With fall semester beginning, please note the following important dates. Aug. 18: First day of class (for 16-week courses) Aug. 22: Last day to add/drop a course (for 16-week courses) Aug. 22: Last day to create a payment plan with the Business Office (to avoid disenrollment) Aug. 25: Late registration fee begins Aug. 29: Last […]

SILVER CITY, NM—Copper mining has always been part of life for WNMU senior Hailey Cisneros: her father works for Freeport-McMoRan in its Chino operation, and her favorite activity as a child was visiting the open pit overlook off State Road 152. Cisneros, who is majoring in Accounting and Marketing and minoring in Entrepreneurship and Public […]

WNMU has a week full of events planned to welcome students back to campus for the fall semester. On Monday, August 18, a game of Grocery BINGO will be held at noon in the Student Life Lounge. On Tuesday, The Marvels will be airing in Light Hall Theater, starting at 6:00 p.m. The next day […]

SILVER CITY, NM—Originally from Goodyear, Arizona, Alicia Mancilla began her college career as a criminal justice major at New Mexico State University. Now a rising senior at Western New Mexico University, Mancilla is studying Interdisciplinary Studies—combining Welding, Expressive Arts, and Business Administration—in a major that is uniquely suited to her interests and career goals. Mancilla’s […]

SILVER CITY, NM—When Western New Mexico University alum Charlee Alexander was in high school, she expected that college would lead her to a career as a dentist or orthodontist. Instead, she is graduating this May with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Her career direction changed when the COVID-19 pandemic began. “When I realized that […]

SILVER CITY, NM— Recent Interdisciplinary Studies graduate Evan Leyva chose to attend WNMU based on an email exchange he had with a faculty member prior to enrolling. “I sent emails out to faculty I thought sounded interesting and could tell me more about the school,” he said, “and one [WNMU faculty member] gave me the […]

SILVER CITY, NM – Ceramic artist Bianka Groves credits her high school art teacher for setting her on her current path. “I was considered a ‘bad kid’ in school, getting into in-school suspension,” explained Groves. “My teacher would come and rescue me out of in-school suspension and put me to work in the clay room, […]

SILVER CITY, NM – The Western New Mexico University Board of Regents held a special meeting virtually on Monday, July 21, 2025. Present at the meeting were Regents Steven Neville, John V. Wertheim, J. Dean Reed and Keana Huerta. The meeting began with Chair Neville inviting Regent Wertheim to provide an overview of the Regents’ […]

SILVER CITY, NM—Combining the fields of Psychology, Kinesiology, and Educational Leadership into a degree plan might not seem an obvious choice for most students approaching graduate school, but for recent WNMU graduate and high school social studies teacher Macario Borrego, the three disciplines were a natural fit. In addition to being a teacher, Borrego coaches […]