HU Students Help Clean Up Gallinas River Walk

Photo Margaret McKinney/Highlands University Alex Gaines, Highlands University media arts junior and a member of the football team, helps clean up the Gallinas River Walk in Las Vegas April 27. The university’s  Media Arts Seminar II students organized the...

Students, Faculty Honored at Student Leadership Banquet

Las Vegas, N.M. — New Mexico Highlands University honored several outstanding students and faculty April 3 at the 14th annual Student Leadership Recognition Banquet.  “The Student Leadership Banquet is one of the most visible vehicles we have for...

Gala Raises $100,000 for Scholarships

Photo by Mercy Lopez/Las Vegas Optic New Mexico Highlands President Jim Fries dances the electric slide with the Cowboys football team April 21 during the President’s Gala: Dollars for Scholars. The gala raised more than $100,000 for HU Foundation...

Students Explore Jobs at Career Fair

Barbra Lujan, a recruiter from Alta Vista Regional Hospital,  talks with Highlands University biology majors, Analissa Garcia and Sephanie Gome, right, about job opportunities during this year’s Highlands Career Fair April 26. More than 200 students attended to...

Four Media Arts Students Receive Seabury Fellowships

Naomi Padilla, left, Tara Trudell, Johnny Alvarez and Shanoaleigh Roseby recieved fellowships for their work in media arts from the Seabury Foundation.  Las Vegas, N.M. —  Four New Mexico Highlands University media arts students received $2,500 fellowships this...