** 2024 Commencement Updates **

** 2024 Commencement Updates **

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  1. Biology Prof Parade Marshal for Homecoming

    Maureen Romine Las Vegas, New Mexico — A longtime Highlands University biology professor who has dedicated her career to student success will be this year’s homecoming parade marshal. “I still relish the challenges of teaching students,” said Maureen Romine, whose distinguished tenure at Highlands has spanned 42 years. This year’s parade will begin at 10 a.m. Sept. 20…

  2. New Conservation Management Degree First in State

    Photo: Margaret McKinney/Highlands University Highlands University freshman and Mora, New Mexico native Elisa Abeyta records side oats grama grass during a field lab for the university’s new conservation management degree program. Las Vegas, N.M. — A new conservation management B.A. degree program at Highlands University is the first in New Mexico, opening career opportunities for…

  3. English Prof Publishes Eight Essays Fall Semester

    Jill Talbot Las Vegas, New Mexico — A New Mexico Highlands University English professor will publish eight essays fall semester in top international and national literary journals. Visiting professor of creative writing Jill Talbot’s new essays appear in Brevity, Fifth Wednesday, Passages North, Carve, and more. “Essayists write about the personal in order to make…

  4. HU Professor Keynote Speaker at Biology Conference

    Jesíºs Rivas Las Vegas, N.M. — A New Mexico Highlands University biology professor will be the keynote speaker at a major biology conference in Mexico. Professor Jesíºs Rivas is a Venezuelan-born herpetologist — a biologist that studies reptilian and amphibian species. He is the world’s foremost expert on green anacondas, a nonvenomous tropical constrictor snake…

  5. HU Helps Native Americans Meet College Challenges

    Robert Romero Las Vegas, N.M. — One of the biggest challenges Native American students face in college is keeping their cultural identity strong, said Highlands’ new Native American recruiter. “The Native American Student Services Office at Highlands honored and supported my native identity and helped me with a sense of belonging on campus,” said recruiter…

  6. Welcome Back Barbecue Draws Crowd

    Margaret McKinney/Highlands University Highlands University graduate students Kendi Behne, left, and T’Shawna Span enjoy the President’s Welcome Back Barbecue lunch for students, faculty and staff Aug. 20 in Centennial Park. Behne is a Las Vegas, New Mexico, native studying clinical rehabilitation counseling while Span is a Tucumcari, New Mexico, native studying anthropology. 

  7. Convocation Ceremony Welcomes New Freshman

    Margaret McKinney/Highlands University Highlands University welcomed new freshmen Aug. 15 during the Class of 2018 Fall Convocation. Campus and community leaders who welcomed the students included Highlands President Jim Fries, Vice President of Academic Affairs Teresita Aguilar, Las Vegas Mayor Alfonso Ortiz, West Las Vegas Schools Superintendent Gene Parsons, Las Vegas City Schools Superintendent Ruben…

  8. Agreement Gives Clearer Pathway for Science Degrees

    Photo: Margaret McKinney/Highlands UniversityTeresita Aguilar, left, Highlands vice president of academic affairs, Jim Fries, Highlands president, and Pete Campos, Luna president, sign an agreement Aug. 11 for collaborative science education at the two schools. At the far right is Ethan Martí­nez, son of Vidal Martí­nez, Luna vice president of academics. Las Vegas, NM — Highlands…

  9. HU Student Conducts Research on Volcano in France

    Daniel Garza Las Vegas, N.M. — Highlands University graduate student Daniel Garza is the first researcher to produce a detailed geologic map of the Puy de Dome in central France, discovering that the iconic volcanic landmark likely developed in two phases rather than one as scientists thought. At a height of 1,465 meters, Puy de…

  10. Prof to Involve Students in Palestinian Research

    Erika Derkas Las Vegas, N.M. — Highlands University students will have the opportunity to work on research about the feminization of higher education in Palestine, thanks to a partnership sociology professor Erika Derkas developed during a summer fellowship in the West Bank. “I will invite my students to participate in a sociological study that will…

  11. New Mexico Artists Featured in Kennedy Exhibition

    Jack Sinclair’s Federal. Las Vegas, N.M. — An exhibition of more than 50 established and up-and-coming New Mexico artists will be on display Aug. 17 – Oct. 15 at New Mexico Highlands University. “This exhibition demonstrates once again that New Mexico has a community of sophisticated artists of national importance,” said James Mann, who curated…

  12. German Schools Hold Insight On Student Expectations

    Dave Braun y Harycki Germany’s rigid school tracking system provides insight to the impact of how New Mexico schools treat children from different socioeconomic backgrounds, according to Highlands’ associate dean of education. When German students are in fourth grade, they are enrolled in one of three curriculum tracks: training for service work, college-bound middle level…

  13. Students’ Work Aid World Heritage Sites

    Photo: Molly Enenbach/Highlands University Media Arts This image of Aztec Ruins National Monument is one of many photographs two media arts students took to help promote the World Heritage Site in Northwestern New Mexico. Las Vegas, N.M — Two Highlands University media arts students developed a logo, took still photographs, and created a tourism video…

  14. Research Trip Inspires Graduate’s Interest in Ph.D.

    Research Trip Inspires Graduate’s Interest in Pursuing Ph.D. Highlands biology masters graduates José Griego, left, and Casey Taylor observe tropical wildlife in Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve in Veracruz, Mexico. Las Vegas, N.M. — A field class at the Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve in Veracruz, Mexico solidified New Mexico Highlands biology graduate José Griego’s interest in…

  15. Alumni Share Memories at Summer Reunion

    Margaret McKinney/Highlands University Distinguished Highlands University alumnus Shaun Sánchez, right, visits with his former biology professor Maureen Romine at the Summer Alumni Reunion dinner June 27. Sánchez earned his B.S. in biology from Highlands in 2001 is the deputy assistant director for 129 national wildlife refuges in the 10-state Southeast Region. More than 130 people…

  16. Students to Present at National NOW Conference

    Analicia Casaus and Dré Gallegos  Las Vegas, N.M. — Two New Mexico Highlands University media arts graduates will present at the National Organization of Women national conference in Albuquerque June 27 – 29. Las Vegas native Dré Gallegos and Analicia Casaus of Albuquerque will present two films at the conference, including one exploring the objectification…

  17. Student Tapped for Penn Cancer Research Internship

    Melecio Perea  Las Vegas, N.M. — Highlands University chemistry junior Melecio Perea is one of only 30 students in the country selected to work on state-of-the-art cancer research in a summer internship at the University of Pennsylvania. Perea, a 20-year-old Las Vegas native, is spending 10 weeks on the Penn campus in Philadelphia for the…

  18. New Eatery Opens at Gene Torres Golf Course

    Las Vegas, NM –The Rock Tap Room and Grill opened June 19 at the Highlands University Gene Torres Golf Course on Country Club Drive off of Mills Avenue. The new restaurant operates 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week. Las Vegas native Juan Ortiz, owner and chef of El Fidel Restaurant, operates the…

  19. NMHU CARES New Name for Violence Prevention Program

    Corilia Ortega, left, advocacy and education coordinator, and Kimberly Blea, director, for the Highlands University Center for Advocacy Resources Education and Support or CARES. Las Vegas, N.M. — The New Mexico Highlands University Campus Violence Prevention Program changed its name to CARES — Center for Advocacy Resources Education and Support — to make its services…

  20. Summer Alumni Reunion June 27 — 28