Tilson Uses Data to Drive Student Success

Las Vegas, NM – For Heather Tilson, data is more than numbers and trends. Data is a story about real people and their successes and struggles. For Tilson, who joined Highlands May 3 as the university’s director of institutional effectiveness and research, the institution’s data and the lives reflected in the numbers painted a compelling narrative. “The…

Dolores Huerta to Speak at Virtual HU Commencement May 15

April 27, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – Dolores Huerta, a legendary American labor leader, civil rights activist and co-founder of the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez, is the guest speaker for New Mexico Highlands University’s virtual commencement ceremony May 15. “We are very fortunate to have someone of Dolores Huertas’ stature speak at…

School of Education Sponsors National Summit June 21 – 24

April 27, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M – The New Mexico Highlands University School of Education presents a national summit June 21 – June 24 that offers a practical approach to redesigning schools to meet children’s current needs. The first Problems of Practice Summit at Highlands will focus on developing innovative plans for solving school problems…

Smithsonian’s Cooper Hewitt Museum Honors Media Arts Project

April 23, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – The New Mexico Highlands University Media Arts and Technology Department received an award from the Smithsonian’s Cooper Hewitt museum for an interactive web app that will generate 3-D butterflies for mobile phones or computers. The 3-D web app model created by a team of Highlands media arts faculty…

School of Education Offers Free Distance Learning Micro Credential

April 20, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – The New Mexico Highlands University School of Education will begin offering short instructional modules that prepare participants to use technology effectively for teaching distance learning. The free modules are part of the Technology Learning Support Specialists (TLSS) program at Highlands that is the first of its kind in…

Highlands Employees Volunteer With Las Vegas COVID-19 Test Site

April 19, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – Employees from New Mexico Highlands University are lending a hand with the COVID-19 drive-through test site the City of Las Vegas is offering Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The COVID-19 drive-through test site is at the city’s Abe Montoya Recreation Center at 1751 North Grand…

Students Design Educational Kits for Santa Fe Children’s Museum

April 15, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – Media Arts and Technology students at New Mexico Highlands University designed new hands-on learning kits for the Santa Fe Children’s Museum to distribute to children and families throughout New Mexico. The grab-and-go kits were created for children without access to the internet and include art-based and science-based topics….

San Miguel County Youth Substance Abuse Summit April 23

April 13, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University and the San Miguel Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition present a virtual Spring Community Summit: Exploring Youth Substance Abuse/Misuse in San Miguel County April 23 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Linda Palos, a graduating social work senior at Highlands, is organizing the summit. Another…

Craig Winston Accepted to DU Graduate School of Music

April 12, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University Department of music graduating senior Craig Winston received a scholarship to pursue graduate studies in classical guitar at the University of Denver Lamont School of Music. Winston, a Las Vegas, New Mexico native, completes his bachelor’s degree in music from Highlands in May 2021…

Computer Science COVID-19 Data Presented at Anthropology Conference

April 9, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University faculty and students presented their findings on using artificial intelligence and machine learning to model the spread of COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation at the Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Conference in March. The ongoing research project was featured in the prestigious Anthony Paredes…

Highlands Sponsors Business “Pitch” Competition

April 8, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – The School of Business, Media and Technology at New Mexico Highlands University is sponsoring the first COWBOY UP! business “pitch” competition, giving students and alumni the chance to present business plan ideas and be eligible for cash prizes. “COWBOY UP! is a ‘pitch’ competition that provides participants with…

Kayt Peck is the First Las Vegas Poet Laureate

April 7, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – Prolific novelist, playwright, screenwriter and poet Kayt Peck is the first poet laureate for the City of Las Vegas, New Mexico. Las Vegas Mayor Louie Trujillo was a driving force for establishing a poet laureate in Las Vegas with Highlands University President Sam Minner joining him in supporting…

Isaac Lord Yamoah Accepted into Top Ph.D. Accounting Program

April 5, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University business graduate Isaac Yamoah is headed to the accountancy Ph.D. program in the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign, one of the top accounting doctoral programs in the country. “My ultimate goal is to become an academic scholar…

Activist Loretta J. Ross Virtual Talk April 5 at HU

April 1, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University presents a virtual conversation with noted scholar and activist Loretta J. Ross April 5 from 3 – 4:30 p.m. on the topic of “Calling in the Calling Out Culture.” Ross is a longtime activist for women of color, social justice and reproductive rights. She…

Highlands Hosts Virtual Northeastern New Mexico Science Fair for Youth

March 30, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University hosted a virtual Northeastern New Mexico Science Fair March 27, giving high school and middle school students the opportunity to present their projects despite the coronavirus pandemic. Highlands has sponsored the Northeastern New Mexico Science Fair since 1958. This year, 83 students represented eight…

Julie Tsatsaros Water Quality Publication Receives Award

March 25, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University forestry professor Julie Tsatsaros’ publication on research that explores water quality improvement adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia received an Editor’s Choice Award from the scholarly journal, Water. Tsatsaros is the lead author on the paper titled, Improving Water Quality in the…

Kimberly Blea Leads Small Colleges and Universities in Organization

March 24, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University Dean of Students Kimberly Blea is serving in a top leadership role with the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). Blea is the director of NASPA’s Small College and Universities Division. NASPA is an international organization that is the professional home to student affairs…

Dr. Frank Sanchez Confirmed as Highlands Regent

March 23, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Dr. Frank Sanchez to the Highlands University Board of Regents with the State Senate confirming the appointment March 13, 2021. Sanchez is a retired dentist from Las Vegas, New Mexico. His term on the Highlands University Board of Regents continues to…

Highlands Receives Grant for Conservation Science Center @ HU

March 17, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University received a grant for its Conservation Science Center @ HU to build new partnerships with community conservation organizations. The McCune Charitable Foundation awarded the grant to the Highlands University Foundation in March 2021. “Our school-aged and undergraduate college students are the future stewards of…

Provost Roxanne Gonzales Selected for National Board for Online Education

March 15, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University provost and vice president for academic affairs Roxanne Gonzales is a new board member for the University Professionals and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA). Gonzales assumes her role on the UPCEA board in April 2021. This American nonprofit focuses on professional, continuing and online higher…

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