May 8, 2003
UNM CONVOCATIONS TO BE HELD AT MAIN, BRANCH CAMPUSES
Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. M Joycelyn Elders, Navajo code talker
Thomas Begay and Zuni Pueblo Governor Arlen Quetaki are among this year's
University of New Mexico convocation speakers. Departmental ceremonies
will take place across UNM campuses and in the community complementing
the main campus commencement ceremony set for Saturday, May 17, at 9
a.m. in the UNM Arena (The "Pit").
Elders will speak to School of Medicine graduates Friday, May 16, at
2 p.m. in the Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque Convention Center. Begay,
Quetaki and Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley, Jr. will speak at the
UNM-Gallup convocation Thursday, May 15, at 6 p.m. in the Gallup High
School gym.
The UNM Alumni Association will hold open house for graduating seniors
Monday, May 12, through Friday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Hodgin
Hall. The group also cosponsors the annual UNM president's reception
and picnic set for Saturday, May 17, from 1 to 3 p.m. at University
House, 1901 Roma NE.
Unless otherwise noted below, all convocations take place Saturday,
May 17:
Schools and Colleges:
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Anderson School of Management, 3 p.m., Johnson
Center. Speakers: Michael Llewellyn, MBA class; Bonita Ortiz, MBA
class, Abigail Dufay, undergraduate.
- Architecture and Planning, May 16, 6 p.m., KiMo Theater. Speakers:
Owen Lopez, executive director, McCune Charitable Foundation; David
Stuart, PhD, UNM associate provost.
- College of Education, noon, Johnson Center main arena. Speaker:
Steve Preskill, professor of educational leadership for the Department
of Educational Leadership and Organizational Learning, College of Education.
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School of Engineering, 12:30 p.m., University
Arena (The Pit), Speakers: Elizabeth Rutman, graduate student, civil
engineering; Leslie Simmons, undergraduate, mechanical engineering.
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College of Fine Arts, 6 p.m., Woodward Hall,
Rm. 101, Speaker: Jonathan Abrams, M.D., professor of medicine, UNM
School of Medicine.
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School of Law, 1 p.m., Bratton Hall. Speaker:
Gene E. Franchini, former chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme
Court.
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School of Medicine, Friday, May 16, 2 p.m.,
Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque Convention Center. Speaker: Dr. M. Joycelyn
Elders, former U.S. surgeon general.
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College of Nursing, 2 p.m., Convention Center
(East Complex).
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College of Pharmacy, 1:30 p.m., Popejoy Hall.
Speaker: Tris McSherry, R.Ph., 2003 distinguished alumnus.
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University Honors Program, May 16, 7 p.m.,
Continuing Education building auditorium. Speaker: College of Arts
and Sciences Dean Reed Way Dasenbrock.
College of Arts & Sciences:
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Anthropology, noon, anthropology, rm. 163.
Speaker: David E. Stuart, UNM associate provost for Academic Affairs.
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American Studies, noon, Dane Smith Hall, rm.
125. Speaker: Lisa McNary, Ph.D. graduate.
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Biology, 11:30 a.m., Biology, rm. 100. Speaker:
Dr. Karl Johnson, adjunct professor, UNM School of Medicine, Department
of Biology.
- Chemistry, noon, Clark Hall, rm. 100. Speaker: Thomas Niemczyk,
department chair.
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Communications and Journalism, May 16, 5 p.m.,
Woodward Hall, rm. 101. Speakers: John Mink and Yasmin Kahn, undergraduates;
Felisha DeVargas, graduate.
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Earth and Planetary Sciences, noon, Northrop
Hall, rm. 122. Speaker: Dr. Klaus Keil, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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Economics, 11:30 a.m., Economics courtyard.
Speakers: Gerry Bradley, manager of Research and Analysis Bureau for
the NM Department of Labor.
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English, noon, Woodward Hall, rm. 108. Speaker:
Scott Sanders, department chair.
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Foreign Language and Literature, noon, Ortega
Hall, rm. 335. Speakers: Warren Smith, department chair; Walter Putnam,
professor of French; Aryn Seyler, master's candidate.
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Geography, noon, Park Plaza Condominium's Hospitality
Suite, 14th Street south of Central (the House of Jazmin Knight).
No speaker.
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History, 11:30 a.m., East courtyard of Mesa
Vista Hall. No speaker.
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Latin American Studies, Friday, May 16, 3:30
p.m., 1829 Sigma Chi Road NE. Speaker: William "Bill" Stanley,
director of Latin American and Iberian Institute, UNM associate professor
of Political Science.
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Linguistics, noon, Humanities, rm. 112. Speakers:
Sherman Wilcox, Linguistics Department; Alan Hudson, Linguistics Department.
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Mathematics and Statistics, May 16, 7 p.m.,
Dane Smith Hall, rm. 125. Speaker: Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Los Alamos
National Laboratory.
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Philosophy, 12:30 p.m., 12:30 p.m., Humanities,
rm. 519. Speaker: Russell Goodman, Ph.D., department chair.
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Physics and Astronomy, 12:30 p.m., Regener
Hall. Speaker: Geoffrey B. West, Ph.D., program manager for High Energy
Physics at LANL.
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Psychology, 12:30 p.m., Continuing Education
Auditorium. Speaker: William R. Miller, Ph.D., professor of psychology
and psychiatry.
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Political Science, May 16, 6:30 p.m., Kiva
Lecture Hall. Speaker: James H. Koch, UNM Regent.
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Religious Studies, 1 p.m., Hokona-Zuni Hall,
rm. 373. No speaker.
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Sociology, 3:30 p.m., Woodward Hall, rm. 101.
Speakers: Guillermo Grenier, graduate; Gwen Hunnicutt and Tiffani
Chambers, undergraduates.
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Spanish and Portuguese, noon, Mitchell Hall,
rm. 101. Speaker: Ernesto A. Mares, poet/writer, professor emeritus
of UNM English Department.
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Speech and Hearing Sciences, May 16, 2 p.m.,
Nursing & Pharmacy Lounge. No speaker.
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Women Studies, May 16, 2 p.m., Ortega Hall,
rm. 335. Speaker: Leigh Anne Chavez, Attorney at Law, part-time instructor
in Women Studies.
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Biochemistry, 3:30 p.m., Continuing Education
Center. Speaker: Reed Dasenbrock, Dean of Arts and Sciences.
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Bachelor of University Studies, May 16, 4 p.m.,
Continuing Education Building Auditorium. Speaker: Beverly H Burris,
professor of Sociology, president of Faculty Senate.
Branch Campuses:
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UNM-Gallup, Thursday, May 15, 6 p.m., Gallup
High Gym. Speakers: Joe Shirley, Jr., Navajo Nation president; Thomas
Begay, Navajo code talker; Arlen Quetaki, Zuni Pueblo governor.
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UNM-Los Alamos, May 16, 6 p.m., building 2,
Los Alamos. Speaker: Gregory Chavez, doctoral student, UNM main campus
engineering.
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UNM-Taos, May 20, 7 p.m., civic center. Speaker:
Dr. Alicia Chavez, branch executive director.
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UNM-Valencia, May 16, 7 p.m., student complex.
Speaker: Belinda Martinez, advisory board member.
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