Students Volunteer With Humane Society

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Silver City, NM- Students from a number of classes recently volunteered with the High Desert Humane Society as part of a service-learning project. Two groups were from Dr. Benjamin Cline’s Public Speaking class. Quiwaina Robinson from Casa Grande Arizona and Zulema Hernandez from Phoenix, Arizona, are both students that participated in the service-learning project for

Senior Spotlight: Wendie Davis-Grauer

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Phoenix, AZ- It’s been a long road for Wendie Davis-Grauer, who just graduated from Western New Mexico University with her Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies in Writing and Psychology. Wendie started the Masters Program at WNMU in January 2014, attracted by the affordable Master’s Program that allowed her to continue to hone her skills as a

Mustangs Celebrate Fall Commencement Ceremony

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Silver City, NM- On Friday December 8th, the Fine Arts Center Theater hosted 150 graduating Mustangs as well as their respective loving family and friends. Among the crowd of graduates, there were WNMU staff, first to graduate in their families, and many other diverse students crossing the threshold. The ceremony welcomed speaker and inspirational racing

ASWNMU President Stillman’s Address to the Graduates of Fall 2017

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This speech was originally given by Tim Stillman at on December 8, 2017 at Fall Commencement. Welcome everyone. It is a great honor to be speaking to all of you today. It has been quite the interesting ride. We all have had ups and downs during our time here at western…downs of course meaning this

Mexican Students Complete Exchange Program

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Silver City, NM- The Western New Mexico University Exchange Program graduated 110 students on Friday, December 8. The ceremony was presided over by Language Institute Director Manuel Rodriguez and Applied Technology Director James Ortiz. Also in attendance were University President Dr. Joseph Shepard, Vice President of External Affairs, Magdaleno Manzanarez and New Mexico State Senator

WNMU Lobbys For State Funds

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Silver City, NM- On the morning of Tuesday November 28, Light Hall welcomed legislators Howie Morales, Rebecca Dow and Rudy Martinez from Santa Fe to take part in the Prospectors Legislative Communication Forum. Numerous members of the Grant County community met with the legislators in order to present new projects, ideas and issues within the

WNMU Hosts Academic and Research Symposium

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Silver City, NM- On Thursday November 30, the J. Cloyd Miller Library was packed with tables, posters, students, and guest speakers who displayed their hard-achieved academic research. The Symposium works as a form of mutual teaching and learning via posters and oral presentations being offered in separate conference rooms. This event usually serves as the

Miller Library Relieves Stress with Bad Art

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Silver City, NM- Miller Library continues their Dead Week events with a unique activity full of expression– Art! Students are not however, instead of traditional art lessons given by WNMU Fine Art professors, the medium is being used as a form of stress relief and creativity with no skill required. Acquisition Technician Michelle Reed brought