New Mexico Highlands University
New Mexico Highlands University
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (November 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) |
 | |
| Motto | Artes, Scientiae, Humanitates |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1893 |
| President | Sam Minner |
| Students | 3,765[1] |
| Location | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Purple and White[2] |
| Nickname | Cowboys and Cowgirls |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – Rocky Mountain |
| Website | www.nmhu.edu |
 | |
New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) is a public comprehensive university located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States. It aims to provide opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to attain an exceptional education by fostering creativity, critical thinking and research in the liberal arts, sciences, and professions within a diverse community. New Mexico Highlands University is one of the leading colleges in the country for boosting its students’ social mobility, according to the Brookings Institution.
Contents
1 History
2 Accreditation
3 Academics
3.1 Undergraduate and graduate degrees
4 Student life
4.1 Student government
4.1.1 Executive officers
5 Athletics
6 Statewide centers
7 In pop culture
8 Notable alumni
9 References
10 External links
History[edit]
Ivan Hilton Science Center
The university was first established as New Mexico Normal School in 1893, with the prominent archaeologist Edgar Lee Hewett serving as its first president. The institution became New Mexico Normal University in 1902, and then New Mexico Highlands University in 1941, as it expanded its role beyond teacher education. Today, NMHU offers graduate and undergraduate programs in arts and sciences, business, education, and social work.
Located in Las Vegas, a city with a population of about 16,000, Highlands' main campus is close to recreational and wilderness areas and is within an hour's drive of Santa Fe and two hours from Albuquerque.
The majority of the school's approximately 3,765 students are from New Mexico and are Latino. Highlands' programs focus on its multiethnic student body, especially the Latino and American Indian cultures distinctive of New Mexico.
Accreditation[edit]
NMHU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and also has specialty accreditations. The School of Education received full accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) in 2012. The School of Business is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). The School of Social Work
is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The School of Social and Behavioral Sciences is accredited by the Master's in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC).[3]
Academics[edit]
Rodgers Hall, Administration Offices of NMHU
Undergraduate and graduate degrees[edit]
- College of Arts and Sciences[4]
- School of Business[5]
- School of Education[6]
- School of Social Work[7]
Student life[edit]
There are over 50 student organizations at NMHU.
Student government[edit]
Student government at New Mexico Highlands University is composed of three branches: executive, legislative (senate), and judicial. Student senate is represented by undergraduate students in addition to individual graduate student representatives from their respective colleges and schools of the university. Each undergraduate senator is responsible for representing 100 students. The dean of students serves as the advisor to student government. Elections for student government take place in the Spring of each academic year. Executives (president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer) and senators are elected by the entire student body. The president pro-tempore serves as the majority floor leader and is elected from within the ranks of the senate to the position each year. The parliamentarian is appointed by the president at the first student senate meeting of the academic year.
Executive officers[edit]
| Name | Position | Took office | Term completion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Padilla | President | 2016 | 2017 |
| Isaac Lopez | Vice-President | 2016 | 2017 |
| Natasha Lujan | Secretary | 2016 | 2017 |
| Steven Gonzales | Treasurer | 2016 | 2017 |
| John Ramon Vigil | President Pro-Tempore | 2015 | 2017 |
| Michael Tudor | Parliamentarian | 2016 | 2017 |
Athletics[edit]
NMHU's athletic teams are nicknamed the Cowboys / Cowgirls, and compete in the NCAA's Division II's Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Ten varsity athletics programs are offered, including women's soccer, cross-country, track, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, wrestling, baseball and college football.
Statewide centers[edit]
Donnelly Library
In the 1997-1998 academic year, New Mexico Highlands University established an extended learning center in Rio Rancho and began offering upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses in business, accounting, education, and social work. The center has continued with classes in those areas and has added studies in criminal justice, public affairs administration, computer science and general and school counseling.
There are also many other centers, including in Santa Fe, Farmington, and, Rio Rancho.
In pop culture[edit]
The campus can be seen in the movie Red Dawn as the town of Las Vegas substituted for a fictional community of Calumet, Colorado. It can also be seen in the John Carpenter film Vampires.
Notable alumni[edit]
David James Baker, filmmaker and media producer
Mark Cotney, NFL player[8]
Charlie Cowan, NFL All Pro tackle
Bill Dinwiddie, NBA player
Carl Garrett, AFL/NFL 1969 AFL Rookie of the Year
Len Garrett, NFL player
Reggie Garrett, NFL player[9]
Eddie Guerrero (1967–2005), WWE wrestler
Keith Jardine, football player; retired mixed martial artist, formerly for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Strikeforce, and King of the Cage[10][11]
Leroy Lamis, sculptor
Nathan Macias (MBA), Texas politician and retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force
Chris Newsome, basketball player, Meralco Bolts
Lionel Taylor, NFL, leading pass receiver
Sam Williams, NFL player
Don Woods (American football), NFL player, 1974 NFL Rookie of the Year
References[edit]
^ Enrollment
^ New Mexico Highlands University Graphic, Style & Web Guide (PDF). Retrieved 2017-05-21..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ http://www.mpcacsite.org/mpac/annual-report/
^ College of Arts and Sciences
^ School of Business
^ School of Education
^ School of Social Work
^ "Mark Cotney". Databasefootball.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
^ "Reggie Garrett". Databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
^ "Keith Jardine MMA Bio". Sherdog. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
^ "Keith Jardine UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
External links[edit]
Official website
- New Mexico Highlands Athletics website
 Colleges and universities in New Mexico | |
|---|---|
| Public universities |
|
| Private colleges |
|
| Public community colleges |
|
Coordinates: 35°35′46″N 105°13′15″W / 35.59611°N 105.22083°W / 35.59611; -105.22083
Categories:
- New Mexico Highlands University
- Buildings and structures in San Miguel County, New Mexico
- Education in San Miguel County, New Mexico
- Educational institutions established in 1893
- 1893 establishments in New Mexico Territory
- Las Vegas, New Mexico
(window.RLQ=window.RLQ||).push(function()mw.config.set("wgPageParseReport":"limitreport":"cputime":"0.308","walltime":"0.392","ppvisitednodes":"value":1429,"limit":1000000,"ppgeneratednodes":"value":0,"limit":1500000,"postexpandincludesize":"value":51875,"limit":2097152,"templateargumentsize":"value":1799,"limit":2097152,"expansiondepth":"value":12,"limit":40,"expensivefunctioncount":"value":1,"limit":500,"unstrip-depth":"value":1,"limit":20,"unstrip-size":"value":14668,"limit":5000000,"entityaccesscount":"value":1,"limit":400,"timingprofile":["100.00% 292.300 1 -total"," 30.96% 90.503 1 Template:Infobox_university"," 29.10% 85.066 1 Template:Reflist"," 26.08% 76.243 1 Template:Infobox"," 18.53% 54.150 1 Template:Cite_manual"," 14.51% 42.412 1 Template:Refimprove"," 9.11% 26.626 1 Template:Official_website"," 9.07% 26.521 1 Template:Ambox"," 8.57% 25.041 3 Template:Navbox"," 6.33% 18.496 1 Template:Rocky_Mountain_Athletic_Conference_navbox"],"scribunto":"limitreport-timeusage":"value":"0.138","limit":"10.000","limitreport-memusage":"value":5258292,"limit":52428800,"cachereport":"origin":"mw2170","timestamp":"20181009053235","ttl":1900800,"transientcontent":false);mw.config.set("wgBackendResponseTime":472,"wgHostname":"mw2170"););
Clash Royale CLAN TAG