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

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Guest Pianist to Perform on March 3
by Dr. Michael Sitton
Dean of Fine Arts

Dr. Ronald Chioldi, associate professor of music at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla., will perform a guest piano recital at Eastern New Mexico University on Monday, March 3.  The program begins at 7 p.m. in the Music Building’s Buchanan Hall and is free to the public.

Chioldi’s recital program includes works by Gluck, Ravel, and Granados, as well as two major 19th-century piano masterworks: Beethoven’s great “Appassionata” sonata and Chopin’s Fourth Ballade.

Dr. Chioldi, whose teaching duties at Northeastern State University include studio piano, class piano, piano pedagogy and music theory, performs actively as a soloist and collaborator. This season, he will perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto in B-flat, K 595 as well as solo and collaborative concerts in Arkansas, New Mexico, North Carolina, Michigan, Oklahoma and Texas. 

Chioldi’s piano career began when he was an undergraduate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania; he subsequently earned Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in piano performance and literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he studied piano with Ian Hobson and piano pedagogy with James Lyke.  

A committed educator, Dr. Chioldi is a coauthor of the new fifth edition of Keyboard Fundamentals, published by Stipes Publishing. In March 2006 he presented a showcase highlighting this popular group-piano textbook at the national conference of the Music Teachers National Association in Austin, Texas. He participated in the original planning sessions for the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, and is an active member of Arkansas and Oklahoma Music Teachers Associations. 

He has presented workshops/lectures such as “Intermediate Piano Concertos” and “Developing Technique Through Intermediate Literature” to piano teachers’ organizations, and he is a sought-after adjudicator. He has served on faculties for summer piano programs at Georgia State University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 
[recital program]

Saturday's Faculty Recital Postponed – Due to illness, the faculty recital by Roberto Mancusi, scheduled for 7 p.m. this Saturday, has been postponed.  We appreciate everyone who supports our music department activities and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.  Please stay tuned for announcement as to the new date for this recital.

High Plains Film Festival Meeting Set for March 6 – A meeting will be held in which all interested parties are invited to discuss the new High Plains Film Festival on Thursday, March 6, at 1:30 p.m. in the Zia Room of the CUB. Emphasis will be placed on how to maximize entries and visibility for this initiative.

With an extremely distinguished panel of judges, including the legendary film actress Joan Leslie, Oscar winning screenwriter and former ENMU student Diana Ossana, and Emmy and Grand Prix winning director and editor Jack Sholder. We want to make sure this inaugural film festival gains all the attention and especially the maximum number of entries it can.

A number of efforts have already been made to get the word out, but we want your help in thinking of other ways to make sure that likely audiences hear about this opportunity. We especially want to be sure that public school students in New Mexico and the region are well aware of this. Also, we are looking for individuals who are interested in helping with this initiative which will include entries from K-12 and college + individuals.

Please come to this meeting to share your ideas and find out how you can be part of this exciting project.

ENMU Athletics to Host High Hopes Benefit Dinner and Dance on March 11

Eastern athletic director Mike Maguire has announced that the ENMU athletic department will host the High Hopes Benefit Dinner and Dance at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, in the Campus Union Building Ballroom to benefit the YAM Theatre Restoration Project.

Tickets are $25 per person, and can be purchased by contacting the ENMU Athletic office at 562.2153 or the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce at 356.8451. Semi-formal attire is encouraged.

The event will feature live entertainment with songs by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin and Johnny Mathis. The ENMU Student Jazz Band will also perform, as will some of Eastern’s student athletes.

A silent auction will be held, with one of the main attractions being three tickets to see world renowned singer Michael Bublé in concert in Rio Rancho, N.M., on April 29.

Scholastic Book Fair March 10–14 – The Student Council for Exceptional Children will host the Scholastic Book Fair from Monday, March 10 through Friday, March 14 in the Education Building Lobby from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday–Thursday and 8 a.m to 5 p.m. on Friday. Come and support reading and literacy, get Easter gifts for friends, relatives and kids, and support student scholarships.

For more information, contact Dr. Shaughnessy at 562.2791.

Employee/Student Briefs

Thirteen music students, under the supervision of Dr. Jason Paulk and Mrs. Kayla Paulk, participated in the Southwest Regional American Choral Directors Association Convention in Kansas City on Feb. 19-23. Four students, Jenny Gheer, Cheyenne Ott, Kevin Simmons and Orlando Jimenez, were part of the 300-voice Collegiate Honor Choir, while the other students spent their days listening to choirs from around the world and participating in interest sessions that highlight new scholarship and pedagogy in the world of choral music education.

Kevin Simmons, tenor, was honored as the featured soloist in Leonard Bernstein's "Gloria Tibi," performed by the junior high honor choir on Saturday of the convention.   

Dr. Michael F. Shaughnessy and Dr. Stan Pogrow have a paper accepted for publication in the North American Journal of Psychology.

Students Qualify for National Events Tournament – Sarah Steinhoff and Twila Keeling qualified at the NIET District IX qualifier in Phoenix over the weekend to participate in the National Individual Events Tournament at the University of Texas in Austin on April 4-7.  Sarah Steinhoff qualified in Communication Analysis.  Twila Keeling is an alternate in both After Dinner Speaking and in Communication Analysis.

For additional information, contact Anthony B Schroeder at 562.2114. 

Council of Professors Emeriti Stay Active – The Council of Professors Emeriti (COPE) of Eastern New Mexico University serves as a way for retired emeriti faculty of ENMU to stay connected to friends and continue involvement with the University.  COPE has a scholarship fund administered to students through the ENMU Foundation.  Several local members of the Council teach, tutor, and remain active in community projects, for example, Habitat for Humanity.  

COPE board members are:  Bob Taylor, president; Vern Witten, vice president; Glenn McCoy, secretary-treasurer; and Mercedes Agogino, Bob Matheny, B.B. Lees, and Bill Gaedke.  Joyce Davis is past president.

For more information, contact Bill Gaedke at billy.gaedke@enmu.edu or 763.4352.  

Anonymous Donor Matching Gifts for Music Building Renovation Until March 7
by Dr. Michael Sitton
Dean of College of Fine Arts

An anonymous supporter, wishing to honor College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean Mary Ayala's designation of gifts in memory of her father toward the ENMU Music Building renovation and expansion project, has generously offered to match all gifts toward the Nicholas Fanelli fund made during the next month up to a total ofto the point where the fund reaches a level of $5,000. 
 
Our thoughts have been with Dr. Ayala and her family during the recent loss of her father, and we have been very grateful that she has suggested this way in which friends who wish to do so may designate their memorial gifts. The additional support of our anonymous donor will add to the way in which this designation benefits the ENMU campus and community. 
 
If you have not done so already, please consider making a gift during the coming month when our donor's challenge is in effect. Donations from groups or organizations are also welcome. Gifts toward this effort
should be sent to the ENMU Foundation, Station 8; please clearly mark them toward the Nicholas Fanelli memorial fund.

For more information, contact the ENMU Foundation at 562.2412.

Multicultural Affairs Celebrates Women's History Month

In 1967, Congress declared March as Women’s History Month. The Multicultural Affairs offices have invited four outstanding women to make presentations during the month.

Wednesday, March 5 at 6 p.m. in the Sandia Room, Rosalía de Aragón and the New Mexico Humanities Council will talk about the contributions of great women to the state of New Mexico.

Thursday, March 6 at 3 p.m. in the Sandia Room, Leona Begay, Miss Native-American ENMU, will show her traditional talents and give a motivational speech.

Tuesday, March 11 at 6 p.m. in the Sandia Room, Cecilia Webb, the first African-American woman employed in the Governor’s Office of the State of New Mexico, will give a presentation.

Tuesday, March 18 at 11:30 a.m. in the Sandia Room, the first 30 people to RSVP may attend a luncheon lecture by Dr. Veena Parboteeah. She will discuss how women are and have been viewed in their roles as wife, mother, homemaker and hostess and their shopping behaviors related to those roles. The consumption patterns of women have changed dramatically over the recent years as a result of their higher levels of education and their increased participation in the labor force. The deadline to RSVP is Friday, March 14.

Quiz for Women's History Month – Multicultural Affairs would like to challenge the ENMU community to answer a quiz during Women’s History Month. Please bring the quiz with your answers to the Office of International Affairs located in “The Alley” and receive a prize for participating. If you have any questions, call 562.4915. [quiz]

High Hopes Benefit Dinner and Dance Set for Tuesday, March 11

Eastern New Mexico University athletic director Mike Maguire announced that the ENMU athletic department will host the High Hopes Benefit Dinner and Dance at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, in the Campus Union Building Ballroom to benefit the Yam Theatre Restoration Project.

Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased by contacting the ENMU Athletic office at 562-2153 or the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce at 356.8541. Semiformal attire is encouraged for the event.

The event will feature live entertainment with songs by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin and Johnny Mathis. The ENMU Student Jazz band will also perform, as will some of Eastern’s student athletes.

A silent auction will also be held, with one of the main attractions being three tickets to see world renowned singer Michael Bublé in concert in Rio Rancho, N.M., on April 29.

MInutes Available from the February 26 Management Information Exchange Meeting – Go to http://inside.enmu.edu/page.php?pid=434 to see them.

Entries Accepted for High Plains Film Festival through March 21

Eastern New Mexico University is accepting short film entries now through March 21 for the first High Plains Film Festival.

A judging panel of award-winning actors, directors and screenwriters will award six $500 prizes. Winning entries will be screened May 4 in Portales, at a location to be announced.

Filmmakers may enter animated, dramatic and documentary/experimental works that are no longer than 10 minutes. The contest includes a pre-college division for students through 12th grade and a college-plus division for all others. Entries must not have won awards previously in a juried competition.  

Judges include actress Joan Leslie, who appeared with Humphrey Bogart in "High Sierra," with James Cagney in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and with Gary Cooper in "Sergeant York."

Another panelist is screenwriter Diana Ossana, who collaborated with Larry McMurtry on "Brokeback Mountain," which won both an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay in 2005.

Jack Sholder, an Emmy and Grand Prix award-winning editor and director, leads the Motion Picture and Television Program at Western Carolina University.

The film festival celebrates ENMU's Digital Cinema Arts program, established in 2006, and New Mexico's growing film industry, said Michael Sitton, dean of ENMU's College of Fine Arts.

For entry forms and additional information, check the festival Web site at www.enmu.edu/filmfest or call 575.562.2373. 

Entries must be received by March 21. Entry fees are $20 in the pre-college division and $30 for the college-plus division. Submit four DVD copies of each entry, playable on a standard DVD player, to High Plains Film Festival, College of Fine Arts, ENMU Station 16, Music Building, Room 113, 1500 S. Avenue K, Portales, NM, 88130.

Application for Student Fees Available – The applications for student fees for departments and organizations that received money last year are due by Monday, March 10.  If they were not e-mailed directly to the department chair, dean, or advisor and president of the organization, please e-mail Mario Cabrera at mario.cabrera@enmu.edu

Meetings will be held on March 15 and 16. 

Bookstore Accepting Textbook Orders until March 21

The ENMU/Barnes & Noble Bookstore is accepting faculty textbook orders for summer 2008 and fall 2008 semesters. The deadline for order submission is Friday, March 21. A printable instruction sheet for placing text orders is attached [here]. 

Faculty may use the textbook adoption form to be mailed to Station 14; or place orders online at www.enmu.edu and click on the Faculty and Staff option; or go to www.enmu.bncollege.com and click on the Faculty tab. 

For more information, contact Bobby Brunson at 562.2721 or e-mail bobby.brunson@enmu.edu or sm613@bncollege.com.

Amy Holt Named Interim Registrar – Amy Holt has agreed to become the interim registrar for ENMU until a permanent registrar is found.  She will be in the registrar's office in the afternoons.  Her current position gives her extensive knowledge of all the Banner modules and her position at the present time overlaps with the information the registrar processes. 

The search committee for the registrar is meeting regularly and hopes to have candidates researched and on campus for interviews in the next few weeks.

Brent Small has moved back to the Financial Aid Office as director and began his official appointment there on Monday, Feb. 25. 

Lunch and Learn on Self-Defense Set for Friday, March 7 – Dr. Phillip MIllion will present a demonsration of self-defense at the Lunch and Learn on Friday, March 7, at 11:30 a.m. in the Sandia Room of the CUB.

RSVP to sd.assistand@enmu.edu or call MIckie Stowe at 562.4323.

Internal Faculty Research Grants Available – Internal Faculty Research and Instructional Development Grant Applications are now being accepted (open to all eligible tenure-track faculty - see the application packet for eligibility criteria and application format requirements).

Please note that the internal grant packet was modified two years ago so make sure you are using the application packet with a revision date of 1/23/06.  You can access it on the Web at:

http://inside.enmu.edu/forms/grant-contract/internal-grant-application.pdf

Submit the original signed application and eight copies to Nikki Howard in the Academic Affairs office (AD 204).  The deadline for receiving applications is 5 p.m. on Friday, April 4.

ENMU Hosting High School Speech Tournament on March 6–8

Eastern New Mexico University has been selected to host the 2008 New Mexico State High School Speech Tournament.  The tournament is scheduled for Thursday, March 6 through Saturday, March 8.  The tournament includes debate, student congress, interpretative reading, duo, oratory and other public speaking events.  All events will be educational, of high quality and entertaining. [continued]

ENMU Hosting Faculty Voice Recital on Saturday, March 8

The Department of Music is presenting a faculty voice recital by Dr. Roberto Mancusi, assistant professor of voice, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, in Buchanan Hall inside the Music Building.

The recital consists of music spanning three centuries (18th, 19th and 20th) and covers a wide variety of styles from oratorio to opera, secular all the way to sacred music. Mancusi said, “I know it is cliché, but there truly is something for everyone in this recital.”

Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Kathi Fraze at 562.2377.

Native American Spring Banquet Set for Wednesday, March 19 – Native American Affairs would like to invite the ENMU community to the spring banquet on Wednesday, March 19 at 6 p.m. in the Campus Union Building. The cost is $15 and people must RSVP by March 13.

The menu for banquet will consist of chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and cream gravy, tossed garden salad, corn, hot rolls and chocolate cake.

The banquet will feature a performance from the Native Stars Dance Team from Gallup, N.M. The Native Stars Dance Team has traveled all over the world performing for numerous events. Their most recent event was in Los Angeles, Calif. Their performances also included exhibitions in Beverly Hills in March 2006 and a tour in Iraq where they had 18 shows.

Graduate candidate Antwhan Yazzie will give presentation titled "Present Past, and Future of Native-American Affairs at ENMU." There will also be a sign language military tribute by Sharon Brokeshoulder. There will also be acknowledgments to ENMU's 2008 Native American graduates.

For more information please contact the office of Native Affairs at 562-2470 or stop by the Student Success Center in the Campus Union.

2008 Homecoming Scheduled Oct. 24-25

The 2008 homecoming is scheduled for Oct.24-25. The homecoming committee will meet this spring to determine the schedule of events and select the 2008 theme. If you have ideas for special events or reunions, the Office of Alumni Affairs will be happy to assist you.

The Hall of Honors Homecoming game will match the Greyhounds against the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25. The Zias volleyball team will host a match (TBA) in Greyhound Arena.

For further information, contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at 562.2125, stop by the Administration Building, Room 101, or e-mail janice.cowen@enmu.edu.

Second Eight-Week Classes Begin March 10 – [course listings]

ENMU Employees Offered SPAN 268 Free – [details]

Nominations Sought for Faculty Excellence Awards – Faculty nominations are now being taken for the Faculty Presidential Award for Excellence for 2008.  Faculty chosen to receive the award will be honored at the 2008 spring commencement ceremony on May 10. Award recipients will receive a plaque and a $2,000 check. The four categories for which full-time faculty members may be nominated are:

Advising
Research/Scholarly/Creative Activity
Service
Teaching

You may nominate full-time faculty for more than one category; and you may nominate more than one person for the same category.

Information regarding which categories you may nominate a faculty member for are based upon your status (student, faculty, or employee). Instructions and nomination form are available at www.enmu.edu/faculty-awards.

All nominations must be received by March 7.

Nominations Sought for Spirit of Eastern Awards – Nominations for the 2008 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 that they believe has 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 31 for Portales and Ruidoso. The selected awardees will be recognized at the Spirit of Eastern Ceremony on April 9.

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 Hosting The University of Oklahoma Faculty Brass Quintet on March 6– The Department of Music is presenting The University of Oklahoma Faculty Brass Quintet in Concert at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 6 in Buchanan Hall inside the Music Building.

At 2 p.m. that day there will be open masterclasses for all brass students (university and high school) on each brass instrument.

Performing will be: Dr. Eldon Matlick, professor of horn at the University of Oklahoma School of Music. Dr. Matlick is a two-time finalist in the Heldenleben International Horn Competition, one of the major world venues in solo horn competition; Dr. Karl Sievers, professor of trumpet, has enjoyed a career playing in the orchestras of Indianapolis and Oklahoma as well as being an artist clinician for the Bach Trumpet Corporation; Dr. Irvin Wagner, professor of trombone at the University of Oklahoma, served as president of the International Trombone Association from 1982-84, and during his tenure traveled completely around the world performing, teaching, and organizing national trombone chapters; Brian Dobbins, assistant professor of tuba at the School of Music.  Since 2000, he has been the principal tubist with the Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra; and Jay Wilkinson, trumpet, is coordinator of Jazz Studies at the University of Oklahoma and performs in the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and Lyric Theater Orchestra of Oklahoma City.

Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Kathi Fraze at 562.2377 or Dr. Michael Ellzey at 562.2350.

Spend an Afternoon with New Mexico's Kit Carson on March 10 – Hampton Sides, acclaimed author of Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West, will speak in the Becky Sharp Auditorium at Eastern New Mexico University on Monday, March 10.

The presentation is free and open to the public.

There will be a meet-and-greet from 4-4:30 p.m., his presentation from 4:30-5:30 p.m. and a reception from 5:30-6 p.m.

Sponsors include Eastern New Mexico University, Friends of the Bosque Redondo Memorial, the Zeta-Pi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta and the ENMU History Guild.

For more information, call Dr. Peggy Hardman at 562.2642.

Music Department Presents 'Soldier’s Tale' March 11

The music department at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales is presenting “Soldier’s Tale” by Igor Stravinsky at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, in Buchanan Hall inside the Music Building.

Written in 1917, “Soldier’s Tale” is the story of a man’s quarrel with the devil, which is told through a lively arrangement of dance, opera, theater and fable.

The feature includes performances by Bruce Keeling, professor of music at South Plains College and adjunct trombone professor at ENMU; Gary Lewis, director of orchestral activities and music director of the Opera Theater Program in the Texas Tech University School of Music; Roberto Mancusi, assistant professor of voice at ENMU; Richard Meek, professor of music at Texas Tech; Tamara Raatz, associate professor of clarinet at ENMU; Neil Rutland associate director of the Symphonic Band and the Greyhound Sound Marching Band at ENMU; Will Strieder, associate professor of music at Texas Tech; Jack Unzicker, professor of music at Texas Tech; and Kirsten Yon, assistant professor of Violin at Texas Tech.

Admission is free. 

For more information, contact Kathi Fraze at 562-2377

Smithsonian Exhibit Runs Through April 4 – A Smithsonian Exhibit at Eastern New Mexico University will explore the connections between Americans and the food they produce, prepare and present on the table. Running through April 4, the traveling “Key Ingredients: America by Food” will be at Eastern's Golden Library and the Pecos Room in the Campus Union Building.

The exhibition, traveling to 150 venues, details how food shapes American culture, and how the food industry and its technology have changed throughout history. 

All events are free and open to public. Guided tours are available everyday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. The exhibition will be open on Sundays from noon to 8 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  

During the exhibit there will be a “Kids’ Day” at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 8 and several free movie nights with free popcorn, as well as a number of other events.

For more information, contact Merlene Olmsted at 562.2075 or merlene.olmsted@enmu.edu or go to http://www.enmu.edu/AmericaByFood

Schedule for Smithsonian Food Exhibit – [details]

Powerpoint Presentation About Smithsonian Food Exhibit at ENMU –
[watch powerpoint] (after downloading, click to change images)

KENW-TV Needs Volunteers for Membership Drive – Volunteers are needed for KENW-TV’s Festival 2008 membership drive. Support KENW-TV by volunteering your time by answering telephones for a few hours during March 1-16 for Festival 2008. 

This is the longest pledge drive of the year, so more volunteers are needed to help with all of the time slots.To volunteer, call Candra Reynolds or Rena Garrett at 562.2112 or e-mail us at candra.reynolds@enmu.edu or rena.garrett@enmu.edu.

Thank you. Your help is greatly appreciated. 

Education Comprehensive Exams Set for March 8 – Comprehensive Exams for the College of Education are set for Saturday, March 8 from 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. in Room 115 of the Education Building. Candidates should registered with either one of the graduatecCoordinators: Dr. Mark Isham at mark.isham@enmu.edu or Dr. Romelia Hurtado de Vivas at romelia.hurtadodevivas@enmu.edu

Tips on Avoiding the Cold and Flu – The flu season has arrived on the ENMU campus. Symptoms may include a fever of 100-102 degrees with sore throat, muscle and bone pain, and cold symptoms with cough. There is also a bad cold making the rounds. The routine treatment for both of these conditions is rest and lots of fluids. Unless you have an allergy to these drugs, fever often responds well to acetaminophen or ibuprofen. (Do not take aspirin.) 

See a health care provider if you: can’t keep fluids down; have a fever that won’t go down; have trouble breathing; have other persistent or troubling symptoms; or have health conditions that may be aggravated by a cold or the flu.

The custodial staff is working hard to keep students and employees healthy this winter. Some of the steps they are taking include disinfecting doorknobs, toilet handles and light switches.  

It is also important for students and employees to make an effort to keep their surroundings clean. They are encouraged to disinfect phones, keyboards and general work areas.

Central Stores at ENMU have a number of items available to help. These include tissues, hand sanitizers, Clorox disinfectant wipes, disinfectant sprays and disinfector dispensers.
 
Departments may order by contacting Lee Quick at 562-2956 or e-mailing lee.quick@enmu.edu

It’s important not to overdo it, or you may develop complications and take much longer to recover. Stay away from public places, stay home in bed and call Health Services at 562.2321 if you have questions or need an appointment.

Sigma Xi Seminars Set for March 13 – The ENMU Chapter of Sigma Xi will present a series of seminars from 6-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 13 in JWLA 112.

The titles of the presentations are as follows:

6-6:40 p.m.: Dr. John George, "Graph Products: Their Uses and Structure."
6:50-7:30 p.m.: Dr. Zach Jones, "Wildlife Populations and Their Landscape-scale Responses to Human Land Use in the Arid West."
7:40-8:20 p.m., Dr. Newton Hilliard, "On the Road to Extremes: Metabolism in a Moderately Acidophilic Microorganism."

Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, is an international organization whose mission is to promote science education, public understanding of scientific research, and international research cooperation. Faculty, students, staff and the general public are invited to attend the seminars.

For more information, contact Dr. Zhiming Liu, associate professor of biology and president of ENMU's chapter, at 562.2495 or zhiming.liu@enmu.edu. For more information about Sigma Xi, click: http://www.sigmaxi.org.

Sodexho will cater the event. Brownies, cookies, mixed nuts and punch refreshments will be available before the seminars at 5:30 p.m.

Wellness Tennis set for Saturday, March 15 – Please consider joining me (Bob Vartabedian) for tennis at the ENMU courts on Saturday mornings at 9 a.m. starting on March 15 through May 3 as part of your spring wellness program.
 
Remember, you may use your tuition waiver for this program even if you are enrolled in another class.  (If you have questions related to the tuition waiver, please check with Mary Drabbs.)
 
To include the tennis option as part of your wellness program please e-mail Mary.Drabbs@enmu.edu and choose one of the following:  

1-credit (You need to accumulate 27 half-hour activity sessions.)

2-credits (You need to accumulate 54 half-hour activity sessions.)

Remember, you can only count one session per day whether it be 30 minutes or four hours long.

Beginner and intermediate levels will be available. Hopefully, there will be enough people interested that teams will be paired up (mostly mixed-doubles) and partners will rotate on a weekly basis so you can meet a lot of people.  A "fun" tournament will be held on May 3 with appropriate awards.
 
Meeting dates will be on Saturdays at 9 a.m. on March 15 and 22; April 5, 12, 19, and 26; May 3.  It will not be necessary to attend all seven sessions. Meet at the tennis courts at 9 a.m. beginning March 15 and bring your racket (balls and water will be provided).
 
For planning purposes, if you plan to participate, please RSVP to Nikki Howard at 562.2312 or e-mail nikki.howard@enmu.edu.
 
People new to the program will need to attend one half-hour orientation session that will be arranged by Mary Drabbs.

Emeritus Sociology Professor to Speak March 18

World-renowned speaker, writer and radical Dr. Tony Campolo, an emeritus professor, will speak at ENMU on Tuesday, March 18 at 7 p.m. in the University Theater. Dr. Campolo's specialty is to challenge people to a vibrant effective life - "You Can Make A Difference". [see flyer]

Earlier in the day, Dr. Campolo will be available for a book-signing at the Church of Christ Campus House from at 3:30-4:15 p.m.

Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Dr. Shirley Rollinson at shirley.rollinson@enmu.edu

ENMU Accepting Entries for Communication Festival ‘08

The fourth annual Communication Festival, sponsored by Eastern New Mexico University’s Department of Communicative Arts and Sciences, invites all college students to participate in the event at ENMU-Portales on April 30 and May 1. There will be an awards ceremony on the evening of May 1 to recognize the winners.

The Communication Festival gives students the opportunity to display their work in the areas of video, writing, photography and design. “This is a great avenue for students to be recognized by their peers for their best work,” said Marc Schoder, one of the organizers. All works will be judged and displayed in the Communication Building.

Entry forms and guidelines can be picked up in the Department of Communicative Arts and Sciences office in the Communication Building. All works must have an entry form when submitted. Submission deadline is by 5 p.m. on April 28. No late entries will be accepted. There is no entry fee.

Students will have the chance to have their work displayed and gain feedback from judges, fellow students and community members.

For more information or for submission forms, call the Department of Communicative Arts and Sciences at 562.2130.

Hardhat Hound Campus Construction Schedule for February – [construction schedule]

'Jumper' Author Steven Gould is Williamson Lectureship Guest
by Dr. Patrice Caldwell
Executive Director of Planning and Analysis

Gould’s novel is the basis for the 20th Century Fox movie "Jumper," number one at the box office this past week.

The annual Williamson Lectureship Luncheon is set for Friday, April 11 with guests Steven Gould and Christopher Stasheff. 

Special Guest of Honor Steven Gould is the author of Wildside, Helm, Jumper, Jumper: Griffin’s Story, and Reflex, as well as numerous short stories. 

Gould’s novel is the basis for the 20th Century Fox movie "Jumper," number one at the box office this past week.

The Lectureship also welcomes special guest and ENMU faculty member Dr. Christopher Stasheff, author of several series of novels featuring a wizard or warlock as the main character.  

The Lectureship opens with luncheon at 11:45 a.m. on April 11, with comments by the guests and the mistress of ceremonies, author Connie Willis. Following lunch, Golden Library will host panels (at 2 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. featuring the Lectureship guests and other visiting writers on science fiction in film and new directions in science fiction and fantasy.

Reservations for lunch are required and payment of $8 will be accepted at the door. Panel presentations are free and open to the public and the University community.

For more information or reservations, call 575.562.2315 or e-mail Patrice Caldwell at patrice.caldwell@enmu.edu.

Nessie Wants You! – About 900 freshman and senior students will receive e-mail invitations to respond to the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). This well known survey asks students about their educational experiences at ENMU, and the results help the University to enhance student learning and satisfaction with college life.  Students may responsd online or by printing out the survey and mailing it in.

We may not have the Loch Ness monster in the campus fountain to encourage student participation, but we hope that staff and faculty will encourage students who are contacted to complete this survey and let their voice be heard.

For more information about the survey and past NSSE results, contact the Assessment Resource office at 562.4313 or any member of the University Assessment Committee.

Put May 2 on Your Calendar – The traditional end-of-the-year picnic for employees will be on May 2.

Science Fair Needs Judges
by Erin Griffith
Communication Services

Eastern New Mexico University will host the 50th annual Southeastern New Mexico Regional Science and Engineering Fair on Saturday, March 8 in the Campus Union Building.

Dr. Ken Cradock, director of the Science Fair and assistant professor of biology, says that Eastern has hosted the fair since 1989.

Middle and high schools from the Southeastern part of the state will participate. 

“It’s a great public service; it encourages the students to participate in the sciences and brings them into a university setting to interact with one another, as well as with faculty and grad students,” Dr. Cradock said.

The fair needs qualified individuals to help judge. Students with senior standing, graduate students and faculty and other qualified persons are eligible. Judging begins at 9 a.m. and is usually completed by 3:30 p.m.; judges will receive a complimentary lunch. To fill out the judging form, and see which categories are available to judge, [click here].  Return forms to either Dr. Cradock or to Rosemary Mathews.

The top students in each category will move on to the state competition which will take place in April at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro

For more information, contact Dr. Cradock at 562.2309 or e-mail science.fair@enmu.edu.

Strategic Plan 2008-2013 – The future is now!  Members of the campus community are cordially invited to review the draft documents for Eastern New Mexico University’s next five-year plan. Documents relating to the plan’s preparation and the draft document can be found at http://www.enmu.edu/services/planning/strategic-plans.shtml. 

Any comments, suggestions, or questions may be addressed to Dr. Patrice Caldwell (Patrice.Caldwell@enmu.edu) at 562.2315.

ENMU Hosting “Food Poisoning”: Regional Juried Student Show

The Department of Art is presenting “Food Poisoning,” an art exhibit sponsored by Family and Consumer Sciences and the Golden Library. The exhibit is available for viewing in The Runnels Gallery during library hours through April 4.

The Runnels Gallery is located in the Golden Library on the ENMU campus in Portales. Gallery hours are Sunday, noon-8 p.m., Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m..
Admission is free.

"Food Poisoning" is a dynamic look into the edible world. This exhibition explores our vastly diverse relationships with food. Pieces demonstrate how consumables influence the world in different ways, posing both personal and social questions.  Students show their various perspectives relating to the theme of food through sculpture, photography, painting, digital images, and drawings.

At the reception, experience edible art, and the visual excitement that occurs in delicious paintings.  Awards will be announced, and viewers will have the opportunity to speak with artists featured in the show. 

The show, which is a part of the upcoming Smithsonian food exhibit, received entries from 24 artists competing for their spot in the exhibit. Christopher Calderon, ENMU Gallery Manager, says the show is a “creative tie into Key Ingredients and the hope was that it would bring about a more creative response to the traditional still-life.”  Key Ingredients is a Smithsonian food exhibit coming to ENMU.

Special thanks go out to juror Caroline Brooks, Assistant Director of the Roswell Museum and Art Center.  For further information, call 562.2624 or e-mail albert.calderon@enmu.edu.

Spring Fine Arts Calendar – [calendar]

Wellness Contest Winner to Get $500 Gift Certificate – [details]

34th Annual Student Research Conference set for April 8 – Eastern New Mexico University will host the 34th Annual Student Research Conference on Tuesday, April 8, form 1–3 p.m.  Eastern classes are dismissed that day from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Abstracts are due Monday, March 31 to Dr. Anthony Schroeder. For more information, contact Manny Varela at 562.2464.

Meetings

Hardhat Committee
11 a.m.
Tuesday, March 4
Regents Room

High Plains Film Festival
1:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 6
Zia Room

Advertising Committee
11 a.m.
Tuesday, March 11
Admin. 108

In the News

Eastern New Mexico University's Adrianna Stratton appeared in the Portales News-Tribune – [see article]

Eastern New Mexico Universtiy's Liang Qing and Jennifer Hunter appeared in the Portales News-Tribune [see article]

A New Mexico author traced the path of now common foods across the Americas and from the Old World to the New World during a presentation Thursday at Eastern New Mexico University. [see article]

For 20-year-old Liang Qing, who came to Portales from the Sichuan province in southwest China, home and family are far out of reach. For Jennifer Hunter, 18, home seems far away, too, even though her parents live in Farmington in the Four Corners region of New Mexico. The Wesley Foundation, the United Methodist student ministry center across from Eastern New Mexico University campus on South Avenue K, has helped fill the gap. [see article]

An ENMU graduate will speak at Tucumcari museum's annual meeting. [see article]

Distance Education and Outreach

For more information about Distance Education and Outreach courses, call 562.2165. [listing of 2008 spring classes]

Student News

Accounting Club Meeting set for March 4 – The next accounting club meeting will be Tuesday, March 4 at 4:15 p.m., in COB 113. The guest speaker is an IRS AGENT.

See minutes from the Feb. 5, meeting [here].

Last Chance for Silverpack Photos – Attention all ENMU groups and organizations...This is your last chance to get your club or organizational picture in the Silverpack (ENMU Yearbook). Anyone wanting to get involved needs to contact the Silverpack (silverpack@enmu.edu)to schedule a photo shoot.

The Silverpack is free of charge so get involved and get your group or organizational photos taken. There will also be a student/faculty/administration photo shoot in mid-March so be on the lookout for that as well.

For more information, contact the Silverpack at 562.2756.

Music Students Particpated in Southwest Regional American Chorla Directors Association Convention – Thirteen music students, under the supervision of Dr. Jason Paulk and Mrs. Kayla Paulk, participated in Southwest Regional American Choral Directors Association Convention in Kansas City, MO last week from Feb. 19-23. Four students, Jenny Gheer, Cheyenne Ott, Kevin Simmons, and Orlando Jimenez, were part of the 300 voice Collegiate Honor Choir, while the other students spent their days listening to choirs from around the world and participating in interest sessions that highlight new scholarship and pedagogy in the world of choral music education. Kevin Simmons, tenor, was honored as the featured soloist in Leonard Bernstein's "Gloria Tibi," performed by the junior high honor choir on Saturday of the convention.

ENMU-Roswell and ENMU-Ruidoso News

March Issue of ENMU-Roswell's The Grapevine – [Grapevine]

Media Arts Program at ENMU-Roswell invites community and students to see its new headquarters on Tuesday, March 4 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. [more details]

ENMU-Roswell to host safety meeting for New Mexico Pilots Association on Saturday, March 8 from 10 a.m. to noon. [more details]

ENMU-Roswell hosts "Evening with Eastern"- High school students and parents are invited to spend an ‘Evening with Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell’ on Thursday, March 20 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. [more details] 

Off-Campus News

Margaret Blazek is helping to raise funds to help a local family, the family of Jesse and Travis Freeman - this is the young couple whose baby died, and then the young man died in a traffic accident; Jesse has been in the hospital in LUbbock ever since.  A local church is trying to raise funds to help the family, and because of a church program, is able to match funds up to $1,000.  If you'd like to contribute to the fund, you may send donations to Immanuel Lutheran Church, earmarked for Lynette Harris, or you could send it to Margaret.  I can get all donations matched, dollar for dollar, up to $1000.

Contact Info:
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 North Prince Street
Clovis, NM  88101

[more details]

Book Hotel by March 10 for the N.M. Press Women Conference in Albuquerque – If you are planning on attending the April 11-12 New Mexico Press Women conference in Albuquerque, you need to reserve your room at the hotel by March 10 to receive the reduced $89 room rate. The conference will be at the Marriott Courtyard at Journal Center. To make your reservations, call 877.905.4496 and identify yourself as a member of NMPW.

More information on the conference can be found at this website: http://www.newmexicopresswomen.org. Go to 2008 NMPW conference for details.

For more information, contact Chris Burroughs at 505.844.0948.

Westminster Presbyterian Church will host its annual “Papa Lou’s Real Italiano Spaghetti Dinner” Thursday, March 6 from 4:30-7:30 pm at the church, 3112 N. Thornton in Clovis.  Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for children under 12.  The dinner includes spaghetti & meat sauce, garlic bread, salad, beverage and our famous dessert buffet! Tickets available by calling 693.7208 or 762.6471, or at the door March 6.

Update from the New Mexico Higher Education Department – [update]

The city of Portales is now accepting applications for the following positions:

• Information Technology Director
• Recreation Dept. Director
• Utilities Superintendent
• Patrol Officer

City is an EOE.  Application/Job Descriptions available at City Hall, 100 West First Street, Portales, NM  88130 or at www.portalesnm.org or call 505.356.6662 ext. 22.  

Recurring Information Resources

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

If you would also like to be included, 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 About ENMU menu on ENMU's front page and clicking Experts and Speakers.

Join ENMU's MySpace Page – You are welcome to join ENMU's MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/easternnewmexico. You will also find a Blog there in which you can share thoughts, suggestions or questions about ENMU. For for information, e-mail wendel.sloan@enmu.edu.

Open Staff Positions —The Office of Human Resources has job listings at http://www.enmu.edu/services/hr/.

Holidays for 2008 as Approved by Board of Regents– [read]

Fall Break Approved for Fall 2008 – [details]

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.

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