Western New Mexico University’s (WNMU) faculty announced on May 16th that they are set to form a local union of the National Education Association (NEA), the largest collective bargaining organization in the United States. Within a few weeks of beginning its campaign to amass formal support, organizers collected signatures and cards from more than 2/3 of WNMU’s faculty and librarians. This push to form a local union comes in the wake of a tumultuous semester and will expand opportunities for faculty to serve, support, and mentor students. Building upon a decades-long tradition of amplifying faculty and librarian voices, the membership of this union commits to strengthening shared governance at WNMU.
The Silver City Woman’s Club recently awarded three $1,000 scholarships to Alicia Mancilla, Khole Rios-Yates, and Mya Teran in recognition of their academic achievements and educational goals. Alicia, a junior at WNMU, received the Lucinda Maddox Memorial Scholarship and is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on business administration. Mya, a senior at WNMU, is working toward a bachelor’s degree in nursing and Khole, currently a senior at Silver High School and a sophomore at WNMU through dual enrollment, plans to major in business administration.
The Freeport Mc-MoRan Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of their Community Investment Fund application cycle. Applications will be accepted through June 27th. If you are a non-profit 501 c(3), a school or government institution, and interested in special grant opportunities, the Foundation aims to support projects that align with Grant County’s resilience action plan. To be considered for investment in 2025, a project must address one of Freeport’s Priority Social Impacts. The three priority areas include education and workforce development, economic opportunity, and capacity and leadership development. To learn more, contact Sharon Offutt, at soffutt@fmi.com. That is soffutt@fmi.com.
In Deming News:
The Deming City Council will have their Regular Meeting tomorrow, May 20th at 5:50 p.m. at Deming City Hall. The meeting will focus on various topics including a presentation by State Representative Jones and Senator Ramos regarding the Capital Outlay and Recent Legislative Session, Consideration of Approval to Submit a Letter of Support and Sponsorship for the Operation and Maintenance of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment , a Community Update on the Mimbres Valley Medical Center and a Public Input session.
