Announcements

These Announcements were submitted to the Monday Memo by University Community Members (employees, students and retirees). Announcement submissions must be received by Thursday at noon for publication on the following Monday. To submit your Monday Memo item, use the Submit Announcement from the right sidebar. You may also submit announcements by E-mail to monday.memo@enmu.edu. The Web address for the Monday Memo is http://www.enmu.edu/news/monday_memo.html. Announcements can only be accepted from off–campus groups that are non–profit.

Hanging of the Greens, Spirit of Sharing: Sponsor a Child – Thursday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m., Campus Union Lobby. Hanging of the Greens is a traditional holiday program sponsored by the Associated Students' Activities Board, ASAB. In co-sponsorship with the Portales Christian Children's Home, 50 plus children have been matched-up to receive gifts from ENMU students, faculty and staff. Children receive their gifts and meet their sponsors at Hanging of the Greens, a holiday celebration complete with refreshments and pictures with Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, and two cute elves.

We would like to cordially invite the university community to join us at Hanging of the Greens to celebrate this Spirit of Sharing program this holiday season.

For more information, call ext. 2242.

The University Holiday Reception will take place in the Campus Union lobby from 9:30-11 a.m. (come-and-go), on Friday, Dec. 5. Please join the ENMU community as we welcome the holiday season.

Carol of Lights Set for Friday – The second annual Carol of Lights, organized by the President's Ambassadors, is set for 5-6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5. The event will begin at 4:45 p.m. with the ENMU Brass Quintet playing at the Campus Union Building. At 5 p.m. the Swanee Singers will lead a procession through the luminarias on campus and back to the CUB. Following an official welcome by ENMU president Steven Gamble, Portales mayor Orlando Ortega will speak. The Portales Junior High Choir will then perform, followed by the announcement by Steve Doerr of the Miss Merry Christmas candidates. Bonnie Sink will then announce the winners of the ENMU Door Decorating Contest, followed by a performance from the Portales High School choir. Refreshments will then be served inside the CUB. For more information, call Sara Holland at 562.2282.

Christmas Concerts– The Christmas Concerts with the ENMU Symphonic Band and University Choirs will be at 6:30 and 8 p.m. this Friday, Dec. 5, on the Mainstage of the University Theatre. The concerts are free and open to everyone.

Win the AEOP Christmas Stocking – Full of Holiday Goodies ($50 value). Tickets are $1 and the drawing will take place on Dec. 10. buy a ticket from any AEOP member, and/or see the stocking at the Information Desk in the Administration Building.

Art Class Project Show – Art classes taught by Yunsun Chung-Shin, assistant professor of art at Eastern New Mexico University, will have a class project show exhibiting finished projects. The show runs through Dec. 19 in the foyer of Golden Library on the ENMU campus in Portales. It's a mandatory show for the classes in order to support students to start building a strong portfolio. "They worked very hard on some of projects and they need lots of encouragement and constructive feedback," says Dr. Chung-Shin. The classes are Art 245: Visual Concepts and Principles [Visual Languages Expressions, CD-ROM Overall Design]; Art 375: Intro to Graphic Design [Brochure Design, Logo Design, Typographic Expressions]; and Art 475: Publication Design [Brochure Design, DVD Design]. The public is invited free of charge. For more information, call Dr. Chung-Shin at 505.562.2729.

ENMU Professor Presents at National Conference – Three New Mexico educators took part in a panel presentation at the 93rd Annual Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), held in San Francisco, Calif., on Nov. 20–25. Dr. Marian Matthews, professor of elementary education at Eastern New Mexico University, along with Gretchen Phillips and Dietta Hitchcock, teachers at Berrendo Middle School in Roswell, presented “Bringing Reality into the Classroom – Creating a Community of Learners.” Some 6,000 teachers and supervisors of elementary, middle, and secondary school English; English instructors at two-year colleges; college faculty in English and rhetoric; and teacher educators from across the United States and around the world attended this year’s NCTE Convention. On the agenda for the meeting were nearly 600 concurrent sessions and workshops focusing on all aspects of the teaching of English, talks by well-known educators and authors, exhibits of new teaching materials, sessions of working committees, and business meetings. The National Council of Teachers of English, with 60,000 individual and institutional members worldwide, is dedicated to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. For more information, visit www.ncte.org. For more information about the presentation by the New Mexico educators, call Marian Matthews at 505.624.7362.

Water Conservation Committee – The Water Conservation Committee has been formed to provide guidance to our university as we go forward in an environment of declining water resources. The membership of this ad hoc committee is: Dr. Greg Keller, Biology (chair); Dr. Dann Brown, Agriculture; Mr. Lewis Reeves, Physical Plant; Mr. John Wall, Physical Plant; Ms. Dorotha (Dottie) Lee, Upward Bound; Ms. Doris Anaya, Financial Aid; Mr. Bob Cornelius, Student Body President. You will be learning more about this committee's work in the future. Please call President Gamble me if you have any questions.

American Cancer Society to Honor Senator Jennings – State Senator Tim Jennings will be the guest of honor at a reception next week hosted by ENMU-Roswell and the American Cancer Society. The reception will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 10-11 a.m. in Room 118 of the Arts and Sciences Center on the ENMU-Roswell campus. Jennings will be recognized for his support of the Smoking Cessation program at ENMU-Roswell and for other education and health care initiatives he has promoted in the legislature. Jennings has been instrumental in urging insurance companies to include the coverage of smoking cessation programs in their policies. The public is invited to attend the reception. For more information, contact Tammy Bennett, director of the Nursing Program, at 624.7237.

Internship Presentation – Please join the faculty of the College of Business in COB 117 on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 3:30 p.m. as Kyle Harris presents the results of his internship at The Print Shop. A copy of the final paper is available for review in COB 204.

Thesis Defense – Paula Pflepsen will defend her thesis "Analysis of an Archaic Bonebed atBlackwater Locality No. 1" at 8 am on Thursday, Dec. 4 in Lea Hall 123. All interested individuals are invited to attend.

Mestas Named Rookie of the Year – The New Mexico Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators has named assistant director of Financial Aid at ENMU-Roswell, Ana Mestas, as Rookie of the Year for 2003. The Southwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators presented Mestas with a plaque last week in Little Rock, Ark.. As part of her award, ENMU-Roswell will receive $500 to fund a scholarship for an ENMU-Roswell student. “We are fortunate to have Ana here at ENMU-Roswell,” said Jessie Hall, Financial Aid director. “She has done an excellent job for us, and our campus congratulates her.”

ENMU MBA to Be Offered Online – Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) is announcing plans to offer the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program online. According to Dr. Gerry Huybregts, dean of the ENMU College of Business, offering the ENMU MBA online is a natural progression for the ENMU program. Currently, ENMU offers the MBA through an instructional television system (ITV) that broadcasts classes to Cannon AFB, Clovis, Hobbs, Roswell, and Ruidoso. Additionally, ENMU will deliver MBA classes to Carlsbad using video conferencing starting January 2004. Dr Lee Weyant, ENMU MBA coordinator, said that ENMU will offer Organizational Behavior and International Marketing during the spring semester. Students interested in registering for these classes should complete registration by Jan. 9, 2004. Classes will begin Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. For more information about the ENMU MBA Online program, call the ENMU Extended Learning Office at 1.800.537.5376, extension 2352 or Dr. Lee Weyant at 505.562.2352, Lee.weyant@enmu.edu.

Tearing Down Walls Workshop Coming – Food for Thought (for staff) Dec. 4, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch provided. Location: Aztec Room E-mail sd.assistant@enmu.edu to sign up. From Franklin Covey Leadership Library: Tearing Down Walls: How to identify and dismantle the most difficult barriers of all: the walls between people. Tearing Down Walls: Managing Change and Dismantling Barriers for Better Team and Organizational Performance will help you identify disabling obstacles between individuals, teams and organizations. By implementing the action plans presented in this video workshop, you and your associates will begin the process of removing these obstacles to achieve increased team and organizational performance.

Campus Closed on January 2 – The Portales campus will remain closed on Jan. 2, 2004, which is the Friday immediately following the winter break. The current approved holiday schedule for the break allows us to close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 23 and reopen at 8 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 2. During this time, the heating in buildings will be in conservation mode and the override function will be disabled. We are doing this to reduce our energy costs.

Although we are encouraging people to take Friday, Jan. 2 off on vacation leave, it is not mandatory. All staff who wish to work on that day will report to Golden Library where alternate work assignments will be given. Arrangements will be made for individuals who want to take the day off but are within their first 3 months of employment or who do not have one day of vacation leave accrued.

The university will automatically deduct 8 hours of vacation (or the equivalent of one work day for part-time people) from all employees' accrued leave unless they inform their supervisors that they wish to work on Jan. 2. This notification will need to be made by Dec. 10. Please note that if you do not notify your supervisor of your intent to work on January 2nd, the appropriate vacation deduction will be automatically done - no paperwork will be required.

The ENMU-Roswell Campus Will Be Open on Friday, January 2 – Employees who wish to take a vacation day on Jan. 2 are welcome to do so, but all essential offices will need to be staffed so that campus business can be conducted and students and the general public can still be served. Any questions regarding operations on Jan. 2 can be directed to the appropriate dean for your area.

Counseling & Career Services is requesting more inter-campus (intra-campus) envelopes – to be mailed to: Counseling & Career Services, Station 34. We send out Absence reports to the Instructors therefore we need inter-campus (intra-campus) envelopes to keep them informed.

Multicultural Affairs Sponsoring School Supplies Drive – The Multicultural offices are sponsoring a school supplies drive to help four underdeveloped schools as a service project, and we need your help to make it a success. African-American Affairs is sponsoring a school in Ghana, Hispanic Affairs in Mexico, International Affairs in Micronesia, and Native-American Affairs a school on a reservation. The school supplies needed are: chalk, pencils, pens, folders, rubber bands, crayons, colored pencils, markers, paper, books that teach the ABCs in English, post-it notes, erasers. If you wish to participate come and see us at The Student Success Center in the CUB. Each office has a drop-off box. Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions, contact Diana Cordova at ext. 4914.

Door Decorating Contest – It's Holiday time again and the Support Senate is once again asking for your help to make ENMU festive. Join in the fun by participating in the ENMU Door Decorating Contest. Entry fee is $2 per each door or window. Winner gets the pot. Deadline for entries and fees is Tuesday, Dec. 2. Your door or window must be decorated by Wednesday, Dec. 3. The winners will be announced as part of the ENMU Carol of Lights celebration on Dec. 5.

Flyers with sign-up forms have been mailed to each department. If you are a remote site, you may send a photo of your door to Station #15 by Dec. 3. For more information, call Bonnie Sink at ext. 4352.

Upward Bound Raising Trip Money – The Upward Bound Program is selling candles, body lotion, shower gels and body sprays from Home and Garden Party. Please contact Susan Cramp at 356.6701 or 760.4072 if you are interested. The order will be in before the holidays. The proceeds will go toward the summer trip to Washington, D.C.

Academic Honors Convocation – The Fall 2003 Academic Honors Convocation will be held Friday, Dec. 12, for those students receiving graduation honors. The program will begin at 3 p.m. in the University Theatre Center.

Basketball Season Tickets on Sale – 2003-2004 Basketball Season Tickets are on sale in the Athletic Office. Please call 562.2153 for more information.

Free Hearing Evaluations at ENMU Speech and Hearing Center – Do you think you might have a hearing problem? Ever notice that you have to have people repeat things? The ENMU Speech and Hearing Center conducts diagnostic hearing evaluations for students, faculty, and staff free of charge. Call 562.2156 for information or to schedule an appointment.

Flexible Spending Saves Tax Dollars – ENMU offers Flexible Spending Plans that allow employees to set aside pre-tax dollars to cover out-of- pocket medical expenses and dependent-care expenses. Employees who would like to participate in the Flexible Spending Plans in 2004 must complete the appropriate documents in the Payroll Office by Monday, Dec. 8. Employees who participated during 2003 must re-enroll to participate in 2004. (Information packets and applications are available in the Payroll Office, Admin. 117.)

The payroll staff would like to encourage employees to stop by the Payroll Office with any questions. The Payroll staff is also available for departmental presentations and enrollment assistance for the Flexible Spending Plans. Please call 562.2320 to schedule a departmental visit. Departments located outside of Portales may schedule conference call presentations.

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Available – Students interested in applying for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship should contact Dr. Regina Aragon at regina.aragon@enmu.edu or 562.2328. The scholarship is awarded based on merit to those who will be college juniors and those who will be college seniors in the 2004-2005 academic year, have outstanding potential, and intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.

News 3 New Mexico Airs Monday-Thursday at 5 P.M. – News 3 New Mexico airs each weekday evening from Monday-Thursday at 5 p.m. on KENW-TV, ENMU's Public Broadcasting Station. News 3 is on channel 3 on Portales cable. The student-produced newscast brings viewers the latest in local, state, national and international news and sports.

AA Meetings – The Lamplighter Group of Alcoholics Anonymous announces that two AA meetings are offered near the campus. The meetings are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. at the Wesley Foundation. These are open meetings, and anyone with a drug or alcohol problem or with concerns for family or friends with drug or alcohol problems are welcomed.

Spring Schedule on the Web – The Spring 2004 schedule has been posted to the ENMU Web page. The link is at https://ad05.enmu.edu:7177/200320.htm.

General Comments

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Quote of the Week

"If you would avoid suspicion, don't lace your shoes in a melon field." – Chinese proverb

Extended Learning Non-Credit Courses – The following is a list of non-credit course offerings. Please call 562.2165 for more information or to register.
Yoga – With Lisa Moyer, Tuesdays/Thursdays, Sept. 2-Dec. 11 (no class Nov. 25 and 27), 7-7:50 p.m., GA-11. The fee is $70 prepaid. Sorry, no walkup payments; however, proportionate payment arrangements can be made with Extended Learning by calling 562.2165.

Meetings

The next Library Committee Meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 3 in Library Conference Room 110 located in the main office of the Golden Library.

Developmental Studies Advisory Group
Meets the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month in JWLA 127 from 1-2 p.m.
Dec. 5

Curriculum and General Education Committee
All meetings are on Monday afternoons from 3:30-5 p.m. in the University Computer Center Conference Room
Feb. 9, 2004
Feb. 23, 2004
March 8, 2004
March 29, 2004
April 12, 2004
April 26, 2004

Undergraduate Admissions and Standards Committee
Second Thursday of each month at 3:30 p.m. in COB 163
(student petitions needing action are due by 5 p.m. the first Thursday of each month)

Faculty Senate Meetings
First and third Thursdays of each month
3:30-5 p.m.
COB 113