Strategic Areas

Academic Development

As a student-led organization at the University of New Mexico, academic success and competence is of utmost importance. PNMGC ultimately works for the successful recruitment and retention of disadvantaged students at the University. The four strategic areas of PNMGC intersect to ensure that disadvantaged students are succeeding at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Through academic workshops and colloquia, PNMGC provides opportunities for students to learn, share, and practice their academic skills or research.

Leadership Initiative

The PNMGC Leadership Initiative is borne of the idea that with thoughtful and innovative tools for success, students of all levels and backgrounds can become future campus, community, and political leaders. PNMGC believes that social and educational justice can only be achieved when leadership is representative of a diverse population. Through workshops and retreats, students can acquire and advance their leadership abilities and techniques.

Social Support and Networking

Social support and networking is one of the most important facets of PNMGC and is also one of the most organic processes of the organization. Social support is cultivated through every PNMGC workshop and activity, as well as being the centerpiece of specific semester events such as the Welcome Back/Bienvenida and Monthly Membership meetings that feature movies, games, music, and food. Through communities of support and learning, student success is emphasized and strengthened.

Mentorship

Peer Mentorship is the foundation on which PNMGC was established. In 2003, several graduate students created Peer Mentoring for Graduates of Color (PMGC), a student organization that provided UNM graduate students the opportunity to mentor one another—sharing their experiences and strategies for success in graduate school and beyond.