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Silver City, NM – The Western New Mexico University Board of Regents whizzed through a lengthy agenda Friday, approving the upcoming fiscal year’s budget, agreeing on new degree programs and ensuring the university is poised to capture anticipated Federal funding for capital projects.
Discussing the $50-million 2021-2022 fiscal year budget, WNMU Vice President for Business Affairs Kelley Riddle said, “For Instruction and General, we’ll be budgeting a carryover balance of $5.4 million. This includes a temporary budget for the Road to 4k Initiative previously approved by you,” she said.
New regent Dr. Daniel H. Lopez, who was President of New Mexico Tech for two decades, said the many questions he about the proposed budget during the finance committee meeting were answered to his satisfaction. “I have no concerns at this time, but I’ll continue to monitor.”
(Part 1 of this two-part article told the story of how a simple traffic stop led Socorro city leaders to talk of seceding from New Mexico and the rest of the United States in 1953. Leaders of the so-called Free State of Socorro claimed that with no state or federal taxes, Socorroâs economy would boom while its population would more than triple. Even Life magazine ran a story about the rebel state and its prospects in June 1953.)
Home Rule
As with every secessionist movement, it soon became time to create a government to rule the Free State of Socorro. Leaders called for a constitutional convention to be held in October 1953.
State Senate Confirms 25 College And University Regents To Boards Across New Mexico
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SANTA FE Twenty-five highly-qualified New Mexicans have been nominated by Gov. Lujan Grisham and confirmed by the State Senate to serve on Boards of Regents at public colleges, universities, and special schools across the state.
“This year’s cadre of regents includes individuals with a high level of experience and enthusiasm for higher education, which will be key for guiding our state institutions forward in the coming years,” Higher Education Department Secretary Stephanie Rodriguez said. “We look forward to collaborating with them and all higher education leadership to ensure that New Mexico’s students and schools succeed.”
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UNM researchers will use grant to blend traditional craft with computational design
Four researchers from several disciplines at The University of New Mexico recently were awarded a three-year National Science Foundation grant for their project to create new career opportunities for rural craftspeople by blending traditional craft practices with computational fabrication.
The project, Expanding Rural Ceramics Craft and Computational Fabrication: A Synergy, is led by Leah Buechley, principal investigator and professor from the Department of Computer Science.
According to the proposal, funding will be used to partner with rural craftspeople in New Mexico and California to co-develop novel software, construction techniques, artifacts, and business strategies that integrate computational design, digital fabrication, and traditional craft.
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