In brief
Forum on 'Future
of UNM' set for Oct. 30
A forum,
The Future of UNM is scheduled for Thursday, Oct.
30 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the SUB Ballroom.
Co-sponsored
by Faculty Senate, the UNM Staff Council, ASUNM and GPSA and
moderated by Hugh Witemeyer, president of the UNM chapter of
the American Association of University Professors, all staff,
students, faculty and retirees are encouraged to attend.
At a recent
Board of Regents meeting UNM President Louis Caldera expressed
his support of the event and asked university departments to
allow staff to attend, as they are able.
Give blood, get
t-shirt at the SUB Oct. 29-30
ASUNM Community
Experience and United Blood Services want your blood! The two
are sponsoring a blood drive Oct. 29-30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m
in the New Mexico Student Union ballroom.
Just
show up with a picture ID. You will receive a free
t-shirt for donating. Students have shown up in force for this
annual drive, but we really want faculty and staff to contribute
this year. Please help out, said Susan Corban, Student
Activities Center assistant director.
Volunteer Fair
is Oct. 21
More than
75 community organizations will converge on the UNM campus Tuesday,
Oct. 21, for the third annual UNM Volunteer Fair. It will be
held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Student Union ballroom.
The
Volunteer Fair provides a wonderful opportunity for staff and
other members of the university community to get more information
about various volunteer organizations, said Provost Brian
L. Foster. It also is a way to promote and honor the importance
of service to the greater community.
The event
is organized by the Provosts Committee for Staff.
City Council forum
organized by students
A City
Council District 6 candidate forum focused on planning and economic
development issues is set for Monday, Oct. 20, from 7:30-9:30
p.m. at Woodward Hall 101.
Co-sponsored
by UNM Planners Network and the Southwest Organizing Project
(SWOP), the session will be moderated by Community and Regional
Planning Professor Claudia Isaac.
District 6 candidates are Bob Anderson, Shane Canfield, Linda
Doran, Martin Heinrich, Javier Martinez, Johanna Tighe and Donna
Upson.