Important Dates:

Thanksgiving Break

Wednesday, Nov. 25 – Friday, Nov. 27 | multi-day | University Closed

Save the Date: Giving ROOsday

Tuesday, Dec. 1 | All Day | Online

ENMU's day of giving, when alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, and friends unite to support student success. Together We Succeed. | Watch your email and socials for more information.

Academic Affairs

Academic Highlights

2026 NM EPSCoR RIO-NM Seed Award: Tiny Vision-Language Models (VLMs) for Automated Archaeological Artifact Interpretation

$50,000 Grant Award awarded to Principal Investigator: Dr. Sarbagya Ratna Shakya; Co-PIs: Dr. Elizabeth Lynch and Dr. Edgar Ceh-Varela.

Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) received a grant to build a mini artificial intelligence (AI) program that can "look" at ancient Native American stone tools and help describe them.

Instead of needing a massive supercomputer or an internet connection, this AI has been shrunk down so it can run offline on a small, portable device (like a tablet or phone) right out in the field.

Scholastic Book Fair Coming Soon!

Nov. 5-13 | Dr. Gay Su Pinnell Education Building

The College of Education and Technology's MAESTRO program will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair from Nov. 5–13. We invite the campus community to stop by and support this exciting literacy event.

AFSK Turkey Trot

Saturday, Nov. 7 | Sign-in at 8 a.m., Walk at 8:30 a.m. / Family Walk and 5K at 9 a.m. | Agriculture Building

An annual 5K and family walk benefiting the Campus Life Resource Closet. Contact [email protected] for more information.

ENMU Language Lab

The ENMU Language Lab is officially open for the Fall semester, running through Dec. 4, 2026.

Free tutoring and language support are available for Spanish, ESL, Italian, and French. Student-tutors help with conversation, pronunciation, grammar, and exam prep. The lab services are also available to community members.

Sessions are available in-person at the Jack Williamson Liberal Arts building, JWLA 100, or online. Plus, enjoy free conversation hours, cultural events, and language resources open to students, faculty, staff, and the community.

Check tutor availability, book a session at enmu.edu/LanguageLab, or drop by room 100 in JWLA!

Alumni Engagement

Calling All Greyhound Football Fans | Alumni Tailgate

Join us at the Alumni Tailgate tent before every home game! Connect with fellow Greyhounds, enjoy the game-day atmosphere, and pick up some Greyhound merch while supplies last.

Please register if you plan to join a tailgate.

Nov. 14 at 11 a.m. Tailgate

2 p.m. game time - Greyhounds vs. Midwestern State | Register today!

We look forward to seeing you at the tailgate and cheering on the Greyhound together.

Athletics

Events Preview

• (Home game) Volleyball vs. Oklahoma Christian | Friday, Nov. 6 | 6 p.m. | Portales, N.M.
• Cross Country at LSC Cross Country Championships | Saturday, Nov. 7 | Men's and Women's Times TBA | Lubbock, Texas
• (Home game) Volleyball vs. Cameron | Saturday, Nov. 7 | 2 p.m. | Portales, N.M.
• Football at Angelo State | Saturday, Nov. 7 | 5 p.m. (MST) / 6 p.m. (CST) | San Angelo, Texas
• (Home game) Women's Basketball vs. Fort Lewis | Monday, Nov. 9 | 5 p.m. | Portales, N.M.
• Men's Basketball at New Mexico Highlands | Friday, Nov. 13 | 5 p.m. | Las Vegas, N.M.
• (Home game) Women's Basketball vs. Regis | Friday, Nov. 13 | 5:30 p.m. | Portales, N.M.
• Football vs. RV Midwestern State | Saturday, Nov. 14 | 2 p.m. | Portales, N.M.
• Men's Basketball vs. Fort Lewis | Saturday, Nov. 14 | 3 p.m. | Las Vegas, N.M. |
• (Home game) Women's Basketball vs. Adams State | Saturday, Nov. 14 | 5:30 p.m. | Portales, N.M.

Campus Life

Science Square – Community Science Day

Saturday, Nov. 7 | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | Campus Union Building (CUB) Ballroom | Open to the public

Organized by the Science Outreach Club, this community-wide event features interactive science activities, community booths, lab tours, and a keynote address on microplastics by Dr. Ross M. Clark, Vice President of Research at the University of New Mexico (UNM). Everyone is welcome to attend.

Career Services

ENMU Student Employee Orientation and Training – Fall 2026

• Monday, Nov. 9 | 9–11 a.m. | SSS Room 212
• Monday, Nov. 23 | 2–4 p.m. | SSS Room 212

For additional dates and times, see the ENMU Student Employee Orientation and Training Information Spreadsheet in Frontline Staff General Documents on the University Portal. To schedule a separate date and time for your team, contact [email protected].

Steppingblocks Digital Career Counselor – Nov. 2026 Launch!

ENMU Career Services will launch Steppingblocks on Nov. 2, 2026. Steppingblocks supports ENMU student success with data-driven career guidance. Career Services will host training sessions and campus tabling events to help the ENMU community get familiar with this new resource.

• Faculty & Staff Training | Monday, Nov. 2 | 10–10:45 a.m. | Campus Union Building (CUB), Sandia
• In-Person Student Training | Monday, Nov. 2 | 12–12:30 p.m. and 2–2:30 p.m. | Campus Union Building (CUB), Sandia
• Virtual Student Training | Monday, Nov. 2 | 4–4:30 p.m. and 7–7:30 p.m. | Microsoft Teams
• In-Person Tabling | Tuesday, Nov. 3 and Tuesday, Nov. 10 | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Campus Union Building (CUB)
• Athletics Tabling | Wednesday, Nov. 4 and Wednesday, Nov. 11 | 9–11 a.m. | Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena
• Virtual Tabling | Thursday, Nov. 5 and Thursday, Nov. 12 | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Microsoft Teams

For virtual meeting links, please check your ENMU inbox for the email titled "Steppingblocks Digital Career Counselor Launch Today!"

ENMU 12twenty Student Employment Transition

Effective today, 11.2.2026, all student employment postings and management will transition to the ENMU Career Services 12twenty platform. Faculty and staff who hire student employees should create their accounts as soon as possible. Please refer to the email Mr. Colton Stewart sent you previously for account creation and job posting instructions.
URL: https://enmu.12twenty.com/hire

If you experience any issues accessing your account, locating your department, or posting a position, please contact Career Services at [email protected] for assistance.

Communication Services

Higher Ed Bond 3

ENMU has deep roots in New Mexico's ranching and farming communities, and we are stepping up to the plate with some massive upgrades! Thanks to a recently approved $2 million bond and a historic $15 million measure going to the ballot this fall, we are completely transforming our agricultural program with brand-new, state-of-the-art facilities. Remember to vote on Bond 3 in this election. There is no tax increase.

The upcoming $15 million ballot request this fall is for a brand-new Ag and Arts building. If approved by voters, this building will provide state-of-the-art technology, classrooms, labs, and shop spaces.

We've already broken ground on phase one of our growth, using a $2 million bond to construct a cutting-edge animal production and management facility.

These new facilities ensure local multi-generational ranching families have the top-tier technology and resources to thrive.

Absentee and Early Voting | Absentee voting continues now through Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Early voting runs now through Saturday, October 31, 2026. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Remember to flip your ballot over and vote on Higher Education Bond 3.

Visit our press release for more information.

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

Distance Learning

Continuing Education: The New Mexico Chile Class Series with Evelyn Ledbetter

Wednesday, Oct. 7 through Wednesday, Nov. 18 | Various Times | ENMU KENW Broadcast Center

Hands-on continuing education series covering the traditions, growing, and cooking techniques of New Mexico chile (Ages 16 and older, register by calling 575.562.2165).

Growing Green Chile

Wednesday, Nov. 4 | 6-7:30 p.m. | $25 for the class.

Cooking with NM Green Chile

Wednesday, Nov. 18 | 6–8 p.m. | $25 for the class

Registration ends Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. Prepare Ledbetter Green Chile Stew and homemade red chile enchilada sauce, and leave with recipes.

Fine Arts

Hamed Edalati Tabrizi | Work in Progress: Selected Designs Exhibition

Work in Progress: Selected Designs Exhibition | Monday, Nov. 2 through Friday, Dec. 11 | Runnels Gallery, Golden Student Success Center (GSSC), 1500 S. Avenue K | Free and open to the public.

Features more than two decades of poster and typography work created in Iran and the United States across Farsi, English, and Arabic typographic contexts. The exhibition explores the intersections of identity, language, visual form, and cultural migration—framed as a درنگ (pause) within an ongoing creative process.

Hamed Edalati Tabrizi is an Iranian multidisciplinary designer, educator, and researcher who serves as Assistant Professor of Art/Graphic Design at The University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB). He holds a master's degree in visual communication from the University of Tehran and an MFA in Studio Arts (Graphic Design concentration) from Florida Atlantic University (FAU), with national and international exhibitions across Texas, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, and Tehran.

Contact Bryan Hahn at [email protected] for more information

Artist Talk with Guest Artist Hamed Edalati Tabrizi

Friday, Nov. 6 | 3–4 p.m. | Presentation Room, Golden Student Success Center (GSSC), 1500 S. Avenue K | Free and open to the public.

Meet the artist behind the Work in Progress: Selected Designs exhibition currently on display in the Runnels Gallery. Tabrizi will share his background, creative process, sources of inspiration, and the ideas and experiences that shape his work, followed by an opportunity for audience questions and discussion.

Contact Bryan Hahn at [email protected] for more information.

Fall Saxophone Studio Recital

Wednesday, Nov. 4 | 7–8 p.m. | Buchanan Hall, Music Building (PMB), 1500 S. Avenue K, Station 16 | Free and open to the public.

In celebration of International Saxophone Day, the birthday of saxophone inventor Adolphe Sax, the ENMU Department of Music's active saxophone studio presents a concert of repertoire from countries around the world. Each semester, the studio hosts performance tours, guest artists, masterclasses, studio recitals, and conferences.

Contact Dr. Richard A. Schwartz, Department of Music, at 575.562.2471.

Annual POPS Dinner and Concert

Nov. 21 | 7 p.m. | Campus Union, Ballroom

The ENMU Music Department and the University Friends of Music will host their annual POPS Dinner Concert on Saturday, Nov 21, at 7 p.m. in ENMU's Campus Union Ballroom. Tickets are $40 per person, and reservations must be received by Thursday, Nov 12.

For more information and to reserve your tickets, contact Kathleen Salter at [email protected] or call 575.359.0145. Please join us for this gala event — an elegant meal and great performances by our talented students in ENMU's Wind Symphony and the Swanee Singers.

Call for Art | University Juried Exhibition

Entry Deadline: Friday, Dec. 18 | Runnels Gallery, Golden Student Success Center (GSSC)

Any student enrolled at a post-secondary school may enter up to five pieces; there is no entry fee, and all media are welcome. Artwork must be original, completed within three years of the entry deadline, and not previously shown at the Runnels Gallery. Enter at enmu.edu/ArtShow. Contact Bryan Hahn at [email protected].

ITS

Authentication Updates

As part of ENMU's Authentication Modernization project, ITS is preparing to transition our commonly used campus applications from our existing authentication service to Microsoft Entra ID. This will change the sign-in experience for applications such as the ENMU Portal, Canvas, and Banner applications.

The primary transition for Campus Applications is targeted for Dec. 15, after the semester wraps up.

Additional information is available on the following pages:

• Authentication Modernization – Overview of the project and the Departmental and Campus Application transitions.
• Campus Applications – Details about the upcoming change, applications being transitioned, and what students, faculty, and staff should expect.
• Departmental Applications – Information for departments and application owners about planning and coordinating the transition of departmental applications.]

Student Clubs

Science Outreach Club Seeking Volunteers

The Science Outreach Club is looking for volunteers for Community Outreach Science Day, to be held on Saturday, Nov. 07, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Science Square – Community Science Day will feature community activities, lab tours, science activities, and a keynote address on microplastics by Dr. Ross M. Clark, Vice President of Research at UNM. The event takes place at the CUB Ballroom and around ENMU. Everyone is welcome.

We need volunteers for hands-on activities, lab tours, registration, and more. No experience needed – training provided!

Please contact: [email protected] or 575.562.2078.

Come have fun, earn community service hours, and bring science to life for our community!

TRIO Student Support Services

Personalized support for ENMU college students to help them succeed, stay on track, overcome challenges, and prepare for their future, offering academic, career, and personal coaching, tutoring, financial aid assistance, study skills, mentoring, and workshops. Log in to the portal and search "TRIO SSS" to apply or contact Assistant Director Adriana Guzman at 575.562.2226.

Monday Memo Submissions

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