Left to right: William Sorrells, WNMU electrical instructor; Professor Villegas; James Ortiz, Department of Community and Workforce Development Director; and Larry Martinez; WNMU welding instructor.Silver City, NM - Western New Mexico University continues to participate in professor and student exchanges with Latin American partners, most recently with a two-week faculty visit by a Mexican professor.
Manuel Perez Villegas, from the Universidad Tecnologica de Tecamachalco in Mexico, recently concluded a two-week stay at the WNMU main campus in Silver City through the Proyecta 100,000 program for an intensive summer session in the Department of Community and Workforce Development on campus.
Professor Villegas' studies focused on Applied Technology programs including the study of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's) as well as examining approaches to sustainability with wind, solar and water energies.
"My degree is in industrial maintenance and what I have done here has allowed me to improve my own education as well as my ability to offer courses to industry and faculty in my general area," said Professor Villegas.
During the month of July, WNMU will be receiving two groups of Mexican students who will be participating in educational and cultural exchanges on campus. In the fall semester, university professors and students are expected to travel to Mexico for exchange opportunities at partner institutions.