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Community Members. Announcement submissions must be received by Thursday
at noon for publication on the following Monday. To submit your Monday
Memo Calendar event, use the Submit
Announcement form, and choose "General Announcement"
or "Notice" as the Announcement Type.
MONDAY MEMO DEADLINE--The
deadline for submissions to the Monday Memo is noon on the Thursday
prior to the Monday publication. Submissions may be sent via e-mail
to monday.memo@enmu.edu.
MONDAY MEMO UPDATE
The Monday Memo will continue with a printed version for a few more
weeks. It can be accessed on-line at /about/mmemo/index.html.
Each Monday morning employees will receive an email which will include
the link for downloading. Off-campus recipients should provide their
email address to monday.memo@enmu.edu.
POLICY FOR CLASSIFIEDS
Only the University community (current and retired employees, and current
students) may run classified ads in the Monday Memo. Please email ads
to monday.memo@enmu.edu.
AUTHORIZED ABSENCES
CAN BE SUBMITTED ON-LINE-
Authorized absences can now be submitted on-line by clicking
onto the form at the electronic Monday Memo site. They will be electronically
sent to Student Affairs, who will forward them with approval to the
Monday Memo.
UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY
TO PRESENT SURRENDER TO ANOTHER
With works by Glinka, Gounod, and Rimsky-Korsakov, Eastern’s Symphony
Orchestra will present the New Mexico premiere of a work by Phillip
Schroeder in its spring concert Sunday, Feb. 24, at 3 p.m. in Buchanan
Hall. The performance of Surrender to Another is sponsored by the School
of Music and the University Symphony League. Proceeds go toward scholarships
to support student musicians. Tickets are $5 for adults, and $2 for
students with I.D.s. Children under 12 are free when they accompany
an adult. Tickets are available at McDaniel’s Furniture in Clovis,
Valley Furniture in Portales, and the ENMU School of Music office. Remaining
tickets will also be sold at the door 30 minutes before the concert.
For more information, contact ENMU’s School of Music at ext. 2377.
DON’T FORGET
THE KIDDIES’ CONCERT
The University Symphony and the ENMU School of Music present the 2nd
Lollipop Concert on Saturday, Feb. 23, at 3 p.m. in Buchanan Hall in
the Music Building. Children five and younger accompanied by an adult
are welcome to this fun introduction to the orchestra and its instruments.
Musicians will demonstrate their instruments for children before a 15-minute
concert by the full orchestra. A donation of one dollar per family is
requested. The Lollipop Concert is offered as a preview of ENMU’s
Symphony Concert performance Sunday, Feb. 24, at 3 p.m., also in Buchanan
Hall. For more information, contact the ENMU School of Music at ext.
2377.
EVOLUTION COLLOQUIUM
CONTINUES:
PARTICIPANTS WON’T HAVE TO HUNT FOR FOOD
The “Darwin and Darwinism Today: Contexts and Controversies”
colloquium will continue with "Darwin and Evolutionary Biology
Today" at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 26, in the Sandia Room of the CUB.
The presenter will be Dr. Marv Lutnesky, associate professor and chair
of the Department of Biology. It will be a brown bag session, so people
can bring their lunch from the cafeteria, or from whatever other hunter-gatherer
source they choose. The session will address the questions: How does
evolution work? What is the evidence for it? How has Darwin's original
theory been confirmed or modified? What questions are evolutionary biologists
asking today? The reading for this session is Chris Colby's "Introduction
to Evolutionary Biology" . There's a link to it on the colloquium's
web page. For more information, call Dr. Jonathan Smith at ext.
2662.
WILLIAMSON LECTURESHIP BRINGING DRAGONS,
DINOSAURS AND MORE DARWIN TO CAMPUS
The Williamson Lectureship Committee invites the University community
to join Dr. Jack Williamson and authors Michael Swanwick and George
R.R. Martin for the 26th annual Williamson Lectureship on Thursday,
March 7. For luncheon reservations, contact ext. 2422 or patrice.caldwell@enmu.edu
by email. The evening panel, at 7 p.m. in Becky Sharp Auditorium, is
free and open to the public. This year's theme, "Dragons, Dinosaurs,
and Darwin," promises a new look at the complex role of science
and humanities in our lives.
ENMU REGENTS APPROVE
NEW DEGREE
The Board of Regents has approved a new Bachelor of Occupational Education
Degree with a major in occupational education. The degree will prepare
individuals for vocational or technical teaching in the public schools
or industrial training area. It is designed for students who have completed
an associate degree in their vocational or technical major and the majority
of their general education at a two-year institution, and then transfer
to Eastern to receive a bachelor’s degree and license to teach
vocational education. Students will complete a 35-40 semester hour vocational
or technical major at a two-year institution and 30 semester hours of
vocational teacher education at ENMU. The new degree will be in the
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and Agriculture, and becomes
effective this fall.
ENMU WELCOMES STUDENT
ACTIVITIES CANDIDATES
Faculty and Staff are invited to two open forums to meet the candidates
for the director of Student Activities and Organizations. Will Kayatin,
associate director of Student Activities at Texas Tech, is scheduled
for 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in COB 103. Bruce Vandevender,
assistant director of Campus Activities at New Mexico State University,
is scheduled at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, in COB 103.
NEW MEXICO EDUCATIONAL
SOFTWARE CLEARINGHOUSE
RECEIVES HOPPING FROGS
The New Mexico Educational Software Clearinghouse continues to receive
educational materials for faculty and staff perusal. Recently, we have
received "Look Who's Listening," a game that includes 240
Auditory Processing Skill Cards, 216 Foam Tokens, and Instructional
Sheets for Auditory Memory, Integration and Discrimination. In addition,
we have received Hopping Frogs, which includes 420 Articulation and
Language Cards and Instructions for articulation training. To review
these educational materials, contact Dr. Shaughnessy at ext. 2791.
PUT ME IN COACH, I
CAN BE CENTERFIELD
The Feb. 23 Zia softball home doubleheader has been scheduled for 12:30
p.m. Please remove the TBA and add 12:30 p.m. to your schedule cards.
IT ALL ADDS UP TO
FAMILY MATH NIGHT AT VALENCIA
Eastern’s method students in the education department are having
a “Family Math Night” at Valencia Elementary School in Portales
from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26. The event is for all fourth graders
that attend Valencia and their parents or guardians. Parents and students
will work together on “fun” and educational math activities.
Teachers and principals will be available to students and parents.
Childcare will be provided for families with younger children. Door
prizes will be given away. For more information, call Karen Garcia at
505-356-3123.
DIVERSITY FESTIVAL
SET AT ENMU
The Department of Theatre and Dance presents the Third Annual
Diversity Festival on March 4-9 during Diversity Week. Activities will
include performances dealing with issues of diversity. Check out Ground
Zero, the Crossroads Dining Hall, the CUB, and the University Theatre
Center.
A TIME TO KILL SET
FOR LINCOLN LOBBY
ENMU’s African American Student Services is showing the movie A
Time to Kill in the lobby of Lincoln Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 19. For more
information, call ext. 2437.
GOT TIME TO KILL?
MUSIC GALA HELPS STUDENTS
The School of Music is hosting a hosting a Music Scholarship Gala at
7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 19, in Buchanan Hall in the Music Building.
A reception will follow in the Student Academic Services Building. The
Gala consists of some faculty members and their spouses putting on a
performance to raise scholarship money for music students. They will
perform a variety of numbers. The performance is open to the public
and donations are appreciated. For more information, contact Brenda
Gonzales at ext. 2377.
STUDENT EMPLOYEES
AVAILABLE
The Counseling and Career Services office would like to remind everyone
looking for a student hire/work study to put these positions on Monstertrak.com.
We sent out information at the beginning of the semester on how to log
on and advertise these openings. If you would like us to send you that
information again, please let me know. We are encountering MANY students,
with and without workstudy money, who are desperately looking for jobs.
If you have any questions, please call Kelly at ext. 2211 or email kelly.bonehill@enmu.edu.
GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION
TO PRESENT CONSTITUTION
As a result of the work of nearly 50 ENMU graduate students and faculty
advisors, a GSA Constitution will be presented to the Student Senate
during their Feb. 25 meeting. When this constitution is accepted, the
GSA will be an officially re-made organization. The governing body will
be a committee made up of one representative from each master’s-degree
granting program at Eastern. In anticipation of the first meeting of
the Student-Government sanctioned Graduate Student Association, all
masters degree programs are encouraged to choose a GSA Representative
by March 4. This meeting will take place on March 5 at 3 p.m. behind
Ground Zero. All graduate students are welcome. For more information,
contact Jennifer Buntz at buntzj@enmu.edu.
HOUSING LOOKING FOR
A FEW GOOD WOMEN AND MEN
The Housing Department is beginning the selection process of student
staff to work in the halls next year. Assistance and input from employees
in identifying and/or recruiting interested and qualified students to
apply for these positions is appreciated. Interested students should
attend one of Housing’s informational meetings: Monday, Feb.11,
5 p.m. in the Campus Union Pecos Room, Wednesday, Feb.13, 4 p.m. in
the Lincoln Hall Classroom, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 4 p.m. in the Bernalillo
Hall Classroom, or Thursday, Feb. 21, 8 p.m. in the Eddy Hall Lobby.
Applications and further information about the positions and selection
process will be available at those meetings. Any student interested
but unable to attend one of the informational meetings should contact
a hall director or the Housing and Residence Life Office.
Employees may also be contacted by students to complete recommendation
letters in support of their applications. I (Amy Polonsky) recognize
that you have many projects going, but we do value your input, feedback,
and assistance in the selection process. Please complete and return
the recommendation forms by the indicated deadlines if at all possible.
For further information, contact Amy Polonsky at ext. 2631. Thank you
for your support and assistance.
‘WHO MOVED MY CHEESE’ MOVED
The "Who Moved My Cheese" workshops have been rescheduled
for March 4-5, 2002. Participants scheduled for Feb. 11 are now scheduled
for March 4 and those scheduled for Feb. 12 are scheduled for March
5 at the same place and time as the original schedule. If there is a
conflict with previous engagements, contact Carol Fletcher at carol.fletcher@enmu.edu
or ext. 2076.
SPARE COMPUTER SOUGHT
FOR STUDENT USE
The Office of Communication Services is in need of a spare computer
for use by student workers. Network capabilities would be a plus. Please
contact Wendel Sloan at ext. 2134. Thank you.
ENMU GRADUATE TO SPEAK
ON ‘THE NEW SOUTHWEST’
Dr. Stephen Lekson, a 1978 master of arts in anthropology graduate of
ENMU, will return at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, to speak on “The
New Ancient Southwest” in the Becky Sharp Auditorium. Dr. Lekson’s
presentation will be under the auspices of the 2002 Cynthia Irwin-Williams
Lecture. Dr. Lekson, assistant professor of anthropology and curator
of anthropology at the Museum of Natural History at the University of
Colorado, will also sign copies of his latest book, Chaco Meridian:
Centers of Political Power in the Ancient Southwest. Sponsored by the
ENMU Department of Anthropology and Applied Archaeology and the Mu Alpha
Nu Anthropology Club, the presentation is free and open to the public.
ROSWELL STUDENT TEACHERS
INVITED TO MANDATORY MEETING
All ENMU-Roswell students planning to student teach during the Fall
2002 semester must attend a pre-application meeting to receive the required
information concerning application procedures. A session has been scheduled
for 1 p.m. on Monday, Feb.18, at the Washington Avenue School. During
the session students will complete a pre-application indicating an intent
to student teach during the Fall 2002 semester. Attendance is Mandatory.
IT’S JUST NOT
CRICKET WITHOUT THE BAT AND BALL
Wanted: Cricket bat and ball to loan or sell. Group of international
students is looking for these two items with the intention of teaching
some Americans how to play. Purpose of project: fun and healthy international
relations. If you can help with this search, please contact Dr. Margaret
Willen at ext. 2338.
ENMU TV SPOT AIRING
INCESSANTLY
ENMU’s new 30-second TV spot, produced by the Office of Communication
Services, is airing 100 times during February on Roswell’s KBIM-TV
(channel 4 on Portales cable), as well as on VH1 and CNN on Roswell
cable. Former student James Airhart of Cable One in Roswell did production
work on the spot. The new theme being used is: “Student Success:
That’s What It’s All About.”
NO PINUPS IN THIS
CALENDAR, BUT STILL A NICE INNOVATION--
The Office of Communication Services wants you to know that we now have
an on-line calendar for University events and activities: http://www.enmu.edu/calendar/calendar.htm.
Calendar items may be submitted to calendar@enmu.edu.
Please remember that this calendar is for University items only.
MIRACLE PRODUCT: HEART-HEALTHY
CHILI
The Kiwanis Club of Portales will hold its annual chili day on Friday,
Feb. 22, in the basement of the First United Methodist Church. The legendary
heart-healthy chili will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and
from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Vegetarian chili will also be available while it
lasts. Adult tickets are $5, and children from 6-12 are $3. Children
under six eat for free. All proceeds benefit community projects. For
more information, call Milz Bickley at 675-2353.
ENMU VAN TAKING STUDENTS
BACK TO THEIR FUTURES
The Counseling and Career Services Office is sponsoring a
trip to Albuquerque for Career Expo 2002. Any ENMU seniors looking for
a job are encouraged to attend. The van will leave at 6 a.m. on Feb.
27, (from the front of the SAS Bldg) and return before 6 p.m. that same
day. To sign up, call Kelly at ext. 2211 or send an email to kelly.bonehill@enmu.edu.
All attendees are reminded to bring lunch money and plenty of resumes
to hand out to potential employers.
LITERACY COUNCIL SETS FUNDRAISING EVENT
The Roosevelt County Literacy Council has set their annual fundraising
event for March 14. All proceeds benefit the literacy council directly.
For more information, call Vonnie Banther at 356-8500. The Literacy
Council offers free GED (high school equivalency degree), Adult Basic
Education, English as a Second Language, and Citizenship classes (for
those trying to earn their citizenship), Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-3
p.m. We are located inside the Portales Public Library at 218 S. Ave
B. We are also looking for volunteer tutors!
IF YOU DON’T PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK…
The 2002 U.S. Professors of the Year program is underway and accepting
nominations for outstanding undergraduate teachers. Nominators may submit
their materials online at www.case.org/poy. The processing fee for nominations
submitted online is $75; the fee for nominations submitted on paper
is $95. A program brochure, in PDF format, with the entry guidelines
and the entry form is available at the same web site. Entries are due
by Friday, April 26. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching will select a winner from each of four categories: baccalaureate
colleagues; community colleges; master's universities and colleges;
and doctoral and research universities. The four national winners receive
a $5,000 cash prize and an invitation to the awards luncheon at the
National Press Club in Washington, D.C., in November. Provided there
are sufficient entries, winners will also be announced for all 50 states,
the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Extended Learning
Non-Credit Course Offerings
The following is a list of non-credit course offerings. Please call
562.2165 to register.
Rainbow Cross Stitch - a one-night class
with Victoria Garrett at the Cozy Cottage Cross Stitch Shoppe, 119 S.
Main, Tuesday, March 19, 6:30-9:30pm. The fee is $7.00 with an $8.00
kit fee payable to the instructor.
We Make Music for Preschoolers - for 3-4 year olds with Nancy
Jones, Tuesdays, 5:00-5:50pm, beginning March 26, Music Building-214.
The fee for this eight-week class is only $40.00 and a performance recital
is scheduled in Buchanan Hall, May 14.
Hardanger in a Hurry - a one-night class with Victoria Garrett
at the Cozy Cottage Cross Stitch Shoppe, 119 S. Main, Tuesday, March
26, 6:30-9:30pm. The fee is $7.00 with a $15.00 kit fee payable to the
instructor.
Debt to Wealth - Bring a list of debts
and your calculator and join Douglas Ahrendsen, Rio Rancho for this
3-hour seminar, Wednesday, March 13, 6-9:00p.m., ED-129. The fee is
$35 (or $50 for husband and wife) with a materials workbook fee of $5
payable to the instructor. An additional textbook is optional.
Easter CD Photo Album - learn basic power point, scanner and
cd writer use while you create your very own cd photo album with Ellen
Gardiner, UCC-107, Thursday, March 14, 6-8:30p.m. Bring 3-5 personal
photos--we furnish the CD! The fee is $30.
Creative Quilting with Kids - perfect
for educators and education students as well as parents and quilters,
learn how to teach children to use their creative artwork to make unique
quilts with author Maggie Ball through lecture, slides and demonstrations,
Thursday, 3:30-5:30 p.m., February 28, FCS-99.
Aqua Aerobics - with Kristi Jones, Tuesdays/Thursdays, January 22-April
18, 6:00-6:50p.m, Natatorium. Registration is $90 prepaid ($6.00 discount)
or $8.00 per rotation (Tuesday/Thursday).
Yoga and Toning Stretch - 12 weeks with Jill Pribyl Tuesdays/Thursdays,
January 29-April 25, 12:20-12:50pm, UTC-161. Please bring mat or blanket.
Join now and your fee can be pro-rated to the end of the semester.
Swimming - for ages 4 and up with Red Cross Certified Instructors,
Ben and Jared Zatorski and Kristi Jones, in four-day, two-week rotations,
Mondays-Thursdays, 4:00-4:50pm, beginning March 4, March 25 and April
15, Natatorium. The fee is $40.00 and includes a Red Cross Card for
the level passed.
Scuba Diving - This PADI Open Water Scuba class will be held
over two weekends, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 1-3, at the Natatorium
and Saturday and Sunday, March 9-10, Blue Hole, Santa Rosa, N.M. Instructed
by Mike Hale, the fee is $200 with an additional $80 Open Water Fee
payable to the instructor. Please contact Extended Learning for additional
material costs and information.
Power Layouts - a class for experienced
scrappers taught by Kyla Gray scheduled Saturday, March 9, 9 a.m.-1
p.m., COB-128. The fee is $10 with a Kit Fee of $38.50 payable to the
instructor. Materials include 150-200 theme-oriented photos.
Extended Learning
Credit Course Offerings
The following is a list of credit course offerings. Please call 562.2615
to register.
Introduction to Asian Religions (REL 268) - an online 2-hour
credit workshop, April 1-28, taught by Dr. David Komito of Santa Fe
Community College, which will introduce students to the fundamental
principles of the three great religions indigenous to Asia: Hinduism,
Buddhism and Taoism. The tuition is $194.00. Please register by contacting
Extended Learning.
Curriculum Committee
Monday, Feb. 18
3:30-5 p.m.
Library Conference Room
Professional Senate
Tuesday, Feb.19
1:15 p.m.
University Computer Center Conference Room
Support Senate
Wednesday, Feb. 20
1:15 p.m.
UCC 117
University Council
Monday, Feb. 25
3:10 p.m.
Regents' Room
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