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Memorial Service for Jack Williamson is Thursday
A Memorial Service for Dr. Jack Williamson will be at 2 p.m. this Thursday, Nov. 16, in the Campus Union Ballroom. The following is the tentative agenda. Program Welcome: Betty Williamson Family: Betty Williamson Teaching: Patrice Caldwell Science Fiction: Connie Willis Moment of Silent Remembrance Closing: Video Memorial (photos by Jennifer Telles)

World-Renowned Science Fiction Writer Jack Williamson Passes Away

World-renowned science fiction pioneer Jack Williamson, 98, passed away at 3:22 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10, in the study of his Portales home.

Dr. Jack Williamson

According to his niece, Betty Williamson, he told her many times, "I have lived a wonderful life and I will die with no regrets." A Professor Emeritus of English at Eastern New Mexico University, Williamson was a science fiction author, critic and educator. Earning his B.A. and M.A. from ENMU, Williamson joined the English faculty in 1960, later earning his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado with a dissertation on H.G. Wells. Already a well-known science fiction author when he joined the faculty, Williamson continued to publish steadily since his first story in 1928, "The Metal Man." His honors in the field of science fiction are legion, including Hugo and Nebula awards, and lifetime achievement awards from the World Fantasy Convention and the Horror Writers of America.

Williamson was named a Grand Master of Science Fiction in 1975, only the second (after Robert Heinlein in 1974) to be so honored. Williamson's "The Ultimate Earth," a section of his fifty-fourth novel, Terraforming Earth (2001) was singled out for Hugo and Nebula awards in 2002.

He continued to write and sell novels, stories and anthologies until close to his death. He also team-taught a course at ENMU each spring, sharing his knowledge with the next generation of students.

Williamson endowed scholarships in English and modern languages as well as for students in science and the humanities. He underwrote the ENMU literary magazine, El Portal, a publication that he supported as an ENMU faculty member as its advisor.

The Jack Williamson Science Fiction Library at ENMU has one of the top science fiction collections in the world. The collection now includes thousands of volumes of science fiction works, both fiction and non-fiction. It includes books, SF pulps dating back to the early 1900's, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, and many other items. Many of these were donated from Williamson's personal collection.

The Jack Williamson Lectureship Series, sponsored by ENMU, honored Williamson for his contributions. This annual event was held each spring since Williamson's retirement from ENMU in 1977. The Lectureship has attracted many famous writers and critics in science fiction and fantasy.

Sci-fi Legend Jack Williamson Dies
by Karl Terry
Managing Editor of Portales News-Tribune

The man considered by many the “Dean of Science Fiction” — Jack Williamson — died Friday at his home in Portales. He was 98. A prolific writer, Williamson authored more than 50 novels and numerous short stories, including eight novels completed after he turned 90. His first story, “The Metal Man,” was published in 1928, and he continued to work up until close to the time of his death. The world-renowned science fiction writer was a professor emeritus of English at Eastern New Mexico University and taught a course at ENMU each spring. He also hosted the annual Jack Williamson Lectureship for science fiction sponsored by ENMU. Though in failing health, he made a brief appearance at this spring’s 30th annual lectureship. “I really think Jack was the best friend Portales, ENMU and the universe may have known,” said associate professor of English and a close Williamson associate at ENMU, Patrice Caldwell. [the rest of the story]

Nation's Oldest Professor Teaching at ENMU
by Wendel Sloan

(Editor's Note: The following article about the late Dr. Jack Williamson was written by Monday Memo editor Wendel Sloan and published in New Mexico Magazine in 2005.)

Eastern New Mexico University may have the oldest active professor in the nation.  Although he officially retired from the English department at the 4,000-student campus in 1977, Dr. Jack Williamson, 97, team-teaches a course each year with Dr. Patrice Caldwell, associate professor of English.  The course alternates each year between creative and science fiction writing.  This spring it will be science fiction writing. Jack – as he is known in Portales (pop. 12,000) where ENMU is located--usually teaches the course in the Jack Williamson Liberal Arts and Sciences Building.  In front of the building is a life-size bust of him, donated by China--where many of his works have been translated.  (Last spring, he taught the course in his home, where students had the opportunity to see his extensive library, the computer where he writes every day, and his numerous awards.)  His office is in the Jack Williamson Science Fiction Library on the second floor of ENMU's Golden Library.  Science fiction fans from around the world travel to the science fiction library to browse its approximately 19,000 books, as well as thousands of magazines and original manuscripts donated by his friends-luminaries of science fiction.

In concluding his 1984 Nebula Award- and Hugo Award-winning autobiography, "Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction," Dr. Williamson wrote: "Overage for many things, I've been elated that writing is still great fun to do.  The wonder's still alive, and I rejoice that these words aren't yet actually the end." 

He was 76.  Now 97, Dr. Williamson is updating his autobiography.  "I'm sketching what I recall of my life for the last twenty years. Books I've written, people I've known, travel, teaching...Next to the business of trying to stay alive and the love of relatives, what matters most is writing," explained the former World War II Southwest Pacific weather forecaster.

Dr. Caldwell, his co-team teacher, said, "The expanded autobiography will be a treasure.  Every year, Jack Williamson contributes significantly to the genre of science fiction--through his fiction, his interviews and conversations, and his teaching.  This edition illustrates all that he gives to the generations of students he has taught." 

As a special addendum, the new edition of Williamson's autobiography will include excerpts from a diary that he kept during World War II.

Living alone, the widower writes several hours a day on a modern computer from a sunny, book-filled study in the modestly comfortable Portales house he built in 1949 for his wife, Blanche, a high school sweetheart he re-met and married at the age of 39, and her two children.  His 54th novel, "The Stonehenge Gate," was published in April of 2005. A short story of his, "The Cat Who Loved Shakespeare," appears in the July 2005 issue of "Chronicle," the trade journal of science fiction, fantasy and horror.  As recently as 2001, he received science fiction's top prizes, Hugo and Nebula awards, for his story "The Ultimate Earth." 

If any doubt that Dr. Williamson, who arrived with his family in a covered wagon from Arizona in 1915 to homestead in a 10X12-foot raw-pine shack 35 miles southeast of Portales, is a science fiction pioneer, consider that when his first story, "The Metal Man," was published in "Amazing Stories" in 1928 when he was 20, the term "science fiction" did not exist. 

He has since been credited with coining such common science fiction terms as terraforming" (transforming another planet for human use) and "prime directive" (often used on "Star Trek"). Arguably, his best-known works are "The Humanoids" and "Darker Than You Think."  Recently published is "Seventy-Five: The Diamond Anniversary of a Science Fiction Pioneer," a glossy, hardbound collection of his first 75 years of science fiction. 
"I'm naturally proud of my novels and the recognition my work has received," the Science Fiction Grandmaster said modestly.

Born in 1908 in Bisbee, Ariz., Dr. Williamson returned to college in 1955 at (now called) Eastern New Mexico University.  He attended college at (now called) West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas, from 1928-30.  He received his B.A. in the spring and his M.A. in the fall of 1958 from ENMU.  His thesis was "A Study of the Sense of Prophecy in Modern Science Fiction."

He soon began teaching high school English at New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) in Roswell, N.M.--90 miles away and home of the famous UFO legend.  In his autobiography, Dr. Williamson described his first full-time teaching experience this way: "Luckily for me, the school had hired me without the forbidding list of education courses commonly required...I think our country was better off before teaching became a bureaucratic monopoly.  In spite of fine and well-meaning friends in monopolies ranging from education to the army to the post office, I can't help concluding that all such organizations tend to put interests of their own ahead of whatever functions they were created to fill."

In 1959, at the age of 50, Dr. Williamson began working on his Ph.D. at the University of Colorado in Boulder, finishing it in 1964.  His dissertation was "H.G. Wells: Critic of Progress."  In it, he "picked up the thread of my master's thesis, looking into Wells's career as the chief creator of modern science fiction and his use of it to satirize science and the dream of future human progress."

Between beginning and finishing his Ph.D., Dr. Williamson became an assistance professor at ENMU in 1960, earning $6,800 his first year.  In 1964 he taught his first science fiction writing course at ENMU.  He was promoted to full professor in 1969.
In his autobiography, he described his early teaching career as leaving him little time to write science fiction.  "The first years at Eastern were nearly as strenuous as working for the doctorate.  Our teaching load was fifteen hours, a demanding burden.  Preparing lessons, making audiovisual materials, meeting classes, grading papers, committee chores.  Altogether, the job often took sixty hours a week." 

Also in his autobiography, Dr. Williamson expressed his opinion of a couple of national educational organizations.  "I joined NEA and AAUP, but with reservations.  I can't help feeling that they exist not so much to work for excellence in education as to pry salaries up and protect the tenure rights of incompetents."

In his autobiography, Dr. Williamson explained why continuing to teach the science fiction class at ENMU is important to him.  "Writing...it's lonely, the responses long delayed.  In the classroom, what you do and say gets instant feedback.  And you belong.  You're accepted, commonly respected, sometimes even loved."

Each spring since 1977, famous science fiction writers trek to Portales to honor him at the annual Williamson Lectureship on the ENMU campus.  This year's 29th edition, "Posthumanity Evolving," was held in March and featured Walter Jon Williams, author of twenty science fiction novels and several short story collections, and science fiction author Gregory Benford, also a physicist and astronomer at the University of California-Irvine.  The guest convener was science fiction writer Connie Willis.

In 1996, Dr. Williamson was one of four inaugural inductees into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in Lawrence, Kan.

As mortality approaches, Dr. Williamson refuses to seek comfort in unknown equations. "I don't have any reason to believe in personal survival," he said, "but understand that there is an instinct for self-preservation which leads people to believe in an afterlife.  I don't want to die, but it's something I accept.  But I enjoy living.  Interactions with my friends, creative work, good food--all these make me want to continue being here."
Although he sees no evidence of a supernatural force controlling the universe, the recipient of the lifetime Grand Master Nebula understands why others do.

"We are born as naked, screaming individuals, but we can't exist without parental forces.  As we grow up, we learn we have to compromise with our tribes.  And our tribes have to have leaders.  And there's a natural progression from these leaders to an unknown force people call God."

In concluding a draft of his updated autobiography, Dr. Williamson writes:  "Memory is selective.  It erases the blunders and frustrations, recalls moments of pleasure and success.  I could dredge up a thousand things I might have done or didn't do, that could have made a difference, but I don't dwell on the past.  Most of the people I have known and loved are gone, but the pain of loss has faded with them.  I am deeply concerned about the future of the wider world, but I feel content to accept with my own life as it goes."

Dr. Williamson also has strong opinions about the decades of "imperial arrogance" practiced by the United States.  "Triumphs in two world wars have left us with a heady sense of world dominion, a sense of rightful mission to impose our way of life and thought on all the planet...America may now seem supreme, but no empire endures forever...I'm afraid that our old folkways and ancient religions still hold us too close to our jungle origins.  Neither Moslems nor Christians have lost their historic appetites for war."

From his office in the library named after him, the white-haired, world-renowned writer added matter-of-factly, "Of course, a big rock from space could end all life on Earth at any time."

Dr. Caldwell summed up the 97-year-old science fiction writer's importance to Eastern New Mexico University:  "Having Jack Williamson as a presence for this campus is the best part of working at ENMU.  He will always be Portales' favorite son, and one of ENMU's most treasured alums and emeritus faculty.  But we know he belongs to the whole world."

New Mexico Magazine Runs Article on Founding of Eastern
	(Editor's Note: The following article about the founding of Eastern New Mexico University was published in the November issue of New Mexico Magazine. It was written by David L. Stone, president of the Portales National Bank.) David L. Stone, a third-generation New Mexican, is president of Portales National Bank, the state’s oldest family-owned bank. He’s also a rancher, movie actor, poet, songwriter and Civil War enactor. David is also a great and generous supporter of ENMU. He wrote this story as part of a collection he hopes to publish in a book.
Author David L. Stone in his office at the Portales National Bank. (photo by Wendel Sloan)

In 1912 the New Mexico Constitution called for “a normal school, which shall be established by the Legislature and located in one of the counties of Union, Quay, Curry, Roosevelt, Chaves or Eddy.” A normal school was a term used for a teachers’ training institution. During the 1927 session, the State Legislature was in the process of deciding where to locate this institution of higher learning. All the towns in eastern New Mexico were maneuvering to have the school in their county. This story shares an insight into the local folklore on how the decision was finally made.

Clovis was the largest town in the area and the odds-on favorite to win. Tucumcari was trying especially hard. Roswell was home to the New Mexico Military Institute, so they made no serious effort, but Carlsbad was also a contender.

The senator from Roosevelt County was Graham Bryant, a tenacious bulldog who would not take no for an answer. State Sen. Bryant, in a compromise, agreed to support Tucumcari’s request for road money in exchange for Tucumcari’s support for locating the new school in Portales. This deal was to be good only on the first vote. This was one obstacle down and still a few to go. Bryant then negotiated with the Clovis city fathers.

Clovis leaders Cash Ramey, A.W. Scarta, John Barry and State Sen. Sterling Jones agreed to support Portales for the college on the first ballot, but only if Clovis would receive Bryant’s support for a new National Guard Armory. Bryant then negotiated with the Clovis city fathers. Clovis leaders Cash Ramey, A.W. Scarta, John Barry and State Sen. Sterling Jones agreed to support Portales for the college on the first ballot, but only if Clovis would receive Bryant’s support for a new National Guard Armory. Wrestling was big in those days, and Clovis needed a big facility for wrestling matches. It was good for business in Clovis. State money was already approved for an armory; college money was still questionable. Clovis leaders were certain that Portales could not get the votes to obtain the new normal college on the first ballot. Clovis, they thought, would end up with the armory and the college. Little did they realize that “Bulldog Bryant” was wrestling the college away from them.

Bryant, Coe Howard, Sam Seay, Ezra Watts and Earl McCollum drove to Encino, the home of R.C. Dillon, to obtain his support for the location of the college in Portales. Dillon’s support was critical. A big snowstorm impounded Bryant’s car and the Portales crusaders had to make the return trip by train, but their trip was worth all the trouble and inconvenience. The governor supported Portales on the first ballot.

On the day before the big ballot, Bryant lacked the support of only one senator. He was close in his quest to locate the college in Portales on the first vote. It was now or never. All his support would disappear if he lost on the first ballot. He was desperate. He had run all his traps and he was still one vote short. He knew this was Portales’ only chance to get the college.

Louis Coe, the senator from Hondo, was unescorted while in Santa Fe. Her husband, a paraplegic, stayed in Hondo and managed their ranch while she was at the Legislature. She was the only senator undecided on the college location issue.

Bryant was a gruff, serious-minded lawyer. It was hard to imagine passionate thoughts ever crossing his mind. When the future of Portales was at stake, however, he started having romantic ideas. Who could persuade Coe to vote for Portales? She would be needing an escort to a Santa Fe celebration on the eve of the big vote. Who could escort her and sell Portales in the process? Bryant’s prospects for success brightened as he selected the man.

Napoleon Bonaparte Fields, known as “Boney,” was a handsome, debonair, smooth-talking men’s clothing-store owner in Portales. He was an impeccable dresser and drove a new Buick Roadster convertible. More important, he was the most eligible bachelor in Portales.

Bryant appeared to be a rock of power who never asked for help. On that day, however, he knew he needed help from a man with different talents than he possessed. He needed a lady’s man.

Soon after Bryant explained the situation, “Boney” Fields washed his car, packed his best suit and was on his way to Santa Fe. He carried the hopes of Portales with him.

History does not record how “Boney” Fields entertained her. It does record that on the first ballot, Coe voted to locate the new Easter New Mexico Junior College in Portales.

After the college was officially located, the grateful citizens of Portales presented Dillon with a white horse and silver-mounted saddle as a token of their appreciation. Portales saddlemaker J. Harv Baker made the trophy saddle.

Graham Bryant was, and still is, recognized as the man who delivered ENMJC to Portales. This institution grew to become Eastern New Mexico University, the third-largest university in New Mexico. He served as chairman of the board of regents and directed its future with wisdom and tenacity. He is rightfully called “the father of ENMU.”

Boney Fields remains an unsung hero who worked undercover to deliver the deciding vote on the first ballot. This is dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte Fields, who was ENMU’s Fields of Hope.

Sculpture Unveiled at Communication Center by Casey Peacock: Portales News-Tribune Staff Writer

Created using light and glass elements, the “Art of Realization” sculpture designed by Encinitas, Calif. artist Deanne Sabeck, was dedicated in a ceremony held at the new Communications Center located on the Eastern New Mexico University campus yesterday. Illuminating the wall with light and color, the sculpture is located just inside the entrance to the building. Laid out along the wall in a concentric pattern, the sculpture, features three pairs of integral sayings, that mirror each other. “It’s just remarkable,” said Patrice Caldwell, Executive Director of Planning and Analysis at ENMU. “I think it will be a very striking addition for the campus.” Established in 1986, the sculpture is part of the “Art in Public Places” program enacted by the New Mexico Legislature. [continued]

(photo by Karl Terry of PNT)

	The Artist with 'Art of Realization' The artist, (middle) Deanne Sabeck, discusses her creative process with (left) Cheryl Borden and the artist's unknown assistant. (photo by Marc Schoder)

ENMU Hosts First Amendment Conference
by Ashley Lee, Portales News-Tribune

Students and community members attended the First Amendment conference Wednesday, co-sponsored by Eastern New Mexico University’s Department of Communicative Arts and Sciences and the Chase. The panel discussion was designed to encourage people to question American media’s role during wartime, say organizers.

Amber Davis, a public relations student from Eastern New Mexico University, moderated the forum. “I am a communication major with plans to be working in the public affairs office in the military since this was interesting to me I decided to get involved,” said Davis. Janet Roehl professor of journalism started out the conference with a brief history of the roles that media has played during times of war throughout history. The impact that media has had on shaping the feelings that people have toward war and the idea of what is taking place in that war. She ended with a quote heard often: “The first casualty of war is the truth.” [continued]

"We find that kind of hard to believe..." (photo by Marc Schoder)

The impact that media has had on shaping the feelings that people have toward war and the idea of what is taking place in that war. She ended with a quote heard often: “The first casualty of war is the truth.” [continued]

Speaking of First Amendment rights, check out the interview below...

Interview with Doug Morris, Assistant Professor of Reading interview by Wendel Sloan

Doug Morris in his office (photo by Roma Vivas)

"Anyone should feel very comfortable who is a 'radical' in the sense of believing that we need transformations of the fundamental economic, social and political institutions of society in order to pursue a more socially just, fair, democratic and peaceful world." – Doug Morris Q. What do you do at the University and how long have you been here? A. I teach in the School of Education, in Curriculum and Instruction among very supportive and friendly colleagues. I have been here since August 2005. Q. What did you do before coming to Eastern? A. For the three years prior to Eastern I was working on a Ph.D. at Penn State studying with Henry Giroux and doing much organizing, rallying and public speaking against the US attack on and occupation of Iraq. It was very

clear in advance of the illegal U.S. aggression that it would lead to both a horrible catastrophe and a dramatic increase in terrorism on a global scale. Now, even the Pentagon agrees with what most anti-US aggression activists were saying from the beginning.

Q. How do you feel about your current job, and what are your future plans?

A. It is a great job. I am constantly inspired and impressed by the students at Eastern, and always feel happy and supported around colleagues and Dean Harmon in the School of Education. Eastern students generally work much harder than anyone I knew at Penn State, even in doctoral studies. Currently, among other things, I am working on putting a book together on films as a form of public pedagogy inside a US culture of militarism, and working on an online course “Films, War and the Public.”

Q. You are the organizer of the Human Rights Film Series on campus. What has been your motivation in offering this series?

A. For the last fifteen years or so, in different communities, I have been involved with people in organizing public screenings of films that look at human rights issues. The motivation is indignation in the face of often monstrous human rights violations perpetrated by US economic, political and military power around the world, including inside the US. In my experience, much of what US power does in the world is hidden from public consciousness. When people don’t know they are not really free to make choices on whether or not to support policies and practices that are harmful to human interests and rights.

When Jesus suggested “what you do to the least of my brethren, you also do unto me,” he was expressing an ethics of solidarity that recognizes how “an injury to one is an injury to all.” It is a basic idea expressed in the Preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Right Rights. The UDHR calls on us to recognize “the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family [for that is] the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.” The motivation is driven by a sense of intellectual, social and moral responsibility. Having said that, it should be added “there is always more that we could do.”

Films can provide resources, information, knowledge and understanding so that people are operating at a more substantive level of freedom of choice around these crucial matters of human rights. In short, films provide a useful tool for public awareness and education, as do the conversations engaged following the films. Everyone, at some level, especially the personal level, understands and appreciates the need for human rights. William Sloane Coffin suggests that if we lessen our indignation toward oppressors we lessen our love for those who are victimized by the oppressors. [rest of interview]

ENMU Men’s Team Wins New Mexico College-High School Challenge Rodeo by Adam Pitterman Sports Information Director

Senior Stetson Hererra (Marvel, Colo./Durango HS) finished first in the bareback riding and Ty Foster (Jr., Midland, Texas/Midland Lee HS) won the tie-down roping to lead the Eastern New Mexico University men’s rodeo team to a first place finish at therecent first-ever New Mexico College-High School Challenge Rodeo in Farmington. The women’s team turned in a fourth-place finish. Herrera won all three rounds in the bareback riding, finishing with an average score of 40. His final total of 219 points put him 15 points ahead of runner-up Daniel Etsitty from New Mexico State. Foster’s average time of 30.3 seconds in the tie down roping was 1.5 seconds faster than runner up Wacey Walraven’s from New Mexico State. Jared Eshelman (Jr., Melrose, NM/Melrose HS) placed fourth in the tie down roping with an average time of 33.8 seconds, while Cole Jackson (Fr., Animas, NM/Animas HS) finished ninth in the steer wrestling, going 129.4 seconds. Lynde May (Sr., Portales, NM/Elida HS) finished second in the goat tying, with an average score of 25.4. Raelyn Gardner (Jr., Lovington, NM/Lovington HS) finished third in the barrels with an average time of 51.75, just .22 seconds behind NMSU’s Staci Stanbrough. Charmaine Talbot (Fr., Pagosa Springs, Colo./Pagosa Springs HS) placed 10th in the barrels, with an average time of 58.46 seconds. (courtesy photo)

ENMU President Thanks Supporters of Bond B
by Wendel Sloan
Communication Services

With the passage of Bond B in Tuesday’s General Election, Eastern New Mexico University will move forward with plans to renovate its Music Building. The bond provides $4.5 million to Eastern for this purpose. The next step will be hiring an architect in the coming months.

Bond B passed statewide with about 55 percent approval, and 62.6 percent approval in Eastern’s home of Roosevelt County—the fourth-highest approval in the state.

“We are extremely grateful to the voters for approving Bond B,” said Dr. Steven Gamble, president of Eastern New Mexico University. “We have a wonderful music department. Now our faculty will be able to train students in a facility that more closely matches the amazing job they do. And the public will be able to enjoy the fruits of this labor in professional caliber performances by our students and faculty.”

The Music Building was constructed in 1957 and is one of the oldest buildings on the ENMU campus. The age of the building and changes in the types of musical performances and instruments underscore the need for substantial renovation, according to DR. Gamble. The marching band and wind symphony, among others, have exceeded their rehearsal space. The renovation will include a substantial addition to provide state-of-the-art facilities for music study, public school teacher training and public cultural events.

Dr. Michael Sitton, dean of the College of Fine Arts, says that the Music Building is too small for the growing population of music majors, and that there is not enough room in the concert halls to seat the audience at some musical events. “We are very grateful for the public’s support of Bond B,” said Dr. Sitton. “We will do everything we can to earn their trust in us by providing music education and performances that the entire state can be proud of.”

Dr. Gamble expressed his support to everyone who supported Bond B. “We cannot thank the voters enough,” he said. “We also thank all the volunteers, too numerous to mention, who worked tirelessly in promoting Bond B. This support will soon translate into a tangible structure that will pay intangible benefits to New Mexico for years to come.”

Theatre Students and Faculty Win Awards at Two Festivals by Joseph Sanders and Roma Vivas
ENMU theater department folks hanging out in Amarillo (most photos by Lavonda Franco)

The ENMU theater department has won several recent awards. Eastern recently attended two festivals: the “Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival” (KCACTF) in Amarillo, Texas, and the “South Western Theater and Film Association” (SWTFA) in Alexandria, La.

Anne Beck and Janeice Scarbrough waiting for the awards ceremony

Awards at the“Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival” were:
Excellence in Playwrighting: Samantha Carrillo, Jason Dixon and Laura Holder
Excellence in Hat Design: Aleka Garcia
Excellence in Projections and Photography: Lavonda Franco
Excellence in Support of Original Scripts: Eastern New Mexico University
Irene Ryan Nomination-Excellence in Acting: Laura Holder and Hilary Reeves

Putting the stage together for the play "Mia Emma and Rose"

Awards at the“South Western Theater and Film Association” were:
1st Place in Unrealized Student Scenic Design: Charles Britton
2nd Place in Unrealized Student Scenic Design: Helen Perry
Honorable Mention in Unrealized Student Scenic Design: Jacqueline Davies
1st Place in Unrealized Student Costume Design: Stephanie Miller
2nd Place in Unrealized Student Costume Design: Jacqueline Davies
Honorable Mention in Unrealized Student Costume Design: Helen Perry
(the above listed awards were for class projects, not for design work on a produced production)

Hillary Reeves and Stella Buie, assistant professor of theater, prepare for"Mia Emma and Rose"

For work done on a produced production, the Awards were:
2nd Place in Realized Prop Design: Charles Britton and Mary Conklin for ‘Alice in Wonderland’
1st Place in Realized Scenic Design: Mark Ferris for ‘Mia, Emma and Rose’
2nd Place in Realized Scenic Design: Anthony Valdo for ‘Alice in Wonderland’
Superior Faculty Costume Design: Stella Buie for ‘Alice in Wonderland’
Superior Faculty Scenic Design: Felipe E. Macias for ‘Project Cerulean’

Also, Stella Buie, assistant professor of theater, was elected to the Board of Directors for the SWTFA.

Hillary Reeves and Lora Holder received the "Irene Ryan Award"

Interview with Bogdan Stanca, International Student from Romania interview by Wendel Sloan; photo by Marc Schoder

Q.  Where are you from and why did you choose ENMU? A. I am from Constanta, Romania. After getting a bachelor’s degree and working for three years in a Romanian company, I decided to pursue an MBA. While I was looking for schools, Eastern was recommended by a couple of friends as having a good and affordable business program. Q.  How has your participation in the International Club eased your transition into attending an American university? A. Leaving the place where my family and friends are and moving to a town that is about 8,000 miles away was, indeed, a challenge. During the first weeks, I didn’t seem to find my place. I was working as a graduate assistant, studying for my classes, but something was missing.

Being a part of the International Club filled that void. I was still missing everyone back home, but within the Club I found people that have gone through the same experiences--people that I could relate to. This has made it easier for me to adjust to living in a new country. Furthermore, engaging in different activities with the Club, both on- and off-campus, has helped me understand what it means to attend an American university.

Q.  Even though the students are from many different countries, do you think they feel camaraderie with each other?

A. Every student has his or her own way of dealing with the other students. Sometimes, cultural differences may impose some barriers, but most of the time the barriers are overcome. I’ve seen close friendships develop between Indians and Moroccans, Romanians and Ghanaians, Cameroonians and Nepali.

A. Being a part of the International Club has brought us all together and differences between countries are overshadowed. Going on trips, playing soccer together, and getting involved in different activities at Eastern or in the Portales community gives us the opportunity to spend time together and to share bits and pieces of our cultures with the others. We sometimes get together and enjoy traditional foods from a certain country. It is amazing to just sit together, enjoy great food, and learn so much about customs and traditions from different countries around the world.

Q. Have the students ever had any conflicts with each other over political differences between their countries?

A. Most of the differences that we talk about are cultural rather than political. I guess it is more interesting for all of us to come together rather than engage in conflicts due to political debates.

However, I recall an incident that happened last year. Rosa Zamora had put together a calendar of the most important holidays of different countries around the world. The calendar included the Moon Festival in Taiwan. One of the Chinese students was pretty upset and offended, stating that the Moon Festival is actually a Chinese celebration and that Taiwan is Chinese territory, and therefore it should not be included on the calendar as a separate country. The issue didn’t develop into a conflict, but it was interesting to see how people can have different views of the same subject, depending on their background. 

Q.  What do you think International Students add to ENMU?

A. Ever since I first arrived in Portales, I noticed how people who I got in touch with were very interested to find out about my country, our culture or our traditions. That is how I realized what the International Students bring to ENMU. We come from all over the world, and we bring our different experiences and different views to the classrooms and to campus life.

Many of the ENMU students didn’t have the opportunity to travel abroad and learn about different countries. By getting in touch with International Students they have the chance to understand the differences between the United States and other countries. It’s not the same thing as visiting the country, but it is still a good experience.
And we try to share our culture anytime we have the chance. Sometimes professors invite us to their classes to talk about our countries and enrich the students’ knowledge about the diverse cultures they may encounter after they graduate.

Q.  What do you think International Students gain by attending ENMU in particular?

A. Whenever this question is asked to International Students, two main ideas arise.

The main benefit we gain as International Students is the community of ENMU and Portales. I could not have thought of a better place to start living in the United States than Portales. Now, senic-wise, the town itself is not amazing. But the people we met have made it a second home for most of us. And we are incredibly grateful for this great community, which made easier for us to be away from home.

The other strength of Eastern is the quality and accessibility of the faculty. Coming from different educational systems, it is amazing for most of us to be able to have such open relations with our professors. I think ENMU is one of the few schools that offer students so much one-on-one time with their professors.

Q. Do you see a difference in the attitudes of International Students versus American students?

A. Some differences appear in their approach toward studying. On average, International Students seem to be more focused towards their classes. I think that once you come to a different country to study, one’s goals are more defined and more energy is channeled towards accomplishing those goals.

Q.  What has been the most surprising thing to you about the American culture? How is it different from the culture you were raised in?

A. The thing the surprised me the most was the laid back attitude that dominates American culture. I was probably raised in a more disciplined environment and I wasn’t expecting such an open way of living.
Other than that, there aren’t too many things that have surprised me. The main reason is the fact that during the last ten years Romania has gone through tremendous changes, and many elements of Western cultures have become common in my country.

Q. What do you hope to do after you graduate?

A. I am currently pursuing a master’s in business administration and will graduate in May 2007. After that I will try to take advantage of the great opportunities the American business environment has to offer, and start a career in finance. I find the financial sector fascinating and, hopefully, I will be able get a position with a major Wall Street firm.

Q. Other thoughts?

A. As international students, we are happy to be here, and will try to bring our different skills and characteristics to enrich the diversity and the educational experience of ENMU.

Employee/Student/Alumni Briefs

Dr. Juchao Yan, assistant professor of chemistry, gave a seminar titled "Design and Modification of Nanoporous Anodic Aluminum Oxide" at the Department of Natural Sciences at New Mexico Highlands University.

Dr. Michael F. Shaughnessy has been advised that a paper originally published in the International Journal of Progressive Education will be included in a book to be published by Hampton Press early next year.

An Eastern New Mexico University student was recognized by FFA in October. Jacob Freitas of the Texico FFA Chapter received the American FFA Degree at the 79th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, according to an FFA press release. Freitas is the son of Mitch Freitas and Kelly Freitas and is studying dairy science at ENMU, the release reads. His FFA advisor is Todd Pinell.

Bernice Eileen Costin, 57, passed away on Nov. 1 in Cibola County. She was a former member of the Rifle Club at Eastern New Mexico University.

New Announcements and Impending Deadlines

Top Four Counties in Supporting Bond B – Taos County, 68 percent; McKinley County, 67.8 percent; Chaves County, 64.8 percent; and Roosevelt County, 62.6 percent (FOR: 1,973; AGAINST: 1,387).

ENMU Will Store Your Bond B Yard Signs – If you would like Eastern to store your Bond B yard signs until the 2008 election, please return them to the University Switchboard in the Administration Building. For more information, call Betsy Chavez at ext. 2134.

Bond C Also Passed – Bond C for libraries also passed statewide. In Roosevelt County, it received 54.9 percent approval.

Human Rights Film Series Continues Tonight – The Human Rights Film Series continues tonight with Bread and Roses, a film by Ken Loach, at 7:30 p.m. in the Sandia Room of the Campus Union Bulding.

The following information was preovided by ENMU professor Doug Morris: Ken Loach's Bread and Roses is a story about crossing borders, national, ideological, political and cultural. It is the story of the successful "Justice for Janitors" union organizing campaign, which helped establish improved pay and working conditions for the largely Latin American unskilled workforce in Los Angeles. Bread and Roses is a "Hollywood" movie with a difference, filmed in and around corporate LA, but homing in on the lives of the ignored army of grotesquely underpaid, and often “illegal” immigrants, who give the area its sheen and keep it moving. There is semi-documentary footage of union organizing meetings and public demonstrations for social justice, decent pay and better working conditions that point to the need for a democratization of the workplace and beyond.

Reception at Runnels Gallery on Friday – There will be an opening reception at Runnels Gallery in Golden Library on Friday, Nov., 17 from 5-7 p.m. with refreshments for an exhibition by California artist Lisa Prettol. The show will be on display from Nov. 13-30.

ENMU Hosting Big Band Dance in Clovis – The ENMU Jazz Ensemble will perform at a big band dance at the State Theatre at 5th and Main in Clovis, N.M., from 7-10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17. General admission is $5 and $4 for students. All proceeds help fund guest artists and clinicians for the 2007 ENMU Jazz Fest. Music from the “big band era” including Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw and many others will be featured, plus several more modern jazz compositions and a little rock ‘n roll.

For more information, call Chris Beaty at 505.562.2471.

39th Annual POPS Concert Set for November 18

The University Friends of Music will present the 39th annual POPS Dinner Concert on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Campus Union Ballroom at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales.

The evening’s musical theme is the American West, with selections from “Oklahoma” featured. Music will be provided by ENMU’s Wind Symphony and University Vocal Ensemble.

Proceeds from the event benefit scholarships for students. The evening’s menu is chicken cordon bleu, rice pilaf, sautéed string beans, salad, rolls, coffee, and apple tart for dessert. A vegetarian option is also available.

Tickets are $25 each, half of which goes directly to scholarships. For tickets (by mail only), send check or money order to POPS Dinner Concert, PO Box 195, Clovis, NM 88101.

For information, contact Patrice Caldwell at 356.6591 or Nancye Gressett at 762.0619.

Dining Hall Menu Through Thursday – [menu]

BESO Organization Sponsoring Raffle – The Bilingual Student Organization is hosting a fundraising raffle to send students to the national convention:
The prizes are:
1st prize: 1 Park Bench (Burns Hardware)
2nd Prize- 1 Case Castrol Motor Oil (Quick Lube)
3rd Prize: Men's ENMU Sweatshirt (ENMU Bookstore)
4th Prize: Women's Sweatshirt (ENMU Bookstore)
5th Prize: Gift Certificate $25 (C&S)
6th Prize: 1-75 Piece Tool Set (Auto Zone)
7yh Prize: Hair Cut (Sylvia's Beauty Salon)
8th Prize: Set of 7 Classic Books
9th Prize- Movie Rental
10th Prize: Set of Children's Christmas Books
11th -15th Prize: Balloon Bouquet
16-20th Prize: 1 Gift Wrap
(Prizes 11-20th) from Balloons-N-Wrappers.
Need not be present to win.
Contact: Dr.Romelia Hurtado de Vivas in Education 158, or Romelia.hurtadodevivas@enmu.edu, or 562.2977.

Host a Student for Thanksgiving – ENMU will have a few students on campus over the Thanksgiving break that will be in need of a proper Thanksgiving. If you are interested in hosting a couple of students, please send an e-mail with your contact information and any relevant details. Please include your distance from campus as some students may not have transportation. Please send e-mails only with as much information as possible. As requests are received from students, volunteers will be contacted. Send e-mails to
Jeff Blake at jeffery.blake@enmu.edu.

ENMU-Roswell Groundbreaking for New Student Housing

Dirty Work – Construction on the new student housing project on the ENMU-Roswell campus has begun. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Nov. 9. A large crowd of staff, students, and community leaders attended the event. The construction site is just to the south of the current residence halls, which are located at 24 W. Martin St. on campus. The new complex will enable the campus to more than double the current student housing capacity. Three housing units and a student community center are being built. The complex is scheduled to be ready for occupancy in the fall 2007 semester. (photo by Donna Oracion)

ENMU Transfer Advisors to Visit Roswell Campus – Chaves County residents who have received associate degrees or ENMU-Roswell students who will be receiving associate degrees, are invited to take advantage of Transfer Day to obtain information about continuing their education. Advisors from Eastern New Mexico University in Portales will be on the Roswell campus, Tuesday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Instructional Technology Center lobby. Portales advisors for degrees in Bachelor of University Studies (BUS), Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS), Business, Bachelor of Occupational Education (BOE), Education, and Social Work will be available to meet with students.

Students can get information about pursuing a wide variety of bachelor’s degrees available by transferring to ENMU in Portales. Many of these degrees can be earned on the Roswell campus, without having to commute to Portales. Courses are offered online, through instructional television, and by on-site professors. Technical or vocational degrees can also transfer into a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) or a Bachelor of Occupational Education (BOE). More than 60 upper division and graduate level courses are offered each semester on the Roswell campus.

For more information, contact Susan Duran with the Portales Information Center at 624.7221.

2006 ENMU Distinguished Alumna Giving Concert in Portales

ENMU grad Jana Stanfield, one of the 2006 Distinguished Alumni honorees, will be in concert at Portales High School Auditiorium on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. Tickets top out at $10, with various price breaks for students, children and other special categories.

The concert, "Amazing Things," is a mission project of the First Presbyterian Church, Portales, with all profits going to the Muscular Dystrophy Association Camping Program.

In Jana's words,"Many of the kids I love most in the world have muscular dystrophy. We have become friends through my six years of work at the MDA camp near Dallas. We are so close to a cure for these kids I love."

Her music has been heard on 20/20, Entertainment Tonight, Oprah, etc. Her compositions are sung by Reba McEntire, Andy Williams and others. She has shared the stage with performers ranging from Kenny Loggins to the Dixie Chicks.

For more information, call 356.5533 or 356.8323 and ask for Judy or Jim Hall.

'Diverse Voices' to Be Performed Wednesday-Saturday – The Department of Theatre and Dance will present "Diverse Voices" at 7 p.m. nightly from Wednesday, Nov. 15, through Saturday, Nov. 18, in the Easter New Mexico University Theater Studio.

"Diverse Voices explores subjects we are all affected by like difficult sibbling relationships, crticial illness, chemical imablence adn recreational drug use. These short plays will be the premiere production pieces by ENMU students and professors," said Joseph Sanders, instructor of dance.

Tickets are $4. It is a night of new works by student and faculty playwrights. The evening will include: “One More Chance” by: Samantha Carrillo; “Learning to Fly” by: Jason Dixon; “Skunks and Pumpkin Seeds” by: Aleka Garcia; “The Music Box” by Hilary Reeves and “October” by Janeice Scarbrough – along with four new monologues written by Laura Holder: “And So Do They”; “Lamentation of an English Major”; “Peanut Butter and Milk”; and “Feeling the Darkness.”

For more information, contact Mr. Sanders 562.2229. – by Roma Vivas

Native American Course Being Offered in Spring – In the spring 2007 semester, Jonathan Wilson, assistant professor of English, is offering an upper division Native American Literature(s) course that focuses on the novels of Louise Erdrich and current Native American criticism by such notable writers as Leslie Marmon Silko, N.Scott Momaday, Catherine Rainwater, Craig Wommack, and Kenneth Roemer.

The course is “What Exactly is a Native American: An Introduction to Native American Authors and Literature(s)?”

Mr. Wilson is a specialist in Native American Literature(s). Wilson’s thesis, “The Brotherhood of the Earth: An Examination of Simon Ortiz and Thomas King’s Literature from an Ecological and Deconstructionist Perspective,” and dissertation, “Notions of Home in Native American Fiction,” confront issues of Native American identity, existence, and survival in a post-colonial world.

Support Senate Encourages Support of Survey – Your Support Senate would like to encourage you to fill out the Support Senate survey. If you did not receive one and would like another one, please contact the Senator in your area, President Esther Morrison or Vice President Maggie Gardels. Please send it back to station 19 by Nov. 10. Please remember, these surveys are confidential and anonymous. Thank you. ENMU Support Senate.

Flu Shots Offered – ENMU Health Services now has the 2006-07 flu vaccine available for students, faculty, staff and their family members over the age of 15.  The charge is $20 per injection. 

For more information, call ext. 2321.

Native American Affairs Presenting SANE Project and Peyote Culture – This week in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Native American Affairs will present the Roosevelt County Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) Project on Tuesday Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. in the Aztec Room located the Campus Union Building at Eastern New Mexico University. The event is to educate people about sexual assault and sexual abuse prevention, treatment and the healing process.

Also, on Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Becky Sharp Auditorium located in the College of Business, Kenneth Geimausaddle, a Comanche and Kiowa Native American, will speak on Peyote culture.

Both are open to the public free of charge.
 
RSVP for the Native American Affair’s Thanksgiving Dinner – Friday, Nov. 10, was the last day to RSVP for the Native American Affair’s Thanksgiving Dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 6 p.m. in the Zia Room in the Campus Union Building. The dinner is a potluck and the Rock Point Elementary School Navajo students will perform traditional social dances for entertainment.

For more information, call the Office of Native American Affairs at 562.2470.

Native-American Affairs Issues Challenge to Win Prize – November has been designated as Native-American Heritage Month. Native-American Affairs challenges the ENMU community to participate in all scheduled events and learn more about the history and heritage of the Native peoples of this land. At the end of the month and the first week in December, you can stop at the Native-American Affairs office at the lower level of the Campus Union and answer a question of any event you have attended. A Native prize will be awarded as long as supplies last. If you have any questions, contact the Office of Native Affairs at 562.2470.

KENW Needs Volunteers – Volunteers for KENW Television’s Winterfest 2006 membership drive are needed. Support KENW-TV by volunteering to answer the telephone for a few hours during Dec. 2-10. To volunteer, call Candra Reynolds or Rena Garrett at 562.2112 or email us at candra.reynolds@enmu.edu or rena.garrett@enmu.edu. Thank you. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Don't Buy Copier Toners from Random Salespeople – It has come to our attention that companies are calling around campus trying to sell toner for copiers and/or requesting information about the copy machine in your area. If your department should receive one of these calls, please direct the call to Central Copies at ext. 2425. Xerox has all the information about your copier and all supplies are included in our lease. There is no reason for vendors to call you regarding copiers unless it is for a repair that you have already reported to Central Copies.

President's Holiday Reception Set for December 11 – The President’s Holiday Reception will be from 9-11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 11, in the Campus Union Ballroom. All employees are invited.

Start Thinking About Your Holiday Door Decorating Ideas – Get into the Holiday Spirit by entering ENMU's door decorating contest by Dec. 6. Your door or window must be decorated and ready for judging prior to Dec. 8. Entry fee is $2 per door/window. Winner gets the pot!

Anyone interested in entering will need to complete an entry form and return the form and fee to Station #15 by Dec. 6. Remote sites are encouraged to join in the fun and can participate by sending a shot of their door to Station #15 no later than Dec. 8. For more information, e-mail bonnie.sink@enmu.edu.

ENMU Debaters Lose in Finals to Finish Second at UCO – Carolyn Dingman and Erin Griffith recently lost in the final round of novice debate to Kansas State University at the University of Central Oklahoma tournament. Ms. Dingman was recognized for her outstanding performance with a 5th place speaker award. Amber Mitchell and James Pearson performed very well in their first tournament with a 1-5 record. In the previous week of competition Sarah Steinhoff advance to the final round of Communication Analysis at the Colorado College tournament.

Fall 2006 Teacher Fair Set for December 12 – The 2006 Fall Teacher Fair has been set for Tuesday, Dec. 12, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Campus Union Ballroom. Hosted by Counseling and Career Services, the event provides prospective teachers the opportunity to interview with school district representatives. Interview sign-up begins on Monday, Nov. 27, in Room 214 of the Student Academic Services Building. Applicants should bring their résumés and references. Members of the community are welcome. For more information, call Counseling and Career Services at 562.2211.

Anthropology Class Missing from Spring Schedule – Anthropology 243, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, is being offered as an online class in for the 2007 spring semester. This class was accidentally omitted from the printed schedule. Anth. 243 is a general education course. For more information, contact Dr. John Montgomery at ext. 2180.

Read the New Eastern Update for Alumni – [read]

Looking for the Write Stuff: El Portal Taking Submissions for Fall Edition – Are you an aspiring writer, artist or photographer? Do you want to have your work published and compete for cash awards?

Submissions are now being taken for El Portal, the literary magazine of Eastern New Mexico University. ENMU students, faculty and staff are welcome to submit their original, previously unpublished short stories (limit 2,500 words), plays, poetry and black-and-white art or photography. There are no entry fees and cash prizes will be awarded to first-, second- and third-place winners in each category.

“El Portal is a creative outlet which gives students, faculty and staff at Eastern the opportunity to have their original works of writing and art published,” said Helena Rodriguez, editor of the Fall 2006 edition of El Portal. “In the process, they can also receive recognition and a reading audience for their work and may even win cash prizes.”

Written submissions must be typed and double-spaced in Microsoft Word in a 12-point basic font. Photographs and artwork must fit on an 8.5 x 11” page. Submissions should be sent to El Portal, Station 19, ENMU, or emailed to Helena.Rodriguez@enmu.edu

The deadline for submissions is Nov. 29.

El Portal is published each semester at Eastern thanks to Dr. Jack Williamson, a world-renowned science fiction writer and professor emeritus at ENMU who underwrites the publication. El Portal has been published since 1939. From 1985-1997, the publication changed its name to Pennyroyal, but went back to the name El Portal in 1998. Translated from Spanish, “el portal” means a grand entrance or gateway.

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships Available

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

The scholarship award covers eligible expenses up to a maximum of $7,500 per year.

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 applicants should contact Dr. Regina Aragon at 562.2328, or regina.aragon@enmu. The ENMU deadline is Nov. 16.

Activities Sought for Student Health Fair – The annual ENMU Student Health Fair will be held on Monday, Nov. 20, from 5-7:30 p.m. in the CUB Ballroom. Snacks, "mocktail" drinks, and interactive health presentations will be provided.  (Students, ask your professors if you can obtain extra credit for attending this fun and educational evening.) 

If you would like to provide an activity (student organization, faculty, or support services), please contact Jo Allison at Health Services at 562.2321 or e-mail: micky.allison@enmu.edu.

Bookstore and African-American Affairs Cooperating in Food Drive – Eastern New Mexico University’s Office of African American Affairs and the Campus Bookstore have teamed up for a canned food drive. Until Nov. 17 bring food and donations to the Office of African American Affairs in The Alley in the basement of the Campus Union Building. Donations can also be turned in at the Bookstore, and as a bonus for donators, the Bookstore will offer a 10 percent discount on their items.

Contributions will go to help provide low-income households with a Thanksgiving meal.

For more information, contact African American Affairs at 562.2437 or the Bookstore at 562.2721.

Non-traditional Students Establish Honor Society
by Casey Peacock
Portales News-Tribune

Non-Trad Banquet (photos by Marc Schoder)

Joe Lafuente and others have been working to create an honor society geared toward non-traditional Eastern
New Mexico University students.

The school was granted a charter in October by Alpha Sigma Lambda, thereby becoming the first chapter in
New Mexico, according to Lafuente, student director for non-traditional student educational services.

“This is really good, not only for the university, but our community,” Lafuente said.

Designed to provide encouragement and recognition to adult students early in their programs to achieve
their educational objectives, Alpha Sigma Lambda was started in the winter of 1945, according to information from the national office.

Approximately 100 non-traditional ENMU students pledged to uphold the ideals and aims of the honor
society during a banquet Friday in the college’s Campus Union Ballroom.

Honorees must have at least a 3.2 grade-point average.

“This is a wonderful evening,” said ASL National Councilor and history professor Linda Gies in her
welcome to the gathered honorees and guests. “Every non-traditional student has a story that is unique and every student is special.” [continued]

Academic Honors Convocation – The Fall 2006 Academic Honors Convocation will be held Friday, Dec. 15, for those students receiving graduation honors. The program will begin at 3 p.m. in the University Theatre Center.

ENMU Employees Participating in Eastern New Mexico Fall Handbell Festival

The fourteenth annual Eastern New Mexico Fall Handbell Festival will be held at First United Methodist Church in Portales, on Saturday, Nov. 18. The public is invited to the closing concert at 3 p.m. in the church sanctuary at 200 S. Ave. C in Portales.

Music on the program will include massed ringing by the participating handbell choirs as well as solos performed by individual choirs and a handbell soloist. Selections to be played will come from holiday, folk, sacred and classical musical repertoires. Admission to the concert is free although an offering will be taken to help defray festival expenses.

Guest director Tammy Waldrop from Houston, Texas, will conduct the massed ringing festival choir. A native of Hobbs, Waldrop is well-known in the handbell and church music fields as a composer/arranger, clinician, editor, church musician, and handbell festival massed ringing director. She holds bachelor and master’s degrees in music theory and composition from Baylor University. Tammy has been writing and arranging for handbells and choirs since 1980, placing over 300 publications with sixteen publishers. She presently serves as handbell editor for the Alfred Publishing Company.

Brian Uerling, Director of Choirs at Clovis High School, and Director of Music at Kingswood United Methodist Church will accompany the massed handbell choir on organ for two numbers. He will also play an organ solo during the concert.

Ten handbell choirs will be represented in this year’s festival and will come from Kingswood and First United Methodist churches of Clovis, First United Methodist churches from Portales and Levelland, TX, and Jackson Avenue Baptist Church of Lovington. Other participating groups are from First Baptist Church of Eunice, First Baptist Church of Las Cruces, Center Street United Methodist Church from Tucumcari, First Christian Church in Ruidoso, and St. Luke United Methodist Church from El Paso.

ENMU personnel Jenifer Baca and Kathie Brunson will participate in the concert. as will retirees David Gerig, Jan Smartnick, and William Wood who direct handbell choirs from the First United Methodist Churches of Clovis and Portales.

Festival steering committee members are Gerig, Uerling, Smartnick and Wood. For more information, call 505.359.0701.

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In the News

Passage of Education Bond B, proposed in Tuesday's election, means "this time next year construction of phase two of our [renovation and expansion] plans should be completed," Dr. Mike Elrod, provost of Eastern New Mexico University, said. [the rest of the story]

We have it backward, says my Spanish professor, Dr. Vitelio Contreras of Eastern New Mexico University. Monday is the best day of the week, he says, because we’re rested from the weekend. By Friday, we’re exhausted. [the rest of the story]

Don't Shortchange Him!

Bigfoot Does Exist at ENMU!

Fall Is Definitely Here (photos by Marc Schoder and Wendel Sloan)

Quote of the Week

"I'm too out of shape to be coached." – noon-time hoopster to coach John Kirby

Minutes from Hardhat Committee Nov. 7, 2006 Upcoming Street Closures W15th Lane from K to I W 16th from I west to W 16th Lane S. Ave. J from W 15th to W 15th Lane Other Items - Fence being put up behind Eddy Hall - Students will need to park at the CUB - The street between Eddy and Chavez will be blocked - No parking behind Eddy or Chavez - Loop system behind the CUB; concrete and pipe laid by delivery area; Chill water down mid November to March or April - SAS to Administration open ditch to add loop pipe - Windows going up in the CUB - Contract for Science Building being signed - Inside demolition begins on Science Building this week - West Campus parking lot in the process of being paved - Roof work on Greyhound Arena has resumed - Roof on the CUB being cleaned up for inspector - Next meeting at 11 a.m. on Dec.r 5 in Regents Room - Ruidoso remodeling progressing well

Question for Hardhat Hound? – If you have a question for Hardhat Hound about construction on campus, e-mail hardhat.committee@enmu.edu.

Distance Education and Outreach

The following is a list of Distance Education and Outreach offerings. Please call 562.2165 for more information or to register.

ONEStroke™ Christmas – Kris Cranford will teach this fast and easy method on glassware to create an array of beautiful Christmas ornaments Wednesday, Nov. 15, 6-9 p.m., FCS-100. The fee is $20 with an additional $5 kit fee payable to the instructor. Students will take home one ornament, but additional ornaments can be purchased for $1.50 each.

Aqua Aerobics – Try this soothing exercise Mondays and Wednesdays, Sept. 11-Dec. 6, 6-6:50 p.m., Natatorium. The fee is discounted to $90 prepaid by Sept. 6 or $8 per week.

Yoga – Relax and stretch your body with Lisa Moyer Mondays and Wednesdays, through Nov. 29, 7-7:50 p.m., GA-11. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes and bring a blanket or towel and mat. An optional textbook can be acquired for approximately $10. You may still join by paying Distance Education and Outreach proportionately to the end of the semester.

Ginger's Safety Tip of the Month

Please Don't Ignore Tape, Barricades and Orange Fencing

Caution tape, barricades, and orange fencing. What do these items have in common? They are safety devices to keep people from going into an area that is unsafe for pedestrian traffic. It is not merely a suggestion, it is a warning that if you enter this area you are at risk of injury. Human nature is to take the shortest route, and the caution tape is for people that don’t know how to watch out for obstacles and/or falling debris. Fencing was installed at the Campus Union building when they were taking down huge sheets of glass, and people were still going over the barricades. Caution tape, barricades, orange fencing, and other safety devices are used to keep people from going into a work area that is unsafe. Please do not go under or through these safety devices. They are there for your protection. The life you save may be your own.

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

Computing
Word series- Add text above a table
If you want to add text ABOVE a table in Word and are having a hard time getting the cursor to cooperate, click in the table then press CTRL + HOME. Press ENTER. You can then add your text.

Excel series- Add a photo in Excel
Add pictures to the header or footer areas of a worksheet to customize your work!
• Click View on the Menu Bar
• Select Header and Footer…
• Click Custom Header or Custom Footer
• Place your cursor in the appropriate location box
• Click the Insert Picture Icon
Your picture folder will launch, allowing you to choose a picture from your saved pictures.

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 4892 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.

Telephony- Customer Service: Some tips for good customer service:
• Answer the phone by the third ring.

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

Meetings

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)

Student News

Final Graduate Project Presentation
Topic: Literacy Awareness Program for Parents
Presenters: Shelly Buzzard and Robbie Ferguson
Advisor: Dr. Jerry Everhart
Date: Nov. 28, 2006, Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: ENMU Education Building Room 129

Thesis Defense

Name: Emmanuel Amoah

Statement: faculty, staff, students and interested parties are invited to attend

title_of_thesis: SYNTHESIS OF VIOLOGEN-FUNCTIONALIZED ALKANETHIOLATE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF REAGENTLESS BIOSENSOR

building: Roosevelt Hall

room: 223

day: Tuesday

date: 11/21/2006

time: 1:30

am_pm: PM

Master of Physical Education – Oral comprehensive examinations in the Department of Health and Physical Education will occur on Tuesday, Nov. 14, for Amber Daniels at 2 p.m. in the Greyhound Arena, Room 7. For more information, contact the HPE Graduate Coordinator at ext. 2915.

ASENMU is currently accepting membership applications for the 2007-2008 Student Fees Committee. It is very important that the diversity of the campus is represented on this committee. If you know of anyone (students
only) who would like to serve on this committee please direct them to contact the ASENMU office regarding applications. If you have any questions please contact the ASENMU office at 505.562.2473 or by e-mail at student.government@enmu.edu.  

ENMU-Roswell News

Read the November issue of The Grapevine – [read]

Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell will undergo a comprehensive evaluation visit Nov. 13-15 by a team representing the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell has been accredited by the Commission since 1971. Its accreditation is at the associate degree level.

Recurring Information Resource Section

How to Reach Campus Police After Hours —For your safety and security on campus, please note the following contact numbers for University Police: University Police can be contacted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 562.2392. Dial 311 anytime from campus phones for non-emergencies, or use cell phone number 760.2945.

New Employees Must Complete I-9 Form – All new employees (faculty, professionals, support staff, student hires, work study students and graduate assistants) must report to Payroll (if a student employee) or Personnel Services (all other employees) before starting to work. All employees must complete an I-9 (eligibility to work in the US) and Drug Free Workplace form prior to commencing work. New employees cannot be paid until these forms are completed. Employees must present identification required by the Department of Homeland Security when completing the forms such as: i.e., driver's license and social security card or passport. Please contact Personnel Services at 562.2115 if you have any questions.

Open Enrollment for Medical Leave Bank – Open enrollment for the Medical Leave Bank is Sept. 1 through Nov. 30. If you are already enrolled, you do not need to re-enroll or contribute more hours. The policy and enrollment forms are available at: http://inside.enmu.edu/forms/hr/index.php. For more information, call Personnel at 2115.

Self-Study Draft on the Web – ENMU's Self-Study drafts and other materials for ENMU's re-accreditation are now available on the web. See http://inside.enmu.edu/self-study/index.php and http://www.enmu.edu/self-study/. Please use the feedback forms to provide your comments. The self-study needs to be as accurate and valuable as possible.

Calendar Items Being Accepted – University Relations is accepting calendar items for the online 2006-2007 University calendar. Calendaring your department's events helps everyone to be aware of what's happening around the University, and it helps your department when scheduling dates for new events. Take advantage of the easy, online process by sending all your calendar requests to calendar@enmu.edu. Please direct questions to Betsy Chavez at betsy.chavez@enmu.edu or call 562.2134.

Travel Voucher Available on Intranet – The Travel Voucher is now available on the intranet as a PDF form. You will need to make a copy for your records before submitting the original to the Business Office.

The Requisition is also available on the intranet as a PDF form. A requisition number will automatically be assigned when the form is opened. You will need to keep a copy of the requisition before sending it to the Business Office. If you need to prepare a second requisition, use the back key on the browser to go back to the menu and select Requisition again. When you go back in, the form will have another number. For this reason it is not recommended to "view" the form.

To access the Travel Voucher and Requisition, go into the intranet [http://inside.enmu.edu/] or go to ENMU home page, click on Faculty and Staff]; click on Forms; click on Business Office and then click on either Travel Voucher or Requisition.

The Business Office will have a supply of Travel Vouchers and Requisitions until depleted.

Please contact the Business Office at 562.2611 if you have any questions.

Absence Report Form Available Online—The Report of Absence for Exempt Employees (professional and at-will) form is now available on the intranet under Personnel forms. If you have any questions, contact Personnel Services at 562.2115.

Please Help Save Energy—As many of you are aware, the University is experiencing major increases in utility costs. The electric bill through March is approximately $230,000 higher than last year. Please help to conserve electricity by shutting off lights in classrooms, dorm rooms, offices and other areas when not in use. Thank you.

2006-2007 Approved Holidays

Thanksgiving: Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23-24, 2006

Winter Break: Close at 5 p.m., Friday, Dec. 22, 2006

Reopen at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007

Presidents’ Day: Monday, Feb. 19, 2007

Memorial Day: Monday, May 28, 2007

Independence Day: Wednesday, July 4, 2007

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.

Off-Campus News

Children Available for Adoption
My Name is Mariah C. I am: 9 years old I am in: 1st Grade My favorite things to do: My favorite things to do are spending time outdoors and drawing. My favorite foods: My favorite foods are beans and flour tortillas with mayonnaise. Mariah is described as a funny, sociable and loving child who takes great pride in organization. Mariah is in first grade and will benefit from a supportive and structured learning environment. It is hopeful that Mariah and her older sister, Nichole, can be placed in a loving, structured, and attentive forever home.	My Name is Nichole C. I am: 12 years old I am in: 5th Grade My favorite things to do: My favorite things to do are playing with clay and planting flowers My favorite foods: My favorite food is broccoli with butter. Nichole is described as a sweet, personable and caring child. She enjoys hands-on activities that include caring and nurturing the flowers she helped plant. She also enjoys arts and crafts, especially those that involve working with clay. Nichole is in the fifth grade and will need a structured educational environment to aid in her advancement. Nichole’s favorite subject is reading. It is hopeful that Nichole and her younger sister, Mariah, can be placed in a loving, structured, and attentive forever home.
	Contact: Renee V. Fitts Foster and Adoptive Parent Recruiter NM Children, Youth and Families Department #4 Grand Avenue Plaza Roswell, NM 88201 (505) 624-6071 renee.fitts@state.nm.us

Calling All Book Lovers – Thousands of books at bargain prices will be available when the Friends of
the Portales Public Library hold its annual used book sale on Nov. 16-18 in the meeting room of the library at 218 South Avenue B.

The sale opens at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, and will run through 7 p.m. that day. The sale continues from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17, and 8 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Nov. 18.

All proceeds are used to support programs at the library.

“A Christmas to Remember” is the theme for the annual Christmas show by Connie Moyers, Roosevelt County Extension Home Economist. Tickets are now on sale at the Roosevelt County Extension Office, 705 E. Lime and should be purchased in advance for $4. The show will take place on Monday, Nov. 13, at 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. at the Memorial Building, 7th and Abilene in Portales. Those attending will be treated to gift ideas, recipes, inspiring ideas for all those boxes of family photos and other information.

For more information call Connie Moyers, 356.4417. Bring a friend for an enjoyable and informative time. Don’t miss out;buy your ticket today.

If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of an auxiliary aid or service, contact Connie Moyers at 356.4417 by Nov. 1.

New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity employer. All programs are available to everyone regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin. New Mexico State University and the U. S. Department of Agriculture cooperating.

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