Career Fair Nov. 7 for NMHU Students and Alumni

October 29, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – More than 40 employment recruiters will be at New Mexico Highlands University Nov. 7 looking to hire the university’s students and alumni. The free career fair will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom, 800...

HU Recycling Center No Longer Accepting Plastic

October 24, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University is no longer accepting plastic for recycling at its university and public Recycling Center at 9th and Raynolds in Las Vegas. “Due to a downshift in the price of plastic, the vendor who was previously...
Robertson High School Students Experience HU Chemistry Labs

Robertson High School Students Experience HU Chemistry Labs

October 23, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – Chemistry students at Robertson High School in Las Vegas, New Mexico are getting a taste of completing their laboratory assignments in a college setting at New Mexico Highlands University, thanks to a collaboration between the two...
Highlands Presents Free Hospitality Industry Seminars

Highlands Presents Free Hospitality Industry Seminars

October 22, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University presents a series of free seminars to prepare individuals for work in the growing Northern New Mexico hospitality industry, thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Regional Development Corporation. Leon...
Three Students Receive MANA del Norte Scholarships

Three Students Receive MANA del Norte Scholarships

October 22, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. –  Three New Mexico Highlands University students each received $1,ooo scholarships, thanks to a MANA del Norte program. The del Norte chapter of MANA, a nonprofit organization formerly known as the Mexican American Women’s National...
Art Exhibition of Aztec Deities in Burris Hall

Art Exhibition of Aztec Deities in Burris Hall

Oct. 21, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University presents the art exhibit “Ye Gods! Icons of Aztec Deities” in the Burris Hall Gallery, 903 National Ave., through Nov. 1, with a closing reception that day from 5 to 7 p.m. The reception...
Counselors Workshop at Highlands October 18

Counselors Workshop at Highlands October 18

October 18, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico high school counselors, community college advisers, and tribal education leaders learned more about what New Mexico Highlands University has to offer at a free workshop Oct. 18. “Our intent is for these professionals to...
College and Career Night 2019

College and Career Night 2019

October 17, 2019 Sharon Gordon, right, assistant director of Financial Aid at Highlands, talks with Robertson High School student Gabrielle Mattox Oct. 16 at College and Career Night 2019. The Highlands University Admissions Office and Luna Community College sponsored...

Alumni Office Oktoberfest Fundraiser October 26

October 15, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – The Highlands University Alumni Office is presenting a festive Highlands Oktoberfest fundraiser Oct. 26 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom at 800 National Ave. “Oktoberfest events are a fun way to celebrate the autumn...
Prescription Drug Take Back/Family Fun Day October 26  

Prescription Drug Take Back/Family Fun Day October 26  

Oct. 9, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M – New Mexico Highlands University and the San Miguel Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition are sponsoring a day for the community to come together Oct. 26 to safely dispose of unused and unwanted prescription drugs. The sixth Drug Take...
HU Alumna Discusses Recovery Efforts for Hurricane Dorian

HU Alumna Discusses Recovery Efforts for Hurricane Dorian

October 8, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – Shanea Strachan, a New Mexico Highlands 2014 media arts alumna and Bahamas native, will be at Highlands Oct. 9 to give a talk titled “Hurricane Dorian: The Road to Recovery.” The free talk and screening of Strachan’s short documentary...
HU Marks National Customer Service Week With Activities

HU Marks National Customer Service Week With Activities

Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands is marking National Customer Service Week beginning Oct. 7 with a slate of activities aimed at enhancing the vibrancy of the campus community. The Power of Service Stars developed the week of activities and issued a challenge to...

Geology Makes Strong Showing at International Geoscience Conference

October 3, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – The New Mexico Highlands University Environmental Geology Program students and faculty made a strong showing at the Geological Society of America annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona Sept. 22 – 25. Sindy Lauricella, a geology graduate...
Maria Moreno Documentary at HU October 9

Maria Moreno Documentary at HU October 9

October 2, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M – New Mexico Highlands University’s Donnelly Library and New Mexico PBS present a free documentary screening of the film “Adios Amor: The Search for Maria Moreno” Oct. 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. The screening takes place in the university’s...
College and Career Night 2019 October 16 at HU

College and Career Night 2019 October 16 at HU

Las Vegas, N.M. – Prospective college students can learn about career opportunities related to fields of study and more at College and Career Night 2019 on Oct. 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Las Vegas. New Mexico Highlands University and Luna Community College are...
HU Kicks Off Third Year of Power of Service Program

HU Kicks Off Third Year of Power of Service Program

September 26, 2017  Las Vegas, New Mexico – On Sept. 26, New Mexico Highlands University kicked off its third year of Power of Service, a program that works to provide exceptional customer service to students. “Service leadership puts customer service representatives...
State Donates Water Quality Instruments to Highlands

State Donates Water Quality Instruments to Highlands

September 25, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University students are conducting more water quality research, thanks to a donation of scientific instruments from the State of New Mexico Department of Energy Oversight Bureau. “This equipment is instrumental...