NMHU Cowboy News Roundup – March 18, 2010
NMHU Cowboy News Roundup – March 18, 2010
Vistas Sin Limites at Highlands University Receives National Accreditation for Sixth Time
Vistas Sin Limites at New Mexico Highlands University received national accreditation for the sixth consecutive time for its supported employment services program for adults with disabilities.
School of Education special education professor James Alarid established Vistas Sin Limites in 1986. The nonprofit serves the Las Vegas community, along with San Miguel and Mora counties. It provides integrated employment services to adults with developmental disabilities, as well as mental health or substance abuse issues.
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Biology Student Daniel Delgado to Present Mine Research at Conference
New Mexico Highlands University biology student Daniel Delgado is the first to study bacteria in the water of a contaminated copper mine lake near Cuba, N.M. He will present his research in May at the prestigious annual meeting for the international American Society for Microbiology.
Delgado grew up in Cuba, three and a half miles from the Nacimiento Copper Mine, which is abandoned.
According to the U.S. Forest Service, the site was first mined between 1881 and the early 1900s, with the last major mining activity occurring between 1970 and 1975. Mining activities contaminated the groundwater in the Agua Zarca aquifer below the mine with heavy metals and sulfuric acid.
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Fiesta de la Hispanidad March 20 at Ilfeld Auditorium
The 16th Annual New Mexico Highlands University Fiesta de la Hispanidad brings music and dance center stage at Ilfeld Auditorium March 20, 6:30 p.m., for this popular community celebration of Hispanic culture.
Fiesta de la Hispanidad is sponsored by New Mexico Highlands University President Jim Fries, the university’s School of Social Work, and Community First Bank of Las Vegas.
The cost for the event is $4, and there will be free refreshments and door prizes.
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Events on Campus
Ray Drew Gallery Exhibits
Feb. 26 - March 30
Northern New Mexico Devotional Art Show
Cineflix at Ilfeld
Ilfeld Auditorium presents recently released movies on the big screen. Now in high definition BluRay and surround sound! Cineflix in Ilfeld is a free-of-charge event open to both students and community members.
The Princess and The Frog
Sunday, March 21, 2:00 p.m.
New Moon
Wednesday, March 24, 7:30 p.m.
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#11 Cowboys Climb in National Polls After Series Win Over Metro State College
The #11 New Mexico Highlands University baseball team solidified their first place position atop the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference on 3/13 as they took two out of three games from the Roadrunners of Metro State College. The Cowboys started out the series slow as they dropped the first game 12-8 but would rebound in the Saturday double header as they swept the Roadrunners by scores of 8-4 and 4-1 respectively. The Cowboys are off to a great start as they are now 16-5 on the season and 7-2 in RMAC play. The Cowboys will take the field again on 3/19 as they take on the Thunderwolves of CSU-Pueblo for game one of a four game series.
The Cowboys currently sit in first place in the RMAC as well as the NCAA Central Region which includes teams from the RMAC as well as the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Cowboys are also ranked nationally in many polls, most notably the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Poll (11th). The Cowboys are also ranked in Collegiate Baseballs NCAA DII Poll (25th) and the Cowboys have made their first ever appearance in the Ping Baseball NCAA DII Top 30 Poll (25th).
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Graham Earns Two All- American Titles
New Mexico Highlands University track and field standout Angella Graham, earned two more All-American honors at the NCAA National Indoor championships in Albuquerque, NM, 3/12 and 3/13. Graham now has a total of five NCAA All-American awards to her credit, making her the most highly decorated Highlands athlete since NMHU joined the NCAA in 1991.
Graham placed third in the Triple Jump and seventh in the Pentathlon to take home her two All-American trophies. Her performance in the triple jump of 40’-10” is a new HU record and led the competition at the conclusion of her preliminary round. She was topped by Nigerian national triple jump champion Nkeiruka Domike of Nebraska-Omaha and Fort Hays’ Darcie Schmitz who snuck by Graham by less than 3-inches on her final jump.
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Upcoming Games
Fri, Mar. 19, 2010
Baseball vs Colorado State University - Pueblo 12:00pm
Sat, Mar. 20, 2010
Baseball vs Colorado State University - Pueblo (DH) 12:00pm
Softball vs University of Nebraska at Kearney (DH) 12:00pm
Women's Rodeo at Central Arizona College TBA
Men's Rodeo at Central Arizona College TBA
Sun, Mar. 21, 2010
Softball vs University of Nebraska at Kearney (DH) 11:00am
Baseball vs Colorado State University - Pueblo 12:00pm
Notes and News
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Las Vegas Alumni Chapter Seeking New Board Members. We’re looking for volunteers for the Las Vegas Chapter to serve on its board. If interested, please contact Jim Mandarino at
alumni@nmhu.edu.
Homecoming 2010 will be Oct. 1 & Oct 2. Start planning now. Game will be Saturday, October 2. We will be honoring the class of 1960 with an induction of alumni into the Golden Society.
We are looking for volunteers to be Class Agents for Homecoming events for October 1 & 2, 2010. Class agents will work with the Alumni office to provide activities for their class for Homecoming 2010 including making contacts with their peers to provide information and encourage participation. If you are willing to be a class agent contact Jim Mandarino at
alumni@nmhu.edu.
Wishing you could start an NMHU Alumni Chapter in your home town? If you have ten or more NMHU alumni in your community and would like someone from the NMHU Alumni Association to visit with you to start a chapter or have a representative speak about the exciting activities happening at NMHU, please contact Jim Mandarino at
alumni@nmhu.edu.
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