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.

Student-Produced Monday Memo – This issue of the Monday Memo was produced completely by students (with a little help from Webmaster Minh Tran) while the regular editor was on vacation. They are solely responsible for its contents.

Picnic Photos in Next Week's Issue – Photos of yesterday's 75th anniversary Founders' Day Picnic will be in next week's Monday Memo.

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 Next Monday – The second four-week session of summer school begins next Monday, July 6.

ENMU Closed This Friday, July 3 – Because July 4 falls on a Saturday, ENMU will be closed this Friday, July 3, in observance.

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Reading Clinic Beneficial to Students and Children by Erin Griffith Communication Services Courtesy Photo
Eastern New Mexico University’s College of Education has reopened a summer reading clinic after its closure several years ago. Dr. Kathleen Donalson received grant money through CET grants and new faculty grants, which provided funds to purchase new materials. The clinic is not only beneficial to children in the community but also to ENMU students who are receiving hands-on experience.  There are approximately 20 children throughout the community attending tutoring and there are 13 college students working in the clinic.   Dr. Donalson, Dan Greathouse and Shona Thomason tested children from 1st-8th grade whose parents felt their child struggled with reading and those children had an opportunity to attend the reading clinic during the month of June.   According to Carolyn Sloan who is working in the clinic, summer is a good time to work on these skills because students are not busy with other classes and it keeps them engaged in reading over the break.
Dr. Donalson, who works in the clinic with both the college students and children, said that the clinic is especially valuable because the children receive individualized instruction. The clinic works on reading, writing and “word work.” Ms. Sloan said, “It has a good effect on struggling readers who need practice and the impact can be lasting.”  Ms. Sloan said her child has already improved.  Each day she modifies her lessons based on the progress made the day before.    “It has been a win-win situation for everyone. College students and children in the community have all benefited tremendously,” Dr. Donalson said.  She hopes that the reading clinic will be open every summer.
	Carolyn Sloan works with child at the reading clinic.

Fun Run at Heritage Days Courtesy Photos

Prepping for the Picnic photos by Robin Haislett
Preparing for the Founders' Day Picnic, physical plant cleaned up the trees outside the Administration Building.

Employee Employee/Alumni Briefs

Mr. Bill Sheridan, assistant professor emeritus of journalism, passed away at his home June 22.  He retired from ENMU in 1991.

Dr. Donald C. Elder III, professor of history, presented a paper at the Southeast Iowa Civil War Roundtable on June 18. He spoke about Frederick Steele's 1863 campaign to capture Little Rock.

Kathleen Donalson had an article accepted for publication in the Middle Grades Research Journal. The article should appear in the Winter 2009 edition. The name of the article is Opportunities gained and lost: Placement in an alternative reading class.

Dr. Michael F. Shaughnessy recently interviewed Dr. Curtis Bonk of Indiana University about leadership in Educational Technology and Dr. Bonk's two latest books. http://ednews.org/articles/an-interview-with-curtis-bonk-leadership-in-educational-technology.html. Dr. Shaughnessy has been asked to read and review Dr. Bonk's latest book for Educause.

Kathleen Donalson and Dan Greathouse had a conference proposal accepted for the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum conference to be held in Arlington, Va. in October 2009. The name of the presentation is Effective individualized reading intervention driven from qualitative and quantitative assessment data.

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

Review Undergraduate Catalog by June 29 – The 2009-2011 undergraduate catalog is available for preview before it is sent for publication.  To rreview, login to InsideENMU.  In the section on Faculty Resources click on the link "2009-11 Catalog for Review."  You may also go directly to http://inside.enmu.edu/catalog-for-review.php. The content is as it will appear in the print catalog.  Some cosmetic changes are still in progress and will be addressed before press time.

Should you spot errors, please e-mail Renee Neely at renee.neely@enmu.edu with information about the error by 8 a.m. Monday, June 29.  

2009-2010 SPAN's Due June 29 – All 2009-2010 SPAN's are due by Monday June 29. If you did a 2009-2010 SPAN and did not change the aid year and term code it will generate for the 2008-2009 aid year. You will need to submit a corrected SPAN. Please check the aid year code and term code before you generate the SPAN.

For more information, contact Kelly Mitchell at 562.2197.

BAAS Responsiblities Temporarily Given to Dr. Ervin –BAAS With Dr. Thurman Elder's retirement, ENMU has temporarily turned over all responsibilities pertaining to the BAAS to Dr. R. T. Ervin.  Dr. Ervin can be reached at 562.2579 or RT.Ervin@enmu.edu.

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.

Central Stores to Close June 29 – Central Stores will close Monday, June 29 and Tuesday, June 30 for yearly inventory. Plan ahead and do not wait to place your paper orders.

For more information, contact Patricia Holbrook at patricia.holbrook@enmu.edu.

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.

Imaging System Upgraded – For more information, [click here].

Blackboard/Wimba Training on June 30-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.

1961 – Eastern offers an education specialist degree as a post-master’s option for educators.

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

June 30

All travel for 2008-09 must be submitted to the Business Office by June 30.

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

To ENMU-Portales Community:

Eastern New Mexico University's Founders' Day Picnic, the first event of the University's 75th anniversary year, was a tremendous success.  With perfect weather and a stunning setting on the lawn in front of the Administration Building, the entire event went like clock-work thanks to the organization of Dr. Janet Roehl's Cases and Campaigns class.  Our platform speakers were eloquent in documenting how much the University/community partnership has enriched all our lives. Mayor Ortega's proclamation from the City of Portales was a special honor, congratulating the regents, students, faculty, staff, and administration on this 75th year of service to New Mexico.

Special thanks are due to KENW for the ENMU historical spots that have been playing on radio and television, to the Physical Plant for a campus in perfect condition, Sodexo for their work with Dr. Merlene Olmsted's students to prepare a 1930's style box lunch, to Communication Services for promotion, to Campus Police for a safe environment, to our sound man, Micky Morgan, and all our faculty, student and staff volunteers, including the students and staff of Upward Bound. 

This was a special day in the history of Eastern New Mexico University. Thanks to all who made it a success.

Steve Gamble
President

Students' Message to Wendel for the Week

While Wendel’s away
The students will play
His cubicle was so pretty
What an awful pity
He told them to keep it clean
Unfortunately, it is no longer pristine
This challenge he should not have made
And so we say...be afraid :)

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

June issue of ENMU-Roswell's The Grapevine – [Grapevine]

Off-Campus News

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

This year, the City of Portales is celebrating its 100th birthday of incorporation. Most events are free.

Click here to see upcoming events.

For more information, please contact the Portales City Hall at 356.6662 or the Portales Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce at 356.6662. Information may also be found on www.portales.com.

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.

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

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

ENMU Speakers/Experts Guide – ENMU has updated its ENMU Speakers/Experts Guide. View the guide [here].

If you would like to be included, send your name, title, office phone number, e-mail address and topics of expertise to: monday.memo@enmu.edu.

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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