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.

Don't Forget Spirit of Eastern Awards This Wednesday, April 14 – The ceremony for the 2004 President’s “Spirit of Eastern Awards” is scheduled for Wednesday, April 14 at the University Theartre, starting with a reception at 3 p.m. and the ceremony at 3:30 p.m. During this event, the 2004 award winners will be named and recipients of multiples of five-year certificates will be recognized. We hope you will join in honoring those people who have dedicated years of services to ENMU and exemplify the true “Spirit of Eastern”. All members of the University community are invited and encouraged to attend. For more information, please call Chris Mullins (ext. 2905) or the President’s Office (ext. 2121).

Classes Dismissed for Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, April 13 – On Tuesday, April 13, classes will be dismissed from 12:30-5 p.m. so that students, faculty, and staff may attend the Student Research Conference and the Endowed Scholarships and Departmental Awards Ceremony.

Open House in SAS – Office of Student Financial Aid and the Office of Enrollment Services would like to invite the ENMU campus community to join us Thursday, April 15 from 1:30-4 p.m. for our joint open house in SAS 107. There will be refreshments, door prizes, and tours of the offices.

'Bubble Boy' Doctor to speak at ENMU on Friday, April 16 – Dr. Mary Ann South, an Eastern alum (class of '53) who took her MD at Baylor and was a physician for David, a boy who lived in a "bubble" (an isolator) because he had a disease called SCID (severe combined immunodeficiency disease) and could not be exposed to germs because they were lethal to him, will speak to Dr. Manny Varela's microbiology class at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 16, in Room 210 of the Science Building.

More Food for Thought – Aztec Room on Thursday, April 15, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The topic is "Leading By Example." Reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. For a reservation, please email sd.assistant@enmu.edu.

Spring Sale at Bookstore – Through April 16. Sweatshirts and T-Shirts are 50-75 percent off. Gift items are 20 percent off.

Attention All Faculty and Staff Telephone Users – Quick Reference Guides that can be placed under your telephone are now available for the Ericsson DBC202, DBC212, DBC203, DBC213 and the DBC661 digital telephones, and for the SciTech HDST-12 and the Comdial AT101 analog telephones. These guides provide handy instructions for the most commonly used telephone features. Please e-mail your request for the number of free guides needed for each telephone model to linda.hamrick@enmu.edu. The model number is printed on the bottom of the phone. For questions or more information, please call Linda Hamrick at extension 2287.

April is Cancer Control Month – For a little information on breast cancer, click on the link below to go to the article about breast cancer on ENMU's wellness website. http://www.enmu.edu/services/wellness/physical/Breast%20Cancer.htm.

United Way Benefit Dinner on May 7 – On Friday, May 7, 2004 from 4-7 p.m. the Community Services Center (Meal Site) at 1100 Community Way in Portales will host its 2nd Annual United Way Benefit Dinner. We will be serving BBQ Brisket & Sausage, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Beans, Rolls, Dessert, Tea and/or Coffee. You have the choice of dine in or take out. Tickets are $6 per adult and $4 per child. All proceeds directly benefit the United Way of Roosevelt County. If you are interested in purchasing tickets for this event, please call 356.8576 Ext. 10, or come by the Community Services Center at 1100 Community Way.

Legislative Internship Opportunities Available – The New Mexico Legislative Council is seeking applicants for the 2004 Legislative Internship Program. The opportunity is for two applicants to work in the New Mexico Legislature: one of the interns will be assigned to the Legislative Council Service and the other intern will be assigned to the Legislative Finance Committee.

The purpose of the Legislative Internship Program is to educate interested students about the state legislature and to provide practical experience in the performance of day-to-day staff work for New Mexico's citizen-legislature. Interns will provide staff support to interim legislative committees that study the criminal justice system, governmental ethics, election issues, tax policy and planning, Indian affairs, health care, welfare reform and scientific and technological developments.

Each intern will receive a stipend of $9,000, to be paid in bi-weekly installments, and will be reimbursed for expenses incurred while traveling with interim legislative committees. The internships will be full time and will last from July 1 through Dec. 31, 2004.

All applicants must be full-time, degree-seeking undergraduates at one of the six universities. Students receiving undergraduate degrees in May 2004 are eligible for the program.

Applicants for the internships must submit a cover letter, or an accompanying essay of no more than 500 words, explaining why the applicant is seeking the internship, a resume, and a transcript (an unofficial copy will suffice) of college courses. Failure to provide the requested documents will result in disqualification of an applicant.

Submit application materials to Dr. Anthony B. Schroeder in the Department of Communicative Arts and Sciences on or before Friday, April 30.

Academic Honors Convocation Set for May 14 – The Spring 2004 Academic Honors Convocation will be held Friday, May 14 for those students receiving graduation honors. The program will begin at 3 p.m. in the University Theatre Center.

Faculty Oboe Recital on April 13 – Dr. Tracy Carr, assistant professor of music, will present her annual faculty oboe recital Tuesday, April 13, at 7 p.m. in Buchanan Hall. Dr. Carr will be accompanied by colleague and pianist, Dr. Mark Dal Porto. Their program will consist of works by Sammartini, Saint Saens, R. Schumann, Britten, and Ibert. They will also perform the program on Friday, April 16, at South Plains Junior College as part of that college's lunchtime guest artist series.

ENMU Presenting 'How I learned to Drive' – Eastern New Mexico University’s theatre department will present “How I Learned to Drive” in the University Theatre Center at 8 p.m. on April 14-17. Tickets are Adult $7, Senior Citizen $6, Student $5, and ENMU ID $ 4. The director will be Fel Macias. For more information, call 505.562.2711.

M.S. Thesis Defense – Mr. Naresh Pandey, graduate student under the supervision of Dr. Zhiming Liu in the Department of Biology, will defend his thesis at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 12, in Roosevelt Hall, Room 125. The title of his thesis is "Differential Effects of the Progesterone Receptor Antagonist Mifepristone on Maturation and Ovulation of Xenopus Oocytes." All faculty and students are cordially invited to attend the seminar.

Clarinet Student Accepted into Summer Academy – Katie Smith, a clarinet student of Dr. Tamara Raatz, has been accepted into the ARIA International Summer Academy. This is a four-week program of intensive study featuring distinguished faculty from around the world. During her studies at the ARIA Academy, Ms. Smith will study clarinet with Kenneth Grant, professor of clarinet at the Eastman School of Music, Stanley Hasty, professor emertitus - Eastman School of Music, Gary Gray, professor of clarinet at UCLA, Charles Neidich from the Julliard School of Music, and Michael Webster, professor of clarinet from Rice University.

ENMU-Roswell Briefs

ENMU-Roswell Holds Summer Pre-Registration – Pre-registration for the summer 2004 session at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell will be held Monday, April 19 in the Student Services Center lobby on campus. Advisors and admissions staff will be available from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. to guide students through the registration process. The summer session begins June 7.

Online registration at will open April 18 for summer classes. Continuing students or those who have already been accepted for enrollment can register online through June 9. See page 3 of the summer class schedule for details. Open registration will be held on campus Monday, June 7. For registration information, call 624.7149.

Henderson and Mulliken to be Honored at Annual Foundation Banquet – Two of Roswell’s prominent community leaders and philanthropists, Jodene Mulliken and Steve Henderson, will be the guests of honor at the Third Annual Foundation for the Future banquet, hosted by the Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Foundation. The banquet will be held on Tuesday, April 27 at 6 p.m. at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, 409 East College. ‘Harris Awards for Distinguished Service to ENMU-Roswell’ will be presented to Henderson and Mulliken, who both have demonstrated a long history of support for the university and a long history of community service in Roswell.

The program will also feature a presentation by Frank Taylor, General Manager of the International Law Enforcement Academy. A special Staff Recognition Foundation Merit Award for Excellence will also be presented to Lisa Kelt, Computer Commons Supervisor at ENMU-Roswell. Barbara Merryman, pianist, will provide the evening’s entertainment.

The cost of the dinner is $40 per person. This contribution also supports activities and scholarship programs sponsored by the ENMU-Roswell Foundation. Checks can be made payable to the ENMU-Roswell Foundation. One-half of the amount is tax deductible. To RSVP, contact Kate Cox at 624.7345 by April 21.

Community College Board to Meet – The Community College Board of Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell will meet on Thursday, April 22 in the Campus Union Building Multipurpose room on campus at 7:00 p.m. Dinner will precede the meeting at 6 p.m. Items on the agenda include approval of the 2004 spring graduation list, election of officers, approval of a new Certificate of Occupational Training in Instructional Technology, and several informational items.

Community College Board meetings are open to the public. For more information, contact Donna Gutierrez at 624.7403.

Telescopes Available on April 17 – On April 17, Saturday evening, there will be a star party hosted by Oasis State Park and ENMU. Starting at dusk, telescopes will be available at the Park for the public to view the heavens. Local amateur astronomer Mick Hoffman will be on hand to enhance your appreciation of the night sky. Everyone is invited. For more information, call Mick at ext. 4352

Graduate Catalog Available as PDF Document – The 2004-06 Graduate Catalog is available as a PDF document at the following web address: http://www.enmu.edu/academics/courses-catalogs/catalogs/index.shtml.

Walgreen's Interviewing for Positions on Campus on April 15 – Walgreen's, the national drugstore chain, has opportunities nationwide and currently there are 4,200 stores across the nation with plans to open 450 more stores per year. Walgreen's will be on campus Thursday April 15, to interview students for: Retail Manager Trainees and Retail Management Interns. Location: SAS Building Room 214. Who will be interviewed for employment? Graduates as of May 2005 or before. Who will be interviewed for internships? College Juniors. Majors: All majors accepted. What should you bring to the interview? A resume and dress accordingly. Time: Interviews to begin at 9 a.m., scheduled every 30 minutes If interested please call Counseling and Career Services to sign up for an interview. For more questions, please call 562.2211.

Volunteers Needed at Campus Radio Station Membership Drive – The Spring membership drive for public radio station KENW/KMTH-FM is scheduled for April 17-24. To volunteer, contact Virginia McReynolds at ext. 2112.

Changes in Various Campus Activities Announced – There will be no College Music Tour during the month of April. The Trash Walk, sponsored by Portales City Hall, has been rescheduled from April 24 to Saturday, April 17. On the calendar it is called the ENMU-Portales Community Action Day. Student organizations that wish to sign up may pick up an application in CU 104.

Child Sexual Abuse Workshop Set for April 14 – Child Sexual Abuse WorkshopsPresented by Stella Gallegos, LMSW, on Wednesday, April 14, Becky Sharp Auditorium in the College of Business from 2-5 p.m. for ENMU students and professionals. CEU's will be available. From 7-9 p.m. there will be a free workshop for the general public. Sponsored by New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs and ENMU Community Social Work Committee.

University Auction Set for August 14 – The University Auction sale is tentatively set for Aug. 14. More details will be made available at a later date. If you have any questions on this event, please contact David (the Moonmiester) at ext. 2606.

ENMU-Roswell Announces Upcoming Events – High school juniors and seniors and parents are invited to spend an Evening with Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell on Thursday, April 15 from 6-8 p.m. in the Campus Union Building. Enjoy free food, prizes and one high school senior will take home a new Gateway computer. RSVP by April 13 to 624.7163.

Pre-registration for the summer and fall semesters at ENMU-Roswell will be held on Monday, April 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Student Services Center lobby on campus. For registration information, call 624.7149.

The Community College Board of Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 22 in the Campus Union Building Multipurpose Room. Contact: Kate Cox, 624.7345.

The Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Foundation will hold its Third Annual Foundation for the Future Banquet on Tuesday, April 27 at 6 p.m. at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, 409 E. College. Tickets are $40. Contact: Kate Cox, 624.7345.

For general information, contact: Donna Gutierrez, 624.7403.

Summer Class Schedules Have Arrived – Summer schedules are now available at various locations on campus.

Summer Class Schedules Available on the Web – The summer 2004 schedule is available on the Banner Web at the following location: https://ad05.enmu.edu:7177/schedule.htm. (Has been removed.)

ENMU Hosting National Juried Photography Exhibition – Eastern New Mexico University in Portales is presenting the 2004 National Juried Photography Exhibition, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, through April 19 at the Runnels Gallery in Golden Library. Admission is free and the public is invited. For more information, contact Dr. Haig David-West at 505.562.2162.

Studio Recital in Music Building on April 24 – Violin, piano and cello. Students of The Music Studio, Portales. April 24, Saturday, 1 p.m. in ENMU Music Building. Free to the public. Call 356.3032 for more information.

Attention Sophomores: Stay on Track to Graduation – Beginning with the registrations for summer and fall 2004, all students with less than 60 semester hours will be required to consult with an advisor prior to registering. To prepare for your advising session, print your transcript from the web, prepare a tentative degree plan if you do not already have one
(see <http://www.enmu.edu/degreeplans04> for blank forms), and contact your advisor for an appointment. After consulting with your advisor, you may register online or at the Registrar’s Office. Please contact the Registrar’s Office if you have any questions.

Business Office Training Sessions – The Business Office is offering the following training sessions on the dates and times below.
April 14 – 2-3:30 Payroll
April 21 – 2-3:30 Travel/Budget/Reports
April 28 – 3:30 Post Office Mailings

The training sessions will take place in the Sandia Room (smart classroom) in the Campus Union Building. Please contact the Business Office at ext. 2611 for more information.

Student Research Conference Set for April 13 – Eastern New Mexico University will host the 30th Annual Student Research Conference on Tuesday, April 13, from 1-3 p.m. in the College Of Business. The categories are business, communication, English, Hispanic studies, humanities and social sciences, math/computer science and the sciences.Cash awards will be given to both graduate and undergraduate student winners in each category. Awards will be presented at a 6 p.m. banquet in the Campus Union Ballroom. All students and faculty are invited to attend presentations. For additional Information, visit the ENMU web site at http://www.enmu.edu/SRC. The abstract of papers are due March 15 to: Anthony B. Schroeder, ENMU Station 3, (Room 174 in the College of Business), Portales, NM 88130. For more information, call 505.562.2114, or e-mail anthony.Schroeder@enmu.edu.

Endowed Scholarships and Departmental Awards Ceremony – On Tuesday, April 13, classes will be dismissed from 3:30-5 p.m. so that students and faculty may attend the Spring Endowed Scholarship and Department Awards Program. Early afternoon and evening classes will meet as usual. The program will begin at 3:30 pm in the Campus Union Ballroom. Endowed sholarships and department honors will be presented. Graduation honors will be presented at the Honors Convocation to be held Friday, May 14.

Send Calendar Items by E-Mail – Make sure your University events are listed on the University calendar! You can submit your additions for the online University Calendar via e-mail. To ensure that your request is processed in a timely manner, please send all calendar requests to calendar@enmu.edu or reply to this e-mail. For any questions or problems regarding this process, please direct correspondence to betsy.chavez@enmu.edu or call 562.2134.

ENMU Is On TV – Eastern is currently sponsoring the 7:56 a.m. local news break on KOBR-TV in Roswell each Wednesday morning during the Today Show. After an announcement that the newscast is sponsored by Eastern New Mexico University, a 30-second award-winning ENMU TV spot is shown.

Defensive Driving Scheduled – The Defensive Driving Course for first-time drivers scheduled for April 12 and 13 has been rescheduled for the following week, April 19 and 20. The meeting will be in JWLA 119 from 6-9 p.m. on both nights. New drivers must attend both sessions.

The four-hour refresher course scheduled for April 21 is still on schedule for 1-5 p.m. in the Aztec Room in the Campus Union.

Volunteer Income Tax Services Offered – The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Roosevelt County will once again be offering VITA (volunteer income tax assistance) services this year. VITA services will run through April 15. Hours of operation are on Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Community Services Center, inside the Community Room. We provide free tax consultation and preparation to the low-income, elderly, and disabled citizens of Roosevelt County. No appointment is necessary. If you have any questions, please contact Vonnie Banther at 356.8576, ext. 22.

Sodexho Campus Dining Hours – 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day.

Evaluation Forms – Support and Professional Evaluations are now available in Microsoft Word format. Please Note: Acrobat Reader does not have the ability to save text you have typed. If you use the PDF version of the forms, once you close your browser, the information you typed will be gone. You can save the Microsoft Word formatted evaluations to your computer for future use and updating. These forms are available at http://www.enmu.edu/forms. Please call Chris Mullins at Personnel Services, ext. 2115, if you have any questions.

Post Student Jobs on Monstertrak – The Counseling and Career Services office is using Monstertrak.com to post work study/student hire positions available to ENMU students. If you are interested in hiring a student worker for this semester, please post the job on Monstertrak. The directions on using this system are included on this memo. We have already encountered several students who are looking for employment. Each department has been set up in the system, by our office.

To enter job openings, you will need to follow these simple steps:
- Go to: http://www.monstertrak.com/se/employers.html
- Enter your phone number (without area code) and password (greyhound) and select Eastern New Mexico University from the list of schools. If you come up with an error, try 562.2211 as the phone number.
- This should bring you to Jobs Listing Menu. To create a new job listing, select the type of job you are listing and click on create
- Fill in all appropriate information, including any requirements concerning skills needed, pay rate, and what time of day the student would be working
- When all fields are filled, click on preview
- Once you have reviewed your posting and are satisfied with it, click on submit
- You're all done!
- Note: The job posting will not show up on the Monstertrak website until the following day.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Shirley Wood at 2211 or at Shirley.Wood@enmu.edu.

General Comments

"I just wanted to remind you of the legal ramifications of publicizing photos 'without prior authorization.' I hope you will keep this in mind as you prepare the next edition of the Monday Memo! BE CAREFUL!!!" – ENMU employee who was recently photographed doing the "Cotton-Eyed Joe" in Houston

Quote of the Week

"Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven." – Mark Twain

TechTips – Helpful Hints for Uusing ENMU Technology (courtesy of ITS)

Computing
Drag and Drop with the Right Mouse Button:
If you drag a file, Windows assumes you want to move it. And if you drag an object from one drive to another, Windows assumes you want to copy it.
If you want to specify the kind of drag-and-drop operation you want to perform from the outset, try dragging and dropping while holding down the right mouse button. You're then given the choices of Move Here, Copy Here, or Create Shortcut Here. Just select one of the three.

Telephony
Call hold:
This feature allows out p place a party on hold to perform other tasks.
To activate:
With a party on the line, press the line key. (The lamp will change from repeating a double flash to flashing slowly.)
To retrieve:
Press the line key again (lamp repeats double flash)

If you have a tip you would like to share with us, please send it to: ENMU.TechTips@enmu.edu

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Extended Learning Courses – The following is a list of Extended Learning offerings. Please call 562.2165 for more information or to register.

Non-Credit Courses

Meditation, Visualization and Christian Spirituality - with Rev. Clyde Davis Wednesday, April 21, 6-9 p.m., COB 137. The fee is $15. Please wear comfortable clothing.
Carve a Songbird – with Rev. Clyde Davis, Saturday, April 17, 12-5 p.m., COB-137. The fee is $20 with a kit fee of $5 payable to the instructor. Please bring a fixed-blade knife and pencil and register by April 14.
Scrapbook Your Family Tree – with Mandi Park, Saturday, April 17, 1-4 p.m., JWLA-109. The fee is $10 with a kit of $5 payable to the instructor. Please bring old family photos and register by April 14.
Scuba - for ages 10 years through adult with Mike Hale, PADI, April 23-25, ENMU and May 1-2, Santa Rosa. The fee is $200 with an open water fee of $80 payable to the instructor. Please call Extended Learning at 562.2165 by April 20 for additional information and material costs.
Designing You Own Water Garden - for 12 years through adult with Margaret Estrada Saturday, April 24, 1-5 p.m., COB-128. The fee is $15.
Microsoft Word and Excel for Home and Business – with Technology Resource Center Manager, Chris Stockdale, either Thursday March 11 or April 29, 6-8:30 p.m., COB-132 for a fee of $30. Basic knowledge of computers is a must and please bring a diskette.
How to Care for Your Computer – with Mick Hoffman Tuesday, either February 24 or April 27, 6-8:30 p.m., UCC-107. The fee is $30. Please register by February 19 or April 22, respectively.
Yoga –with Lisa Moyer, Tuesdays/Thursdays through May 13, 7-7:50 p.m., GA-11. Please register at Extended Learning with a proportionate payment. No classes will be held during spring break.
Swimming – for ages four years and up with Kristi Hamilton, Lifeguard/Red Cross Certified Instructor, with four two-week rotations scheduled Mondays-Thursdays, 4-4:50 p.m. at the Natatorium for a fee of $40, which includes a Red Cross Card for the level passed. Rotation dates are: #1-Feb. 2-12; #2-March 1-11; #3-March 29-April 8; and #4-April 19-29. Please register by Friday prior to each rotation.
Aqua Aerobics – 12 two-day rotations taught by Kristy Hamilton, Red Cross Certified Lifeguard, Tuesdays/Thursdays, Feb. 3/5-April 27/29, 6-6:50 p.m., Natatorium. The fee is $90 prepaid or $8 per week for each rotation. Please register by Jan. 29 to pre-pay for the full semester discount or by Friday prior to each rotation if paying weekly.

Meeting

University Computer & Technology Policy Committee
Meets 7-8 a.m. the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month through May 12.
UCC 117

Support Senate Meeting
April 15, 2004
1:15-3:15 p.m.
UCC Conference Room

University Council
Monday, April 26
3:10 p.m.
Regents' Room

Curriculum and General Education Committee
All meetings are on Monday afternoons from 3:30-5 p.m. in the University Computer Center Conference Room
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