Other NM universities announcements

New Mexico State University's College of Business will welcome local high school students and incoming college freshmen to campus June 22-26 for the return of the Accounting Career Awareness Program, or ACAP, hosted in partnership with NABA Inc. and NMSU Black Programs. 

The free, weeklong summer program is designed for students in grades 9-12 and incoming college freshmen who are interested in exploring careers in accounting, finance and business. Through hands-on learning experiences, professional development activities and networking opportunities, participants gain insight into academic pathways and career opportunities within the business profession. 

A postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at New Mexico State University has been selected for the second cohort of the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities' Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.

Moises M. Gutierrez, Ph.D., was chosen as one of the scholars in the 2026–2027 HSRU Postdoctoral Fellowship Cohort, a competitive, year-long professional development program designed to prepare postdoctoral researchers for future faculty and leadership roles at research-intensive Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

NMSU Global Campus has partnered with FracStrat LLC, a New Mexico-based leadership and organizational development consulting firm, to launch a new online professional development course designed to help learners build the workplace skills employers value most.

The course, Stand Out and Succeed: 8 Essential Professional Skills for Today's Workplace, equips recent graduates, early-career professionals and emerging leaders with practical skills that support workplace success and long-term career growth.

The partnership combines NMSU Global Campus' commitment to accessible, workforce-focused learning with FracStrat's expertise in leadership development and organizational effectiveness.

In 2018, the New Mexico State University baseball team won its first Western Athletic Conference Tournament Championship. Eight years later, three players from that squad, Kyle Bradish, Joey Ortiz and Nick Gonzales, were inducted into the US Bank/NM State Athletics Hall of Fame in January 2026. 

"I feel like no matter who we were playing, we were always ready to go, and we never really had to fear anyone," said Ortiz, shortstop for the Milwaukee Brewers who was a sophomore in 2018. 

Now the trio, who are making a name for themselves in the major leagues, echo the same sentiment about entering the hall of fame together.

Researchers at New Mexico State University have been working on a new method of metal 3D printing that could allow scrap metal to be made into high quality materials.

Chaitanya Mahajan, NMSU industrial engineering assistant professor, is a co-principal investigator for a nearly $3 million grant awarded to Rochester Institute of Technology by the National Science Foundation.

One of the biggest barriers in modern 3D manufacturing is meeting the demand for high-quality metal parts at scale without incurring high costs or generating waste. Traditional metal 3D printing is often slow and expensive, limiting its practical use.

New Mexico State University invites all Aggies and community members to come together to celebrate Black history and culture as part of upcoming Juneteenth festivities. 

Juneteenth, a federal holiday observed June 19, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. This year, NMSU's Office of Land-Grant Excellence, Access and Partnership, Black Programs, and Fraternity and Sorority Life will host several events to commemorate the holiday on the Las Cruces campus.

"At Black Programs, we believe events like Juneteenth and Black Business Month are more than celebrations – they are opportunities to learn, connect and grow together," said Cecil Rose, director of Black Programs. "Through conversations, shared experiences and community engagement, we help create spaces where the NMSU community can better understand history, support one another and learn from different perspectives."

New Mexico State University 2000 graduate Nancy Stephens, state director for Imagination Library of New Mexico and executive director of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library – Grant County, has always believed books are powerful connectors, offering comfort, consistency and possibility. That belief was reinforced when she heard about a preschooler whose home life suddenly changed. In the midst of the transition, the child's biggest worry was simple: Would she still receive her Dolly books?

Founded in Tennessee in 1995 by country music legend Dolly Parton, the international nonprofit Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifts free, high-quality books to children from birth to age 5, regardless of family income. 

In 2010, Loren and Barbara Nelson, now directors emeriti, started the first Imagination Library affiliate in New Mexico in Grant County, initially providing books to eight children in Bayard. Three years later, they were delivering books to 80% of children in the county younger than 5. 

A new game, "Portal to Possibilities: Biotech Edition," from the New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service and University of Connecticut Extension, offers young players an opportunity to explore science careers. 

The media production team from NMSU's Innovative Media Research and Extension and Learning Games Lab in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and its UConn partners developed a game that allows players to step through a magical career portal into the many worlds of biotechnology. 

From research labs to environmental fieldwork, classrooms to regulatory agencies, players perform authentic tasks that highlight what professionals in each role really do. "Portal of Possibilities" offers a glimpse into 10 biotech careers and gives players a chance to see themselves in a science field.