Area business, community and education leaders will join New Mexico State University for the 2023 Outreach Conference. The two-day conference, “Partnering to Serve Our Community and Region: Education, Community, and Business,” will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 and 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 East University Ave. The event is free and open to the public.
“The goal of the NMSU Outreach Conference is to promote collaboration and working relationships throughout the university system to amplify outreach and Extension,” NMSU Associate Vice Chancellor Ken Van Winkle said. “NMSU outreach extends knowledge beyond the university, drives integration of activities, directly and indirectly, and supports student learning experiences, and success.”
Online registration is available at https://ezregister.com/events/37771/. The registration deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6.
“Our outreach activities include research, connections with communities and families, multigenerational engagement, economic development and entrepreneurship, and collaborative efforts with industry, public schools, corporations and government entities,” Van Winkle said.
Montana State University President Waded Cruzado will give the keynote speech at noon, Feb. 9. Prior to leading MSU, Cruzado held several leadership positions at NMSU from 2003-2009, including executive vice president and provost, interim president and College of Arts and Sciences dean.
For more information or to view the agenda visit https://extension.nmsu.edu/outreach.html.