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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Campos

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

01/31/08

HB

SHORT TITLE “New Mexico Highlands University Day"

SJM 33

ANALYST Padilla

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Joint Memorial 33 resolves that Saturday, February 9, 2008, be proclaimed “New Mexico

Highlands University Day" at the Legislature. Copies of this Memorial are to be transmitted to

the Board of Regents of New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU).

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

SJM proposes the following:

•

Since 1983, NMHU has provided innumerable opportunities in educational advancement

and professional development for New Mexicans.

•

NMHU has produced first-rate graduates in the fields of education, social work, business

and arts and sciences.

•

NMHU is dedicated to serving students from distinctive cultural, socioeconomic,

linguistic, geographic, religious and educational backgrounds.

•

NMHU is committed to excellence in teaching, discovering, preserving and applying

knowledge and is responsive to new opportunities for community-based partnerships,

economic development, research and public service.

•

NMHU envisions becoming the premier Hispanic-serving institution in the country,

welcoming students from al ethnic backgrounds, while providing unrivaled quality higher

education.

•

NMHU believes wholeheartedly in the concept of student-centered education and

personal attentiveness to the individual student.

•

NMHU is determined in its focus on its multi-ethnic student body with special emphasis

on the rich heritage of Hispanic and Native American cultures that are distinctive to the

New Mexico and particularly Northern New Mexico.

Senate Joint Memorial 33 – Page

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WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL

If this bill is not enacted then the citizens of New Mexico, visitors, and its representatives will

not recognize the history of this institution and its dedication to providing innumerable

opportunities in educational advancement and professional development for New Mexicans

including former alumni, current students, the Hispanic population, Native American population,

students from Northern New Mexico, and all other students.

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