President and Mrs. David J. Schmidly cordially invite you to join them and the entire UNM Community for one of its oldest and most beloved campus traditions ~ Hanging of the Greens on Friday, Dec. 5, at University House. Carolers will gather in front of Poepjoy Hall at 6 p.m. to make the winding walk to University House.
Enjoy hot chocolate, biscochitos and a steaming cup of posole as we celebrate the holiday season together.
Attendees are asked to bring an unwrapped children's book to place under the University House tree. Books will be donated to UNM Children's Hospital.
Hanging of the Greens has been a tradition since the 1930's started by Lena C. Clauve, a former UNM student and UNM Dean of Women. The tradition started with students driving to the Sandia mountains, where they would gather greenery which they would use to decorate the Student Union Building.
Mortar Board began sponsoring Hanging of the Greens in the 1950s and added the luminarias as decoration. The buildings of the main campus at the University of New Mexico are outlined with luminaria for the event. The Mortar Board organizes the event each year as a part of its mission to promote service and community outreach.
For more information call (505) 277-2943.
Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; e-mail: scarr@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at November 26, 2008 01:13 PM