Community News
Upgraded broadcast studio Gila/Mimbres Community Radio
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 08 March 2024 08 March 2024
Upgraded broadcast studio – please come see it! – Gila/Mimbres Community Radio / KURU 89.1 FM
Gila/Mimbres Community Radio / KURU 89.1 FM
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Open House Saturday, 3/16/2024, 12-4 p.m., at 519-B North Bullard Street, Silver City, NM. See our renovated broadcast studio with brand new equipment – thanks to a 2022 award of $30,000 from The 30Something! Enjoy refreshments, meet Board members, DJs, and Program Hosts, and support community radio!
ALCS Junior Invited to Attend Youth Leadership Forum
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 08 March 2024 08 March 2024
Dakota Montenegro a junior at Aldo Leopold Charter School has been invited to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF) of Advanced Medicine and Health Care at John Hopkins University this summer. She received the invitation because she earned college credit last year at the National Youth Leadership Forum in Boston, Massachusetts.
NYLF Advanced Medicine & Health Care exposes students to a range of careers in health care and the skills needed to be successful. Students gain insights about their future in college, medical school, and more.
This hands-on program teaches students to measure vital signs, about birthing procedures and common complications, and allows them to interact with current nursing students as they share insights on numerous topics relevant to health care. Attendees also learn about the cardiovascular system, aseptic techniques, venipuncture, and suturing, then engage in hands-on workshops and simulations with The Apprentice Doctor, such as taking a comprehensive medical history, analyzing how to make an accurate diagnosis, and following proper patient examination procedures. Dakota’s current goal in the medical field is to become a radiologist.
Governor appoints two to State Game Commission
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 07 March 2024 07 March 2024
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday appointed Sabrina Pack and Robert Stump to the State Game Commission.
Sabrina Pack is a lifelong resident of Grant County and has strong ties to ranching in the area. She holds a Doctor of Business Administration with a specialty in Management. She is an executive board member of the New Mexico Broadcasters Association, board member of the Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Grant County Prospectors. She is a marketing professional and serves as the Chief Operating Officer of SkyWest Media.
Aspiring Screenwriter Balances Basketball and Academics
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 07 March 2024 07 March 2024
Brooke Rodgers will be a featured cast member on the hit Amazon Prime TV series “The College Tour.” Link to full story at the end of this article.
Brooke Rodgers started her college career in San Francisco, California, but when WNMU Head Women’s Basketball Coach Josh Pace reached out to her, she was ready to make a change. She was anxious to leave the big city, to be closer to her family in Phoenix and to find a university that would allow her to better balance her academic life with the demands of playing collegiate basketball. “I knew Coach Pace would get me to where I wanted to be as a player,” she said.
WNMU Nursing Graduates Achieve 100% Pass Rate on Licensure Exam
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 07 March 2024 07 March 2024
SILVER CITY, NM—The WNMU Nursing program’s recent pre-licensure BSN graduates have a 100% passing rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX), the test that is required to become licensed as a nurse. The most recent national average passing rate for baccalaureate students is approximately 90%.
Associate Dean of the School of Nursing and Kinesiology (SONAK) Kim Petrovic attributed the success in part to state appropriations to the university, which allowed SONAK to make substantial changes to its prelicensure BSN curriculum.
SWNM ACT newsletter March 2024
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 06 March 2024 06 March 2024
Southwest New Mexico ACT
We are excited to share with you all that we have been up to!
Southwest New Mexico ACT exists to preserve, enhance, and sustain rural economic development initiatives and the creative economy in southwestern New Mexico. We spearhead community collaboration through cultural and historic preservation; sponsor and engage the region in arts and cultural events; inspire and promote outdoor recreation, education, and tourism initiatives.
Accessibility Resource Booths at the Silver City Public Library
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 05 March 2024 05 March 2024
NM Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Vicki Galindo of The Arc of New Mexico
Lillian Galloway of the Silver City Public Library Library for the Blind and Print Disabled New Mexico State Library Rural Services
See pdf flyer below
Psychology Alumna Earns Doctorate
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 05 March 2024 05 March 2024
Blanca Jaure will be a featured cast member on the hit Amazon Prime TV series “The College Tour.” Full press release link at end of article.
When Violeta “Blanca” Jaure (BA ’06) was pregnant with her first child while living in Albuquerque twenty-two years ago, she knew she had to return to Silver City, where she had grown up and where her family lived. What she did not foresee was how that choice would be pivotal in her educational journey.
“I didn’t even go to high school,” said Jaure, “I kind of was a high school drop-out here in Silver City. I didn’t feel like I really belonged in the high school, so I ended up getting my GED.”