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Lifehouse Coming to ENMU Sunday Night (Sept.
8) 
by Shane Brown
Communication Services
The multi-platinum band Lifehouse will rock Eastern New Mexico University’s
Greyhound Arena in Portales at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8.
Tickets are $10 for the general public and $5 per ENMU I.D. This includes
I.D.s from ENMU’s Roswell and Ruidoso campuses also. [more]
ENMU Band 75 Deep and Growing
(Big Band Sound)
by Shane Brown
Communication Services
 Eastern
New Mexico University has more members in its band than it has had in
20 years. The band has 75 members now, 44 of them freshmen. Last year,
there were 44 members.
The increase in size is due to high school recruiting and good communication
with students, according to Director of Bands Dustin Seifert. He said
that ENMU's academic reputation, beautiful campus, and band program
attract many students to Portales. [more]
ENMU Grad Inducted into Education
Hall of Fame
by Colleen Wright
Communication Services
 Eastern
New Mexico University alumnus Mack Mitchell was the 2002 inductee into
the New Mexico Education Hall of Fame. Mitchell was recently presented
the award at the New Mexico Coalition of School Administrators and New
Mexico State Department of Education’s 31st annual summer banquet
held at the Sheraton Old Town Hotel in Albuquerque.
Mitchell says that he enjoyed the time he spent at Eastern while attaining
a degree in education. He was a resident advisor for Chavez Hall for
two years. “Being an RA really helped me with the future,”
Mitchell said. “I had to deal with a few difficult situations,
which prepared me for the business world.” He also enjoyed playing
basketball for ENMU for two years. [more]
ENMU and Intel Team Up for Teachers
by Roxann Morris
Eastern Regional Resource Center
Eastern New Mexico University and The Intel Teach to the Future
program are offering computer classes this fall for teachers, counselors
and administrators in public, private and charter schools in the area.
The focus of the program is to integrate technology with curriculum
standards to boost student success.
Participants will receive for free $1,000 worth of resources, including
two legal copies of Microsoft XP, Encarta and MS Publisher, and 20 quality
standards-based lessons on CD for use in their schools. [more]
ENMU-Roswell Recognizes Employees
by Donna Gutierrez
ENMU-Roswell
A number of ENMU-Roswell employees were the recipients of plaques, checks
and certificates during the fall faculty and staff in-service meeting
held Aug. 23 on campus. Dr. Steven Gamble, ENMU president, presented
2002 "Spirit of Eastern" awards to six ENMU-R employees.
The award program recognizes personnel whose performance exemplifies
those qualities that make Eastern unique: teaching/learning, campus
community spirit, hard work, care about the institution, whole student
life commitment, and demonstrated track record in their position. [more]
ENMU-Roswell Joins Campaign
to Purchase Mammography Van
by Donna Gutierrez
ENMU-Roswell
City and county officials were joined on Aug. 23 by Democratic
candidate for governor, Bill Richardson and local organizers, Steve
Gonzales, Wilfred Brady, and ENMU-Roswell Division of Health chair Jane
Batson for the kick-off of a fund raising campaign to establish a new
women's health care program in Chaves County.
The program centers on the purchase of a mobile mammography van that
will provide preventive health services for low income women. [more]
Candid Camera
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Don't
Call Him Rocky Raccoon – This
enterprising squirrel recently enrolled in a culinary course at
ENMU-Roswell, but was caught skipping class on the day that squirrrel
stew was taught. Here, the little critter saves his lunch money
for lessons in his hobby of contortionism by sampling from a feeder
while a hummingbird was away taking flying lessons at the aviation
center.
(photo by noted wildlife photographer Linda
Whitehead)
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Dr. Michael Shaughnessy and Bill Gaedke have
had "An Interview with Sonia Nieto: About Multuculturalism"
accepted for publication in the North American Journal of Psychology.
Dr. Michael Shaughnessy, Dr. Scott Johnson and Dr.
Fida Mohammed (now at SUNY, Oneonta ) have had a paper published
.
Dr. Manuel Varela, assistant professor of biology, presented
a research paper at the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) conference
in Salt Lake City, Utah, this summer. The paper, co-authored by graduate
student Jonathan Burgos, was titled "Multiple Antibiotic
Resistant Enteric Bacteria from Dairy Farm Topsoil." The paper
drew significant interest, and a summary of the work was highlighted
in the ASM conference press room.
The College of Business is very pleased to announce that Dr. John
Humphreys, assistant professor of management, has had a business
case published in the July issue of the Harvard Business Review. The
Harvard Business Review has a long and distinguished record of publishing
challenging scenarios, in the form of business cases, which are used
internationally in academic and professional education. Dr. Humphreys
adds to this prestigious collection with his case titled "The Best
of Intentions," which addresses ethical dilemmas when dealing with
issues of workplace diversity.
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