Plans for Reopening Highlands Campus Stress Health and Safety

Las Vegas, New Mexico – New Mexico Highlands University is moving ahead cautiously to reopen its campus for fall semester 2020, according to Sam Minner, the university’s president. “The health and safety of the Highlands family will be honored above all else,” Minner said. “Although I anticipate some form of face to face instruction this…

Criminology Master’s Degree Program in Development

June 4, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University is developing the first criminology master’s degree program in New Mexico that will be offered through distance education. Gloria Gadsden, a criminal justice associate professor at Highlands, developed the criminology master’s program proposal within the university’s Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice. “The…

Alumnus Michael Jackson Receives Awards for Highlands Marketing Video

June 2, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University media arts and technology alumnus Michael Jackson won a 2020 Telly Award and a 2020 New Mexico ADDY award for a marketing video his creative agency produced for Highlands. The award-winning “Together We Are One” video can be seen at https://vimeo.com/377662679 Jackson co-founded Mya…

Highlands Receives COVID-19 Grant for Financial Literacy Seminars

May 29, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University will present free financial literacy seminars that aim to help people cope with COVID-19 impacts thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Regional Development Corporation. Professors in the Highlands School of Business, Media and Technology will teach the financial literacy seminars along with business…

School of Education Receives Accreditation

May 27, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – The New Mexico Highlands University School of Education received official notice of full accreditation May 15 from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The School of Education received accreditation at both the initial-licensure level for bachelor’s degree graduates as well as advanced-level licensure for master’s…

Estrella Encinias Virtual Art Exhibition Through June 19

May 26, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University presents a virtual art exhibition, “Between the Lights,” featuring the work of Estrella Encinias through June 19. Encinias, a Las Vegas, New Mexico, native, is a sophomore fine arts student at Highlands. The link for her online exhibition is http://galleries.nmhu.edu/ray-drew-gallery/ Encinias, 20, said in…

Ali and Chris Romero Design Reopening Seal for New Mexico

May 20, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – Ali and Chris Romero, New Mexico Highlands University media arts and technology alumni, designed a seal that will be used to help reopen businesses in New Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic. The siblings, who live in Las Vegas, New Mexico, submitted their idea for a seal to the…

Two Criminal Justice Alumnae Accepted to UNM Law School

May 18, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – Two New Mexico Highlands University criminal justice alumnae who studied together as undergraduates are both headed to law school at the University of New Mexico in August. Brittany Dutton-Leyda and Joanna Velasquez both graduated summa cum laude in 2019 from the Highlands Santa Fe Center with their bachelor’s…

Veena Parboteeah New Dean of School of Business, Media and Technology

May 15, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – Veena Parboteeah is the new dean of the School of Business, Media and Technology at New Mexico Highlands University after a national search. Parboteeah comes to Highlands July 1 from Eastern New Mexico University, where she has served as assistant dean of the College of Business since May…

Geology Students Receive Scholarships

May 13, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – The New Mexico Geological Society awarded scholarships to four top geology students at New Mexico Highlands University. “I’m very proud of the geology students who received these monetary awards,” said Jennifer Lindline, geology professor and chair of the Natural Resources Management Department at Highlands. “It was a very…

Highlands Asks For Public Input on Strategic Objectives for Strategic Plan

May 13, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University is asking for the public’s input on proposed strategic objectives for its strategic plan update. The survey may be found online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PRGYDSZ “Please help us with our next university-wide strategic plan by completing our second survey on strategic objectives,” said Ian Williamson, associate…

João Lages Pursues Postdoctoral Geology Studies on Active Volcanoes

May 12, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – João Lages earned his master’s degree in geology from New Mexico Highlands University and is now pursuing postdoctoral studies in geology with a focus on monitoring the hazards of active volcanoes. Lages completed his Ph.D. in volcanology and geochemistry in the Department of Earth and Marine Sciences at…

HU Recycling Center Open 7 to 11 a.m. Monday Through Friday

May 8, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – The New Mexico Highlands University Recycling Center is open 7 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday. The Highlands Recycling Center is at 9th and Raynolds adjacent to the Gallinas River Walk. It is west of the university’s John A. Wilson Complex and behind the tennis court parking lot….

HU Computer Science Grant to Help Navajo Nation With COVID-19 Data

May 7, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University will use the latest machine learning and artificial intelligence data analysis aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus on the Navajo Nation, thanks to a National Science Foundation grant. The NSF awarded Highlands a “rapid-response” $187,094 grant May 4. Highlands wrote the grant…

BFA Media Arts Student Projects Online

May 5, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M – New Mexico Highlands University media arts and technology Bachelor of Fine Arts graduates will showcase their final projects online. With the COVID-19 pandemic preventing the customary spring BFA exhibits, media arts and technology will instead share the graduates’ exhibits via their personal websites so the public can still…

Jesús Rivas Publishes Book on Giant Anaconda Snakes

May 5, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University biology professor Jesús Rivas’ book is the first to help nonscience readers explore the life of giant green anaconda snakes in the wild. In June 2020, Oxford University Press will publish Rivas’ book, Anaconda – The Secret Life of the World’s Largest Snake. His…

Virtual Lecture Series Inspires Media Arts and Technology Students

May 1, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – Media arts and technology students at New Mexico Highlands University received inspiration from top media artists during the COVID-19 pandemic through a virtual lecture series. The students had the opportunity to learn from prominent design educators such as Ellen Lupton and Clio advertising award winning digital art director…

HU Receives NSF Grant Aimed at Retaining and Graduating STEM Students

May 1, 2020 Las Vegas, New Mexico – Life sciences students at New Mexico Highlands University will receive new services early in their education, like culturally relevant teaching and more research opportunities, aimed at helping them persist and graduate thanks to a $1.8 million National Science Foundation grant. The five-year NSF grant begins August 2020…

Jenna Bustos Has Pick of Seven Chemistry Doctoral Programs

April 29, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – Jenna Bustos, a chemistry and biology senior at New Mexico Highlands University, has her pick of seven top doctoral chemistry programs across the country. In January, Bustos’ letters of acceptance started rolling in from Ph.D. programs at Purdue University, Penn State University, Ohio State University, Georgia Institute of…

Henrietta Romero New Registrar at Highlands

April 27, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – Henrietta Romero is the new registrar at New Mexico Highlands University, bringing more than 16 years of higher education work experience to her new position. Most recently, Romero was the registrar at Luna Community College from 2016 to 2020. Previously, she worked at Highlands University in a number of…

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