March 31, 2025 – Monday Memo – Highlighting the news at Eastern New Mexico University since 1982.
Monday Memo March 31, 2025
Academic Affairs
Club in the CUB (Spring Dance) | Friday, April 4 | 6 p.m.-12 a.m. | Campus Union Building, Ballroom | Prepare to party at our annual spring dance, “Club in the CUB!" With great music, dancing, and a laid-back vibe, it’s the perfect way to kick off the season. Enjoy a phenomenal selection of your favorite music by DJ Rob-E. Grab your friends, dress for the occasion, enjoy some refreshments, and let’s have a blast!
Distance Learning Online Faculty Fellows Presentation | Friday, April 4 | 12 p.m. | Golden Student Success Center, Room 217 | Michelle Hughes, Online Faculty Fellow, will present "Effectively Teaching Science Labs Online"
As higher education shifts to digital learning, teaching college science labs online presents both challenges and opportunities. Educators must use innovative strategies to provide hands-on learning experiences without a physical lab. Key approaches include virtual labs, simulations, video demonstrations, and interactive tools to engage students and replicate experiments. Real-time discussions and collaborative platforms help foster active learning and peer interaction. Assessment methods must also evolve to measure both theoretical knowledge and practical skills. While online labs cannot fully replace in-person experiences, they offer a flexible, effective alternative for science education.
If you are looking for ideas for hands-on engagement in your online courses, this session is not to be missed.
Summer Reading Program | The College of Education and Technology has partnered with the NM State Public Education Department for the 2025 NM Summer Reading Program. The program will provide free structured literacy instruction to Kindergarten through grade five students. Student Registration is now open for families wishing to enroll their students in the program!
Dates: June 2-June 27
Times: 8 a.m.-Noon.
Location: ENMU College of Education Building
How to Register:
Visit the NM Summer Reading Program website: https://www.literacy.nm.gov/
Click on “Register Your Child Today” to begin the registration process.
Questions - Please contact Dr. Elizabeth Lester at [email protected] or Dr. Nyabando at [email protected].
Community Poetry Reading and Writing Event with NM Poet Laureate Lauren Camp | Friday, April 4 | 11 a.m. | Golden Student Success Center, Presentation Area | New Mexico Poet Laureate, Lauren Camp, and Michelle Laflamme-Childs, Executive Director of New Mexico Arts, are traveling to cities, towns, and villages across New Mexico to host poetry reading and writing workshops with the goal of creating poems from lines written by the local workshop participants and assembled by Camp and Laflamme-Childs. These poems will be printed as broadsides by the historic Palace Press at the Palace of the Governors/New Mexico History Museum with one gifted back to each community and another displayed as part of an exhibition showcasing the different community poems from around the state.
Student Research and Creativity Conference | Thursday, April 3 | All day across campus | The Student Research and Creativity Conference features undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines who present their research and creative works in paper, poster, performance, culinary displays, and art display categories. This conference allows students to gain valuable presentation experience and receive feedback on their work from faculty members across many disciplines. for more information visit www.enmu.edu/SRCC
Athletics
Athletics Recap (highlight of last week’s wins and recognition):
- Baseball is on an 8-game conference winning streak, having swept Oklahoma Christian this past weekend. The Greyhounds won 7-6, 11-6, 4-3, and 28-6 over the weeken.d
- Women's Track and Field continued to post school records at the Greyhound Open. Kennedy Ulmer bettered her school record in the discus with a 48.91m (160-5) mark. She ranks third nationally in the event. Freshman Devyn Ericksen won the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.54s. The Farmington, N.M. bettered her school record in the event.
- Men's Tack and Field won a total of six events during the Greyhound Open. Jamoi Jackson (10.61s) took top honors in the 100m in a field of 17 competitors. Timothy Frederick (48.74s) was the only 400m runner to post a sub-49 time to win the competition against 18 other runners. Not only did Alec Forney earn a personal best time of 1:59.91, but he also won the 800m race. Strahinja Radakovic won the 110 M hurdles with a 14.10s time, ranking second in ENMU record books. Byron Pruitt continued the Hounds success in the 400m hurdles. His time of 57.21 was just good enough to win the event by half a second. The 4 x 400 team finished off the Open with a win with a time of 3:16.66
- Softball split a double-header against Midwestern State, winning their first game 3-1, with Midwestern winning in the second game (8-6).
Upcoming Athletics Games and Events
For upcoming athletics events, live video, and ticket information, visit the Athletics calendar.
Communication Services
Wear Red in Support for Portales Schools | ENMU asks that you join us in wearing red on Tuesday, April 1, to show support for Portales Municipal Schools.
ENMU Alumnus and Former Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court Ed Chavez Presentation | Thursday, April 10 at 10 a.m. | Golden Student Success Center Presentation Room | Join us for a free presentation at the GSSC presentation room as retired former Chief Justice Ed Chavez makes a presentation on "Justice is a Community Project."
Hotel Rates
Fairfield Inn & Suites Albuquerque Uptown | Book your corporate rate for ENMU at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Albuquerque Uptown, which is only $144 a night plus tax. Visit this link to reserve at the available rate.
Comfort Inn and Suites Albuquerque Downtown | 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.
Holiday Inn & Suites Albuquerque-North I-25 | 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.
Roosevelt County Chamber “The Business Table”- Volunteers Wanted | First Friday of each month | 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. | The Roosevelt County Chamber Board Room | The Roosevelt County Chamber seeks volunteer presenters and speakers for their monthly “The Business Table” lunch seminars. Don’t miss an opportunity to share your expertise and network with like-minded professionals.
For more information, contact Quaylene at 575.356.8547 or by email at [email protected].
Silver Pack Alumni Platform is Live | The Silver Pack Alumni Engagement is now live. The “Silver Pack” will empower fellow Greyhounds to interact with ENMU in a way they never have before. This concept, developed by the Office of Advancement and Public Relations, will combine efforts from across campus to reconnect alumni to the areas of the university they care most about. It will bring forward a one-of-a-kind experience for members to participate in an active way with the Greyhound Nation. Learn more by visiting enmu.edu/SilverPack.
Financial Aid
Student Employee of the Year Nominations Sought by April 9
The Office of Financial Aid seeks nominations for the 2024-2025 Eastern New Mexico University Student Employee of the Year. A review committee will evaluate the nominations. We are asking each department to nominate at least one student employee for outstanding service. The award will be based on the student’s reliability, quality of work, initiative, professionalism, and uniqueness of contribution. Multiple nominations and supporting documents are welcomed. Please be very detailed in your description.
The student must meet the following criteria:
• Undergraduate student employed on campus
• Student must have been employed for a min. of six months part-time during July 1, 2024 – Current
• Student must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5
We will select three outstanding students to receive $100 each. In addition, all eligible nominated students will be recognized at the Student Affairs Banquet.
The nomination form can be found through the Portal under the Forms and Downloads tab. Click Financial Aid.
Please submit the nominations to Veronica Roybal, Station 20, by Wednesday, April 9.
Fine Arts
David Maslanka’s "This is the World we know, the world of air and breathing and sun and beating hearts" Performance | Monday, March 31 | 7 p.m. | Music Building, Buchanan Hall | This is the World is a set of largely interior tone poems for a two-piano, two-percussion ensemble. The music is spacious and patient, with simple rhythms, slow harmonies, expansive and touching melodies, and moments of ferocity, whimsy, and grandeur.
Student Affairs
Open Mic Night | Wednesday, April 2 | 6-9 p.m. | CUB, Greyhound Lounge | Get ready for a night of creativity and fun at our Open Mic Night! Join us for an evening filled with talent, laughter, and entertainment. Whether you're a singer, poet, comedian, or performer, this is your chance to shine! Enjoy free slushies and popcorn while you relax and cheer on fellow performers. Don’t miss out on this unforgettable night of expression and enjoyment!
"War on Screen" Film and Lecture Series | Wednesday, April 2 | 6 p.m. | Jack Williamson Liberal Arts Building, Room 112 | The History Guild and FCCLA present the "War on Screen" Film and Lecture Series. On April 2nd at 6:00 p.m. in JWLA 112, Dr. Jennifer Welsh will introduce the feature film "A Very Long Engagement (2004)." Food will be available for purchase and prepared by FCCLA culinary students.
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