September 25, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – When Mariam Naseer, a Highlands University international exchange student from Pakistan, returns home she will tell people about the kindness of Americans. “I’m in awe of the generosity and kindness American people show,” Naseer...
September 20, 2019 Audree Urioste, a Highlands history freshman, helps paint the homecoming horse, which will lead the Homecoming 2019 parade Sept. 21. Denise Davenport, operations manager for both Sodexo, the university’s food service, and the campus bookstore, took...
September 19, 2019 Las Vegas, New Mexico – New Mexico Highlands University is sponsoring a hurricane relief drive for the people of the Bahamas who survived Hurricane Dorian. Erika Derkas, Highlands sociology professor, and Ruthy Watson, HU-CARES director, are leading...
September 18, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University presents the Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival performance of Shakespeare’s “Winter’s Tale” Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. and Sept. 28 at 2 p.m. The plays are free to the public. Both performances are in Highlands...
September 18, 2019 New Mexico Highlands student Kendell Jordan helps decorate the Student Success Center windows for homecoming. Jordan is a psychology/sociology senior. All the Highlands Homecoming 2019 festivities, including the Sept. 21 parade at 10 a.m. and...
Sept. 17, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University presents Las Vegas artist Olivia Lovato’s exhibition, “It’s a Fandango,” through Oct. 18 in the Ray Drew Gallery in Donnelly Library, 802 National Ave. The opening reception is Sept. 22 from 3 to...
September 16, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M.– New Mexico Highlands University is implementing a new student success coaching model aimed at empowering students in reaching their educational goals in a positive and supportive environment. As part of the change, the Office of...
Homecoming Royalty Candidates (left to right, Joseph Estrada, Rejoice Uzo-Hez, Leah Osborn, Maryssa Loera Madrid and Brianna Stewart) held court at today’s Sashing Barbecue. Photo by Rick Loffredo / University Relations
September 13, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University is recognizing four outstanding individuals for Homecoming 2019. Hector Hernández, Distinguished Alumnus Hector Hernández’ distinguished career with the United States Secret Service has spanned 28...
September 13, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – Organizers for the 25th New Mexico Highlands University Fiesta de la Hispanidad on March 8, 2020 are asking the community to begin thinking about musicians, dancers, and other entertainers who want to participate. Fiesta de la...
September 11, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M – The Thomas C. Donnelly Library at New Mexico Highlands joins other campus entities in offering a number of fun and informative activities during homecoming week at Highlands. The public is welcome at the free events Sept. 17 – 20....
September 11, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University will join two other organizations Sept. 14 to share current research and management ideas to promote forest health in the state. The free public Forest Restoration Field Day is from 9:30 a.m. to 2...
LAS VEGAS – With a gift of $130,000 more than 30 years ago, Ken Crimmin has made it possible for generations of Highlands students from Las Vegas succeed in college. The Ken and Sue Crimmin Memorial Scholarship is typically awarded to six graduating seniors from...
September 9, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University presents the 2018 PBS documentary film “The Pushouts” Sept. 18 at 1 p.m. in the Highlands Student Center Theater at 800 National Ave. The free film concerns the life of Victor Rios, a high school...
September 9, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. “U.S. News & World Report” included New Mexico Highlands on its list of most diverse regional universities in the Western United States. The magazine released the Highlands and other rankings Sept. 9. “The demography of the nation...
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September 5, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. –Denise Montoya, the department of human resources director at New Mexico Highlands, has completed the 2019 HERS Institute, a leadership development offering provided by HERS (Higher Education Resource Services). Montoya joined 63...
September 4, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University music professor and tenor vocalist Andre García-Nuthmann will be a featured soloist in the “Zarzuela at the Plaza Ballroom” concert Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. The Highlands department of music and the New...
September 4, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University biology professor Justine García will publish a research study that helps shed new light on how microbes, microscopic lifeforms, and the organisms they live in can help each other grow. García is the...
August 29, 2019 Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University’s homecoming festivities kick off Sept. 13 and continue through Sept. 21. The theme for homecoming this year is “The Heart of Highlands – Inspiring diversity, pride and legacy.” “Highlands is about the...
