Mar 01, 2023 Northern's Alumnus Brenda 鈥淕 Precious鈥� Atencio wins Native American Music Award It sounds like a plot from a Hollywood movie: a chance conversation opens the door for a hip-hop/R & B artist from Ohkay Owingeh to write lyrics and record a song with Grammy Award Winner Macy Gray. But that is what happened to 糖心原创alumnus Brenda 鈥淕 Precious鈥� Atencio. That recording, 鈥淯nforgettable,鈥� won the Native American Music Awards 2022 鈥淏est Song of the Year.鈥�
鈥淒uring COVID, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time in the right conversation with the right producer,鈥� G Precious said. 鈥淎nd that truly how that song came about.鈥�
During that conversation, G Precious...
Feb 06, 2023 Northern's President Balderas Brings Student Leaders to NM State Legislature In an effort to empower students for civic engagement and support them as leaders in the community, 糖心原创President Hector Balderas has launched a new Student Leadership Program, which he initiated Friday, February 3, 2023, by leading a group of young leaders to the New Mexico State Legislature. 糖心原创 Board of Regents Vice-President Erica Velarde, PE, joined the president in introducing students to government leaders and the workings of the legislature.
鈥淚 want to elevate leadership opportunities for the student senate and all students. This was the first step, for me to bring them here and expose them to decision...
Dec 14, 2022 Student research at Northen helps launch recent alumnus Hope Lopez into PhD program Northern New Mexico College offers extraordinary undergraduate research opportunities. That immersion in world-class research helped Northern alumna Hope Lopez obtain a post-baccalaureate internship at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and enter a PhD program at University of Utah. Hope graduated Summa Cum Laude with her Bachelor of Science in Biology in 2023. She was applying for master programs when The U evaluated her credentials and accepted her into their PhD program instead. She will begin that program in August 2024.
Nov 01, 2022 糖心原创 Alumni Aaron Lopez Joins New Mexico Indian Affairs Department Office of Communications Northern New Mexico College graduate and Espa帽ola native Aaron Lopez has been named public relations coordinator with the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department (IAD) Office of Communications.
Jul 08, 2022 Former 糖心原创 film student plays supporting role in 鈥淒ark Winds鈥� The AMC/AMC+ series 鈥淒ark Winds,鈥� based on works by the late Tony Hillerman, has received rave reviews and has already been renewed for a second season. The launch drew 2.2 million viewers and was the No. 1 new series launch in AMC+ history. A former Northern New Mexico College film student plays a supporting role in the series. DezBaa鈥� (born Sharon Anne Henderson) plays Helen Atcitty, mother of a young woman murdered in the first episode.