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ENMU Signs Agreement with Pima Community College

Tucson, AZ – Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) president Steven Gamble and Pima Community College (PCC) Chancellor Roy Flores signed an articulation agreement on June 29 between the two schools.

PCC students who graduate with an associate’s degree, apply to a related degree program at ENMU, and have a PCC grade-point average of at least 2.0 are guaranteed admission to ENMU.

Nine bachelor’s degrees are being offered by ENMU under the partnership:

1. Bachelor’s of Applied Arts and Sciences with a concentration in Aviation Science
2. Bachelor’s of Science with a major in Aviation Science
3. Bachelor’s of Occupational Education with a major in Professional Technical Education
4. Bachelor’s in Business Administration
5. Bachelor’s of Applied Arts and Sciences with a concentration in Emergency Medical Services
6. Bachelor’s of Applied Arts and Sciences with a concentration in Hospitality Management
7. Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing.
8. Bachelor’s of University Studies
9. Bachelor’s of Applied Arts and Sciences (general-student selected).

Press Conference	Sealing Agreement with Handshake

All of the bachelor’s degrees can be acquired by students without leaving Arizona – the  ENMU classes in the partnership programs are available fully online.  In addition, all undergraduate Pima students who enroll at ENMU can pay the New Mexico in-state tuition and fee rate ($148 for one semester credit-hour) if they enroll in six semester credit-hours or fewer at  ENMU.  The students can also enroll in additional hours at PCC to ensure full federal financial aid.

ENMU will accept the Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) and allow up to 95 semester-credit hours from PCC toward its degrees. Many of the other programs will accept up to 84 transfer units. All bachelor’s programs require a minimum of 128 semester-credit hours. The Bachelor’s of Applied Arts and Sciences and Bachelor’s of Occupational Education are 3+1 programs, meaning that students may complete three years of coursework from PCC and one year from ENMU.

ENMU Presents Greyhound Gift	Pima Presents Vase Gift

Separate from the articulation agreement, ENMU is offering in-state tuition rates to 50 students from Arizona. The difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees at ENMU is substantial: In-state tuition and fees for full-time students (12-18 hours) at ENMU are $1,776 a semester; out-of-state students pay $4,551 a semester.

Persons interested in learning more about ENMU programs should talk with an advisor at Pima by calling 520. 206.4500. Information also is available by e-mailing enmu.transfer@enmu.edu or by calling Ronda Hutcherson, transfer student support specialist at ENMU, at 866.817.5333.

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Newspaper article from Arizona Daily Star. – [www.azstarnet.com]

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Founded in 1969, Pima Community College (PCC) in Arizona serves more than 75,000 students annually and is the ninth largest community college in the United States. PCC offers degrees and certificates in more than 100 transfer and occupational programs on six conveniently located campuses and more than 180 teaching sites throughout Pima County. The College provides flexible course options, affordable tuition, and a wide array of support services.

To learn more, visit www.pima.edu or call 520.206.4500.

Founded in 1934 in Portales, Eastern New Mexico University is the state’s largest regional comprehensive university. The ENMU system enrolls more than 9,500 students. It has a four-year campus with an enrollment of 4,300 in Portales, and two-year campuses in Roswell and Ruidoso. ENMU offers more than 70 associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, including an online Master of Education degree with an emphasis in Professional Technical Education for those who teach in vocational and technical areas.

To learn more, visit www.enmu.edu, or call 1.800.FOR.ENMU.

Scenes from 75th Anniversary Picnic (photos by Robin Haislett)

Scenes from 75th Anniversary Picnic (photos by Roma Vivas)

Scenes from 75th Anniversary Picnic (photos by Wanda Newberry)

Scenes from 75th Anniversary Picnic (photos by Kristin Kuhlmann)

ENMU Grad Planted Some of ENMU's Original Elms
Photos and story bv Robin Haislett
ENMU Communication Services

For those who enjoyed the shade of the elm trees at th2 75th Anniversary picnic, you can thank this Eastern graduate.

William Robert Case, know to most as “Billy Bob,” was 12 when hisBoy Scout troop volunteered to dig out the places set for the elm trees and plant them. “The building was all done but they didn’t have any money to open the school yet. Someone donated the trees when they were as big as my hand and we planted them two years before the school opened,” says Mr. Case. Now a resident of Roswell, Mr. Case enrolled in classes at Eastern in 1939 and graduated in 1952. “I was trying to work through school and I joined the Air Corps, which is now the Air Force, while I was still in school so it took me a while,” he says. Mr. Case was among the over 500 people at the picnic taking in the sights, sounds and cuisine of the 1930s-themed event.

ENMU Students Excavating Blackwater Draw Photos and story by Robin Haislett ENMU Communication Services

For the first time since the 1960s, an abandoned site in Blackwater Draw is being actively excavated by Eastern New Mexico University anthropology students and faculty. This opportunity to uncover 13,000-year-old mammoth bones is a rare opportunity to most, but the students are becoming adjusted to the environment. “We’ve been digging out here for about four weeks and in the beginning you’re all, ‘oh my gosh, this is over 10,000 years old,’ and now we’re all just like ‘eh, it’s a bone.’” jokes Erica Govich, an anthropology graduate student from Cleveland, Ohio. “We’re getting used to it and it hasn’t even been that long!” Dr. David Kilby, assistant professor of anthropology, began teaching last fall and was particularly interested in becoming a part of ENMU's faculty for the opportunity to excavate this site. “This is one of the few sites in North America that shows humans were on this continent over 13,000 years ago,” explains Dr. Kilby.

Erica Govich, Anthropology Graduate Student from Cleveland, Ohio

ENMU Anthropology Graduate Student Brody Norton

The particular section being excavated was previously examined by an anonymous professor from the University of Paris. “When he abandoned the site, the professor took all the data with him, so everything he did is unpublished,” says Dr. Kilby. The Blackwater Draw Museum and dig site are open year-round and volunteers are allowed on-site to help excavate at certain times. For more information, contact Matthew Hillsman at 575.562.2202.

Dr. David Kilby, Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Milk Truck Promotes ENMU in Dallas

Monday Memo editor Wendel Sloan photographed this milk truck from Portales, sporting the ENMU wordmark with the "Got College?" slogan, in Dallas at 60 miles per hour on his way back to Portales after a recent vacation. Scores of the trucks carry the ENMU wordmark in their travels across the country with Roosevelt County milk. Late regent Alva Carter volunteered the trucks.

Video Alert
	KFDA-TV out of Amarillo was on campus Thursday afternoon to interview ENMU employees about safeguards against cyberstalking. – [video]

Employee/Alumni Briefs

A funeral mass will be held for Dr. Kathy Peca on July 24 at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus, 604 N. Raynor Avenue, Joliet, IL 60435.  Phone 815.722.6653.  A scholarship has been established in Dr. Peca's name through the ENMU Foundation.

Dr. Michael F. Shaughnessy and Dr. Susan M. Fulgham have an article appearing in the July –August 2009 issue of Educational Technology Vol XLIX No 4, pp 42-47.

Writing Center Hours for July – The Writing Center will be open in July on Tuesdays from 9-11 a.m. and on Thursdays from 2-4 p.m. Online tutoring is available through Writing.Center@enmu.edu.

 The Writing Center is located in JWLA 204. The phone number is 562.2793.

TRiO's Upward Bound Banquet Set for July 18 – The annual Upward Bound Parent-Student Banquet is set for noon on Saturday, July 18 in the CUB Ballroom. Tickets are $15 per person. To RSVP by July 10, call 562.2452.

Mileage Reimbursement Increased to 42 cents Per Mile – The mileage reimbursement  for University travel has increased from 32 cents to 42 cents per mile.  Please adjust your travel reimbursement requests accordingly.

View ENMU's 1936 Yearbook – You can view ENMU's 1936 yearbook at ENMU's 75th anniversary Web site at www.enmu.edu/75th.

Second Four-Week Session Begins Today – The second four-week session of summer school begins today, July 6.

July Campus Construction Schedule – The July campus construction from Hardhat Hound spokesperson Steve Collins can be viewed [here].

Donations Sought for the Dr. Kathy Peca Scholarship – A scholarship has been established in memory of Dr. Kathy Peca.   Employees interested in starting a payroll deduction or anyone interested in making a contribution can contact the ENMU Foundation and designate their gift to the Dr. Kathy Peca Scholarship.   Contributions can be mailed to the ENMU Foundation at ENMU Station 8, 1500 South Ave. K, Portales, NM 88130. 

For more information about this scholarship or making other contributions, please call 562.2412.

Tomato Cages Sought by July 6 – Family and Consumer Sciences is looking for tomato cages to place in its garden. If people loan thier cages, family and consumer sciences will provide the tomatos. They will also be selling produce to benefit the catering class in the fall. No pesticides will be used.

For more information, contact Merlene Olmsted at 562.2075.

Fire Inspections Set for July – Fire Inspections are scheduled during the month of July.  The Safety Office will be coming to offices, basements, closets, etc. to inspect for fire and safety hazards.  Please take the time to clean your areas so there will not be any fire hazards or safety violations, like heavy paper loads or cords running across the floors. This report will be turned into Dr. Gamble, your immediate Vice President, and the State Risk Management Department.

If you have any questions please call the Safety Office at 562.2796 or e-mail at ginger.creighton@enmu.edu.

Recycling Still Available in the Summer – During the ENMU summer session, recycling is available. Due to the lack of accessibility to Bernalillo Hall during the summer, the recycling bins have been temporarily relocated to the lobby of the Campus Union Building. Don't let the fact that it is summertime keep you from "Going Green to Save Silver."

Please Join Employees for Informal Tennis – A group of employees and students play informal tennis on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m., Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. and Sundays at 5 p.m. at the Eastern tennis courts. All skill levels are welcome. For more information, contact tennis commissioner Minnie Bresler at minnie.bresler@enmu.edu.

Blackboard/Wimba Training Through July 25 – Sponsor: Distance Education and Outreach
Event: Blackboard/Wimba Training Course
Date: June 30 - July 25
Location: Online
IS 293 - TPS/Blackboard/Wimba Faculty Training Course, CRN 41018
Course Description:  Overview, concepts, and techniques for online course preparation, delivery, and management using Blackboard Vista 8.
Includes training in web conferencing using Wimba.  Faculty will have access to a Blackboard shell in order to create an online course.
Frequent and reliable access to the Internet is required.

If interested in using your tuition waiver for this course, please send an e-mail to Trish Maguire requesting admission in to the course. trish.maguire@enmu.edu

For more information, contact: Distance Education and Outreach at 562.2166.

Report Student Job Openings to Counseling and Career Services – Counseling and Career Services requests that all departments notify them of any student employee positions available, both work study and student hire. All available positions will be posted on the online job board and Counseling and Career Services will refer students to positions. If you need help writing a job description, they have templates available.

For more information, contact 562.2211 or e-mail Danette.McGuire@enmu.edu.

Upward Bound Looking for a CDL Licensed Driver –  The ENMU Upward Bound Program is searching for a person with a CDL License for the Upward Bound Trip to San Antonio, Texas, on July 25-30. The Upward Bound program will pay a stipend and all costs including room and board. 
 
 For more information, contact Susan Cramp at 562.2452 or come to Quay Hall 214.

Distance Education and Outreach Using Blackboard – The office of Distance Education and Outreach is now on the production server for Blackboard.  All users may go to the following site to access their Blackboard course shells:  https://enmu.blackboard.com. The Blackboard Vista 8 system uses the network (e-mail) login as the username and the ENMU ID number as the password for both faculty and students.
Once inside, go to the ENMU tab for a listing of courses.

If anyone has a course on the IDEAL Blackboard staging area that they would like to have moved to the production server, please contact Ellen Gardiner at ellen.gardiner@enmu.edu or call 562.2390.

For more information, contact Distance Education and Outreach at 562.2166.

Information About Writing Center – The Writing Center is open for tutoring sessions on Thursdays from 2-6 p.m. and Fridays from 4-6 p.m. Students may stop by JWLA 204 for a 30-minute session or call 562.2793 for an appointment. The Writing Center will close July 3 and reopen August 31 for the fall semester.

There are now two ways to access the ENMU Writing Center online. Short questions and requests for an appointment can be made through the Writing Center’s email address Writing.Center@enmu.edu.

Distance education students can access the Online Writing Lab (OWL) for tutoring service to help with organizing ideas for a paper, formatting assistance, grammatical issues, and English as a Second Language concerns at http://www.enmu.edu/services/tutoring/online-writing.shtml.

Summer Course Listing for Distance Education – [courses]

Quick Find Directory Available – The Quick Find directory is now available in pdf format online at http://www.enmu.edu/about/directory/quick.shtml on the right navigation menu. This directory can be downloaded and printed. A printed version will be available in August. 

This is the time of year that corrections are being made. Please review and submit changes to Betsy Chavez at 4490 or by e-mailing Betsy.Chavez@enmu.edu.

1962 – The Liberal Arts Building and De Baca Hall open.

Business Office Year-End Deadlines – June 30 is the fiscal year end.  The following are processing cut-off dates:

July 10

Interfunds for 2008-09 must be received by the Business Office before July 10.  Interfunds received after July 10 will not be processed.

Journal Vouchers and Budget Transfers must be received in the Business Office by July 10.

Non-Emergency Number for University Police is 562.2392 – The non-emergency number to reach University Police is 562.2392. The 311 number is no longer used.

Do You Plan on Retiring by August 1 – Employees contemplating retirement by August 1 are encouraged to contact the Office of Human Resources.  Teresa Villanueva or Elaine Ennis will be happy to assist in obtaining estimates, reviewing insurance options or completing paper work.  Please notify Human Resources as soon as possible in order to establish an appropriate schedule for completing timely applications.  Employees seeking confidential assistance with planning retirement after August are also encouraged to visit the Office of Human Resources. 

General Comments and Compliments

"Wendel’s Little  Angels must be in Purgatory by now – after the last publication." – ENMU employee

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“If you think Wendel Sloan is a great dancer after watching the video of him doing his best Michael Flatley moves, you should also hear him sing ‘Margaritaville.’ Your life will never be quite the same.” – Anonymous local radio personality

Wendel's Quote of the Week

"I didn't mind my students turning me into Michael Flatley, but why did they also have to turn me into Dick Cheney?"

In the News

Western New Mexico University establishing 1-2-1 program. [Silver City Sun-News]

Sodexo manager featured in Portales newspaper. – [pntonline.com]

Distance Education

For more information about Distance Education and Outreach courses, call 562.2165. [courses]

Oral Comps, Thesis Defenses and Comp Exams

name: Justin McKissick

title_of_thesis: The Estimation of Irrigable land for the Hohokam canal systems of the Salt River Valley: A GIS Approach

building: Lea Hall

room: 123

day: Wednesday

date: 07/15/2009

time: 9:00

am_pm: AM

ENMU-Roswell News

Donna's Replacement Dog

Simon Barely Gone – With Simon, long-time canine companion of ENMU-Roswell's Donna Oracion, barely gone, she wasted no time in replacing him with this little snowball. Although she says she will never forget Simon, she has already been entering doubles tournaments with her new quicker partner.

Off-Campus News

Annual CSC BBQ Dinner – The Community Services Center (CSC) will hold the 10th Annual BBQ Benefit Dinner on Friday, July 10 from 4.-7 p.m. in the CSC Senior Meal Site.  BBQ Brisket & Sausage, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Beans, a Roll, Cobbler with Ice Cream, and Tea or Coffee will be served.  The cost is $7 per plate.  Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door, with the option of dine-in, or take-out.  Delivery can be provided to parties of 8 or more if requested in advance.  For more information, or to purchase tickets, please call 356.8576.  The Community Services Center is located at 1100 Community Way in Portales.  All proceeds will benefit the Community Services Center.

Caregivers for the Community Services Center –The Community Services Center is accepting applications for full-time caregivers.  Applicants should have experience and enjoy working with the elderly population. An application may be picked up at 1100 Community Way in Portales.  The Community Services Center is an EOE.  The deadline to apply is Wednesday, July 8 at 5 p.m.

Recurring Information Resources

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/.

Approved Holidays for 2009-2010-

Labor Day                                            Monday, September 7, 2009

Thanksgiving                                      Thursday and Friday, November 26-27, 2009

Winter Break                                     Close at 5 p.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2009
                                                            Re-open at normal time, Monday, January 4, 2010

Presidents’ Day                                Monday, February 15, 2010

Memorial Day                                    Monday, May 31, 2010

Independence Day                         Monday, July 5, 2010

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