Past Custom Designed Programs
The Innovation Academy of Women of the Americas
The Academy supports the advancement underrepresented/minority women in the Americas including indigenous women in the innovation fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Architecture (STEM+A). Through accelerated research skills development, leaderships enhancement, and ongoing mentorship and support the program aims to increase the number of women in leadership positions within the STEM+A disciplines. This program is the first-in-the-world and was initially sponsored by the 100,000 Strong in the Americas initiative. UNM has partnered with Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan on this important initiative.
The Institute for Community Identity & Leadership
The Institute is dedicated to the strengthening of identity and leadership of people in indigenous communities around the world. It focuses on community engagement of individuals in order to provide provide local citizens the opportunity to participate in activities leading to community leadership. By providing workshops that focus on developing skills in communications, place, identity, and representation, participants become experts in establishing themselves as leaders in their communities for their people. This program is offered in either Spanish or English.
Introduction to Digital Media & Screenwriting
UNM is home to "Hollywood in the Desert" in the U.S.A., featuring an interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media program with state-of-the-art facilities, technology, and award winning faculty with experience in production and screenwriting. UNM is also #5 in the U.S.A. for its photography program. Participants are exposed to cutting-edge practices and work with faculty to enhance their skills in one of these specific ares of digital media, screenwriting, or photography.
International Mobility Scholarship Program
The International Mobility Scholarship Program was designed for Mexican teachers of English. UNM's Center for English Language and American Culture (CELAC) and Latin American Programs in Education (LAPE) collaborated to deliver academic content for the program. The courses had three main objectives: to improve the participants oral and written abilities in professional English, to provide the participants with recent pedagogical practices in the field of English as an additional language, and introduce the participants to technological tolls that support the teaching and learning of English so they can implement these practices in their classrooms. In addition to the academic content, the program participants attended custom designed cultural events to be sources of information and inspiration for the development of the participants future lesson plans.
The IEEE ComSoc Summer School is designed for young professionals, Ph.D. students, or recent graduates studying communications and related areas. It consists of lectures by international experts and includes poster presentations, site visits and hands-on demonstrations. The program covers fundamental, advanced and hot topics in communications.
