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The University of New Mexico’s 9th annual Campus Safety Week returns with a week-long schedule of events Sept. 16-20. UNM’s Safety Week, held annually in conjunction with National Campus Safety Awareness Month, a declaration approved by Congress in 2008...

Gallup, N.M. — The University of New Mexico-Gallup will host a week of activities in September in observance of National Campus Safety Awareness Month to focus on making the branch campus a safer and healthier place. UNM-Gallup’s Campus Safety Week is...

While many students are lucky to call the University of New Mexico home for four years, many faculty and staff double that number. A special group of Lobos, like UNM Police Department (UNMPD) members Patricia Young and James Madrid, get that privilege...

It’s a new twist to an old program that The University of New Mexico hopes will provide an overall safer campus atmosphere utilizing a community policing initiative. UNM’s latest campus safety prevention effort is called Campus Watch, and is modeled...

The University of New Mexico’s 8th annual Campus Safety Week returns with a weeklong schedule of events Sept. 18-23. UNM’s Safety Week is held annually in conjunction with National Campus Safety Awareness Month, a declaration approved by Congress in 2008...

When current Albuquerque Police Department (APD) Chief Harold Medina enrolled at the University of New Mexico in 1992, he knew there would be some way he would one day give back to the campus community. Now, over 20 years later, that wish is becoming a...

The University of New Mexico provides a vast range of support services and resources for students experiencing issues that include mental health, physical health, community emergencies, and crime. UNM students are always able to connect to care at any...

When it comes to the exponential scale of policies, programs, and processes at The University of New Mexico, its advocacy centers and support systems can be overlooked by new or unaware students. Knowing how, when, and where to ask for help is a great...

Imagine you’re a student who is leaving home for the first time to attend college and live in a dorm. Or you’re a parent of a student leaving home for the first time. It’s likely that students and parents will have questions about safety in the dorms and...

Managing the homeless population on and around The University of New Mexico campus is a balancing act. On the one hand, many in the campus community have genuine compassion for the individuals who, through no fault of their own, are on the streets due to...