Other NM universities announcements

NMSU Global Campus is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Central New Mexico Society for Human Resource Management to expand access to professional development, workforce education and leadership training for human resource professionals, employers, working professionals and students across New Mexico and beyond.

As part of the partnership, Central New Mexico SHRM will leverage NMSU Global Campus' innovative microlearning platform to deliver virtual events and educational programming, making professional development more accessible, flexible and impactful for learners at every stage of their careers. The collaboration reflects a shared commitment to workforce readiness, talent development and lifelong learning.

New Mexico State University's Robert M. Torres is serving as president of the Association for Career and Technical Education, one of the nation's leading organizations dedicated to advancing career and technical education. 

As part of his role, Torres, associate dean and director of academic programs in NMSU's College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, leads national conversations on workforce preparation, student success and the future of career-focused education. 

"Workforce development is fundamental to the economic vitality and competitiveness of our nation," Torres said. "Career and technical education serves as a critical bridge between education and employment, equipping learners with the technical expertise, leadership abilities and adaptability needed to thrive in a rapidly changing workforce." 

WHAT: The New Mexico State University Art Museum (UAM) is hosting an opening reception for two new exhibitions that will be on display over the summer: "Homage to Then/Small Worlds" by Louis Ocepek and "Mapping Spaces: Selections from the Lannan Art Collection at NMSU." The public is invited to the free opening reception for both exhibitions on June 11.

WHO: "Homage to Then/Small Worlds" by Louis Ocepek is a two-part exhibition of digital prints, paintings and gravure prints, which are made by engraving a design onto a metal cylinder, submerging it in ink and rolling it across the final canvas to transfer the design. Ocepek is a local artist who works in a variety of media. His paintings, prints and hybrid works are part of the public art collections of Oregon, Washington, New Mexico and Texas. He is also a former art department head and professor emeritus at NMSU.

New Mexico State University Global Campus has partnered with the National Alliance to End Homelessness to offer a suite of online courses designed to strengthen the skills and leadership capacity of professionals working to prevent and end homelessness.

Through the partnership, learners will have access to evidence-based, practitioner-informed coursework developed by the Alliance, a national leader in homelessness policy, systems and practice. The courses are designed for professionals across the homeless response system, including frontline staff, service providers, program managers and system leaders.

New Mexico State University is conducting a final evaluation of the newly reconstructed Alumni Pond to ensure the pond operates as intended before reopening to the campus community and public.

The project team, design engineers and NMSU personnel have been closely monitoring water levels and assessing the pond's performance at its optimal operating level, including its ability to support fully submerged aquatic vegetation and long-term sustainability goals.

According to Jose Loera, executive director of Project Development and Engineering, recent observations led the university and its partners to conduct an additional review before moving forward with reopening plans.

Ice cream is a summertime staple and a favorite dessert among Americans, with innovative flavors and recipes being consistently introduced into the marketplace. But you might not realize that some of the big secrets to producing a high-quality ice cream come from a small lab at New Mexico State University.

Sergio Martinez-Monteagudo leads the food science dairy lab housed in NMSU's College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and operated as part of the Center of Excellence in Sustainable Foods and Agricultural Systems. Most recently, the dairy lab has partnered with ice cream company Blue Bunny to research how to improve ice cream quality by exploring formulations that prevent it from melting too quickly.

Connie Voisine is one of the most accomplished poets in southern New Mexico. She earned a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Fulbright Fellowship and the New Mexico Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts. Voisine also co-founded a non-profit organization to help disabled writers. She has published five books of poetry with another on the way in 2027.

On top of all that, Voisine, a professor in the Master of Fine Arts program, has been teaching students poetry and writing at New Mexico State University for 25 years. She will retire at the end of June.

Research that aims to shift an industry is rare. Research focused on an overlooked step in food production – and supported by major federal funding – is even rarer. 

A guided ultrasound project, backed by New Mexico State University's Center of Excellence in Sustainable Foods and Agricultural Systems and led by Sergio Martinez-Monteagudo, explores ways to improve energy efficiency in food processing. It focuses on evaporation, one of the most energy-intensive and least visible steps in food manufacturing. 

"In 2021, I received a seed grant from CESFAS to do research on evaporation of food products," said Martinez-Monteagudo, an associate professor of food bioprocessing in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. "Evaporation is energy-intensive and used in products like protein powders. It's a middle step that usually doesn't get attention."