Monday Memo November 11, 2024

Athletics

Athletics Recap (highlight of last week’s wins):

• Women’s Soccer took a 2-0 win against their opponents, Texas Permian Basin, last Monday.
• During the Regional Crossover last Friday, women’s Basketball won their season opener against New Mexico Highlands (74-63). The team also won 67-48 over Fort Lewis on Saturday
• Men’s Basketball won 94-82 against New Mexico Highlands on Saturday.

Upcoming Athletics Games and Events

• Men’s Basketball vs. Navajo Tech | Thursday, Nov. 14 | 12 p.m. | Portales
• Women’s Basketball at Southwestern Oklahoma State | Thursday, Nov. 14 | 4:30 p.m. (MST); 5:30 p.m. (CST) | Weatherford, Oklahoma
• Volleyball vs. Texas Woman’s | Friday, Nov. 15 | 6 p.m. | Portales
• Volleyball vs. Midwestern State | Saturday, Nov. 16 | 2 p.m. | Portales
• Football at Texas A&M Kingsville | Saturday, Nov. 16 | 6 p.m. (MST); 7 p.m. (CST) | Kingsville Texas
• Women’s Basketball vs. Navajo Tech | Saturday, Nov. 16 | 7 p.m. | Portales

Live video and ticket information for these events is available on the Athletics calendar.

Volleyball Game Tailgate | Friday, Nov. 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena Parking Lot | Please join us Friday, Nov. 15, starting at 2:30 p.m. to cook out before the volleyball game in honor of Coach Sia Poyer. Come join us for a celebration in the Arena parking with free food and community!

Campus Life

Movie Night | Today, Nov. 11 | 8 p.m. | Campus Union (CUB), Ballroom | Join ASAB tonight for our viewing of Borderlands, starring Kevin Hart. The movie will be featured at CUB Ballroom at 8 p.m. Bring your favorite blanket and pillow, and we'll provide the snacks.

Communication Services

ENMU Discount Rates in Albuquerque 

The Comfort Inn & Suites Albuquerque Downtown offers a $99 ENMU rate for king beds and a $109 rate for two queen beds. Call their general manager, Terese Peralta, at 505.242.5228; she can set you up with the ENMU Discount Rate.

ENMU also has a $104-a-night rate at the Holiday Inn & Suites Albuquerque-North I-25. Visit the Hotel Booking link to check availability.

ENMU Ruidoso Recovery Fund

ENMU Ruidoso has set up a recovery fund for ENMU-Ruidoso Staff, Faculty, and Students. All proceeds from this fund will be used exclusively to assist ENMU-Ruidoso staff, faculty, and students directly with expenses involved in the recovery and relocation after the June 2024 South Fork and Salt fires and resulting floods. To donate today, visit enmu.edu/RecoveryFund.

Fine Arts

Art Faculty Presentation (2024 Regional Art Faculty Show) | ENMU Department of Art faculty members Dr. Julian Francolino, Mr. Scott Golem, Ms. Ann Underwood, Ms. Britta Urness, and Mr. William Wright have works being presented in the 2024 Regional Art Faculty Show hosted by the West Texas A&M University Art Program and the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. Sponsored by the Texas Commission on the Arts, the show takes place in the Southwestern Gallery of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum and runs from October 2, 2024, through January 5, 2024. Select pieces from the university faculty of Amarillo College, Angelo State University, Institute of American Indian Arts, Midwestern State University, New Mexico Highlands University, South Plains College, Texas Tech University, and West Texas A&M University are also on display.

Call for Artwork: University Juried Exhibition | Submission Deadline: Friday, Dec. 20 | The ENMU Runnels Gallery proudly announces its call for artwork for the 2025 University Juried Exhibition. The submission deadline is Friday, Dec. 20, 2024.

The gallery coordinates this prestigious exhibition annually as an opportunity for students to submit artwork for adjudication by a professional artist in a competitive environment. The selected pieces will be displayed at the Runnels Gallery, located within the ENMU Golden Student Success Center (GSSC), from Feb. 24–March 20, 2025. All students are welcome to submit their artwork.

All media are welcome, including painting, drawing, photography, watercolor, ceramics, mix-media, sculpture, illustration, digital work, clothing design, textiles, etc.

Students can review submission guidelines and enter the exhibition by visiting enmu.edu/ArtShow. Entry is free; cash prizes will be awarded.

For more information, contact Bryan Hahn at [email protected].

Fall Jazz Concert (Dr. Richard Schwartz, Conductor) | Thursday, Nov. 14 | 7 p.m. | Music Building (MB), Buchanan Hall | This event is free and open to the public.

POPs Concert | Sat, Nov. 16 | 7 p.m. | Campus Union (CUB), Ballroom | If you appreciate euphonious vocal and instrumental harmonies, melodies both new and familiar, and high-level professional musicianship, you won’t want to miss this annual event! To purchase tickets, contact  Kathleen Salter at 575.359.0145.

Romeo and Juliet | Nov. 14-17 | Thursday through Saturday showtime is 7 p.m.; Sunday showtime is 2 p.m. | University Theatre Center | The classic and tragic love story of two characters, Romeo and Juliet, who should be sworn enemies due to their families' ongoing conflicts, but instead fall deeply in love. Visit the enmu.edu/TheatreLive webpage for ticket purchases.

Monday Memo Throwback

Throwback to the 2013 Native American Heritage Month Celebration.

Multicultural Affairs

Veteran’s Day – Reinforcing Values: Zuni & Military Culture | Today, Nov. 11 | 2 p.m. | Campus Union, Sandia Room | Join Kathy Natachu, Navy Veteran and Zuni tribal member, as she reflects on her upbringing rooted in traditional values that were then enforced and deepened through her military involvement. A military experience that will teach values that go beyond the term served, and for Native Americans, there is an even more unique impact felt due to cultural beliefs. For more information, contact Native American Affairs at 575.562.5470 or [email protected].

Honoring Indigenous Wisdom in Higher Education | Tuesday, Nov. 12 | 2 p.m. | Campus Union, Sandia Room | Join us for a discussion with Dr. Joshuaa Allison-Burbank from the Navajo Nation and Acoma Pueblo. He will be presenting on Indigenous knowledge in the fields of public health and developmental studies. This talk will be about how academic communities can better connect with Indigenous communities by learning about past trauma, how grief and stress are passed down from one generation to the next, and decolonization tactics. For more information, contact Native American Affairs at 575.562.5470 or [email protected].

Rock Your Mocs | Nov. 11, 13, and 15 | All day | Around Campus | A global movement to honor our ancestors, raise awareness, and celebrate being Native. New Mexico Laguna Pueblo member Jessica “Jaylyn” Atsye founded “Rock Your Mocs” in 2011. The first Rock Your Mocs event was held in New Mexico on November 15, 2010, to celebrate Native American Heritage Month. She also wanted to show non-Natives the diversity and depth of Native American traditions and fight prejudices. Since then, Rock Your Mocs has expanded into a weeklong event from November 12-18.

Rock your Mocs is a chance to come together as a tribe and honor each member's unique style by wearing moccasins. As we celebrate National Native American Heritage Month and pay tribute to our ancestors and indigenous peoples around the globe, we rock your mocs. Check out this link for more info: rockyourmocs.org.

Three Sisters Presentation | Nov. 13 | 2 p.m. | CUB, Sandia Room | The Three Sisters presentation is a multifaceted exposé on the cultural significance of the Three Sister dish within the Choctaw Culture. A brief background of the dish’s history, coupled with an assortment of facts about the dish will be followed by a sample of the titular dish. This experience is meant to help people understand and appreciate the rich cultural history of the dish while learning about the people from which it came.

Presidents Office

New Student Academic Services Official Groundbreaking Ceremony | Friday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. | Site of former Harding Hall | Come join us as we celebrate the groundbreaking of the first new building on the ENMU campus in over a decade. 

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