Fall 2007 - The University of New Mexico

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Fall 2007 Volume 3
A Quarterly Newsletter Published by the University of New Mexico-Gallup
Health Careers II Opens; Nursing Program Has New Home
Construction on Health Careers II was complete and the building ready for the start of
classes on August 20. A dedication was scheduled for September 18, during a visit by
the President of the University of New Mexico, David Schmidly. Groundbreaking for
the 18,328-foot structure was in September of 2006. HC II, which was partially funded
by General Obligation bonds from 2005, has allowed the Nursing program to increase
the number of students that can be accommodated. Among the features of the new
building are three nursing/nursing assistant labs, a simulation lab and a computer lab.
Campus Goes Wireless
Students, faculty and staff at UNMGallup now have the convenience of
Wireless technology on campus -- everywhere on campus, in fact.
The Information Technology Department spent the summer installing
the technology that now allows students
and employees to turn on their computers and have access to the Internet.
Employees have access to a secure
network, while students and visitors
have access to an unsecured guest
network.
Users of the wireless network are
giving the new technology rave reviews.
A local physician who is not attending UNM-Gallup regularly visits the
college canteen after work to hook up
to the wireless network and check his
Please turn to WIRELESS p. 2
NEWS OF NOTE
Accreditation Effort
Ongoing at UNMG
UNM-Gallup continues its
effort with AQIP (Academic Quality Improvement
Program), an innovative
accreditation program.
The AQIP process at
UNMG, under the direction of Robert Hoffman,
has a target date of
November 2008 to present an AQIP Systems
Portfolio.
Nine Systems Portfolio
Category Teams have
been created, with the
charge of choosing strategic issues to address.
Hoffman is liaising with
AQIP in respect to defining the College’s Associate Membership status,
as UNMG is the only
branch pursuing AQIP
while our parent university seeks reaffirmation of
accreditation via PEAQ,
the traditional route. Hoffman will also participate
in AQIP’s training in Chicago in mid-September.
In This Issue
Executive Director............
Calendar .........................
Around the Campus..........
Community Education .......
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Greetings and welcome back for the fall semester. As
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so many new faces on campus.
I’d like to mention a few things that are coming up and
will have transpired by the time this newsletter is in your
hands. We’re anticipating a visit from UNM’s new president, David Schmidly, on September 18-19. President
Schmidly will join us for the dedication of Health Careers
II, our beautiful new facility for the Nursing program,
which was completed in time for fall classes. He’ll also be on hand for recognition of three-time Indy 500 champion Bobby Unser, who made a special donation of a valuable piece of equipment to our Automotive Tech program.
During his brief tenure as UNM’s president, Dr. Schmidly has expressed
considerable interest in the branch campuses, and we’re looking forward to giving him an extensive tour of UNM-Gallup, the largest of the branches and the
UNM campus that serves the greatest number of Native American students in
the state. We also have planned a visit to the Zuni south campus, and an opportunity for Mr. Schmidly to meet with Pueblo of Zuni officials.
Also on his schedule will be a reception with the UNM-Gallup Foundation in
which members of the community will have an opportunity to meet with him, as
well as a breakfast with area legislators.
We’re looking forward to Dr. Schmidly’s visit and the opportunity it gives us to
forge an important new relationship with the Albuquerque campus.
In addition, I’d like to mention a recent event hosted by UNM-Gallup. In
August, we partnered with the Navajo Nation to help sponsor the Navajo Nation
Chapter Governance Certification Summit. This was the first of these summits,
and it was a huge success--with nearly 300 people attending from numerous
chapters throughout Navajoland. As an opportunity to discuss issues and barriers in the certification process, it was an important first step, and we were proud
to be part of the process for this initiative.
WIRELESS, continued from p. 1
e-mail before going home. He says it’s
one of the fastest connections he’s
used.
Jim Blackshear, manager of Information Technology, said the
entire system
cost $258,000:
$158,000 for
the wireless
equipment
installation, and another $100,0000
for other network pre-work that had
to be done. The company hired to do
the installation worked all summer to
have it finished for the fall semester.
Two different networks are avail-
able: guest and secure. The guest network, Blackshear said, is easy to get on;
the secure network requires additional
information and instructions from IT.
The network
is available in
all indoor areas and most
outdoor areas
on the campus where
people generally congregate.
Funding sources were the UNMGallup Student Senate, the Middle
College High School, Title III grant, as
well as UNM-Gallup.
CALENDAR
September 18:
UNM President David
Schmidly to visit
September 19:
President Schmidly
to visit Zuni Campus.
Local Board meets,
Zuni campus, 6 p.m.
October 15:
Second 8-week term
begins.
October 19:
Last day for second 8week term registration.
October 24:
Local Board meets
UNM-Gallup, 6 p.m.
November 9:
Veterans Day.
November 22-23 Thanksgiving. Campus
closed.
November 28:
Local Board meets
Zuni campus, 6 p.m.
December 10-15: Final Exams.
December 24Holiday Break
January 1
January 2
Offices open.
January 21
Martin Luther King Day
Campus closed
January 22
Spring Semester begins
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Around the Campus
Dean of Instruction Chris Marlow
announced in August that the college
had been awarded a $230,000 NMHED
Nursing Grant for the 2007-2008 fiscal
year. She congratulated Kathy Head,
director of the Nursing program,
Marjorie Campbell, chair of Health
Careers, and the nursing faculty for
“creating a stellar proposal for the
NMHED Nursing Enhancement
Grant.” Other news from the Nursing
program: Class size has been steadily
increasing every year. The new class
starting out this semester is 26, up 10
students from four years ago. ... Other
Nursing news: RMCHCS donated a
brand new refrigerator and microwave
for the Nursing student lounge in the
new HC II building. ... Alonzo G. Nez
has joined UNM-Gallup as an adjunct
instructor to teach “Introduction to
Criminal Justice and Legal Systems.” A
graduate of Brigham Young University,
he is the only Navajo Federal probation
officer in the nation. He also has five
years of experience as a probation
officer in Utah. .... Every second
Saturday of each month, local artists
gather for downtown Art Crawls from
7 to 9 p.m. Participants chat with the
artists, look at the exhibitions, and enjoy
refreshments. One regular participant
is Lilia Smarandache, transitional
studies math instructor. Smarandache
is a ceramicist and jewelry maker, and
regularly exhibits her work during
the Art Crawls. ... Teresa Wilkins,
Lilia Smarandache at a local gallery.
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WELCOME BACK!
Students attending class on the first day of the fall semester enjoyed lunch on the
patio and some music courtesy of the Night Breeze band. The welcome event was
sponsored by Achieving the Dream, a grant that helps promote student success.
associate professor of anthroplogy and
an expert in Native American textiles,
spent part of the summer judging for
two prestigious events involving Native
American arts. She served as judge in
the category of Navajo art at Flagstaff ’s
Museum of Northern Arizona Navajo show.
She and her fellow judge, Navajo painter
Bahe Whitethorne, assessed categories of
sculpture, painting, jewelry, pottery, basketry
and textiles. Established in the 1930s, said
Wilkins, “this show features some very
innovative art in an intimate setting where
you can meet the artists.” She was a judge in
the textiles category for the Gallup Intertribal
Indian Ceremonial, along
with Bill Malone, formerly a
trader at Hubbell’s and now a
trader manager at Shush Yaz,
and Colina Yazzie, co-owner
of Yazzie’s Indian Arts. The
Ceremonial still has the largest
number of textile entries of
any show in the Southwest,
notes Wilkins, who adds that
“it’s an opportunity to see
some of the best.” Wilkins
and UNM-Gallup adjunct
instructor in weaving Isabelle
Deschinny were recently
featured in an article in New
Mexico magazine on Navajo weaving. ...The
Campus Voice, UNM Gallup’s student
newspaper, recently received a second
place award from the prestigious
National Scholastic Press Association
for its overall quality. Campus Voice
adviser Professor Pamela Stovall,
Communication and Journalism,
said, “I’m so proud of our student
journalists. Second place is quite an
honor. Our students work very hard
and I’m thrilled to see their work
recognized.” ... New employees for
2007 (including spring) are Jacques
Tixier, visiting lecturer in Welding;
Chad Adelhardt, assistant professor
in Design and Digital Media; Stewart
Byous, visiting lecturer in Transitional
Studies, English; Erica McFadden,
visiting lecturer, transitional studies;
Chris Platero, visiting lecturer in
Math and Sciences; and Elizabeth
Stummer, Health Careers. Staff
members are Jacinta Sice, tutor,
College Learning Center/Zuni;
Karessa Silversmith, senior tutor,
College Learning Center; Bernadette
Please turn to p. 4
200 College Road
Gallup, NM 87301
Call 863-7738 to enroll in
Fall 2007 Community Education Classes.
Classes in Lifestyle Balance; Changing for Good, Finger Foods, Love Love Love, Dog Obedience, Beginning Crochet, Beginning Knitting,
Practical Beginning Sign Language, Dog Obedience Trainer/Instructor Lessons, Take Home Chef, Beginning/Advanced Silversmith, Beading, Advanced Navajo Weaving, Gift Basket and Bow Making, Beginners Computer, Saturday Beginners Computers, Excel Computer Class,
Saturday’s Excel Class, Resume Writing, Native Drum and Song, Navajo Philosophy of Learning & Growing.
NEW HIRES, Continued from p. 3
Fontenelle, program coordinator, Achieving the Dream;
Roger Nelson, custodian; Hassan Abassary, cook, Child
Care Center; Kara Herrguth, child development associate;
Lenette Sheyka, administrative assistant I, TRIO; Jana
Rivers-Norton, education specialist, TRIO; Shawn E.
Ashley, Tutor, College Learning Center; Kimberly Foutz,
manager, Child Care Operations; Patricia Holland,
accountant II; Elizabeth Pierson-Klugman, training and
development consultant; and Priscilla M. Diaz, library
services associate.
Photo by Versailles Benally
First Film Boot Camp A Critical Success
UNM-Gallup hosted its first Film Boot Camp for two weeks in
June, featuring classes such as writing, acting, directing, filming
and editing. Twenty students created their own films and hosted
a “premiere” of their movies at El Morro Theater. Among the
speakers and instructors were actor/director Gary Farmer; UNMGallup adjunct Melissa Henry; Dr. Patrick Horton, The Story
Coach, Los Angeles; Wendy Chapin, actress/director, Santa Fe;
Lisa Rodriguez, photographer; John Hendry, business agent for
IASTE Local Union 480, Santa Fe; Tim Knowles, Final Cut Pro,
Gallup; Rick Romancito, Filmmaker, Taos; and Mary Beahm,
computer lab, UNM-Gallup; Above, Pamela Stoval, associate
professor of communications and journalism and the organizer
of the event (foreground) said depending on funding, the boot
camp may be held again next year.
Way to A Good Future
Larson Manuelito Sr. conducted a “Way to a Good Future”
event on the first day of classes. This event, sponsored by
the Business Technology Department and organized by Chair
Elvira Stahn, was to bring harmony for the coming year.