June 4, 2013 by Justin Bannister, NMSU News Center Andy Burke, vice president for business and finance at New Mexico State University’s Dona Ana Community College, has been named DACC’s interim president and chief executive officer. DACC’s former president, Margie Huerta, will become a special assistant to NMSU President Garrey Carruthers. “I’ve known Andy Burke for most of his More »

June 3, 2013 by Justin Bannister, NMSU News Center Greg Fant, New Mexico State University’s associate vice president and deputy provost, has been named the university’s new interim executive vice president and provost. NMSU President Garrey Carruthers made the announcement earlier today. “I admire Greg’s leadership, his thoroughness when approaching his job, and the pride he show More »

April 3, 2013 by Julie M. Hughes, NMSU News Center At a special meeting April 3, the New Mexico State University Board of Regents approved a 3-percent increase in tuition and fees, which translates to $90 per semester for a full-time resident undergraduate student at the main campus in Las Cruces for 2013-2014. Interim President Manuel Pacheco spoke about the funding challenges NMSU has face More »

September 27, 2012 by Jay Rodman, NMSU News Center As part of a comprehensive strategy to address a rising student loan default rate, New Mexico State University has entered into an eight-year agreement to partner with the nonprofit organization Inceptia, a division of the National Student Loan Program, which specializes in student loan repayment counseling, financial literacy education and de More »

September 12, 2012 by Justin Bannister, NMSU News Center Enrollment at most campuses across the New Mexico State University system is down for the fall 2012 semester, although the numbers are up for new graduate students and for dual credit students, who enroll in college courses while still in high school. NMSU had a total of 29,768 students across all campuses Sept. 7, the university’s f More »

April 5, 2012 by Julie M. Hughes, NMSU News Center At a special meeting April 5, the New Mexico State University Board of Regents approved a 3.7-percent increase in tuition and fees for resident undergraduate students at the main campus in Las Cruces for 2012-2013. “New Mexico State has done an extremely good job of living within our means during these very difficult times. These recommend More »

March 23, 2012 by Janet Perez, NMSU News Center Editor's Note: The judges’ assessment of the competition and announcement of the winner from 3:30-4 p.m., March 30, is open to the media. Ethical lapses and absences in various corners of the business world have caused significant damage to the economy over the decades, so an increasing number of business colleges are working to insti More »

KRWG News Uploaded by KRWGnews on Jan 25, 2012. 01.26.12 (LAS CRUCES) -- President Barack Obama has laid out his blue print for a stronger economy and now much of his administration is out visiting communities across the country promoting those plans. Local economic specialists are having a roundtable discussion about the future of New Mexico and the nation. "It's important to get out a More »

November 10, 2011 by Minerva Baumann, NMSU News Center No elves, no reindeer and they will not be wearing red suits, but the folks from Sony Electronics and Intel Corporation will come bearing gifts for five New Mexico State University students and two assistant professors. The ceremony for the third round of Sony’s five-year scholarship program will be from 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, at th More »