Aug 23, 2023 福利姬 Students Participate in Undergraduate Research in the Bahamas Students at Northern New Mexico College (福利姬) benefit from remarkable opportunities for undergraduate research. It is a priority for the college鈥檚 STEM disciplines, but research options are also available in humanities, psychology and criminal justice, including on-campus positions, paid summer fellowships and internships with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) or local businesses. In December, 2022, Dr. Rhiannon West, Associate Professor/Biology at 福利姬, took two students, Jazmyn Gutierrez and Vincent Benavidez, to the University of the Bahamas Gerace Research Centre for 28 days to conduct research on indigenous species of pupfish...
Jul 31, 2023 100 Percent of Northern鈥檚 Spring 2023 ADN Class Pass Nursing Licensure Exam Northern New Mexico College鈥檚 Department of Nursing & Health Sciences has something to celebrate. Every one of the Spring 2023 graduates from the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program passed the NCLEX-RN licensure exam on their first try. Several of the graduates were offered jobs in the local healthcare industry upon graduation, including three employed by Presbyterian Espa帽ola Hospital.
鈥淲e鈥檝e never had 100 percent pass rate, ever in this program. so that鈥檚 a big deal for us, a real big deal,鈥� said Interim ADN Program Director Theresa Lopez. 鈥淭he students have put in their due diligence. They have been committed to do...
Jul 13, 2023 Northern Students Receive NextGen Summer Internships Natalia Tealer and Guillmer Germino, both first-generation students at Northern New Mexico College (NNCM), have been selected for the inaugural NextGen Summer 2023 STEM Internship program. They are interning with J.G. Management Systems, Inc., (JGMS) in Albuquerque, N.M., working on Information Engineering Technology projects.
鈥淪ince its inception, JGMS has been an organization committed to providing meaningful work and opportunities for people in our local communities. Our work with GoEducate, Northern New Mexico College and NextGen Fellowship has allowed our business to easily connect with a diverse group of college students and support...
Jun 08, 2023 Pueblo of Pojoaque Governor Jenelle Roybal Focuses on Community Wellbeing Being the only woman Pueblo governor presents unique challenges, and Pueblo of Pojoaque Gov. Jenelle Roybal meets those head on.
鈥淵ou have to stand even stronger and taller because you鈥檙e a female,鈥� Roybal said. When one tribal official told her women should be in the kitchen and raising kids, she replied, 鈥淵ou know what? I鈥檓 a cook in the kitchen, I raise my kids, I have two degrees and I鈥檓 a tribal official. So you really underestimate us, because I can do all that and then some.鈥�
This is Roybal鈥檚 eighth year as a tribal official. She has worked for the Pueblo since she was 15 years old, with only a brief...
May 31, 2023 福利姬 Board of Regents Vice President Erica Rita Velarde Celebrates her daughter鈥檚 graduation from her Alma Mater Twenty years after earning her associate degree from Northern New Mexico College (福利姬) in May 2003, Board of Regents Vice President Erica Rita Velarde, PE, presented her daughter Devina Gonzales with her Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts degree at Northern鈥檚 Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 13. They are the first two women in their family to earn a college degree.
鈥淚鈥檓 so blessed to be able to give Devina her degree. That鈥檚 like the coolest memory,鈥� Velarde said.
Velarde鈥檚 role as regent was an influence on Gonzales鈥� choice of Northern. 鈥淚 would hear her talking to the president and think, 鈥楾his is really...