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Professor and Student Perform at Saxophone Conference by Wendel Sloan Communication Services
	Dr. Chris Beaty (right), assistant professor of music, and J.D. Hipp, senior music major, recently performed at the Region IV North American Saxophone Alliance Conference at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

Both had their performance proposals accepted to perform solo works by composer Dr. David Heuser (UT-San Antonio music faculty member). Because Dr. Heuser knew they were going to perform his works, he drove from San Antonio to attend.

J. D., who expects to graduate in spring 2008, performed a work written by Dr. Heuser in 1998 titled “Deep Blue Spiral” for alto saxophone and CD accompaniment. Dr. Beaty said, "This is a very challenging work and I think that it has been performed by mostly graduate students, professors, and professionals – not undergraduates. Dr. Heuser thought J. D. did a very nice job." J.D. said that the piece, which he had been rehearsing it since last August, had some "tricky sections, but I felt that this was the best performance of this piece that I have had thus far."

J.D. Hipp with composer David Heuser (photo by Chris Beaty)

As far as his overall experience at the conference, J.D. said, "Being around very talented musicians really put things in to context. As a performance major, these are the people that I will be competing against in the future. It really helped me to realize the extremely high level expected around the country."

Dr. Heuser was pleased with J.D.'s performance of his composition. "I'm glad I got to hear him play and was impressed with his poise. He obviously 'gets' the piece, and credit for that should be shared with Chris Beaty."

Dr. Beaty performed a newer work written for alto saxophone and piano by Dr. Heuser titled “Borne by constellations of green birds.” Written in 2006, this piece had been performed only one time prior and had never been performed with the composer present. Dr. Heuser called Dr. Beaty's performance "sitrring." He added that if he had only come to Dallas to hear Dr. Beaty, "It was worth it. He really nailed it, capturing the spirit, and I'm fully aware how hard some of that music is. "I hope that at least some folks approached him and paid him a few well-deserved compliments. I thank him for taking the piece on and making music out of it."

ENMU musicians traveled to conference in rental "Saxmobile" (photo by J.D. Hipp)

J.D., who hopes to enroll in Michigan State's graduate school to study woodwind performance, also performed in a master class for saxophone recording artist and Michigan State saxophone professor Dr. Joe Lulloff. In the class students take turns playing a piece for a master teacher in front of most of the people attending the conference. "It's very scary," said Dr. Beaty. J.D. says that his music training at Eastern has been very influential. "The only music training that I have had in the past five years has been here at ENMU. So everything that I have accomplished is a direct product of the faculty at ENMU. I enjoy working with all of the music faculty. They are very good teachers as well as people. I would also say that they have molded my musicality into what it has become."

Saxophone professor Joe Lulloff with J.D. Hipp (photo by Chris Beaty)

A fan of modern rock, J.D. says after graduate school he would like to perform around the nation with jazz and classical groups. "Later in my career, I can see myself teaching woodwind students at the university level," he added. Dr. Beaty said he and J.D. also attended many other performances, visited saxophone exhibits, and heard some "really good late night jazz concerts by Dallas-area university jazz ensembles."

Business Students and Faculty Helping Area Residents with Taxes Story and photo by Marc Schoder Communication Services
	A Taxing Problem (standing) Ira Kaye Frashier, instructor of accounting, and business major Liliana Sepulveda prepare taxes for a community member.
College of Business students and faculty at Eastern New Mexico University are assisting the Portales chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons to prepare tax returns for area residents on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1:45-4:30 p.m. in Room 103 of the College of Business Building. The service is free. In the AARP-IRS program, Tax-Aide, low income people and the elderly are given preference, but those who do not require itemized deductions are also free to participate. The program is sponsored by Roosevelt County AARP, Eastern New Mexico University, and the Portales Branch of the American Association of University Women. The lead AARP person is Dr. Mercedes Agogino, a retired physics professor from Eastern. ENMU College of Business students Liliana Sepulveda, Tetyana Tysbenko and Shay Daughtery are under the direction of Ira Kaye Frashier, instructor of accounting. The students attended a week-long training session in Clovis early January given by the AARP. Dr. Agogino and Ms. Frashier review the returns, which are then e-filed for the taxpayers. For more information, call 562.2315.

Nursing Program Receives Positive Re-Accreditation Site Visit

Eastern New Mexico University's Nursing Program has received a positive re-accreditation site visit review from the National League of Nursing Accrediting Commission. The Commission visited Eastern in Portales from Feb. 27 through March 1.

Although the final details of the recommendation will not be confirmed until the national evaluation process is completed later this year, the site visitors have recommended full re-accreditation for ENMU-Portales, with the next visit to be scheduled in eight years.

This is the maximum time-period allowed and it is a reflection of the affirmative findings in their report.

Eastern offers nursing courses at the Artesia Workforce Center, ENMU-Portales, ENMU-Roswell, the Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell, ENMU-Ruidoso, Lake Arthur High School, Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari, New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs and ENMU-Ruidoso.

The Eastern administration extended its gratitude to: Lorraine Goodrich, interim director of the Nursing Program; Dr. Suzanne Swift, chair of ENMU's Health and Human Services; Jane Batson, consultant from Roswell; the program’s faculty and students; Eastern's regional partners in healthcare; and all of the members of the community who have supported the Nursing Program.

Scenes from Sunday Afternoon's ENMU Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band Concert in University Theatre (photos by Wendel Sloan)

Scenes from Sunday Night's Chinese Dinner Concert at Memorial Building (photos by Wendel Sloan)

(photo by Patsy Neely)

Looking Back at the First Paperless Monday Memo Five Years Ago
(March 4, 2002)

Editor's Note: Although there was much whining and gnashing of teeth when the Monday Memo first went paperless on March 4, 2002, the sound and fury now seem to be little more than a whimper of nostalgia for the old Plain Jane version of dry announcements on stapled sheets.

For those who say they never read the electronic version with its newfangled videos, photos and features, you have company. Even the editor only skims what he has to (he also has a covered wagon for sale on ebay).

Below is the March 4, 2002, article that introduced the first-ever, all-electronic Monday Memo.

Long Trek Back for Man in Black: Monday Memo editor Wendel Sloan (right) struggles against the chilly wind at the halfway point of the long trek from University Printing to the Administration Building with the last heavy batch of printed Monday Memos.
	Break from Back-Breaking Work: Editor Sloan has to take a rest break (or smoke break if he smoked) before he can complete the long cross-campus journey with the heavy dolly of Memos.
Draft Notice for Students: Britt Hochhausler and Colleen Wright get drafted by Betsy Chavez to sort and slap address labels on the Monday Memo for all three campuses and off-campus recipients.
When asked how she felt about no longer being charged with the mind-numbing task, Betsy said, “It will definitely make my relationship with the students safer. Actually, I will kind of miss the printed Monday Memo, sort of like when someone hits your big toe with a sledgehammer to make you forget about a headache.” Fred Chino, delivery expeditor for the University Post Office, and his assistants had the unenviable task of picking up and delivering the awkward sacks each week year after year – kind of unwilling Santas delivering the same gift every week to the same unsurprised households. After awhile, the milk and cookies dry up. When asked how he felt about being relieved of the monotonous back-breaking responsibility, Fred said, “I feel that my chances of making it to Acoma – my sky city hometown – for retirement, without having to draw disability first, have skyrocketed.”
	The Last Leg of the Journey: Fred Chino strains with both arms to lift the heavy load of Monday Memos as they begin the last leg of their distribution journey across campus and beyond. In contrast, the new electronic Monday Memo can be distributed simply by lifting one finger on a mouse.
So, Eastern New Mexico University says goodbye to the printed Monday Memo. While some may briefly lament its passing, most will not. As they say, all things must end – including the good, the bad, the ugly, and the somewhere in-between.

Employee/Student/Alumni Briefs

Dr. Michael F. Shaughnessy has been asked to serve on the Editorial Board of Psychology and Education- An Interdisciplinary Journal. He will continue to serve on the Editorial Board of Educational Psychology Review, Gifted Education International and the Korean Journal of Thinking and Problem Solving.

Dr. Phillip Shelley is a finalist for the provost of CSU-Pueblo. [article before his visit] [article after his visit]

Twelve members of the ENMU Wind Symphony performed as members of the 2007 New Mexico Music Educators Association (NMMEA) Intercollegiate Band. The ensemble, conducted by Dr. Victor Markovich (Director of Bands, Wichita State University), presented a concert in Popejoy Hall on the campus of the University of New Mexico during the NMMEA All-State Convention and In-Service. Congratulations to the following ENMU student musicians: Blayne Bass, Trumpet; Victoria Fernandez, Clarinet; Charlayne Heselton, French Horn; Chris Isham, Tuba; Roxanna Martinez, Flute; Jesse Mathews, Trumpet; Timothy Needham, Percussion; Melissa Peretti, French Horn; Melissa Rice, Clarinet; Hailey Schoeffel, Bassoon; Joshua Shankles, Euphonium; Myron Soliz, Percussion.

Victoria Fernandez (clarinet), J.D. Hipp (saxophone), Timothy Needham (percussion), and Myron Soliz (percussion) have been selected as members of the 2007 College Band Directors National Association Small College Intercollegiate Band. The ensemble will perform under the baton of award-winning composer Frank Ticheli (University of Southern California) and will present a concert in Hill Auditorium on the campus of the University of Michigan in late March.

Former ENMU football coach Phil Lopez has resigned as head football coach at Rio Rancho High School.

Former Tucumcari Rattler and ENMU graduate T.J. Parks will be inducted into the New Mexico Activities Association’s Hall of Fame. [the rest of the story]

Ashlee Pfaff, who attended ENMU from 1999-2000, was killed by a jaguar while serving as a zookeeper at a Denver zoo. She had opened the door to the animal's enclosure when it attacked. ENMU's sympathies go out to her family. [the rest of the story]

New Announcements/Impending Deadlines

Cynthia Irwin-Williams Lecture Set for March 8 – New Mexico State University archaeologist Glenna Dean will lecture on "In Search of Anasazi Lite: Fermentation in New Mexico Prehistory" at this year's Cynthia Irwin-Williams Lecture at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, in Room 112 of the Jack Williamson Liberal Arts Building.

Sponsored by the Department of Anthropology and Applied Archaeology, and the Mu Alpha Nu anthropology club, the lecture is free to the public.

Dean came to the State Historic Preservation Division, Department of Cultural Affairs, in 1994 and became the New Mexico State Archaeologist in 1997. She holds degrees in archaeology and botany, and specializes
in archaeobotany: the study of people's interactions with plants as revealed in charred seeds, broken plant parts, pollen grains, basketry, sandals, and other textiles made of plant fibers.

For more information, call Ziggy Protho at 693.3406.

Wells Fargo Donates $5,000 for Starter Scholarships

For Starter Scholarships – On March 1, two Wells Fargo representatives, Patsy Gresham, District Manager from Tucumcari, and Albert Flinn, Business Bank Vice President of Portales, presented a $5,000 check to ENMU Foundation Executive Director Noelle Bartl supporting the ENMU Starter Scholarships via the Foundation Flagship annual corporate giving club. (photo by Geralyn Million)

Opera Scenes Presented on March 9 – The Department of Music at Eastern New Mexico University is presenting “Fairy Tales and Flights of Fancy,” a production of opera scenes on March 9 at 7:30 p.m. and March 10 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Buchanan Hall of the Music Building.

The program consists of scenes from Mozart’s Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute, and Menotti’s The Medium.  All scenes are in English. 

Tickets are $5 for adults, and free for students with ID (both ENMU and non-ENMU).

For more information, call Roberto Mancusi at 562.2371.

2007 ENMU Speakers/Experts Guide – ENMU has compiled a 2007 ENMU Speakers/Experts Guide. View the guide [here].

The guide will be sent to the media on March 15. If you would also like to be included before then, please send your name, title, office phone number, e-mail address, and topics of expertise to: monday.memo@enmu.edu.

The guide can also be accessed by going to the AboutENMU menu on ENMU's front page and clicking Experts and Speakers.

2nd Eight-Week Classes Begin March 12 – [listing of classes]

ENMU Awards Alumni Scholarships

Children of ENMU Parents or Grandparents – The Alumni Office recently awarded scholarships to 20 Eastern students whose parents or grandparents also attended ENMU. Here are the nine that showed up for the photo: (front row) Janelle Henry, Portales; Desiree Markham, Portales; Celena Cordova, Portales; Chelsey Polich, Portales; Oma Creighton, Portales; (back row) Andrew McCraw, Lovington; Shay Daugherty, Elida; Matthew Morin, Bloomfield; and Stephanie Swann, Las Cruces. [complete list of winners] (photo by Marc Schoder) Eastern Students Receive Alumni Scholarships Twenty ENMU students have been selected to receive 2006-2007 Eastern Alumni Association Scholarships totaling $20,000. This scholarship was established in 1993 by the Alumni Association Board of Directors to provide financial assistance to ENMU graduates' children and grandchildren pursuing their degrees at Eastern. The MBNA affinity credit card program sponsored by the Association produces income for the scholarships. Selection Criteria • Must be enrolled as a full-time student. • Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. • Must have demonstrated leadership qualities and the intent of earning a college degree. • Must have a parent or grandparent who graduated from or attended Eastern (preference will be given to graduate’s children/grandchildren). • When all other factors are equal, financial need will be considered.

New Way to Look for Workstudy Jobs – Counseling and Career Services announces its new Student Job Board located on the Counseling and Career Services Web page at http://www.enmu.edu/studentlife/career/on-campus/. If you're looking for a student job, this is now the place to find them. You can reach the Counseling and Career Services Web page directly from ENMU's home page. Just mouse-over Student Life and click on Counseling and Career Services – the first link on the list. While you're there, take a look at the Career Employment Opportunities as well job postings from across the country.

Faculty and staff, if you have an unfilled student position, please e-mail position details and your contact information to careerandcounseling.intern@enmu.edu, and we will post it on the new Student Job Board.

Watch Sideways Video of Inca Rose Duo from Argentina
The Jack Williamson Endowed Chair at Eastern New Mexico presented "Flores Argentinas" (Argentinean Flowers) in a concert titled "Music, Poetry and Botany" on Thursday in the Becky Sharp Auditorium. Performing were the Inca Rose Duo with Annelise Skovmand, voice, and Pablo Gonzalez Jazey, guitar. (photo and video by Wendel Sloan)

'Bach' to the Future: Guest Pianist Peter Pesic Performing March 6
	Guest pianist Peter Pesic will perform a recital titled "Old Bach Here" at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, in Buchanan Hall of the Music Building. A lecture titled "The Emergence of Modern Science and Music: A Dialogue Between Beauty and Power" will be at 6 p.m. in the Becky Sharp Auditorium in the College of Business. Pesic's appearance is sponsored by the Jack Williamson Endowed Chair for Science and Humanities. Peter Pesic is Tutor and Musician-in-Residence at St. John's College in Santa Fe,
Hat Act to Follow

and is the author of "Labyrinth: A Search for the Hidden Meaning of Science" (2000), "Seeing Double: Shared Identities in Physics, Philosophy, and Literature" (2002), "Abel's Proof: An Essay on the Sources and Meaning of Mathematical Unsolvability" (2003), and "Sky in a Bottle" (2005), all published by MIT Press. [bio here]

Copies of El Portal Available – Copies of the Fall 2006 edition of ENMU's bi-annual literary and art magazine, El Portal, are available in the Office of Planning and Analysis, Room #204 of the Administration Building. Priority is being given to contributing writers and artists, as there is a limited number of this special edition which is dedicated to Dr. Jack Williamson. Any additional copies remaining after spring break will be distributed at various locations around campus. For more information, contact Helena Rodriguez at 562.3873.

Datawave Provides Measurements on General Education Performance – ENMU is currently using two complementary measures of the General Education program. These measures give us at least two measures of four basic components of the general education program: critical thinking, writing, reading, and numeric literacy/mathematics. [read Datawave]

Ditchwitch Being Used Around Campus

Hardhat Hound Signs Going Up (or down) – Hardhat Committee members James Chacon and Ginger Creighton are placing Hardhat Hound signs by ditches and other construction projects around campus to inform the ENMU community about their projected completion dates. (photo by Wendel Sloan)

Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament (gotta know when to fold'em) – Women's Soccer is sponsoring a Texas Hold 'em Poker Tournament beginning at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21, in Greyhound Arena. A $50 donation will give you the chance to win great prizes, including a 1,000 piece poker chip set (Casino quality 11.5 gram clay chips w/case) valued at $400. Contact coach Travis McCorkle at 562.2275 or travis.mccorkle@enmu.edu with questions or to register.

Defensive Driving Course Offered – In order to drive a University vehicle or an Enterprise vehicle, you must have completed the six-hour National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course. Every four years you must then complete the four-hour Defensive Driving Course. The Physical Plant will offer a six-hour DDC from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, in the College of Business, Room 141. The four-hour DDC will be held from 1-5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21.

Please call the Physical Plant at ext. 2511 to sign up for the class or for more information.

University of Texas at Arlington Prof Looking for Breastfeeding Moms – Dr. Andrea B. Kirk of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Texas at Arlington is starting several studies of perchlorate, thiocyanate and iodide intake and excretion in breastfed infants. Her study will compensate donors from $50 to $350 depending on how many of the studies they complete. She would like to recruit a number of breastfeeding mother/infant pairs from ENMU or the Portales area because levels of perchlorate are relatively high in the groundwater. (See additional details below:)

Breast Milk Study Volunteers Needed

We are looking for breastfeeding women to collect breast milk and urine samples for a study. Small amounts of perchlorate are found in food and drinking water. We want to find out if taking a vitamin with iodine will lower perchlorate and thiocyanate in milk. Perchlorate may be harmful to babies because it may lower the iodide level of breast milk. Thiocyanate is a natural chemical that may also lower iodide in milk. Iodide is an essential nutrient. It is important that babies get enough iodide. This study will also tell us if babies are getting enough iodide.[scientific paper]

We will provide collection materials. We will also compensate you. If interested, contact: Andrea Kirk,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, 817.272.3171, or e-mail akirk@uta.edu.

Mr. and Ms. Black ENMU

The Queen of Kings – Joseph "JJ" Jennings and Lola Bamigboye were recently crowned Mr. and Ms. Black ENMU at the African-American Affairs Banquet on campus. (photo by Daniela Garcia)

Brown Bag Research Forum to Host Biology Professor on March 8 – Interested in finding out what kinds of research people on campus are doing? The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, have teamed up to bring you more in a series of Brown Bag Lunch Research Forums this year to stimulate interdisciplinary interaction on campus.

The first speaker in 2007 will be Dr. Youngkoo Cho, biologist, whose talk describing his current research is titled "Trigonelline (Nicotinic Acid Betaine) Associated with Drought Tolerance in Legumes." The talk will be held at noon on Thursday, March 8, in the Aztec Room of the Campus Union. Bring your lunch or buy one at the Campus Crossroads, and join us for an informative hour.

All faculty and students are welcome.

For more information, contact Dave Batten, president of the ENMU Chapter of Sigma Xi, at 562.2750, or e-mail
david.batten@enmu.edu.

Human Rights Film Series Presenting 'Seeing Red' on March 6

The Human Rights Film Series will present "Seeing Red" at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, in Room 129 of the School of Education Building. The following information was provided by Dr. Doug Morris: Nominated for a Best Documentary Academy Award, “Seeing Red,” has been called “one of the most potent documentaries that you will ever watch.” Hearing longshoreman and longtime union organizer Bill Bailey talk about the struggle for fair wages, decent working conditions, better hours, and moves toward a democratic workplace and economy is enough to inspire one for many years. The film reveals how an idealistic spirit and critically reflective engagement with the world, rooted in the idea “from each according to ability, to each according to need,” can lead to a lifetime of struggle and concern, courage and commitment, and compassion and solidarity for and with the fellow workers of the world. “This [film] isn't cluttered with objective aloof academic intellectuals,” but is inspired by real working class intellectuals, the people who worked, struggled, fought, risked their lives and were beaten, fired and sometimes jailed, for their commitments, ideas, goals and the belief that we can create a world rooted in social justice, solidarity, freedom and a fair and equitable distribution of wealth, income and resources. A must see for anyone who has ever thought “we have nothing to lose but our chains!” and everyone else.

ENMU-Roswell Hosting Basketball Tournament – The 23rd Annual ENMU-Roswell Basketball Tournament will be held March 16-17. The cost will be $180 per team. Teams are limited to nine players (6-2 or shorter). All players will receive a tournament t-shirt. Team awards will be given to first, second and third place. Awards will also be presented for sportsmanship and to the most outstanding player of the tournament. For more information, call Eva Watley at 624.7338 or 624.7191.

Watch Believe in Me Movie Trailer – The movie Believe in Me, in which a number of ENMU employees and students appeared as extras, will premier on March 8 in Portales and Clovis. Watch the trailer [here].

Student Employee of the Year Nominations Sought – The Office of Student Financial Aid seeks nominations for the 2006-2007 Eastern New Mexico University Student Employee of the Year. A review committee will evaluate the nominations. We are asking each department to nominate at least one student employee for outstanding service. The award will be based on the student's reliability, quality of work, initiative, professionalism, and uniqueness of contribution. Multiple nominations and supporting documents are welcomed.
The student must meet the following criteria:
• Undergraduate student employed on campus
• Student must have been employed for a minimum of six months part-time during July 1, 2006 - May 12, 2007.
• Student must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5
We will be selecting three outstanding students to receive $100 each. In addition, all eligible nominated students will be recognized at the Student Affairs Banquet on April 26.

Please submit the nominations (Download the PDFStudent Employee of the Year Nomination Form) to Lenna Rolan, Station #20, by Friday, March 30.

International Affairs Celebrates Chinese Week

New Year in China is 'Year of the Pig' (photos by Danni Luo and Minnie Tiang)

Update for Daylight Savings Time Applied to Computers – An update for Daylight Savings Time will be applied to campus computers. The update is needed to comply with the Energy Policy Act of 2005. A blue window will appear for all users at login during the week of March 5. The window will close automatically. If you do not notice the window it is quite likely that your computer has already been patched.

If you have any questions please contact the helpdesk@enmu.edu or 562.4357.

Purchase of Laptop Computers Put on Hold – Effective immediately, all purchases of laptop computers and printers are placed on hold pending a review of the University's capacity to purchase and maintain them. Exceptions will be rare and must be approved by the area's senior administrator and the president.

Flex Dollars Replacing Silver Dollars – Flex dollars are replacing Silver dollars. Flex dollars can be purchased and redeemed only at Sodexho outlets, i.e., Campus Crossroads, Ground Zero, Café Fresca or the Coffee Cart in the Golden Library. If you still have Silver dollars, you will be able to use them until they are gone. Silver dollars will not work in the new Ground Zero or the Coffee Cart in the Golden Library. You will be charged sales tax when using Flex dollars. When putting Flex dollars on your card, you will not be able to use them until the next day.

If you have any questions or problems, contact Tony Allen, General Manager, Sodexho, at 562.2190.

Special All-Schubert Concert Set for March 18
by Dr. Patrice Caldwell
Executive Director, Planning and Analysis/Institutional Renewal
Associate Professor of English

The Eastern New Mexico University Department of Music and the University Friends of Music are presenting a special concert of the ENMU-Portales and the ENMU-Roswell choirs performing an all-Schubert program of choral music on Sunday, March 18, at 4 p.m. in the University Theatre Center. The choirs will be accompanied by the Caprock Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra from Lubbock, Texas, and directed by Dr. Jason Paulk, director of choral activities at ENMU.

The musical program features special pieces for men’s chorus, women’s chorus, and a solo performance of "Ständchen-Serenade" by Dr. Jeanie Ornellas, ENMU professor of music, with the women’s chorus. The major work of the concert will be the combined choruses’ performance of Schubert’s Mass in G, featuring solo performances by ENMU students. A reception following the performance will allow audience and performances to visit in the foyer of the Theatre Center.

Tickets will be available at the Department of Music office, the Office of Fine Arts, or Sunday before the performance. General admission is $15 per person; $5 for any student with ID; $10 for members of the University Friends of Music, senior citizens (55+), and Cannon Air Force Base personnel; and free for children under 12 accompanied by an adult.

For more information, or to reserve tickets, call the Department of Music at 505.562.2377 or the College of Fine Arts at 505.562.2373, or stop by Room 115 in ENMU’s Music Building.

Nominations Sought for Presidential Awards for Faculty – Nominations are being accepted for the Portales Presidential Awards for Excellence for Faculty. Faculty and students may nominate a faculty member for any of the four areas: Advising, Research/Scholarly/Creative Activity, Service, or Teaching. Professional and staff employees may nominate faculty in the areas of: Advising and Service. Deadline for submission of nominations is at 5 p.m. on March 5. [details]

ENMU Hosting State High School Speech Tournament on March 8-10 – Eastern New Mexico University has been selected to host the 2007 New Mexico State High School Speech Tournament. The tournament is scheduled for Thursday, March 8 through Saturday, March 10. The tournament includes debate, student congress, interpretative reading, duo, oratory, and other public speaking events. [details]

KENW-TV Needs Volunteers – Volunteers are needed for KENW Television’s Festival 2007 membership drive. Support KENW-TV by volunteering to answer the telephone for a few hours during March 3-18 for Festival 2007. This is KENW's longest pledge drive of the year, so more volunteers are needed. To help, call Rena Garrett at 562.2112 or e-mail her rena.garrett@enmu.edu. Your help is greatly appreciated.

International Students Welcomed with Potluck

American Culture Contributes Mountain Dew (photo by Daniela Garcia)

ENMU Offering Summer Spanish Immersion Program in Mexico – Cultura, civilización y literatura de México. Do you want to learn and enjoy Spanish?

For more information, contact: Dr. Demetrio Anzaldo-González at 562.2138, or e-mail d.anza@enmu.edu.

Those interested can get a glimpse of the program by visiting Dr. Mary Ayala’s Web site at: http://www.geocities.com/ayalamf/mexbrochure.html.

ENMU Co-Sponsoring Cooking School for Diabetics – Kitchen Creations, A cooking school for Diabetics, is coming to ENMU beginning March 12.

People with diabetes in Roosevelt County will have a chance to learn how to prepare good-tasting and healthy foods at the Kitchen Creations cooking school sponsored by the Roosevelt County office of the New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service and the New Mexico Department of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program. ENMU Family and Consumer Sciences is the co-sponsor.

Kitchen Creations offers recipes and up-to-date information for nutrition and meal planning. People with diabetes, as well as their family members or caretakers, are encouraged to attend. Participants should plan on attending all the classes, which will be held every Monday, for four weeks beginning on March 12, 6-9 p.m. in the ENMU Family and Consumer Sciences Department.

Call Connie Moyers at 356.4417 to register. The classes are free, but spaces are limited, so call now to enroll; pre-registration is required.

Nominations Sought for Spirit of Eastern Awards – Nominations for the 2007 President's Spirit of Eastern Awards are welcome from faculty, staff and students. Each person may nominate one or more professional and/or support staff whom they believe have performed in a superior manner relative to the award criteria listed on the nomination form.

Deadline for submitting nominations is 5 p.m. on March 14 for Portales and Ruidoso. The selected awardees will be recognized at the Spirit of Eastern Ceremony on April 11.

Visit the Spirit of Eastern web site at www.enmu.edu/aboutenmu/spirit/index.shtml to nominate online. Printed forms are also available at the Information Desk in the Administration Building in Portales and at the Ruidoso Campus reception desk.

ENMU Prepares for Re-accreditation – Eastern New Mexico University is concluding a yearlong process of extensive self-evaluation required for re-accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. Accreditation fosters excellence and ongoing improvement for the University. The accreditation covers every aspect of the institution—to improve the educational process for all students and to assure the institution’s effectiveness in meeting those needs. As a campus community, we look forward to the experience and to learning from it to make Eastern New Mexico University an even stronger institution.

Higher Learning Commission Seeks Public Comment – ENMU seeks public comment on the quality of the institution and its academic programs as part of a comprehensive evaluation visit March 12-14, 2007, by a team representing the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

To comment, contact Dr. Linda Gies at 562.2322.

Upward Bound Looking for Summer Instructors – The ENMU Upward Bound Program is looking for summer instructors: either workstudy, student hire or professional employee contracts. For more information, come to the Upward Bound Office located in the University Annex. Deadline to apply is March 23.

2007 Spring Fine Arts Calendar – [calendar]

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General Comments and Compliments

Thank you to the Faculty Resource Center for digitizing the video in today's Monday Memo.

Quote of the Week

"We live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of the universe in which there are far more galaxies than people." – Carl Sagan

Basketball Seasons End on Winning Note
	but the Greyhounds won in overtime.
This Tarleton fan did his best to psyche ENMU out,

	then the seniors posed for one last photo. (photos by Wendel Sloan)
The Zias celebrated the victory and a winning season,

Library Committee
3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21
Library Conference Room

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.

Natural Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement – Join Victor Baca, R.Ph. for this informative class and discover the facts concerning this alternative, doctor-pre-scribed hormone therapy Thursday, March 22, 7-9 p.m., COB-137. The fee is $25. Please register by March 19.

Basic Digital Photography – This class taught by Brandon Flen of Flen Photography will allow hands-on time at your own computer station with Adobe Photoshop Monday, March 12, 6-8:30 p.m., UCC-108. The fee is $25.

Swimming – For ages 4 years and up meeting Monday-Thursday, 4-4:50 p.m. for four rotations at the Natatorium: Rotation 1-Feb. 26-March 8; Rotation 2-March 12-22; Rotation 3-April 2-12; and Rotation 4-April 16-26. The fee is $40.

Scuba Diving – This open water scuba class for ages 10 years and up will be held over two weekends, March 2-4 and March 17-18. The fee is $200 with an open water fee of $120 payable to the instructor. Please register by Feb. 27.

Taste of France and Germany – Join Skip Ackler three evenings this spring in FCS-98, 6:30-8 p.m. for a taste of France and Germany. Registration is $18 per class or receive a discount by prepaying only $48 for all three classes by Feb. 7. A $10 lab fee is payable to the instructor at each class. Due to food purchase and prep for specific numbers, these classes must be prepaid with no refunds issued.

Schnitzel Holstein and Spatzel – Monday, March 12. Register by Mar. 7.

Coquille St. Jacque – Monday, April 9. Register by April 4.

Internet Safety: Protecting you and Your Family Online – Join Adriana Wolf in COB-117, 6-8 p.m. for one or all three of these classes designed to protect you from cyber bullying and identity theft to online predators. The registration fee for each class is only $20 per family. However, prepayment of $50 for all three classes entitles you to a $10 discount.

Personal Safety and Online Predators – Tuesday, March 13. Register by March 8.

Creative Memories Pic Folio Minutes Album – The Pic Folio Minutes Album holds 24 photos in displayable photo-safe album sleeves. Bring 24 photos for this class offered twice for your convenience Tuesday, either Feb. 13 or March 6, 7-8 p.m., COB-128. Let Tracy Car, Creative Memories consultant, know your album color choice, tan or red, by Feb. 1. Registration is $10 with a kit fee of $25 for the Pic Folio Album payable to the instructor.

Computer Basics – Ellen Gardiner offers you the choice of five different hands-on classes all held on Thursdays, 6-8 p.m., UCC-107:

Introduction to Excel – March 1. Register by Feb. 26. The fee is $25.

Introduction to PowerPoint – March 15. Register by March 12. The fee is $25

Introduction to Access and Data Basics – March 22. Register by March 19. The fee is $25.

Tips for Taking Online Classes – April 5. Register by April 2. The fee is $30.

Microsoft Outlook 2003 Basics and Advanced – Join the SuperUsers group at ENMU for two hands-on workshops at your very own SuperUser login computer station UCC-107. Each class is $30 and you can save $10 by prepay for both classes for only $50. Outlook Basics is Tuesday, Feb. 6, 6:30-8 p.m. Outlook Advanced is Tuesday, March 6, 6-8 p.m. Please register by Feb. 1 or March 1, respectively.

Home Gourmet Done Simply – Join Adam Baca, certified chef dú cuisine, for one or all three of these hands-on classes Wednesdays, 6:30-9 p.m. The fee per class is $18 with a $10 lab fee, payable to the instructor. Due to food purchase and preparation for specific numbers, these classes must be prepaid with no refunds issued to non-attendees: Jan. 31-French Onion Soup Gratinée and Braised Trout with Pepper Salad; Feb. 28-Chicken Tenderloins Wrapped in Prosciutto with an Italian Fruit Relish and Pasta Carbonara; April 25-Appetizer Night with three brand-new recipes.

Decorative/Tole Painting –For ages 12 years through adult these four classes offered by Patsy Liston Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m., FCS-100 will complete a 19 x 16 ½ inch welcome sign with each class offering a different hanger for the sign: valentine on Jan. 25, shamrock on Feb. 22, Easter rabbit on March 15 and birdhouse on April 19. The fee is $15 per class (or $50 prepaid for all four classes). An additional $15 kit fee per class payable to the instructor will include all supplies needed. Please register by Jan. 22.

Aqua Aerobics –Offered by Kristen Van Wettering this class meets Mondays and Wednesdays, Jan. 29-April 25, 6-6:50 p.m., Natatorium with no class Feb. 19, March 26 and 28. The fee is $8 per 2-day rotation (or $90 prepaid for all 12 rotations). Register by Jan. 24 if prepaying or Friday noon prior to each rotation if paying weekly.

Ginger's Safety Tip of the Month

Hard Hat Safety

The average safety hard hat weighs about 14 ounces. The average man's head weighs 14 pounds. So there's an ounce of safety for every pound of head - provided the head protection is properly worn and maintained.

The brain is the control center of the body. The slightest damage to any part of the brain will cause malfunction of some area of the body. The skull, under normal circumstances, protects the brain. But when a possibility of injury from falling or flying objects exists, additional protection is required.

Hard hats not only reduce the chances of serious injury resulting from falling objects, but protect you from side impact injuries as well and when you bump your head on things - like machinery, vehicles, cab compartment and completing vehicle components like mirrors. Non-conductive hard hats protect you from electrical shock and burns. Never wear metal hard hats around electrical work.

How to Care for Hard Hats

The better care you take of your hard hat, the better care it will take of you. Here are some suggestions: 1. Properly adjust suspension systems to maintain clearance between your head and the shell of the hat. 2. Don't cut holes for ventilation. Don't heat and bend. 3. Don't substitute a "bump cap." They aren't strong enough. 4. Don't paint your hard hat. 5. Don't put anything under it except your head; this includes cigarettes or notebooks. 6. Don't wear it backwards.

The hard hat is a useful piece of safety equipment. But like any other protective device, it must be properly adjusted and worn and kept in good condition to give you maximum protection.

Don't be a hard head - get in the hardhat habit.

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

Computing
Outlook series – Get Rid of Space-Stealing Files in Outlook
When cleaning up mailboxes, most people have trouble finding and deleting the messages that take up the most space, such as those with large attachments. Here's a fast way to expose the space stealers hiding in your Outlook folders.
To create a customized search file in Outlook:
• On the Tools menu, click Advanced Find, and then click the More Choices tab.
• In the Look for box, click Messages.
• In the Size list, click greater than, and then type a number such as 500 (for files that are 500 kilobytes or larger).
• Select the remaining search options you want, and then click Find Now.
• When the search is complete, you can save it as a shortcut. Here's how: Click Save Search on the File menu of the Advanced Find dialog box and save it somewhere you can find it easily later, such as your desktop. Then, the next time you want to run this search, just double-click the shortcut.

PowerPoint series – Writing Bullet Points in PowerPoint
When using bullet points on a presentation slide, remember:
• Bullet Points Are Not Sentences-Do not write an entire sentence as a bullet point. A bullet point should convey the key point only.
• Reveal the Key Idea Only-Bullet points are short summations of the key points of the presentation.
• Use a Consistent Style-Start bullet points with a verb or a noun – a verb is more action oriented and is usually preferred.
• Be sure to use verbs of the same tense -The present tense is most common and the past tense is next most common.
• Use the same capitalization in all bullet points-Usually the first letter of the first word is capitalized and the rest of the words are in lower case.
• Use the same punctuation in all bullet points-Usually there is not need to use a period at the end but if you choose to, be consistent.
• Remember the 6 by 6 Guideline-Keep bullet points concise with the “six by six guideline”. Have no more than six bullet points and no more than six words per bullet point. Not a strict rule, but a good guideline to help keep slides concise.

DAT file version update – To check that your computer is up-to-date with the most current versions of virusscan software, locate the red and white shield with a red “M” by your system clock on the bottom right side of your screen and click on it with the right mouse button. Choose “VirusScan Enterprise” in the pull-down box. 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 4965 and the other is the “Scan Engine” which should be at 5100. If either one is not displaying the above versions, click on the red “M” 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:
• Smile when you answer the phone; it does make a difference.

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

Off-Campus News

Child Available for Adoption
Contact: Renee V. Fitts NM Children, Youth and Families Department #4 Grand Avenue Plaza Roswell, NM 88201 505.624.6071 renee.fitts@state.nm.us	My Name is Justin B. I am: 13 years old I am in: 7th grade My favorite things to do: Country music, especially Tim McGraw and Alabama My favorite foods: Pizza and hamburgers Justin has a great sense of humor, a wonderful smile and is very friendly. Justin is very polite, has a pleasant personality, and insists on good hygiene. Even though Justin is outgoing, he needs to be able to establish a relationship of trust with adults. Justin is involved with some special education classes to help him with learning difficulties. It is reported that Justin is a good student and tries very hard to succeed in school. Justin's favorite subject is math. Justin relates better with adults than other children. He does have friends at school. He wants to be a cowboy, have horses and live on a ranch. He likes animals and does well with pets. Justin will need a strong and nurturing family that will provide him with safety and love. Justin states that he wants a mom and a dad. Most of all he wants to be part of a family. Justin does have siblings that he will want to stay in contact with if possible.

Dr. Beverlee J. McClure has been confirmed as New Mexico Secretary of Higher Education.
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Fish Fry at Saint Helen Parish Hall(1600 S. Avenue O) every Friday, through April 6, from 6-8:30 p.m. For more information, call 356.4241.

The Pride in Portales Committee in conjunction with NM Clean and Beautiful is hosting its annual Great American Clean Up on Saturday April 21, starting at 9 a.m. at the Portales City Park. All organizations and individuals interested in participating are welcomed to come out and join us in cleaning up our community. Prizes for largest group, most bags of trash collected and most items collected off of the scavenger hunt list will be awarded along with a free drawing for other prizes donated from local businesses. Cokes and hotdogs will be served at approximately 11 a.m.

For more information, or to sign up for the events, call Veda Urioste at 356.6662, ext. 18.

Recurring Information Resources

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.

Requisition for Employment and Hiring Recommendation Form – Requisition for Employment and Hiring Recommendation Form are now available online via the intranet at: http://inside.enmu.edu/forms/index.php . Please make a copy for your records, if necessary, before forwarding the original for signature. For assistance, call Personnel Services at 2115.

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.

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

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.

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