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NMHU Events

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  • 16

    Oct

    Las Vegas College & Career Night

  • 24

    Oct

    No History is Illegal Reading Group Meeting

  • 27

    Oct

    Stone Age Climbing Gym

  • 16

    Nov

    Sipapu Ski Trip

  • 21

    Nov

    No History is Illegal Reading Group Meeting

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Academic Calendar

FULL TERM: JAN 6 – MAY 10, 2019

  • 09

    Oct

    Mid-Term Exams

  • 14

    Oct

    Fall Break October 14—15

  • 16

    Oct

    Semester Second Half October 16—December 13

  • 18

    Oct

    Last day to register October 18

  • 19

    Oct

    Last day to drop October 19

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in CAREER
OUTCOMES

NMHU helps you succeed in college and after graduation.
Your goals are ours.

TOP

in SOCIAL
MOBILITY

Let’s take your passion and accelerate it into a career!

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in STUDENT
ACCESSIBILITY

NMHU keeps education attainable for any family.

$2.3

M

in SCHOLARSHIPS/GRANTS AWARDED

to undergraduate students for the 2015 – 2016 award year.

15 to 1

STUDENT
TO FACULTY
RATIO

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Campus News

September 30, 2019

College and Career Night 2019 October 16 at HU

Las Vegas, N.M. – Prospective college students can learn about career opportunities related to fields of study and more at College and Career Night 2019 on Oct. 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Las Vegas. New Mexico Highlands…

September 26, 2019

HU Kicks Off Third Year of Power of Service Program

September 26, 2017  Las Vegas, New Mexico – On Sept. 26, New Mexico Highlands University kicked off its third year…

September 26, 2019

State Donates Water Quality Instruments to Highlands

September 25, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University students are conducting…

September 25, 2019

Pakistani Exchange Student Appreciates Kindness of Americans

September 25, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – When Mariam Naseer, a Highlands University international exchange student from Pakistan, returns home she will tell people about the kindness of Americans. “I’m in awe of the generosity and kindness American people…

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    • RT @NMHUAlumni : Just a few weeks left for the 6th Annual New Mexico Painter's Exhibition! September 8 - October 31st, in Kennedy Hall. Don'…
    • RT @GovMLG : The @NMHighlands Media Arts students are doing incredible work, including working with the Department of Cultural Affairs to re…
    • Come and join today's meet-and-greet with Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham at Kennedy Hall from noon until 1:30. The public is welcome to attend. t.co/DkvptkAuqj

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