September 12, 2012 by Jay Rodman, NMSU News Center The students in the program developed a blog about their experiences, which can be seen at http://fromcatie.blogspot.com Costa Rica is a Central American country with beautiful ocean beaches and lush rain forests, known for its biodiversity as well as its long tradition of political stability. It takes sustainability very seriously, an More »

August 31, 2012 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center New Mexico State University has moved up the chart significantly in the Washington Monthly 2012 National Universities rankings. In 2011, NMSU was ranked 149 overall in Washington Monthly’s rankings, which are based on schools’ contribution to the public good in three broad categories: social mobility, research and service. NMSU’s ran More »

NMSUnews Published on May 3, 2012 by nmsunews In January 2012, Executive Vice President and Provost Wendy K. Wilkins led a delegation of faculty and administrators to Costa Rica and Chile to explore possible collaborations with educational institutions in those countries -- including CATIE near Turrialba, Costa Rica, and the Universidad de Concepcion and Universidad de Magallanes in Chile. More »

Aug. 22, 2007 by Margaret Kovar NMSU News Center More than 50 New Mexico State University students will be studying abroad on exchanges for the 2007 fall semester. Of those 50 students, 29 received a total of 32 scholarships worth $58,500. The scholarships are created by external money through funds, partners, federal grants or foundation accounts. Most are designed to help cover the extra c More »