Yearly Archives: 2013

1. Carpenter Urges Graduates to Persevere

2. Foundation/Alumni Office Honors Graduates

   Photo by Margaret McKinney/Highlands University New Mexico Highlands University 2013 graduate Shanoaleigh Roseby, right, signs the book that will be placed in a time capsule in the university’s new Student Union Building while fellow graduate Arianna Andreatta waits her turn. Roseby of Portland, Ore., and Andreatta of Trinidad, Colo., both earned BFAs in media arts….

3. HU Students Create Exhibit for Children’s Museum

   Photo by Rick Loffredo/Highlands University New Mexico Highlands media arts student Roxy Avalos shows Elliot MacCarthy-Jacobs, 3, a panel in The Science of Cities exhibit Avalos and other media arts students designed for the Santa Fe Children’s Museum. Las Vegas, N.M. — New Mexico Highlands University media arts students created a hands-on multimedia exhibit, The Science of…

4. Higher Education Center Moves Forward

   New Mexico Highlands University School of Education interim dean Belinda Laumbach, left, joins New Mexico State Rep. Jim Trujillo and Santa Fe Higher Education Center director Tina Ludutsky-Taylor at the April 23 groundbreaking for the new HEC building. Las Vegas, N.M. — New Mexico Highlands University representatives joined Santa Fe Higher Education Center officials for…

5. Cutting-Edge Geospatial Technology Lab Open

     Photo: Rick Loffredo/Highlands University Joe Zebrowski, director of Highlands University’s new cutting-edge Geospatial Technology Laboratory, teaches a workshop about using the latest geographic information systems (GIS) software tools for hydrologic modeling to the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer. The U.S. Department of Agriculture funded the university’s geospatial technology lab and classroom for…

6. Biology Student Wins First Place for Research

   Las Vegas, N.M. –New Mexico Highlands biology student Marcus Garcí­a won first place for his research at the Western Alliance to Expand Student Opportunities annual conference in Tempe, Ariz. Garcí­a, a 24-year-old Las Vegas native, will graduate May 11 with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a minor in chemistry. “My research focused on identifying…

7. Students Receive Bloomberg Businessweek Scholarships

   Photo: Margaret McKinney/Highlands UniversityAshley Haprov, left, and Elena Martí­nez were two of four business students awarded Bloomberg Businessweek scholarships on May 1 for writing outstanding business case studies. Martí­nez was tapped for the first-place gold scholarship and Haprov won a second-place silver scholarship. Las Vegas, N.M. — Four New Mexico Highlands University business students received scholarships from…

8. Professor Andrew Israel Named as Fulbright

   Andrew Israel  Las Vegas, N.M. — New Mexico Highlands social work professor Andrew Israel was named a Fulbright Specialist by the United States Department of State. Israel’s Fulbright service will be this summer at Ndejje University in Kamala, capital of the Republic of Uganda in East Africa. He will advise the university’s administration and social…

9. Ribbon Cutting for Highlands’ Student Union

   Photo by Margaret McKinney/Highlands University       New Mexico Highlands University held a ribbon cutting April 26 for its new state-of-the-art Student Union Building. From left, university Regent Nancy Long, Regent Frank Marchi, Regent Chair Leveo Sanchez, university President Jim Fries, Regent Vice Chair Jésus Lopez, and New Mexico State Treasurer James Lewis. The…

10. HU Singers Present Witches Musical, May 3, 4

11. Students Meet With Employers at Career Fair

    Photo: Margaret McKinney/Highlands University New Mexico Highlands student Denette Martí­nez, right, talks with Lorna Jackson of Hobbs Municipal Schools at the university’s annual Spring Career Fair April 25. Martí­nez, a Las Vegas native, will graduate in May with her master’s degree in computer science. She also completed her bachelor’s degree in math at Highlands in…

12. Lindline Named HU Professor of the Year

    Photo: Margaret McKinney/Highlands University New Mexico Highlands University environmental geology professor Jennifer Lindline presents at the university’s Research Day 2013 on April 5. Las Vegas, NM — New Mexico Highlands University environmental geology Professor Jennifer Lindline was named Highlands professor of the year for 2012 — 2013. The Highlands University Geological Society, a student group,…

13. Walk A Mile In Her Shoes Event at Highlands

    Photo: Margaret McKinney/Highlands University New Mexico Highlands students Zach Tapia, right, and DiAmaal Holmes, left, carry the banner and lead the way for the university’s Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event April 24 to mark Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Tapia, a media arts sophomore, and Holmes, an exercise and sport sciences junior, were part…

14. New Student Union Building Ribbon Cutting April 26

15. Public Forum April 19 On Wildfire Economic Impact

    Andrew Egan Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University will present a free public forum April 19 on the economic impact of wildfire. The forum, “What Happens After the Wildfire? Economic Impacts of Wildfire and Post-Fire Flooding,” will be in Room 215 of the Lora Shields Building, 806 National Ave. Light refreshments will be…

16. Library Week Celebrated With Song

      Photo: Rick Loffredo/NMHU New Mexico Highlands University Donnelly Library celebrated National Library Week with a free performance by Mariachi Vaqueros de la Sierra April 16 in the main entryway of the library.   

17. HU Sponsors Spring Career Fair April 25

18. Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Event April 24

    Photo Courtesy Shanoaleigh Roseby New Mexico Highlands University media arts student Miles Tokunow volunteered to model for the Campus Violence Prevention Center’s poster promoting its April 24 “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event. Tokunow will also walk in the event to raise awareness about sexual assault. Las Vegas, N.M. — The New Mexico Highlands…

19. Fall Semester Registration Blitz April 15 — 19

20. Madrigal Choir Performs Haydn Concert in Ilfeld