University 150: Freshman Year Experience Presentation 

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES 

NMSU Campus Counseling Center (FREE Higher Education for the Self!)

NMSU Career Exploration Center (discover what you want to do)

NMSU Chartered Student Organizations ​(something for everyone!)

Arrowhead Center (Entrepreneurship, Ideas, and Innovation)

THINK OF TRAVEL AS NECESSITY, RATHER THAN LUXURY
Aggies Go Global (College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences ((ACES)) )
Office of Education Abroad (Study Abroad info, including scholarships)

---

GO OUTSIDE! BE ACTIVE!

Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces (Facebook page)

Mountain Biking Trails    

Outdoor Recreation (Las Cruces Convention and Visitors Bureau)

Dripping Springs Hike (in Soledad Canyon) 

Aguirre Springs Hiking and Camping

White Sands National Monument 
(be sure to check out the Full Moon bike ride and Lake Lucero tour)

​
​​

---

PLACES TO VOLUNTEER IN THE LAS CRUCES COMMUNITY (by no means a complete list)

ACTion Program for Animals (APA)     

Humane Society of Southern New Mexico

Friends of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks (Volunteer and clean-up)  

Southwest Environmental Center     

Keep Las Cruces Beautiful​
​
​Mesilla Valley Habitat for Humanity

Mesilla Valley Community of Hope

El Caldito Soup Kitchen ​

Jardin de los Niños

La Piñon Sexual Assault Recovery Service of Southern NM

Mesilla Valley Hospice

City of Las Cruces Volunteer Network

VISIT OUR ELDERS IN ASSISTED LIVING (and those in Alzheimers/dementia care)! Your interaction makes a world of difference!
Desert  Peaks Assisted Living and Memory Care 
Haciendas at Grace Village--Alzheimer's and Dementia Care

Southern New Mexico Pride (LGBTQ)
​

---