May 13, 2024 The Santa Fe Opera and Northern New Mexico College partner to create internship program A unique partnership between the Santa Fe Opera and Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) is giving Northern students the chance to experience backstage production firsthand. A new internship program provides mentoring and hands-on training to NNMC Film & Digital Media Arts (FDMA) students through shadowing the people who design and build the sets, props, and costumes.

Mar 29, 2023 Northern HEP students meet Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Students and graduates of Northern New Mexico College’s (NNMC) High School Equivalency Program (HEP) met face-to-face with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, cabinet secretaries, and other elected officials during Española Day at the Roundhouse Wednesday, March 15, 2022. The experience was part of President Hector Balderas’ Student Leadership Initiative, which he launched in February with NNMC’s Student Senate leaders. "Our Student Leadership Initiative at Northern New Mexico College continues to enhance student civic engagement,” said President Balderas. "We trust and involve our students as real-world leaders to make an impact in our...

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...