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Chinese Students Settling into Classes, Eager to Learn About American Culture
by Helena Rodriguez
Photos by Marc Schoder and Helena Rodriguez
Communication Services

American fast food is nothing new to Hua Wen, one of a dozen Chinese students who recently arrived at Eastern as a part of a new 1-2-1 program with World American Cultural Exchange (WACE). After all, China does have McDonald’s, KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants.

In fact, Wen says that Chinese probably know more about American culture than Americans know about Chinese culture, saying China is a very global society. And Wen knows enough about American culture to lay off the French fries. “American food has a lot of fat. In China, we eat lots of fruits and vegetables, so I will have to do lots of workouts here,” Wen said.

Eastern officially welcomed 12 students from China during a press conference last Monday which was attended by three visiting professors from China’s Sichuan University: professors Chen Bing, the director of international exchanges; Professor Lin Nian, a computer sciences teacher; and Professor Zhao Li, who teaches health sciences in China. According to Fred Chilson, International Student Recruiter at Eastern, two other students from China may also be on their way to Eastern this semester.

With an official proclamation signed by President Steven Gamble and a symbolic handshake between Bing and Dr. Gary Musgrave, Eastern’s vice president for Student Affairs, the project that was six years in the making finally became a reality. The 1-2-1 program was the brainchild of a former ENMU student, Mary Stewart, and Mr. Wukang Li, both of WACE.

“We traveled to China in the early stages, but the unfortunate events of 9-11 put a stop. We are happy now that the doors are opening,” said Dr. Patrice Caldwell, executive director of Planning and Analysis at Eastern.

Through the 1-2-1 program, students from China can get dual degrees for Sichuan University and Eastern. They attend their first year of college in China and will then spend two years studying at Eastern before returning to China their final year to graduate. Their degrees will be from both Sichuan and Eastern. Musgrave said that, in the future, Eastern would also like to send students to China and Bing said his country would extend the same kind of welcome to American students in China.

Musgrave said, “We believe our students will gain from this cultural exchange and we would like to commit to Sichuan University that we will use our facilities and faculty and staff to do everything to help these students succeed at ENMU.” Bing responded, “We believe this degree program will be successful…We hope this is just a starting point.”

Business major Nan Lan views his two-year stay in America as a beneficial experience for both him and those he comes in contact with. “I want to learn more about how American business operates and American culture, but I also want to get an idea about how American people think, what I can get from them as well as what I can offer them.” During his spare time, Lan is taking karate classes at the Portales Recreation Center. Back home in China, he said his father is the master of a small city and his mother is a former teacher.

Chinese students, such as Lan, Wen and Liguang “Claire” Zheng, have had years of studying English before coming to Portales, but they are still trying to gain even better English proficiency. They are taking English as a Second Language (ESL) with Geni Flores, an instructor of bilingual education. Although these students know the English basics, Flores spent a recent class teaching them the double meaning of some words and phrases, which may throw them off, such as “Heads up!” and “Going out with a bang!”

The Chinese students also have a language lab time twice a week with Dr. Vitelio Contreras, an associate professor of Spanish who is helping with the ESL class. Contreras is using an interactive Ellis program that allows students to work at their own paces. Students hear and see the proper way words are pronounced in English and then record themselves to compare their own voices.

For Lan, it’s not the business program that poses the most challenge, but rather language, understanding his professors in class. Wen agrees that language is one of the biggest challenges here, but when asked why there are nine females and only three male students from China, she said, “I think biologically, females have good abilities to learn other languages.”

Wen and Zheng are both mass communication majors. For Zheng, this semester is a major switch for her, not only to a new country, but also to a new major. She has a bachelor’s degree in English but decided to try mass communications in America. She is very much open to learning about American media and culture, and, in fact, she has adopted an American name for herself. “People can call me ‘Claire’ because it is easier to say than my Chinese name and it also means the same thing as my Chinese name, that I was born in the morning.”

Claire is working at KENW-TV where she is learning about the different aspects of television production. She said she will use this semester to decide which aspect of communication she wants to go into, perhaps in management, public relations or broadcast. During her spare time, she said she enjoys surfing the Internet, chatting online with friends, reading books and singing songs. Incidentally, her roommate at Bernalillo Hall is a music major and has been introducing her to different types of American music. The majority of the 1-2-1 students are living in the dormitories on campus by choice and have specifically requested American roommates.

Students in the 1-2-1 program are enrolled in a variety of programs at Eastern, from economics and finance to vocal performance and music composition. The other Chinese students from Sichuan University and their majors are: Lixiang Huang, accounting; Lin Hu, human resource management; Muge Tian, economics and finance; Qi Huang, economics; Qian Huang, mass media; Ying Guo, vocal performance; Quanying Pan, vocal performance; Wenjun Wang, music composition; and Cheng Ye, vocal performance.

Claire said she already misses her mother’s cooking, but at least her parents are not as far away as the other Chinese students. She said her father is working at the University of Missouri.

Although language has been a bit frustrating for Claire as well, she said she is determined to improve her English writing level. And just like the other 11 visiting students from China, she wants to also expand her knowledge of American culture. “My wishes are to do well in the university, make many friends, let them know about the Chinese culture about learn from the students here.”

Host Families Wanted for International Students at Eastern
by Helena Rodriguez
Communication Services

One of the hardest things about going to school in another country is being away from family and friends while simultaneously being thrown into a completely different culture.

To help provide a support system for international students, Eastern is seeking host families to serve as “adopted families” for new students from China, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico and other countries. Students will not live with the host families. Most of the students, which include undergraduates and graduates, are already living in college dormitories. Host families are primarily asked to give the students time and provide emotional and mental support.

“The hardest thing is being away from home. You miss your family and when you do well on a test or something, it is nice to have someone close to tell you,” said Dr. Gary Musgrave, vice president for Student Affairs. Musgrave said host families are also ideal to help students learn first-hand about American culture.

Diana Cordova, director of Multicultural Affairs, was an exchange student herself while a student in Spain. She spent a summer in Syracuse, N.Y., so she knows first-hand that having a host family is about the little things, like having someone there to pick you up when you are down. But in addition to helping international students, Ms. Cordova said, there’s a two-way street of benefits when it comes to being a host family. “By hosting a student, you deepen your cultural understanding. You expand your family’s views of other countries and people contribute in a small but significant way toward world peace, which is needed. But most importantly, you change the viewpoint of a student of another culture by offering him or her the opportunity of a lifetime.”

Dr. Musgrave said having as much as 30 host families would be ideal, but he said even 20 would be great. Hosts do not necessarily have to be traditional nuclear families. They can be families with children, empty nesters or even single parents.

Dr. Musgrave said international students are the greatest ambassadors for their countries and that they tend to be very responsible. He also spoke highly of the local community, which he said has continuously offered support by opening its doors to international students.

For more information about being a host family, contact Ty Walker, director of Counseling and Career Services, at 562.2211.

Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibition Opens in Runnels Gallery
by Dr. Haig David-West
Department of Art

An exhibition featuring the photography of Lourdes Delgado opens in Runnels Galley in the Golden Library on Sept. 20. Ttitled "Jazz in New York: A Community of Visions," the works visually portray Ms. Delgado's concept that jazz musicians work and live with a healthy balance as creative individuals and social beings. She captures the multicultural dimension of New York City's jazz community and illustrates how that dimension exemplifies a democracy that works. The exhibition, which is in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, is open free to the general public and will end on Sept. 30.

Born in Barcelona, Ms. Lourdes Delgado relocated to New York City in 1994 after a sojourn in Buenos Aires. She holds a bachelor of science degree in computer science engineering from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and studied in the fiction program at the Liliana Hecker Workshop in Argentina. She studied photography at New School University and School of Visual Arts, both in New York City.

Ms Delgado has worked variously in artificial intelligence investigation, computer software analysis and programming, and Spanish textbooks editing. Since 1999, she has devoted her energies to freelance photography. She has since won several awards and was nominated for the Best Jazz Photographer of the Year Award in 2004.

Her work has appeared in such jazz magazines as Downbeat, Jazzlz, and Modern Drummer, in addition to general issue publications like GQ, Elle, Newsweek, People, Book, Woman, L’Espresso and the Sunday magazine of the Spanish newspapers El País, ABC, and La Vanguardia. She has photographed celebrities including Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton, George Soros, John Irving, Viggo Mortensen, and Antonio Banderas, and is visible on the Washington scene.

The general public is invited to a reception for the artist in Runnels Gallery at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 23. It will be followed by a slide lecture by the artist in Buchanan Hall in the Music Building at 7 p.m., where ENMU's High Winds Jazztet, led by Professor Chris Beaty, will also perform.

For further information, please contact Dr. Haig David-West, department chair and professor of art, at 562.2778.
(photo by Jeff Ballard)

Clayton High School Graduate Now a Recruiter at ENMU
(appeared in movie directed by Billy Bob Thornton)
Story and photo by Shelley Gilmore
Communication Services

A stint as a road construction worker convinced Ferron Lucero, a 1999 graduate of Clayton High School, that being more dedicated to his college studies might not be such a bad idea after all.

In his first semester at Eastern, Ferron wasn't attending classes.  His low grade point average caused him to be put on academic probation and he dropped out of school his second semester.  After getting a job in road construction, his three foremen convinced him that he needed and was obligated to go back to school.

Not only did Ferron go on to graduate from ENMU in 2004 with a degree in sports communication, he now works for the school as a recruiter for Enrollment Services.  He said, "I believe in our motto in admissions: ‘Student success, that's what it is all about.’" 

Ferron is demanding high goals for himself as a recruiter.  If he can get more students to attend ENMU and see how "wonderful it is here," then he has met his goals.  He believes that, "Attitude is everything.  The university is here to assist you in succeeding, but you have to be willing to overcome obstacles that get in the way of your success. Make sure that you aren't the one putting these obstacles in the way.  There are no limits."

Ferron says he is excited about the opportunity to recruit students to ENMU. His recruiting area is northeastern and central New Mexico, as well as the Texas panhandle. He believes Eastern has a lot to offer, including successful sports teams, a new communication building being built, a strong agriculture department and, with the new Southwest cheese plant planning hiring, there are many job opportunities for students.

He feels that ENMU is like a great big family. "The professors are approachable, and they listen and are helpful when students need guidance."  Ferron singles out professors and staff members who have been especially helpful, including Richard Rivera, producer and director at KENW-TV, Dr. Janet Roehl, department chair of communications, Mike Maguire, athletic director, and Dr. Christopher Stasheff, associate professor of communication.

In high school, Ferron was very active; he participated in basketball, track, FFA, and was on the Tri-State High School Rodeo Association, as well as the Texas High School Rodeo Association. He was a heeler in team roping.  His senior year in high school he was named Mr. Clayton High School.

In 1999, he auditioned for a role in the movie "All The Pretty Horses," directed by Billy Bob Thornton and starring Matt Damon and Penelope Cruz.  The casting director needed a Spanish man that could ride a horse.  Ferron was talented at that and traveled to Santa Fe and received a part as a federale (officer). Later, he was shipped to San Antonio where he received a speaking role in the film.

After the movie, Ferron received an academic and a rodeo scholarship at ENMU.  He competed in team roping with his partner, Tabor Smith.

Heo began announcing in 2000, including the High Plains Junior Rodeos and was able to announce the High Plains Junior Rodeo finals in July.  Dr. Stasheff, a professor in the communication department, encouraged Ferron to announce Eastern basketball games, and he completed his internship as the announcer.

This opportunity opened many doors for Ferron.  He now announces rodeos everywhere, including the College Daze Rodeo at ENMU.  He also announced the United States Team Roping Championships in Albuquerque N.M., Guthrie and Oklahoma City, Okla., San Angelo, San Antonio, and Waco, Texas, and Cheyenne, Wy.

Aside from his announcing activities, Ferron was a part of the Public Relations Club at ENMU his senior year.  He worked at the Broadcasting Center under Richard Rivera as an editor, director, and technical director, and videographic designer for the show "Sports Look."

When Ferron arrived in Clayton in 1994, his 7th grade class voted him class president.  His classmates said they wanted the new kid as their president.  According to Ferron, he remained class president from then on and through his senior year.

Ferron wants to later become an event planner for athletics, and perhaps attend law school.   He admits that dreams of taking the road to law school is a long way from the roads he used to work on in his construction days.  

ENMU Presents Distinguished Lecture Series on Diabetes, Hypertension, and Endocrine Disorders
by Dr. Zhiming Liu
Department of Biology

Dr. James Mrotek, professor and endocrinologist from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn., has been invited to give a series of distinguished lectures on diabetes, hypertension, and endocrine disorders at Eastern New Mexico University. The lectures will be presented in Science Building Room 108 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Monday, September 27 (Monday), 28 (Tuesday), and 30 (Thursday) and from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Becky Sharp Auditorium on the 29th (Wednesday).

Dr. Mrotek received his B.S. in Agronomy in 1964 and M.S. in Reproductive Biology in 1965 from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He earned his Ph.D. from Clark University, Massachusetts in 1973 and completed his post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California, Irvine in 1976. He then joined North Texas State University, Denton as an Assistant Professor. He became an Associate Professor in 1982, and then a Professor in 1987 at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee.

Dr. Mrotek has received many distinguished awards and research grants from federal agencies including the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Aging, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Environmental Health and Safety. He is a member and officer of several prestigious research societies including the Endocrine Society, American Society of Cell Biologists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society for Study of Reproduction, and Tennessee Academy of Science. He has served as a reviewer for many scientific journals and published numerous papers, book chapters, and books in high-level peer-reviewed journals, particularly in the field of endocrinology. He also teaches Endocrinology and Cell Biology to undergraduate and graduate students at Meharry Medical College.

The lecture series are sponsored by the Endocrine Society and the ENMU Chapter of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society. The lectures are free to everyone. Students, faculty, staff, and the general public are cordially invited to attend. For more information, please contact Dr. Zhiming Liu, Associate Professor of Biology and President of the ENMU Chapter, Sigma Xi, at 505.562.2495, or email him at: zhiming.liu@enmu.edu.

Don't Forget to Put Upcoming Fine Arts Events on Your Social Calendar
by Scarlet Smith
College of Fine Arts

Lourdes Delgado: A Community of Visions
Sept. 20-30, 7 a.m.- 11 p.m., Runnels Gallery, Golden Library
Admission is free and the public is invited.
Join Eastern and Lourdes Delgado for a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Delgado will share her stunning photographic ethnography on the jazz culture
in New York titled Jazz in New York – A Community of Visions.
For more information, call 505.562.2778.

Wind Symphony
Sunday, Oct. 3, 3 p.m., Campus Union Building, Ballroom
Admission is free and the public is invited.
The ENMU Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band will perform works from the standard
and contemporary repertoire for winds and percussion.
For more information, call 505.562.2377.

“Blithe Spirit”
Oct. 7-9, 8 p.m., University Theatre Center, Mainstage
$7 general admission, $6 senior citizens, $5 pre-college and $4 ENMU students
with current ID.
Noel Coward described his most popular play “Blithe Spirit” (1941) as an “improbable farce in three acts.” A delightful comedy of manners replete with Coward wit, the play is suitable for a general audience.
For more information, call 505.562.2711.

Trio Encantada
Tuesday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m., Music Building, Buchanan Hall
Admission is free and the public is invited.
"From Commission to Performance: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Creative
Process"
The recital will feature Dr. Dal Porto’s Song of the Night for Oboe, Voice and Piano which was commissioned by the Trio. Dr. Porto will first discuss with the audience how he came to compose this piece and then highlight each movement, the work as a whole, and its cyclic structure. After the discussion, the Trio will perform the work in its entirety.
For more information, call 505.562.2377.

Jazz Ensemble Concert
Thursday, Oct. 14, 7 p.m., University Theatre Center, Mainstage
Admission is free and the public is invited.
The concert will feature the 17-piece ENMU Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Chris Beaty, assistant professor of music.
For more information, call 505.562.2377.

Choral Concert
Tuesday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m., Music Building, Buchanan Hall
Admission is free and the public is invited.
The University Singers, conducted by Dr. David Gerig, professor of music, will be in concert. The singers will perform works by Faure, Vaughan Williams, Fine, Morley and Wilberg, as well as several folksongs and spirituals.
For more information, call 505.562.2377.

Liaison Between Los Alamos, Environmental Department, Hoping for Rainy Days
by Helena Rodriguez
Communication Services

Editor's Note: General Obligation Bond Proposition "B" in the New Mexico November General Election would provide $7 million for Eastern to build a new science building. ENMU gradute Alicia Nuttall is just one of the many examples of successful science graduates that Eastern has turned out despite the fact that the two buildings that currently house the science departments were built more than half-a-century ago.

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Since graduating from Eastern in December of 2002, Alicia Nuttall has seen her share of rainy days, but the environmental consultant for the water quality and hydrology group at Los Alamos National Laboratories and the New Mexico Environmental Department hopes for more storm clouds on the horizon.

From her days of testing for antibiotic resistance in dairy milking stations at ENMU, under the direction of Dr. Manuel Varela, assistant professor of biology, Ms. Nuttall is now working at Shaw Environmental, Inc., on a major project testing for migrating soil contaminants in watercourses at various legacy waste sites, making sure they are in compliance with EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) standards.

“This is a really big project with 324 sites to sample,” Ms. Nuttall said during an interview in July. “This summer, we are sampling 62 of the 324. The sampling is rain-event driven, so we must have rain in order to collect samples. Most of the sites have undergone remedial corrective actions, which will be verified through water sampling.”

Los Alamos is conducting the sampling for potential pollutants in the canyon watercourses of Los Alamos County. In addition to the current project, Ms. Nuttall also writes storm water pollution prevention plans, conducts sampling campaigns for storm water management, and performs data analysis for potential pollutants in storm water and management of erosion and sediment controls at different sites. She will present a poster of the 2003 water sampling campaign at the International Erosion Control Association Conference in Dallas next February.

Ms. Nuttall said she has been interested in biology since she was a child, and more specifically in microbiology since attending Eastern. “When I started taking microbiology courses, I knew that I would try to take every class Dr. V (Varela) offered. Microbes are really cool. My current job is not exactly in the field of microbiology, but my company is international and has projects that include microbiology which I hope to be involved with at some point in the future.”

At Eastern, Ms. Nuttall received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology with a minor in business administration. While at Eastern, she was a part of the ENMU rodeo team and also served as secretary for the Wildlife Club. On Sept. 4, Ms. Nuttall got married in Santa Fe to David Reass, whom she has known since first grade. Her ZTA sister and an ENMU alumni, Terra Drennan, served as her maid of honor.

Ms. Nuttall said she would readily recommend that other ENMU science graduates apply for jobs at Los Alamos and that she has already run into many Eastern alumni in the area. “Working in a top-notch facility gives students an opportunity to work with the most technologically-advanced products. The most important part of working for a national laboratory is safety in the workplace, regardless of whether you are in a genome lab, collecting field data or if you are a finance student at a desk.”

Celebrating Excellence at Eastern New Mexico University and 'Greater Expectations'
by Dr. Dann Brown
Coordinator of Freshman Studies/Associate Professor of Agriculture

As the academic year begins at Eastern New Mexico University, campus community members have taken the opportunity to reflect on the national recognition for “academic excellence” enjoyed on the Portales campus over the past years.

In 1997, ENMU was one of three recipients of the PEW Charitable Trusts Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education. This national competition recognized ENMU for its innovation and commitment to undergraduate education. As a result of this award, ENMU developed a nationally-recognized Freshman Seminar program for its newest students. This program has had a positive impact on student success at ENMU, and the campus model has been shared with higher education at national and state conferences.

In 2000, ENMU was asked to participate as a member of the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) Consortium on Quality Education. Only 22 schools nationwide, including Duke University, The Evergreen State College, Portland State University, the United States Air Force Academy, and the Universities of Michigan, Nebraska, and Southern California, were invited to join this Consortium due to their demonstrated innovative and comprehensive practices to help all students toward greater achievement. Since that time, AAC&U Leadership Institutions have served as models of promising practices for other institutions and provided information about campus issues and practices for the Association.

In 2003, ENMU was one of 19 campuses selected for participation in the National Learning Communities Project (NLCP) Summer Institute, held in Olympia, WA. The Learning Communities project strives to strengthen campus learning initiatives through the development of collaborative communities of practice.

Most recently, ENMU was one of 22 campuses chosen last spring to participate in the AAC&U Greater Expectations Summer Institute. This Institute, titled “Campus Leadership for Student Engagement, Inclusion, and Achievement,” was designed to assist educational leaders seeking to align institutional purposes, policies, structures, and practices to make possible the engagement, inclusion, and high achievement of all students.

Finally, among the 22 institutions attending the Greater Expectations Summer Institute, ENMU was one of nine selected by the AAC&U and the Ford Foundation as pilot institutions in its new Inclusive Excellence: Diversity, Inclusion, and Institutional Renewal project. This project is designed to explore how colleges and universities can embed campus diversity in campus cultures and institutional structures so that diversity becomes a resource toward the achievement of academic excellence for all students.

ENMU College of Business Receives Accreditation for MBA Online Program
by Marc Schoder
ENMU Communication Services

Eastern New Mexico University's College of Business has received accreditation for the new MBA Online program from the Higher Learning Commission.

"The MBA online program is designed for a working adult to do this program on a part-time basis," says Dr. Lee Weyant, assistant professor of management/graduate coordinator. The program, which consists of 33 credit hours, breaks down to 24 credit hours of core business classes and nine credit hours of business electives.

Dr. Weyant says that course content will be the same as taught in the classrooms, by the same Eastern staff.

"This program can be done in two and a half to three years part-time," says Dr. Weyant. "If you went to a larger school, such as Harvard, it would be a full-time program with full-time costs," added Dr. Weyant.

ENMU's College of Business plans a controlled growth to the program by beginning it in-state, then expanding it nationwide.

For more information, call 505.562.2342.

Competitive Swim Club Organized at ENMU
by Shelley Gilmore
Communication Services

ENMU has organized a competitive swim club. Dr. Cheryl Holloway will be the advisor and coach. She has coached swimming for 34 years at the high school level and age groups 4-75.

Thirty-five people have signed up; most of them were competitive in high school. Holloway emphasizes individuality: for those who want to compete now, and for those who want to work at their own pace until ready to compete. The club will compete in swim meets at the collegiate level. “ I want to try and keep swimming alive at Eastern,” says Dr. Holloway.

She also believes that this club will improve swimming skills, exercise and fitness, and help people learn the correct biomechanical techniques when swimming. This club is not only about competing and learning, but also having fun.

For more information, contact Dr. Cheryl Holloway at 562.2274.

Three ENMU Debate and Forensics Members Attend Debate Research Institute
by Marc Schoder
Communication Services

While most Eastern New Mexico University students were away playing in the summer sun, three students from the ENMU Debate and Forensics program were already sharpening their skills in the western part of the country. Sophomore transfers Dee Clifford and Thomas Howard and first year freshman Beverly Reynolds attended summer debate research institutes for two weeks in early August at the University of Wyoming at Laramie and at Arizona State University.

Dee attended the Arizona Debate Institute, a cost-efficient collegiate workshop for Debate and Forensics near ASU. She made the most of her time, contributing to the research of the institute and taking Top Speaker in the skills development track of the institute.

“The student is taught to research,” says Dr. Anthony Schroeder, professor of communication. Tthey contribute to the overall output of the camp, and use their research as well as the contributions of others.”

Over 1000 miles away at the Wyoming Debate Cooperative at the University of Wyoming, Thomas and Beverly were hard at work on policy debate. While Beverly eased
her way into policy debate, Thomas put the district on notice that he would be a factor this year, winning the camp's pre-season tournament against a more experienced team from Emporia State and the University of Wyoming.

ENMU's forensics competes in the American Forensics Association (AFA) District IX. District IX is the geographically largest district in the AFA and includes the Rocky Mountain States of Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and El Paso County, Texas.

ENMU-Roswell Presents International Art Exhibition
by Donna Gutierrez
ENMU-Roswell

An international art exhibition called ‘Boundary Crossing’ is open to the public in the Student Services Lobby on the ENMU-Roswell campus. The exhibition showcases artists from Thailand, Norway, Germany, Canada, North Carolina, California, Illinois, Maryland, Florida, Santa Fe, Artesia, Las Cruces, and Roswell.

“The show explores the possibilities that exist when different art disciplines merge,” said Jennie Bower, art instructor. “You will see paintings that become sculptures, and prints that also exist as paintings, as well as painted poetry and drawn photographs,” she said. “Most works are for sale and all works are worth seeing, pondering, and contemplating,” said Bower.

The exhibit will be open through Sept. 24.

Special Thank You

I received my copy of the Campus Directory today and was very impressed by the cover design. Please extend my congratulations to the staff of Communication Services. –Dr. Haig David-West

A huge thanks to Suzanne Balch-Lindsey, Joyce Eldridge, Bobbie Victor, Lahoma Zhonnie, Kathy Rolston, and Susan Lee for going above and beyond the call of duty (AGAIN!) for a student who was withdrawing from school last Tuesday! Folks like you make student success a hope when all seems lost. – Nico Cameron


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

Don't Forget

The Zias have a home volleyball match tomorrow night (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. against Wayland Baptist University. The Greyhound football team will be home this Saturday at 6 p.m. against Abilene Christian University. The Greyhounds will be trying to end a five-year jinx against ACU.

Quote of the Week

"Whatever you do, don't sign up up to play with that noon-time basketball bunch. They are way too serious! – Wellness staff member to newcomer Margaret Kirby

Employee Brief

muse apprentice guild (online magazine from San Diego, Calif.), in its Second Anniversary Issue, THE MAG BEYOND WORDS (August 2004), has just published "Ceremonies" (ghost story 8,000-words) by Antony Oldknow, Languages and Literature.

Lorelei Taylor, instructor of Yoga and Dance at both ENMU and CCC, spent the month of August in Bali, Indonesia, performing and providing dance workshops through the Bali Spirit Yoga studio in Ubud, the cultural center of Bali. Workshop students came from Bali, as well as countries around the globe including Australia, England, France,and Japan. She and her student, Yolanda Chavez, performed Spanish and Middle Eastern dances at the Indus restaurant and gallery, as well as Napi Orti and the Putra Bar.

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