As reported in the Las Cruces Sun-News: LAS CRUCES – El Paso Electric continues its commitment as a strong community partner by making a $10,000 grant to The Bridge of Southern New Mexico, the innovative, business-led, education-focused collaborative driving increased graduation rates and workforce preparedness in Doña Ana County. The Bridge has recently begun working […]
If you weren’t able to join us for the 2017 Pathways to Student Success Summit, you missed one of the most important, mind-shifting presentations about how to best connect education and career preparedness. Kevin Fleming, author of the viral video sensation, Success in the New Economy, presented a powerful case for rethinking how we point […]
The power of Career and Technical Education (CTE) took center stage at the 2017 Pathways to Student Success Summit on April 28 and 29. Students, educators, counselors, business and non-profit community members, and workforce development representatives had the opportunity to connect the latest innovations nationally to opportunities and initiatives taking place locally, that together could […]
Las Cruces Sun News: 4/17/17 The important work to align workforce development with economic development, and funded with the support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is featured in this story by Jason Gibbs.
Article by Damien Willis, Las Cruces Sun-News, January 1, 2017 http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/2017/01/01/movers-shakers-tracey-bryan-focuses-workforce/96000392/
We had a great response from the students in Doña Ana County this year! Over 1500 nominations were submitted by students for a teacher who has made a positive impact in their life. The Bridge Board had a very difficult task of narrowing down all the nominations to only nine finalists. This year we had […]
FROM THE BRIDGE By Denni Cheney President/CEO, The Bridge of Southern New Mexico The Bridge of Southern New Mexico conducted a K-20 Counseling and Advising Summit in mid-September that was generously supported by a grant from the Daniels Fund. We hosted 150 counselors, teachers, principals, advisors, superintendents, college presidents and business leaders. Participants included […]
FROM THE BRIDGE By Denni Cheney President/CEO, The Bridge of Southern New Mexico It was an evening to celebrate the advancement of healthcare education in Dona Ana County. Approximately 50 representatives from healthcare, business and education attended a reception hosted by The Bridge of Southern New Mexico in August to showcase the resources and […]
In her monthly column published in the Las Cruces Bulletin, The Bridge President/CEO Denni Cheney writes about a recent conference conducted in support of New Mexico’s early college high school students. The June conference coincided with completion of a $525,000 ECHS Expansion Grant the Daniels Fund awarded to The Bridge in 2013. Four ECHS start-ups […]
RELATED VIDEO NEWS COVERAGE BY KRWG RADIO’S ANTHONY MORENO: http://krwg.org/post/bridge-southern-new-mexico-announces-new-leadership-and-grant-help-mission LAS CRUCES - The Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation has awarded a five-year $100,000 grant to The Bridge of Southern New Mexico to expand work supporting education, workforce readiness and regional economic development. The Bridge has received the first $20,000 of five annual awards […]
Build My Future: Students get hands-on experience in construction industry
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About 500 students from Las Cruces area schools took part in the third Tyson Brown Memorial Build My Future event Tuesday.
Chamber, Bridge host Oct. 12-13 work summit
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What is the future of work in the Mesilla Valley? What information and emerging best practices do Doña Ana County’s critical industries and employers need to have to succeed in the future?
Governor announces satellite film school to open in Las Cruces. Here are the details.
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday that the state’s Next Generation Media Academy will have a satellite location in Las Cruces.
New Mexico leaping ahead in next space race
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New partnership helps companies surmount barriers to success