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NMSU hosts own ‘Night at the Museums’

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The College of Arts and Sciences at New Mexico State University invites the community to a special evening on arts, crafts, astronomy and entertainment with the first “Night at the Museums,” 7-9 p.m. Friday, April 29, at the University Museum at Kent Hall and the University Art Museum at Devasthali Hall.

The fundraising event is sponsored by the NMSU College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Council.

Guests are invited to start the evening at Kent Hall with food, drinks and music by NMSU students. The Department of Astronomy will build an outdoor telescope so that aliens can see the Mercury and Orion Nebula on the horizon. Later, the shining stars in the Ursa Major, Leo, Cancer, Virgo and Gemini groups should be seen. The astronomy department will also present a unique collection of various meteorites.

A visit to the two museums follows. the University Museum, located in Kent Hall, is a repository of ancient art that has been studied by scholars and students for more than 60 years. There are also various exhibitions on the culture of the Southwest. The University Art Museum is in Devasthali Hall, just a short walk from Kent Hall. The University Art Museum will now feature an exhibition with artwork by undergraduate and graduate students as well as a shop with jewelry and ceramics available for purchase.

Tickets are $20 and include appetizers. Ice Box Brewing will provide a cash bar and Lorenzo’s Italian Restaurant will be among the caterers. Tickets are available at https://advancing.nmsu.edu/alumni/events/night-at-the-museums.

“We are very excited to host this event for our community,” said Enrico Pontelli, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “This is a way to showcase the amazing work of students and faculty and raise money for future Aggies through the Aggie Jumpstart program.”

The Aggie Jumpstart program began in 2019, preparing a group of 20 newcomers to NMSU with a five-week summer program to help students not only with math and English preparation but also training in study and leadership skills, as well as how to start conversations. During the epidemic, NMSU’s Student Success Office created a similar but abbreviated 10-day program called “Aggie Accelerate.”

“The Aggie Accelerate and Aggie Jumpstart programs provide opportunities for first-time students to improve their math and English skills in preparation for higher education,” said Tony Marin, associate vice president of affairs. students and enrollment management. “The program provides activities with a curriculum that support the entire student learning process that leads to student success.”

Pontelli hopes the “Night at the Museum” event will help fund a longer summer program.

“The ultimate goal is to put them to success in the first semester,” Pontelli said. “The first semester is important for newcomers. A lot of students come to university and if the first semester doesn’t go well, they just drop out. We want to put them in place to succeed. Our students are unique. and they deserve all the support we can give them to succeed.”

The “Night at the Museum” invitation is one way to engage the community in events on campus.

“That’s our real goal, to get members of the community to come with us,” Pontelli said. “It’s a time to learn more about the two museums that are part of the College of Arts and Sciences-NMSU’s most talented university. They are so close that people can mingle and watch stars for an unforgettable evening. “

For more information on Aggie Jumpstart visit https://nmsufoundation.org/artsci.html.


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