Monday Memo January 6, 2025

Welcome back, everyone. We hope winter break was both restful and relaxing for all. Here’s to another phenomenal semester!

Athletics

Athletics Recap:

What a great Sunday at Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena

• Ishuanan Hunter hit a last-second layup as the Greyhounds beat Midwestern State 56-54.
• Mo Austin hit a layup with 4 seconds left to push the Greyhounds past Midwestern State 83-81.

Upcoming Athletics Games and Events

• Women’s Basketball vs. UT Permian Basin | Thursday, Jan. 9 | 4:15 p.m. (MST); 5:15 p.m. (CST) | Odessa, Texas
• Men’s Basketball vs. UT Permian Basin | Thursday, Jan. 9 | 6:30 p.m. (MST); 7:30 p.m. (CST) | Odessa, Texas
• Track at Friday Night Axe ‘Em Open | Friday, Jan. 10 | Flagstaff, Arizona
• Women’s Basketball vs. Angelo State | Saturday, Jan. 11 | 12 p.m. (MST); 1 p.m. (CST) | San Angelo, Texas
• Men’s Basketball vs. Angelo State | Saturday, Jan. 11 | 2 p.m. (MST); 3 p.m. (CST) | San Angelo, Texas

Live video and ticket information for these events is available on the Athletics calendar.

Business Office

Surplus Inventory | Departments can view surplus inventory that is available for department use. Visit the portal on Forms and Downloads/Inventory/Surplus Available. If you want to request an item for your department, click on the order form. Call Inventory at 575.562.2956 for any questions.

Communication Services

ENMU Announces Headlining Artist for Fourth Annual Spring Concert Sponsored by J.P. Stone Community Bank | ENMU proudly continues its tradition of bringing top country music acts to the Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena with platinum-selling artist, songwriter, and producer Breland. The show will also feature the Phil Hamilton Band and opening act Thomas Hinds.

Purchase your tickets now and join us on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in the Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena for a night you won’t want to miss. Tickets are now on sale! Get the best seats at enmu.edu/Breland. Doors open at 6 p.m.

For more information about VIP Packages, call 575.562.2123 or email john.houser@enmu.edu. Ticket purchases help raise money for scholarships here at ENMU.

ENMU Discount Rates in Albuquerque | The Comfort Inn & Suites Albuquerque Downtown offers a $99 ENMU rate for king beds and a $109 rate for two queen beds. Call their general manager, Terese Peralta, at 505.242.5228; she can set you up with the ENMU Discount Rate.

ENMU also has a $104-a-night rate at the Holiday Inn & Suites Albuquerque-North I-25. Visit the Hotel Booking link to check availability.

Employee Calendar | 2025 Employee calendars can be found on the portal under Forms/Downloads/Communication Services or Human Resources.

Distance Learning

Non-Credit Courses and Activity Offerings

Distance Learning is offering the following three non-credit classes in the Spring: two for adults and one for children aged 3 to 5:

Reflecting on Bilingual Education and Practices: Professional Development Workshop
The workshop aims to provide a space for reflection on everyday teaching practices as bilingual/language educators and practice using the Spanish language in educational and sociocultural contexts. We will reflect on topics related to Dual Language teaching, such as theoretical foundations and outcomes of Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE), DLBE outcomes, social justice, racial and programmatic issues, students’ identity construction, family and community engagement and pedagogical practices and competencies. This workshop series will be conducted in Spanish.

When: Thursdays: Jan. 23, Feb. 6, Feb. 10, March 20, April 3, April 17, May 1 | 5-7 p.m.
Where: Jack Williamson Liberal Arts Building (JWLA), Room 110
Registration Fee: $250

Drama Storytime (ages 3-5)
Each week, we’ll read a new picture book and use drama activities to act out and play in the world of the stories.

When: Thursdays, Jan. 16 – May 1, 5-5:30 p.m. (no class week of spring break, March 13)
Where: University Theatre Center, Blackbox
Registration Fee: $75

Yin Yoga with Melissa Maas
Come release and rest on Thursday nights. Yin Yoga aims to get deep into the muscles and fascia through long-held poses and stretches. Come ready to explore using your props to support the shapes and learn to develop comfort at your edges. Suitable for every level! Melissa's yin yoga teaching style encourages you to pause and bring awareness to the subtlety of this transformative practice. Melissa aims to empower every student to explore themselves, to touch on their unique gifts, and to gain the confidence and knowledge to let the practice of yoga charge up their whole being.

When: Thursdays, Jan. 16-May 8, 6-7 p.m. (no class week of spring break, March 13)
Where: Greyhound Arena, Room 11
Registration Fee: $108

Contact Distance Learning at 575-562-2165 or Distance.Learning@enmu.edu for more information or to register.

ENMU Ruidoso Recovery Fund

ENMU Ruidoso has set up a recovery fund for ENMU-Ruidoso Staff, Faculty, and Students. All proceeds from this fund will be used exclusively to assist ENMU-Ruidoso staff, faculty, and students directly with expenses involved in the recovery and relocation after the June 2024 South Fork and Salt fires and resulting floods. To donate today, visit enmu.edu/RecoveryFund.

Human Resources

New Hires (Last Month) | Welcome December New Hires!

• Amanda Coats, Custodian
• Cenetria Crockett, Blackwater Draw Museum Manager
• Richard Sommer, ENMU System Title IX Coordinator
• Brenda Tapia, Career Technical Leadership Program Coordinator

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