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Lobos Make Additions to External Staff
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Jonathan Tibbetts, a graduate of UNM, and Corie Apodaca, a graduate of Chestnut Hill College, have been hired by The University of New Mexico Athletic Department. Tibbetts will serve as the Assistant Director of Creative Services, and Apodaca will be the Assistant Director of Marketing.
“We are thrilled with these new additions to our staff,” said Associate A.D. for Marketing and Communications Joe Thuente. “Our staff is coming together great, and I cannot wait for next season to start.”
Tibbetts, a native of Santa Fe, New Mexico, most recently served as a graduate assistant in graphic design for TCU football, where he designed elements for all TCU social media platforms. While at TCU, Tibbetts earned a master’s degree in liberal arts, graduating earlier this year. Tibbetts is no stranger to UNM, previously serving as a senior graphic designer for UNM’s football and basketball programs, creating promotional it
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Much can be said about the timing of University of New Mexico Athletics’ announcement on Thursday that construction is coming soon for a new state-of-the-art performance center for all 18 Lobo programs, a project that New Mexico Mutual spearheaded with a $1 million lead gift.
UNM Athletics believes it has built some momentum along with the revelation of the New Mexico Mutual Champions Training Center, an estimated 15,000 square-foot facility that will be located inside University Stadium beyond the south end zone.
UNM hired a new basketball coach, Richard Pitino, the women’s basketball team won the Mountain West Conference regular-season title at the Pit, and the Lobo football team added a high-profile transfer quarterback, Terry Wilson, on Tuesday as some of the recent highlights.
Carlsbad Municipal School District announced students at Carlsbad High School would return to a virtual learning environment only, as the school grapples with 13 cases of COVID-19 among staff and a shortage of substitute teachers.
On Feb. 26, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gerry Washburn alerted the public that 12 teachers and one substitute had entered quarantine as a result of the virus. Due to the severe shortage of substitute teachers we have made the difficult decision to return the high school to remote learning temporarily, he wrote.
The remote learning began March 1 and extended to all grade levels of the high school.
Though Carlsbad High School did make the New Mexico Environment Department COVID-9 watchlist with two rapid responses noted, the school was not ordered closed by the state, which requires four or more rapid responses to be considered for closure.