General News

Country Star Jessica Andrews to Appear in Free Concert at ENMU
19-year-old country singing star Jessica Andrews will appear in a free concert at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28, in the Campus Union Ballroom at Eastern New Mexico University. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited.

The concert is sponsored by the Student Activities and Organizations office at ENMU. For more information, call them at 505.562.2631.

The following information about Ms. Andrews is from her official Web site:

“I think people are going to be surprised when they hear this record,” says Jessica Andrews of her third album, Now. “I feel like it represents a whole new me.”

In fact, 19-year-old Jessica has come a long way in a short time. Since launching her career with 1999’s Heart Shaped World and achieving a major chart breakthrough with 2001’s Who I Am, the big-voiced Tennessee native has emerged as one of country music’s brightest stars. In that space of time, she also won the Academy Of Country Music’s Top New Female Vocalist award, scored her first #1 single, with Who I Am,and shared stages with the likes of Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Trisha Yearwood.

The progress of Jessica’s musical career has coincided with the universal challenges of young adulthood, and the insights she’s gained from her recent experiences are reflected in Now’s expanded emotional palette. Produced by veteran hitmaker and longtime Andrews supporter Byron Gallimore, Now finds the singer-songwriter venturing into mature lyrical territory while preserving the youthful energy and openhearted exuberance that first endeared her to fans.

“This album has a very different feeling for me,” Jessica reiterates. “It’s a lot more personal and there’s a confidence that wasn’t quite there on the first two. I feel especially connected to this group of songs because there’s a substantial piece of me in each one of them.”

Jessica co-wrote two of Now’s standout numbers, the infectiously assertive first single, There’s More To Me Than You, and the playful, upbeat Good Time. Elsewhere on the album, she traverses an emotional spectrum marked by depth and conviction. Tracks like the soul-searching I Wish For You and Windows On A Train and the ardent I Bring It To You and You’re The Man (That Brings The Woman Out Of Me) are balanced by songs like the liberating Now and Sunshine and Love.

Andrews credits recent developments in her offstage life with influencing Now’s more seasoned outlook. “I didn’t want to repeat myself,” she explains, “and I’ve had some big changes since I made my first two albums – I’ve taken the reins of everything in my life. I’ve moved out on my own, and I’ve met someone who’s become my best friend and who has opened my eyes to a new life. It’s only natural that when there are big changes in your life, you want to reflect that in your music.”

The drive to express herself in song has been a constant in Jessica’s life ever since she won a talent contest in her hometown of Huntingdon, Tenn., at the age of 10, singing the Whitney Houston rendition of I Will Always Love You.

Input Sought About ENMU's Teacher Education Program
The College of Education and Technology at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales is scheduled for a spring 2004 continuing accreditation review by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Federal regulations require that accrediting agencies allow for public comment on the qualifications of institutions under consideration for continuing accreditation.

Both NCATE and ENMU recognize graduates, parents, schools, and community organizations have valuable perspectives on the quality of the programs that prepare teachers and other school personnel. ENMU invites interested parties to submit written testimony on the College of Education and Technology to: Board of Examiners, NCATE, 2010 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036-1023 or by e-mail to callforcomments@ncate.org.

Comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of professional education programs offered at ENMU, and should specify the respondent's relationship, if any, to the institution (i.e. graduate, present or former faculty member, employer of graduates). Copies of all correspondence received will be sent to ENMU for comment prior to the review. No anonymous testimony will be considered.

Letters of comment should be sent as soon as possible.

ENMU-Portales Office at ENMU-Roswell Gets New Moniker
ChrisAnne Bell, administrative secretary/records clerk, reports some changes in the Teacher Education Office, located at ENMU-Roswell. The office has changed its name to the Portales Information Center. The services have expanded to fit the new name. The office still has the Teacher Education Program and the High Plains Writing Project, but now can help anyone needing:

. General information about the Portales Campus
. Degree plans
. Help with Admissions or Registration
. Appointments to see advisors
. Help with scheduling class

Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 1.505.624.7221 or 1.800.243.6687 ext. 221 The Fax number is 1.505.624.7363. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Bell in Room 207 of the Instructional Center.

ENMU-Portales Opens MBA Office at ENMU-Roswell
Area residents interested in pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Eastern New Mexico University in Portales can now find out more information on the ENMU-Roswell campus.  Dr. Lee Weyant, ENMU MBA Coordinator, announced an MBA office will open on the Roswell campus on Jan. 21.

Initially, the office will be open every Wednesday from 3-5 p.m. The new MBA office will be located in the Portales Information Center, in Room 205 of the Instructional Center.
 
"Opening this office provides an opportunity for better understanding of Roswell's graduate business education needs," said Weyant. "Also, this office gives all Roswell business students better access to an advisor for the ENMU undergraduate and graduate business degrees," he said.
 
Individuals may schedule an appointment with Weyant by calling his Roswell office at 505.624.7221, his Portales office at 505.562.2352, or by sending an e-mail to Lee.weyant@enmu.edu.

19th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Continues Today
Monday, Jan. 19, 2004
"A Day On, Not a Day Off!"
Memorial Building, 7th and Abilene in Portales
10-10:15 a.m.  Mistress of Ceremonies: Veda Urioste 
10:15 - 10:20 a.m.  Invocation, Tom Sullivan
10:20-10:30 a.m.  Reading of Proclamation: Mayor Orlando Ortega Jr.
10:30-10:40 a.m.  America the Beautiful – Jennifer Poyer   
10:40-11 a.m.  Presentation of Float, Art and Poem Contest Awards 
11-11:05 a.m.  Recognition of Roosevelt County American Legion and VFW Reps – Commander Joe Blair 
11:05 - 11:10 a.m.  Recognition of Law Enforcement and Fire Departments 
11:10-11:50 a.m.  Clovis Unity Mass Choir, Solo by Terrance Lee, Praise Dance by Takisha Phillips  
11:50-11:55 a.m.  Benediction, Tom Sullivan  
12 noon Tacos and Cokes (Donated)

ENMU-Roswell Launches New Web Site Today
Beginning, Monday, Jan. 19, the Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Web site will have a new look. For the past eight months, University staff and Yates Consulting have worked to redesign the site. Visitors will find it easier to navigate the site, which has a fresh, modern appearance, more information and new features, like an interactive campus map and University calendar.

"We have known for awhile that our current Web site needed a make-over and we have spent a lot of time developing the new pages so that they are useful for current students and staff, as well as visitors and prospective students," said Donna Gutierrez, Community Relations director. "Of course, our Web site will continue to evolve and change as we maintain it. We do hope to hear from students and visitors to the site about what they like and don't like, because this is our connection to the world outside of our campus and we want to be responsive to suggestions," she said. Jacob Puckett, Web Master and Raul De Lara, Publications Coordinator worked with Yates on the new web site, providing technical assistance and graphic elements. The ENMU-Roswell web site address is www.roswell.enmu.edu.

New Mexico Public School Textbooks Available for Public Review at ENMU
Teachers, parents, and other community members are invited to review and comment on the proposed Language Arts textbooks approved for adoption by the State of New Mexico's Department of Education Instructional Material Bureau. The new Language Arts textbooks are currently available for examination at the Instructional Resource Center (IRC) located at Eastern New Mexico University's Golden Library.

The IRC is located on the second floor of Golden Library and is open on Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment. New Mexico follows a six-year cycle in approving textbooks for each subject area for use in the public schools. These new textbooks are for use in all New Mexico public schools for the next six years.

For more information, call Vickie Linthicum at 505.562.2258.

ENMU-Roswell Partners with South Side Schools
by Donna Gutierrez
ENMU-Roswell

Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell has partnered with three schools on the south side of Roswell to find solutions to issues that face families and children in those schools. The outreach effort is a ‘Neighbors Helping Neighbors’ project of the Rural Community College Initiative (RCCI), which is designed to promote community improvement activities. The Ford Foundation provides funding for the RCCI. The schools involved in the project are University High School, Mountain View Middle School, and Sunset Elementary School.

University employees have begun a tutor reading program at Mountain View Middle School. Employees are assigned to a specific student and reading with that same student for an hour or two hours a month, depending on the employee’s schedule. The project began in November and already employees are making an impact. “Some of our employees are reporting that their students have improved their reading skills by two or more grade levels,” said Jane Batson, Division of Health Chairperson, who is helping to coordinate the RCCI program. “Sometimes these children just need to know someone cares about them and our staff is enjoying the new relationships,” she said.

In the weeks ahead, university employees will be working with children at Sunset Elementary School, serving as crossing guards before and after school; helping children with reading or math, and assisting with after school activities, like music and art. At University High School, employees plan to provide one-on-one assistance with reading or math and share in art, drama, and music activities.

“Every day, children in our area are afraid to walk to and from school because of danger in the neighborhood and every day students are drawn to risky behaviors because there are no activities to keep them busy,” said Batson. “Through this RCCI grant, we are hoping to make a positive difference in our surrounding schools, because many of these children are our future students.”

Other partners in the RCCI project are the Chaves County Development Foundation, the City of Roswell, the Hispano Chamber of Commerce, and the Roswell Chamber of Commerce.

Special Thank You

Thank you to Rena Garrett of the University Post Office for stamping a personal envelope on which a staff member had failed to include a stamp.

Special thanks to Jackie Kabrick for superb customer service. Who says going to the dentist is scary?

If you would like to publicize a special thank you to someone, e-mail information to monday.memo@enmu.edu.

Employee Briefs

Dustin Seifert recently served as conductor and clinician for the Southeast New Mexico Junior High School Honor Band. The two-day event was held in Lovington and featured the talents of instrumental music students enrolled at middle and junior high schools throughout eastern New Mexico. On Jan. 10, Dustin conducted the 2004 New Mexico Music Educators All-State Small School Band at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. This ensemble was comprised of students attending New Mexico high schools with an enrollment 1,200 or fewer students.

Dr. Donald Elder III, professor of history and department chair at Eastern, has been asked to review a book on the Civil War titled "An Uncommon Time: The Civil War and the Northern Homefront," edited by Paul A. Cimbala & Randall M. Miller. The 750-word review will appear in "The Annals of Iowa," published by the University of Iowa Press. Dr. Elder has published several books on the Civil War.

The short story “The Passion Play” (8,000 words) by Antony Oldknow (professor of English, L&L) appeared in the on-line literary magazine muse apprentice guild (San Diego, CA) Winter 2003 (December 2003), where Oldknow is also cited as a featured writer. The story (which belongs to the genre ghost fiction) may be accessed directly at www.muse-apprentice-guild.com/fall_2003/1featured_writers/antony_oldknow/home.html.

Rose Clark-Hitt, MBA student, and Dr. John Humphreys, assistant professor of management, have authored a case study that has been accepted for presentation at The Fourth International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations to be held at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), July 6-9,. The case is titled "A Beautiful Swan" and focuses on the individual and organizational ramifications of gender transition in the workplace.

Dr. John Humphreys, assistant professor of management, has accepted an appointment to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Management History. In addition, he serves on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Management Research and the International Business & Economics Research Journal.

Dr. Tamara Raatz will present a paper for the upcoming Forum on Music and Christian Scholarship at Covenant College in Georgia. The other presenter on her panel is Dr. Nicholas Wolterstorff, the Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale University Divinity School. She had a successful trip to Istanbul, Turkey, in November. She received funding from two grants: The Eugene and Emily Grant Family Foundation in New York, N.Y., (Supports Jewish Agencies and Holocaust Studies) and the Artesia Arts Council. After the presentation, she was interviewed by the radio station in Ankara, Turkey, and was able to further discuss the music of Messiaen. This radio station broadcast was translated throughout Turkey.

Candid Camera

Mystery Photo Contest

Seventh-Grade Twirler – Identify the ENMU employee (second from left) in this seventh-grade photo and qualify to be entered in a drawing to win two primo tickets to a Greyhound/Zia basketball doubleheader of your choice – courtesy of the Athletic Department. Submit entries (and optional comments) to monday.memo@enmu.edu. Please do not enter if you are one of the twirlers. (photo courtesy of Doncella Caywood)

Speaker and Singer

At Fall Graduation – Dr. Julia Rosa Lopez-Emslie, professor of bilingual education who has announced her impending retirement, was the keynote speaker at fall graduation. She is with graduating student Michael Gonzalez, who sang the National Anthem. Dr. Lopez-Emslie has a side business of using the coat-hangar to unlock cars for absent-minded drivers. (photo by Wendel Sloan)

Queen (King) for a Day

At ENMU-Roswell – Patsy King walked at ENMU-Roswell to receive her Bachelor of University Studies from ENMU-Portales. Students have the option of walking at either campus. Patsy is a Program Specialist with the Educational Opportunity Center on the Roswell campus. (photo by Donna Gutierrez)

Win a Love(ly) Basket

From AEOP – You can win this Valentine's Basket which AEOP is selling $1 chances for as a part of their fund-raising efforts for scholarships. Tickets can be purchased from any AEOP member. You shouldn't have any trouble finding a member since they're thick as pies around campus. (courtesy photo)

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