Other NM universities announcements

Portales, NM – September 23, 2024– Eastern New Mexico University welcomes back alumni, friends, and family members for the 90th Homecoming celebration on Sept. 30-Oct. 5.

This year's theme is "Out of This World," which ties into the history of space exploration and how New Mexico has played and continues to play a big part in this history.

"True to the theme of this year's homecoming, the events we have for the week will truly be out of this world. As a capstone of our 90th-anniversary celebration, I also wanted this homecoming to be a time to reflect on a rich history and build excitement around more great things to come," said James Johnston, ENMU Chancellor. "I hope to see many alums return home and welcome our community to a week of fun and celebration."

Carolyn Salas, named a 2021 Artist-in-Residence at Google and most recently was commissioned by the United States Tennis Association and the Armory Show to create a new outdoor sculpture for the US Open. https://carolynsalas.com/home.html

6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26

New Mexico State University, Devasthali Hall in the bleachers, 1308 E. University. The presentation will be both in-person and over zoom at https://nmsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qAxkevkARhidjrth3M4VSA .

New Mexico State University has selected Valerio Ferme as its next president.

In a special meeting Thursday, the NMSU Board of Regents voted unanimously to select Ferme as the university system's next president. The move follows a national search and visits from four finalists last month.

Ferme most recently served as executive vice president for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Cincinnati, where he championed student success via numerous access and retention investments.

New Mexico State University Global Campus is now accepting enrollments for the fall 2024 project management microlearning course, which begins Oct. 1.

Designed to meet the growing demand for certified project managers, this online course helps professionals achieve the prestigious Project Management Professional and Certified Associate in Project Management certifications. These certifications are essential for those looking to advance their careers, increase earning potential and gain recognition as experts in project management.

Known for decades as the "Voice of the Aggies," Jack Nixon is finishing his career strong with nearly 45 years behind the mic at thousands of New Mexico State University Athletics events. Nixon announced in August that the 2024-25 season will be his last in the booth calling Aggie games.

For those with an interest in Aggie sports history, Nixon's collection of audio tapes of those games holds a treasure trove of memories, so he's decided to donate them to the NMSU Library's Archives and Special Collections department. The tapes go as far back as 1976, and hold precious memories for Nixon, as well. He's called games for men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, and volleyball over the years.

Identifying new and novel pests in southeastern New Mexico, as well as learning how to combat them, is one of the research goals of New Mexico State University's Agricultural Science Center in Artesia. The center's scientists will focus on that research, as well as cattle feeding and other topics, at this year's field day.

The event will take place from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at the science center, located at 67 East Four Dinkus Road in Artesia, New Mexico. The event is free and open to the public. Dinner will be provided, and a children's activity will be offered.

Dave Lowry, interim research director of the center, said he hopes the field day will give attendees insight into how center faculty work to address issues currently plaguing farmers in eastern New Mexico and west Texas.

When researchers in Japan conducted an experiment with slime mold that mirrored the Tokyo railway system back in 2010, it sparked the emergence of a theory known as biologically inspired adaptive network design. A New Mexico State University graduate student used the slime mold model as part of his Ph.D. thesis to improve the way astronomers identify the largest scale structures in the universe, the "cosmic web."

Measuring the environmental density of galaxies isn't new, but the paper "Filaments of the Slime Mold Cosmic Web and How they Affect Galaxy Evolution," published in August's "Astrophysical Journal," outlines how Hasan changed one step in the existing research framework combining it with a new method using an algorithm based on the slime mold model.

PORTALES, NM – Sept. 16, 2024 – Eastern New Mexico University's Office of Hispanic Affairs celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month – Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 – with numerous events, speaking engagements, and music programs on campus.

First approved by U.S. President Lyndon Johnson as Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968 and expanded by President Ronald Reagan, National Hispanic Heritage Month was enacted into law in 1988 and is a time when citizens are encouraged to recognize the contributions of Hispanic Americans to this nation's history and culture.