The U.S. Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE) recently selected University of New Mexico Professor Bruce T. Milne as the recipient of the 2006 Distinguished Landscape Ecologist Award, the most prestigious honor bestowed by the Chapter.
Photo: Professor Bruce T. Milne
The honor is given to recognize distinguished scientific contributions to the field of landscape ecology, which is the study of plants and animals in relation to land and water over vast regions such as mountain ranges, drainage basins, parks and urban areas.
Milne was recognized with the award at the annual meeting of the US-IALE in San Diego earlier this spring, largely for his application of fractal geometry to landscapes throughout the U.S.
"When the field of landscape ecology started over 20 years ago, we had the fun of inventing it as we went along. We took intellectual risks while maintaining rigor, so it is thrilling to be recognized with this award."
An ecologist in the Department of Biology, Milne is the 13th recipient of the award and joins an impressive list of scientists whose work has helped to shape the field of landscape ecology. Landscape ecology uses geographic information systems and remote sensing to study how flows of organisms, resources, and pollutants are affected by spatial context.
Milne and his students have emphasized the ways in which thresholds in landscape pattern affect the habitats of spotted owls, Florida panthers, desert beetles, and vegetation.
The award is given specifically to recognize those unique individuals whose thinking, writing and mentoring have helped to shape the field of landscape ecology. It highlights those scholars whose scientific endeavors pervade our discipline and its continuing development. The award is ordinarily given for outstanding scientific achievement over a period of a decade or more.
Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; e-mail: scarr@unm.edu
Recognizing that many students who transfer to the University of New Mexico main campus from UNM Gallup struggle to finish their degrees, math department faculty at the two campuses have signed agreements to better prepare students for a mathematics or statistics major.
Articulation agreements were signed April 26 by Samir A. Wahid, professor and chair of math and sciences at UNM-Gallup and Alejandro Aceves, professor and chair of mathematics and statistics at UNM.
“We hope to ease students into UNM with as little transitional stress as possible by having them prepared to begin their majors,” said Aceves. “By bridging the academic steps, there will be one less hurdle for transferring students to overcome.”
The agreements are designed to streamline a path for students to complete their education in Gallup in two years and meet the requirements for admission into mathematics programs on main campus. Students will have opportunities to visit the main campus and learn about changes that will occur after they transfer.
By the time they reach UNM, students should be prepared to take their upper level math courses and upper level minor courses. The UNM Department of Mathematics and Statistics will use a workable matrix for students to follow to earn their degrees in five years without overloaded class schedules.
UNM Gallup sees a direct need to begin advising and guiding students very early in their educational process. This type of study plan can help keep these students on course and moving toward a degree.
The long-term goal is to provide students at UNM Gallup with the tools they need to succeed in the larger environment.
Media Contact: Greg Johnston, (505) 277-1816; e-mail: gregj@unm.edu
A “Foundation Celebration” for George Pearl Hall, the new School of Architecture and Planning and Fine Arts and Design Library building, is scheduled for Thursday, May 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the top of the Cornell Parking structure. The parking structure is directly north of the Pearl Hall construction site.
Photo: George Clayton Pearl
“The Foundation Celebration brings together all the stakeholders in George Pearl Hall. Construction of this much-needed facility was delayed for years, and this is a meaningful way to gather together to celebrate the remarkable achievements and collaborations this new building represents,” said Roger Schluntz, dean, School of Architecture and Planning. Primary stakeholders are the faculty, students and alumni.
George Pearl Hall, like the UNM Bookstore, will serve as a gateway to UNM. It will allow the school, currently housed in three buildings, to relocate into one building strategically situated on historic Route 66.
The building was designed by Antoine Predock, a recent recipient of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal, the highest honor the AIA confers on an architect. Predock was a student in the school.
The successful fundraising resides in a public/private partnership, according to Jan Bandrofchak, the school’s chief development officer. “The New Mexico State Legislature, bonds and private donations were all critical,” she said.
“The School of Architecture and Planning has the smallest alumni base, but we were able to raise the largest amount in a capital campaign in the history of the university,” said Pam Hurd-Knief, former development officer for the school and currently director of major gifts for the UNM Foundation.
Other invitees include deans and UNM’s leadership, as well as the UNM Foundation Board and staff, the hundreds of donors to the new facility, and the friends, family and colleagues of George Clayton Pearl.
A groundbreaking ceremony in November 2005 recognized the support of the New Mexico Legislature and in particular, the contributions of Rep. Ed Sandoval, who secured the initial appropriation for the building.
“We anticipated that a small group of donors, faculty and UNM administration would attend, but in fact, there was an overflow crowd, which indicates the great campus and community interest in the new facility,” Schluntz said.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jan Bandrofchak at 277-6442.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
An awards ceremony honoring outstanding University of New Mexico teachers is scheduled for Wednesday, May 3 from 2-4 p.m. in Student Union Building Ballroom C. Individual awards will be presented for Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Teacher of the Year, Outstanding Teacher of the Year and Presidential Teaching Fellowships.
Organized by the Office of the Provost, Center for Scholarship, Teaching and Learning (CASTL) and the Teaching Enhancement Committee for Awards and Fellowships, the awards are funded by an endowment from the late Cyrene Mapel, UNM regent from 1962-74. She established the endowment specifically to reward teacher and faculty scholar excellence.
This year’s Presidential Teaching Fellow is Michael J. Nakamaye, associate professor from Mathematics and Statistics in the College of Arts and Sciences. The award will be presented by Acting President David Harris.
Leslie Donovan, associate professor, University Honors in University College, and Julia Scherba de Valenzuela, assistant professor, Education Specialties in the College of Education, will receive Outstanding Teachers of the Year. Presenting the awards will be Provost Reed Dasenbrock and Kate Krause, chair, Faculty Senate Teaching Enhancement Committee.
Three will receive Outstanding Adjunct Teachers and Lecturers of the Year. They are Steven Homer, lecturer III, School of Law; Patricia Rosas Lopategui, part time faculty in Women’s Studies and Spanish and Portuguese, College of Arts and Sciences; and M. Virginia Wilmerding, adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Physical Performance and Development, College of Education. Dasenbrock and Krause will present these awards.
Outstanding TAs will be presented the Susan Deese-Roberts Awards by Amy Wohlert, interim dean, Office of Graduate Studies. Recipients are Catie Berkenfield, linguistics; Melissa L. Curtin, Communications and Journalism; Erik Barry Erhardt, statistics; Ralph R. Gomez, math; Andrea Mays, American Studies and Women’s Studies; Lena McQuade, Women’s Studies; and Wanessa Velloso Batista, Portuguese.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
Long-time University of New Mexico employee Theo Crevenna, ISTEC, Inc., is the recipient of the Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca, the highest award given by the Mexican government to a foreigner. The decree was issued by Mexican President Vicente Fox.
In the notification letter, Consul of Mexico Juan M. Solana recognizes Crevenna’s lifetime of service looking out for the interests of the Hispanic community, especially for Mexican nationals.
“Theo’s nomination was initiated by two of his former students from Mexico who came to UNM to study. He has done wonderful things in favor of Mexico and Mexicans through more than 30 programs and through his support of UNM’s international programs,” Solana said.
He added that every consul who has served in Albuquerque over the last 20 years submitted nomination letters for Crevenna.
“This is an honor and recognition for UNM and New Mexico,” Solana said, noting Crevenna’s work to further UNM as a University of the Americas.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
KNME-TV 5 airs “Mariachi: The Spirit of Mexico,” on Friday, May 5 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. in conjunction with Cinco de Mayo. The program features the International Mariachi Festival in Guadalajara where more than 500 mariachis perform in concert halls and street markets.
The musicians, both famous and unknown, gather to celebrate the passionate music that for the last 100 years has been the beating heart of the Mexican people. KNME will feature food of Mexico in its Saturday, May 6 line up.
Visit: KNME TV for program titles and times.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
The Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs has announced three finalists for the open position of Associate Vice President for Student Affairs/Diversity. Finalists include Barbara Lofton, Tim Gutierrez and Francis Becenti. Each will take part in a question-and-answer forum open to the entire UNM community in early-May.
Lofton's campus community forum will be held Monday, May 1 from 2 to 3 p.m.; Gutierrez's campus community forum will be held Tuesday, May 2 from 11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.; and Becenti's forum will be Monday, May 8 from 4:15 to 5 p.m. Each forum will be held in the Dean of Students Office Conference Room, rm. 280, in the Student Services Center.
The question and answer forums will be part of all-day interviews and visits with the UNM community, Division of Student Affairs directors, vice president for Student Affairs, University provost & executive vice president for Academic Affairs and associate vice president for Student Development.
For more information contact Walt Miller, (505) 277-2331 or Kim Henson, (505) 277-0957.
Media Contact: Susan McKinsey, (505) 277-1989; e-mail: mckinsey@unm.edu
An exhibit of objects representing the human body, on loan from the Mexican Consulate of Albuquerque, is the centerpiece of a new exhibit in the Herzstein Latin American Reading Room Gallery in Zimmerman Library. The opening reception for the exhibit is Wednesday, April 26, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Willard Room at Zimmerman Library.
The exhibit features object reproductions that examine the various stylistic choices used by ancient Mexican cultures for art production. The 23 objects illustrate the abstraction and naturalism utilized in the arts of cultures from ancient Mexico. They represent eight cultures and date from 1200 (B.C.) through the sixteenth century.
Meghan Tierney, MA candidate in Pre-Columbian Art History in UNM’s Department of Art and Art History, curated this exhibition through UNM’s Partnership Learning through Art, Culture & the Environment (P.L.A.C.E.) program.
The exhibit is sponsored by the Consulado de Mexico, University Libraries DILARES, P.L.A.C.E. Program, Arts of the Americas Institute, and the Department of Art and Art History. It is free and open to the public and will be on display through June 15, 2006.
Media Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627; e-mail: kwent2@unm.edu
The Science & Technology Corporation @ UNM is celebrating innovation at the university by giving 25 researchers special recognition for their patents, inventions and disclosures. This is the third year researchers and inventors have been formally recognized by STC.
“We wanted to recognize these creative members of the UNM community,” said Lisa Kuuttila, president and CEO of STC. “They are the force that drives UNM’s reputation in the world of research, education and outreach including commercialization activity.”
Patent Recognition
C. Jeffrey Brinker, Hongyou Fan and Gabriel P. Lopez are recognized for their patent “Prototyping of Patterned Functional Nanostructures.”
Steven R.J. Brueck, Linnea K. Ista and Gabriel P. Lopez are recognized for their patent, “Nanostructured Separation and Analysis Devices for Biological
Membranes.”
Bruce S. Edwards is recognized for his patents for “Flow Cytometry for High Throughput Screening.”
Petr G. Eliseev, Marek Osinski and Edward W. Taylor are recognized for their patent for a “Monolithically Integrated Semiconductor Unidirectional Ring Laser Rotation Sensor/Gyroscope.”
Walter Kisiel is recognized for his patent, “Compositions and Methods Useful for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Heparin Inducted Thrombocytopenia/Thrombosis.”
Richard Larson is recognized for his patent “Small Molecules for Inhibition of Function and Drug Delivery to Leukocytes.”
Eric R. Prossnitz is recognized for his patent, “Display of Receptors and Analysis of Binding Interactions and Drug Libraries.”
Robert A. Robergs is recognized for his patent, “Mixing Chamber and Expired Gas Sampling for Expired Gas Analysis Indirect Calorimetry.”
Wilmer L. Sibbitt is recognized for his patent, “Reciprocating Syringes.”
Larry A. Sklar is recognized for his patents, “Flow Cytometry for High Throughput Screening” and “Method for Induction of L-Selectin Shedding,” “Inhibition of Cell Surface Protein Disulfide Isomerase” and “Display of Receptors and Analysis of Binding Interactions and Drug Libraries.”
Sam H. Slishman is recognized for his patent, “Adjustable Support”.
Copyrights
Mike Carroll and William K. Szaroletta are recognized for their copyright on a “Web-based Calendar System.”
Charles F. Hawkins and John E. Wood are recognized for their copyrights in “Microelectronics Test Engineering” and “Microelectronics Failure Analysis.”
Eric Holm is recognized for his copyright in “Client Referral, Ridership and Financial Tracking (CRRAFT).”
Art Kauffman, Sandra McCollum and Fornessa T. Randal are recognized for their copyright for “Community Access Program of Central New Mexico (CAR-NM).”
Stefan Posse is recognized for his copyrights in “TurboFIRE Real-Time Functional MRI Analysis Software” and “Proton Echo-Planar Spectroscopic Imaging (PEPSI) Pulse Sequence for Siemens Syngo MR Scanners.”
Science and Technology Corporation @ UNM is a nonprofit corporation formed by and owned entirely by the University of New Mexico to protect and transfer its faculty inventions into the commercial marketplace. STC licenses innovative technology developed at UNM, including optics, microfluidics, and high performance materials as well as therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices and drug discovery tools.
Media Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627; e-mail: kwent2@unm.edu
The Science & Technology Corporation @UNM has licensed “Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Technology (EPR) for Melanoma Detection” to TenthGate Incorporated. The melanoscan is a molecular-based detection and imaging of melanoma technology based on the intrinsic and specific magnetic resonance properties of melanin.
The technology uses Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) to image primary melanomas, to detect metastasis and to measure melanoma prevention strategies. The unique EPR signature of melanin allows high selectivity.
STC President and CEO Lisa Kuuttila says, “We are pleased to sign this licensing agreement with TenthGate. We hope this will be the beginning of a fruitful relationship.”
About TenthGate
TenthGate Incorporated is a medical holding company strategically positioned to acquire, develop and commercialize “life-changing” healthcare and wellness technologies designed to enhance the effectiveness of medical diagnostics and treatment options. For more on TenthGate visit: TenthGate.
About STC
Science and Technology Corporation @ UNM is a nonprofit corporation formed by and owned entirely by the University of New Mexico to protect and transfer its faculty inventions into the commercial marketplace. STC licenses innovative technology developed at UNM, including optics, microfluidics, and high performance materials as well as therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices and drug discovery tools.
Media Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627; e-mail: kwent2@unm.edu
Forum to discuss how requirements of the Rio Grande Compact will affect life in the Middle Rio Grande in water-short year
The Rio Grande Compact, an interstate agreement that determines the amount of river water Colorado, New Mexico and Texas receives in the coming months, will be the topic of discussion during a free public forum on Wednesday, April 26, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Science and Technology Park Rotunda located at 801 University Blvd., N.E.
The forum is co-sponsored by the Middle Rio Grande Water Assembly, the University of New Mexico Water Resources Program and the New Mexico Water Dialogue.
Featured speakers include Estevan López, director, Interstate Stream Commission, who will offer an overall outline of Compact issues and ISC Rio Grande Basin Manager Rolf Schmidt Petersen, will address the specific requirements for 2006.
Through questions and public discussion, learn why the Rio Grande Compact is important and how this year's drought-driven decisions affect all basin residents.
New Mexico is party to eight interstate compacts that govern surface water flowing across its borders. One of those agreements, the Rio Grande Compact, guarantees a portion of the annual flow of the Rio Grande to Colorado, New Mexico and Texas, and establishes a limit on the amount of water we may use in the middle basin.
The Interstate Stream Commission, which oversees New Mexico's compact compliance, is ultimately responsible for the distribution of a very limited water supply to a myriad of middle basin water users, with consideration for a host of federal, state and local mandates.
The winter of 2005-06 was one of the driest on record in the desert Southwest. With little or no snowpack in the watersheds of the Rio Grande, a seriously inadequate runoff is expected. How will New Mexico's most populated region fare in the year ahead? What governs the sharing of scarce water in a time of crippling drought? These questions and many others will be discussed during the forum.
The event is free and open to the public. For further information contact Ed Payne at: (505) 797-4306 or visit the Water Assembly's Web site at: WaterAssembly.org.
Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; e-mail: scarr@unm.edu
Enough books to fill 35 boxes and the cab and the bed of a mid-size pickup truck were donated by UNM staff, students, faculty and others to the citywide Read To Me Book Drive, which ended April 15.
More than a thousand children’s books were collected at the UNM Human Resources Service Center on Lomas Blvd. Others were left at campus libraries and offices.
The new and used books will now be sorted and categorized by volunteers before they are distributed. Last year, 14,000 books were placed in the hands of children at 60 Albuquerque schools and community sites.
The Read To Me Book Drive, sponsored by the Albuquerque Business Education Compact, builds a foundation for developing literacy skills. Collected books will be given to elementary school children in families with limited resources.
Information about the Albuquerque Libraries Summer Reading Program will also be provided to children and families.
The kickoff event for this year’s effort was held at the UNM Children’s Campus March 1 and featured celebrity readers and pre-school children.
Media Contact: Greg Johnston, (505) 277-1816; e-mail: gregj@unm.edu
A two-day summit, hosted by the University of New Mexico's Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addiction (CASAA), is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, April 25-26, in the rotunda at the Science and Technology Park located at 851 University Blvd., S.E. The purpose of the summit is to facilitate and nurture interdisciplinary collaborative research initiatives in addiction. The summit, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
“By any measure, research on addiction is an area of distinction and excellence at UNM,” said Michael Dougher, director, CASAA. “Most of this research is done by individual researchers and groups that have relatively little contact with each other. The purpose of this summit is to bring together addictions researchers across campus along with various administrators and government leaders to identify the critical issues in addictions research and to forge collaborative initiatives to address this critically important social problem.”
A number of dignitaries are scheduled to speak at the summit, including a representative from the Governor's office; Wynn Goering, associate provost, Academic Affairs; Tim Ward, assistant vice president for Research; Michael Dougher, director, UNM CASAA; and Jack Pischner, deputy director, NM Behavioral Health Services, who will talk about “Areas of Addiction Research That Need to be Explored.'
The format of the summit will include the discussion of table topics during the morning sessions and a group discussion with questions and answers of each day's topics in the afternoon.
On Tuesday, April 25, the focus is on "Addiction Research: Exploring Interdisciplinary Collaboration." A few of the table topics include: Strategies for Preventing and Treating Substance Abuse; Neuroscience & Addiction; Culture & Substance Abuse: Tailoring Prevention & Rx to Culture; Addressing Substance Abuse in Health Care; The Economics of Substance Abuse; and The Impact of State & Federal Policies on Substance Abuse.
On Wednesday, April 26, the day two focus is on ‘UNM Administrative Infrastructure / Systems & Collaborative Research.' Table topics include discussions on: Pre and post-award Activities & Collaborative Research; How to Make Research Across Campus Mutually Advantageous; How to Create a Career Trajectory for Researchers at UNM; Funding Sources for Collaborative Research and Collaborative Research Training.
For more information contact CASAA's Sue Garley at (505) 925-2385 or via e-mail: sgarley@unm.edu.
Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; e-mail: scarr@unm.edu
University Libraries and the Indigenous Nations Library Program presents its April lecture, “Economic Development: From Native Business to Tribal Enterprise.” It will be held Wednesday, April 26, 2006, in Zimmerman Library on the UNM campus.
The lecture will focus on the importance of economic development on and off the reservation, the need for more Native American-owned businesses and the pros and cons of tribal enterprises.
The brown bag discussion begins at 11 a.m. to noon in room 102. The panel discussion is from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Willard Reading room.
Invited speakers include Marvis Aragon from the Pueblo of Acoma. Aragon is the CEO of the Acoma Business Enterprise, which includes the Sky City Culture Center, Sky City Casino, Hotel, and Travel Center, as well as Huwak’a Restaurant, Acoma Game & Fish and Acoma Land & Cattle Company.
Also joining the panel is Everett Chavez from Santo Domingo Pueblo. Chavez is the pueblo’s former governor and is currently serving as the chairman of the Indian Pueblos Federal Development Corporation and the Santo Domingo Tribal Enterprises.
Other speakers include two Native American business owners. Michael Clani, who is Diné, is an alumnus of the UNM’s Anderson Schools of Management and owns Clani & Associates LLC. Stanley Pino from Zia Pueblo is co-owner of the Native World Trade Company, Inc.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact April Hale at (505) 277-7433.
Media Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627; e-mail: kwent2@unm.edu
For the first time, UNM dance alumni will return to their alma mater for a weekend of performance and celebration. Lovers of dance are sure to enjoy this gala event.
The weekend kicks off with the Judith Bennahum Scholarship Gala Dinner on the evening of Friday, May 5 at Carlisle Gym. Tickets are $100 per person, with proceeds to benefit the Friends of Dance Scholarship Fund for students in UNM's dance program.
Saturday, May 6, events include an afternoon alumni roundtable discussion and an evening concert by alumni choreographers, followed by a reception.
Alumnus Dana Tai Soon Burgess and his company will perform the afternoon of Sunday, May 7. Times, locations and prices are included in the schedule below.
In addition to bringing together outstanding alumni choreographers and dancers, the weekend will celebrate Judith Bennahum's 31 years of teaching at UNM and her coming retirement.
Jennifer Predock-Linnell, then head of the department of dance, invited Bennehum to join UNM's dance faculty to teach ballet. Since then, Bennahum has played a critical role in developing the dance program, including the creation of the dance major, world dance minor, master of arts in dance history and criticism and courses in dance history and appreciation.
She served as head of the dance program 1991-1993, associate dean of the College of Fine Arts 1997-2000 and chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance 2002-2005.
Already an accomplished dancer when she came to UNM, she's remained active in the field since. Bennahum has danced and choreographed for a number of prestigious venues, including the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, the Santa Fe Opera and the Opera Academy in Rome.
The concerts are expected to sell out quickly. Tickets will be available beginning Tuesday, April 25, through the Popejoy Ticket Office, (505) 277-4569. Contact the South Broadway Cultural Center ticket office at (505) 848-1323. For more information, contact the UNM Department of Theatre and Dance at (505) 277-4332.
The events are funded by Friends of Dance, the Alumni Association and the College of Fine Arts Development Office.
Schedule of Events
Friday, May 5
6 p.m.
Benefit Dinner for the Judith Bennahum Dance Scholarship Fund ($100 per person) at Carlisle Gym South Arena.
Saturday, May 6
2-4 p.m.
Round-Table/Panel Discussion: Dance Alumni speak about dance/career experiences at Carlisle Gym North Arena.
7 p.m.
“Coming Home” Alumni Dance Concert at Carlisle Dance Performance Studio. Ticket sales will benefit the Bennahum Scholarship Fund. ($12 tickets)
9 p.m.
Free reception following the concert at Carlisle Gym North Arena, sponsored by the UNM Alumni Association.
Sunday, May 7
6 p.m.
Concert by Dana Taison Burgess and company at South Broadway Cultural Center. ($8 tickets)
Media Contacts: Laurie Mellas (505) 277-5915
Sari Krosinsky (505) 277-5813
University of New Mexico landscape architecture master's student Shafee Jones-Wilson is one of only 15 students selected from a field of 250 applicants to participate in a summer internship and planning charrette to tackle downtown visioning for Salt Lake City.
The planning and design firm, Design Workshop, Inc., made the selections and will lead the process in partnership with The Salt Lake Downtown Alliance, which is an affiliate of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce.
The interns – students in planning, landscape architecture, urban design, environmental planning, real estate and business – will formulate strategies for revitalizing a 40-block section of downtown Salt Lake City.
Half the participants are currently working at the graduate level. The charrette, which runs from May 31 through June 10 at the firm's Salt Lake City office, will culminate in presentations to local business stakeholders, government officials and the public. Each participant will then serve a 10-week internship in one of Design Workshop's seven U.S. offices.
Jones-Wilson said that Kenneth Francis of Design Workshop in Santa Fe has been teaching digital studio integration to UNM's 400 level architecture students.
“I have been sitting in on the class and have gotten to know Kenneth, who is an extremely talented instructor. He encouraged me to apply. I don't think I would have applied without his encouragement. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work and learn from such a talented group,” Jones-Wilson said.
Jones-Wilson, a native of Albuquerque, graduated from Armand Hammer United World College and received her bachelor's degree from the University of Denver. She is finishing her thesis – she designed and built a prototype modular wall panel for hydroponic vegetation growth indoors.
Contact: Carolyn Gonzales (505) 277-5920 or cgonzal@unm.edu
The Construction Management Program in the University of New Mexico Civil Engineering Department has received accreditation renewal from the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE).
The new accreditation will be for six years.
The program, housed in the UNM School of Engineering, has about 35 students and is directed by Jerald Rounds, professor of Civil Engineering and an Associated General Contractors Endowed Chair.
The ACCE Board of Trustees announcement states the UNM program has maintained stringent standards and has proven to a visiting team of peers and industry practitioners to be worthy of reaccredidation. A plaque was presented to UNM by ACCE to signify the continued quality of education.
The UNM program is in its 12th year of accreditation and has been in existence more than 30 years. Recently, a Master of Construction Management program was created at UNM for construction professionals with a non-engineering degree in a related field.
Contact: Greg Johnston (505) 277-1816 or gregj@unm.edu
Andrea Smith, assistant professor of American culture and women's studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and author of “Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide,” will give a free talk about what it mean to work daily for peace at the University of New Mexico Thursday, April 27 from 5:30 – 7 p.m., at the UNM Student Union building, rooms Lobo A and B.
The talk is in conjunction with the American Studies Department lecture series and Nizhoni Days, UNM's weeklong – April 24-29 – celebration of American Indian populations featuring food, tribal dance, academic panel discussions and workshops.
Smith, who is Cherokee Indian, is an expert in Indigenous feminism and sovereignty, reconciling trauma in the aftermath of boarding school experiences for native people, and fostering alliances across race and gender.
The talk is sponsored by UNM's KIVA Club, American Studies Department, Native American Studies, Feminist Research Institute, Women Studies, Women's Resource Center, Institute for American Indian Research, and History Department.
For information about Nizhoni Days events, contact Patrick Willink, KIVA Club, nlwp@unm.edu.
Media Contact: Laurie Mellas, (505) 277-5915; e-mail: lmellas@unm.edu
UNM Professor of Law Marsha Baum's book, “Internet Surf and Turf – Revealed: The Essential Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Finding Media (Thomson Course Technology, 2005),” has been selected for the 2006 “Texty” Textbook Excellence Award by the Text and Academic Authors Association. The award will be presented at the Texty and McGuffey Awards Banquet during the association’s annual convention in Florida in July.
Photo: Professor of Law Marsha Baum
Baum’s title also won in the category, "Books: College, single entry," in the 49th Annual New England Book Show and was displayed in Boston in March.
Baum and co-author Barbara Waxer guide readers through basic concepts of copyright law and sources of public domain media on the Internet. The book is filled with tips and examples on topics such as the purpose of copyright law, fair use, licensing and permissions and the elements of infringement.
The text can be applied in a variety of undergraduate level media courses including graphic design, Web design, and computer or Internet concepts, Baum said.
Media Contact: Laurie Mellas, (505) 277-5915; e-mail: lmellas@unm.edu
The building that has been the home for communication and journalism students at the University of New Mexico for the past six decades is undergoing a complete interior renovation.
The UNM Communication & Journalism department is hosting a Construction Carnival on Friday, April 21, from 2 – 4 p.m. at the C&J building, located at Central and Yale, to celebrate the renovation. The UNM community is invited to attend and enjoy live music, a poetry slam, a graffiti wall, free food and other activities.
Plans for the 58-year-old building include a new broadcast studio, a second computer lab, a student lounge and library, a multi-purpose workspace and additional classroom space. The renovation is funded from a bond issue that was approved by the UNM regents in June 2005. Construction is expected to be completed in 2007.
Free parking and shuttle service is available from the UNM South Lot. For directions, visit Parking. For event information, contact the C&J Department at (505) 277-9778 or cjground@unm.edu.
Media Contact: Maya Oliver, (505) 277-5915; e-mail: moliver@unm.edu
New Mexico teachers are called upon to inspire generations of youth, but who inspires them?
University of New Mexico faculty authors with this goal in mind will host a special weekend institute for middle and high school teachers July 15-16 at the Taos Summer Writers’ Conference. The deadline to register is May 1.
Teachers will develop strategies for teaching and writing and experience “the intellectual and emotional stretching that comes with the reflective practice of writing,” said Wanda Martin, Teachers’ Institute director and UNM English Professor.
“Teachers, like all of us, need to be lifelong learners. UNM faculty can contribute to that learning, and it is in UNM's interest to help prepare students who will attend the university in the future,” she said.
“We know that young people benefit from exposure to the arts and that it grows their ability to express ideas and to think critically,” Martin added, “but the intense focus of contemporary K-12 education on skills testing sharply limits students' opportunities to explore expressive writing or to imagine themselves as writers.”
Sara Bernstein, chair of Albuquerque High School’s English Department, attended the institute last summer, including a workshop with UNM Associate Prof. Diane Thiel, author and poet.
“How inspirational is it to have a poet recite her work and the work of great poets? The words on the page are electrified as sound gives them life,” Bernstein shared. In the fall, Bernstein used sections of Thiel’s book, ‘Writing Your Rhythm: Using Nature, Culture, Form and Myth” as a teaching tool in her creative writing class.
“This year I would like to design a monologue slam,’ Bernstein said.
Sponsored by UNM’s College of Arts and Sciences, Teachers’ Institute, Taos Summer Writers’ Conference and English department, faculty authors at this year’s institute include Thiel, Sharon Oard Warner, Levi Romero, Rudolfo Anaya and Evelina Zuni Lucero.
Teachers’ Institute programs are free of charge to New Mexico teachers. For more information and to register for the Teachers' Institute at the Taos Summer Writers' Conference, visit the institute Web site at Teachers' Institute or call Wanda Martin, 277-5027.
Media Contact: Laurie Mellas, (505) 277-5915; e-mail: lmellas@unm.edu
The Biology Department recently held its 15th annual Research Day where undergraduate and graduate students displayed their original research in oral and poster presentations in a celebration of discovery and education in the biological sciences. More than 55 presentations were introduced during the popular daylong event, which has become a mainstay in the Biology Department.
First place - oral
Graduate division
Andrew Edelman, “Communal nesting in an asocial tree squirrel, Sciurus aberti: A test of the social thermoregulation hypothesis.”
Undergraduate division - oral
Casey Gilman, “Lizards, eggs, and ultrasound: Testing the efficacy of quantifying reproductive effort tin squamate reptiles using portable ultrasonography”
Second place - oral
Graduate division
Teri Orr, “Rodents and cacti: Preliminary results from a stable isotope investigation of a key plant functional group and its rodent consumers”
Undergraduate division
Andrea Chavez, “A phylogenetic analysis of two rodents, Microtus Mexicanus and Microtus Mogollonensis”
Honorable mentions - oral
Graduate student
Jennifer Hollis, “Phylogenteics of the neotropical snake genus Chironius based on morphology”
Undergraduate division
Monica Moya, “Composition of bacterial mats in Pahoehoe Cave and similarities with bacterial communities in Four Windows Cave”
First place - poster
Graduate division
Robin Warne, “Quantifying the resource dynamics of a Sevilleta LTER lizard community: Coupling abiotic drivers and ecosystem productivity.”
Undergraduate division
Thomas Pohl, “Rad51-independent double strand break repair by gene conversion”
Second place - poster
Graduate division
Karen Gaines, “Stable isotope analysis reveals food web complexity at different spatial sales in a patchy environment”
Undergraduate division
Justine Hall, “Diversity and distribution of microbial ecotypes along a thermal gradient”
Honorable mentions - poster
Graduate division
Heather Bateman, “Lizard abundance in restored Bosque: Evaluating impacts of non-native plant removal”
Undergraduate division
Tamara Max, “Life history of flathead chub, Platygobio gracilis, in the Rio Grande, New Mexico”
Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; e-mail: scarr@unm.edu
Claire-Lise Bénaud, a professor of information technology at University Libraries will be recognized on Thursday, April 20 at 2 p.m. for her contribution to scholarly studies in the Willard Room of Zimmerman Library. Bénaud will present a short talk titled, “Selling Books: A Librarian’s Journey to the Other Side.”
Photo: Professor Claire-Lise Bénaud
The UNM Libraries Faculty Acknowledgement Awards allow professors who have written books or are active in scholarly endeavors to receive public recognition.
The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Media Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627; e-mail: kwent2@unm.edu
Fellowship application postmarked by April 15, scholarship applications by May1 or May 15
Registration is underway for the University of New Mexico 's eighth annual Taos Summer Writers' Conference, July 8-14, at the Sagebrush Inn and Conference Center in Taos, New Mexico. The conference is sponsored by the UNM Creative Writing Program and the Department of English. The conference, named one of “10 great places to get write with the word” by USA Today, focuses on intensive weekend and weeklong writing workshops.
Painting: "Taos Gorge," by Ed Samuels
Topics for 2006 cover the novel, short fiction, poetry, memoir, writing for social change, screenwriting, publishing, master classes in novel and poetry and more. The program also includes evening readings, morning yoga classes and special events free and open to the public.
Faculty for 2006 includes Anya Achtenberg, Amy Beeder, Lisa Chavez, Jeff Davis, John Dufresne, Greg Glazner, Pam Houston, Susan Lang, Julie Mars, Demetria Martinez, Matthew McDuffie, Barbara Robinette Moss, Daniel Mueller, Maritza Perez, Hild Raz, Diane Thiel, Lisa Tucker and Judith Van Gieson.
Sharon Oard Warner, novelist and director of the UNM Creative Writing Program, founded and directs the conference. “The conference is designed to be inclusive rather than exclusive, and so we welcome beginning as well as advanced writers,” Warner said. “Writers are part of a community that stretches back though time. The Taos conference offers an opportunity to come together and learn from one another, to honor our past—D. H. Lawrence, for instance—and to re-imagine our future.”
The conference offers seven merit-based awards to writers and applicants. The D.H. Lawrence Fellowship is presented each year to an emerging writer of fiction or poetry with one book in print or at press. Applications for the D. H. Lawrence Fellowship are due April 15.
The two Merit Scholarships—one for poetry, one for fiction/nonfiction—provide tuition remission for a week-long workshop (up to $550) based on submitted writing samples. The A Room of Her Own Scholarship, sponsored by A Room of Her Own Foundation, is open to any U.S. woman writer and covers the cost of tuition (up to $550). Merit and AROHO Scholarship applicants must register for a workshop before applying and applications are due by May 15.
The Taos Resident Writer Award, Native Writer Award and Hispanic Writer Award offer support to New Mexico writers. The Taos Resident Writer Award provides the cost of tuition (up to $550). The Native Writer Award, sponsored by Joy Harjo, was established in 2003 in the memory of Louis Owens and is available to one Native American resident of New Mexico. The Hispanic Writer Award, sponsored by Robert Anderson, is open to any New Mexico resident of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish heritage. Both awards provide the cost of tuition (up to $550) and lodging. Applications for all three New Mexico awards must be postmarked by May 1. Winners of these three awards will be announced by May 15.
Writers from across the U. S., Canada , and even Africa and Australia attend workshops at the Taos Summer Writers' Conference. Tuition costs are $275 (weekend), $550 (week-long), and $750 (combination), which covers registration fees and special events such as the weekend social, an opening night New Mexican dinner, writers' craft panels, visits to the D. H. Lawrence Ranch and the closing evening barbecue.
Registration forms are available at the conference website, Taos Summer Writers' Conference, along with information about conference awards and answers to frequently asked questions. For information, call Director Sharon Oard Warner, 505-277-6248, or Assistant Director Kate Fitzgerald, 505-277-5572.
Conference Contact
Sharon Oard Warner, 277-6248 (W), 890-1421 (H); swarner@unm.edu
-- Author of Deep in the Heart (novel)
-- Associate Professor of English, University of New Mexico
-- Director, Creative Writing Program, UNM
-- Director, Taos Summer Writers' Conference
Kate Fitzgerald, 277-5572 (W); katefiz@unm.edu
-- Program Coordinator, UNM English Department
-- Assistant Director, Taos Summer Writer's Conference
2006 Faculty available for comment/interview
Diane Thiel, diane@thiel.net
-- Author of Echolocations; Writing Your Rhythm: Using Nature, Culture, Form and Myth; The White Horse: A Colombian Journey; Resistance Fantasies; Crossroads: Creative Writing Exercises in Four Genres, and Open Roads: Exercises in Writing Poetry
-- Associate Professor of English, University of New Mexico
-- 2006 Taos workshop: Writing from Family History
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
As part of the University of New Mexico legislative mandate to recruit Latin American students, UNM Student Affairs will bring together more than 30 Mexican students and university faculty members April 19 – 20. Presidents, deans, directors and chairs from Mexican colleges and universities will take part in the two-day conference, which will focus on cooperative educational programs between higher education institutions in Mexico and Spain and the University of New Mexico.
Photo: Eliseo “Cheo” Torres, vice president, Student Affairs
"We expect to sign several agreements involving collaborations on exchange programs," said Eliseo “Cheo” Torres, vice president for Student Affairs.
Visitors will represent Mexico City and the states of Guadalajara, Chihuahua, Tabasco, Oaxaca, Morelos, and Monterrey.
A representative from Spain will also be present to discuss trilateral agreements among the University of New Mexico, Mexico, and Spain for cooperative educational programs.
Mexican higher education administrators will meet with UNM faculty, deans, chairs and staff to discuss joint programs with different colleges and departments. Mexican administrators will be given Hispano Chamber of Commerce-led tours of campus and Albuquerque.
This initiative has been made possible through the legislative support and sponsorship of New Mexico Sen. Shannon Robinson who encouraged UNM to return to its original self-conception as a University of the Americas. "This will bring us international recognition as a leading university in serving Latin American communities, with an emphasis on Mexico,” said Torres.
One of the goals of the prep programs and educational cooperative agreements with Mexico is for international students receiving their degrees from UNM to return to New Mexico to do business and benefit citizens of both Mexico and the U.S.
Five UNM College of Education graduates recently spent time in Mexico, teaching English skills and preparing Mexican students for matriculation to UNM.
A private Mexican university, Fray Luca Paccioli, located in the state of Morelos, adjacent to Mexico City, employed the graduates.
"We're on the verge of some exciting growth in international recruitment and enrollment at UNM," Torres said.
Media Contact: Greg Johnston, (505) 277-1816; e-mail: gregj@unm.edu
Members of the UNM leadership team, including Acting President David Harris and Provost and Executive Vice President Reed Dasenbrock, are in the process of working out a memorandum of understanding with Diné College. UNM leadership, headed by Regent Sandra Begay-Campbell, traveled to Tsaile, Arizona this week to begin the discussions.
Photo: UNM Regent Sandra Begay-Campbell
The Arizona Tribal College serves members of the Navajo Nation who live throughout northwestern New Mexico and northeastern Arizona. UNM hopes to persuade students to transfer to the university after they have taken initial courses at Diné.
UNM has committed to offering five Diné transfer students $2,000 two-year scholarships.
Leaders from both institutions are now discussing details of curriculum, research opportunities, and cultural competencies.
Media Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627; e-mail: kwent2@unm.edu
It was 1754, when Vélez Cachupín, governor of the area that is now New Mexico granted 60 families the right to build homes and graze in a valley at the very edge of the area of Spanish influence. It was a place of unease, far from the mainstream of Spanish life, close to the range of passing Indian war parties and soon after the land grant families moved in to the valley, Fray Juan José Toledo began to complain to the governor about “being bewitched.”
This is the background for “The Witches of Abiquiu: The Governor, the Priest, the Genízaro Indians, and the Devil.” Authors Malcolm Ebright and Rick Hendricks will discuss their non-fiction book, and the drama of the last major outbreak of witchcraft on the North American continent on Friday, April 21, 2006 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Willard Reading Room of Zimmerman Library at the University of New Mexico main campus.
The book explores a little known incident in New Mexico's history and shows the tensions between the Spanish settlers, the Genízaro Indians who were living on the fringes of Spanish society, and the Catholic Church. The case was taken seriously by the Spanish authorities who sent it to the Office of the Inquisition in Mexico City.
Malcolm Ebright is director of the Center for Land Grant Studies in Guadalupita, New Mexico. He is also the author of “Land Grants and Lawsuits in Northern New Mexico” published by UNM Press. Rick Hendricks is an historical consultant to the Rio Grande Historical Collections at New Mexico State University. He is also the author of “The Navajos in 1705” and was an editor of the six-volume Vargas Project.
The event is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by the Center for Southwest Research and the Office of the State Historian. Books will be available for purchase and will be signed by the authors.
For more information contact Beth Silbergleit (505) 277-0060 or via e-mail, bsil@unm.edu 505-277-0060 or Dennis P. Trujillo (505) 476-7998 or via e-mail, dennis.trujillo@state.nm.us.
Media Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627; e-mail: kwent2@unm.edu
Adult Basic Education will in the spotlight on Monday, April 17, when more than 200 supporters march for the Navajo Nation Adult Education Awareness Walk. Yolinda Begay, a tutor for the University of New Mexico-Gallup's ABE program in Navajo, has organized the march to bring greater awareness to the need for adult education on the Navajo Nation. Supporters will gather at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of the Navajo Nation Museum, and walk up to the Navajo Council Chambers from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Photo: Yolinda Begay
"It's the first day of Spring Session, and we will go to visit the Council chambers," Begay said adding that she expected the crowd of marchers to make a significant impression on the Council members.
Begay has been working hard to promote the event, in light of the fact that Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. proclaimed April 16 as Adult Education and Literacy Day. She's been networking with public assistance organizations like TANF, Work Force Development, Teen Mothers and others to stress the need for adult education among Navajos.
"I've been doing outreach with the President's office, the First Lady and secretaries to the various departments of the Navajo Nation-everyone--to get the word out," Begay said.
An informational booth will be set up in front of the Council Chambers, and there will also be refreshments.
For more information contact Begay at, (505) 777-2205.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
Moksha Sommer and JemalWade of HuDost will perform with guests Roshan Jennifer Ferraro and Zakir Marc McCamey Thursday, May 4, at 7 p.m. in the UNM Student Union Ballroom.
HuDost’s music, acoustic based with an ethereal ambience, mixes with hints of pop, sacred chant, Sufi poetry, experimental electronic and other World music.
Their debut CD, “In an Eastern Rose Garden” (2005), received rave reviews. They are currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on their first CD of original material for a projected June release.
Joining HuDost is Roshan Jennifer Ferraro with poetry and sacred dance and Zakir Marc McCamey on frame drum. Ferraro is a poet, author and dancer who performs widely with the Latif Bolat Ensemble.
Tickets are $10-$15 at the door or free for UNM students with a Lobo ID.
The concert is sponsored by UNM’s Turkish Student Association, UNM’s Institute for Medieval Studies, Desert Rose Center, Sufi Order International and the Nur-Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order.
Contact: Amina Teresa Eckmann, (505) 277-1010; e-mail: eckmann@unm.edu
Event celebrates Gathering of Nations
The UNM Bookstore will hold author readings Thursday, April 27, from noon to 1 p.m. with Melanie Mathews, Lita Mathews and Bruce King. The authors will discuss and sign their books in celebration of ‘The Gathering of Nations,’ which will be held April 27-29 at University Arena.
Melanie Mathews is the author of ‘Cooking Vegetarian.’ This cookbook is written for the enjoyment of everyone who enjoys a great meal. Surprisingly, a great meal can be delicious, healthy and meat-free. This vegetarian cookbook is an adventure through the flavors, aromas and vegetarian and desert favorites.
The author of ‘A Powwow Summer Across North America,’ Lita Mathews chronicles a Native American woman's 16 years as a dancer in powwows across North America and Canada. It provides a rare, inside perspective that explores the intercultural identity and role of powwows as a cornerstone of an American Indian way of life.
King is the author of ‘Evening at the War Bonnet,’ which includes five plays in a collection that offers a ride into an American Indian twilight zone the author has explored for much of his career. The abnormal, often surreal settings of these plays provide a backdrop for his observations on the eternal struggle between good and evil and the challenge of living the proper Indian way.
The event is open and free to the public. The UNM Bookstore will also validate parking for the event. For more information about this event, contact Anicia Esposito at (505) 277-9752, or email at aespo@unm.edu.
Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; e-mail: scarr@unm.edu
Traces impact of 19th Century on 21st Century New Mexico
The 2005-2007 Keleher & McLeod Professor, Laura Gómez, will present "The First White Man Our People Saw Was a Black Man: Racial Dynamics in 19th Century New Mexico” at 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 25, at the University of New Mexico School of Law, room 2401.
Photo: Laura Gómez, 2005-07 Keleher & McLeod Professor
The lecture, sponsored by the UNM School of Law, presents work included in a book-length manuscript that is under advance contract with New York University Press. The lecture is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.
Gómez will discuss New Mexico's unique racial context, involving relations among Indians, Mexicans and Euro-Americans, against the backdrop of larger national developments in 19th century American history.
The lecture will focus on American colonization and the ideology of white supremacy as it was applied to justify expansion south and west under the rubric of "Manifest Destiny." Gómez will argue that the early decades of the American occupation of New Mexico (1850-1890) produced a racial order in which white supremacy coexisted with Mexicans' and Pueblo Indians' inclusion in the American legal and political systems.
She will reflect on the links between this racial order, the national debate over admitting New Mexico as a state, and the 20th and 21st century racial order in New Mexico.
This is Gómez’s first year teaching at UNM. Her position is endowed by the Keleher & McLeod law firm, more than half of whose attorneys are graduates of the UNM School of Law. She previously taught at UCLA for 11 years.
Media Contact: Laurie Mellas, (505) 277-5915; e-mail: lmellas@unm.edu
The University of New Mexico Board of Regents approved faculty and staff compensation increases for 2006-2007 as well as the tuition/fee increases for students at its April 11 board meeting.
· Faculty and Staff Compensation – an average 4.25 percent pool of funds from the state will be allocated to administrative and academic units to be awarded to individual faculty and staff. Increases may be based on factors like merit, competitive salary levels and correction of inequities.
· Graduate Assistants – an average 4.25 percent pool of funds will be allocated to academic units for graduate assistant salaries.
· Tuition and Fees – a 6.11 percent tuition and fee increase for undergraduates and most graduate programs covers the legislative-approved tuition credit and previously-approved student fees. It also funds faculty promotions, graduate student insurance and half of the increase in health insurance premiums for faculty and staff. The other half of this increase is being funded from the compensation allotment.
· Discounted Summer School Tuition – a 15% discount (from the newly adopted rates) in summer school tuition is designed to attract more students to summer school courses. From now on, it will always be 15% cheaper to take a course in the summer compared to any other term in that fiscal year.
As part of the approved funding package, it was determined that risk management premiums and utility inflation costs would be covered by central administration balances. In addition, $750,000 for library journals would be funded from equipment funds and the Provost, while $300,000 for minority faculty hires would come from the regents’ endowment as seed money.
Media Contact: Susan McKinsey, (505) 277-1989; e-mail: mckinsey@unm.edu
Faculty and staff advisors have important roles as LINK Student and Academic (STAC) goes “live” this month
As more Banner modules are rolled out, students, faculty and advisors will be able to accomplish needed tasks and access required information for student success at UNM. They will access the information through “LoboWeb.”
LoboWeb is a web interface used by advisors, faculty and students to access various types of information, such as:
· Advisors will use the systems to perform such tasks as updating student programs, minors, and load limits, and adding comments to student records.
· In coming weeks, students will be able to pre-register for classes and to monitor and plan their academic progress. Students can already browse the Fall Schedule of Classes and the online course descriptions by using LoboWeb.
· Faculty will view class lists, class calendars, active teaching assignments, and submit Fall 2006 grades.
Permissions for using secure LoboWeb and STAC modules are defined by the work a faculty or staff member does.
All faculty and staff who will be using LoboWeb must complete “Securing Private Data,” a computer-based training (CBT) program. The training is available at: Secure Private Date Training.
1. Log in with your UNM NetID and password.
2. Select Browse Catalog from the right side.
3. Select Banner General from the left-hand column.
4. Scroll down the list of courses to Securing Private Data, and follow the directions for completing the course.
Students will use LoboWeb (online) and LoboPhone (telephone) for fall class registration and general student functions (admissions, recruiting, accounts receivable, internal and other special functions and processes).
Summer 2006 class registration will take place as before, through I-TEL-UNM (SSN and PIN.
Both registration processes are available from the Portal’s Student Life tab at https://my.unm.edu. Self-help (FastInfo, written instructions, etc.) will be available for the new process for fall registration.
Faculty will need to use their NetID and Password to access LoboWeb functions such as viewing class lists, class calendars, and active teaching assignments, entering Fall 2006 grades, and performing registration overrides. Advisors will need NetIDs to view and update student information, perform degree audits, and add comments to student records.
More functions will become available online as LINK implementations continue during the coming months. Student accounts receivable is scheduled to go live in July and academic history functions in December 2006. A time line for LINK implementations and “go live” dates is available in PDF format at http://link.unm.edu/Library_Documents/Visio-LINKTIMELINE.pdf.
Information about LoboWeb is updated regularly at countdown.unm.edu.
Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; e-mail: scarr@unm.edu
UNM students now have access to LoboWeb to browse the new online Schedule of Classes. They will begin using more of the University’s newest technology when they register for fall classes starting in mid-April.
LoboWeb for Students is one part of the STAC (Student and Academic) Project, and went live on April 3. More services will be available on LoboWeb, including pre-registration for Fall 2006 classes. Students planning to attend summer classes will register with the present system through I-TEL-UNM. Students planning to register for fall classes will use the new processes, LoboWeb or LoboPhone (telephone).
General information about and links related to registration is available at countdown.unm.edu. Students should check this site every few days for updates.
The UNM portal, http://my.unm.edu, provides students with a single place to register for summer or fall classes or both, although the process for these two terms will be different.
Both registration processes are available from the Portal’s Student Life tab at my.unm.edu. Self-help (FastInfo, written instructions, etc.) will be available for the new process for fall registration.
Students who have not used the UNM portal or taken a WebCT-based class, need to ensure they have a Net ID and password to access the portal. See countdown.unm.edu for more information.
What's Changed?
Some of the major changes:
· LoboWeb uses the word “term” instead of “semester.”
· LoboWeb will not allow registration for class times that “overlap.”
· LoboWeb will not allow students to register for more than one section of the same course.
· LoboWeb will “enforce” pre-requisites for all 100- and 200-level courses and selected upper-level courses.
· LoboWeb will enforce co-requisites for all courses.
· Class searches by criteria such as campus, subject, time-of-day, etc., will be available.
· LoboWeb has information for all UNM campuses, online, and Extended University.
When the implementation is complete, students will be able to use LoboWeb for much of their secure UNM business such as, viewing their individual class schedules, searching course descriptions, viewing registration status, and holds.
In the future, students will be able to make online payments, check their Bursar accounts, check their grades, and conduct degree audits via the secure self-service modules.
UNM faculty and staff advisors involved in class registration activities who do not already have a UNM NetID will need one to access some business functions. For faculty, this includes viewing class lists, class calendars, active teaching assignments, and submitting Fall 2006 grades. Advisors need NetIDs to view and update student information and perform degree audits.
Information about LoboWeb is updated regularly at countdown.unm.edu.
Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; e-mail: scarr@unm.edu
Proven Academic/Administrative team to guide UNM
University of New Mexico regents have named a three-person management leadership team to serve on an interim basis until a permanent president is named in the spring of 2007. Regent president Jamie Koch emphasized that “this is a management team with shared responsibilities.” He notes the three members bring with them strong, proven academic and leadership credentials and will have full authority to perform their responsibilities in consultation with the regents as appropriate.
Photo: Regent President Jamie Koch
As acting president and chief operating officer, David Harris will be the principal administrative officer responsible for all UNM operations, finances and administrative matters not covered by the other leadership team members. As the acting president, Harris has the authority to make the final decision should the three members not be in consensus over any issues relating to UNM.
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Reed Dasenbrock will serve as chief academic officer, the senior official with full authority and responsibility for all academic matters including teaching, research, branches, admissions, registration, curriculum, graduation, faculty personnel matters and student affairs.
Executive Vice President for Health Sciences Paul Roth, MD, will be the senior official with full authority and responsibility for all issues regarding teaching, research, faculty personnel matters and student affairs within the Health Sciences Center. He will have full authority and responsibility for all academic health related programs, hospitals, clinics and affiliated health care programs.
Regents determined this leadership team will provide UNM with stability and momentum throughout the presidential search process. It will only be in place until the new president is hired, at which time that individual can establish his or her own leadership structure.
In related action, Regent Raymond Sanchez was named to chair the presidential search committee. He will be joined by fellow regents Sandra Begay-Campbell and Mel Eaves. Remaining members of the committee will be chosen by August.
Media Contact: Susan McKinsey, (505) 277-1989; e-mail: mckinsey@unm.edu
Community leaders invited to brainstorm solutions
The University of New Mexico's Sustainability Studies Program, Theatre and Dance and ARTS Lab kick will present "Commons Sense: An Artistic Exploration of Sustainability," Sunday, April 23, with an afternoon performance of Urinetown, the Musical followed by a community "talk back" at UNM's Rodey Theatre.
The event will be produced in association with the ARTS Lab's new "Connections Series."
Directed by Kathleen Clawson, Urinetown is a Tony award-winning, comedic musical about corrupt city officials who devise a scheme to solve a 20-year drought: people must use public restrooms and pay for the privilege. The heart of the discussion or “talk back” to follow will be about how the community can successfully share air, water and land in an attempt to avoid philosopher Garrett Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons,” which predicts that communities everywhere are headed for disaster.
Local dignitaries have been invited to join a post-performance “talk back” to discuss how government, business and the artistic community can work together, said UNM Sustainability Studies Director Bruce Milne.
The musical performance begins at 2 p.m. followed by discussion at 4 p.m. and a reception at 5 p.m. Tickets are $20 general, $15 faculty/seniors, and $10 for staff and students. Tickets and more information are available at the UNM Ticket office at 925-5858, 1-800-905-3315 or online at UNM Tickets.
Media Contact: Laurie Mellas, (505) 277-5915; e-mail: lmellas@unm.edu
Management of the Rio Grande reservoirs will be the topic of a regional symposium hosted by the University of New Mexico School of Law's Utton Center for Transboundary Resources and the Natural Resources Law Journal Saturday, April 22.
Stakeholders and experts from state and federal government, the Indian pueblos, national labs, academia, environmental and legal organizations will speak at the law school from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in room 2401 at the law school.
“The symposium is designed to raise awareness about issues associated with legal authorizations for reservoirs, taking into account history and constraints and opportunities that may exist for optimizing management of the reservoirs,” said Susan Kelly, Utton Center associate director.
A host of guest speakers include Kevin Flanigan, hydrologist for the Interstate Stream Commission, who will give an overview of reservoir management and New Mexico water operations from 9-9:30 a.m. followed by Kara Gillon of Defenders of Wildlife who will present environmental perspectives. At 10 a.m., Regis Pecos of Cochiti Pueblo will share the history of Cochiti Lake .
The State Bar of New Mexico will sponsor a luncheon at 12:30 p.m. featuring keynote speaker Everett Chavez of Santo Domino Pueblo, chair of the Six Middle Rio Grande Water Coalition. He will discuss collaborative efforts and opportunities for growth and progressive management of the reservoirs. Vince Tidwell of Sandia National Labs will follow with a talk about interactive planning tools for the Upper Rio Grande .
Former Interstate Stream Engineer Norm Gaume will address the challenges to optimization at 2:30 p.m. followed by roundtable discussions from 3-4 p.m.
Cost for the event, including the luncheon, is $75 or $25 for students.
To register and for a complete schedule, visit the UNM School of Law Web site, School of Law, or call Susan Tackman, 277-8342.
Media Contact: Laurie Mellas, (505) 277-5915; e-mail: lmellas@unm.edu
Native American education issues, articulation agreements among discussion topics
Acting President David Harris, Regent Sandra Begay-Campbell, American Indian Student Services Director Pamela Agoyo, and other university administrators will meet with UNM-Gallup and Diné College officials this week to follow up on Native American initiatives that arose from last year’s Tribal Summit as well as to develop articulation agreements between Diné College and UNM.
Photo: Acting President David Harris
On Wednesday, April 12, at 2:30 p.m., the group will tour the UNM-Gallup campus and get an update on branch activities from Executive Branch Director Beth Miller. Capital projects including Phase II of the Health Careers Building and construction of a north campus building to house Adult Basic Education are among the updates to be discussed.
At 5 p.m., a reception at El Rancho Hotel is scheduled with the UNM group and the Gallup staff. Legislators, alumni, City of Gallup and McKinley County officials as well as Chamber of Commerce representatives and the hospital board are among the VIP invitees.
On Thursday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Miller will join the UNM group in a joint initiatives meeting at Diné College is Tsaile, Ariz.
“Diné College is looking to expand its initiatives and we are looking at how we can accommodate their request to accept credits in Navajo culture, humanities and history, as well as looking at the Navajo Language Proficiency Test,” Agoyo said.
The purpose of the test is to assess a minimum standard of Navajo oral and written literacy for those who will teach in Navajo, whether as Navajo Language teacher or Navajo/English bilingual teachers. Both the Arizona and New Mexico Departments of Education recognize the results.
Agoyo also plans a discussion about using UNM graduate students to teach at Diné College. Other topics include transfer students, advisement, distance and continuing education.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Acting President David Harris has announced the appointment of Patrick Apodaca as university counsel following a national search to fill the position. He begins his UNM duties May 15.
Apodaca comes to UNM from the Albuquerque law firm of Keleher & McLeod, P.A., where he has practiced since 1984. In addition to his legal experience in the private sector, Apodaca served in local, state and federal positions.
As the university's senior legal officer, Apodaca will work directly with the president and Board of Regents, providing legal advice on a wide range of institutional issues. He will also be responsible for managing the University Counsel Office, including planning, organizing and supervising the work of staff attorneys and legal support staff, developing and managing budgets and selecting and overseeing the work of outside counsel.
“We are absolutely thrilled to have Patrick join the University of New Mexico. He is an outstanding attorney with a great educational background and has an impressive record of public service.” Harris said. Harris also noted Apodaca's familiarity with New Mexico culture as an additional strength along with his many years of law practice in New Mexico.
Harris thanked Robert Bienstock and Scott Sauder for serving as interim university counsel and also extended his appreciation to the search committee.
Apodaca noted that the position represents a unique professional opportunity to apply his combined private and public sector experience to provide legal counsel to the Board of Regents and president in an increasingly complex legal environment. Apodaca added that the prompt and cost-effective delivery of superior legal services will be a priority for his office.
"I am honored by the appointment as UNM's chief lawyer and enthusiastically look forward to working with the talented lawyers and staff of the counsel's office in serving the University community,” Apodaca said.
Apodaca has practiced law since 1975. In private practice, his areas of concentration included business, real property and financing transactions, large corporate acquisitions, and contracts. He also has extensive experience advising boards of directors and senior management on a broad range of corporate matters. He has served on Keleher & McLeod's Executive Committee, participating in the firm's management, budgeting,
personnel matters, policy formulation, and strategic planning. Apodaca's extensive public sector experience includes service as associate counsel to President Jimmy Carter, independent counsel for the City of Albuquerque and as member of the State of New Mexico Investment Council.
A member of the American Law Institute, Apodaca received a J.D. from Harvard University and a B.S.F.S. from Georgetown University, cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
Media Contact: Susan McKinsey, (505) 277-1989; e-mail: mckinsey@unm.edu
RFP for search consultant planned
Jamie Koch, president of University of New Mexico Board of Regents, has appointed three regents to the UNM presidential search committee. The committee is charged to lead the search for UNM's next president. Raymond Sanchez will chair the committee, while Sandra Begay-Campbell and Mel Eaves will serve as regent committee members.
In addition to professional expertise and a strong knowledge of UNM, the selection of the regent members along with a diverse committee reflects a commitment to diversity.
“Raymond Sanchez is a well-known New Mexican and respected in the community. Sandra Begay-Campbell is a recognized advocate for women and Native Americans. Mel Eaves is a successful New Mexico attorney with a thorough knowledge of the university and its finances,” Koch said.
The remaining committee members will be named by August 2006, once a search process and search consultant has been determined. Chairman Sanchez, in consultation with the Board of Regents, will name the remaining committee members.
The request for proposals (RFP) for the presidential search consultant to assist the search committee will be determined by the full Board of Regents based upon a recommendation from the regent committee.
“The consultant process is different than in past presidential searches as the search committee will drive the process as opposed to the consultant driving the process. This will ensure that the candidates and the hiring will reflect New Mexico and the best interests of the university,” Koch said.
The regents have emphasized that diversity will be a key element of the search.
“The search committee must reflect a diverse membership, and aggressive efforts must be made to recruit eligible women and minority candidates. This is critical as UNM has a majority-minority student body and more women than men comprise its faculty and staff,” Koch said.
Prior to releasing an RFP for a presidential search consultant, several preliminary steps will be taken to ensure the search reflects the needs and desires of the university community. A regent committee will conduct interviews with key internal and external constituency groups to determine what criteria should be used in hiring UNM's president.
Based upon this input, the regents will determine what criteria will become the foundation for the presidential search, thus ensuring that UNM's needs and interests are at the forefront of the search process.
A criterion to be used in the selection process for the consultant will be an ability to identify qualified women and minority candidates who can be successful at UNM. Once the search consultant identifies such candidates, a recruitment team consisting of regents and staff will follow up with them to encourage them to apply.
Media Contact: Susan McKinsey, (505) 277-1989; e-mail: mckinsey@unm.edu
April 14 is the final day to contribute to the Read To Me book drive at UNM. The university is one of dozens of community partners collecting new and gently used books for low-income children. A citywide effort is underway to collect and distribute 20,000 books.
Read To Me collection sites at UNM are:
· Hodgin Hall
· Medical/Legal Bookstore
· Tireman Library
· Zimmerman Library
· Parrish Library
· Fine Arts Library
· Human Resources Service Center
· Staff Council Office Hokona-Zuni, Rm302
· President's Office
· Human Resources Administration-Rm 260
· Law Library
· Student Activities Office
· HSC Human Resources
The Read To Me Book Drive, sponsored by the Albuquerque Business Education Compact, builds a foundation for developing literacy skills. Elementary school children from families with limited resources will receive books and bookmarks, as well as information about the Libraries Summer Reading Program.
Through April 15 Read To Me collection sites will be located at Albuquerque McDonald’s, Borders and Bookworks locations.
For more information, contact Greg Johnston at 277-1816 or gregj@unm.edu.
The University of New Mexico Office of Admissions will hold its annual “Transfer Day” Saturday, April 15, from 7:30 a.m. until noon in the lower level of the Student Union Building on the UNM campus. The event is designed to provide transfer students with university information including academic advisement, financial assistance, housing, childcare and other aspects of student life. Refreshments will be provided.
All students with previous post-secondary work who show an interest in transferring to UNM are invited to participate in the event.
Students must be admitted to UNM by April 1 and confirm their reservations for Transfer Day.
Participants will see academic advisors and be allowed to register early for classes for summer and/or fall semesters. Those who have submitted transfer scholarship applications may be among the first to receive those awards.
For more information, call the Harry Norton at the UNM Office of Admissions at 277-2439.
After months of sweating the details and false starts – and despite the heavy load of classes associated with being a full-time student, 17 teams presented today at the University of New Mexico’s first Technology Business Plan Competition.
A who’s who of New Mexico venture capitalists, including VSpring’s Paul Ahlstrom, Verge’s Ray Rasosevich, and New Mexico Community Capital’s Jarratt Applewhite, whittled that group of 17 down to six finalist teams and then awarded first, second and third place prizes worth $25,000, $10,000 and $5,000 to the top three teams.
Satyrne Biotechnologies, a company focused on cranio maxillofacial surgery products and simulation software, took home the Michael Gallegos Prize for Entrepreneurship, totaling $25,000 and accompanied by $2,500 in services from accounting firm Grant Thornton. Team members Ryan Smith and Scott Lovald are graduate students, Smith in management at the Anderson Schools and Lovald in manufacturing engineering.
The Mirror Image Technologies project, which provides a business plan for organocatalyst pharmaceutical production, won the Technology Venture Corporation/Lockheed Martin-sponsored second prize of $10,000. The business plan was produced and presented by PhD chemistry student and Anderson MBA grad Ben Njus.
The HealthOne team won the Honeywell-sponsored third prize of $5,000. Anderson Schools MBA candidate Pranav Patel presented his team's plan to provide banking services to the healthcare industry.
Media Contacts: Sophie Martin, (505) 277-7117; e-mail: martin@mgt.unm.edu or Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; e-mail: scarr@unm.edu
Jean-Claude Diels, professor of Physics and Astronomy and Electrical and Computer Engineering, will deliver the University's 51st Annual Research Lecture on Friday, April 28 at 7 p.m. in Ballroom A of the Student Union Building. The title of the lecture is, “Laser Light: Sensing nano changes with the lightest touch, and creating power threads in light tunnels — a Prometheus' destiny.” The lecture is free and open to the public.
Photo: Physics Professor Jean-Claude Diels was selected as UNM's 51st Annual Research Lecturer.
Diels, who joined UNM as a professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering in 1986, was selected for his recognition as a prominent figure in the ultrafast optics community and his contributions to the fields of physics and engineering.
The honor is the highest UNM bestows on its faculty members. The selection is done by the Research Policy Committee to honor research and teaching accomplishments. Nomination letters come from researchers throughout the world who detail the research contributions of faculty members.
Diels is widely recognized for his work in the development of femtosecond sources, stabilized femtosecond lasers atomic clocks and spectroscopy, solid state laser gyros for navigation, fiber lasers, and diagnostic methods for amplitude and phase measurement of femtosecond pulses. His work also involves collaborations with various international groups ACMS, a mathematics center at the University of Arizona, the Czech Technical University, the CICESE Center in Ensenada, Mexico and the Institute for Optics and Quantum Electronics at the University of Jena (Germany).
Additionally, Diels, a Fellow of the Optical Society of America, has investigated the use of lasers for triggering and guiding lightning, and creating light filaments. He has accrued 15 patents and co-authored a course textbook, Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena: Fundamentals, Techniques, and Applications on a Femtosecond Time Scale, which is widely considered as a benchmark text in the field.
Diels has been an outstanding mentor to more than 50 graduate students. He is an internationally recognized scientist, and is a research pioneer, with connections and collaborations established with a number of international organizations.
Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; e-mail: scarr@unm.edu
The University of New Mexico Opera Theatre in the College of Fine Arts celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of legendary composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with performances Thursday, April 20, through Saturday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Keller Hall. A 2:30 p.m. matinee is scheduled for Sunday, April 23.
An ensemble UNM cast will perform the Italian opera Cosi Fan Tutte “Thus Do All Women,” or La Scuola Degli Amanti “The School for Lovers” (1790). A story of dangerous relationships and mistaken identities, this performance compels audiences to speculate on the durability of romantic relationships. The opera will be sung in Italian with English supertitles. Thursday's premiere includes a 6:15 p.m. lecture by opera expert Desirée Mays.
Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for seniors/UNM faculty and staff and $10 for students and children. Tickets are available at the UNM Ticket Office, 925-5858, at tickets.com outlets or online at tickets.com.
The opera will be accompanied by the UNM Symphony Orchestra, led by maestro Jorge Perez-Gomez. Professor Marilyn Tyler directs the young singers. An internationally acclaimed opera artist, Tyler joined UNM's music faculty in 1983 as director of opera studies. Under Tyler 's leadership, UNM's Opera Theatre has been the recipient of three National Opera Association Awards.
Media Contact: Laurie Mellas, (505) 277-5915; e-mail: lmellas@unm.edu
Renowned for presenting the best and most advanced journeys through the vastness of the Universe, the LodeStar Astronomy Center is now turning inward to take audiences to the nanoscale (really, really small) world of atoms and molecules as it presents 'Molecularium.' Explore billions and trillions of molecules with Oxy, a precocious young oxygen atom, and Hydro and Hydra, her hydrogen sidekicks. Fly through the structure of a snowflake, a penny and more, in the most fantastic ship in the Universe!
'Molecularium' an award-winning, groundbreaking digital fulldome animation, is a science lesson, a thrilling ride, a musical cartoon and a magical journey into the world of atoms and molecules: Aboard the 'Molecularium,' audiences join an ensemble cast of atomic characters on an immersive and unforgettable adventure into the nanoscale universe.
“Remember watching and learning from ‘School House Rock’ as a kid? Imagine that sort of creativity, fun and music focused on the science of atoms and molecules and presented in a giant immersive digital dome. That's 'Molecularium:' an absolute delight that teaches kids, reminds parents (they learn too), put smiles on faces, humming in mouths and gives you a view of the inner universe that you won’t forget,” said David Beining, director, LodeStar.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, N.Y. produced the show with support from the National Science Foundation. LodeStar is able to present 'Molecularium' through a partnership with RPI.
“The show has only played in upstate New York and briefly at one other institution, so it’s pretty special that we can bring it to New Mexico. RPI wanted to bring the show here because of LodeStar’s position as a leading digital fulldome theater,” Beining added.
LodeStar will be supporting RPI by assessing the show’s educational and entertainment impact as well as creating a Spanish-language version of the show.
'Molecularium' will be presented with a short-film produced by Sandia National Laboratories through a community outreach program. Dr. Carl Diegert uses high-tech tools to take audiences around the Lab in search of a copper atom inside a penny as it gets cut into ever-smaller parts and examined under powerful microscopes.
“The Sandia short is the ultimate home-movie as only a national lab could produce. Dr. Diegert directed and produced the piece and he does a great Mr. Rogers shtick while giving audiences a unique view into work at the lab and the itty-bitty nature of the nanoscale universe,” Beining said of the 10-minute, high definition video-based production.
“Conveying science as a way of thinking and a way of making a living is fundamental to LodeStar’s mission. We want New Mexico kids to aspire to science careers and showing local scientists at work (work that seems like play) is a great way to spark their interest,” Beining said.
“Molecularium,” which is slated for a six-month run through September, will be presented daily at 12 noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Ticket prices are $6 adults, $5 seniors and $3 children.
The LodeStar Astronomy Center is a University of New Mexico project in partnership with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. LodeStar is located at 1801 Mountain Road N.W., in Old Town Albuquerque, and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For information or group reservations, call 505-841-5955 or visit LodeStar Astronomy Center.
Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; e-mail: scarr@unm.edu
In a multimedia celebration of the Albuquerque Tricentennial, UNM’s Tamarind Institute will release a limited edition lithograph by Albuquerque artist Santiago Perez, “Love and Time, Barelas.”
The print, co-published with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, will be on display starting April 24 at Tamarind, 108 - 110 Cornell Drive SE. For more information visit Tamarind’s Web site, Tamarind Institute.
Founded in 1960, Tamarind is recognized internationally for its contributions to the growth of contemporary printmaking around the world.
In tandem with the release of the lithograph, Popejoy Hall presents composer
Miguel del Aguila’s “Time and Again Barelas,” a new Latin music drama commissioned by NMSO and others on the occasion of the tricentennial, at 8 p.m., April 21 and 6 p.m., April 22.
Tickets are available at Tickets.com or by calling UNM Ticketing at 925-5858.
Kieran Gallagher-Gonzales, Nas Manole, Clinton Peebles and John Ogren are the UNM College Bowl team, La Confederacion de los Intelectuales. The team is preparing to travel to the national championships in Hartford, Connecticut for the 2006 National College Bowl Tournament.
Photo (l. to r.): Kieran Gallagher-Gonzales, Nas Manole, Clinton Peebles and John Ogren comprise the team, 'La Confederacion de los Intelectuales.'
College Bowl is a game of wits that matches two teams against each other in a test of general knowledge. It’s a little like the game show “Jeopardy,” but the entire team can collaborate on the answer. The first team with the answer wins. Unlike Jeopardy, the teams don’t win money, just bragging rights.
The UNM Team is going in the wild card slot in the tournament after coming in second in the regional tournament earlier this spring.
Team captain Clinton Peebles says, “This year at Nationals is going to be tough, especially since we lost one of our best players. However our team is strong and I believe we will still be competitive and have a chance to win a few matches in Hartford.”
UNM will be competing against 15 other schools including the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, St. Bonaventure University, Seton Hall University, Bucknell University, Davidson College, Valdosta State University, Ohio State University, Northwestern University, University of Illinois, University of Minnesota, Washington University-St. Louis, Baylor University, University of Arizona, Montana State University-Billings, and the University of California-Los Angeles.
Media Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627; e-mail: kwent2@unm.edu
Students from many organizations honored
They are academic, campus and community leaders, and they will all be recognized at the annual Student Recognition Reception on Thursday April 20, at 7 p.m. in the ballroom of the Student Union Building.
The Alumni Association recognizes the accomplishments of students in the areas of academic achievement, and campus and community involvement and service.
African American Student Services Award
Vanessa Kid
Alumni Association Citizenship Awardees
Margarita Avitia, Erin Marie Barringer, Amy Dunavant, Patricia Gradoville, Matt Henderson and Matthre Stensland
Alumni Scholarship Recipients
Jenelle Manzanares, Linda Mejia, Alejandro R. Sanchez, Louis Albert Jeantete, Ilene Strain, Dao Q. Do, John P. Branch, Reza Safavi, Deanna Armijo, Ambrosia Ortiz, Erin Armijo, Susan Corban, Heather DiLuzo and Trey Smith
National Scholarship Recipients
Goldwater Scholarship
Aaron Brooks and Katie Liberatore
The Clauve Award is the highest award UNM gives to graduating seniors. It is named in honor of Lena Clauve, a former dean of women students at UNM. The Clauve Award is given for excellence in academic achievement and campus involvement.
Clauve Award Recipients
Chelsea E. Armstrong, Marcus A. Bellamy, Jessica Castro, Dahlia Dorman, Jesse French, Allison Hudson, Maya Oliver and David Steele
The Fannye Irving-Gibbs Awards are given to students who have demonstrated outstanding volunteer service to the campus and the Albuquerque community and who have maintained a positive academic performance.
Fannye Irving Gibbs Award
Nikiyah Gill and Dahlia Dorman
The Outstanding American Indian Student Service Award is based on applicant accomplishment and achievement in the areas of leadership, participation in campus activities and organizations, academics and service to Native American organizations and tribal communities.
Outstanding American Indian Student Service Award
Desbah Benally
Outstanding American Indian Student Service Emerging Lobo Award
Se’mana Seukteoma
The Raza Excellence Outstanding Student Award is given to students who have demonstrated an immense commitment to the Raza community and who have performed well academically.
Raza Excellence Outstanding Student Awards
Margarita Avitia, Jessica Castro, Adrean Lorraine Flores and Carmela Marie Roybal
Student Volunteer Award
Morgan Bergman, Nicole Willburn and Marc Sanchez
The University of New Mexico’s Provost’s Committee for Staff (PCS) announced the 2006 Provost’s Outstanding Staff awards at a ceremony honoring the recipients recently. Outstanding individual staff awardees include: Lloyd Krug, accounting technician, Bursar’s office; Delia Halona, administrative assistant, Native American Studies program; and Ken Martinez, lab supervisor, Civil Engineering. In addition, the outstanding workgroup honored included staff and faculty at the Centennial Science and Engineering Library.
Photo: Family members stand with Lloyd Krug, with plaque, who was one of three staff recipients at the 2006 Provost's Oustanding Staff awards announced recently. An accounting technician, Krug works in the Bursur's office under Leo Moya (l.).
Centennial Science and Engineering Library staff and faculty include: Donna Cromer, Christy Crowley, George Farr, Brian Freels-Stendel, Linda Heitkamp, Bruce Neville, Anne Schultz, Jacqueline Shane; Bryan Stoneburner, Robert Wiberg, Mary Wyant, Pauline Padilla and Caroline Sanchez.
“These awards are really important to staff and they provide a way of honoring and recognizing targeted and hardworking staff,” said Reed Dasenbrock, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. "The team award is comparatively unique and unusual in recognizing a group that works together. Their quick thinking and hard work during the flooding of the Centennial Science and Engineering Library is a great example of that teamwork."
The PCS organizes and coordinates the annual Outstanding Staff awards program and recommends candidates to the provost, who then makes the final decision on the awardees. Nominations and subsequent selections were based on extraordinary service including going beyond the duties listed in the job description in service to UNM and or the community; University values, including excellence, integrity and professionalism, diversity within academic community, creativity and initiative, academic freedom and student success; and substantial contribution to significant team or department a