Monthly Archives: December, 2007

1. Media Arts exhibition

2. Retirement Luncheon

   Grace Montoya, Business Office controller, received a plaque at her retirement luncheon on December 7, in Kennedy Hall. Faculty and staff attended the luncheon to honor her for her 19 years of service.

3. 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.Las Posadas is a centuries-old reenactment of the…

4. 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.  The program will feature songs from the standard mariachi repertoire, as well as seasonal selections, including Christmas songs from the mariachi tradition popularized by…

5. Student art exhibition

   Ania, left, and Toto Roske vote on their favorite artwork Dec. 5 during the biannual student art exhibition in Burris Hall.

6. Choir to perform “Gershwin and More”

   Photo by Sean Weaver/NMHUNew Mexico Highlands’ Madrigal Choir performs a concert Dec. 3 in the university’s Ilfeld Auditorium. The university’s jazz choir will perform a concert, Gershwin and More, Dec. 7 in Ilfeld.

7. Highlands wind ensemble

   Photo by Sean Weaver/NMHUNew Mexico Highlands music professor Edward Harrington conducts the university’s wind ensemble Nov. 30 in the campus’ Ilfeld Auditorium.