Community News
ALCS Junior Invited to Attend Youth Leadership Forum
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- Published: 08 March 2024 08 March 2024
Dakota Montenegro a junior at Aldo Leopold Charter School has been invited to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF) of Advanced Medicine and Health Care at John Hopkins University this summer. She received the invitation because she earned college credit last year at the National Youth Leadership Forum in Boston, Massachusetts.
NYLF Advanced Medicine & Health Care exposes students to a range of careers in health care and the skills needed to be successful. Students gain insights about their future in college, medical school, and more.
This hands-on program teaches students to measure vital signs, about birthing procedures and common complications, and allows them to interact with current nursing students as they share insights on numerous topics relevant to health care. Attendees also learn about the cardiovascular system, aseptic techniques, venipuncture, and suturing, then engage in hands-on workshops and simulations with The Apprentice Doctor, such as taking a comprehensive medical history, analyzing how to make an accurate diagnosis, and following proper patient examination procedures. Dakota’s current goal in the medical field is to become a radiologist.
Governor appoints two to State Game Commission
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- Published: 07 March 2024 07 March 2024
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday appointed Sabrina Pack and Robert Stump to the State Game Commission.
Sabrina Pack is a lifelong resident of Grant County and has strong ties to ranching in the area. She holds a Doctor of Business Administration with a specialty in Management. She is an executive board member of the New Mexico Broadcasters Association, board member of the Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Grant County Prospectors. She is a marketing professional and serves as the Chief Operating Officer of SkyWest Media.
Aspiring Screenwriter Balances Basketball and Academics
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- Published: 07 March 2024 07 March 2024
Brooke Rodgers will be a featured cast member on the hit Amazon Prime TV series “The College Tour.” Link to full story at the end of this article.
Brooke Rodgers started her college career in San Francisco, California, but when WNMU Head Women’s Basketball Coach Josh Pace reached out to her, she was ready to make a change. She was anxious to leave the big city, to be closer to her family in Phoenix and to find a university that would allow her to better balance her academic life with the demands of playing collegiate basketball. “I knew Coach Pace would get me to where I wanted to be as a player,” she said.
WNMU Nursing Graduates Achieve 100% Pass Rate on Licensure Exam
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- Published: 07 March 2024 07 March 2024
SILVER CITY, NM—The WNMU Nursing program’s recent pre-licensure BSN graduates have a 100% passing rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX), the test that is required to become licensed as a nurse. The most recent national average passing rate for baccalaureate students is approximately 90%.
Associate Dean of the School of Nursing and Kinesiology (SONAK) Kim Petrovic attributed the success in part to state appropriations to the university, which allowed SONAK to make substantial changes to its prelicensure BSN curriculum.
SWNM ACT newsletter March 2024
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- Published: 06 March 2024 06 March 2024
Southwest New Mexico ACT
We are excited to share with you all that we have been up to!
Southwest New Mexico ACT exists to preserve, enhance, and sustain rural economic development initiatives and the creative economy in southwestern New Mexico. We spearhead community collaboration through cultural and historic preservation; sponsor and engage the region in arts and cultural events; inspire and promote outdoor recreation, education, and tourism initiatives.
Accessibility Resource Booths at the Silver City Public Library
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- Published: 05 March 2024 05 March 2024
NM Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Vicki Galindo of The Arc of New Mexico
Lillian Galloway of the Silver City Public Library Library for the Blind and Print Disabled New Mexico State Library Rural Services
See pdf flyer below
Psychology Alumna Earns Doctorate
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- Published: 05 March 2024 05 March 2024
Blanca Jaure will be a featured cast member on the hit Amazon Prime TV series “The College Tour.” Full press release link at end of article.
When Violeta “Blanca” Jaure (BA ’06) was pregnant with her first child while living in Albuquerque twenty-two years ago, she knew she had to return to Silver City, where she had grown up and where her family lived. What she did not foresee was how that choice would be pivotal in her educational journey.
“I didn’t even go to high school,” said Jaure, “I kind of was a high school drop-out here in Silver City. I didn’t feel like I really belonged in the high school, so I ended up getting my GED.”
A Passion for Patient Advocacy Leads Alumna to Pursue Second Degree in Nursing
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- Published: 03 March 2024 03 March 2024
Ariana Medina was an understudy for the Amazon Prime episode of “The College Tour” that filmed on the WNMU campus in November. Link to article about film at end of this article.
When she was considering her college options, nursing major Ariana Medina (BAS ’22) did not just stumble upon WNMU; both of her parents are alumni of the university, and her mother works for WNMU. Medina said she was inspired by her parents’ experiences. “They both said they were very fortunate to have [a strong support system] as they were going through their educational journey,” said Medina, “so that was more or less my inspiration for wanting to attend Western New Mexico University.”
Since starting at the university, she has seen that kind of strong support first-hand.
Said Medina of WNMU, “There are smaller class sizes, and you are not identified as a number here. You are an actual person and your professors know you, and you can seek that interaction with them when needed.”
The support network extends beyond the classroom, Medina said. “There is no shortage of opportunities” at WNMU, she said, “You have resources at every corner within your staff and faculty that are willing to take the extra step and mentor you in not only pursuing your education, but they can connect you and network you with other job opportunities. Here, you have those opportunities, and they are easier to grasp than really anywhere else.”
Medina used these opportunities to earn her first bachelor’s degree in Rehabilitation Services and is now working toward a degree in Nursing. “I have always had a vision for helping people,” she explained, “especially people in rural communities.”
This desire to help has led her to a job as a Certified Nurse Assistant at Gila Regional Medical Center, where she primarily provides bedside care.
“Not many people can say they love their job, and I really do love my job very much,” she said, “I love what I do, and I am excited to experience it on a different spectrum once I finish school . . . It has been nice to get some experience on top of getting the education itself.”
Explaining her passion for nursing, Medina said, “Someone comes in to the hospital, and they are ill, they are terrified, or they hurt; I wanted to be their advocate and their support system at that time.”
Medina said that she is committed to “helping someone at a very difficult time and really just being there as their hand to hold and for them to lean on.” She added that it this was important “not just for them [the ill or injured person] but also to support their families.”
Her experiences so far have shown her that nursing can be profoundly demanding in addition to being rewarding. “It can on different levels be overwhelming,” she said, “but I love it.”
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