Mar 04, 2024 Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller engages with students at Northern New Mexico College Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller visited Northern New Mexico College on February 23, 2024, to engage with our students in their classrooms and during a panel discussion. The mayor donated a retired city bus to the college, which will provide a vehicle for students taking Northern’s CDL training to practice their driving skills, and recruited for job opportunities in Albuquerque. NNMC and ABQ signed an MOU to work collaboratively to establish internship and career opportunities for NNMC students with the City of Albuquerque.

Mar 01, 2023 Northern's Alumnus Brenda “G Precious” 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 Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) alumnus Brenda “G Precious” Atencio. That recording, “Unforgettable,” won the Native American Music Awards 2022 “Best Song of the Year.” “During COVID, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time in the right conversation with the right producer,” G Precious said. “And that’s truly how that song came about.” During that conversation, G Precious...

Feb 22, 2024 Northern New Mexico College Associate Professor David Lindblom Explores Opportunities for Students at the 2023 Media Educators Conference The television industry has received its fair share of criticism about its lack of diversity, according to David Lindblom, associate professor in Northern New Mexico College’s (NNMC) Film & Media Arts program. However efforts to address that were evident at the Television Academy Foundation’s 2023 Media Educators Conference he recently attended. “One of the first things you notice is that the TV industry has been paying attention to bringing forth women, minorities and all people that have been marginalized,” Lindblom said. “At every conference event there was some indication of this effort.” Lindblom was awarded an Alex Trebek...

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, Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) 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. NNMC Board of Regents Vice-President Erica Velarde, PE, joined the president in introducing students to government leaders and the workings of the legislature. “I 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...

Jan 28, 2025 Two Northern New Mexico College Students Awarded N3B Scholarships Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos, LLC (N3B) has announced the recipients of its 2025 Danny Nichols and Dennis Huddleston Memorial Scholarship. Two Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) students, Atalia Archuleta and Jaide Romero, are among the recipients, along with Paul Alcazar, who is pursuing a degree in chemistry from University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA).