The College of Arts and Sciences is the heart of the University. Our mission is to create new knowledge in the arts and sciences, to disseminate that knowledge to our students as we create it, and to apply that knowledge to the pressing issues of the day, at local, state and international sites.  

NSF Scholarships at UNM: Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) Program Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarship (CSEMS) Program

UP TO $5,000 per year (depending on the program)

DEADLINE: June 16, 2008 OPEN to students pursuing a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in at least one of the following disciplines: - Biology (except medicine or medical fields) - Chemistry - Computer Science - Earth and Planetary Sciences (Geology focus) and Environmental Science - Engineering: including Chemical Engr, Civil Engr, Computer Engr, Construction Engr, Electrical Engr, Mechanical Engr, or Nuclear Engr; and students who have been accepted into the pre-major engineering program intending to major in Engineering or Computer Science - Mathematics or Statistics - Physics or Astrophysics

ELIGIBILITY To be eligible for a scholarship, a student must: - Be a United States citizen, national, refugee or permanent resident alien at the time of application; - Demonstrate financial need as defined by the US Department of Education rules for need-based Federal financial aid (must submit a FAFSA for 2008-2009); - Be enrolled full-time (a minimum of 12 credit hours) in any of the above fields during the semester receiving the scholarship; and, - Demonstrate academic potential (Check the application for minimum required GPA)

TO APPLY Instructions on how to apply for these scholarships and the respective scholarship application are attached to this e-mail. - Hard copies of the application package are also available at the Engineering Student Services offices located in the Mechanical Engineering Building, Room 436 or Electrical & Computer Engineering Building, Room 133.

**THE S-STEM and the CSEMS Programs are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF)**

If you have any questions regarding these NSF Scholarship Programs, please contact Elsa M. Castillo at elsac@unm.edu or 277-5064.

UNM Distinguished Professor of History Dr. Linda Hall to Present Lecture Titled “Images of Women and Power”

Lecture series highlights Distinguished Professors

Dr. Linda Hall, Distinguished Professor of History at the University of New Mexico, will present “Images of Women and Power,” the second in a series of lectures in the Distinguished Professors Lecture Series at UNM. The lecture will be held Thursday, May 8 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Acoma room in the UNM Student Union Building. The series is sponsored by the UNM College of Arts and Sciences.    More...

Sam Truett, associate professor of history in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected for inclusion in the History News Network's Top Young Historians feature. Truett has taught at UNM since 1998. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University and has been a Fulbright Lecturer in Finland and a Mellon Research Fellow at the Huntington Library. http://hnn.us/roundup/49.html

Photo: Associate Professor Sam Truett

Focus is on Engaged Literacy for Teachers of 7th – 12th Graders

To succeed in college, students must be able to apply reading and writing skills to a variety of problem-solving tasks across disciplines. For Summer 2008, the University of New Mexico Teachers' Institute offers two seminars designed to help teachers help their students develop higher-level literate capabilities.