Catherine "Nikki" Cornejo is majoring in early childhood education at Eastern New Mexico University to prepare for a career as a kindergarten teacher. "I want to be able to enrich the minds of the youth and make a difference and shape the future of th...

Kendra Singleterry is majoring in art with an emphasis in graphic design and a minor in business at Eastern New Mexico University. "I've always enjoyed the arts since I was a kid and decided to try to make a career out of it," she shares on the inspir...

Allison Guerrero is majoring in elementary and special education with a minor in bilingual education at Eastern New Mexico University. She dreams of being a second grade teacher and having the opportunity to teach Spanish classes after graduating from ...

Elizia Montoya is double majoring in English with Secondary Licensure and communication with an emphasis in journalism at Eastern New Mexico University with the goal of becoming an educator or journalist. "Whatever career path I end up on, one thing i...

Ainsley Jeter, who is pursuing a bachelor's degree in biology with an emphasis in pre-medicine and a minor in psychology, expects to graduate from Eastern New Mexico University this December, an important step on the road to becoming a physician's assi...

Kevin D. Baggerly was inspired to pursue a career in education after taking a six-week job as a substitute for an elementary school teacher who had broken her ankle. "Teaching the kids their upcoming program was a great joy," he explains. "When it was ...

Kamirah Decker, a senior at Eastern New Mexico University, plans to graduate next spring with a bachelor's degree in business administration in accounting and finance. The women's basketball team member discusses her plans for further education and a ...

Sierra Shoemaker, a double major in wildlife and fisheries science and cultural anthropology at Eastern New Mexico University, hopes to become a wildlife biologist for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The junior, a dean's list honoree, dis...

Gwen Buchanan, a forensic science major with minors in theatre and religion at Eastern New Mexico University, would like to become a crime scene technician to "give closure to the families of victims." Buchanan has been interested in this career path ...

Nichole Washburn, who is studying elementary and special education with a language arts endorsement at Eastern New Mexico University, discusses her interest in teaching and her Eastern Experience with the EMNU News. Why did you choose your fields of s...