Other NM universities announcements

New Mexico State University's College of Business will honor multiple alumni for outstanding career achievements and fostering ties within the business community at the 2024 Hall of Fame banquet.

This year, the event will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave. Each year, the College of Business recognizes alumni who have distinguished themselves in their careers and contribute their success to the education received at NMSU.

Imagine 280 acres of untouched nature in the mountains of west-central New Mexico with rocks dating back to the age of the dinosaurs, 85 million years ago when an ocean split the North American Continent in half. A geologist's dream.

That's the Reynolds Field Station for Education and Science Research (RFS).

An agreement between New Mexico State University and the RFS allows NMSU geology students have access to the station for research, field courses and educational outreach. Thanks to founder A-Lan Reynolds, RFS provides the infrastructure that supports geology students in gaining these skills as they train to enter the workforce in resource exploration, resource management, environmental and geohazard identification and remediation, and research. The Reynolds Field Station will provide a comfortable place to sleep, with water, sanitation, food and a place for collaboration on interpretations in the evenings.

While New Mexico State University's Clayton Livestock Research Center usually showcases research during its annual field day event, this year's event will feature a number of new amenities, as well as an opportunity for the public to meet the center's new research director.

This year's field day will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 16 at the center, located at 15 NMSU Lane in Clayton, New Mexico.

Mozart Fonseca began his role as Clayton's research director in 2024 and is also an associate professor of animal and range sciences at NMSU. Coinciding with Fonseca's arrival at the center are a number of upgrades that have taken place through funding from the New Mexico Legislature.

New Mexico State University continues to recognize in the importance of upholding its designation as a Hispanic-serving institution by educating, spreading awareness, and taking pride in the university's diversity.

In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, which spans Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 and traditionally honors the cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latinx Americans, NMSU Latin American Programs will host several virtual and in-person events open to campus and the entire community. Latin American Programs has shifted from Hispanic to "Latinx Heritage Month" in alignment with the programs new name and ongoing efforts to increase inclusion and access for all identities. This choice reflects LAP's commitment to addressing the limitations of traditional terms and to challenging the colonial/Eurocentric frameworks they may represent.

Portales, NM – September 10, 2024 – Eastern New Mexico University released enrollment data on Friday, Sept. 6; the results showed the most significant enrollment growth in over a decade. The first-time freshman class is up 18.9 percent, new graduate students are up 19.7%, and continuing students are up 6.1%. Total graduate enrollment increased by 13.1%, resulting in a record number of graduate students (1487.) Overall enrollment increased to 5,737, a 6.3% increase from last year.

The increase of 339 students—5,737 at 2024 census day vs. 5,398 at 2023 census day—saw the largest increase in students attending Eastern New Mexico University since the 2011-12 school year.

Portales, NM –September 9, 2024–Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents announced on Friday, September 6, 2024, the renaming of the University Broadcast Center to honor former Director of Broadcasting at KENW, Duane W. Ryan.

The dedication of the newly named Duane W. Ryan Broadcast Center will occur on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, as part of KENW's 50th anniversary celebration from 2-5 p.m. at the Broadcast Center on the campus of Eastern New Mexico University.

"I am pleased that the Board of Regents approved this naming. It is an important recognition of a man who dedicated a significant portion of his life to public broadcasting and ENMU," said James Johnston, ENMU Chancellor. "His life's work left ENMU and our region in a better place. Now the name Duane W. Ryan will remain synonymous with KENW."

WHAT: Celebration of Phillips Chapel, the oldest extant African American church in New Mexico, and the life of late NMSU history professor Clarence H. Fielder. Funds raised will continue restoration of the chapel and support Fielder scholarship.

WHO: Friends, community and parishioners of Phillips Chapel with music by Rio Grande Revelers Dixieland Jazz Band and the raffle of a Las Colcheras Guild quilt.

WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14

Ross Kagan Marks has been nurturing future filmmakers as a professor in the Creative Media Institute at New Mexico State University for more than 14 years, all while directing award-winning feature films. Next month, he will be among seven New Mexicans to receive a Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts. The honorees include visual artists, a dancer and philanthropists along with Marks.

"I am deeply proud of the creativity and dedication that these artists and contributors bring to the Land of Enchantment," said Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. "Their work not only enriches our lives but also reflects the vibrant and diverse spirit of New Mexico. Congratulations to the 2024 recipients of the Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts ­– your artistic contributions have touched every corner of our state and beyond.