Announcements

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Faculty Excellence Awards Presented at Commencement

Award recipients from left to right - Dr. Kathie Good, Dr. Robin Wells, Neil Rutland (Dr. Jamie Laurenz presenting) and Dr. Darren Pollock. (photo by Roma Vivas)

Faculty Awards for Excellence were presented to four faculty at Saturday's commencement. Below their names are the comments made by President Gamble.

Award for Advising
Dr. Kathie Good

The 2009 Presidential Award for Excellence in Advising goes to an Eastern graduate who also holds a doctorate of education from Texas Tech, Dr. Kathie Good.

For seven years, Dr. Good has embraced advisement as an opportunity to model and teach students about professional empowerment, reflection, and choices.  Dr. Good is a tenured associate professor of special education, chair of the Educational Studies Department and assistant dean in the College of Education and Technology. 

In addition to her administrative and teaching duties, it is not uncommon for her to sweep students into her tutelage at Wal Mart, the county fair, basketball games, lost souls in the hallways or in virtual space, and take telephone calls from former students who say, “Dr. Good, I don’t know if you remember me, but I have a question…..”. 
Dr. Good is the 2006 author of the special education alternative licensure program that currently holds about 50 students. In addition, her advising loads include more than 50 graduate students and a proportionate amount of undergraduate special education majors shared with Drs. Robin Wells and Mike Shaughnessy.  Quite often one sees her also advising students in any one of the 10 academic programs of the Educational Studies department.

We are proud to extend to Dr. Kathie Good the honor of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Advising which for her is deep-rooted within the authentic spirit of Eastern New Mexico University. 

Award for Service
Dr. Robin Wells

One look at the experience and expertise of the Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Service explains her exemplary service record to the teaching profession. Dr. Robin Wells, assistant professor in special education, has dedicated 32 years in the field of public school education in the areas of special education and speech/language pathologist.

She has a doctorate in Early Childhood, Special Education and Transdisciplinary Studies from the University of Kansas.   Dr. Wells represents ENMU with the New Mexico Public Education divisions for special education and early childhood education. These include groups for policy and licensure development and grant funding for inclusive classrooms across New Mexico.

In her short six years at Eastern, Dr. Wells can be found providing service to organizations such as the Kiwanis Club, the Portales Woman’s Club, the Roosevelt County Literacy Council, KENW, the CTE Taos conference, Presbyterian church, and many program, department, college, and university committees.  As one student stated, “I admire Dr. Well’s passion and spirit for community involvement, but I wouldn’t want to follow her around.”

Dr. Wells also embodies the spirit inherent in comprehensive university professors who can spin their service contributions into a significant influence on teaching and pedagogies. We are proud to honor Dr. Robin Wells as this year’s honoree as the Presidential Award for Excellence in Service. 

Award for Teaching 
Neil Rutland

Completing his fifteenth year of service to ENMU this spring, Neil Rutland is a faculty member for whom the teaching mission of the university is reflected in all aspects of his work.  Neil, who holds degrees from Tennessee Tech and the University of North Texas, maintains a large percussion studio in the Department of Music and conducts the Percussion Ensemble and Steel Band. 

He is associate director of ENMU’s bands, and is instrumental to the success of the Greyhound Sound marching band and to concert performances throughout the year.  In addition to teaching orchestration and percussion methods, he offers technology courses in the music curriculum, coordinates the department’s computer lab in support of those courses and others, and oversees the recording of all performances.  And in the past three years he has been active in ENMU’s new interdisciplinary Digital Cinema Arts degree program.

A student nominating him for this award puts it simply: “He is always there for his students if they need him.”  He sets a high standard for students who work with him, but very quickly shows them that his role is to help them reach that standard.

Neil’s commitment to teaching also extends beyond his own studio, classroom, and department.  He serves in university-wide roles, recently as chair of the General Education Committee; and he is active locally, across the state and beyond in music education organizations, clinics, and outreach.

The admiration he has earned among colleagues, current students and alumni demonstrates that he is truly an excellent teacher.

I am proud to acknowledge Mr. Neil Rutland as Eastern’s recipient of the 2009 Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Award for Research/Scholarly/Creative Activity
Dr. Darren Pollock

Dr. Pollock came to us in 2001.  He is a well-known and well-respected zoologist who studies beetles.  He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Manitoba and his doctorate from the University of Alberta.  Our Canadian colleague has been all over the world collecting beetles.  He has published more than 60 papers and book chapters dealing with the relationships between beetles and their natural history. 

Whenever there is a major meeting or publication concerning his special group of beetles (Tenebrionoidea), or beetles as a whole (…by the way, there are more species of beetles than anything else out there…), Dr. Pollock is invited to present or contribute.  He is so well-known that another scientist even named a species after him! 

Our students know him well, especially for all the “critters” he likes to bring in to show them in the freshman biology courses.  I am happy to name Dr. Darren Pollock as the recipient of the 2009 Presidential Award for Excellence in Research. 

Each of these honorees receives an award that can be displayed in their office and a check for $2,000.  These are nice to receive, but more important is the recognition these faculty members have received from their peers.  Congratulations again to our honorees today.

ICON Awards

The above staff members recently received awards of completion of I-Communication Opens Network training. I-CON provides training to front-line support constituencies on a series of educational topics.

ENMU Foundation Honors Distinguished Emeritus Faculty

(L-R) Carl Richardson, Thurman Elder, Dale Davis and Ray Gormley (photo by Noelle Bartl)

Dr. Carl Richardson
Carl Richardson was a professor of physical education and served Eastern New Mexico University for some thirty-seven years in health and physical education. He was the coach for five sports during his tenure. His baseball team won fifty-two games between 1949 and 1953, losing only twelve. He coached track during the 1952-53 year.  Between 1954 and 1963, the football teams he coached won fifty-nine games and lost thirty-seven, with an undefeated season in 1957 and a fourth-place national finish. Seven players from those teams were All-Americans. In 1964, Carl became the head tennis coach and led those teams to one-hundred thirteen wins, thirty-two losses, and four NAIA District 7 Championships. In 1975 he began coaching golf, producing four NAIA District 7 Championships, fourteen NAIA All-District 7 golfers, one All-American, and four All-Lone Star Conference golfers. Carl has been named NAIA District 7 Coach of the Year nine times in three different sports. He was also director of the School of Health and Physical Education. He retired in 1986 as professor emeritus of health and physical education.

Dr. Thurman Elder
Thurman Elder came to ENMU as an assistant professor of mathematics in fall 1969. He received tenure in 1974 and advanced through the academic ranks to professor in 1983. Thurman was chair of the Department of Mathematical Sciences from 1981 through 1997. He published his research in journals of applied mathematics and presented at professional meetings. He was a visiting research professor at the Institute for Numerical Transport Theory. Thurman served on many committees and chaired search committees for faculty, coaches, athletic director, deans and vice presidents. He was the faculty athletic representative to the NCAA for many years. He was inducted into ENMU’s Athletic Hall of Honors in 2004. After thirty-seven years, Thurman retired in 2006 as professor emeritus of mathematics and computer science, of which the last nine years he served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.  After his retirement, he was asked to come back and be the director of the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences Program working with students primarily in New Mexico and Texas, as well as students from around the country.

Dr. Dale Davis
Dale Davis held many positions at ENMU, but is most proud of his role as a teacher.  His success as a teacher was validated in 2004 when he was selected the U.S. Professor of the Year for New Mexico by the Carnegie Foundation and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Dale began his career at ENMU in the College of Business in 1982 as an assistant professor of marketing. He was promoted to associate professor and tenured in 1986; he earned the rank of professor in 1997. He had previously taught at Berry College and Kennesaw College in Georgia. Dale’s scholarly pursuits involved applied research that supported his teaching. He was published in academic journals and presented numerous papers at regional, national and international conferences. During his time at ENMU, Dale served three years as coordinator of graduate business programs, two years as a department chair and three years as dean of the College of Business. In addition, he served on many standing and ad hoc committees, as well as performing community service in Portales and Roosevelt County. Dale retired in 2006 after twenty-four years at ENMU as professor emeritus of marketing.

Mr. Ray Gormley
Ray Gormley was hired the summer of 1974 as assistant professor in marketing.  He taught vocational teacher certification classes required for teacher certification by the State Department of Education through the College of Business – Business Education Department, as well as at other sites throughout New Mexico. Ray’s ENMU classes were for students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in marketing and business education. Other sites focused on classes primarily for individuals from industry who were hired to teach industrial education programs in high schools and community colleges.  In addition, his on-site technical assistance was provided to business and marketing education programs throughout New Mexico. Ray served as state advisor for New Mexico DECA (student organization for high school students enrolled in distributive education programs (now called marketing education).  He also served as state advisor for the collegiate division of DECA (Delta Epsilon Chi) and as state advisor for New Mexico OEA  - organization for high school business education students (now Business Professionals of America) for several years.  During the last five years at ENMU, Ray focused on providing services to five vocational student organizations in New Mexico.  He was recognized by National DECA for 40 years of service to New Mexico DECA and National DECA with DECA’s highest award (Honorary Life Membership) in April of 2008. He retired in 2005 as assistant professor emeritus of marketing.

Employee Briefs

Effective June 15, Dr. John Olsen will assume the role of interim dean of the College of Fine Arts.

Dr. Olsen has been at ENMU since Aug. 21, 1989, at which time he was hired as an associate professor of music. He received tenure in August 1995 and was promoted to professor in August 1999.

Dr. Olsen has served on many committees, and as the graduate coordinator for the School of Music (later named Department of Music)  and as department chair from August 2000 to August 2007.

Dr. Michael F. Shaughnessy recently interviewed Virginia Sandford of Brain Train, a cognitive rehabilitation program. The interview was posted on line at :

http://ednews.org/articles/an-interview-with-virginia-sandford-vice-president-of-sales--marketing-of-braintrain-inc.html

He will be presenting on Cognitive Rehabilitation for those with Head Injury at the Southwest Disability Conference in Albuquerque in October with Dan Greathouse of Portales Schools and graduate students Tammy Moore.

Dr. Michael F. Shaughnessy and Dr. S. Fulgham have an article appearing in Educational Technology Volume 49 no. 3 pages 37—43.

Dr. Michael F. Shaughnessy recently interviewed Governor Mike Easley of North Carolina about educational issues and his interview was posted at the following site:

http://ednews.org/articles/an-interview-with-governor-mike-easley-learn-and-earn.html

Dr. Michael F. Shaughnessy recently interviewed Tim Clydesdale about his recent article on “ Wake Up and Smell the New Epistemology”. The interview can be found at:

http://ednews.org/articles/an-interview-with-tim-clydesdale-wake-up-and-smell-the-new-what.html

Dr. Shaughnessy also interview Rick Phillips about the ten-year anniversary of Columbine High School. The interview was posted at:

http://ednews.org/articles/an-interview-with-rick-phillips-about-columbine-ten-years-later.html

Dr. Michael F. Shaughnessy recently interviewed Heather MacDonald about her latest book and latest research. The interview was posted on line at :

http://ednews.org/articles/an-interview-with-heather-mac-donald-porous-borders.html

Dr. Michael F. Shaughnessy recently interviewed Chester Finn about his book The Preschool Juggernaut.  The interview can be found at :

http://www.ednews.org/articles/an-interview-with-chester-finn-the-pre-school-juggernaut-.html

Dr. Michael F. Shaughnessy was recently asked to review Bill O’ Reilly’s book “ A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity”. His review was posted on line at www.ednews.org and can be found here :  http://ednews.org/articles/book-review-bold-fresh-piece-of.html.

Professors Discuss Nature on KENW-FM

(L-R) Drs. Jim Constantopoulos and Tony Gennaro

"A Touch on Nature," a production of KENW-FM, is being aired at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesdays on 89.5 FM (KENW-FM). The weekly series, written by Dr. Tony Gennaro, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Biology, consists of 78 three-minute episodes. Dr. Jim Constantopoulos, professor of geology, and Dr. Gennaro exchange comments on nature intended to spark interest, expand love and erase fears about wildlife. They answer such questions as why do leaves change colors in the fall, what is the purpose of the wolf howl, what are some falsehoods about elephants, are tarantulas harmful to humans, etc. Tune in each Wednesday for an attention-grabbing experience.

Open Forum for Support and Professional Employees on May 19 – The Support and Professional Senates invite you to an open forum with Human Resources on Tuesday, May 19, at 2:30 p.m. in JWLA 201. 

The purpose is to discuss the changes in the evaluation processes and to cover the new evaluation form and how an employee will be evaluated.  We encourage you to take the time to attend this meeting as the forms are now generic and will be used for all employees with the exception of faculty.  For employees in Ruidoso, we have made arrangements to have this training available via polycom.   Any questions you have about this process will be answered by Human Resources.

Hope to see you there.

Charles Reader                                                          Kenny Prince
Support Senate President                                     Professional Senate President

May 25 is Memorial Day – ENMU will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 26.

ENMU Grad Writes "'Crazy Town Roswell' first-person account by Mike Jimenez
	I am a native of Roswell, New Mexico, and spent a lot of my life on Mulberry Street, located on the East side of the city close to the Chihuahuita barrio.  The first book I have completed and am trying to publish is titled, “The Mulberry Street Stories,” and covers a family over a period of approximately 40 years.  The book is about a dysfunctional Chicano family, husband Gilberto and wife Licha, and their four sons, Beto, Rocky, Mike-o and Nando.  Themes covered are abuse, dishonesty, gangs, drug use and death.
The second book I am currently working on is titled, “Crazy Town Roswell,” and is about a Parole/Probation officer and his three clients; a gang banger, drug dealer, and a woman strung out on drugs.  I have also created a web site by the same name, www.crazytownroswell.com which will feature excerpts from both books, a short story, and several poems.  Generally, the writing I show on this website is of a dark nature.   On my cover letters to publishers, I always say the following:  In Roswell, having a drug dealer in the family isn’t always such a bad thing. The reason is if they are selling drugs, then you no longer have to support them and you know that, eventually, they will be caught and then they become someone else’s responsibility.  I hope everyone takes a moment to read what you will find on the website, and I hope to have both books available for purchase as either E-books and/or hard back editions.  I currently teach at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell, am single, and the father of two sons.  I graduated from ENMU-R (AA), and ENMU (BA) and (MA) with degrees in English.

Hours for Computer Helpdesk During Summer Break – During the summer break session, May 18 – June 7, the Helpdesk will be open Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m.

Winners of Greyhound Public Speaking Contest –

Jane Liu Best Persuasive Speaker – The Spring Semester Best Persuasive Speaker contest, recently held in the Ground Zero in the Campus Union Building, is limited to students enrolled in the Public Speaking course.  Two students and one alternate were selected for the competition from each class.  The top three students earn cash awards.  The competition is sponsored by Bedford/St.Martins the Publisher of the textbook and Eastern New Mexico University Academic Affairs.

Jane Liu won first place and a cash award of $150; Lawrence Baker took second and will receive $100, and third (three-way tie) was Robert Pitts, Martha Hunnicutt and Jena Harthorn each receiving $75.  The contestants were Julissa Melendez, Robert Walls and Erin Trumbole.

The judges were Duane Ryan, director of Broadcasting at KENW, Dr. Christopher Stasheff, associate professor of communication, and Rusty Rogers, director of Testing and Disability Services.

Buildings to be Affected by Work on Music Building – The week of May 18,  the Music Building contractor will turn off some utilities to buildings  in order to tie utilities into the Music Building. Listed below are the utilities that will be off and which buildings will be affected.

1.)    Cap existing water line to Music.
A.)    Water will have to be turned off to the north end of the Library (Faculty Lounge) and SAS.
2.)    Tie-In new water service to Music Building;
A.)    No utilities will be interrupted to any buildings, but the UCC parking lot will be dug up on the east end, the east 75'-0", parking would still be available from the middle of the parking lot to the west, and on the east end of SAS, with no ability to drive through.
3.)    Tie-In chill water service to Music Building.
A.)    Chill water for building cooling will have to be turned off  to SAS and UCC. Backup cooling for the main frame computer room at UCC will be in place and operational before cooling is turned off to these buildings.

Each of the three items above will be done on separate days and should just affect the listed buildings for just one day with the exception of the UCC parking lot, which could take two days to compact dirt back in the parking lot.

When a more precise time and date is determined for each shut off, this will be communicated to each building.

ENMU Student to Speak to Women's Organization – Rabiah Memon will be the speaker at the Democratic Women's Organization monthly meeting on Monday, May 18, at noon at the Hospital Cafeteria.  Her topic will be "Women and Islam."  All are welcome.

Read Latest Emergency Updates – Read emergency information updates, including about Swine Flu, at http://www.enmu.edu/emergency/event/pandemic/index.html. In addition, the main ENMU emergency page has a log of all emergency announcements http://www.enmu.edu/emergency.

Job Openings for Kids College Summer Counselors – [details]

KENW-TV Needs Volunteers for Summerfest 2009 – Support KENW-TV by volunteering time to answer telephones for a few hours during May 30 – June 7 for Summerfest 2009.  If you are interested in helping, please call Candra Reynolds or Rena Garrett at 562.2112 or e-mail candra.reynolds@enmu.edu or rena.garrett@enmu.edu.

Sign Up for Summer Lifelong Wellness – Summer is almost here, and you are encouraged to join ENMU's Lifelong Wellness program.  Remember, you may use your tuition waiver for this program even if you are enrolled in another class.

To enroll for summer, simply send an e-mail to mary.drabbs@enmu.edu and tell her which option you would like.

      1-credit (You need to accumulate 16 half-hour activity sessions.)

      2-credits (You need to accumulate 32 half-hour activity sessions.)

If you would like to participate in an existing physical activity class, please tell Dr. Drabbs the class and meeting days/times, and she will save a spot for you.

People new to the program will need to attend one half-hour orientation session. We will arrange these times individually.

Date for 2010 Spring Break Released – If you are planning events for spring 2010, please note that the dates for spring break for the Portales campus have been set for the week of March 22-26, with classes resuming at 8 a.m. on Monday, March 29. 
 
Summer Course Listing for Distance Education – [courses]

Summer Workstudy and Student Hire Information– Students with workstudy not attending summer school can work until June 5 off of their fall/spring award.

Students attending summer school will need to complete a summer aid application (online or come by the office), be enrolled in 3 credit hours, and eligible to receive workstudy. They will begin working on a summer SPAN beginning May 18 through June 30.

Students begin working July 1 for the new aid year. They must be awarded workstudy for the fall 2009 semester to be workstudy. If they are not they will be student hire. New SPANS are required for July.

Student Hire
Students working student hire can work through June 30 as long as they were enrolled for the spring semester. They may work beginning July 1 for the rest of the summer as long as they are enrolled for the fall semester. They do not have to be enrolled for a summer class.

For more information, contact Kelly Mitchell at 562.2197.

AEOP Picnic Set for June 2 – AEOP would like to invite all support, professional and faculty personnel to join them for their annual picnic.

When: Noon, Tuesday, June 2

Where: Tree area behind the brick wall behind the Admin. Building (in case of high winds or rain, this will be moved to the SAS Atrium)

Bring: By your last name initials
A-G:  Fruits and Veggies
H-M: Salads
N-S:  Dessert
T-Z:  Chips

Hot dogs, buns, chili, condiments and drinks will be provided.

Please RSVP by Tuesday, May 26 to Tammi at ext. 2221 or Tammi.Gardner@enmu.edu as they want to make sure they have enough food for everyone. Please join them for good food, fellowship and fun!

ENMU to Offer Two Spanish Immersion Programs this Summer

Like 50 American universities, ENMU has cancelled its Spanish Immersion Program in Merida, Mexico this summer.

The Spanish Immersion Program has been relocated from Merida, Mexico, to Portales and will take place at ENMU from June 8 to July 3 during the 1st 4-week summer session.

The Spanish Immersion Program is open to all students who have completed SPAN 102 or its equivalent.

Students who wish to participate fully in the one-month Spanish Immersion Program can take two courses which are available at the both the 200 and 400 level.

Courses available include SPAN 293/405: Grammar Review from 12:40-2:50 p.m. and SPAN 210-410: Spanish Culture from 3-5:10 p.m. All classes run Monday through Friday. Special Spanish Movie Nights will be offered every evening from 7-9 p.m. 

Students can opt to live in a "Spanish Wing" on residence, and eat lunch and dinner in Spanish at the cafeteria at a reasonable rate.

For an additional price, students will also have the opportunity to participate in weekend excursions to linguistically and culturally relevant locations in the region.

Students should be aware that there are two different Spanish programs offered at ENMU this summer: the one-month Spanish Immersion Program open to all students with SPAN 102 or higher which runs from June 8 to July 3, and the one-week Spanish Immersion Institute which runs from June 14-21, and which is designed to certify bilingual elementary teachers.

For information on the one-week program for teachers, please contact Geni.Flores@enmu.edu or Jose.Contreras@enmu.edu.

For information on the one-month program for students, please contact John.Morrow@enmu.edu.

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.

1949 – Eastern begins offering master’s degree programs. The Science Building is completed.

Six-Word Autobiographies

"I am the luckiest man alive." – John Kirby

When faced with strife, embrace laughter! – Esthela Banuelos

"ENMU has been a great pillar." – Hannah Odame

"More Dollywood than Hollywood or Bollywood." – Wendel Sloan

Arabic Instruction Class in June – For those interested in learning the Arabic alphabet or basic Arabic, Elseddik Abdelkader will hold classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from June 2-25. Class will meet in JWLA room 225 from 6-7 p.m. To register, contact Lukas Cash at 562.2347 or e-mail Lukas.Cash@enmu.edu.

Help Save Paper – In alignment with the state’s green initiative plan, ENMU and Core staff would like to do our part to help eliminate waste.  Therefore, beginning this Fall 2009 semester, ENMU will implement a printing quota for all students.  Each student will be allotted 250 pages at the beginning of each semester.  If a student does need additional pages they will be able to purchase 200 sheets for $5.  All the details of how, when, and where to purchase additional sheets have not yet been established.   This initial notice is just to let current students be aware that this change will definitely be taking place upon your return to campus in the Fall.  Students will be receiving additional information in the Fall.

This policy is being put into place for all our printers in the student labs and classrooms in order to eliminate paper waste.  The IT department currently maintains 19 labs, providing printers, maintenance, toner cartridges and paper to each for student use.  We often find stacks of unwanted print jobs that we are hoping can be prevented.  Such things to consider are:  is the print out necessary, can it be printed on both sides, is it edited and correct, is the correct printer selected and are the computer options set for the proper printing that is desired.

Our statistics show that even with the wasteful printing that we currently experience, the average student only prints about 150 pages per semester. Each time a print job is submitted, a window will appear on the desktop on which the student is working. This window will notify the student of how many pages have been printed and how many are left in their quota. We are making every effort to make this transition go as smoothly as possible. We do not want to hinder any student’s ability to print necessary materials in order to advance their academic progress.

Interesting Lab Printing Information during the Fall 2008 Semester:
• The print button was pressed once every two minutes
• An average of 876 reams of paper was used (500 sheets to a ream)
• If the reams of paper were stacked, it would be twice as tall as Lincoln Hall
• Fifty-two trees were consumed (approximately 8,333 pages per tree)

Join ENMU's MySpace Page – You are welcome to join ENMU's MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/easternnewmexico. For more information, e-mail wendel.sloan@enmu.edu.

ENMU's MySpace Page Video Contest Deadline Now June 15– The deadline to enter ENMU's MySpace video contest has been extended to June 15. The 30-60 second videos should have a theme of "Cool School ENMU." There is no restriction on content as long as they are viewable by a general audience.

The contest is open to all of ENMU's MySpace friends – high school students, college students, faculty and staff, the general public, etc.

The entry deadline is June 15, 2009. Upload the video to YouTube and submit as a "Comment" to ENMU's MySpace page (www.myspace.com/easternnewmexico).

If sufficient quality entries are received, the following prizes will be awarded:

1st – $100 gift certificate to ENMU Bookstore
2nd – $50 gift certificate to ENMU Bookstore
3rd – $25 gift certificate to ENMU Bookstore

Winners will be featured in ENMU's Monday Memo online newsletter.

For more information, contact Wendel Sloan at wendel.sloan@enmu.edu.

Campus Construction Schedule for May – [schedule]

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

June 12

The cutoff date for making purchases on the Purchasing Card for the current fiscal year is June 12. Statements will be ready to review on June 16.  Purchases made on the purchasing card after June 12 will be charged to the new fiscal year.

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. 

Informal Tennis on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays – A group of employees and students play informal tennis on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m., Saturdays at 10 a.m. and Sundays at 4 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.

Wendel's Quote of the Week

"For once you didn't lead me astray." – (Wendel to John Kirby on a suggestion that some expensive new clubs would improve Wendel's golf game)

Distance Education and Outreach

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

Oral Comps, Thesis Defenses and Comp Exams

The next Comprehensive Examination Workshop is on June 6 from 9:30 a.m. to noon, and the Comprehensive Examination is on June 20 from 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m.

For more information, contact the Graduate Coordinators, Dr. Romelia Hurtado de Vivas and Dr. Rebecca Davis, at: Romelia.hurtadodevivas@enmu.edu or rebecca.davis@enmu.edu.

name: Kaitlyn N. Matthiessen

title_of_thesis: Geoarchaeological Investigations of Erosion Control Features, Lincoln County, New Mexico

building: Lea Hall

room: 111

day: Thursday

date: 05/21/2009

time: 10:00

am_pm: AM

submit: Submit

Student News

Sponsor: ENMU Housing and Residence Life

Event: Summer Job Opportunity as a Summer Residence Assistant. 

Date/Time/Place: Housing Office in the Campus Union Building

Additional Information:

The office of Housing and Residence Life is looking for summer resident assistants.  Compensation includes room and a stipend.  Anyone wish to apply may pick up an application in the Housing Office located in the Campus Union Building.

Off-Campus News

The Portales City Flag Design Contest received 10 eligible entries. We would like to congratulate Argen Duncan as the winner of this contest and whose artwork will now be displayed on the first City of Portales flag set to be raised for the first time on June 16.

We would like to thank all of our citizens that submitted a design. We will be displaying all of the entry artwork at City Hall beginning Tuesday, May 19. The new City Flag Design will be scheduled for adoption on the Tuesday, May 19, Portales City Council meeting agenda.

Recurring Information Resources

Updated 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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