NMHU awarded $50,000 for College Food Security Initiative

NMHU awarded $50,000 for College Food Security Initiative

Initiative will include a digital campaign, workshops, and speaking events to destigmatize hunger September 23, 2022 New Mexico Highlands University has received $50,000 from the Higher Education Department’s Addressing College Food Security grant. The funding will be...

Forever Cowboy Student Award 2022: Carmelita Sanchez

When Carmelita Sanchez enrolled at New Mexico Highlands University in the fall of 2019, she had no idea she would complete her entire undergraduate education during a pandemic. Despite her unusual college experience, Sanchez said taking online classes helped her...

Distinguished Young Alumnus Award 2022: Justin Montoya

Justin Montoya attended Highlands University for both his bachelor’s degree in exercise science and his master’s degree in exercise physiology. A Las Vegas native, Montoya hoped to use his degrees in his hometown. “When I got out of college and sought out employment...

NMHU Spirit Award 2022: Rosemarie Montoya

When the Hermits Peak Fire started, Rosemarie Montoya, a Highlands University alumna and long-time agent with State Farm, began working with the many community members who lost property. “Every day since April 6 I’ve cried with people because they lost their homes,”...

Distinguished Alumnus Award 2022: Max Baca

Max Baca has been a fixture of the New Mexico Highlands University community since he enrolled at the school in 1982 on a football scholarship. Although he has now served as the Vice President of Finance and Administration for nine years, Baca is responsible for...
NMHU Celebrates Homecoming and Perseverance Following Wildfires

NMHU Celebrates Homecoming and Perseverance Following Wildfires

September 9, 2022 New Mexico Highlands University is celebrating Homecoming with a wide range of events beginning on September 10 and culminating with the NMHU Cowboys vs. Fort Lewis Skyhawks football game on September 17 and the NMHU women’s soccer game against...

NMHU Media Arts Pop-Up Event in Tucumcari, Sept. 2

August 29, 2022 Lauren Addario, faculty in Media Arts & Technology at New Mexico Highlands University and Director of the Cultural Technology Internship Program, will bring her Media Arts Seminar class and four faculty members to Tucumcari for a pop-up projection...
Fire Relief Center Moved to New Mexico Highlands University

Fire Relief Center Moved to New Mexico Highlands University

August 15, 2022 The Fire Relief Center once located at the old Memorial Middle School gymnasium was moved to Sala de Madrid on the New Mexico Highlands University campus at the end of July. The Center will continue to provide hot meals twice a day at 9 a.m. and 11...
New Mexico Highlands University Houses Wildfire Evacuees

New Mexico Highlands University Houses Wildfire Evacuees

When the Hermit’s Peak and Calf Canyon Wildfires began, Highlands University stepped in to help July 28, 2022 Kathryn Mahan, the ecological monitoring program manager for the New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute at Highlands University, has been...

Highlands University Alumnus Wins Award for University Video Ad 

June 28, 2022 A New Mexico Highlands University video ad, “You’re Family,” has received the 2022 Award of Excellence from the Communicator Awards.   The ad was created in partnership between former Highlands University Director of University Relations, Sean Weaver,...

NMHU’s Gene Torres Golf Course Resumes Operation

Highlands partners with City of Las Vegas and San Miguel County to reopen community course for the first time since 2019 June 24, 2022 LAS VEGAS, N.M.– The New Mexico Highlands University’s Gene Torres Golf Course is reopening for play Saturday, June 25. The...
New Mexico Fire Viewer Provides Valuable Information on Wildfires

New Mexico Fire Viewer Provides Valuable Information on Wildfires

June 1, 2022 The New Mexico Fire Viewer is an easy-to-use, free web map showing active and past fires in the state. The interactive map was built by Patti Dappen, the Geographic Information Systems program manager at the New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration...
New Mexico Highlands University Houses Wildfire Evacuees

New Mexico Highlands University Supports Fire Relief Efforts

May 11, 2022 When news of the Hermit’s Peak Fire reached Las Vegas on April 6, New Mexico Highlands University jumped in to help with relief efforts. In coordination with Dennis Esquibel, the San Miguel County/City of Las Vegas City Emergency Manager and the New...