Las Vegas, New Mexico – New Mexico Highlands University graduate Justin Stallworth has been nominated for a Life of Significance Award for his volunteer service. Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company named Stallworth as a finalist for the national award, writing that he...
Las Vegas, N.M. – Reyes Montoya, who graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in music production from New Mexico Highlands University in May 2019, was inducted into the Latin Grammy Association in April. The 22-year-old native of the tiny village of Sunshine, New...
Highlands alumna Gabi Hernandez speaks about organizing for resistance and change at Highlands’ statewide Diversity Summit May 22. Hernandez is a nationally and internationally known social justice advocate and graphic artist. More than 110 people participated...
Las Vegas, New Mexico – New Mexico Highlands University is offering a new Introduction to Homeland Security course through a partnership with the Santa Fe Police Department. Robert Vasquez, deputy chief of police of the Santa Fe Police Department and an expert in...
New Mexico Highlands University forestry professor Julie Tsatsaros, far right, explains a water cycle experiment to Tyra Horner, far left, and Bryanna Montoya, fifth-graders from Union Elementary in Las Vegas. The girls participated in AAUW’s “Girls Can” program at...
Elisabeth Valenzuela Las Vegas, N.M. – Elisabeth Valenzuela is the first coordinator for the Regional School Partnership, a collaboration among Pojoaque Valley Public Schools, Los Alamos National Laboratory and New Mexico Highlands University that aims to support...
Highlands alumna and successful businesswoman Felicia Ortiz addresses the New Mexico Highlands University class of 2019 May 11 in the university’s John A. Wilson Complex. Photo: Sean Weaver/Highlands University Las Vegas, N.M. – Take advantage of opportunities to give...
Photo by Margaret McKinney / New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, N.M. — New Mexico Highlands University environmental geology students, from left, Kate Diem, Donavan Kandjii, James Boyle and Eric Martínez received scholarships May 8 from the New Mexico...
Las Vegas, N.M. – Veronica Black is the new interim coordinator for the Center for Teaching Excellence at New Mexico Highlands University. Veronica Black “The most appealing thing about this position is the opportunity to champion faculty to design experiences for...
Rebecca Moore Las Vegas, N.M – New Mexico Highlands University is sponsoring a statewide diversity summit May 21 – 22 titled “Envisioning Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education.” The free summit will be held in the Highlands Student Center Ballroom, 800...
Las Vegas, N.M. – World-renowned poet and author Jimmy Santiago Baca taught a writing workshop to 100 West Las Vegas High School students May 6 at New Mexico Highlands University. “Write your own book,” Baca told the students. “I could be looking at the next...
Highlands media arts and technology student Adriana Warwell, left, discusses the projection panel design with professor Mariah Fox Hausman during the installation for the Jemez Historic Site visitor center redesign. Photo: Rick Loffredo/Highlands University Las Vegas,...
Becca Sharp and Jamie García Las Vegas, N.M. – Two New Mexico Highlands University media arts and technology students have each received $2,500 fellowships to develop independent projects, thanks to the Seabury Foundation and the Highlands Foundation. Becca Sharp, an...
Mikayla Roybal Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University biology sophomore Mikayla Roybal has won a competitive paid internship with the National Institute of Drug Addiction at the University of California–Irvine for the summer of 2019. “From this internship,...
Highlands Native American Club members Kiara Zunie (front left), Jerika Lementino, Ira Cruz, (back left) and Mallory Smith participate in the first Las Vegas Pride Parade April 27, with Tami Meyers driving the club’s truck. PRISM, which stands for Promoting Respect...
Scholar athletes from Northern New Mexico were honored during a banquet at Highlands University April 28. Courtesy photo Las Vegas, N.M. – High school scholar athletes from Northern New Mexico were recognized at Highlands University April 28 at the inaugural Scholar...
Las Vegas, New Mexico – Eight promising New Mexico Highlands University science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students have received $10,000 scholarships, thanks to a National Science Foundation grant. Highlands NSF STEM scholars, front row from left: Saige...
Las Vegas, N.M. – The American Council on Education (ACE) has announced that Edward Martínez, Ph.D., interim vice president for strategic enrollment management at New Mexico Highlands University, is an ACE Fellow for the academic year 2019-2020. ACE is the largest...
Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands will honor incoming freshmen earning academic scholarships at the university’s Scholars’ Night Banquet April 26. “This banquet is the highlight of our year in the Highlands Financial Aid and Scholarships Office,” said Susan...
Las Vegas, New Mexico – The New Mexico Council of University Presidents is hosting a free screening of the documentary “Unlikely,” which investigates the nation’s college dropout problem and explores the barriers students face in their pursuit of a college education...
