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...

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...

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...

Conservation Club Does Restoration at Wind River

Photo: Jesus RivasThe Highlands University Conservation Club helped with restoration projects at Wind River Ranch, including building a rock dam on the Mora River to create a wetland. From left, biology major Steven Salinas, and forestry majors Elyssa Duran and Juan...