Highlands is taking precautionary measures to help slow the spread of Coronavirus /COVID-19. Below is a list of NMHU event cancellations listed by date.
As of March 18, 2020, all campus events are cancelled through the end of the semester (May 8).
The 2020 commencement ceremonies will be rescheduled. More information will be provided at a later time.
Specific events, March through May
General Campus Event Cancellations
NEREC Yazzie-Martinez Community Conversation – SUB 322 – March 19
HU CARES Field Day – Melody Park – March 21
NMHU Music ” Bach & Vivaldi Matinee” Sunday, March 22, 2020
Fiesta de la Hispanidad March 22, 2020
Bilingual Poetry: Olivia Romo on March 25, 2020
President’s Luncheon – SUB 211 – March 26
Lavinia Gallegos – Birthday Dinner – SUB 322 – March 28
NMHU Music “Wizard of Oz” Friday, Saturday, Sunday March 27, 28, 29 2020
Campus Life Leadership Banquet – Ballroom – April 1
Zanaida Carrera – Paparazzi – SUB Atrium – April 3
Rural Community Assistance Corporation – SUB 322 – April 4
Virginia Mondragon – Shower – SUB Atrium – April 4
Santa Fe National Forest – SUB 322 – April 7
Campus Life – Health Fair – Ballroom – April 7
Campus Life – Health Fair – SUB Atrium – April 8
AAUW State Conference – SUB 320, 321, and 322 – April 17 & 18
First Annual Military Ball April 25 – April 26
The 2020 commencement ceremonies will be rescheduled. More information will be provided at a later time.
Archuleta Fitness Center
The Archuleta Fitness Center will be closed from March 18 until further notice.
Donnelly Library
The Donnelly Library will be closed to the public until further notice beginning March 18.
Natatorium
The NMHU Natatorium will be closed beginning Wednesday, March 18, 2020 until further notice.
Ilfeld Auditorium Cancellations
All Ilfeld events, including movies, have been cancelled until further notice.
School of Social Work Event Cancellation
Field Fair March 25 has been cancelled.
Alumni Events Cancellations
Athletic “Meet and Greet” March 12, 5-7 pm at Stu Clark Building, NMHU Las Vegas has been postponed
Athletic “Meet and Greet” March 13, 5-7 pm at D.H. Lescombes Winery & Bistro, Albuquerque has been postponed
Athletic “Meet and Greet” Thursday, March 26, 5-7 pm Herve Wine Bar, Santa Fe has been postponed
Alumni Mixer, March 27, 4-7 p.m., Las Vegas, Nevada has been postponed
Dr. Bell lecture “History of the Japanese Print”, March 24, 4pm, Kennedy Hall, NMHU Las Vegas has been postponed
Artist’s Talk “Where Edges Meet” , March 31, Kennedy Hall, NMHU Las Vegas has been postponed
HU@theZoo, April 18 postponed
Alumni Hotel Castaneda Tour and Reception, May 16, Las Vegas, NM has been postponed
Campus tours and recruitment events
All campus visits have been cancelled until further notice.
The following recruiting events have been postponed until further notice:
Reception Nights:
3/31/20 – Taos
4/1/20 – Santa Fe
4/2/20 – Rio Rancho
HU Roundup on campus – 4/17/20
Scholarship Banquet on campus – 4/17/20
03/11/2020
Pursuant to the State of New Mexico Public Health Emergency Order to Limit Mass Gatherings Due to COVID-19, any gathering that “brings together one hundred or more individuals in a single room or connected space in close proximity to each other, such as an auditorium, stadium, arena, large conference room, meeting hall, theaters, or any other confined indoor or outdoor space…” is prohibited until further notice.