UNM Commencement May 17 at The Pit

Frank J. Williams, chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, will deliver the keynote address at the University of New Mexico spring commencement Saturday, May 17, at 9 a.m. in the University Arena, “the Pit.” About 2,421 students are projected to receive degrees, as follows: 1,600 bachelor’s degrees, 477 master’s degrees, 74 doctorates, 90 juris doctorates, 80 medical doctorates, 85 pharmacy doctorates, 5 graduate certificates and 10 education specialists. An official degree count is determined following commencement.

UNM College of Education Meets Profession’s Standards; Gains Re-Accreditation

The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) has reaccredited the University of New Mexico’s College of Education (COE) at the initial and advanced levels for their teacher, counselor, and administrator preparation programs. The new accreditation period will last through 2014.

UNM Civil Engineering Students Win Water Treatment Competition

A team of undergraduate and graduate students from UNM’s Department of Civil Engineering has won first place in the First Annual Rocky Mountain Region Water Treatment Competition. The competition required teams to treat simulated contaminated drinking water with materials that might be locally available in rural Bangladesh.

Photo (l. to r.): UNM's Civil Engineering Water Team Elizabeth Field, Josh Goldman and Kelly Isaacson.