19th WNMU Academic and Research Symposium and Career Fair

The fall WNMU Academic Symposium and Career Fair will be Tuesday, November 28, and Wednesday, November 29, 2023, on the WNMU Silver City campus. Students of all disciplines will present projects that pertain to research, public service, technology, and industrial/applied technology. The steering committee also encourages exhibits of scholarship and teaching along with any other innovative ideas and creative works for the enjoyment of the WNMU community and the public. Presentations (poster, oral, exhibits) will be given in both face-to-face and oral formats by students from all WNMU locations (e.g., Silver City, Deming Learning Center, international universities with which WNMU has a formal relationship). The Academic Symposium will run between 9am and 1pm on Tuesday and Wednesday with the Career Fair running between 10am and 2pm, Wednesday.  Steering Committee:Michael Acosta, Bart Brown; Wen-Chi-Chen, Benji Cline, Fran Driver, Brenda Diaz Nunez, Stephanie Fanselow,...

Academic Symposium U.S. History Panel

Join student presenters and moderator Scott Fritz, Ph.D., in a discussion and exploration of U.S. political and social history as part of the 19th annual Academic Symposium  and Career Fair. Student Presentations: Allison Barnes: Human Distance & History: A Critique in Historical Methods Andrew Peyote: The History of Pestilence in America, 1492-1821 Alepha Mumba: The Political History of the United States during the 1790s E.J Montez: The History of the United States lurid the Early National Period This panel is free and open to the...

Food Security & Sustainability Initiative Town Hall

Members of the public, university employees and WNMU students are invited to a town hall-style discussion to provide input and guidance into the university's food security and sustainability efforts. This discussion will provide important insight and direction as WNMU looks to end food insecurity on campus though the creation of a robust on campus garden, composting approaches and how WNMU can work with local and regional food producers in providing fresh food to the campus community at no-cost. Join WNMU President Joe Shepard and other university representatives for this important discussion. This discussion will also be live streamed...