CENTRAL NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE


Associated tags: Community college, Central New Mexico, CNM, Tourism, Central New Mexico Community College, Hyperspace

Locations: TAOS SKI VALLEY, NEW MEXICO, MICHIGAN, SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES

New Mexico Community College, State Police Team Up on Course to Help Continue Pursuit of Justice in Real Cold Cases

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) is launching its first Cold Case Collaborative course for Criminal Justice students, developed in partnership with the New Mexico State Police Department (NMSP) to provide real-world experience to students as they assist in revisiting, digitizing and analyzing cold case files.

Key Points: 
  • "This is a very unique opportunity for our students to live out the ideal of relentlessly seeking truth and justice."
  • Solomon got to work on developing a similar class for CNM and contacted the New Mexico State Police Department to gauge their interest.
  • "The state police were very excited to partner with CNM, which was critical to this course getting off the ground," Solomon says.
  • During the 14-week course, a selected cohort of Criminal Justice students will review and digitize the files of one cold case.

New Mexico Community College Receives Federal Funding to Launch Rare Quantum Learning Lab and Training Program

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Thursday, May 2, 2024

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) has received $862,000 in federal funding to establish a quantum science lab and develop a quantum training bootcamp to support the fast-growing workforce needs of this emerging field.

Key Points: 
  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) has received $862,000 in federal funding to establish a quantum science lab and develop a quantum training bootcamp to support the fast-growing workforce needs of this emerging field.
  • With CNM's focus on connecting learners to training and education that leads to high-quality employment, this is a breakout career field.
  • CNM partners on this effort include Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico, with CNM Ingenuity managing the quantum science lab and workforce training bootcamp.
  • Through the bootcamp, students will learn about quantum computing processes, vacuum systems, and lasers and optics to meet the growing quantum workforce needs.

New Mexico Community College Hosts Annual Women in Trades Summit

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Friday, March 22, 2024

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, Central New Mexico Community College hosted its 3rd Annual Women in Trades Summit. The event's purpose is to bring more awareness to women about the abundant and high-quality career opportunities available to them through skilled trades programs, such as welding, aviation maintenance technology, electrical trades, and many more.

Key Points: 
  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, Central New Mexico Community College hosted its 3rd Annual Women in Trades Summit.
  • More than 500 people attended the event at CNM and 45 local trades employers staffed booths to provide interested women with info on career opportunities.
  • "The ultimate goal of this summit is to inspire confidence and empower women to enter the trades," said Sharon Gordon-Moffett, Interim Dean of CNM's School of Skilled Trades and Arts.
  • The Women in Trades Summit at CNM began in 2022 with 100 attendees and 17 employers participating.

Start-ups Compete for Cash and Investor Interest During Ski Lift Pitch Competition at Taos Ski Valley

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Monday, February 12, 2024

TAOS, N.M., Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Surrounded by snow and 12,000-foot peaks and sitting 30 feet in the air, nine of New Mexico's most exciting startups recently had the opportunity to pitch national investors while riding the chairlift at Taos Ski Valley as part of the annual Ski Lift Pitch event hosted by CNM Ingenuity.

Key Points: 
  • During rides up the ski lifts in picturesque Taos Ski Valley, entrepreneurs pitched investors on why their fledgling businesses were worthy of prize money and investments.
  • TAOS, N.M., Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Surrounded by snow and 12,000-foot peaks and sitting 30 feet in the air, nine of New Mexico's most exciting startups recently had the opportunity to pitch national investors while riding the chairlift at Taos Ski Valley as part of the annual Ski Lift Pitch event hosted by CNM Ingenuity.
  • After riding the chair, three of the startups were chosen as finalists and given five more minutes to pitch another round of judges back at the lodge.
  • This year Hoonify , an Albuquerque-based startup, took home first place at the Ski Lift Pitch .

New Mexico Student Art and Space Competition Launches Today

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Space Force accelerator Hyperspace Challenge announced today the launch of a statewide S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) competition for high school students designed to demonstrate how art can be used to communicate complex scientific concepts. The competition, created in partnership with the U.S. Space Force's Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO), is open to high school students throughout New Mexico with submissions due in digital format by March 23, 2024. Winners will be selected in categories including "most creative" and "most informative" and honored in an event later this year. More information can be found at a dedicated art competition page on the Hyperspace Challenge website.  

Key Points: 
  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Space Force accelerator Hyperspace Challenge announced today the launch of a statewide S.T.E.A.M.
  • (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) competition for high school students designed to demonstrate how art can be used to communicate complex scientific concepts.
  • The competition, created in partnership with the U.S. Space Force's Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO), is open to high school students throughout New Mexico with submissions due in digital format by March 23, 2024.
  • More information can be found at a dedicated art competition page on the Hyperspace Challenge website.

Hyperspace Challenge Accelerator Announces 2023 Cohort for U.S. Space Force Rapid Capabilities Office Partnership

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyperspace Challenge, a business accelerator run by the Air Force Research Laboratory and CNM Ingenuity, announced today in conjunction with the U.S. Space Force's Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO) the six companies from four countries selected to participate in the accelerator's 2023 program cohort. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from Space RCO leadership through virtual meetings and an in-person event in order to explore pathways to partnerships and gain a better understanding from government innovators what technologies are needed to make space assets, including satellites, more resilient and responsive to threats, both current and as yet unknown.

Key Points: 
  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyperspace Challenge, a business accelerator run by the Air Force Research Laboratory and CNM Ingenuity, announced today in conjunction with the U.S. Space Force's Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO) the six companies from four countries selected to participate in the accelerator's 2023 program cohort.
  • These include:
    Improving space visibility and awareness using threat and hazard awareness capabilities that can quickly and accurately detect and prioritize threats either from the ground or space.
  • Increasing space vehicle lifespan and maneuverability using advanced propulsion, refueling capabilities, and/or other fuel conservation innovations that allow space assets to maneuver freely without future negative consequences.
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  • Hyperspace Challenge astutely recognizes that the future of a sustainability space ecosystem requires more collaborative thinking and innovation.

Automotive, Manufacturing, Cybersecurity Companies and More Encouraged to Apply for Space Program Hosted by Hyperspace Challenge

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Aug. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Space Force accelerator Hyperspace Challenge recently announced a program in partnership with the U.S. Space Force's Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO) that is designed to convene a cohort of innovators and companies that can explore ways to make space assets, including satellites, more resilient to threats. The program will bring together companies from the traditional space and aerospace/defense industries, as well as from non-traditional industries such as automotive, manufacturing, and cybersecurity to engage with the U.S. Space Force to find innovative solutions.

Key Points: 
  • The program will bring together companies from the traditional space and aerospace/defense industries, as well as from non-traditional industries such as automotive, manufacturing, and cybersecurity to engage with the U.S. Space Force to find innovative solutions.
  • "This is not necessarily your typical space cohort: we are interested in companies with advanced technologies that may or may not be operating in the space industry at all now.
  • As part of the program, participants will work directly and develop relationships with government officials from Space RCO.
  • Companies interested in knowing more should submit an interest form at hyperspacechallenge.com to receive additional communications.

How Central New Mexico Community College Aims to Keep Fast-Growing Older Adult Population Engaged in Workforce and Economy

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Like many other states, New Mexico's older population is expected to dramatically increase as a percentage of the state's overall population by 2030. That's why CNM Ingenuity, an economic development arm of Central New Mexico Community College (CNM), has acquired New Mexico-New Elder World (NM-NEW), a non-profit organization that proactively engages New Mexico residents who are age 50-to 70-plus through work, mentoring and entrepreneurship opportunities.

Key Points: 
  • Keeping older New Mexicans engaged in the community and economy will be increasingly important for the New Mexico economy due to drastic shifts in the state's age demographics.
  • By 2030, 28 percent of New Mexico's population is expected to be 60-plus, making the role of NM-NEW critical for the state.
  • The older adult population can also become students themselves as they look to reskill or upskill to pursue their next endeavor.
  • A community college managing a program like this for older adults will also be of interest as a potential model for other regions and states facing similar challenges.

Hyperspace Challenge Announces 2023 Program: Protecting Space Assets through Innovation, Sponsored by U.S. Space Force's Space Rapid Capabilities Office

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Space Force accelerator Hyperspace Challenge announced today its 2023 program in partnership with the U.S. Space Force's Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO). The 2023 cohort will convene researchers and companies with mature technologies to work with the U.S. Space Force to explore ways to make space assets, including satellites, more resilient to threats. The agency encourages companies from the traditional space and aerospace/defense industries, as well as from non-traditional industries such as automotive, manufacturing, and cybersecurity to apply. Potential participants should submit an initial interest form by August 15.

Key Points: 
  • Cohort of Space and Non-space Companies and Researchers Will Explore Use of Mature Technologies to Increase Protection, Resilience of Transformative Space Assets
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Space Force accelerator Hyperspace Challenge announced today its 2023 program in partnership with the U.S. Space Force's Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO).
  • The 2023 cohort will convene researchers and companies with mature technologies to work with the U.S. Space Force to explore ways to make space assets, including satellites, more resilient to threats.
  • "Advancements in space are driving a paradigm shift on earth that have the potential to be socially and economically transformative," noted Matthew Fetrow, Space RCO communications manager.
  • Increase Space Vehicle Lifespan and Maneuverability using advanced propulsion, refueling capabilities, and/or other fuel conservation innovations that allow space assets to maneuver freely without future negative consequences.

CNM Ingenuity Makes Strategic Investment to Further Develop Unmudl as Skills-to-Jobs Online Marketplace

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. , April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Central New Mexico Community College (CNM), through its workforce training arm CNM Ingenuity, is proud to announce it has joined other investors to raise over $1 million in new funding for the Unmudl Skills-to-Jobs Marketplace. 

Key Points: 
  • Unmudl facilitates access to workforce training as well as job-focused upskill and reskill courses across a diverse range of professions and trades.
  • Through Unmudl , learners can achieve their education and career goals by simultaneously enrolling in online and in-person classes from multiple community colleges.
  • Amanda Willard, Strategic Workforce Developer, teamed with Unmudl and CNM to develop a customized " Mechatronics for Equipment Maintenance " course.
  • Going forward, President Hartzler says she's excited to see continued growth at Unmudl and knows CNM will continue to benefit from the partnership.