Events

WNMU Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

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The WNMU School of Business is providing free tax services (VITA) for the community in Light Hall, room 124. Services are available to families and individuals with an annual household income of $60,000 or less, and for those who are 65 years or older. Services will be offered on a walk-in basis only on Mondays and Tuesdays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Wednesdays and Thursdays between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Bring your: Photo ID (Driver’s license or other State ID) Social Security card/number. 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...
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Annual WNMU Juried Student Art Exhibit

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Opening reception Thursday, March 2nd at 6:00 p.m. at Francis McCray Gallery This exhibition is open to all students attending classes during the 2022-23 school year. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place the evening of the opening reception and the New Mexico Watercolor Society Southern Chapter will be awarding a cash prize to one Watercolor – best in...
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The Breakdown in Congressional Governing Norms, and Impediments to Serving the Public Interest.

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Title: "The Breakdown in Congressional Governing Norms, and Impediments to Serving the Public Interest." Speaker: Jeff Bingaman Date and Time: Friday, March 31, 2023 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. FREE TO THE PUBLIC Location: Global Resource Center Auditorium at Western New Mexico University Description: The talk will be based on the points made in his book, Breakdown: Lessons for a Congress in Crisis, published in 2022.  Bingaman will review the way Congress functions, and changes for the worse that he observed during his 30 years in the Senate.  He will also discuss eight of the major challenges Congress faced during that period, and the obstacles it encountered. Sponsor: Western New Mexico University in conjunction with the 2023 New Mexico History Conference in Silver City. Jeff Bingaman Biography: Jeff Bingaman was born on October 3, 1943. He grew up in the southwestern New Mexico community of Silver City. His father was a chemistry professor and chair of the...
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