2023 Outreach Conference

 

 

November 14-15, 2023

Las Cruces Convention Center
680 East University
Las Cruces, NM 88001

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The goal of the NMSU Outreach Conference is to promote collaboration and working relationships throughout the University system to amplify outreach and Extension.

NMSU outreach extends knowledge beyond the university, drives integration of activities, directly and indirectly, and supports student learning experiences, and success. Our outreach activities include research, connections with communities and families, multigenerational engagement, economic development and entrepreneurship, and collaborative efforts with industry, corporations, and government entities.

 

Agenda

November 14

8 to 9 a.m. Refreshments & Registration, Southwest Entrance and Exhibit Hall 1

9 to 9:30 a.m. Welcome & Overview, Exhibit Hall 2

Jay Gogue, Interim President, New Mexico State University
John Hummer, President and CEO, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Bill Soules, Senator, New Mexico, District 37

10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Health Session

Social and Structural Determinants of Health:Using community data, assets and needs to achieve health equity in Dona Ana County, Exhibit Hall 2

1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions

Education | Student Organizations at NMSU: Connecting with Campus and Communities, Exhibit Hall 3a

Speakers
Citlalli Benitez, President, Associated Students of NMSU
Vivianna Castro, President, Active Minds
Daquiri Dalton-Torres, General Manager, KRUX 91.5 FM
Riley Robertson, Editor, Round Up
Cynthia Wise, President, Graduate Student Council, NMSU

Economic Development | Why and How Should We Redefine What Economic Development Is? Toward Social Transformation and Justice, Exhibit Hall 3b

Speakers
Yoshi Iwasaki (moderator), Inaugural Dean, College of Health, Education and Social Transformation (HEST), NMSU
Elsa Arroyos, Chair, Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, HEST
Rene Guillaume, School of Teacher Preparation, Administration, and Leadership, HEST
Dulcinea Lara, Chair, Department of Borderlands and Ethnic Studies, HEST
David Ortiz Canseco, Chair, Department of Sociology, HEST
Rebecca Palacios, Department of Public Health Sciences, HEST
Minea Armijo Romero, School of Teacher Preparation, Administration, and Leadership, HEST
Julie Steinkopf, Department of Sociology, HEST
Marshall Taylor, Co-Associate Dean for Research, Department of Sociology, HEST

Workforce Development | Accelerating Entry into the Workforce, Exhibit Hall 3c

Speakers
Sherry Kollmann (moderator), Chancellor, NMSU Global
Sarita Nair, Secretary, New Mexico Workforce Solutions
Patricia Sullivan, Director, Workforce and Strategic Engagement, NMSU
Tracey Bryan, Bridge of Southern New Mexico
JessicaLyn Robles, Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance

2:30 to 3:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions

Economic Development | Strategies for Border Development, Exhibit Hall 3b

Speakers
Chris Erickson (moderator), Director, Center for Economic Development, NMSU
Jerry Pacheco, CEO, Border Industrial Group
Joe De La Rosa, Senior Advisor, Global Trade/Infrastructure Investments; Chair, New Mexico Border Authority
Chris Faivre, Deputy Director, Economic Development, City of Las Cruces
Julia Brown, Region 5 Representative, New Mexico Economic Development Department
Bryan Garcia, Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance

Health | Advances in Healthcare Analytics for Rural and Underserved Populations, Exhibit Hall 3b

Speakers
Erica Surova, Center for Community Analysis, NMSU
Mark Epstein, RS21
Rick VanNess, TriCore/Rhodes Group

Education | Ph.D. in Arts and Sciences – Transborder and Global Human Dynamics, Exhibit Hall 3c

Speakers
Glenn Fetzer (moderator), Department Head, Languages and Linguistics, NMSU
Enrico Pontelli, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, NMSU
Joe Lakey, Associate Dean for Academics, College of Arts and Sciences, NMSU
Neil Harvey, Department Head, Government, NMSU

3:30 to 5 p.m. Reception | Building Partnerships, Exhibit Hall 1

November 15

8 to 9 a.m. Refreshments | Welcome & Overview, Exhibit Hall 2

Speakers
Alan Shoho, Chief Academic Officer and Provost, New Mexico State University
Dayan Hochman-Vigil, Representative, New Mexico, District 15

9 to 10 a.m. NMSU Economic Development Plan, Exhibit Hall 2

Speakers
Chris Erickson, Director, Center for Border Economic Development
Kramer Winingham, Director, Economic Research, Arrowhead

Education | NMSU STEM+ Education Research Institute, Exhibit Hall 3a