Central New Mexico

Coastal Carolina, Southwestern Law School, and Other Institutions Streamline Accessibility Workflows With YuJa's PDF Remediation Max Add-on to Panorama Accessibility Platform

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Friday, April 26, 2024
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YuJa, Inc., a leader in educational technology tools, announces the launch of PDF Remediation Max, an AI-powered PDF accessibility add-on to the YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform.

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  • YuJa, Inc., a leader in educational technology tools, announces the launch of PDF Remediation Max, an AI-powered PDF accessibility add-on to the YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform.
  • Designed to provide deeper accessibility workflows than the standard PDF Remediation Engine included with YuJa Panorama, this innovative tool allows course designers and instructors to address complex accessibility issues in PDF documents.
  • PDF Remediation Max introduces a suite of powerful features that address common PDF accessibility issues, such as structural remediation, missing alt text, heading structures, contrast, tagging, titles, scanned document issues, and more.
  • Instructors can remediate their PDF accessibility issues directly within their existing learning management system workflows, which reduces manual effort required for accessibility compliance.

Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance Achieves Premier Status as an Accredited Economic Development Organization

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
Professional, Documentation, Trust, Accreditation, Edos, Economic development, Community college, AEDO, PNM Resources, Central New Mexico, Management

The AEDO program is a comprehensive peer review process that measures economic development organizations against commonly held standards in the profession and recognizes the professional excellence of economic development organizations (EDOs).

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  • The AEDO program is a comprehensive peer review process that measures economic development organizations against commonly held standards in the profession and recognizes the professional excellence of economic development organizations (EDOs).
  • Each phase is designed to evaluate information about the structure, organization, funding, programs, and staff of the candidate economic development organization.
  • Receiving this status demonstrates unequivocally that AREA is a top tier organization.
  • “Leading an organization where national accreditation is critical, I know that this was a huge undertaking for AREA.

New Mexico Community College Hosts Annual Women in Trades Summit

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Friday, March 22, 2024
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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.

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  • 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
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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.

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  • 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 .

Wildlife Management is a $10 Billion Problem Worldwide

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
National Science Foundation, Horse, Vaccine, RFID, Human, Bureau of Land Management, Zoonosis, Bureau, Population growth, WPM, Disease, Animal, Starvation, BLM, Communication, Animal husbandry, Hunting, Central New Mexico

With rangeland declining coast to coast, these horses are dying of starvation, illness and hurting other wildlife that share the same land.

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  • With rangeland declining coast to coast, these horses are dying of starvation, illness and hurting other wildlife that share the same land.
  • The current solutions offered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) include roundups to move the horses or capturing and inoculating horses.
  • Wildlife Protection Management (WPM), a New Mexico-based company, has come up with a humane, patented, and cost-effective way to manage wild horses and other animal populations.
  • The technology can be used not only for animal management, but also for ranch management and to detect zoonotic diseases (disease that spreads from animals to humans.)

Clean Power Alliance to Serve Southern California Communities with Record Amounts of Wind Power from Largest Renewable Energy Infrastructure Project in U.S. History

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Saturday, November 4, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clean Power Alliance's Board of Directors has approved a groundbreaking long term power purchase agreement (PPA) that will bring record amounts of clean, renewable wind power to serve Southern California communities for years to come.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clean Power Alliance's Board of Directors has approved a groundbreaking long term power purchase agreement (PPA) that will bring record amounts of clean, renewable wind power to serve Southern California communities for years to come.
  • The 15-year PPA with Pattern Energy will expand CPA's diverse clean energy portfolio and provide CPA with 575 MW of wind energy, enough to power 265,834 homes in Southern California annually.
  • The wind power from this project will be carried over the SunZia Transmission Line, which will enable the delivery of power from SunZia Wind directly into the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) energy market.
  • "I am thrilled to see CPA lead with this historic investment in the largest renewable energy project in America, which will provide clean wind power to Southern California and complement our abundant solar resources.

2023-24 Fellows of HACU’s Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo Announced

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Monday, September 11, 2023
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SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities is pleased to announce the 50 fellows who will be part of the fifth cohort of its Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo.

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  • SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities is pleased to announce the 50 fellows who will be part of the fifth cohort of its Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo.
  • The program is designed to increase diverse representation in executive and senior-level positions in higher education.
  • The first seminar will be held in October 2023 in conjunction with HACU’s 37th Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
  • Special thanks to Capital One and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) for their support in providing fellowships to selected recipients.

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
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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.

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  • 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.

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

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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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. 

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  • 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.

Rhea Space Activity Wins the Eighth-Annual Ski Lift Pitch Startup Contest in Taos, New Mexico

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Central New Mexico Community College's (CNM) Ingenuity division and presenting sponsor, the New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division, are excited to announce that Rhea Space Activity (RSA) is the winner of the eighth-annual Ski Lift Pitch contest that recently took place in Taos, New Mexico.

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  • The Ski Lift Pitch contest brings together pre-seed and seed-stage startups headquartered in or growing in New Mexico with world-class venture capitalist funds and the duos jump on lifts at Taos for quick pitch sessions.
  • The annual Ski Lift Pitch contest began in 2015 after event founder Katie Rice originated the idea in order to attract more investors to New Mexico.
  • Former Ski Lift Pitch Contest winners include Taos Bakes , UbiQD , EquiSeq , Twistle , Medicheck , and Parting Stone .
  • "Getting to know the founders of Ski Lift Pitch, and the philosophy behind the event, was especially rewarding to me," said Usman.