CommUNITY Learning Network is also helping New Mexico mobilize for Internet Connectivity
and an Innovation economy fueled by STEAM and Tech.

Connect New Mexico initiative

CommUNITY Learning Network (CLN) is working with the State of New Mexico to develop the Office of Broadband Access & Expansion (OBAE) and to launch the Connect New Mexico initiative as the state mobilizes for better Internet connectivity. Support included stakeholder engagement and outreach required to develop the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) plan and the Digital lEquity plan, and securing of more than $675 million in federal funding for broadband access, adoption, and use. https://connect.nm.gov

Supporting Tech Training in New Mexico

CommUNTIY Learning Network (CLN) supports real-life learning and the Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) PROTEC program that provided Fiber Optic Technician certification training, Film & Television Production Assistant training, OSHA & Environmental Safety training, and Tech-for-Business training for students. 
​www.protecsantafe.com

Doña Ana Broadband

CommUNTIY Learning Network (CLN) supported community mobilization for better Internet connectivity in southern New Mexico by collaborating with Doña Ana County, New Mexico Department of Information Technology (DoIT), and local stakeholders develop and deploy a local broadband survey and launch the regional broadband collective which became part of the El Paso Community Foundation Borderplex Connect initiative.
​ Doña Ana Broadband​​

Indigenous Connectivity Summit

​CommUNITy Learning Network  collaborated with the Internet Society to co-organize and co-host this week-long event. Over 180 registrants attended the free (live-streamed) program, from the far reaches of Arctic Canada, Alaska, the U.S. Southwest, Oaxaca and Argentina, plus Africa and beyond, and gathered to shed light on digital divides and to explore issues and themes around community networking and sustainability, over four days of workshops, panels, presentations, storytelling and open discussions. 
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Northern New Mexico STEAM Coalition

CommUNITY Learning Network helped LANL Foundation and LANL Community Partnerships Office establish the  the Northern New Mexico STEAM Coalition including 13 counties, 19 tribes, and 20 school districts and hosted the online STEAM Hub portal during covid to provide ​parents, students, and teachers with resources for STEAM Learning during the pandemic.

Global Entrepreneurship ​Network

Supporting local entrepreneurship and micro-enterprise by facilitating regional engagement with the Global Entrepreneurship Network and regional events and activities​ ​in Santa Fe and New Mexico for ​Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Supporting Tech Education & Hour of Code and in New Mexico since 2016