University of the Southwest students eligible for assistance under the terms of the CARES Act began to receive checks from the university last week. “Checks being sent out (from the university) will put a minimum of $575 into each eligible undergraduate student’s hands to provide emergency funding to help defray the costs of the impact of the pandemic on their …

University of the Southwest is planning a 21st century graduation, i.e. a graduation that is entirely virtual and therefore in keeping with the university’s goal to be and to become, the University of the Future. The virtual graduation is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on May 16. University provost Ryan Tipton described the planned ceremony by saying, “The only …

Thirty years from now, New Mexico Junior College 2020 graduates will have the opportunity to tell their grandchildren about participating in the college’s first virtual graduation. The ceremony will be broadcast on the NMJC website and on Facebook Live tonight. Kelvin Sharp, president of the college said administrators, teachers and staff are eager to honor the more than 260 students …

The City of Hobbs, the Permian Strategic Partnership, and the JF Maddox Foundation have each committed $10 million for a new career technical education high school in Hobbs, and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is encouraging local voters to approve $15 million more needed for the new school in a November bond election. “All of New Mexico is excited about the …

Despite the increased traffic, the shortage of housing, the packed restaurants throughout Lea County, only the Hobbs Municipal Schools is showing a significant increase in school population. On the last day of the 2018-19 school year, Hobbs’ total enrollment was 10,341. On the fifth day of school this school year, the enrollment was 10,615 according to the Hobbs Municipal Schools …

Acting University of the Southwest Provost Ryan Tipton said Tuesday that there is “some really cool stuff going on at the university.” His description of some of the “cool stuff” indicates just how much the university is dedicated to being a living example of its “servant leadership” credo. “We have lots of global presence,” Tipton said. “We have students on …

They say there is no free lunch. Unless you happen to be a student in the Hobbs Municipal Schools. Beginning next school year, Hobbs schools will be providing a free lunch to every student that wants one. “Hobbs Municipal Schools will be able to provide lunch to every student within Hobbs Municipal Schools at no charge,” states a letter by …

       It takes a special kind of student to earn an associate’s degree – sometimes two associate’s – before a high school diploma. Yvonne Carpenter, Hobbs Municipal School’s Early College academic advisor, said the 11 Hobbs High School students who did just that earlier this month are committed, disciplined and mature beyond their years.         …

Thanks to the energy of fifth-grader Emaleigh Criswell, students at College Lane Elementary School now have two bright red benches where they can go to sit if they find themselves bereft of playmates during recess. On Tuesday, Emaleigh dedicated the benches as her parents, Brian and Tonya Criswell, her grandmother, Sandra Hubbard, and the entire College Lane student body watched …

Laura Hunt’s defense of her doctoral dissertation University of the Southwest was unique in several ways. First, Hunt is the first doctoral candidate at the university and she represented an important step in the evolution of the school’s academic program. The university has offered Masters degrees in business and in educational leadership for several years. School administrators said pans are …