NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) has announced a vibrant Community Fiesta Celebration of Hispanic culture during the first week of Hispanic Heritage Month 2024.
Sept. 16-19, the campus will host a series of events honoring the rich traditions, history and contributions of the Hispanic community in Northern New Mexico. A week of campus festivities that showcase the region’s unique Hispanic heritage will culminate in a Community Fiesta 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19.
All community members are invited to join in the Fiesta’s celebratory festivities as Northern embraces its cultural roots and fosters a deeper understanding and appreciation of the Hispanic experience in our region. The event will feature Javier Martinez, speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives, as keynote speaker, music by DJ Dave, a Hispanic Heritage Car Show, local vendors and food trucks.
Hispanic Heritage Month 2024 Community Fiesta @ Northern New Mexico College
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024
- Guest Speakers @ Joseph M. Montoya Administration Bldg. parking lot
- President Hector Balderas, JD, CFE 11 a.m.
- Keynote Speaker Javier Martinez, Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives: 11:15 a.m.
- DJ Dave
- Local Vendors @ Joseph M. Montoya Administration Bldg. Patio area
Local vendors and Northern Continuing Education Arts program artists
- Food Trucks on site
- Hispanic Heritage Car Show @ Street between the Teacher Education Center and Joseph M. Montoya Administration Buildings
About NNMC:
Northern New Mexico College has served the rural communities of Northern New Mexico for over a century. Since opening in 1909 as the Spanish American Normal School in El Rito, NM, the College has provided affordable access to quality academic programs that meet the changing educational, economic and cultural needs of the region.
Northern is an open-admissions institution offering the most affordable bachelor’s programs in the Southwest. Now one of the state’s four regional comprehensive institutions, with its main campus in Española, Northern offers more than 50 bachelor’s, associate, and certificate programs in arts & human sciences, film & digital media, STEM programs, business, education, liberal arts, and nursing. The College has reintroduced technical trades in partnership with two local unions and five public school districts through its new co-located Branch Community College, the first of its kind in the state’s history. Northern is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and has earned prestigious program specific accreditations for its engineering, nursing, education, and business programs. Learn more at https://nnmc.edu/.