Press Releases

Silver City – Winners were recently announced in the 29th Annual Educational Advertising Awards. Western New Mexico University received four recognitions for promotional items in signage, imprinted materials, search materials and publications. Nearly 2,000 entries were received from over 1,000 colleges, universities and secondary schools from all 50 states and several foreign countries.    Sponsored by the Higher Education Marketing Report, the awards are judged by a national panel of high education marketers, advertising creative directors, marketing and advertising professionals and the editorial board of the Higher Education Marketing Report.    “We are pleased to see WNMU on the list of recognized schools for the second consecutive year,” said Mimi Clark, WNMU Marketing Coordinator. “The winning items where not only received well by the judges but they connected with our students and the community.”    Items earning recognition included a Gold award for a...

Silver City, NM – Somewhere Between Indiana Jones and Bones is the title for the first in a series of Museum Nights offered by the Western New Mexico University Museum. Katie Baustian, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, will present a talk on the subject of bioarchaeology and contributions to Mimbres research on Wednesday, March 19, at 5:30 p.m. in Fleming Hall. Baustian is conducting non-destructive analysis of the NAN Ranch Collection housed at the WNMU Museum as part of her Ph.D. studies at UNLV. Her focus is biorchaeology, an interdisciplinary approach to understanding human health and activity in ancient times. In this form of archaeology, ancient bones from humans are analyzed along with where they are found in order to reconstruct how people in the past lived and died. The talk will highlight the kinds of information that are capable from prehistoric human burials and will also address contributions that can be made to Mimbres studies. A reception...

Silver City, NM – Western New Mexico University is inviting community members to a public forum to discuss the ongoing facilities master plan. The forum will take place on Wednesday, March 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the Global Resource Center auditorium. The plan outlays what the main campus will look like through the next decade. Community members will have the opportunity to provide input on the proposed plans to include renovations of outdoor space, parking lots, walkways and buildings. The facilities plan includes a focus on greater use of outdoor community spaces that will encourage more walkways and cycling paths on campus. For more information, contact Stan Pena, Director of Facilities and Maintenance, at 575.538.6715 or...

The 24 Club recently awarded scholarships to two Western New Mexico University students. The 24 Club is a philanthropic, service organization serving Grant County for 70 years. The organization’s scholarship program enables it to achieve its mission “to be a real service by supporting educational, charitable and needy projects in Grant County”. The group’s prime objective is to provide scholarships for Grant County women who attend WNMU. Established in 1952, the original scholarship is a memorial to Betty Cook the first club member to pass away. It now serves as a memorial to all deceased members. The more recent 24 Club Christine Drangmeister Memorial Scholarship was established in 2007 in memory of esteemed member/public school education Christine Davis Drangmeister. Grant County female graduates of Silver City, Cobre, or Cliff High Schools with a G.P.A. of 3.4 or higher are eligible for the Betty Cook Scholarship. Grant County female sophomores, juniors, or...