WNMU Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

The WNMU School of Business is providing tax services (VITA) for the community. Services are available to families and individuals with an annual household income of $57,000 or less, and for those who are 65 years or older. Returns will not be prepared in-person. Instead, taxpayers may drop off their tax forms at Light Hall Room 124, and students will complete the returns independently. Services will be offered on a walk-in basis on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Call 575-538-6637 to schedule a drop off. Bring your: Photo ID (Driver's license or other State ID) Original Social Security Card(s) for taxpayers and dependents Tax forms, such as W-2s/1099s/1099-SA from all employers Proof of applicable tax deductible expenditures Bank Account and Routing Numbers or (preferably) a voided check. Masks must be worn indoors on the WNMU campus. Click here for additional information about the...

Guest talk: Yoga Philosophy & The Science of Kriya Yoga Meditation

The Western New Mexico University philosophy program is hosting Swami Purnatmananda Giri for a talk titled “Yoga Philosophy & The Science of Kriya Yoga Meditation.” The event will take place in Light Hall Auditorium on Wednesday, April 13, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. WNMU Assistant Professor of Philosophy and English and Director of the WNMU Millennium III Honors Program Dr. Phillip W. Schoenberg planned hte event in collaboration with the Lotus Center of Silver City, where Swami Purnatmananda Giri is holding guided meditation over the weekend of April 16 and 17. Click here for more information about the swami's free public talk and meditation workshop. Swami Purnatmananda Giri is a monk in the lineage of Kriya Yoga masters Paramahamsa Hariharananda and Paramahamsa Prajnanananda. Born in India and trained as an Industrial Engineer, he came to the U.S. and pursued higher education and then worked for over a decade. He was initiated into the sacred path of Kriya Yoga in 1992...