Enrollment increases at NMJC, USW Andy Brosig/News-Sun University of the Southwest and New Mexico Junior College both have posted enrollment increases for the fall semester of the 2023-24 academic year. USW has shown an overall 20 percent increase in student numbers on campus over the same time last year. “Our retention rates are really high from last year,” USW President …

Enrollment increases at NMJC, USW Andy Brosig/News-Sun University of the Southwest and New Mexico Junior College both have posted enrollment increases for the fall semester of the 2023-24 academic year. USW has shown an overall 20 percent increase in student numbers on campus over the same time last year. “Our retention rates are really high from last year,” USW President …

USW unveils ‘modernized space’ for Scarborough Memorial Activity Center For the News-Sun Four years ago, the University of the Southwest started making the transition to a 100 percent virtual library, offering a comprehensive digital collection of academic resources and materials to support the educational needs of its students and faculty. The innovative and eco-friendly move aligned with the university’s commitment …

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press and News-Sun Staff DALLAS (AP) — A Texas man, not his 13-year-old son, was driving the pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a van carrying New Mexico college golfers, killing nine people, and he had methamphetamine in his system, investigators said Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Board said two days after …

HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — Nine people have died in a fiery, head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from a New Mexico university who were returning home from a golf tournament, authorities said. Those killed in the Tuesday evening crash included University of the Southwest students from Portugal and Mexico. Two Canadian students were hospitalized in …

Six students and one coach from the University of the Southwest died in a bus accident also involving a pickup truck near Andrews, Texas, on Tuesday evening. Texas Department of Public Safety reports the driver of the pickup truck and a passenger were also killed. Two additional passengers in the USW van were taken by helicopter to a Lubbock hospital …

Andy Brosig/News-Sun Preliminary spring enrollment numbers are in at Lea County’s two colleges and the news is pretty good. New Mexico Junior College, which resumed classes for the semester on Monday, reported 1,538 full-time students enrolled for spring, said Cathy Mitchell, vice president of student services. University of the Southwest Provost Ryan Tipton reported, with more than a week of …

The Martinez sisters are reuniting. Hobbs senior Jasmine Martinez made it official Thursday when the Lady Eagle defender signed her letter of intent to attend University of the Southwest and play soccer for the Lady Mustangs next season. “It is really exciting,” Jasmine Martinez said of reuniting with her sister at USW. “When I was in high school I only …

These are strange times. And strange times call for innovative, creative solutions. The University of the Southwest athletics, facing the heartbreaking possibility of lost seasons due to COVID-19, employed some innovation and creativity, with athletic director Steve Appel arranging for his school’s sports teams to have seasons after all. Sports in New Mexico may be on hold, but New Mexico …

In contrast to the bad news often inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, University of the Southwest has some things to celebrate. First, the university has more students enrolled in its undergraduate and graduate programs than ever before, according to Ryan Tipton, provost of the university. “In this crisis, we’ve really battened down the hatches,” Tipton said. “We’ve been preparing for …