Yearly Archives: 2011

1. Renuka Tammisetti Wins Thesis Competition at Highlands University

   Renuka Tammisetti Wins Thesis Competition at Highlands University  New Mexico Highlands University chemistry graduate Renuka Tammisetti won the university’s 2010 — 2011 thesis award competition with her thesis, “Crystal Growth and X-Ray Diffraction Studies of Organic Polymorphs for Pharmaceutical Applications.”   In chemistry, polymorphs are solid substances that have more than one phase, with different…

2. HU Grad Abenicio Baldonado Interns for NM Legislative Council Service

   HU Grad Abenicio Baldonado Interns for NM Legislative Council Service New Mexico Highlands University political science graduate Abenicio Baldonado is interning with the New Mexico Legislative Council Service. He is one of only two students chosen from six state universities for the highly competitive paid internship.   Baldonado, a 21-year-old Las Vegas N.M. native, started…

3. Highlands Awarded Grant For Increasing Retention, Graduation Rates for Hispanics

4. Highlands Anthropology Graduate Promoted to Assistant Supervisory Archaeologist

   Highlands Anthropology Graduate Promoted to Assistant Supervisory Archaeologist New Mexico Highlands anthropology graduate Sara Cullen was promoted to assistant supervisory archaeologist in training at Southwest Archaeological Consultants, Inc. after earning her M.A. from the university in May.   The Santa Fe archaeological consulting firm hired Cullen in January as a field archaeologist. Now she helps…

5. School of Education Middle Level Institute Emphasizes Math, Science

   School of Education Middle Level Institute Emphasizes Math, Science The New Mexico Highlands University School of Education’s second Middle Level Institute July 31 — Aug. 3 presented best practices for teaching 6th — 8th grade youth, with emphasis this year on teaching science, technology, engineering and math content.   Teams of middle school teachers and…

6. Felix Martinez Building Remodel Achieves LEED Gold for Green Building Practices

     Felix Martinez Building Remodel Achieves LEED Gold for Green Building Practices New Mexico Highlands University’s remodeled Felix Martinez building was certified as LEED Gold, a high-level measure of green building practices in areas like water conservation, energy efficiency, recycling construction debris, and using recycled materials for construction.   LEED stands for Leadership in Energy…

7. HU Offers New Reading Accelerated Program: Leveo Sanchez Summer Institute

   HU Offers New Reading Accelerated Program: Leveo Sanchez Summer Institute Incoming freshmen from New Mexico and surrounding states are on the New Mexico Highlands University campus this summer to get a head start on college success though the new Reading Accelerated Program: Leveo Sanchez Summer Institute.    Sanchez, who serves on the university’s Board of…

8. HU Biology Student Earns $40,000 Scholarship

   HU Biology Student Earns $40,000 Scholarship New Mexico Highlands University biology senior Sebastian Medina was awarded a $40,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture scholarship to continue his education at the graduate level after he completes his bachelor’s degree.   In his three years at Highlands, the 21-year-old Medina has earned a 3.88 GPA, been named to…

9. Community 1st Bank Las Vegas Gives $100,000 to Highlands for Teacher Scholarships

10. Highlands Wins Second Place for Las Vegas Fiestas Parade Float

    Highlands Wins Second Place for Las Vegas Fiestas Parade Float Highlands University won second place in the Las Vegas 4 of July Fiestas parade. Accepting the award from Las Vegas Mayor Alfonso E. Ortiz, Jr. at a July 21 city council meeting are Jenny Arguello of the university’s Office of Recruitment and the university’s chief…

11. Dean of Students Fidel Trujillo Participates in White House Hispanic Public Policy Summit

    Dean of Students Fidel Trujillo Participates in White House Hispanic Public Policy Summit      New Mexico Highlands University Dean of Students Fidel Trujillo participated in the first-ever White House Hispanic Public Policy Summit July 11 — 12 in Washington, D.C.   Trujillo was one of 160 Hispanic leaders from across the nation who were…

12. HU Honduras Club Helps Builds Habitat for Humanity Home in Santa Rosa de Copan

13. Highlands Offers Electronics Recycling Day

14. Jean Hill Elected President for International Psychology Association

    Jean Hill Jean Hill Elected President for International Psychology Association Jean Hill, director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at New Mexico Highlands University, was elected president for the Society for Community Research and Action, an international organization for psychologists.   Hill is a nationally known expert in community psychology and coauthored Community Psychology: Linking Individuals…

15. RN-BSN Nursing Student Felipe Baca Awarded Scholarship

16. French University Representatives Visit HU as Part of New Geology Exchange Program

    Representatives from Blaise Pascal University in France visited the New Mexico Highlands University campus June 23 as part of a geology student exchange program the two universities established earlier this year. The exchange program provides students with broad-based undergraduate education in the geosciences while promoting quality field and laboratory research and international experience.   Highlands University…

17. HU Graduate Ane Romero Tapped for Excellence in Federal Government Leadership Award

    HU Graduate Ane Romero Tapped for Excellence in Federal Government Leadership Award Ane Romero, a New Mexico Highlands University graduate and 2005 Miss New Mexico, was tapped for an Excellence in Federal Government Leadership Award for her work on suicide prevention and other mental health issues.   The National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health…

18. Lance Wadlow Iron Art Sculpture Exhibit in Burris Gallery Through June 24

    Photo Margaret McKinney/Highlands University   Lance Wadlow Iron Art Sculpture Exhibit in Burris Gallery Through June 24 Lance Wadlow’s Supermarine Spitfire of fabricated steel and The Ancient Mariner of iron and fabricated steel are part of his exhibit, Skeletal Advisory — Explicit Content, on display at the Highlands University Burris Hall Gallery through June 24….

19. Ivy Romero and Sharon Pacheco New Leaders for HU Alumni Association

      Ivy Romero and Sharon Pacheco New Leaders for HU Alumni Association  The New Mexico Highlands University Alumni Board has new executive leadership with Ivy Romero serving as president and Sharon Pacheco as vice president.   Romero earned her bachelor’s degree in business management from Highlands in 1990 and has served on the alumni board…

20. RN — BSN Program Reaches Out to High School Students With Nursing Camp

    Photo Margaret McKinney/Highlands University RN — BSN Program Reaches Out to High School Students With Nursing Camp   Sarah Lewis, 16, practices CPR at a nursing camp the Highlands University RN — BSN Program held for northeast New Mexico high school students June 13 – 17 to acquaint them with the nursing profession and its…