Western New Mexico University Students Newspaper
Silver City, NM – Western New Mexico University has always encouraged hands-on involvement in their courses, from the Police Academy, to Education, to the Natural Science Department, all departments have found a way to give students the opportunity to go out and experience the real thing. This semester Dr. Manda Jost, from the Natural Science
Continue reading ➞ Invertebrate Zoology Students Headed to Mexico
Silver City, NM- Friday, February 27, Western New Mexico University’s Expressive Arts Department had their annual juried student art exhibition opening at the McCray Gallery of Contemporary Art. Multiple art students submitted art work for the show. Crowds of people came to see the art work and support the students. WNMU student, Junchen Huang, said
Continue reading ➞ Opening of the Annual Student Art Exhibition
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Deming, NM- The ASWNMU Student Senate organized and hosted a bowling night for students at the Deming campus on Friday, February 27, where students gathered at Starmax in Deming, NM and enjoyed a night of pizza and bowling. One of the senators in attendance, Sarita Reyes, stated that the goal of the event was to
Continue reading ➞ Success for Bowling Night Between the Deming and Silver City Branches
Silver City, NM – Sex Week kicks off on campus next week, March 2-6, below is a list of events students and the community members can attend. Minute to Hit It Sex Week kicks off with an interactive activity where students are invited to participate in games and win prizes. When&Where: 03/02/2015, 11:00 am at
Silver City, NM- The Office of Admissions and Recruitment has announced a list of new freshman scholarships that will be available to the incoming freshman class for the fall 2015 semester. The scholarships each have their own set of requirements for students based on their state of residency and grade point average. Administered by the
Continue reading ➞ New Freshman Scholarships To Recognize Academic Performance, Community Leadership
Silver City, NM – On Febuary 18, Western New Mexico University English Department hosted an award ceremony for the winners from last semester’s Creative Writing Contest. The contest was separated into five categories; Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Academic Essay and Freshman Essay. The contest was prompted last semester and was open to all undergraduate Western
Continue reading ➞ Winners for Creative Writing Contest Announced
Silver City, NM- Feb. 17, Western New Mexico University held its first “Taste of Brazil” lunch. University students, staff, as well as multiple community members enjoyed a variety of delicious Brazilian dishes. Among the students enjoying the lunch was Miles Parscal, a History major at WNMU and also a staff member at Sodexo, he said
Continue reading ➞ ‘Taste of Brazil’ Begins Carnival Celebration
SILVER CITY, N.M. – Most years a senior class might consist of a few players, some that have come through the program all four years or have transferred in for a couple years. When it comes to the 2014-15 Western New Mexico University women’s basketball senior class, all seven have come to WNMU with different
Continue reading ➞ Seven Seniors Change Course of Program for Lady Mustangs
Silver City, NM- Social workers are all about helping others and in 2012 an institute was created to help extend the reach and impact of the social work community in Grant County. The Institute for Rural Social Work (IRSR) was created by Dr. Bob Rickle, professor of Social Work at Western New Mexico University. Since
Continue reading ➞ Rural Social Work Institute Impacting Region
Deming, NM- The Western New Mexico University Deming Branch held a majors fair on Wednesday February 11th, inviting people from Western, as well as Deming High School and the Deming Community to stop by and see what the University has to offer. “The goal of the majors fair is to give Deming High School students,