CNM Honors Program
Interested in joining the CNM Honors student club? You don’t have to have taken a course to join!
Please email CNM Honors Director Chris Prentice for more information.
The CNM Honors Program aims to provide education beyond the core curriculum. Our dedicated and experienced faculty design learning experiences in small, seminar-style environments so that you are able to connect with instructors and other students who are passionate about learning.
The CNM Honors Program boasts the following features:
- Courses fulfill core requirements for most CNM degree programs and certificates.
- Courses transfer to the UNM Honors College.
- Small class sizes allow students to engage with instructors and classmates.
- Courses address current issues and provide space for students to pursue their own interests.
- No barriers to entry! No prerequisites beyond IRW 980 and no GPA minimums or other special requirements to register. Any student is able to register for CNM Honors classes, regardless of the topic.
Upcoming Honors Course Offerings
Spring 2026
In this hands-on course, you will learn publishing-related skills, including management and editing, and publish an annual edition of a student literary arts journal: CNM's Leonardo. In the first part of the course, you will survey the present and recent past of regional and national peer institution student literary arts journals to explore such questions as:
- What makes a really good (or bad) issue?
- How does a student publication represent a wide diversity of voices and perspectives equitably and as compellingly as possible?
- What has Leonardo been recently, and what do we want it to be going forward?
With answers to these questions, through journaling assignments and class discussion, you will work collaboratively to produce and promote the upcoming issue. This includes everything from reviewing submissions and communicating with student contributors to designing the issue and helping organize the spring release party. In this class, you don’t just learn about publishing, you do it.
Registration Information
HRNS 1120, Section U01, CRN: 83476
Location: CNM Main Campus
Meeting Times: Fridays, Noon - 2:45 p.m.
Contact: Jessica Mills, [email protected]
Eternal Crown Red by Jules Flores, published in the 2025 edition of the Leonardo magazine.
Join us to explore the relationships between humans and the natural world.
- Consider how landscapes, animals, and resources shape our existence and cultural narratives through a diverse selection of texts.
- Read across genres with works from essayists, journalists, and poets such as Camille Dungy, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Edward Abbey, Annie Dillard, and Leslie Marmon Silko.
- Design and carry out a research project that aligns with your individual interests.
Dive into the past, present, and future of humans in relationship to the natural work on our shared planet!
This course fulfills your General Education Humanities requirement.
Registration Information
HNRS 2167, Section 101, CRN 84727
Location: CNM Main Campus
Meeting Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
Contact: Rebecca Aronson, [email protected]
