WNMU Celebrates Global Week With Local Business Owners

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Silver City, NM- The School of Business for Western New Mexico University hosted Global Entrepreneurship Week at the GRC building. Global Entrepreneurship is a national effort to promote entrepreneurship among universities and motivate students to become entrepreneurs. WNMU invited five local entrepreneurs to tell their stories about why and how they became involved in entrepreneurship.

Carnival Raises Awareness to Battle Inequality

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Silver City, NM- Students who attended the recent carnival at the Center for Gender Equality on Wednesday November 18, were in for an afternoon of fun, while at the same time, were able to learn about inequality. The students of Social Inequality and Sociology of Gender worked hard to mix fun carnival games and skits

Remembering Ella Sala Myers

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Silver City, NM- Western New Mexico University hosted an art exhibition on Thursday, November 12th, which showcased Ella Sala Myers’ artwork and was free for the public to attend. On May 24, 2014, a plane crashed three miles away from Silver City, New Mexico, killing four people that were aboard. Ella Kirk, age 14, Michael

Native American Club Hosts Open House

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Silver City, NM- The Native American Club held an open house on Tuesday, November 10 at The Native American Center. Aside from being a great way to open up to the campus community, it was also a good opportunity for students to learn a little more about the organization. Dr. Scott Fritz, one of the

WNMU Christian Challenge Offers Great Things For Students

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Silver City, NM- The WNMU Christian Challenge is a club that you probably haven’t heard much about.  The Challenge has a number of weekly activities that students can engage in, including Weekly Bible Studies on Wednesday Nights starting at 8:30 as well as a High-Noon lunch, which is all you can eat for either $2

CALLING ALL WRITERS: Undergraduate Writing Contest

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Do you like to write? No, not boring newspaper articles! Things like poetry or short stories? If that’s the case, the Undergraduate Writing Contest might be something worth checking out. The contest, which is being run by Dr. Michael Ann Nelson and Dr. Austin Tremblay of the Humanities Department, offers undergraduates taking at least 6

WNMU School of Business Hosts Guest Speaker

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Sliver City NM- On Thursday, November 5th, the WNMU School of Business hosted a guest speaker, Dr. Roberto Coronado, at the GRC building. Coronado, the Assistant Vice President-In-Charge and Senior Economist at the El Paso branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, spoke to students and faculty about monetary policy and the influence that

Mother and Son Join WNMU Family

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Deming, NM- Many find themselves with some pretty hectic schedules to manage once they enter college. Others find that they have some enormous obstacles that they must overcome. These things can wear us out and keep us down. Hopefully though, hearing the story of WNMU Freshman Alexandro Rubio and his mother, Flor, will be just

Patrick Lopez Works to Bring NFB to Grant County

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Silver City, NM – Patrick Lopez, a 40-year-old Social Work student at WNMU, has been working hard this past year to bring the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) to Silver City. He is hoping to have it established by January. Patrick found out that he was losing his vision in April 2011 due to