NMMI Sports Press New Mexico Military Institute cadets enrolled in PHEA 1351 took up arms against former cadets and members of the local community, competing in this year’s Christmas Classic Fencing Tournament on Dec. 6, held on the NMMI campus in the Godfrey Athletic Center gym. Participants donned their distinctive mesh helms and…
by Cadet MAJ Rojas, 3rd Squadron Executive Officer I come from Cabo San Lucas, México. That is a very touristic place so I’ve been to bilingual schools my whole life. I’ve been interacting with different people from diverse races, religions and ethnicities. However, things changed when I came here. There is a lot more diversity here…
The New Mexico Military Institute Archives would like to invite the NMMI Community to play an active role in documenting their history by donating physical and/or digital materials to the NMMI Archives permanent collection. The NMMI Archives is currently digitizing student publications and seeks donations of historical copies of the Pup Tent, the Hill, the…
By: Brigadier General Douglas Murray, PhD, Chief Academic Officer/Dean of Academics Each year for the past five years, I have shared my reflections on the meaning of Thanksgiving to us as Americans. My inspiration comes from the anniversaries celebrated during the current year. Many readers might argue that as a nation, there is little to…
By Cadet Aaron Donkor–from Germany Being an athlete here at NMMI, one is asked to do more than being in a normal Junior College. Not only will you get held to a standard in Academics and Athletics but also in the Corps of Cadets. This brings another segment you have to balance somehow. Due to this,…
School Cited Again for Continuing Educational Excellence New Mexico Military Institute received accreditation for the maximum period by AdvancED, the largest community of education professionals in the world–a non-profit, non-partisan organization that conducts rigorous, on-site reviews of a variety of educational institutions and systems to ensure that all learners realize their full potential. “While our…
NMMI Sports Press By his own statement, New Mexico Military Institute’s current athletic director, Colonel Jose Barron, is lucky to have the people working for him who do. His staff is composed of many long-time veterans. Jan Olesinski is a previous Polish Olympian who has coached multiple sports at NMMI for over 30 years. Sean…
NMMI Sports Press Roswell residents are used to seeing NMMI cadets running through the streets of the town as part of their regular physical fitness programs – often known as ‘Corps PT’. Physical fitness is one of the three pillars of the Institute’s mission: To educate train, and prepare young men and women to be…
NMMI Sports Press For more than 30 years, NMMI has had an Olympic athlete on staff. Cross country, swimming and track coach Jan Olesinski (1980, Moscow; 1984, Los Angeles, modern pentathlon) has been helping Institute athletes hone their skills for more than three decades. Now coach ‘O’ will get some assistance from another Olympian, Nathan…
NMMI has announced the signing of New Mexico House Bill 68 by Governor Susana Martinez. The Luciano “Lucky” Varela opportunity scholarship is intended to increase the number of New Mexico high school students attending the New Mexico Military Institute who meet need-based requirements and who might not otherwise have the opportunity to participate in a…
