Highlands opens new site in Raton

New Mexico Highlands University officially opened its new site in Raton during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 1.”We were all pleased to see a standing-room-only crowd, and even more pleased to see the large representation from Highlands’ faculty, staff and...

College Night

Devin Barad, a New Mexico Highlands music student, talks with potential students during this year’s College Night. Approximately 380 high school students from across the state attended College Night to learn about programs at Highlands and Luna Community...

Media Arts students film documentary

  Two New Mexico Highlands media arts students joined students from the College of Santa Fe and the Institute of American Indian Arts to film a documentary on SITE Santa Fe’s Seventh International Biennial Exhibition. SITE’s Biennial is known...

Retirement Luncheon

Grace Montoya, Business Office controller, received a plaque at her retirement luncheon on December 7, in Kennedy Hall. Faculty and staff attended the luncheon to honor her for her 19 years of service.

NMHU Mariachi Winter Concert

New Mexico Highlands’ Mariachi Vaqueros de la Sierra, under the direction of James K. Leger, will present its annual winter concert at 2 p.m., Dec. 9, in the university’s Ilfeld Auditorium.  The program will feature songs from the standard mariachi...

Student art exhibition

Ania, left, and Toto Roske vote on their favorite artwork Dec. 5 during the biannual student art exhibition in Burris Hall.

Choir to perform “Gershwin and More”

Photo by Sean Weaver/NMHUNew Mexico Highlands’ Madrigal Choir performs a concert Dec. 3 in the university’s Ilfeld Auditorium. The university’s jazz choir will perform a concert, Gershwin and More, Dec. 7 in Ilfeld.

Highlands wind ensemble

Photo by Sean Weaver/NMHUNew Mexico Highlands music professor Edward Harrington conducts the university’s wind ensemble Nov. 30 in the campus’ Ilfeld Auditorium.

Miss Native American Pageant

Photo by Sean Weaver/NMHUDancers from the Albuquerque-based Dineh Tah’ Navajo Dance Troupe perform the ribbon dance Nov. 29 at the Miss Native American Pageant at New Mexico Highlands University.

All Student Recital at Kennedy Lounge

New Mexico Highlands music student Devin Barad rehearses for an upcoming Music Department all student recital. The free recital will be in the university’s Kennedy Lounge Dec. 3 at 6 p.m.

Student Art Show

Forget the primaries. Forget Super Tuesday.  The important voting will be in New Mexico Highlands University’s Fine Arts Building.  The top picks in this semester’s student art show, currently on display in Burris Hall’s gallery will be determined by...

Music Dept. presents “Songs of Hispania”

The Highlands University Department of Music will present “Songs of Hispania” in Ilfeld Auditorium on December 2 at 3:00 p.m. André Garcí­a-Nuthmann will conduct the Madrigal Choir with Elizabeth Bunch at the piano. The chorus will begin with a group of...

Student Multimedia display at Los Alamos Public Library

A New Mexico Highlands University student multimedia display on the origins of life opened Nov. 19 at the Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos. The opening accompanied a lecture by noted biophysicist Harold Morowitz. The display, which began as a Highlands University...

Important information regarding course evaluations

Students and Faculty: A reminder that beginning Monday, November 19, access to online Student Course Evaluations will be available through Banner Self-Service, via NMHU’s homepage. Evaluations are open to all registered students. Responses and comments will...