New Mexico Highlands University

Health, Community, Indigenous Foods and Herbs in Northern New Mexico
2022-04-23 08:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver)
Students will depart on a HU bus and meet others at Rio Mora Conservation Science Center. Dr. Cajete will lead a walk through this bio-diverse area identifying regional plants and herbs. He will share his knowledge and wisdom of plant ecology, about the Rio Mora area, medicinal and edible plants, uses for art forms and the possibilities of transforming one’s own wellness pathway. (Limited to 20 participants.)
Rio Mora Conservation Science Center

Earth Day Celebration
2022-04-22 | SUB Ballroom
The NMHU Sustainability and Conservation Committee invites you to the 2022 Earth Day Celebration in the Student Union Building. The party kicks off at 9:00 with free coffee and burritos in the ballroom. Then, we will be honored with presentations by world-renowned conservationist Brian Miller and environmental activist, “aural historian,” and accomplished author Jack Loeffler (9:30-10:45, SUB Ballroom). Translating these inspiring talks into action, we will meet in Central Park at 11:00 to get our hands dirty in the campus pollinator garden and cultural park, working together to weed, plant seedlings, make raised beds, and prepare water lines. This hard work will certainly make the free lunch taste better at 12:30 in the SUB Ballroom, as will the serenading of the NMHU Jazz Ensemble. Following this, we will digest our food and some complex sustainability issues during roundtable discussions and faculty lightening talks (2:00-4:00, SUB Ballroom). Finally, at 4:00 Ralph Vigil (Chair of the NM Acequia Commission), Manuel Luna (Legislative Fellow), and ECC Solar will present workshops about how we can all be a bit more sustainable in our day to day lives. Everyone is welcome to any and all events. Let’s all have some fun celebrating the myriad gifts the Earth gives, and in turn help make every day Earth Day at Highlands.

HU Music Program: Jazz Ensemble
2022-04-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Ilfeld Auditorium, 900 University Avenue, Las Vegas, New Mexico, 87701, USA
Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 6 p.m.
Ilfeld Auditorium
Dr. Edward Harrington, director
Kevin Zoernig, co-director
Free general admission
Donations are welcome

Free Movie: Seed
2022-04-21 18:00 - 19:30
Seed: The Untold Story addresses the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed keepers and activists from around the world.
Make every day Earth Day at NMHU with free movies screened at the Student Union Theater all week.

Free Movie: Jane
2022-04-20 18:00 - 19:30
“Jane” tells the story of Jane Goodall’s early explorations and research in Tanzania, using a trove of never-before-seen footage.
Make every day Earth Day at NMHU with free movies screened at the Student Union Theater all week.

Free Movie: The Velvet Queen
2022-04-19 18:00 - 19:30
In The Velvet Queen, multi-award-winning nature photographer Vincent Munier guides writer Sylvain Tesson on his quest to document the infamously elusive snow leopard.
Make every day Earth Day at NMHU with free movies screened at the Student Union Theater all week.

Free Movie: Gather
2022-04-18 18:00 - 19:30
Indigenous Americans try to reclaim their identities by obtaining sovereignty over their ancestral food systems.
Make every day Earth Day at NMHU with free movies screened at the Student Union Theater all week.

CANCELLED Free movie: Sing 2
2022-04-15 18:00 - 20:00 | SUB Theater
CANCELLED

Free movie at 6 p.m. in the SUB Theater!
Buster Moon and his friends must persuade reclusive rock star Clay Calloway to join them for the opening of a new show.
Complimentary popcorn and waters provided for campus and community members!

Friday, April 15, 2022 Spring Recess
2022-04-15
NMHU will be closed on Friday, April 15, for spring recess.
Details of the NMHU holiday schedule through 2024 are here:
https://www.nmhu.edu/faculty-and-staff/calendars/holiday-schedule/

Decolonizing Higher Education
2022-04-14 13:00 - 14:00
Gregory Cajete is a Native American educator whose work is dedicated to honoring the foundations of Indigenous knowledge in education. Dr. Cajete is a Tewa Indian from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Dr. Cajete is a practicing ceramic, pastel and metal artist. He is extensively involved with art and its application to education. He is also a scholar of herbalism and holistic health. Dr. Cajete also designs culturally-responsive curricula geared to the special needs and learning styles of Native American students. He worked at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico for 21 years. While at the Institute, he served as Dean of the Center for Research and Cultural Exchange, Chair of Native American Studies and Professor of Ethno- Science. He is the former Director of Native American Studies (18 years) at the University of New Mexico.
NMHU SUB Ballroom and Zoom: https://nmhu.zoom.us/j/92613137639

Free movie: Jackass Forever
2022-04-13 18:00 - 20:00 | SUB Theater
Free movie at 6 p.m. in the SUB Theater!
After 11 years, the Jackass crew is back for another crusade.

Complimentary popcorn and waters provided for campus and community members!

Spring Dance Concert at Ilfeld UWC-USA
2022-04-09 19:30 - 20:30
Dance students from United World College-USA perform at Ilfeld auditorium on the NMHU campus at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9. The event is free and open to the public.
United World College-USA is an international high school in nearby Montezuma, N.M.

Conversations Under the Stars -- Native Astronomy: A Cultural History
2022-04-08 19:00 - 20:30
An interdependence exists between plants, animals, humans, birds, waters, given land areas, and stars. Using Indigenous Science and Indigenous Knowledge systems, Dr. Cajete describes “multi-contextual” systems of thought, action and orientation from an Indigenous perspective. These insights are “guided by spirituality, ethical relationship, mutualism, reciprocity, respect, restraint, a focus on harmony and an acknowledgement of interdependence.” Open to the public. Limit of 20 participants.
Hilton Science Building

Free movie: The Card Counter
2022-04-06 18:00 - 20:00 | SUB Theater
Free movie at 6 p.m. in the SUB Theater!

Redemption is the long game in Paul Schrader’s “The Card Counter.” Told with Schrader’s trademark cinematic intensity, the revenge thriller tells the story of an ex-military interrogator turned gambler haunted by the ghosts of his past.
Complimentary popcorn and waters provided for campus and community members!

Look to the Mountain: An Ecology of Indigenous Education
2022-04-06 18:00 - 19:00
Greg Cajete, Tewa of the Santa Clara Pueblo and a renowned scholar and author on indigenous education serves as the Director of Native American Studies at the University of New Mexico. His works have merged native history, cultural practices, and knowledge into the cross section of education fields such as Science, Ecology, and the Arts. Dr. Cajete has built a wealth of curriculum for indigenous educators and advocates for bringing sustainability into focus when creating indigenous governance. His thoughts on the matter of indigenous education and governance as well as the importance to address climate change are explored in relation to Native Nation building
Donnelly Library

Indigenous Community: Rekindling the Teachings of the Seventh Fire
2022-04-06 13:00 - 14:00
Indigenous Community explores how community is the foundation and lifeblood of Indigenous education as well as the path to sustainable ways of life. In the words of Greg Cajete, the author, What I want Indigenous readers to get is that, along with our efforts to revitalize culture and language, we must also revitalize and sustain our sense for community, because it is the context in which culture and language flourish. We must once again create a process for community leadership and develop toward this goal. We can develop ways to do this through a contemporary form of community-based education. For the non-Indigenous reader, I hope they will realize that community is indeed the medium and the message for contemporary efforts toward building sustainable community. Historically, Indigenous communities have reflected elegant and authentic forms of resilient sustainable community.
NMHU SUB Ballroom and Zoom: https://nmhu.zoom.us/j/92613137639

The Little Things
2022-04-01 18:00 - 20:00 | SUB Theater
Free movie in the Sub Theater at 6 p.m.
Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city.
Complimentary popcorn and waters provided for campus and community members!

Mulan
2022-03-30 18:00 - 20:00 | SUB Theater
Free showing of “Mulan” at 6 p.m. in the SUB Theater!
A young Chinese maiden disguises herself as a male warrior in order to save her father.
Complimentary popcorn and waters provided for campus and community members!

Silent Disco
2022-03-25 18:00 - 20:00 | SUB 2nd floor atrium
The music is all in your ears!
Free headphones provided for the silent disco and dance party in the SUB. There will be a light show and light refreshments.
Friday, March 25 from 6-8 p.m. in the SUB 2nd floor atrium .
https://nmhu.campuslabs.com/engage/event/7954823

Western Hoedown
2022-03-25 14:00 - 18:00 | SUB 1st Floor Atrium
Ride a mechanical bull and play free Western-themed games. Music, dancing, and snacks available!
Friday, March 25 at 2 p.m. in the SUB.
https://nmhu.campuslabs.com/engage/event/7954815

Stillwater
2022-03-23 18:00 - 20:00 | SUB Theater
Free showing of “Stillwater” at 6 p.m. in the SUB Theater. A father travels from Oklahoma to France to help his estranged daughter, who is in prison for a murder she claims she didn’t commit.
Complimentary popcorn and waters provided for campus and community members!

Inventing America's First Immigration Crisis
2022-03-17 19:00 - 20:30
The rapid influx of 4.2 million immigrants to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s led to the country’s first anti-immigration political movement, the “nativists.” Though progressive in their support of labor rights, women’s rights and government regulation of industry, this group’s xenophobic beliefs led them to negatively target those of German and Irish origin, especially practicing Roman Catholics. By explaining the dramatic rise of the National American, or “Know Nothing,” Party in bourgeoning western cities – namely Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, and St. Louis – Dr. Luke Ritter will illuminate the cultural, economic, and political issues that ultimately motivated (and continue to motivate) Americans’ negative reactions to foreigners.
835 University, Douglas Hall 240Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701United States

New Mexico Highlands University Purple Grill Grand Reopening March 10
2022-03-10 12:00 - 17:00
The NMHU Purple Grill reopens to the public March 10 at noon with a special menu, entertainment, and a chance to win Highlands swag through a raffle drawing.

New Mexico Highlands University Purple Grill Grand Reopening March 10

Book Talk: Photographer Traer Scott
2022-03-09 18:30 - 20:00 | NMHU SUB Ballroom
Lecture on her book “Finding Home: Shelter Dogs and Their Stories”

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2022-03-04 18:00 - 20:00
Arts@HU presents: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Shang-Chi, the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization.
6-8 p.m. in the SUB ballroom. Free for NMHU students with a valid student ID!

Shakespeare in Cuba: Caliban's Books
2022-03-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Donnelly Library, 802 National Ave, Las Vegas, New Mexico, 87701, United States
Dr. Donna Woodford-Gormley, HU professor in the Department of English and Philosophy, will present a reading of her newly-published book, “Shakespeare in Cuba: Caliban’s Books” in the Donnelly Library, 3rd floor.

Free Community Game Day
2022-02-26 14:00 - 18:00
Watch HU’s basketball teams play South Dakota Mines.
Women play at 2 p.m.; men play at 4 p.m. at Wilson Complex.
This event is free, but tickets are required: https://nmhuathletics.com/sports/2021/3/10/tickets.aspx

Spring 2022 In-Person Career Fair
2022-02-23 10:00 - 14:00
Join us for the Spring 2022 in-person career fair in the SUB ballroom to meet with regional and national employers, expand your network, and get everything you need to jumpstart your career! Register on Handshake: https://nmhu.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/26426/student_preview?token=[REDACTED]

Resume Workshop
2022-02-17 10:00 - 14:00
Join Cassandra Casperson from Los Alamos National Laboratory for a resume workshop to get first-hand tips from a STEM professional on how to strengthen your resume and prepare for the job search! Two workshops will be provided — one at 10 a.m. and another at 1 p.m. via Zoom. Register on Engage@HU: https://nmhu.campuslabs.com/engage/event/7822934/rsvp

Poetry Performance by Ashlee Haze
2022-02-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Student Union Building Ballroom, 800 National Ave, Las Vegas, NM, 87701, United States
Join us for a performance by Ashlee Haze! Ashlee Haze is a poet and spoken word artist from Atlanta by way of Chicago. Earning the nickname “Big 30” because of her consistency in getting a perfect score, she is one of the most accomplished poets in the sport of poetry slam. She has been a part of the Atlanta poetry circuit for over a decade and has been writing for over 15 years. Ashlee Haze is a 3- time Queen of the South Poetry Slam champion, 2-time Women of the World Poetry Slam finalist and 2- time National Poetry Slam semi-finalist. She recently appeared on NPR’s Tiny Desk series alongside Blood Orange. After her poem “For Colored Girls Who Don’t Need Katy Perry when Missy Elliott is Enough” went viral, Missy Elliott was so moved she showed up at the poet’s house. Her sophomore book “Smoke” was released in the fall of 2020.
