Announcements
These Announcements were submitted to the Monday Memo by University community members (employees, students and retirees). Announcements must be received by Thursday at noon for publication on the following Monday. To submit an item, use the Submit Announcement form to the right, or e-mail monday.memo@enmu.edu. Announcements can only be accepted from off-campus groups that are non-profit. The Web address for the Monday Memo is http://www.enmu.edu/mondaymemo.

Memorial Service Today for Bud Elliott – A memorial service for former Greyhound football coach Harold "Bud" Elliott will be today (Monday), Nov. 7, at 3 p.m. in the Campus Union Ballroom.

Bench Club Luncheon Canceled – The Bench Club Luncheon for today has been canceled.

ENMU Faculty Art Show Begins November 11 – The ENMU Faculty Art Show will run from Nov. 11 through Dec. 1 in the Runnels Gallery in Golden Library. The opening reception will be from 4-6 p.m. on Friday Nov. 11.

2005 POPS Concert Set for Saturday, November 12 – The 2005 POPS Dinner Concert will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12 in the ENMU Campus Union Ballroom. The concert will feature the University Wind Symphony and the University Vocal Ensembles. Numbers will include Stephen Foster's "Beautiful Dreamer," "Nelly Bly" and "Some Folks." Other tunes include "Same Train," "John Saw duh Numbuh," and "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (a New Orleans/Gulf Coast tribute). The Wind Symphony will contribute several pieces that showcase the evening’s theme, “Fly Me to the Moon,” plus the popular Name That Tune contest will feature "Hooked on TV Reruns." Tickets are $25 per person in advance. Orders must be received by Nov. 9. Tickets are sold by mail only. Send checks or money orders payable to University Friends of Music, P.O. Box 195, Clovis, NM 88101. For ticket information, call Nancye Gressett at 505.762.0619.

Employee Briefs

After 39 years of service to Eastern New Mexico University, Dr. Thurman Elder (dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a tenured professor of mathematics and computer science) has announced he will retire on July 1, 2006.

Dr. Robert Long, Physical Sciences faculty member, gave the introductory lecture at a nanoscience workshop in Roswell, N.M., on Nov 2. The lecture was titled "Basic Concepts of Materials Science and Nanotechnology." The workshop was one of
the pre-conference workshops held at the start of the annual New Mexico Math and Science Teachers Convention in Roswell on Nov 2-4. Others involved in the workshop were Dr. Vanetta Perry (NMT), Dr. Snezna Rogelj (NMT), and Dr. Terry Lowe (Los Alamos National Labs). The workshop was sponsored by the New Mexico EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) program – which is funded by a major NSF (National Science Foundation) grant.

The Research and Faculty Development Committee and Dr. Robert Vartabedian, vice president for Academic Affairs, are pleased to announce that the following new faculty have been awarded Internal Grants for this spring. Notifications were mailed to faculty members today.
Kenwyn Cradock, Biology
"Investigation of Arthropod Diversity in New Mexico"
S. Alan Lephart, Physical Education
"Development of an Economical and Accurate Method of Determining Inertial Properties of Human Body Segments"
Todd Scalise, Art
"Art Residency at the Santa Fe Art Institute"
Darron Smith, Agriculture
"Survey of New Mexico Dairy Producers--Assessment of Past and Future Management Concerns"
Justin Zhang, Computer Information Systems
"Incentives and Information Systems for Knowledge Sharing: An Empirical Study"

ENMU alum Jana Stanfield will return to the Portales region on Nov. 19 to present her Annual Benefit Concert for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Jana is a talented singer who has performed in the Grand Old Opry and Carnegie Hall, as well as many national and international venues. She is also a noted motivational speaker and songwriter whose works have been featured on 202/20, Oprah, and Entertainment Tonight, as well as in feature films.

The concert is at 7p.m. in the Portales High School Auditorium. Please come and show your support of one of our very own. Tickets for the concert are $7 adults and $5 students (children 5 and under are free) and proceeds will be used to send children to MDA summer camp. Also, Clint Black has donated an autographed signature Baby Taylor Guitar that is being raffled off to support sending children to the MDA Summer Camp. Tickets are $5 each or 6 for $25. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call Judy Hall, concert coordinator, at 505.760.1386 or 356.8323 or Lisa Jaynes at 359.4447. Check out the event website at: http://www.geocities.com/ayalamf/jana_concert.html.

Brown Bag Lunch Set for Friday, December 2 – Interested in finding out what kinds of research people on campus are doing? The ENMU Sigma Xi Brown Bag Lunch series continues with a talk by chemist Dr. Juchao Yan presenting the research he is doing with EPSCOR, titled "Design and modification of nano-porous anodic aluminum oxide." It will be held on Friday, Dec. 2, at noon in the Sandia Room
at the CUB. So again, bring your lunch or buy it at the Campus Crossroads, and join us for an informative hour. We look forward to seeing you there. For questions contact Dave Batten, president, ENMU Chapter of Sigma Xi, 562.2750, david.batten@enmu.edu.

Advisor to TNT TV Series Speaking This Morning – Opal Chavez, Southern Cheyenne and advisor for the TNT series "Into the West," will give a presentation from 10-11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 7, in the Campus Union Ballroom to celebrate November's Native-American Heritage Month. If you have any questions, contact Native-American Affairs at 562.2470.

Book Fair Set for November 7-11 – The Student Council for Exceptional Children will host the Scholastic Book Fair in the Lobby of the Education Building from Nov. 7-11 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. There will be a wide variety of books of different genres. Books make exceptionally good gifts for the holidays.

Employee Looking for Donation of Basketball Referee Gear – Looking for basketball referee shirts and/or any other equipment you'd like to sell or give to some rookie officials. Please call Justin Liles at ext. 2866, or 356.8142, or e-mail justin.liles@enmu.edu or justinliles@hotmail.com.

Read the Newest Issue of the Datawave – [read]

General Comments and Compliments

(from e-mail sent to Dr. Anthony Schroeder)

Hello friends and support team,

I want to let each of you know that last Thursday I very successfully defended my dissertation, and will now be joining the ranks of "doctor." Although this feels great, I'm really writing to send each of you a special "thank you" for the unique and wonderful way in which you helped me get there. Thanks for the words of encouragement, the support when it was needed, and the patience when I had to work on my dissertation instead of spend time with my friends (each of you) doing more enjoyable things.

I appreciate the special part that each of you played in helping me attain this goal…and look forward to having more time to spend doing those "fun things" now!!

Kris L. Ford
Dean of Students
Albuquerque TVI Community College

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"Let’s hope he hurries up – I have to show students how to use a ruler!" – ENMU employee referring to article in last week's Monday Memo about Dr. Jerry Everhart’s involvement with a statewide mathematics education conference in Roswell.

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"Every week I look forward reading the Monday Memo. Your wit in journalism is amazing." – ENMU employee (Editor's Note: OK, what do you want?)

Health Fair Set for November 8 – A Health Fair is being put on by Student Health Services on Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 5-7:30 p.m. in the CUB Ballroom. The event is open and free to all ENMU students. There will be several departments bringing health information to the students in interactive ways. The University Police will be there with their beer goggles and bicycles; Health Services will have self-defense demonstrations by Steve Blakeley; SANE will also be there; Dr. Mary Drabbs will be having groups doing exercise, yoga, etc. Health Services will have booths on many different health issues. Healthy cooking and eating will be demonstrated by Family and Consumer Sciences. There will be a mock bar and much more. KSEL is doing three live remote broadcasts from the event and many prizes will be given away. For more information, call Tammi Gardner at ext. 2321.

Personal Protection Classes Being Offered – Recent events in our community relating to assaults against women are and should be a concern to everyone in the University community. To address these concerns, University Police will increase their evening patrols of campus and the residence halls. Programs about assault awareness and how to protect yourself will be offered. Personal safety workshops will be offered on campus and conducted by members of the counseling center and local law enforcement personnel. The schedule for the workshops is as follows:
Monday, Nov. 7, 6:30 p.m., Pecos Room, Campus Union
8 p.m., Eddy Hall Lobby
Tuesday, Nov. 8, 6:30 p.m., Pecos Room, Campus Union
8 p.m., Bernalillo Hall Lobby
Thursday, Nov. 10, noon, Pecos Room Campus Union

In addition, Ty Walker and Susan Larsen of the Counseling Office (562.2211) are ready to assist in any way that they can. Anyone who wishes an escort after classes or walking across campus is encouraged to contact the Campus Police at their after-hours number at 760.2945.

Please help us preserve a safe campus by watching out for each other, protecting yourself on- and off-campus, and reporting incidents or any suspicious activity to the Campus Police or ENMU administration. Anyone who has information about an assault or about a victim who may need assistance is strongly encouraged to report this to the Campus Police, the Counseling Office, or any administrator for prompt action.

Thank you for your attention to this critical issue.

Advanced Training on Microsoft Outlook – The Superusers group will be conducting an Advanced Training on Microsoft
Outlook 2003. The training consists of:
Creating a signature
Create a Personal Folder
Archiving Messages
Creating Filters
Voting Buttons (Quick Tip)
If you need help in Outlook, this is the place to be: University Computer Center Room 107, Thursday, Nov. 10, from 4-4:45 p.m. or Monday, Nov. 14 from 11-11:45 a.m.

There is limited space available, so reserve your space as soon possible by e-mailing Candace.Baros@enmu.edu.
NOTE: If you do not have Microsoft Office 2003 installed on your office computer, please contact the HELP Desk (4357) to have it installed prior to the training session. Please indicate which day you will be attending.

Students Invited to Apply for Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

Students interested in a career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering are invited to apply to the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.

Established by Congress in 1986, the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation operates an educational scholarship program designed to provide opportunities for outstanding U.S. students with excellent academic records and demonstrated interest in, and potential for, careers in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.

In the spring of 2006, the Foundation will award scholarships to students who will be college junior or seniors during the 2006-2007 academic year. In order to be considered for an award, students must be nominated by their institution. The deadline for receipt of all nominations is Feb. 1, 2006.

The scholarship award covers eligible expenses up to a maximum of $7,500 per year. Junior scholarship recipients can expect to receive a maximum of two years of support. Senior scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum of one year of support.

To be eligible, a student must be a current full-time sophomore or junior and must be pursuing a baccalaureate degree, have a B average or equivalent, stand in the upper fourth of the class, and be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or U.S. national, who will pursue a career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.

Interested sophomores and juniors should contact Dr. Regina Aragon in JWLA 118B by Nov. 11, or e-mail regina.aragon@enmu.edu.

ENMU Advertising on TV – Eastern is running a 30-second TV spot on the WB Network (Channel 12 on Portales cable) out of Amarillo throughout November.

Next University Policy Council Meeting – The next University Policy Council meeting will be held Monday, Nov. 7, at 9 a.m. in the Regents Room. This is an open meeting; anyone may attend. Policies that will be reviewed at the next University Policy Council, in addition to an explanation of the policy approval process, can be found on the Intranet at the Policy Manual site under "Governance" (http://inside.enmu.edu/page.php?pid=66). Comments or questions about these or any policies may be sent via e-mail to Patrice.Caldwell@enmu.edu or in writing to Patrice Caldwell at Station 2.

Catering Request Form – This is a reminder to the campus community that anytime you have a catering event or to have people sign up for a meal, through Sodexho, you need to complete a Catering Request Form. This form requires three (3) signatures: the requestor, department head and the vice-president for the area To obtain a Catering Request Form, you can visit the following site: http://www.enmu.edu/facultystaff//forms. The Catering Request Form must be turned in to Sodexho prior to the company providing services. This form will also allow the Business Office to process the invoices in a timely manner, without incurring finance charges. Please contact the Business Office at 562.2611 if you have any questions or Sodexho at 562.2190 if you would like to find out more information about what they can do for your next catering event.

Bookstore Has FranklinCovey Planner Refills – The Campus Bookstore has FranklinCovey planner refills in stock for Classic and Monarch with two-page daily or weekly formats for Jan.-Dec. 2006. Other sizes and accessories can be ordered by e-mailing bobby.brunson@enmu.edu.

Spring Schedule on Web – The Spring 2006 schedule has been rolled out and made accessible for viewing on the web. This schedule may be accessed by going to https://itsnv406.enmu.edu:7177/prod/bwckschd.p_disp_dyn_sched and selecting Spring 2006 from the drop down box. This schedule is also accessible via current students, prospective students, and academics links located on the ENMU Web page www.enmu.edu. For example, the schedule can be accessed by going to the ENMU web page www.enmu.edu; then selecting academics, then courses and catalogs, and then class schedule index.

Canned Food Drive – African–American Affairs is sponsoring a canned food drive to provide low income households with Thanksgiving dinner. Whatever donation you can contribute will be appreciated.
When: Now until Nov. 15
Where: Food and donations can be turned in to the Office of African-American Affairs in the Alley (a box will be provided to turn items in).
For more information, call 562.2437, or e-mail enmu.africanamericanaffairs@enmu.edu.

Bookstore Sweetening Deal on Canned Food Drive – The Campus Bookstore is assisting African-American Affairs with their canned food drive for Thanksgiving. The Bookstore will offer customers an extra 10 percent discount on the purchase of imprinted items (ENMU t-shirts, sweatshirts, coffee mugs,etc.) if they bring in a canned good appropriate for Thanksgiving. They will deliver the cans to African-American Affairs on a weekly basis through Nov. 15.

BESO Selling Raffle Tickets – The Bilingual Education Students Organization (BESO) is selling tickets to help students go to national and state conferences this year. The following were winners for the BESO (Bilingual Education Students Organization) Raffle: Sweatshirt: Winners, Dr. Steven Gamble and Cheryl Reeves; a Spanish-English Translator Franklin Smith brand Winner, Robin Wells. The other prizes: the $100 of books from the ENMU Bookstore and the afghan will be raffled later during the semester and all the tickets bought up to now will continue in the drawing. Tickets are $1. They will be sold at the CUB between noon-2 p.m. everyday. – Romelia Hurtado de Vivas, 562.2977, romelia.hurtadodevivas@enmu.edu.

Non-Trad Luncheons Cancelled – The Non-Traditional/ Re-Entry Educational Services Office has cancelled the luncheon previously scheduled for Nov. 9.. Please call Joe Lafuente or Dawn Riley at 562.2434 if you have any questions.

Non-Trads Hosting Veterans' Day Program – The NonTraditional/Re-entry Student Services office will host this year's Veterans Day Appreciation program from 10-11:15 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, at the Veterans' Memorial on campus. They are in the process of establishing a "Wall of Honor" to recognize ENMU students and faculty who are veterans, currently on active duty, or reserves. They request the following information from those individuals:

Name / Branch of Service / Years of Service / College Classification (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Graduate, Staff), and Major. You may submit your input by responding to enmunts@enmu.edu. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Multicultural Events

Nov. 7 – Opal Chavez at 10 a.m. in the Ballroom, sponsored by Native Affairs
Nov. 10 – Free Diabetes screening and workshop in Sandia Room from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., sponsored by Hispanic Affairs and Health Services
Nov. 11 – Veterans' Day:
African-American Affairs will do a presentation about Buffalo Soldiers.
Hispanic Affairs will do a presentation about Greatest Contributions of Hispanic Veterans.
Native Affairs will do a presentation about Code Talkers.

Diabetes Testing – There are 18.2 million people in the United Sates who have diabetes, 5.2 million people are unaware that they have this disease, and another 41 million people have pre-diabetes. Diabetes is more common in African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. There is only one way to know-GET TESTED. ENMU Health Services will be screening for diabetes by conducting a Finger Stick Blood Test. It is FREE, easy, fast, and painless. A representative from the New Mexico Department of Health will be here to talk about diabetes, what causes it, how you can prevent it, and how to manage it. Thursday, Nov. 10, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sandia Room-CU Lobby. This program is sponsored by ENMU Hispanic Affairs, ENMU Health Services, New Mexico American Diabetes Association, and New Mexico Department of Health. For more information, contact: Hispanic Affairs at 562.2451 or enmu.hispanicaffairs@enmu.edu.

Steak and Calf Fry Dinner – Portales VFW/ENMU Collegiate FFA/ENMU PGS Joint Fundraiser
Steak and Calf Fry Dinner
Saturday, Nov. 12
6 p.m.
Live Music - Fun Brothers
Auction and Door Prizes
$20 per person
For tickets, call 562.2521

Distinguished Researcher on Campus on November 15 – Dr. Venkat Gopalan will be on campus Nov. 15 to recruit students for an NSF-funded summer research program at Ohio State University. The National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF REU) Program has awarded the College of Biological Sciences at The Ohio State University an REU site grant to allow 12 students to perform summer research each year (beginning summer 2006). Details of this training program will be discussed during this 30-minute talk, titled "Summer research opportunities in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at The Ohio State University," which will be presented on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. in Science Hall 108.

While here, he will present a research seminar to faculty and graduate students on"Understanding RNA-protein interactions in RNase P, a potential tool for targeted cellular RNA degradation." This will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 3 p.m. in Science Hall 210.

Dr. Gopalan is an associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry at The Ohio State University, and is co-director of their NSF REU Program. Dr. Gopalan did a postdoc at Yale with Sidney Altman, a Nobel laureate in chemistry who discovered Ribozymes, and was a visiting scientist at Cambridge with Aaron Klug, another Nobel laureate.

For more information, contact Dr. Manuel Varela at 562.2464.

Distinguished Guest Speaker on Campus on November 22 – There is going to be an invited talk by a guest speaker on Nov. 22 on campus. This seminar is supported by the ENMU Chapter of Sigma Xi and the Department of Physical Sciences.
WHO: Prof. Plamen B. Atanassov, Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico
WHAT: An invited talk titled “Glucose/air enzymatic biofuel cell”
WHEN: 11 a.m.-noon, Tuesday, Nov. 22
WHERE: PS 108
WHY: Dr. Atanassov is one of the leading researchers in the field of biofuel cells, with whom Dr. Robert Long has been collaborating during the past five years in the field of fuel cells, and Dr. Juchao Yan is building new collaborations in the field of nanostructured materials and biosensors.
For more information, call Dr. Juchao Yan at 562.2494, or e-mail juchao.yan@enmu.edu

Enrollment Period for Health and Dental Insurance – The NMPSIA Board of Directors approved a switch enrollment for employees currently enrolled in one of their Blue Cross or Presbyterian health insurance plans. They have also approved a special open enrollment for the high and low option dental insurance plans with United Concordia. The special open enrollment begins immediately for a Jan. 1, 2006, effective date of coverage (December 2005 payroll deductions). To accommodate NMPSIA’s deadlines, interested employees should complete applications in the Payroll Office (Admin. 117) no later than Wednesday, Nov. 9. Employees enrolling family members that are not currently enrolled in any other line of NMPSIA coverage will need to provide supportive documentation such as marriage certificates and dependent birth certificates. Employees are encouraged to contact the Payroll Office at 562.2320 with any questions. Please share this information with employees in your area who may have missed this notice.

Fine Arts Calendar

November

POPS Dinner Concert
Saturday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m.
Campus Union Ballroom
Eastern New Mexico University in Portales
Admission: $25
Contact: Teresa Muldez, 505.562.2377

Brass Choir Concert
Sunday, Nov. 13, 3 p.m.
Music Building, Buchanan Hall
Eastern New Mexico University in Portales
Free
Contact: Teresa Muldez, 505.562.2377

Faculty Recital
Sunday, Nov. 20, 3 p.m.
John Kennedy, Trumpet
Music Building, Buchanan Hall
Eastern New Mexico University in Portales
Free
Contact: Teresa Muldez, 505.562.2377

Studio Recital
Sunday, Nov. 20, 7 p.m.
French Horn and Trumpet
Music Building, Buchanan Hall
Eastern New Mexico University in Portales
Free
Contact: Teresa Muldez, 505.562.2377

Student Choreographed Dance Concert
Nov. 30–Dec. 3, 8 p.m.
University Theatre Center, Studio
Eastern New Mexico University in Portales
Admission: To Be Determined
Contact: Shirlene Peters, 505.562.2711

December

Amahl and the Night Visitors
(Christmas opera) Dec. 2-3, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 3, 2 p.m., Dec. 4, 2 p.m.
Music Building, Buchanan Hall
Eastern New Mexico University in Portales
Admission: Adults $7, Senior Citizens $6, Students $5, ENMU Students with ID $4
Contact: Teresa Muldez, 505.562.2377

BFA Senior Art Show
Dec. 5-16
Runnels Gallery in Golden Library
(Library Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday Noon to 11 p.m.)
Eastern New Mexico University in Portales
Free
Contact: ENMU Department of Art, 505.562.2778

Christmas Concert
Symphonic Band and ENMU Choirs
Friday, Dec. 9, Two Shows: 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
University Theatre Center, Mainstage
Eastern New Mexico University in Portales
Free
Contact: Teresa Muldez, 505.562.2377

Open Enrollment for the Medical Leave Bank through November 30

Medical Leave Bank Policies Explained

What is the Medical Leave Bank?

The medical leave bank is a pool of hours to which any regular employee who earns medical and/or annual leave may donate some of their accumulated leave hours. The purpose of the medical leave bank is to provide medical leave to contributors who have suffered an unplanned personal illness, injury, disability or quarantine and who have exhausted their compensatory time and medical and annual leave balances.

Who is eligible to join?

Any regular ENMU employee who earns medical and annual leave and has a current medical leave balance of at least six days (hours are prorated for part-time employees) as of September 30, 2005, is eligible to participate in the Bank.

How much do I have to contribute?

Initial contribution is three days if you work full-time; hours are prorated if you work part-time. With prior written notice, the medical leave bank committee may request additional hours from the membership if the hours in the bank fall below one day per member.

Who makes decisions on request for time from the bank?

The medical leave bank is administered by a five-member committee appointed by the President to review requests for withdrawal of medical leave from the bank.

How do I enroll?

The medical leave bank policy, enrollment and request forms are available from the office of Personnel Services, Administration Building, Room 207, or by calling the office at 562.2115. Return completed form to Personnel Services, Station 21, by Nov. 30. Members who have been in the Medical Leave Bank for 30 calendar days are eligible to apply for days from the Bank.

Note: If you are already in the Bank, additional contributions are not needed unless notified by the committee.

To View the Complete Medical Leave Bank Policy – click [here]

To View the Medical Leave Bank Enrollment Form – click [here]

'Life with God' Course – For 12 Sunday evenings (through Nov. 27) from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Student Center ("J" and 14th Lane), a course will be offered that covers the basics of Christianity and compares the differing positions concerning the doctrines of the faith. It is the sort of course where you can ask those questions that you always wanted to ask but were afraid to do so. Everyone is welcome and invited.

ITS Helpdesk Office Hours – Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Friday, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

ENMU Recycles Empty Printer Cartridges – Please call 562.2430 if you have questions or would like for someone to pickup your empty printer cartridges.

Portales National Bank-University Branch Lunch Hours – The University Branch of the Portales National Bank is closed from 12-1 p.m. each day.

Official University Holidays for 2005-06 – The Board of Regents has approved the following 2005-2006 ENMU holiday schedule.
Thanksgiving – Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24 and 25, 2005
Winter Break – Close at 5 p.m., Dec. 22, 2005, Reopen at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006
Presidents' Day – Monday, Feb. 20, 2006
Memorial Day – Monday, May 29, 2006
Independence Day – Tuesday, July 4, 2006

Spring Break Set for March 27-31 – In the March 2005 Board of Regents meeting, the Regents approved the week of March 27-31, 2006, as spring break for ENMU. The Portales and Clovis public schools have also designated this week as spring break.

List Your Events on the University Calendar – It's never too late to take advantage of the online University Calendar. Make sure your University events are listed online by submitting your additions via e-mail. To ensure your request is processed in a timely manner, please send all calendar requests to calendar@enmu.edu. For any questions or problems regarding this process, please direct correspondence to betsy.chavez@enmu.edu or call 562.2134. Calendar Tip: Use the calendar to check what is happening around the University to help you when you are scheduling your event dates.

How to Reach Campus Police After Hours – To reach the Campus Police Officer on duty after 5 p.m., before 8 a.m. and all day Saturday and Sunday you can call the officer on his cell phone number at 760.2945. If for some reason you are unable to reach the officer on that number, call the Portales Police Department at 356.4404 extension 0. The dispatcher will then send a Campus Officer to your destination to assist you.

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.

Undergraduate Catalog Available as PDF Document – The 2005-07 Undergraduate Catalog is available as a PDF document at the following web address: http://www.enmu.edu/academics/courses-catalogs/catalogs/index.shtml.

Student News

The student group of the New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation will have thier next meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 5-6 p.m. in UCC 108. Roseanne Cox will give a brief presentation about Neuroscience Research. In addition, there will be activities regarding career opportunities in science, computer science and mathematics.

Seven students from Eastern New Mexico University have been selected to attend a summit on America’s role in the world on Thursday, Nov. 4, at the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe, N.M. The summit, called Global Solutions, Local Connections, aims to inspire today’s most promising young leaders to make local connections to global issues and to view a collaborative, principled U.S. role in the world as the special mission of the next generation of leaders.

The Eastern students are Dwan Martinez, Deborah Petrone, Ashante Hammons, L. Andrew Kloefkorn, Amanda Bassett, Alexander Odame and Diego Espinoza.

At the summit, young leaders with a demonstrated commitment to public service will engage in workshops and discussions aimed at equipping them with the tools to effectively educate and raise support for a cooperative U.S. role in the world on their campuses. The summit will feature talks by leading policymakers, scholars, and advocates, including New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, New America Foundation Senior Fellow Steven Clemons, and Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) Executive Director Susan Shaer. The summit will also give students an opportunity to meet likeminded peers from across the country who are similarly passionate about global issues.

The student conference is being co-sponsored by Americans for Informed Democracy and Citizens for Global Solutions. AID is a non-partisan organization working to raise global awareness on more than 250 U.S. university campuses and in more than 10 countries.

Thesis Defense
statement: Faculty, staff, students, and interested parties are invited to attend.
name: Christopher M. Tebo
title_of_thesis: The Writing Process: A Comparative Study of Its Application to Teaching Writing at Eastern New Mexico University and the University of Buea-Cameroon
building: JWLA
room: 127
day: Friday
date: 11/18/2005
time: 2:00
am_pm: PM

ASENMU Student Senate has been elected, and we are here to represent you. Thus, if you have any concerns or changes that you would like to see happen at ENMU, please contact your college representative in the Senate or come by the "Students' Concerns" table in the CU lobby Monday .-Thursday from 11 a.m. till 1 p.m. The Students' Concerns committee will do its best to accomodate your concerns.

Roswell News

Read the November issue of The Grapevine – click [here]

Ginger's Fire Safety Tip of the Week – Do not run extension cords under carpets. They can become worn, damaged and then ignite the carpet on fire.

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

Computing
Excel series – Don't Lose Sight of Your Row and Column Labels
As you scroll across a large spreadsheet, you often lose sight of your
row and column labels. You may not be aware that Excel has a function
that lets you freeze these headings in place.
1. To lock columns, select the column to the right of where you want the split to appear.
2. To lock both rows and columns, click the cell below and to the right of where you want the split to appear.
3. On the Window menu, click Freeze Panes.
4. To unlock rows, click Unfreeze Panes on the Window menu.

PowerPoint series – Don't Forget to Take Notes!
When you rehearse a presentation, it's always a good idea to make some notes to yourself as you go along. One way to do this is to make the notes in PowerPoint itself. To do this, start your slide show. Now, right click anywhere on the screen and choose Speaker Notes from the pop-up menu. The Speaker Notes dialog box will open and you can enter your notes.

DAT file version update – To check that your computer is up-to-date with the most current versions of virusscan software, locate the blue and white shield with a red “V” in it by your system clock on the bottom right side of your screen and click on it with the right mouse button. Then choose “About VirusScan Enterprise” in the pull-down box. There are two things to look for; one is the “Virus Definitions” which should be at 4615 and the other is the “Scan Engine” which should be at 4400. If either one is not displaying the above versions, click on the red “V” again with the right mouse button, then choose “Update Now” in the pull-down box. This will open a dialogue box displaying the status of the update process. Once complete, close the dialogue box and rerun the “About VirusScan Enterprise” option as described above. If the version is not at or greater than the one above, please contact the Helpdesk at 562.4357 for assistance.

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

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

Biblical Archaeology – This two evening class Mondays, Nov 7 and 14, 6-8:30 p.m., JWLA-119 is an overview designed to definitely whet your curiosity. Join Rev. Clyde Davis, First Presbyterian Church, Portales, who will examine the past century and a half of biblical archaeology, beginning with the application of scientific theory to biblical history in the late 1800’s. Be sure to bring a bible with the Old Testament. The fee is $20. Please register by Nov. 2.

Tablescaping for Your Holiday Gatherings – Ammie Whaley, Sodexho Campus Services, will show extraordinary tips and hints to help put some pizzazz into your holiday decorating Tuesday, Nov. 15, 6-7:30 p.m., COB-120. Please register by Nov. 10. The fee is $25.

Real Estate Principles and Practice (A Pre-Licensing Class) – A second pre-licensing real estate class will be offered by Lou, Tulga, CRB, Albuquerque, Nov. 17-20, Campus Union Sandia Room for a total of 30 contact hours. The fee is $250 and registration must be prepaid by Nov. 14. Three textbooks are required and are available at the ENMU Bookstore for approximately $87.20. On-your-own lunches are scheduled noon-1 p.m.

China-A Brief Survey – Zheng Liguang with the Americanized name of Claire is an exchange student at ENMU from Sichuan University in China and wants to share her native country offering four, two-day classes this fall on Mondays and Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Chinese Culture and History, will be offered Sept. 26 and 29, COB-137 for a fee of $15. Chinese Oral Language will be offered Oct. 10 and 13, COB-137 for a fee of $20. Chinese Written Characters will be offered Oct. 24 and 27, COB-137 for a fee of $20. Chinese Cooking will be offered Nov. 7 and 10, FCS-98 for a registration fee of $15 and lab fee of $5, payable to the instructor.

Swimming – for ages four years and up with Red Cross Certified Instructor, Shane King at the Natatorium, Monday-Thursday, 4-4:50 p.m. scheduled as follows: Rotation 1-Sept. 12-22; Rotation 2-Oct. 3-13; Rotation 3-Oct. 17-27; and Rotation 4-Nov. 7-17. The fee is $40 per rotation and includes a Red Cross certification card for the level passed. Please register by Friday noon prior to each rotation.

Mexico-A Brief Survey – Estela Gonzalez is a student at ENMU offering three classes to help you learn more about Mexico this fall: Spanish Conversational Language, Mondays, Sept. 12-Oct 3, 6-8 p.m., JWLA-115, $45; Mexican Culture and History, Mondays, Oct. 10-31, 6-8 p.m., JWLA-115, $45; and Cooking “Healthy” Mexican Food, Nov. 14-28, 6-7:30 p.m., FCS-98, $40, with a $10 lab fee, payable to the instructor.

Aqua Aerobics - Taught by Red Cross Certified Instructor Celeste Holloway this resistance type water exercise is offered Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-6:50 p.m. Aug. 30-Nov. 17, Natatorium. Pay only $8 per rotation or receive a $6 discount for prepayment of all 12 rotations for only $90.

Yoga: The Mind and Body Connection – Reduce stress and relax your body with Lisa Moyer Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7-7:50 p.m. through Dec. 8, GA-11. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes and bring a blanket or towel. The fee can be paid proportionately for the remaining semester at Extended Learning.

Meetings

University Policy Council Open Meeting
Monday, Nov. 7, 9 a.m.
Regents Room
Policies for review can be found on the Intranet at the Policy Manual site (http://inside.enmu.edu/page.php?pid=66)

University Computer and Technology Committee
Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 3:30 p.m. in the UCC 117

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)