San Miguel County Youth Substance Abuse Summit April 23

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...
Craig Winston Accepted to DU Graduate School of Music

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...
Highlands Sponsors Business “Pitch” Competition 

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...
Kayt Peck is the First Las Vegas Poet Laureate

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

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...
Activist Loretta J. Ross Virtual Talk April 5 at HU  

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...
Julie Tsatsaros Water Quality Publication Receives Award

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...
Dr. Frank Sanchez Confirmed as Highlands Regent

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....
Highlands Receives Grant for Conservation Science Center @ HU

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...
HU Receives Grant to Create Distance Learning Site in Mora

HU Receives Grant to Create Distance Learning Site in Mora

March 10, 2021 Las Vegas, New Mexico – New Mexico Highlands University received a $510,363 grant that will be used to create a distance learning site in Mora, New Mexico for the university’s students and the community. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded...
Graduate Students to Present Santa Fe Trail History at Conference

Graduate Students to Present Santa Fe Trail History at Conference

March 8, 2021 Las Vegas, New Mexico – Three New Mexico Highlands University graduate students will present their research at the 63rd Annual Missouri Conference on History March 12 at 9:30 a.m. Mountain Standard Time. The three students are part of a virtual panel...
New Las Vegas Mobile App Features Historic Sites for Visitors

New Las Vegas Mobile App Features Historic Sites for Visitors

March 4, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. –  A new mobile app visitors guide features historic sites throughout Las Vegas, New Mexico, including Ilfeld Auditorium and other historic buildings on the New Mexico Highlands University campus. The mobile application is available on...
Two Environmental Geology Students Receive Scholarships

Two Environmental Geology Students Receive Scholarships

March 1, 2021 Las Vegas, N. M. – Two New Mexico Highlands University environmental geology majors each received $12,500 scholarships, thanks to a U.S. Department of Agriculture water resources science grant award to the university. Megan Begay, an environmental...
Virtual Devotional Art Exhibition at Ray Drew Gallery

Virtual Devotional Art Exhibition at Ray Drew Gallery

March 1, 2021 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands presents its annual Northern New Mexico Devotional Art exhibition in a virtual format through April 30 in the Ray Drew Gallery. The virtual exhibition started Feb. 22 and features the work of 12 Northern New Mexico...