The fifth annual Staff Appreciation Week kicks off Saturday, June 14, with the Staff Picnic at the Rio Grande Zoo, starting at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 and are available at ticket offices at the Pit, UNM Bookstore, Basic Medical Sciences Building Cashiers office, and all branch campuses. The price includes zoo entrance, food, music, face painting and a complimentary shuttle to the zoo leaving at 5:30 p.m. from UNM's Q Lot, near the Children's Campus.
Events continue June 16-20, celebrating the contributions of staff to the university’s mission of advancing student success, research, healthy communities and public service.
Staff Appreciation Week is sponsored by UNM Staff Council. All events except the Staff Picnic are free. Some events require Lobo ID. Door prizes will be awarded at each event.
Event Schedule:
Monday, June 16
UNM administrators serve a pancake breakfast sponsored by Human Resources, 7:30-9 a.m. in Student Union Building ballrooms B and C.
The Staff As Artists exhibit opens with a reception 4:30-6 p.m. in the John Sommers Gallery on the second floor of the Art and Art History Building. The exhibit continues through Friday.
Wednesday, June 18
Trade books, music and movies at the Book Exchange, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the SUB Santa Ana room and Health Sciences and Services Building rooms 168 and 169.
Thursday, June 19
Staff are invited to an ice cream social, tour and music at University House starting at 11:30 a.m.
Friday, June 20
Concerts start at noon, with the Greg Johnston Summer Concert at the Honors Plaza, main campus and Music on the Plaza at the Health Sciences Center Plaza.
Media Contact: Sari Krosinsky, (505) 277-1593; e-mail: michal@unm.edu