Yearly Archives: 2013

1. HU Offers New Oil and Gas Management Degree

2. Roth Wins Thesis Award for Urraca Man Research

   Aaron Roth Las Vegas, NM — New Mexico Highlands University anthropology graduate Aaron Roth won the university’s 2012 — 2013 thesis award competition for his cutting-edge forensic research on the man archaeologists call Urraca Man. Roth is the first to use X-ray CT scans and other high-tech skeletal forensic techniques to determine the cause and…

3. HU Security Officer Commended for Saving Lives

   Gina Romero, left, pins a medal of valor to her son Christopher Romero’s uniform Aug. 9. Las Vegas, NM — New Mexico Highlands University security officer Christopher Romero received several honors for his bravery in saving two Las Vegas residents from a burning building May 18. Donato Sena, the university’s police chief, conferred upon Romero…

4. Lightworks Sculpture Exhibit in Burris Hall Gallery

   Hilda Appel Volkin with two of her sculptures that appear in the Lightworks art exhibit in the university’s Burris Hall Gallery.  Las Vegas, N.M. — New Mexico Highlands University presents the Lightworks art exhibit in the Burris Hall Gallery at 903 National Ave. through Sept. 6. Lightworks features the unique three-dimensional metallic light sculptures by well-known New…

5. Donnelly Offers Muslim Journeys Reading Group

   Brandon Kempner Las Vegas, N.M — The New Mexico Highlands University Donnelly Library presents a free reading and discussion group titled “Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys.” The books are available at Donnelly Library, thanks to a National Endowment for the Humanities grant awarded to the library for the Muslim Journeys collection. Brandon Kempner, a…

6. HU Receives NSF Grant for Geologic Research

7. HU Graduate Earning Citizenship Through Military

   Joshua Tata  Las Vegas, N.M. — Outstanding Highlands University graduate Joshua Tata of Cameroon will earn his U.S. citizenship through a military service program. Tata is part of the U.S. MAVNI Program, or Military Accessions Vital to National Interest. One element of the program recruits experts in select foreign languages and cultures. Tata is fluent…

8. Free Computer Science Camp for Youth July 15 — 19

9. Highlands Awarded Grant for Teacher Education

   Belinda Laumbach Las Vegas, N.M. — The New Mexico Highlands University School of Education was awarded a state grant for Memorial Middle School teachers to pursue advanced degrees at Highlands. The $80,000 New Mexico Department of Higher Education grant will fund the university’s new FAST program, or Friday Academy for Standards-Based Teaching, as well as…

10. Linder to Conduct Research at Johns Hopkins

    Carol Linder Las Vegas, N.M. –New Mexico Highlands biology professor Carol Linder will complete a research sabbatical this fall in Baltimore at Johns Hopkins University, one of the premier research institutions in the world. Linder, a cell and reproductive biology scientist, joined the Highlands University faculty in 2004 and established her Reproductive Biology Laboratory in…

11. Media Arts Student’s Book Published

    Shanea Strachan Las Vegas, N.M. — New Mexico Highlands University media arts student Shanea Strachan’s book about her spiritual journey following her father’s death was published and released June 4. Strachan, 21, started writing as a child, with her pieces ranging from poetry to screenplays. When her  father died suddenly in December 2010, the Freeport, Bahamas native…

12. Geology Grad Accepted into Michigan Tech Program

    Marine Foucher Las Vegas, NM — New Mexico Highlands University geology graduate is headed for a geophysics doctoral program at Michigan Technological Institute, one of the top research universities in the country. The 24-year-old native of Lisieux, France graduated in May 2012 with a master’s degree in geology and a 3.9 GPA. For her master’s thesis…

13. Education Graduate Named Maxwell Superintendent

    Lynn Romero Las Vegas, N.M. — New Mexico Highlands University education graduate  was named superintendent for Maxwell Municipal Schools in northeastern New Mexico. Romero, a longtime social studies teacher, is a 2012 graduate of the educational leadership graduate program in the Highlands University School of Education. She also earned her B.A. at Highlands, majoring in…

14. HU’s Fine Art Collection Featured in Exhibit

    Photo by Margaret McKinney/Highlands University Curvilinear Face, a weaving by world-renowned fiber artist Evelyn Hill Anselevicius, is part of an exhibit of the Highlands University fine art collection in the Ray Drew Gallery. Tall Ventura Pot by Paul Volckening, a leader in the American Studio Pottery Movement and once a longtime fine arts professor at…

15. HU Graduate Gets National Attention for Makerspace

    Mariano Ulibarri Las Vegas, N.M. –New Mexico Highlands University media arts graduate Mariano Ulibarri put Las Vegas on the map in the makerspace movement when he established the fifth Hacker Scouts guild in the country, with cities like New York, Chicago, Boston and Los Angeles following suit. Ulibarri’s cutting-edge Parachute Factory makerspace at 166 Bridge…

16. MBA Graduate Angandje Excels

    Bernard Ndoping Angandje Las Vegas, N.M. — Outstanding New Mexico Highlands University MBA graduate Bernard Ndoping Angandje was a commencement speaker in May for the University of Texas McCombs School of Business in Austin. Angandje received the 2013 Master of Public Accounting Student Leadership Award from UT this spring semester along with his MPA degree….

17. Highlands Helps MainStreet Paint Historic Buildings

    Photo by Margaret McKinney/Highlands UniversityHighlands University MBA student and MainStreet de Las Vegas intern Eugenia Leonova paints May 25 as part of MainStreet’s ongoing Faí§ade Squad project. Las Vegas, N.M. — New Mexico Highlands students and staff lent a hand again to paint commercial buildings May 25 as part of MainStreet de Las Vegas’ ongoing Faí§ade…

18. Trudell Film, Poem Home, to Screen in Ilfeld June 1

    Tara Trudell Las Vegas, N.M. — New Mexico Highlands University presents Tara Trudell’s narrative documentary film Poem Home June 1 at 6:30 p.m. in the university’s historic Ilfeld Auditorium at 900 University Ave. Trudell, 44, of Las Vegas is an award-winning filmmaker and poet who will graduate from Highlands University fall semester with a BFA…

19. Social Work Student Featured in Bloomberg Businessweek

    Gina DeLuca Las Vegas, N.M. — New Mexico Highlands University social work graduate Gina DeLuca was featured in Bloomberg Businessweek for advocating to increase the sub-minimum wage for waitresses. Congress is debating legislation that would increase both the national regular minimum wage of $7.25 per hour and the sub-minimum wage of $2.13 for workers who…

20. Highlands and State Land Office Sign Agreement

    Photo by Margaret McKinney/Highlands University Highlands University President Jim Fries, left, signs a Memorandum of Understanding May 16 with Commissioner of Public Lands Ray Powell of the New Mexico State Land Office. In the background is Ken Bentson, Dean of Arts and Sciences at Highlands. Las Vegas, N.M. — New Mexico Highlands University and the…