Monday Memo October 6, 2025

One Portales Festival Featuring Mark Chesnutt

One Portales Music and Peanut Festival Featuring Mark Chesnutt | Saturday, Oct. 18 from Noon to 9 p.m. | Roosevelt County Fairgrounds | The all-day music, beer, and wine festival will bring together the University, the chamber, the county, the city, and the surrounding area to complement the annual Peanut Valley Festival at the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds the same day. To receive a $10 off an adult ticket, visit enmu.edu/MarkChesnutt and enter the promo code Greyhounds at checkout. 

Athletics

For a complete overview of game press releases from the past week, see the ENMU Athletics news archives. Visit the Athletics calendar for upcoming events, live video, and ticket information.

Upcoming Events

• Volleyball vs. Lubbock Christian | Tuesday, October 7 | 6 p.m. | Portales
• Women's Soccer vs. St. Edwards | Wednesday, October 8 | 6 p.m. | Portales
• Hall of Honors Dinner | Friday, Oct. 10 | 7 p.m. | CUB Ballroom | Portales | Buy Tickets 
• Cross Country at DBU Old Glory Gallup | Saturday, October 11 | Men's 5k at 7:15 a.m. (MST); Women's 5k at 8:15 a.m. | Fort Worth, Texas
• Women's Soccer vs. Oklahoma Christian | Saturday, October 11 | 12 p.m. (MST); 1 p.m. (CST) | Edmond, Oklahoma
• Volleyball vs. #14 West Texas A&M | Saturday, October 11 | 1 p.m. (MST); 2 p.m. (CST) | Canyon, Texas
• Football vs. Western Oregon | Saturday, October 11 | 3 p.m. | Portales

Blackwater Draw NHL and Museum

Blackwater Draw is having our 23^rd Annual Atlatl Competition on November 1, 2025. The event will be held out at Blackwater Draw Locality No. 1 starting at 9 a.m. For more information, contact the Blackwater Draw Museum at 575.562.2202

Campus Life

Play “No Sabo” with Hispanic Affairs | Tuesday, October 7 | 7-8 p.m. | CUB, Lobby | Test your Spanish skills and dive into your childhood memories with the card game "No Sabo." ¡Tag along with friends y que el mejor gane! Prizes will be given out throughout the night.

Communication Services

Faculty and Staff Photos | Faculty/Staff photos will be on October 21, 1-4:00 p.m., and October 22, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. in the GSSC Presentation area.

Hotel Rates 

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 at the available rate.

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 seeks volunteer presenters and speakers for their monthly “The Business Table” lunch seminars. Don’t miss an opportunity to share your expertise and network with like-minded professionals.

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

Distance Learning

Free Comprehensive Cyber Security Defense Program (CCD) | The Office of Distance Learning has partnered with the National Center for Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium to offer a free Comprehensive Cyber Security Defense Program (CCD) on January 26-29, 2026. It will be offered from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on the ENMU-Portales campus. CCD is a basic-level course. After an introduction to cybersecurity, participants will learn how to protect network systems by surveying the following: planning and preparation of defenses; installation and administration of defenses; hardening network defenses; administration of defenses; monitoring defenses; and testing and modifying defenses—followed by a review of cybersecurity defenses and emerging trends.

Prerequisites: Participants should have some experience as a cybersecurity professional, a basic understanding of network concepts, and a basic understanding of computer operating systems.Preferred Prerequisite: Experience as a system or network administrator.
If you would like to be notified in October when the Registration Opens, please email the following information to [email protected]: name, email address, organization, and the likely number of attendees. 

It is a great opportunity for the area, and I hope your team can participate. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or [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 ongoing floods. To donate today, visit enmu.edu/RecoveryFund.

Fine Arts

ENMU-System Faculty Exhibition | Mon, Oct 6, 2025-November 14 | 8 a.m.-10 p.m. | GSSC, Runnels Gallery | This exhibit has free admission and is open to the public during GSSC hours.

Fall Choral Concert | Thursday, October 9 | 7 p.m. | Music Building, Buchanan Hall | Don't miss the ENMU Choirs' annual Fall Concert! Under the direction of Dr. Jason Paulk, the Swanee Singers, Chamber Singers, and University Singers will present a diverse and wonderful evening of music. This event is free and open to the public.

Green & Silver Classic Marching Band Festival | Tuesday, October 7 | 12-7 p.m. | Steve Loy Family Foundation Stadium |  Held annually on the first Tuesday of October, the ENMU Green and Silver Classic Marching Band Festival, hosted by the ENMU and Portales High School bands, was created to support high school marching bands throughout the region as they prepare for other major marching festivals. A panel of nationally recognized music educators will provide formative commentary in the areas of music performance, marching performance, general effect, and percussion performance. For more information, visit enmu.edu/GSClassic. 

Golden Library and Roosevelt County Historical Museum

Ask a Librarian! | October, 6-8 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Campus Union (CUB), Lobby | Visit the Golden Library's "Ask a Librarian!" table in the CUB Lobby to learn about Golden Library resources and services and to get research help. Fun giveaways are available for visitors!

Fantasy Workshop | October 15 | 2–4 p.m. | Golden Student Success Center (GSSC), Room 217 | The Golden Library and Roosevelt County Historical Museum are hosting a come-and-go fantasy craft for ENMU students. Join us as we make wands and learn about whimsical moments in history!

Human Resources

Welcome, September New Hires! | ENMU welcomes the newest additions to our Greyhound staff:
Carmen Alexander - Career Services Coordinator
Lloyd Daniels - Assistant Men's Basketball Coach
Jessica Ramirez Garcia - Purchasing Administrative Assistant

Information Technology Services

Stay Current with ITS | ITS has refreshed its portal with new resources, including announcements, project updates, and links to the Annual Report and Technology Roadmap. October is also Cybersecurity Awareness Month — join us for weekly sessions on topics like protecting personal data, social engineering, and password management. | Visit the ITS Portal | View the Cybersecurity Events.

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