Other NM universities announcements

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming part of the business landscape, creating new opportunities for organizations to improve efficiency, strengthen customer engagement, and support employees. For small businesses, however, knowing where to start can be challenging.

To help Southern New Mexico businesses better understand and prepare for the growing role of artificial intelligence, New Mexico State University Global Campus is partnering with the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance to present AI Readiness for Small Business, an online course designed to help business owners and professionals develop a practical understanding of AI and its potential applications in the workplace.

Giving middle school students and their families an in-person glimpse into careers through college is the goal of the Young Achievers Forum. New Mexico State University will host the annual event from 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Corbett Center Student Union.

Young Achievers Forum will bring 200 to 250 sixth- and seventh-grade students from Gadsen Independent School District, Hatch Valley and Las Cruces Public Schools to NMSU to give them an opportunity to experience college. The free event is a collaboration between NMSU and CommUNITY en Acción, a local civic organization of leaders dedicated to furthering education in the community. NMSU students and staff, along with community volunteers, help make the event possible. 

New Mexico State University Museum of Art new exhibitions: "Marietta Patricia Leis: Breathing Lessons" and "Shirley Crow: On the Edge," Admission to all programming is free and open to the public.

Marietta Patricia Leis, is a renowned New Mexico-based artist whose major career retrospective reflects 40 works of multidisciplinary practice across a diverse range of media, including video, painting, photography, sculpture, poetry and sound.

Shirley Crow, based in Tesuque, NM, is a painter who creates abstract works expressing her enduring wonder for the universe and the miracle of being alive. Spanning nearly fifty years, "On the Edge," traces the trajectory of Crow's career, exploring an artistic practice grounded in a lasting sense of wonder about the mysteries of the universe.

New Mexico State University Civil Engineering Assistant Professor Qianyun (Gloria) Zhang is well known on the NMSU campus for her work in mentoring engineering students. Recently, the National Science Foundation recognized Zhang's mentorship and research work with the NSF CAREER Award.

The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education, and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. 

The National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH) has launched the first national AI effort built exclusively for public university systems.

"AI is no longer simply an emerging technology; it has critical and lasting implications for student success, academic governance and institutional capacity," said Jessica Todtman, NASH executive vice president. "By leveraging the collective power of public systems, we are moving public higher education beyond fragmented, isolated campus experimentation toward a cohesive, scalable model of readiness."

Enrico Pontelli, dean of New Mexico State University's College of Arts and Sciences and NMSU senior adviser for AI, is among the sitting and emeritus chancellors, system presidents and chief AI officers chosen to leverage collective scale and move public higher education from isolated campus experimentation toward coordinated, sustainable system-level AI readiness. The NASH AI Advisory Board includes 35 leaders from public higher education systems, campuses and the broader AI field.

New Mexico State University's Department of Chemical and Material Engineering is offering a monetary award for its students during Capstone Design Day. Named the John Patton Student Design Award, it will be given to the team with the best presentation.

When completing their bachelor's degree, most engineering students at NMSU are required to take capstone courses, a two-semester project during a student's senior year that allows them to apply what they learned throughout their undergraduate years.

At the end of the semester, engineering students present their work at Capstone Design Day. Afterward, there is a celebratory dinner where the top projects are recognized with awards.

New Mexico State University welcomes William Shattuck as its new director of Real Estate and Water Development, bringing nearly two decades of commercial real estate experience and a background in business brokerage, property development and public service to the role. 

Shattuck will help guide the leasing and development of university properties, including opportunities at Aggie Uptown and Crimson Corner, while supporting revenue-generating initiatives that benefit students and advance the university's mission. 

"I'm excited about the opportunity to help NMSU develop its land, pursue new leasing opportunities and increase revenue that benefits students," Shattuck said. 

New Mexico State University faculty, students and staff now have a new platform to share and preserve their research, teaching and creative work with audiences in New Mexico and around the world.

The NMSU Library has launched Digital Commons @ NMSU, an open access institutional repository designed to collect, showcase, manage and preserve the university community's scholarly and creative work in one central location. 

"Digital Commons @ NMSU reveals work that might otherwise be hidden behind a paywall or not shared at all," said Meg Eastwood, institutional scholarship librarian at NMSU. "Open access makes NMSU's work more available to New Mexico and to new audiences around the world, raising the visibility of our faculty, students, staff and NMSU as a whole."