Affairs Committee meetings have been rescheduled.
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Comedian Tig Notaro to perform
The first time Tig Notaro stood in front of a microphone, she didn’t consider the likely possibility the audience would be laughing.
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Highlands hosts RMAC tournament
w Mexico Highlands University will be the host of the 2007 NCAA Division II Western Regional / Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championship Tournament March 1.
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President Fries appoints vice presidents
New Mexico Highlands President Jim Fries announced the appointment of a vice president of academic affairs and a vice president of finance and administration.
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Thomas Mishler Scholarship Recital
Four New Mexico Highlands music students will perform in the Thomas Mishler Scholarship Recital at 3 p.m. March 9 in Kennedy Lounge.
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Black History Month celebrated
Marching and singing old-time spirituals like “Amazing Grace,” “Go Tell It on the Mountain” and “Sweet Chariot,” New Mexico Highlands University students celebrated Black History Month by parading around the city spreading the message of freedom last week.
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Iron Pour
New Mexico Highlands’ fine arts department will conduct its iron pour March 1 at the university’s foundry building on 11th Street and Rosenwald Avenue.
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Chicano literature lecture
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Folk music in New Mexico
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Media Arts exhibit in Washington, D.C.
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Social Work pilot program
A pilot program at New Mexico Highlands’ School of Social Work will improve the lives of children whose parents are incarcerated.
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Presentation on the music of New Mexico
New Mexico Highlands University student Juan Archuleta will be giving a presentation, Feb. 21 at the Las Vegas Citizen's Committee for Historic Preservation, about folk music of New Mexico.
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Winter Fest Concert
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Lecture on Using Nursing Research to Better Patient Outcomes.
The RN-BSN Nursing Department at New Mexico Highlands will present a community lecture Feb. 28 on promoting evidence-based nursing.
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Graduate Student Senate takes oath
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Lecture on economic impact of race and racism
The School of Business at New Mexico Highlands University will present a lecture Feb. 21 on the economic impact of race and racism.
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Lecture series on Chicano literature
New Mexico Highlands University’s Department of Humanities will present a lecture series on Chicana/o literature, featuring noted authors and critics.
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President Fries visits local school
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COOL CATS VI Concert
The sixth annual Cool Cats Concert, featuring rock and roll, blues, soul and jazz will be March 1 at 7 p.m. in Ilfeld Auditorium at New Mexico Highlands University.
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Highlands opens new site in Raton
New Mexico Highlands University officially opened its new site in Raton during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 1.
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College Night
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Highlands at Las Vegas Day at the Legislature
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Media Arts students film documentary
Two New Mexico Highlands media arts students joined students from the College of Santa Fe and the Institute of American Indian Arts to film a documentary on SITE Santa Fe’s Seventh International Biennial Exhibition.
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Professor gives presentation in Japan
New Mexico Highlands University professor Pete LeRoy recently gave a presentation in Sapporo, Japan at an International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education World Congress.
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Rehearsing a magical world
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Dr. Andre Garcia-Nuthmann to be featured soloist with Santa Fe Symphony
Highlands University music professor Andre Garcia-Nuthmann will perform with the Santa Fe Symphony Feb. 24 at the Lensic Theater in Santa Fe.
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Navajo art exhibition now showing
Beyond the seemingly childlike forms and curiosity in Melanie Yazzie’s artwork lies a confident statement.
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Raton Center ribbon-cutting ceremony
New Mexico Highlands University will mark the opening of its new site in Raton with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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New Mexico Highlands Media Arts Students' Display Headed to D.C.
A museum-style exhibit created by New Mexico Highlands media arts students will be on display next month at the National Science Foundation’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Performing Arts Club to Present “An Enchanted Disney Journey”
New Mexico Highlands’ new Performing Arts Club will present “An Enchanted Disney Journey” 7 p.m. Feb. 7, 8, and 9 at the university’s Sala de Madrid building.
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Regent resigns
New Mexico Highlands University Regent Walter Adams resigned from his position Jan. 14.
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Students visit Mexico
Eighteen students from New Mexico Highlands University School of Social Work had the chance to practice both their social work and Spanish-speaking skills during a two-week visit to Chihuahua City, Mexico. - By Amanda Skotchdopole© 2007 Las Vegas Optic. Reprinted with permission
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NMHU Remembrance Run registration form
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Raton Center begins classes
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Science Annex gets renovation
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Highlands opens new site in Raton
New Mexico Highlands officials announced the opening of the university’s new site in Raton, N.M. New Mexico Highlands’ Raton classes begin Jan. 14.
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Winter Dance Concert
New Mexico Highlands University’s Ilfeld Auditorium will be a 703-seat time machine Feb. 16 as Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper take the stage for their legendary 1959 final tour.
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NCAA football: Roanhaus returns to NMHU as new head coach
Reprinted with permission of The New Mexican
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Highlands awarded Reaffirmation of Accreditation
The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, or ACBSP, announced that New Mexico Highlands University was awarded reaffirmation of accreditation of its business school...
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Minority Doctoral Assistance Loan for Service Program Act
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Students Meet Pen Pals
Printed with permission of the Rio Grande Sun By Dan Mauzy, Staff Writer
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Holiday Matanza
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Gershwin concert
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Media Arts exhibition
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Retirement Luncheon
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NMHU Mariachi to accompany Community “Las Posadas” Celebration
The Highlands University mariachi group, Mariachi Vaqueros de la Sierra, will provide the musical accompaniment to the Las Vegas/San Miguel Chamber of Commerce’s newly instituted Las Posadas celebration Dec. 8 beginning at 4 p.m. in the Plaza Park gazebo, preceding the start of the annual Electric Light Parade.
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NMHU Mariachi Winter Concert
New Mexico Highlands’ Mariachi Vaqueros de la Sierra, under the direction of James K. Leger, will present its annual winter concert at 2 p.m., Dec. 9, in the university’s Ilfeld Auditorium.
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Student art exhibition
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Choir to perform "Gershwin and More"
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Highlands wind ensemble
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Media Arts Fall Show Thursday December 6
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Choirs to perform at open house
NMHU choirs under the direction of professor Andre Garcia-Nuthmann will be caroling at the holiday open house at Fort Union National Monument Dec. 8 from 12 to 1 p.m.
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Miss Native American Pageant
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Rodgers Administration decorates
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All Student Recital at Kennedy Lounge
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Highlands Jazz Choir Highlights Open House for Friends of the Museum
Highlands Jazz Choir Highlights Open House for Friends of the Museum
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NMHU presents a Farewell Benefit for Elizabeth Bunch
NMHU presents a Farewell Benefit for Elizabeth Bunch
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Student Art Show
Forget the primaries. Forget Super Tuesday. The important voting will be in New Mexico Highlands University’s Fine Arts Building.
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Jazz Choir rehearses for "Gershwin and More"
New Mexico Highlands’ Jazz Choir will perform “Gershwin and More” Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the university’s Ilfeld Auditorium.
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Fulbright scholar visits Highlands
Parents are a vital key to preserving their children’s linguistic heritage, said a Fulbright scholar while visiting New Mexico Highlands University.
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Marching Band and Jazz Ensemble in concert
New Mexico Highlands University’s Ilfeld Auditorium will resonate with the spirited music of the NMHU Marching Band and Jazz Ensemble in a concert Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
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Highlands Thanksgiving Lunch
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Music Dept. presents "Songs of Hispania"
The Highlands University Department of Music will present “Songs of Hispania” in Ilfeld Auditorium on December 2 at 3:00 p.m.
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Student Multimedia display at Los Alamos Public Library
A New Mexico Highlands University student multimedia display on the origins of life opened Nov. 19 at the Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos.
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Click here for online Student Evaluations Form
Important information regarding course evaluations
A reminder that course evaluations need to be completed before you can view your final grades online.
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School of Education appeals finding
New Mexico Highlands is appealing a decision from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, an accrediting agency for the university’s School of Education.
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Four faculty members awarded tenure
Four New Mexico Highlands University faculty members were awarded tenure at NMHU Board of Regents meeting Nov. 9 at the Rio Rancho campus.
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Sigma Xi Chapter Award
The New Mexico Highlands University Chapter of Sigma Xi, a scientific research society, recently won a national award for its student research fund program. The award was given at Sigma Xi’s national meeting Nov. 2 in Orlando.
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Donnelly Library features latest in technology
The New Mexico Highlands University Thomas C. Donnelly Library not only doubled its initial size as it was expanded to 59,000 square feet in 1997, but it also features the latest in technology where patrons can access information at any time.
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First Year Experience and Learning Community Programs to hold seminar
Students at New Mexico Highlands University can get a jump-start on the spring semester by attending a one-stop shop seminar from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. tonight at the NMHU Student Center.
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Concert Choir to perform with Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra
The New Mexico Highlands University Concert Choir along with the Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra will be performing at 3 p.m. Nov. 11 at Ilfeld Auditorium.
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Language Learning Center presents Las Calaveras
The New Mexico Highlands University Language Learning Center will be airing a performance of Las Calaveras, a cultural activity as part of El Dia de los Muertos, at 11 a.m. Nov. 7 on KEDP 91.1.
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Media arts graduate student produces documentary
Jason Valdez knows the pain associated with drunken driving. In high school, Valdez lost three friends from driving while intoxicated.
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Ghoulish groove
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Rio Rancho Halloween Revue
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Rugby scholarships available beginning spring semester, 2008
New Mexico Highlands University Rugby Club’s coach, Dick Greene, will be offering five $500 scholarships per semester beginning in the spring semester for anyone interested in committing to this historically successful team.
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School’s Ghouls
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Highlands hosts NM Library Association Mini Conference
New Mexico Highlands University hosted the New Mexico Library Association Mini Conference Oct. 11-12.
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Donnelly Library gets new assistant librarian
Cheryl Zebrowski is the new assistant librarian at New Mexico Highlands University’s Thomas C. Donnelly Library in charge of cataloging and systems.
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Rio Rancho assistant professor to retire
Peter Hughes, a visiting assistant professor at New Mexico Highlands University’s Rio Rancho Center since 2002, will be retiring after the spring semester.
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Delta Sigma Zeta is Passionately Pink for the Cure
New Mexico Highlands University’s Delta Sigma Zeta sorority is sponsoring a walk of hope for breast cancer, Passionately Pink for the Cure from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 27 at the university’s John A. Wilson Complex.
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Highlands health professors give presentations
New Mexico Highlands University health professors Pete LeRoy and Angela Hason made presentations at this year’s New Mexico Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Convention in Albuquerque.
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Urban hip hop group "Break" to perform at Ilfeld Auditorium
BREAK, an urban funk hip-hop dance group from New York City, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at Ilfeld Auditorium on New Mexico Highlands University’s campus.
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Highlands moving toward a greener future.
Highlands University has set several goals to increase conservation of Northern New Mexico’s resources.
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Highlands professors nominated for 2007 Bronze Briefcase Award
Four New Mexico Highlands University professors teaching at the Rio Rancho Center have been nominated for the 2007 Bronze Briefcase Award.
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Highlands International Club Fundraiser
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Dia de los Muertos Commemoration
The New Mexico Highlands University Art Department along with Casa de Cultura, a non-profit group whose mission is to provide cultural and educational opportunities that contribute to community development, are sponsoring a commemoration of Dia de los Muertos with a reception from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 19 at Burris Hall.
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NMHU Hosts Out Of The Ashes Oct. 13-20
New Mexico Highlands University’s Fine Arts Department will serve as host, Oct. 13-20, to Out of the Ashes, a community art project against sexual violence. The week corresponds with YWCA’s international Week Against Violence.
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NM Military Institute inducts Highlands professor into Hall of Fame
A New Mexico Highlands University professor of bioengineering, ER “Dick” Greene, will be inducted into the New Mexico Military Institute Alumni Hall of Fame in a ceremony at 3:30 p.m. at Pearson Auditorium on Friday, Oct. 19 in Roswell.
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Youth Leadership Conference
The Back to School Family Institute and the ENLACE-GEAR Up Youth Leadership Institute conference will be Oct. 11 and 12, at the Ohkay Casino-Resort Hotel, two miles north of Espanola.
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Graduate Fair
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Highlands Learning Center Tutoring Services
Ron Garcia, a 19-year veteran academic advisor at New Mexico Highlands University and the tutor coordinator for the NMHU Learning Center Student Support Services, is encouraging Highlands University students to visit the Learning Center’s tutoring services at the Felix Martinez Building to experience the benefits of meeting with a tutor.
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Highlands students present documentary
Virginia Marrujo and Kenneth Bachicha, two New Mexico Highlands University media arts students, will present a 16-minute, non-fiction documentary film featured at the Second Annual Northern New Mexico Film Festival, this weekend in Las Vegas.
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Concert of Hispanic Art Songs
New Mexico Highlands University’s music coordinator and director of vocal studies, Dr. Andre Garcia-Nuthmann, will headline a concert of Hispanic art songs at 3 p.m. Sept. 30 at Kennedy Lounge.
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Graduate Fair
New Mexico Highlands University will host a graduate fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 5 at Kennedy Hall.
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State of the University
New Mexico Highlands is in a position to create a national reputation for education, according to the university’s president.
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NMHU Media Arts Students Emerge as Multimedia Exhibition Designers
NMHU Media Arts Students Emerge as Multimedia Exhibition Designers
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Alumni Recognition Luncheon
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Homecoming Pageant
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Homecoming Pageant 2
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Career Expo
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Highlands to host New Mexico MESA competition
New Mexico Highlands University will host the New Mexico MESA (Math, Engineering Science Achievement) Northern New Mexico Fall Design Oct. 30.
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Soil Science class
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Career Expo
More than 20 employers are expected to participate in the 2007 New Mexico Highlands University Career Expo from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Sala de Madrid.
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College Night
New Mexico Highlands University and Luna Community College will present College Night 2008, between 5-7 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Las Vegas Recreation Center on North Grand Ave.
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Donnelly Library Exhibits
he New Mexico Highlands University Thomas C. Donnelly Library is more than just a place where you can go read a book.
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Student Museum Grand Opening
When Jesse Lopez first arrived at New Mexico Highlands University, the question kept coming up in his mind. For more than a century, students have studied in their classrooms at Highlands University, socialized in the hallways and dorms, and graduated, leaving the university with fond memories and lofty ambitions. What were they like, Lopez asked.
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Homecoming Schedule
A variety of events have been scheduled for New Mexico Highlands University Homecoming Week beginning Monday, Sept. 17 through Saturday, Sept. 22.
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Highlands participates in Blood Drive
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Geology Department receives grant
New Mexico Highlands University Geology Department professors Michael Pertronis and Jennifer Lindline received a grant from the National Science Foundation for about $20,000.
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Highlands H-Club to induct new members
The New Mexico Highlands University H-Club will be inducting eight new members into its Hall of Honor at a dinner beginning at 5 p.m., Sept. 20 at the Highlands University Student Center.
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Highlands joins in Santa Fe Fiestas
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Highlands the right choice for freshman
Nichole Robin Mares is an 18-year-old freshman and she already realizes that New Mexico Highlands University was the right choice for her.
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Highlands to implement text-messaging emergency system
New Mexico Highlands University will be implementing a text-messaging emergency system according to Max Baca, director of Information Technologies Services. The system will go into effect Sept. 17.
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Water Resources Research by Highlands Students
Three New Mexico Highlands University students are conducting research in the Gallinas River after receiving grants from the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute Program.
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Rush Week
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Student DJs to host on KEDP
New Mexico Highlands University radio station, KEDP, will be having student disk jockeys hosting radio shows on 91.1 FM according to Donna Martinez, KEDP general manager.
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Graduate chemistry students awarded grants
New Mexico Highlands University graduate chemistry students Ernest Asani and Andrey Yakovenko were both awarded travel award grants at the American Crystallographic Conference in Salt Lake City during the summer.
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NMHU to show free movies
New Mexico Highlands University will have free movies this semester for students, faculty and staff at the historic Ilfeld Auditorium on Wednesdays beginning Sept. 5. Doors will open at 7 p.m. with the movies beginning at 7:30 p.m.
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Highlands professor to participate in Fiesta Soldaldo
Greg Fernandez, an adjunct professor with exercise and sports sciences at New Mexico Highlands University and Highlands University alumnus, is serving in this year’s Santa Fe Fiesta Royalty/Cuadria.
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KEDP to broadcast Highlands football
New Mexico Highlands University’s radio station, KEDP, will begin broadcasting Cowboy home football games and men’s and women’s basketball games this semester.
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Alcohol Awareness Week
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Former English professor passes away
Former New Mexico Highlands University professor Robert Manson Bunker passed away Aug. 25 in his home in Chacon, N.M. He was 89.
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Athlete helps new students adjust
Sidney Sovala-McKenzie is more than just a football player for the New Mexico Highlands University Cowboys. He is an ambassador for the school and a testament to determination.
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Applications for Homecoming King and Queen Candidates Now Available
New Mexico Highlands University students who are interested in running for the title of 2007 Homecoming king or queen should pick up applications at the NMHU Office of Campus Life at the NMHU Student Center beginning Monday, Sept. 3.
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Highlands Madrigal Choir Huge Success in Austria
The New Mexico Highlands University Madrigal Choir, also known as El Coro de la Tierra Alta, recently returned home after participating in The Classical Music Festival in Eisenstadt, Austria. The festival took place from July 31 to Aug. 16.
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HU Marching Band to perform at home games
The New Mexico Highlands University Marching Band is getting ready for another year of performances which will feature a pregame and halftime show for the university’s homecoming football game, scheduled for Sept. 22.
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Welcome Back Barbeque
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HU Gear Up Funded
The New Mexico Highlands University GEAR-UP received $807,935 in funding from the Department of Education for Aug. 15, 2007 through Aug. 14, 2008.
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HU Nursing Program receives Grant
The New Mexico Higher Education Department awarded New Mexico Highlands University’s nursing program a $130,000 grant.
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Fall Semester Begins
The fall semester at New Mexico Highlands University started off with a lot of enthusiasm with nearly 400 new freshmen on campus.
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Suicide Prevention Training at HU
Suicide has always been a concern of Ane Romero since her early teens. “I lost a close friend at the age of 13,” Romero said.
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Bingaman addresses Higher Ed issues
Two pieces of legislation in the U.S. Senate will improve students’ ability to afford higher education, said Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M.
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New phone number for Campus emergencies
New Mexico Highlands University is implementing a new four-digit emergency phone number for campus emergencies.
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President Welcomes Faculty and Staff
New Mexico Highlands University is embarking on a new period of academic and community leadership in northern New Mexico and the state, according to the university’s president.
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Highlands University Administrative Associate Pursues Ph.D.
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