Monday Memo: July 13 2026

Monday Memo: July 13 2026

Academic Affairs

Get Ready for College with ENMU Distance Learning!

Starting college soon? Don't go in unprepared! Join us for two FREE informative sessions designed to help students and families feel confident about the journey ahead.

FREE to attend!
Register today: 575.562.2165
Take the first step toward your future—join us at ENMU!

Dual Credit Breakdown

Discover how to earn college credits early, plus enjoy a live Q&A!
Dates: July 14 (English) and July 16 (Spanish)
Time: 4:30–6 p.m.
Location: ENMU GSSC Presentation Area, Room 105
Ages: 15+

Golden Student Success Center Activities | Available June-July

ENMU's Summer 2026 programming offers a diverse mix of social, creative, and educational activities hosted primarily at the Golden Student Success Center. Highlights include competitive and social gaming through a Cribbage Tournament and weekly Board Game sessions, alongside hands-on creative workshops like Camp Paper Craft, Coptic bookbinding, and textile arts.
For those seeking cultural and intellectual engagement, the schedule features a Philip K. Dick film series, a behind-the-scenes Museum Manager's tour, a Hispanic musical recital, and weekly "Eat, Read, Share" lunch gatherings.

While many events are open to all ages, several technical workshops and tours require advance registration at enmu.edu/SummerPrograms.

Non-Credit Course Proposals

Have a great idea for a non-credit course? We'd love to hear it!

Non-credit courses offer valuable opportunities for community engagement, professional development, and enrichment. We encourage creative, innovative, and multidisciplinary proposals that align with community interests and workforce needs.

Submit your Fall Non-Credit Proposals by Friday, July 31, 2026

Submit your proposal here

Class Options

Offer your course free to the community as a service or charge a fee with a 70/30 revenue split

Help Us Grow Our Community

We are especially interested in expanding course offerings that incorporate cultural elements to help promote our local traditions, heritage, and community pride.

From arts and culture to professional skills and beyond—bring your creativity! These courses help connect, inspire, and engage our community.

Questions? Call us at 575.562.2165. We're happy to help.

We look forward to your ideas and working together to expand our non-credit offerings this fall!

Communication Services

Save the Date: ENMU-Portales will host News Channel 10 on the Portales Campus for the Summer Celebration event | July 20

Join us in front of the new Student Support Services (SSS) building on July 20 from 3-7 p.m. for live broadcasts, food trucks, vendors, and more. Portales and the community are center stage with News Channel 10 covering stories that capture the spirit of our region. More details will be available soon.

Hotel Special 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.

Visit the hotel reservation link

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.

Visit the hotel reservation link

Upgraded Portal Launch Date

Big enhancements are coming to the https://my.enmu.edu portal to support ENMU's students, faculty, and staff, and that will affect all three ENMU campuses. The enhancements include a redesigned look, improved navigation, and a better mobile view. The navigation menus will remain in their familiar places for users already familiar with the interface. The portal addresses for Roswell and Ruidoso students, faculty, and staff will change from https://my.enmu-roswell.edu and https://my.ruidoso.enmu.edu to https://my.enmu.edu. Please begin using the new address and update any bookmarks you may have saved.

If you have any questions, please visit https://enmu.edu/Portal or contact your campus using the information below.

Portales: 575.562.4357 | 800.367.3668 | helpdesk.enmu.edu | [email protected]
Ruidoso: 575.315.1220 | ruidoso.enmu.edu/computing-services | [email protected]
Roswell: 575.624.7491 | roswell.enmu.edu/computer-services | [email protected]

We will continue to monitor and resolve any concerns that are identified after the Portal migration.

Website Update

Communication Services continues its work with the web design firm Juicebox as part of the scheduled website update.

After several focus groups, feedback, and early drafts of the new website visual design, we will soon move into the next stage of development: content refresh.

As Juicebox continues designing the website, we will work with the Academic and Service departments to refresh content across our webpages. The ENMU web team will reach out to departments and offices at the appropriate time.

We ask that, during this time (fall period), webpage updates be limited to necessary changes to avoid duplicating effort or missing changes during content migration. Currently, we are projecting a mid-late Fall soft launch of the website experience.

Fine Arts

4th Annual Community Juried Art Exhibition

Available throughout July from 8 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. | Runnels Gallery, Golden Student Success Center (GSSC)

The Fourth Annual Community Juried Exhibition highlights local talent within 40 miles of Portales, New Mexico. This year, guest juror Rhonda Headley—an ENMU alumna and Meow Wolf designer—selected 29 exceptional works from over 100 submissions based on originality and craftsmanship. Open to all media and free to enter, the event celebrates artists of all experience levels and features top awards for Best of Show, First Runner-Up, and Second Runner-Up.

This year's exhibition was juried by Rhonda Headley, an Eastern New Mexico University alumna and Senior Graphic Designer of Signage at Meow Wolf. In her professional work, Headley helps create visual systems and environmental graphics that guide audiences through immersive experiences. As a juror, she reviewed submissions and selected the works presented in this exhibition.

Featured artists include Linda Anderle, Dalton Banister, Evelyn Bassett, Sarah Bice, Brittany Crone, Clyde Davis, Mackenzie Fox, Jaslyn Gilbert, Jonathon Gooding, Bryan Hahn, Barbara Klapperich Senn, Cooper Knauer, Debbie McCart, Divyaxi Patel, Heather Reno, Arrianna Romero, Becky Smith-Hahn, Mason Stielow, and Crystal Welch.

Learn more at enmu.edu/CommunityArt

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

General

ENMU Road Closure

The City of Portales will be conducting phase one of road work. This will be on South Avenue K and is set to begin on Monday, July 13th, 2026. South Avenue K, between West 17th Street (Guadalupe Hall) and West 14th Street (GSSC), will be closed to all traffic until the completion of this phase of road work. All vehicles must be moved from South Avenue K between West 17th Street and West 14th Street by 12:01 a.m. on Monday, July 13th. Vehicles parked in this area, moving traffic control devices, or jumping curbs to gain access after the above deadline will be towed at the owner's expense. This construction will be completed in two phases to complete the entire length of South Avenue K. Additional information will be provided prior to the start of phase two.

Please contact the ENMU Department of Public Safety at 575..562.2392 if you have any questions.

Phase 1 - Ave K Southbound Ave K from University Dr. South to W. 17h St will be closed to thru traffic. Access will be maintained to all buildings and parking lots. Please follow all road work and detour signs during this time to navigate around the construction and to ensure safety for everyone.

Human Resources

Salary Increase (retained for July-August paycheck information)

As a result of the legislative session and approval from the ENMU Board of Regents, regular employees (on staff as of June 30, 2026) will receive a 3% increase to their salary this year. Of the 3%, 1% will come directly from state funding, and the other 2% will come from ENMU. The effective date for staff is July 1, and for most faculty at the beginning of your 26-27 academic year contract. For staff, payment will be partially reflected in your July 17 paycheck. The first full check reflecting your raise will be on July 31, but keep in mind that it is a no-deduction check (the 3rd paycheck of the month), so you will see the full impact of the 3% increase on your August 14th check. Dr. Johnston and his entire leadership team want to thank you for your hard work and dedication to ENMU!

Welcome June New Hires!

Lucero Cano, Lead Teacher CDC
Isaiah Duty, Student Recruitment Specialist
Suzanne Esch, Instructional Designer
Raymond Gallant, Information Security Technician
Tyler Hamar, Custodian
Todd Hershberger, Communicative Disorders Clinical Supervisor
Mindi Hulme Assistant, Athletic Director, Business Affairs
Benjamin Kantsiper, Intramurals and Recreation Coordinator
Killeen Lynch-Tapia, Upward Bound Summer Instructor
Samantha Ochoa Ceniceros, Custodian
Marquita Pogue, Clinic Director
Tanya Ridpath, Alumni Engagement Director
Ethan Rogers, Advisor
Brittany Smith, ENMU System Title IX Civil Rights Investigator
Fredrick York, Part-time Advisor

ITS

Early Adopters: SharePoint Migration

If your department uses a shared drive, ITS is looking for a few early adopters to pilot the move to SharePoint. This helps us test the process and work through any issues before a broader rollout. Participation includes some prep work and coordination with ITS during your scheduled migration.

Learn more by visiting our link.

Want to be an early adopter? Visit our signup link.

Watch: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Training

AI is already part of your Microsoft 365 tools. This Copilot Chat session, presented by Microsoft, shows you how to use it to save time and get more done in your daily work.

Watch the training by visiting the recording link.

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