Presenting the university’s $101 million economic impact and laying out a vision for workforce innovation, Western New Mexico University President Jose E. Coll addressed local business leaders at a Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce meeting. Speaking to entrepreneurs and community leaders, Coll framed WNMU as a core economic driver for Grant County, standing… Continue reading President Jose E. Coll Highlights Economic Impact, Workforce Innovation During Chamber Address
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WNMU Dual Enrollment Program Powering Rural Vocational Workforce
As regional demand for skilled labor continues to rise, Western New Mexico University is demonstrating the vital role of higher education in rural workforce development through its dual enrollment technical programs. Sixteen-year-old Deming High School student Urijah Nordorf is currently blazing a trail through this institutional partnership, having already completed a full sequence of collegiate… Continue reading WNMU Dual Enrollment Program Powering Rural Vocational Workforce
WNMU Professor and Former Silver City Poet Laureate Featured in New Literary Collection
Western New Mexico University Associate Professor of English and the former Poet Laureate of Silver City and Grant County, Heather Frankland, MFA, MPH, is featured in the released publication, “CACTI FUR COLLECTIVE Volume 1.” This volume of the poetry split (a type of longform anthology), published by Grandma Moses Press, edited by Tim Staley, forwards… Continue reading WNMU Professor and Former Silver City Poet Laureate Featured in New Literary Collection
Graduate student earns fellowship to bolster local news in New Mexico
Western New Mexico University graduate student Regina Barnett (BS ’23) has been selected for a prestigious New Mexico Local News Fund [NMLN] Fellowship. The fellowship provides Barnett with a salaried position at Soccoro’s El Defensor Chieftain newspaper while she continues her coursework toward a graduate degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. The NMLN Fund is a nonprofit… Continue reading Graduate student earns fellowship to bolster local news in New Mexico
WNMU Student Regent Champions Community Support and Student Voices
Keana Huerta, Student Regent of Western New Mexico University, is on a mission to ignite a deeper connection between the college, its students, and the broader community. Unanimously voted into the position by the New Mexico State Senate, Huerta is focusing her efforts on fostering a campus environment where every student feels the same excitement… Continue reading WNMU Student Regent Champions Community Support and Student Voices
WNMU Named Athletic Training Staff of the Year by Lone Star Conference
By Josh Brown Western New Mexico University’s athletic training staff has been selected as the 2024–25 Lone Star Conference Athletic Training Staff of the Year among football-playing institutions. It is the program’s second recognition in the past three seasons, having also earned the honor in 2022–23. The Mustang staff is led by Head Athletic Trainer… Continue reading WNMU Named Athletic Training Staff of the Year by Lone Star Conference
Board of Regents Move Forward with Presidential Search, Address December 2024 Actions
The Western New Mexico University (WNMU) Board of Regents held its regular meeting Thursday, July 31, 2025, in person at the J. Cloyd Miller Library on the WNMU Silver City campus. Present were Regents Steven Neville, John V. Wertheim, J. Dean Reed, and Keana Huerta. In his first official report to the board, Interim President… Continue reading Board of Regents Move Forward with Presidential Search, Address December 2024 Actions
WNMU Upgrades Infrastructure to Achieve Carbon Neutrality
SILVER CITY, NM—WNMU is requesting $15 million from the NM Legislature to upgrade infrastructure and help the university achieve its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030. At present, the greatest source of renewable energy at WNMU is PNM’s Community Solar Direct program, which draws electricity from a solar farm in northern New Mexico. The… Continue reading WNMU Upgrades Infrastructure to Achieve Carbon Neutrality
WNMU Wins $5 Million Grant to Implement Regional Urban Forestry Project
The Western New Mexico University (WNMU) Division of External Affairs was awarded a $5 million five-year grant project that plans, designs, plants, and maintains a set of urban forests across southwestern New Mexico. The project supports expanded and ecologically sound urban forests in the communities of Silver City, Santa Clara, Bayard, Hurley, Deming, and Lordsburg.… Continue reading WNMU Wins $5 Million Grant to Implement Regional Urban Forestry Project