Monday Memo March 10, 2025

Monday Memo March 10, 2025

 Monday Memo March 10, 2025

Academic Affairs

Call for Proposals-Grant Applications | Internal Faculty Research and Instructional Development Grant Applications are now being accepted for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

The deadline for receiving applications is the last Friday of March: Friday, March 28, 2025

Eligible Faculty:

  • Faculty eligible for internal grants are tenured or faculty in tenure-track positions and hold terminal degrees in their discipline.
  • Faculty hired into a tenure-track position as ABD (“All But Dissertation”) who expect to complete their terminal degree within one year are also eligible to apply.
  • Non-tenure track faculty are welcome to submit applications.

Please visit https://my.enmu.edu/FRID for more information.

Athletics

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

  • Five Hounds received All-Conference honors last week for their performance in Track and Field. The Track and Field athletes included Grizell Scarlett (first team), Jodian Stewart (second team), Joseph Hemon (second team), Minerva Cerda Hernandez (third team), and Strahinja Radakovic (third team).
  • Baseball won two of four vs. UTPB, winning both games of Friday's Double Header 7-5 and 11-6
  • Women’s Basketball qualified for the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournament as the fifth seed for the first time since 2020. Visit the NCAA website for details on the upcoming Championship and the championship bracket.

Upcoming Athletics Games and Events

For upcoming athletics events, live video, and ticket information, visit the Athletics calendar.

Communication Services

ENMU Discount Rates in Albuquerque 

Fairfield Inn & Suites Albuquerque Uptown | Book your corporate rate for ENMU at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Albuquerque Uptown, which is only $144 a night plus tax. Visit this link to reserve with the available rat.

Comfort Inn and Suites Albuquerque Downtown | 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.

Holiday Inn & Suites Albuquerque-North I-25 | 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.

Roosevelt County Chamber “The Business Table”- Volunteers Wanted | First Friday of each month | 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. | The Roosevelt County Chamber Board Room | The Roosevelt County Chamber is seeking volunteer presenters and speakers for their monthly “The Business Table” lunch seminars. Don’t miss out on an opportunity to share your professional expertise and network with like-minded professionals.

For more information, contact Quaylene at 575.356.8547 or by email at [email protected].

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 www.enmu.edu/RecoveryFund.

Fine Arts

Alumni and Faculty Highlight | Along with Dr. John Hollins (TTU) and Mr. Arnell David Arnellanes, Kayla Liechty adjudicated the SENMMEA Large Group Choral Festival at Hobbs High School March 4-5. Instructor Emerita Cheryl Pachak-Brooks served as pianist for the sightreading room, where Lt. Colonel Scott Tripp (NMMI) served as sightreading adjudicator. ENMU alumnus Cameron Colson served as site coordinator and, along with his students and boosters, conducted a well-organized festival experience. Of special note are the outstanding performances led by several ENMU alumni: Maggie Mendoza (Portales HS), James Golden (Clovis High School Freshman Academy), Cameron Colson (Hobbs HS), Kyle Martin (Carlsbad High School), Amanda Rindlisbach (Heizer Middle School), and Jhordan Granger (Artesia High School). Alumni Sarah Sena and James Golden collaborated with several choirs as pianists.

President's Office

One Eastern, One Family, One Future. Join Chancellor James Johnston as he talks about the future of Eastern New Mexico University and all the achievements of the past year at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art in Roswell, New Mexico, on Friday, March 21 at 6 p.m. ENMU will also be unveiling the new interactive alumni website, the Silver Pack, during this event. The event is sold out, but you can view it live online at www.enmu.edu/StateOfEastern. 

Student Services

2025 DegreeWorks Workshops | The spring 2025 DegreeWorks Workshops for currently enrolled undergraduate students will take place in person in UCC 108 or live via Microsoft Teams. Please register to attend a workshop via https://my.enmu.edu/forms/degreeworks-workshop-registration.    

  • Tuesday, Mar 18 at 4 p.m.
  • Thursday, Mar. 20 at 6 p.m.
  • Monday, Mar. 24 at 2 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Mar. 26 at 3 p.m.
  • Thursday, Mar. 27 at 12:30 p.m.
  • Friday, Mar. 28 at 12:30 pm

Monday Memo Submissions

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

 

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