Academics

Faculty Research Highlight | On April 5, Drs. Ceh-Varela and Imhmed from the Computer Science program shared their research at the 2024 Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges South Central Conference held at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. They presented two papers:

"A Mobile App Leveraging NLP Techniques for Sci-Fi Book Recommendations" and "Fostering Code Quality Practices Among Undergraduate Novice Programmers." These papers will be published in the ACM Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges.

Dr. Olga Gould presented the results of her FRID grant-funded study at The Qualitative Report Conference at the NOVA Southeastern University. The presentation focused on the findings in the inter-institutional longitudinal (2019-2023) project conducted by this professor with the help of her former and current students/advisees. Find below the citation to this presentation:

Gould, O., Sultonova, M., & Villanueva, C. (March, 2024). “I have never thought of that!”: A qualitative case study on the effects from media on students. Paper presentation at the 15th Annual Conference of The Qualitative Report (TQR), 2024, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Athletics

Congratulations to the ENMU baseball and softball teams for their multiple wins against Oklahoma Christian this Saturday and Sunday.

ENMU had a strong showing at the John Jacobs Invitational. Congrats to Alex Williams (66.90m; 219-6), who tossed an NCAA Division II provisional mark in the event to take first place in a field of 18 throwers. Congrats also to senior Timothy Frederick (21.27s), who took third in the 200m race. 

Upcoming Games/Events:

• Rodeo at Tarleton State | April 18-20 | 6 p.m. daily | Tarleton State Rodeo, Stephenville, TX
• Softball vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville | Friday, April 19 | 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. | Kingsville, TX, Vernie and Blanche Hubert Field
• Baseball vs. St. Mary’s | Friday, April 19 | 5 p.m. | Portales, NM
• Softball vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville | Saturday, April 20 | 2 a.m. | Kingsville, TX, Vernie and Blanche Hubert Field
• Women’s Soccer vs. New Mexico State | Saturday, April 20 | 1 p.m. | Las Cruces, NM
• Baseball vs. St. Mary’s | Saturday, April 20 | 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. | Portales, NM
• Baseball vs. St. Mary’s | Sunday, April 21 | 1 p.m. | Portales, NM

Communication Services

Rodney Atkins Concert | Eastern New Mexico University proudly presents Rodney Atkins at Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena on Saturday, April 27, at 6 p.m., sponsored by JP Stone Community Bank.

Rodney Atkins, one of Country Music’s biggest stars, has reached such heights as being named the Top New Male Vocalist at the ACM Awards and seeing his single "Watching You" become the Number One Song of the Decade, according to Country Aircheck, and earn the songwriter a BMI “Million-Air” Award.

To order tickets today, visit www.enmu.edu/RodneyAtkins.

Fine Arts

Dearly Departed- Written by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones | Multiple Showtimes | Studio Theatre, University Theatre Center (UTC) | To purchase tickets, visit www.enmu.edu/TheatreLive
Showtimes:

• Thursday, April 18 | 7 p.m.
• Friday, April 19 | 7 p.m.
• Saturday, April 20 | 7 p.m.
• Sunday, April 21 | 2 p.m.

Spring Choral Concert, conducted by Jason Paulk | Saturday, April 20 | 7 p.m. | Buchanan Hall, Music Building (MB) | This event is free and open to the public. To view the event livestream, visit www.youtube.com/@enmudepartmentofmusic7367.

Multicultural Affairs

Holi Festival: Color Throwing | Today | Noon | Grass area behind the Campus Bookstore | Dr. Priyanka Shailat, Assistant Professor of CDIS in the Department of Health and Human Services from Delhi, India, will be hosting the color powder throwing to Celebrate Holi. Have some fun while we welcome Spring! T-shirts, Powder Colors, and Goggles will be provided. All supplies are first come, first served.

Student Affairs

Spring 2024 Career Fair | It's that time of the semester again! The ENMU Spring 2024 Career Fair is scheduled for Friday, April 19, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon in the CUB Ballroom. The opportunities are endless, with over 40 vendors registered, including the Los Alamos National Labs, the Peace Corps, NM State Parks, CYFD, NM Game & Fish, numerous school districts, and many more.

Students who attend, dress professionally, and bring their resumes will have the chance to win a cap and gown, diploma frame, or portfolio!

Take advantage of this excellent opportunity to network and see what opportunities await you! Faculty and staff, please highly encourage all your students to attend. It is very important for students of all classifications to attend to find job/internship opportunities, network, and gain experience. For more information, please contact [email protected].

Monday Memo Submissions

Please submit any announcements to www.enmu.edu/MondayMemo by the Friday before the new Monday Memo is published.