UNM Taos News & Information

UNM-Taos Nursing Program Wishes to Invite You

2012-01-30T13:07:00.000-08:00

Public Notice of Upcoming Accreditation Review Visit by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc.

Announcement

UNM-Taos Nursing Program wishes to announce that it will host a site review initial accreditation of its Associate Degree in Nursing Program (ADN-RN).

You are invited to meet the onsite visiting team and share your comments about the program in person at a meeting scheduled on 2/22/12 from 3-4pm at UNM-Taos Klauer Campus, Room # TSPMH107. Please contact Linda Nowalk at 737-3745 for directions.

Written comments are also welcome and should be submitted directly to:

Dr. Sharon Tanner, Chief Executive Officer

National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission Inc.

3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850

Atlanta, GA 30326

or emal: sjtanner@nlnac.org

All written comments should arrive at the National League for Nursing, Inc. by February 14, 2012

Kathy Falkenhagen
MSN, RN
Chairperson and Director of Nursing
kfalkenh@unm.edu
575-737-3744

From the UNM Taos Website:

UNM-Taos Offers a two-year Nursing Program leading to an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN-RN) after the completion of pre-requisite courses. Upon completion of the program, the student will be eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nursing (NCLEX-RN). The program has final approval by the New Mexico State Board of Nursing and also has received Candidacy status from the National League of Nursing Accreditation Commission for National Accreditation.

Mission Statement
The UNM-Taos ADN-RN Nursing program, located in a rural setting in Northern New Mexico, develops professional nurses to be knowledgeable and competent in the caring for diverse populations.

What is the Nursing Program like? It is very demanding of the students’ time and energy. Students attend classes several days a week and are in clinical sites several days a week and possible weekends. The schedule changes every semester and due to clinical scheduling, students need to be available 7 days per week.

Students participating in the Nursing Program at UNM-Taos receive a state-of-the art, well rounded, hands on education. The program admits 16 students every 2 years. Since the class size is small, there is personal attention from a highly educated and experienced Nursing faculty. Clinical rotations are at Holy Cross Hospital and 19 other clinical sites in the surrounding area.

UNM Taos Library Newsletter Spring 2012

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The UNM Taos Library is looking forward to a beautiful new year. In the past year, thanks to our library supporters, we successfully passed GO Bond B which has been used for research databases as well as Mango Languages and Ancestry.com for our students and faculty. We look forward to the "Untold Stories" Literary Tour, El día de los niños/El día de los libros, book signings and other community events.

Love Your Library

Open House
Friday, February 10th
From 2 PM to 6 PM
UNM Taos Library, 115 Civic Plaza Dr.

February is Library Lovers’ Month all across the country.This is a time for everyone to recognize the value of librariesand to work to assure that the Nation's libraries will continueto serve.
Join us at the UNM Taos Library as we honor two celebratedauthors. Bonnie Lee Black will receive an award, from Gour-mand International this March in Paris, for her book “How toCook a Crocodile: A Memoir with Recipes.”
We will also be graced by author, translator, and teacherMirabai Starr, who will discuss her work and introduce herlatest project.
You are invited to gather with usto enjoy refreshments and cele-brate "Love your Library"month, so save the date.

Help Build Your Library’s Future
Together we can build education in Taos one adobe at atime.
Your gift to the UNM Taos Library is tax-deductible!Send your check, made payable to the UNM Taos Li-
brary. (Please write Building Fund in the memo.)
UNM-Taos Library
1157 County Road 110Ranchos de Taos, NM 87557
You can find more information online and support thecircle of giving at—www.unmtaosgiving.org

New UNM Taos News & Information App!

2012-01-18T08:48:00.000-08:00

The first UNM Taos App is available for iPhone and Android mobile devices. It feature news general information specifically for the UNM Taos Campus.

Some of the feature include:

Facebook feed for up to the minute news items like school delays and closures due to bad weather.
Google Calendar which lists our date related events like Student Government meetings, workshops and holidays.
Google map for directions to Klauer Campus.
Some of our newest videos updated regularly.
And of course the UNM Taos Blog articles where you are reading this now.

To top it off, the app is uses an internet connection to keep you up to date with the latest information without having to update the app itself. Communicating information to students was the focus of this app as a means to deliver information in as many forms as possible. All from a central source UNM Taos University Communications.

The UNM Taos App make a nice addition to our website But Did You Know About These Little Known Secrets of our Website:

Academic Calendar Important dates you need to know if you are a UNM Taos Student.
Campus Map where we have just uploaded a PDF version of Klauer Campus complete with room numbers to help you locate you class once you arrive on campus.
Areas of Instruction and complete Course Descriptions.
Download Helpful Handouts in PDF format like Admission Checklists, and How to apply for Financial Aid.
The Bus Schedule
And for you video snackers did you know UNM Taos has a YouTube Channel?

UNM-Taos Dean of Instruction

2012-01-17T10:34:00.000-08:00

This past summer Mr. James Gilroy announced his planned retirement from UNM-Taos effective the end of the Spring 2012 semester. Mr. Gilroy has done an excellent job over his many years at UNM-Taos as a faculty member, Academy Head and Dean of Instruction. We look forward to working with him over the next six months as he winds down his academic duties, and we wish him and his family all the best life has to offer. He will be greatly missed.

Dr. Randi Archuleta

It is now my pleasure to officially announce the appointment of Dr. Randi Archuleta as the new Dean of Instruction for UNM-Taos. Dean Archuleta has been on faculty here for more than eleven years. She has also been on faculty at the University of Maryland, the Claremont Colleges and elsewhere during her academic career. Many of you may know her from her service as Associate Dean of Instruction, her enthusiastic furthering of distance education and the support she has provided to many faculty in offering online courses. She has also served on numerous committees and is very active throughout the Taos community in educational endeavors.

Dean Archuleta can be reached at randia@unm.edu or 575-737-6226 beginning Tuesday, January 17. She we be located in the Deans office in Pueblo Hall East by next week. Mr. Gilroy can be reached at gilroy@unm.edu. He will relocate to the UNM-Taos offices at 115 Civic Plaza Drive until his retirement in June, 2012.

Again, please join me in thanking Jim Gilroy for his extraordinary service to UNM-Taos and please give your wholehearted support and a warm welcome to our new UNM-Taos Dean of Instruction, Dr. Randi Archuleta.

Kate ONeill,
Executive Director

Grantsmanship Workshop

2012-01-17T09:54:00.000-08:00

David Trujillo, Grants and Special Projects Officer for UNM-Taos, will be sharing his thirty-plus years of grant writing experience with the Taos community by offering a special Grantsmanship Workshop designed for the novice and experienced grant writer alike. Handouts will be provided for each session. The workshop is interactive, so if there is a project you are working on, bring it along! Space is limited, so register soon!

Date: Friday, February 17, 2012

Time: Session I 8:30am - 12:00pm Session II 12:30pm - 4:00pm

Location: UNM-Taos Klauer Campus 1157 County Rd 110* Padre Martinez Hall Room #107 *Just past the National Guard Armory on the left hand side

Registration Is Required. Space is limited!
Registration Fee: General Admission: $75.00** **Scholarships are available!

Non-profits: $25 UNM

Staff & Faculty: FREE

Contact: Anita Bringas 575-737-6227 abringas@unm.edu

Refreshments Served during each session

SESSION 1: “The World of Grants” 8:30am-12:00pm

This session is open to the public along with UNM staff, and will cover the basics of grant writing as well as information relevant to more experienced grant-seekers.

Topics will include:

Thinking like a professional proposal writer
Identifying the elements of a proposal
Reviewing and evaluating an actual proposal
Understanding how funding agencies think and how they make funding decisions
Researching potential funders on the internet

SESSION 2: “Grant Submission 101” 12:30-4:00 pm

Developed by and for UNM staff, this session will provide an overview of pre- and post-award requirements specific to UNM, as well as tips on navigating Banner and Cayuse for grant submission and reporting. All current project directors, principal investigators and other staff working on grants are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Before becoming Grants Officer for UNM-Taos, David Trujillo most recently served as the Dean for Grants Development and Special Initiatives at Northern New Mexico College, managing the College’s Grants-Seeking, Partnership and Special Projects activities. Prior to that, Mr. Trujillo was Interim President at Northern New Mexico College (2009-2010); Director of Grants and Sponsored Programs at New Jersey City University; and Director of Community and Special Projects at the University of Southern Colorado. Mr. Trujillo has thirty years of experience working with Hispanic Serving Institutions and has assisted over 25 colleges and universities obtain Title III and Title V funding. He has also worked extensively on K-16 partnership initiatives. His work in grants development and grants management has focused on using sponsored programs to bring about systemic change, primarily at the postsecondary level. During his career, Mr. Trujillo has been responsible for obtaining more than 150 million dollars in grants to institutions of higher learning. trujio9@unm.edu ~ 575-737-6246

Spring 2012 Scholarship Opportunities

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Daniel’s Opportunity Scholarship

4 - $500.00 Scholarships will be awarded for the Spring 2012 Semester

Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants must be a New Mexico Resident
Applicants must be enrolled in a degree or certificate program at UNM-Taos
Applicants who have earned an Associate or Bachelor degree are NOT eligible (unless otherwise dictated by scholarship)
Applicants must be enrolled full-time
Applicant must have a minimum of a 2.5 cumulative GPA (unless otherwise dictated by scholarship)
A 500 word essay on necessity of scholarship funds or on professional and personal aspirations

Preference will be given to those students who have been:
GED recipients,
Candidates from alternative and/or reform schools, juvenile diversion programs and/or justice centers, and state correction facilities; and
Adult students seeking to pursue an education later in life or those returning for a “second chance” at postsecondary education.
In addition to demonstrated financial need, primary criteria for scholarship consideration are a candidate’s academic promise (generally defined), maturity, character, leadership, perseverance, and commitment to community service.

To apply, please submit:

An official application, including a written essay, up to 500 words, on your personal and professional aspirations, and the supports and challenges you face in accomplishing your goals and dreams and in attaining a college education.

Chistine Apodaca Memorial Scholarhip
2 - $500 Scholarships will be awarded for the Spring 2012 Semester

Eligibility Criteria:

· Scholarship is intended for Single Mothers majoring in Art

· Applicants must be a New Mexico Resident
Applicants must be enrolled in a degree or certificate program at UNM-Taos
Applicants who have earned an Associate or Bachelor degree are NOT eligible (unless otherwise dictated by scholarship)
Applicants must be enrolled full-time
Applicant must have a minimum of a 2.5 cumulative GPA (unless otherwise dictated by scholarship)
A 500 word essay on necessity of scholarship funds or on professional and personal aspirations

UNM-TAA

2 - $500 Scholarships will be awarded for the Spring 2012 Semester

Eligibility Criteria:

· Must be a member of the UNM-TAA

· Applicants must be a New Mexico Resident
Applicants must be enrolled in a degree or certificate program at UNM-Taos
Applicants who have earned an Associate or Bachelor degree are NOT eligible (unless otherwise dictated by scholarship)
Applicants must be enrolled full-time
Applicant must have a minimum of a 2.5 cumulative GPA (unless otherwise dictated by scholarship)
A 500 word essay on necessity of scholarship funds or on professional and personal aspirations

** To apply to be a member of UNM-TAA visit: http://unmtaa.com/

Circle of Giving

2 - $500 Scholarships will be awarded for the Spring 2012 Semester

Eligibility Criteria:

· Applicants must be a New Mexico Resident
Applicants must be enrolled in a degree or certificate program at UNM-Taos
Applicants who have earned an Associate or Bachelor degree are NOT eligible (unless otherwise dictated by scholarship)
Applicants must be enrolled full-time
Applicant must have a minimum of a 2.5 cumulative GPA (unless otherwise dictated by scholarship)
A 500 word essay on necessity of scholarship funds or on professional and personal aspirations

Applications available at the Student Enrollment Department Deadline: January 20, 2012

New Student Orientation is January 5th

2012-01-04T08:32:00.000-08:00

Start the Year Off Right!
New Student Orientation is January 5th from noon to 4 p.m.,
Padre Martinez Hall on the UNM-Taos Klauer Campus

Take full advantage of a great opportunity: plan to attend the Spring, 2012 New Student Orientation on January 5. It’s the best way to learn your way around campus and get the inside information on financial aid, academic advising, how to enroll and much, much more. Advisors Damon Montclare and Bella Rodriguez will be there along with representatives from the Student Success office, CASA Tutoring, the Department of Instruction, the Business Office, Library and Student Government.

According to Kathy Spess, head of the free CASA tutoring services, NSO is a must for all incoming students and even for veteran scholars who need a little more information on how their community college is run. “New Student Orientation is the first step in building a strong foundation for your academic career,” Spess said. “It’s all free, and I urge everyone to take advantage of it.”

It’s a time to meet staff, faculty and fellow students in small group rotations that zero in on important areas of interest such as Lobo Web-CASA, academic advising, the Library and Bachelor and Graduate programs. Then we’ll take you on a tour of campus buildings so campus life won’t be quite so confusing on that all-important first day of class, January 17.

Please Join Us for New Student Orientation January 5th. That’s when your academic career really begins! For more information just call 737-3695 and we’ll be happy to answer any questions you might have.

Agenda:

12:00-12:30 Sign In

12:30-12:50 Welcometo New Students by Executive Director, Dr. Kate O’Neill

1:00-1:45 Staff Introductions:

CASA Tutoring

Dean of Instruction-James Gilroy

Associate Dean ofInstruction- Dr. Randi Archuleta

StudentSuccess- Amie Chavez-Aguilar

Student Enrollment-Patricia Gonzales

Admissions and TranscriptEvaluation- Vickie Alvarez

Financial Aid/ VA/Workstudy/Student Enrollment- Nikki Moyer

Business Office-Thomas Duran

Student Advisors-Bella Rodriguez & Damon Montclare

UNM Library – Kathleen Knoth & Enrico Trujillo

Bachelor& Graduate Programs- Mary Lutz & Allison Peters Kosiba

Physical Plant- Rudy Baca

UNM-Taos Kids Campus- Tracy Jaramillo

Early Childhood Resource Center- Brandy Corry

Family Resource Center- Kathy Coombs

UNM-Taos Student Government

1:45-2:10 Time Management Workshop– Daniel Gomez & Amy Sievers

2:10-2:30 Campus Tour

2:30-4:00 Group Rotations:

Academic Advisors- Bella Rodriguez & Damon Montclare

Lobo Web and Q & A- CASA – Daniel Gomez

Bachelor & GraduatePrograms- Mary Lutz & Allison Peters Kosiba

Library/ Net ID - Ana Pacheco

The Past Is Prologue

2012-01-01T13:26:00.000-08:00

By Bill Knief
As published in the Taos News December 27, 2011
Another year has come and gone, and once again it’s time to reflect on how far we have come at UNM-Taos, and where we stand today. I grew up at a time when being able to accurately decode Roman numerals was thought to be an essential component of the grade school curriculum. Now it’s only necessary if you own a really expensive European wrist watch (or replica) and even then you only have to go to XII. Education, to be effective, must constantly evolve.

In 2011 we brought on board a grants officer and a development director charged with attracting the funding we need to fully realize our mission of providing affordable, quality education to all who seek it in northern New Mexico. At the same time, the role of community colleges has been called into question.

“I think the times are changing,” Executive Director Dr. Kate O’Neill reflected. “With state budgets being cut throughout the country, people are looking for streamlined programs in education, and New Mexico is no exception. So they have begun the process of revising the funding formula for higher education. As a result we have had extensive budget cuts over the past three years, but the latest numbers indicate that the budget for New Mexico is stabilizing, and we are encouraged that we will not have to suffer additional cuts and layoffs. However, there are a lot of details still to be worked out having to do with dual enrollment, workforce development, and transfer students.”

In response to a more robust economy, it will be interesting to see if funding for education improves, or continues to decline to fit the ideology of the moment.

“Community colleges have a very robust, multi-part mission that needs to be better understood in Santa Fe,” O’Neill said. “Along with certificate and degree seekers we serve non-degree seeking students, lifelong learners and small business owners who may just want to take an Excel class for accounting purposes, or a Web design class to assist them in their business. This is significant because the Taos area has twice the national average of small businesses. Should those entrepreneurs count any less than other students?

“Under the new funding formula, we would not get the same level of credit for those students as those who get a certificate or degree, and that seems to be narrowing the mission of community colleges.

“We have accomplished a lot in the last year despite budget cuts and even some reduction of force here at UNM-Taos, O’Neill went on. “We received a four star rating for the UNM-Taos Kids’ Campus which we are very proud of. The Literacy Center was recognized as the best ABE-GED program in New Mexico, and as one of the state’s two newest branch campuses, UNM-Taos enrollment continues to grow. Our faculty member David Chavez received a prestigious award from the Department of Energy for his work at LANL, our Nursing Program is thriving and we continue to build partnerships throughout the region.”

O’Neill cited other successes in 2011. UNM-Taos received 3.9 million in individual and collaborative Title V grants that will help fund student retention and graduation initiatives, particularly in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) disciplines. Los Alamos National Laboratory doubled last year’s grant to $50,000 in recognition of our excellent staff and implementation at the community college level. The UNM-Taos bookstore went to an online service, and the bookstore space has been converted into a library outreach center for students in developmental studies, along with distance education training for faculty. UNM-Taos received monies for the Accelerate program supporting STEM curriculum to strengthen the computational skills so necessary to the workforce of tomorrow. Our federal delegation, Representative Ben Ray Lujan in particular, assisted in acquiring funds to equip classrooms with distance education technology and training for instructors.

“I think one size does not fit all when it comes to distance education, however,” O’Neill maintained. “We need to continue to look at best practices and to offer a variety of course options: some face-to-face, some totally online, and some hybrid courses that are a mix of classroom and online instruction. When you are talking about first-generation college students in particular, they really need advising, mentoring and tutoring services to help them navigate the system. Grant monies we have received will help us do that. As in previous years, the CASA Tutoring program provides assistance in English and math at no charge to students.”

This past year was filled with daunting challenges alongside hard-won successes. We look forward to 2012 with optimism; at this writing, three weeks before the start of the spring semester, well over 900 students have already enrolled in more than 8,100 credit hours of instruction. Now that’s really something for the Taos community to brag about.

UNM Taos Instructor Wins Gourmand International

2011-12-19T08:58:00.000-08:00

Taos, NM – December 18, 2011

Howto Cook a Crocodile: A Memoir with Recipes, by Taos author and UNM-Taosinstructor Bonnie Lee Black, has just received three prestigious awards from GourmandInternational. Her book’s awards were in the categories of Food Literature,African Cuisine (Gabon), and Charity and Community (North America).

The 16-year-oldorganization Gourmand International, headquartered in Madrid, Spain, publishesGOURMAND magazine and sponsors the Gourmand World Cookbooks Awards, held in adifferent world capital each year. The 2011 awards will be presented on March 6,2012, at the Folies Bergère in Paris, kicking off the weeklong Paris CookbookFair. Black plans to attend the awards ceremony and book fair in Paris.

Among theorganization’s stated objectives are “to reward and honor those who cook withwords,” and “to increase knowledge of, and respect for, food and wine culture,which promotes peace.” One of the jurors of the awards is Sara Baer-Sinnott, presidentof the Boston-based foundation Oldways Preservation & Exchange Trust.

Black, a formerwriter and editor in New York City, who also had her own catering businessthere for ten years, decided to leave New York and join the Peace Corps at theage of 50 in the mid-’90s. How to Cook a Crocodile is her accountof that time – from caterer to Manhattan’s elite to health-and-nutritionvolunteer in the rainforest of Gabon – written, as author Cherie Burns hasnoted, with “perspective, warmth, and wit.”

“We enter herworld,” says Burns of Black’s Crocodile,“with the initial thrill of discovery and then fall in love, as she did, withthe world she describes. What truly seduces us is experiencing it throughBlack’s fine prose and her expert storytelling.”

Like M.F.K.Fisher’s classic WWII-era book How toCook a Wolf, Black’s How to Cook aCrocodile comprises a lively, literary, present-day survival guide.

Bonnie Lee Blackis the author also of Somewhere Child(Viking Press) as well as the sequel to Crocodile,Patchwork: A Memoir of Mali, not yet published. Last September, Black’s Patchwork manuscript won first placein the Memoir Book category in the SouthWest Writers annual awards inAlbuquerque.

Black is an honorsgraduate of Columbia University in New York. She holds a blue-ribbon diplomafrom the New York Cooking School (now ICE) and also studied cooking at LaVarenne École de Cuisine, then in Paris. In 2007 she earned an MFA in CreativeWriting from Antioch University in Los Angeles. She now teaches in both theEnglish and Culinary Arts departments at UNM-Taos. For more information, go to www.bonnieleeblack.com.

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Fall 2012 Nursing Class TEAS V and CPR info

2011-11-16T14:00:00.001-08:00

Fall 2012 Nursing Class TEAS V and CPR information

What is the TEAS 5.0 AND-RN Entrance Exam?The TEAS 5.0 (Test of Essential Academic Skills) was developed to measure basic essential skills in the academic content area domains of Reading, Mathematics, Science, and English and Language Usage. These entry level skills were deemed important for nursing programs applicants by a panel of nursing program curriculum experts.

Log onto www.atitesting.com and set up an account with ATI by clicking Create New Account and following screen prompts. Print out a copy of your ATI assigned number and bring it with you on test day.

What kind of test is it?

The TEAS 5.0 is a 170-item, four-option, multiple choice assessment.

Reading	40 items(questions)	50 minutes
Mathematics	45 items	56 minutes
Science	30 items	38 minutes
English and Language Usage	55 items	65 minutes
Total	170 items	209 minutes

When and where is the TEAS 5.0administered?

Jan. 20, 2012 1-5pm

Jan. 27, 2012 1-5pm

Feb. 10, 2012 1-5pm

Testing will takeplace in the computer lab at Klauer campus (TC TECH 102)

Cost is $25 by creditor debit card only

Scrap paper will beprovided

No food or drinks inthe computer room

Schedule with LindaNowalk at 575-737-3745 or lnowalk@unm.edu

Howmuch time do I need to plan to take the assessment?

The test is scheduled in four- one hour blocks. Each section is timed. Testingwill begin on time. Pleasearrive fifteen minutes early. No late admissions.

How do I prepare for the TEAS 5.0?
For a complete student preparation package, the TEAS 5.0 OnlinePractice Assessment and the TEAS 5.0 Study manual may be purchased aswww.atitesting.com/onlinestore.

How many times can I take the test?

You may take the test twice within a year's time. Thebenchmark to apply to the UNM-Taos Nursing program is 64.

How do I know what I made on the TEAS 5.0?
You may retrieve your scores by going to www.atitesting.com and enter your nameand ATI ID#. Go to My ATI, then you will be able to access your ATItranscript and print a copy.

CPR/BLSfrom the American Heart Association

Feb. 3, 2012 12-5pm

Feb. 17, 2012 12-5pm

Feb. 24, 2012 12-5pm

All classes will be held at UNM-Taos School of NursingClassroom at the med center

Pleasearrive 15 minutes early. No late admissions.

$50 cash or check made out to John Duncan. No credit cards.

Schedule with Linda Nowalk at 575-737-3745 orlnowalk@unm.edu

UNM-Taos Library Newsletter Nov, 15 2011

2011-11-16T09:11:00.001-08:00

This is the last bi-monthly newsletter for 2011 so therefore, we wanted to remind our readers that the primary focus has been to highlight the print subscriptions the UNM-Taos Library has available to read in-house, or check out and take home. There are approximately 50 titles to help you keep up with local news or global news, to help with homework or to curl up with by the fire at home.

It has been quite a year for YOUR community college library. We continue to provide that personal touch 67 hours a week to our patrons as well as taking on many projects to better serve our UNM-Taos students and faculty, and the community-at-large.

A big project was just completed by the small team of Ana Pacheco, assistant librarian, and Enrico Trujillo, library information specialist, with the help of Peter Callan with the Water Institute . The courtyard at the Civic Plaza Drive campus has been transformed with planters, benches, and a mural by George Chacón. We’ve all heard “It takes a village to...” and Ana, Enrico and Peter put that principle to work enlisting our locals who are on probation through the District Attorney’s office to perform their community service here on our campus, requesting some support from the UNM-Taos Student Government, bringing in the expertise from family members like Kevin McCourt and local nurseries in town, and even soliciting Mark Goldman’s dual credit blueprint reading and carpentry classes to design and build planter benches. It was a group effort that will have a positive effect on everyone who comes on campus for many years to come.

Another very positive project that is coming to fruition due to the efforts of just a few folks with lots of energy and enthusiasm is the transformation of the old bookstore space across from the campus café in Pueblo Hall at the Klauer campus. This space is currently being referred to as the Student Resource Center because as Pam Brody, director of Developmental Studies program and Academic Success area, states, “it serves the whole student”. This area will provide everything from a copy machine for student use to mentoring to assistance with online information. A satellite library area is situated in this new space as well as the H.E.L.P center and a WebCt tutor. We will have an official “opening” in the near future but stop in anytime to see how we can be of assistance.

George Chacón Mural Dedication

2011-10-27T14:06:00.000-07:00

Invitation: November 9th, 3:00-5:30pm

The UNM-Taos Library is hosting a dedication of a public mural by George Chacón and a reception highlighting the newly beautified entry/courtyard at 115 Civic Plaza Drive. The public is invited to join the UNM-Taos community for the dedication on November 9 from 3:00- 5:30pm at the UNM-Taos Library. The reception will include refreshments and music. Sponsored by the UNM-Taos Water Institute and UNM-Taos Student Government, muralist George Chacón and a team of community volunteers have transformed a harsh, unshaded area into a welcoming, plant-filled courtyard. It all started when a group of UNM-Taos employees commented on the lack of a welcoming atmosphere for the students. The project began with a few planters and led to a community collaboration that has taken on a life of its own. Native trees and shrubs, a colorful mural, shade sails, and rain-water catchment systems now make the entry/courtyard an inviting area for students and community members. Students of Mark Goldman, who teaches dual credit UNM classes at Taos High School, are designing and building garden planter boxes with more benches. The greening of the courtyard serves as an example of promoting effective and meaningful sustainable landscape methods. Public art supporting water awareness compliments the systems installed to provide water for the new plants. The committee of Ana Pacheco, UNM-Taos Assistant Librarian, Enrico Trujillo, Library Information Specialist and Peter Callan, UNM-Taos Water Institute work-study student, coordinated the community assistance. Bob Pederson of Tierra Lucero donated compost for the planters, Tomás Trujillo responded with volunteers from the 8th Judicial District Attorney’s office Pre- Prosecution Diversion Program, and other community members donated time and labor.

Ana Pacheco, Library Specialist III
UNM-Taos Library
575-737-6242

WebCT Tutoring Available To Students

2011-10-19T08:57:00.000-07:00

As of today, Monday 17th we will have WebCT tutoring
available to students Monday thru Friday. We hope that
this will enable faculty with WebCT based or enhanced
classes to spend less time teaching WebCT and to provide a
resource to students who are unfamiliar with the platform.
Kelsey Eisenberg, the WebCT tutor, may be reached at
575-737-3753 or at webtaos@unm.edu.

What is WebCT?

Open your classroom to the world with a course management package that offers a range of easy-to-use tools to assist faculty in teaching Web-enhanced courses or in teaching courses entirely online.

WebCT's "teach your way" philosophy gives you many customizable features:

Discussion forums
Live chat and whiteboard
Grade book
Student presentations
Image database
Assignment dropbox
Audio and video
Quizzes and surveys
Internal private mail
Course calendar
Syllabus
Private group discussions
Selective release of many features
Glossary
Searchable content nodules with tables of contents, bookmarking, and progress tracking

Fall 2011 2nd 8-week courses

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Lower Division

2nd 8-week courses

available at UNM-Taos

2nd 8-week session begins October 17 and ends December 16.

Arts & Sciences
41787 ARSC 198 800 Freshman Seminar Topics 3 TR 9:00-11:30 TCTECH 101 Brody, P
41788 ARSC 198 801 T: Personal Financial Literacy 3 TF 1:00-3:30 TBA Petrokubi, A

Communication & Journalism
23356 CJ 130 800 Public Speaking 3 MW 12:00-2:30 TSPH 126 MacNaughton, A

Introductory Studies-English
43083 ISE 098 801 Basic Writing & Reading Skills 3 WF 9:00-11:30 TSPH 129  Brody, P
43084 ISE  099  801 English Fundamentals 3 WF 9:00-11:30 TSPH 129 Brody, P
43085 ISE 100 802 Essay Writing 3  WF 9:00-11:30 TSPH 129 Brody, P

Mathematics
43228 MATH 110 800 Prob in Elements of Calculus 1 M 2:00-3:00 TSPMH 115 Ragland, T

Media Arts
43229 MA 216 803 T: Adv. Video Production Internship 3 ARR ARR ARR Moya, L

Music
24690 MUS 110 800 Group Voice II 1 R 5:15-6:55 TIVA Sandoval, T

Political Science
41999 POLS 240 800 International Politics 3 MW 9:00-11:30 TSPH 126 Sanders, B

Sociology
42635 SOC 101 802 Introduction to Sociology 3 T 3:00-5:30 TSPH 121 Sanders, B

University
42952 UNIV 101 802 Sem: Intro to UNM and Higher Education 3 TR 3:00-5:30 TCTECH 101 Powlesland, R

For additional information, contact UNM Taos at 575-737-6200.

Upper Division
2nd 8-week courses

Hello, Students!

Do you need one more class this semester? 2nd 8 week classes begin OCTOBER 17th! We are offering some great ones this semester!

Bill Whaley's ENGL 423: "Advanced Creative Writing Nonfiction" will give you the opportunity to polish up any papers you are working on for other classes, and Barri Sanders' SOC 398 will discuss "Post-War Society."

These are just a couple that we have to offer! Please see the attached flyer for additional information, including dates, times, and CRN's!

REMEMBER - CLASSES START OCTOBER 17TH!!!

As always, please call us if you have any questions!

Thanks!

Allison Peters Kosiba

Academic Advisor
Educational Site Coordinator
University of New Mexico-Taos
Bachelor and Graduate Programs
through Extended University

Phone: (575) 758-2828

A free public lecture by Patrice Repar, DMA

2011-10-17T14:29:00.000-07:00

South Africa Meets the South West: Arts-in-Medicine Abroad
A free public lecture by Patrice Repar, DMA

The SMU-in-Taos & UNM-Taos Lecture Series presents a lecture with Patrice Repar

Wednesday, October 19th from 7 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. at the Taos Community Auditorium.

For more information call (575) 737-6242.

South Africa Meets the South West: Arts-in-Medicine Abroad is an ongoing series of projects designed to explore and develop the role of creativity and the arts in healing and health care at home and abroad. A thriving collaboration that began in 2007, the program engages artists and health care professionals from New Mexico and South Africa in various forms of exchange including performances, conference presentations, clinical studies, and a new study abroad course. The interactive performance-lecture composed for the UNM Taos/SMU-in-Taos Lecture Series will include the results of a 3-month study recently completed at South Coast Hospice in KwaZulu Natal.

Profile: Patricia Ann Repar, DMA is a composer of contemporary chamber music and electronic soundscapes; performed narratives, original instruments and vocal improvisatory structures; video documentaries and recorded oral histories; installations in medical environments and site-specific work; and performance experiments in health education. Dr. Repar has been featured as a guest composer, performer, and educator throughout the United States and Canada as well as in parts of the United Kingdom, South America, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Australia. As an Associate Professor in the departments of Music and Internal Medicine (section of Integrative Medicine) at The University of New Mexico Dr. Repar teaches music composition and arts-in-medicine. She founded and currently directs Arts-in-Medicine: Healing and the Humanities, a program designed to enhance healing and health care through arts-based clinical service, education, community outreach, and international exchange. Sometimes referred to as a ‘living installation’ the program employs musicians, dancers, writers, visual artists and body workers who engage patients, their families, and healthcare professionals throughout UNM Hospitals (UNMH) in creative encounters of a rejuvenating, transformative, and educational nature. Since the fall of 2007 Dr. Repar has been working with health care professionals and artists in Africa to further develop and expand the role of arts in healing and health care.

David Trujillo, UNM-Taos Grants Officer

2011-10-12T15:35:00.000-07:00

By Bill Knief
As published in The Taos News
October 7, 2011

David Trujillo is the newest addition to the UNM-Taos administrative team. He is now our grants officer, doing whatever needs to be done to secure and manage the funds which are crucial to our survival as a dynamic and effective institution. Mr. Trujillo is not new to the field. His career spans 37 years of grant experience in higher education, and in that time he has brought in over 130 million dollars for various educational institutions throughout the country. I asked him what accounted for this remarkable track record.

“People ask me what my percentage of success is, and I have no idea,” he said. “The secret of a good track record is simply that you persist. You just keep working on it, and you learn from your failures, because we all have them; it’s hard, complicated work. Since 1977 I have been working on grants, sponsored programs and grant management. ‘Getting money to do good things’---that’s what I prefer to call it.

“Grants are all about change. Think about it---why would someone give you money to do what you are doing anyway? That’s your job. Grants, particularly federal grants, are expressions of public policy. For instance, with Title V grants, the government sets aside money through a specific law and it says we believe in Hispanic serving institutions because that is a public policy goal and they should be stronger. They are underfunded and they need strength in the areas of student services, academic programs, administrative capabilities---all these areas that are defined into law. They say, you figure out how you can do that and we will invest in you. So at the end of the five year grant you are better, stronger, bigger, faster, right? They give you money to do something different, or better, or to serve people you are not serving. That’s what they want you to do.”

Trujillo’s most recent port of call was Espanola, where he worked for six years at Northern New Mexico Community College. I asked him what brought him to Taos.

“I have never lived in Taos, but this has always been the place where I feel most at home. My great, great grandfather ran a horse trading business out of the old adobe building with the long portal on Ranchitos Road, the one where Overland Sheepskin got its start. That house actually dates back to 1742. My dad was born there, and my family’s history goes back to the mid 19th century in Taos. I love this place.

In 2010 UNM-Taos just missed getting a Title V grant. But this year there was not enough money in the fund to do a full competition, so the government funded down the next best grants, and we were one of only 14 institutions that received funds this year. It will provide 2.7 million dollars over the next five years.

“This is very important for us,” Trujillo said. “The grant supports things like developmental studies and strengthening the library---things that contribute directly to student success, at a time when the state is changing the funding formula to reflect outcomes rather than enrollment. That’s the kind of initiative I like to work on, because it helps people get through the system and makes sure they have the support they need to succeed.

“I grew up poor. Mine was the first generation in my family to go to college. I didn’t even know anyone who had gone to college. The only white collar role models I had were teachers, so I thought of teaching as a white collar path. So now I’ve spent my whole career trying to change colleges so they can help students that are like me: that need the step up, that need the extra help, the opportunity.

“If you look at how people around here have performed on paper, in school, they might not have done so well. But there’s nothing wrong with the gene pool. There are all kinds of really, really smart people out there with a lot of potential. We just have to make sure we give them the access and the opportunity so that they can do well.

“Education prepares you to live a life, as opposed to just making a living. Higher education should try to educate people broadly, so that they can go into productive fields like healthcare, teacher education, and entrepreneurial activities of all kinds. That’s what is going to make the economy better in northern New Mexico and in this country: people creating jobs by doing good work.”

Advising Transfer Day

2011-09-29T16:14:00.000-07:00

The size of the UNM-Albuquerque campus is vast and the large number of students on campus can be overwhelming. Who do you turn to? Can you ask questions without any stigmas? If so, where do you go and who do you ask? As freshmen, you are introduced to all of the nuances and instruments needed to be successful at the UNM-Albuquerque Campus. As Branch Campus Transfer students, it may feel as though you are left to weather the storm alone.

The goal of Advising Transfer Day is to demystify the transfer process. This way when you do venture onto Main Campus, you have a contact and a safe place to ask questions and someone to turn to for information and resources.

The University of New Mexico-Taos is proud to host Advising Transfer Day this Thursday October 6th 2011 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. in the lobby of Padre Martinez Hall.

For this event, University of New Mexico Admissions Officers and Academic Advisors will visit the UNM-Taos Klauer Campus to answer your questions about transferring from UNM-Taos to UNM-Albuquerque. You will be provided with information about transition to Main Campus and the application of college credits toward a four-year baccalaureate degree.

Julie Bustamante and Cameron Langner from the College of Arts and Sciences will be on campus to help start the transfer process. They will look at your degree audit, talk about necessary curriculum, give you a brief overview of what resources are available to you, and help alleviate any unnecessary anxiety…all essential components of a successful transfer and tenure at UNM! Julie has 42 years of UNM experience and loves working with Branch students. Her energy and attention to detail make her the most knowledgeable resource on campus. Cameron has an extensive knowledge of admissions, financial aid regulations, and the struggles that transfer students face. As a UNM alum, she can give you the inside scoop on classes and the best places to study.

Mark Cramer will also be attending this event from the Admissions and Recruitment Offices of Main Campus will advise on how to apply and be admitted to Main Campus for the Spring 2012 semester. He will also waive the $20.00 application fee.

Michael Green, Transition Advisor from the Anderson School of Management will answer questions regarding pre-admission requirements for the Bachelors in Business Administrative Program. He will also be able to talk about the different concentrations available at the Anderson School.

Kyle Beenhouwer will be on site to represent University College. University College is a holding place for students who have not yet completed their prerequisites to get admitted into their degree college. Before students transfer to Main Campus, they should meet with Kyle in order to map out future course-work. Kyle will assist you in making the best curriculum decisions towards completing your academic goals.

Students interested in attending the event should bring transcripts from all post-secondary institutions they have attended in order to maximize their experience. If you are not ready to apply at this time, you are welcome to come and talk with an Academic Advisor, and explore how you may be able to build upon the college work you have already completed. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, October 6th!

Old Forest Service Building

2011-09-29T16:12:00.000-07:00

Known locally as the “Old Forest Service Building,” the UNM-Taos administrative offices at 115 Civic Plaza Drive were built in the WPA era and served as the US Forest Service, Carson National Forest Supervisor’s office until the current Forest Service building was erected on Cruz Alta Street in the early seventies. Now owned by the Town of Taos and leased to UNM-Taos, the solid adobe structure houses the Executive Director and Operations Manager offices as well as the Graphics, Design and Web Manager, the Public Relations Coordinator, Development Director and Grants Manager.

Toward the rear of the complex, former garages have been converted to house the UNM-Taos Library, The Literacy Center serving GED, Adult Education and English as a Second Language students, the Water Institute, the Southwest Research Center, a student lounge, several computer labs and a video production studio.

College and Career Prep Starts Now

2011-09-26T07:53:00.000-07:00

As published in the Taos News 09-22-11
By Bill Knief

From Left, College and Career Prep coaches Mayra Gutierrez,

Mireya Rodriguez, Nicole Romero, Andrew E. Gonzales and Julian Suazo will

be on Taos Plaza at 2 p.m. September 24 to support the Walk For

Nonviolence and talk with high school students.

UNM-Taos is already a month into the fall semester, and students are settling into a routine of class work and homework in addition to their family, personal and professional responsibilities. They have adjusted to having more online and hybrid courses this semester, and overall, the transition to an online bookstore has gone smoothly.

At the same time the UNM-Taos College and Career Prep Program has already launched into their mission to increase the number of area high school graduates attending colleges and universities. Over the past four years the Title V-supported program has served 1,262 high school seniors with an overall higher education attendance rate of 74 percent, compared to a statewide rate of only 35 percent. Currently in the fifth year of a federal, five year Title V Hispanic Serving Institution grant through the Department of Education, funding is tenuous but program director Juan Montes and five work studies continue to assist high school students in moving forward with their lives.

“It’s really about reviving kids’ dreams and affirming them,” Montes said, “and then grounding students in the reality that if they are serious, they are going to have to develop what we call ‘achievement ideology’. That means attendance in school, doing the work, preparing for exams, taking exams and finishing successfully. We stress that their GPA is critical. Now you have to have a minimum of a 2.5 GPA to qualify for the New Mexico Lottery Scholarship, and the only way they are going to do that is to show up, prepare for tests and succeed in their courses. It’s all about how much you are willing to invest, and how serious you are.

“We also think parental involvement is key. We want the seniors and their parents to know where they are going and how they are going to pay for it. If the parents know their accessibility and their affordability, they are more likely to support their student.”

“What the work studies do is go into the schools---Taos, Penasco, Questa, Vista Grande, Chrysalis---and do a presentation on the importance of college,” explained Nicole Romero, Training Coordinator. “We individualize it. We work with them one on one to gain that relationship with them. If they need career exploration we put them on a computer-based program to look into various occupations. If they need help finding different colleges, we work with them on that; we are not biased toward UNM. We give them information on scholarships, financial aid, admissions applications, whatever they need. It’s custom-made for each individual because all of them have different needs. That’s what makes it work.”

According to Montez, “If we can get kids to identify with our coaches, see them as role models, the students begin to understand that we are on their side, and that if the coaches can do it, they can too. That’s a big ingredient in our success, and we can replicate this program anywhere. Title V doesn’t just benefit Hispanic students. It has been responsible for a lot of the UNM-Taos infrastructure throughout the ten years it has helped build the college.”

“It’s hard work. Sometimes it’s frustrating.” Romero explained. “But when you work with a student all semester and they keep telling you they’re not going to college, it isn’t for them, and they walk away with a scholarship and end up going to college, that’s what makes our job worthwhile. We teach life skills---tenacity, focus, the ability to work hard and hold on to your dream---not just college prep.”

September 24 at 2 p.m. the College and Career Prep staff will be on Taos Plaza supporting the Walk for Nonviolence and this year’s focus on youth. They would be glad to visit with you.

Fall Harvest Festival

2011-09-21T10:39:00.000-07:00

The Taos Harvest Partnership, in conjunction with UNM-Taos and SMU in Taos, present the:

Fall Harvest Festival

Sunday, September 25, 2011
10:00am – 4:00pm
UNM-Taos Klauer Campus
1157 County Road 110
Ranchos de Taos

Please join us for this FREE event, which will be a day of food, fun and outreach involving:

Local Food
Sustainability-Related Informational Booths
Live Music and Other Family Friendly Performances - Including Rudy Baca’s UNM-Taos All-Star Band
Arts & Crafts Booths
Games and Activities for Kids (including art activities and a yak!)
and the Following Sustainability Workshops:

Outdoor workshops will be held on the lawn by the horno in front of the Art Building/Fred Peralta Hall

Indoor workshops will be held in a classroom in Padre Martinez Hall

Louis Elias Moya, J.D.
Director of Development
UNM-Taos

Phone: (575) 737-3737
moya@unm.edu


	11:00 – 12:00pm: Water Catchment – to be held outdoors: Ben Maddox/Outdoor Solutions The presentation will include a discussion of various water catchment options and a demonstration of the UNM-Taos water feature at the Kid’s Campus. Rainwater harvesting, collecting rainwater from impervious surfaces and storing it for later use, is a technique that has been used for millennia. Rainwater reuse offers a number of benefits. Harvesting Wild Foods & Wild Medicine – to be held in classroom: John Duncan/UNM-Taos Faculty and Oso Negro School The workshop will be a discussion on the availability and diversity of nourishing wild plants in the Taos area. Examples of local wild foods will be shown as well as a short demonstration on recipes involving these foods.
	12:15 – 1:15pm: Independence with Solar Energy – to be held outdoors: Donia Meddings/Enlightend Energy Empowering people to become as energy-independent as possible by educating anyone interested in solar energy as to their options and working with them to find an affordable system. Also, teaching existing system owners how to maintain and keep their systems healthy. Preserving Herbs – to be held in classroom: Lucy McCall/Avala Mesa Miracles We will have demonstrations of herb drying as well as making oils and extracts. Also, usage of a few wild weeds will be discussed.
	1:30 – 2:30pm: Making Adobe Bricks – to be held outdoors: Alice Ko Learn the traditional natural building technique of making adobe bricks using clay, sand, and straw, without the use of cement additives or machines. The demonstration will walk you through the steps involved for making a solid brick which can then be used to build with, in a variety of ways. Harvesting Your Roots/Genealogy – to be held in classroom: Nita Murphy/Southwest Research Center A workshop to help you find your ancestor's place in history. Charts and helpful hints to help you work on your family genealogy. Marriage and Baptism records from 1701 for Pueblo and Spanish families are among the many records to consult for Taos County. Harvest your roots from the census, civil war, family tree and other historical records.
	2:45 – 3:45pm: Build A House With Bags: The Basics of Earthbag Construction – to be held outdoors: Susan Sims/UNM-Taos Faculty and Illuminated Manuscripts, and Alyssa Webley Join us to learn about how you can build a sturdy, beautiful house inexpensively with earthbags. We will discuss the many reasons why it's an excellent choice for owner-builders with little or no construction experience and a limited budget, and we'll go over the basic tools and methods used. You'll also get to see some examples of what finished earthbag houses look like. Locally Grown Foods – to be held in classroom: Zippy White/chef, Taos Inn This is a talk about farm to table and what that looks like from a restaurant perspective. Developing relations with farmers, menu development, pricing and pros and cons of local vs big agro distributors

Library Newsletter Fall 2011

2011-09-16T10:38:00.000-07:00

Fired-up for fall

Sept.15, 2011 Volume 4, Issue 5

A large crowd gathers at the TCA for the lecture series.

In the last newsletter we provided detailed information about the annual Fall Lecture Series co-sponsored by UNM-Taos and SMU-in-Taos. The series is off to a great start with over 200 in attendance at Dr. Greg Cajete’s lecture on Native American Astronomy. Coming right around the corner is our weeklong harvest celebration. This idea is an outgrowth from last year’s lecture series where the most well-attended evening was the night where agriculture and local food production was on the menu. From that we decided to offer a variety of workshops for people to be able to focus on particular interests which then grew to the idea of a whole festival.

The Wednesday, September 21st lecture at the TCA will feature Miguel Santistevan who has a BS in Biology, an MS in Ecology and is a PhD candidate in Biology. He has titled his talk, “Models for Survival in Uncertain Times: traditional agriculture, acequias, and food security”. If that doesn’t satisfy your appetite on Sunday, September 25th from 10am-4pm the T aos Harvest Partnership is sponsoring a Fall Harvest Festival at the UNM-Taos Klauer campus from 10am- 4pm. There will be food, music, activities, vendor booths and a number of workshops to choose from. The menu of workshops includes water catchment, solar energy, earthbag home construction, preserving herbs, picking wild foods, selling locally grown food to restaurants, adobe brick making, and “finding your roots” genealogy research tips.

The entertainment line-up includes Juan Rivera, aka “Taos Crooner”, and performances you won’t see every day from the likes of UNM-Taos All-Stars and the Taos High School “Earthletes”.

The last ingredient in this weeklong harvest celebration is the Sept. 28th Harvest Reception: “ A T aste of T aos” being held in the beautiful setting at SMU-in-Taos, Ft. Burgwin . This will be an evening to experience dishes prepared from locally grown produce while being entertained by the Taos High School Poetry Slam performers and also, a piano recital by CJ Bernal from Taos Pueblo.

The mission of the Taos Harvest Partnership is “to integrate people and resources related to environmental sustainability in T aos County and beyond in order to strengthen and celebrate our collective efforts to live in harmony with the earth and each other, both locally and globally. As we harvest the many resources we already enjoy, we also sow the seeds for a healthier and stronger future.”

To segue from that, we want our community to always remember that this is YOUR community college library and we are here to help you plant the seeds of research and information, help you fertilize them by providing instruction, and guide you through the process of harvesting the information and resources. The UNM-T aos library can provide workshops for your class, your organization or your business. Contact us to see how we can “strengthen and celebrate our collective efforts” and help you “harvest the many resources” available to you through the library.

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3rd annual Fall lecture Series

2011-09-08T07:48:00.000-07:00

Lectures are held at the Taos Center for the Arts Community Auditorium. All events are free and open to the public. Lectures begin every Wednesday at 7:00pm, followed by a question and answer period from 8:00pm to 8:30pm.

Schedule of Events
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Sept. 7 - "Native American Astronomy: An Indigenous Perspective of Science" - Greg Cajete, Ph.D.
Sept. 14 - "Stories Along the High Road y Mas Alla" - Levi Romero
Sept. 21 - "Models for Survival in Uncertain Times" - Miguel Santistevan
Sept. 28 - Harvest Reception: "A Taste of Taos" - The Auditorium at Fort Burgwin, SMU-in-Taos campus /Not at the TCA
Oct. 5 - "What Happens When ..." - Dr. Woohoo
Oct. 12 - "The Internal Language of Art - Jeremy McDonnell
Oct. 19 - "South Africa Meets the Southwest: Arts-in-Medicine Abroad" - Patrice Repar, DMA
Oct. 26 - "50 Billion! - The Search for Life in the Universe" - Val Landi
Nov. 2 - "African Diaspora" - Rich Sanders
Nov. 9 - "History & Identity: Perspectives of a Native Teacher" - Glenabah Martinez, Ph.D.

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Lectures are held at the Taos Center for the Arts Community Auditorium.
All events are free and open to the public.
Lectures begin every Wednesday at 7:00pm, followed by a question and answer period from 8:00pm to 8:30pm.

The purpose of the ten week SMU/UNM-Taos Lecture Series is to share information and ideas about the Taos area – its diverse history, culture, agriculture, arts, mythos, and terrain – with local residents and visitors. We do this through a series of Wednesday evening lectures given by invited speakers who have in-depth knowledge and experience about one or more of these aspects of Taos. Many of the Lectures are enhanced with visual presentations and will appeal to both young people and adults.

The goal is to have those in attendance gain deeper appreciation of Taos and, more broadly, to strengthen our community bonds and stimulate dialogue and reflection among faculty, students and the wider community.

One week in the series is dedicated tot the Fall Harvest Festival – a celebration with music, food, dance, performances, and demonstrations.

The lectures are free and open to all members of the community.

For more information call 575.737.6242.

www.taoslecture.com

Comedy Show Fundraiser

2011-09-06T14:02:00.000-07:00

The UNM-Taos Alumni Association will be the beneficiary of a comedy show fundraiser Friday September 9, 2011 from 7pm-8:30pm at the Hotel Don Fernando de Taos, at 1005 Paseo del Pueblo Sur.

The headlining performer will be "Wolfman" Raymon Ponce de Leon, who was voted "Funniest Person in the Texas Panhandle," and has shared the stage with the likes of George Lopez and Paul Rodriguez. The feature performer will be Marianna Marchenko - "The Raunchy Russian"! Comedy show promoter Marc Kaplan of Taos will be the emcee.

Money raised for the UNM-TAA helps to support UNM-Taos and higher education in Taos County and Northern New Mexico.

Doors to the Don Fernando Restaurant, where each comedy show is held, open at 6:30pm.

Cover charge at the door is $10 with 100% of the profits going to the UNM-TAA.

There will likely be some adult language and the show is for those 21 and older.

Dining before and during the show is welcome. There will be drink specials.

For more information contact Louis Moya, Director of Development, UNM-Taos at (575) 737-3737 or Hotel Don Fernando de Taos Director of Sales Shirley Mondragon (575) 758-4444.

UNM Taos Has Switched to an Online Book Supplier

2011-08-22T10:25:00.000-07:00

Students of University of New Mexico - Taos: At University of New Mexico - Taos, we want to make sure you continuously receive the best in education. To help us deliver on this goal, we work closely with our textbook partner, MBS Direct, to guarantee that you and all students have the correct course materials. MBS Direct was carefully selected to deliver the best value for you and to ensure peace of mind because course materials are specific to your class schedule, with no hidden costs. .

A few of other benefits you receive from MBS Direct:

The nation's largest inventory of used books for cost savings
All orders shipped in a timely manner
Multiple payment options
100% return policy for 14 days
Excellent, U.S. based customer service by phone or email

We look forward to another exciting semester and encourage you to take advantage of the benefits provided by our online bookstore http://t aos.unm.edu/bookstore

Faculty and Staff:

MBS Direct is our institution's official textbook supplier and guarantees to provide our school with the appropriate resources and services to not only leave you, our valued faculty, well-equipped to perform your job, but to also provide overall satisfaction to students and our institution.

MBS Direct developed an online textbook adoption resource that will simplify textbook adoptions and eliminate annoying paperwork. You have access to a Web site developed by MBS Direct to streamline the process it takes to acquire teacher editions.

In addition to the aforementioned benefits, we're also committed to your students:

Students order textbooks through a user-friendly, online bookstore

MBS Direct guarantees to ship course materials accurately, and efficiently with 99.2% of all course materials shipped before classes begin

Students may call or email MBS Direct's Customer Contact Center 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

The nation's leading buyback program to offer top-dollar for used textbooks*

A Guaranteed Buyback Program for our top-selling titles to list the buyback amount while the parent or student is purchasing the textbook*

MBS Direct is dedicated to keeping the cost of textbooks and course materials low for our students. Through its

Customer Loyalty Program, it can offer more money at buyback for returning students. The aforementioned

Guaranteed Buyback Program will allow students to budget for the entire academic term because they'll know the true cost of owning that particular textbook title. Finally, MBS Direct maintains the nation's largest inventory of money-saving used books.

Please contact the Bookstore at 737-6266 with any questions regarding MBS Direct.

Public Art Lecture "Call and Response"

2011-08-22T09:20:00.000-07:00

UNM Taos faculty member Jeremy McDonnell will be giving a public lecture at the Harwood Museum of Art next Sunday August 28th at 3 PM. The lecture is titled Call and Response - Meeting the old, Making the new. The lecture will be held in the Arthur Bell Auditorium.

Typically a lecture requires an additional cost but the Harwood is allowing a number of groups to attend for free. The lecture will be Free to currently enrolled UNM Taos Students, to Members of the Harwood Museum Alliance and free with museum admission. Museum admission is free to Taos County residents every Sunday!

A pdf flyer about the lecture is attached. Please feel free to copy and give it to anyone that may have interest. Any and all are welcome.

As for the content, the lecture will be a lively presentation of the historical forces at work within the Nod Nod Wink Wink exhibition and an illuminating look into the subtle conversation going on among artists both living and long dead. Contemporary art and ideas at play!

The exhibition is richly multifaceted. It is conceptual art but it also includes minimal and post-minimal works. Moreover - these distinctions are tested within the show. Artists clearly make objects that test these terms, pushing and pulling at the boundaries they imply, mashing them up while seeking a new way through the weight of the art history.

Jeremy will use dual images on the screen to juxtapose art works that are included in the Nod Nod Wink Wink exhibition with works that serve as inspiration or as a point of departure. I will be discussing how artists are often in dialogue with other artists - responding to the past and creating something unique, timely and new.

From The Press release- "McDonnell will explore art historical terms, minimalism, conceptualism, and post minimalism and no doubt will also throw in and discuss some other “isms” including postmodernism. These categories established by art historians to contain periods and styles can be frustrating to artists who often consider themselves and their work not to within such rigid definitions.

 McDonnell adds: “I see this as an interesting feature of the show. It demonstrates that art historians work to define movements but younger generations come up and make art works that push and pull at the definitions- testing the wall for cracks and exploiting them. The new comes out of the old- in conversation and response.  

It is this idea that I hope to feature. Artists often relate to the work of their predecessors much differently than one imagines. Critics and historians are concerned with understanding art. They don't make things, they talk about ideas. Artists work more arcanely- alchemically even. Artists absorb the work of earlier artists- choosing their parents along the way. They work to digest what has been left behind and to talk with other artists through their own work. Their choices- what they make and how they make it are responses across time. The complications, the apparent fence straddling, the trouble that they engender is the point. This is how artists find their own voices and carry on a conversation amongst their peers- both living and long dead. With careful looking and consideration, we can listen in on this conversation and enjoy the healthy squabble at play.”

The exhibition Nod Nod Wink Wink is on view at the Harwood Museum of Art through September 4. This program is an excellent way to gain a better understanding of the work included in the exhibition and will provide participants with an opportunity after the lecture to explore original artworks by artists discussed by McDonnell.

Jeremy McDonnell is an artist and teacher at UNM Taos. A former gallerist with a love for art McDonnell has presented popular educational and art historical lectures at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, as well as other major U.S. museums. In June he taught a sold-out 2-session in-gallery program for the Harwood designed around the Nod Nod Wink Wink exhibition.

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Jeremy McDonnell

575-770-1843
mcdonnell24@gmail.com

Library Newsletter - Fall Lecture Series Returns!

2011-07-19T15:15:00.000-07:00

Members of the library staff have been spending their summer preparing for the return of the Fall Lecture Series. A few years ago the directors of UNM-Taos and SMU-in-Taos forged a relationship that continues to bear fruit in the form of a speakers series that is con- stantly expanding.

The purpose of the ten week SMU/UNM-Taos Lecture Series is to share information and ideas about the Taos area – its diverse history, culture, agriculture, arts, my thos, and terrain – with local resi- dents and visitors. Each Wednes- day evening in the fall, lectures are given by invited speakers who have in-depth knowledge and experience about one or more of these aspects of Taos. Many of the lectures are enhanced with visuals and will appeal to both young people and adults.

The goal is to have those in at- tendance gain a deeper apprecia- tion of Taos and, more broadly, to strengthen our community bonds and stimulate dialogue and reflection among faculty, students and the wider community.

Because of the positive public response to the “Harvest Festival” segment of last year‟s lecture series, the event is expanding into a real celebration. This year the lec- ture series hosts the “Harvest Reception” - just one evening in a week long Fall Harvest Festival, held at the Klauer campus, that centers around food, music, dance, performances and demonstrations.

Speaker Profiles

Following are brief bios for each of the upcoming speak- ers. Please see our website at www.taoslecture.com for more detailed descriptions.

We are excited to bring Val Landi to the series. He has a technology background that spans the birth of the Internet ranging from Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's Interval Research, where he helped pioneer innovations for the „Wired World‟ to LookSmart, an early Google competitor and the search-directory for Microsoft MSN to CEO of Redband Broadcasting -a Sony com- pany and one of first Internet radio sites. Val is fo- cusing this phase of his life on building a new-media company devoted to space exploration and science. He will be speaking about the discovery of earth-like planets in other star systems.

Dr. Woohoo is a young innovator in the field of art and technology. He is also a collaborator with other media artists in the field of interactivity, design and programming. He will be speaking about what hap- pens when the rules of art and design are broken.

Jeremy McDonnell holds a M.F.A. degree from Ohio State University and was recently recognized as the Most Inspirational Instructor of the Year at UNM Taos. He will be sharing a personal journey through the worlds of high end modern art, and contemporary art education. Jeremy has the remarkable talent of helping his students look out into the art world to see artists and their work in new and sometimes surpris- ing ways.

When: Sept. 7—Nov. 9, Wednesdays at 7PM

Where: TCA, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte

Admission: Free

Information: (575) 737-6242

taoslecture.com

UNM-Taos Accelerate Program

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Hello Everyone,

My name is Fidel Torres. I am the Career Technical Advisor for the UNM-Taos Accelerate Program. I will be your Advisor to assist you with navigating the Accelerate Program, course schedule assistance, student support resource assistance opportunities, and the upcoming Math Camp. I am here to assist you with any questions you may have about academics at UNM-Taos. I am also here to direct you to resources that are available to you as a UNM-Taos student.

Here is some information about my background. I have been an Academic and Career Advisor in postsecondary education for over 14 years. I have been involved with placement testing, student orientation, tutoring services, academic advisement, career advisement, job placement, and instruction of Math, University 101 courses, and Resume writing, interviewing techniques, and employment ethics courses.

The Accelerate Math Camp starts very soon. At this time, Saturday, July 16, 2011 is the first day of Math Camp. It will be at Northern New Mexico College in Espanola. It will be every Saturday from July 16th to August 13th, 2011. I will get you all more information on the program on Monday, July 11 via email. I will plan a meeting for you all next week as a Meet & Greet Session.

If you have any questions, please contact me at ftorre01@unm.edu. I will have an active UNM extension next week and will forward that number to you once it is active.

Thank you,
Fidel

Fidel Torres
Career Technical Advisor
Accelerate Program
University of New Mexico-Taos
575-737-
575-737- (Fax)
ftorre01@unm.edu

Distance Education at Our Local College

2011-06-30T15:05:00.000-07:00

By Bill Knief

As published in the Taos News 06-16-11

In her spring budget address, Executive Director Dr. Kate O’Neill cautioned faculty and staff that drastic cuts in state funding and the drying up of major grant monies would force UNM-Taos to not only reduce course offerings, increase class size and limit essential developmental studies and dual credit programs, but that we would soon be facing major layoffs of personnel as well. Last Friday yet another valuable and respected colleague fell victim to the politics of transforming state budget deficits into education shortfalls.

During her talk Dr. O’Neill also reminded attendees that despite these difficult times, in order to continue to provide quality, affordable education to our service area “we must fulfill our commitment to the community to model best practices.” One important way we do this is by employing the latest in cutting edge technology, and an impressive example was recently unveiled in the form of equipment provided in the federal Gateway grant that allows us access to the supercomputer at Los Alamos.

Along with 26 other Gateway sites throughout the state, UNM-Taos now has the ability to tap into 3D rendering, graphics processing, simulation, virtual displays, modeling, interactive conferencing and complex research made possible through the supercomputer. Not surprisingly, this access is available to all stakeholders in UNM-Taos, not just active students and faculty. As part of the contractual agreement, the college must make the equipment available a minimum of ten hours per week for K-12 education and four hours per week to “the community”---business owners, government, researchers, individual citizens.

This is not our first foray into the heady world of electronic communications, of course. Over the years classrooms have gone through a series of upgrades both at Klauer and the Med Center so that distance education---the ability to conduct classes and receive course work in an interactive environment---can take place. Dr. Martinez Hewlett, coordinator of our science program, explained that much of this was done with the help of Representative Ben Ray Lujan, and that “The infrastructure is in. What we want to do now is use it.

“In collaboration with all the other community colleges in the state we have recently applied for a 20 million dollar grant through the Department of Labor. The idea of the consortium is to link all of the community campuses together in order to share resources, faculty and courses. Our piece of the grant, $750,000 over three years, calls for us to train the majority of our faculty to be able to use the distance equipment and be presenting courses with it.”

Martinez explained that under the grant each community college would be tasked with one aspect of the distance education project, and then every college would benefit from the collective effort.

“The use of learning tools over a distance is clearly the future of education, especially in a rural service area where students don’t necessarily have easy access to a campus. Especially in a time of economic downturn it is crucial that people be able to access educational materials that are going to upgrade their chances for work. In the end, this is all about job creation.”

Hewlett sees a certain irony in the situation: “There’s a lot going on in terms of the central importance of our campus to the region that flies in the face of some elected officials wanting to close it.

“Distance Education gives us the ability to better serve our area of responsibility and assist in job creation. We are getting people the skills they need to work in the new economy. Because the jobs in the new economy are not the jobs we are used to. They are going to require much more technical education, and that’s our goal. It’s dead serious. It’s imperative that we have portals, access, internet capability---all those things we need to deliver the training. And the people who are saying that distance education is just a fad, the latest technological toy, are saying it to one another over their cell phones.

Think about that!”

UNM Taos Library Newsletter

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YOUR college library may still be seven miles away from the Klauer campus but the staff at YOUR library continue to find ways to bridge the geographic gap through electronic access, communication both in print and digital and also, physical outreach. Just in the last month each of the staff have pitched in to make things happen. The assistant librarian, Ana Pacheco, published an article in the Taos News on April 14th informing the public about

the collections in YOUR library.

Kathleen Knoth, library director, has been attending statewide meetings to ensure consortial agreements for online resources continue, to gain new networking opportunities, and to obtain the latest information on what is available to not only the UNM-Taos students and faculty but also, everyone in the community.

For example, there is a new, convenient link to a number of research databases that are subsidized by the NM State Library and are accessible to all citizens. If one goes to www.elportalnm.org on the world wide web, it’s your “doorway to a world of information”. There is access to everything from journal and newspaper articles, to full electronic books to the library of Chilton automotive repair manuals.

According to the American Library Association, El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), known as Día, is a celebration of children, families, and reading that culminates every year on April 30. The celebration emphasizes the importance of advocating literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

This year, again with the idea that we can bridge the geographic gap through electronic means, Enrico Trujillo, the UNM Taos library technical assistant, set up a 21st century storytelling session between Ms. Karen Martinez’ Enos Garcia Elementary School class and Mr. Román Sisneros’ T aos Pueblo Day School class. These students were sitting miles away from each other but through Mr. Trujillo’s expertise they were able to tell each other stories via Skype. It was something neither

class had ever done before and we look forward to other Skype opportunities in the future for everything from training on the use of YOUR library resources to more storytelling and literary projects.

Lastly, we would like to congratulate Representative Roberto “Bobby” Gonzales on being awarded Legislator of the Year by the New Mexico Library Association. This is well-deserved as he has been a strong proponent of all types of libraries; school, public and academic.

And, we would like to congratulate all those who accomplished their goals at UNM-Taos this semester whether it be their GED award, EMT certification or an Associate’s degree. As one of our regular library patrons used to say, “it’s all a SUCCESS”.

To Read the Rest of the issue CLICK HERE (PDF 4.5MB)

In this issue ...

Ready for Success

+ Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
+ Alternative Therapies
+ ARTFORUM
+ The Chronicle of Higher Education
+ New Mexico Historical Review
+ Southwest Review

UNM Taos Library Has a LOT to Offer!

UNM Branches Face Cuts Despite Growth

2011-06-20T15:39:00.000-07:00

UNM Branches Face Cuts Despite Growth

By Kate O’Neill, Executive Director, UNM-Taos and

David J. Schmidly, President, University of New Mexico

Published in the Albuquerque Journal Saturday, June 18, 2011

It goes without saying that in these troubled economic times we must all work together to overcome a serious shortfall within our state budget. Certainly the University of New Mexico and its branch campuses have been doing their fair share and more in recent years to shoulder their part of the burden. We take very seriously our responsibility to carefully manage and be fully accountable for all operating funds. Approximately 15% of the New Mexico budget is allocated for higher education throughout the state, and we provide full value for every one of those dollars.

Yet at every turn our branch campuses continue to experience more and more cuts, to the point where it is becoming increasingly difficult to honor our mission to offer quality education to all New Mexicans at an affordable price. The truth of the matter is that while branch campuses have seen their budgets cut by over 20 percent in the past few years, enrollments over the same period have risen by that much or more.

We would remind readers of the many valuable services and opportunities our branch campuses provide, particularly in small, isolated, rural communities, and ask citizens to ensure that higher education remains a top priority within our administrative and legislative bodies. Without a strong, diverse, educated workforce and citizenry, New Mexico simply cannot remain a vibrant and effective contributor to our nation’s well-being.

Branch Campuses provide access to rural, minority, often first generation students who may have cultural responsibilities and commitments within extended families that rule out alternative options for higher education.

Branch Campuses are far more affordable for those who do not require the services of a first rate research university, or can’t afford the high fees and deplorable graduation rates of for-profit schools.

Branch Campuses are major employers in small communities throughout New Mexico. In a state where one out of four people work for the government in some capacity, regional access to education is a sound investment.

Branch Campuses attract substantial revenues from federal and foundation grants, capital improvements projects, financial aid, scholarships and private philanthropy that would otherwise be unavailable to small communities.

Branch Campuses are the workforce engines that drive development in rural communities by building a well-trained work force that can be competitive in today’s tough job market.

Branch Campuses can slow down or even reverse the brain drain of talented individuals forced to leave their homes and go outside the state to find training and work.

At every juncture---on the individual, family, small business, corporate, state and national levels---our branch campuses clearly represent an excellent investment in a secure future for us all. And to those who say that we simply can’t afford to provide quality education to our citizens, the truth is, we can’t afford not to. For alongside the short-term savings generated by deep and painful cuts, we must also tally the enormous human cost of creating a generation of undereducated, underemployed and essentially abandoned citizenry.

We in New Mexico can do better than that. Let your representatives in Santa Fe know that education is our legacy for the generations to come---not a quick fix for today’s economic challenges.

UNM-Taos: Onward And Upward

2011-06-02T09:26:00.000-07:00

Jim Gilroy, UNM-Taos Dean of Instruction.

The UNM-Taos Report

By Bill Knief

For publication 05-26011

“The community college is a vital link between worlds,” observed UNM-Taos Executive Director Dr. Kate O’Neill after the 2011 commencement ceremonies, “and our graduation exercises are truly a community celebration. We are proud to play a part in helping people discover themselves and what life holds for them.”

May 13 Bataan Hall was filled to overflowing with the friends and families of 110 graduates plus another hundred students getting their GED diplomas. There was standing room only an hour before the ceremony started.

“Commencement brings the people of this community together,” reflected Jim Gilroy, Dean of Instruction, “from all cultural, social and economic backgrounds. In my eight years as Dean this was the largest number of graduates we’ve ever had. That speaks to the level of seriousness of all our students to commit themselves to either the workplace or ongoing degrees. It was significant that when our GED students came up on stage, almost to a person they stated either to myself or to Dr. O’Neill that they would see us in the fall. This is a gateway event for them.

“Afterward, I got an email from the Vice President for Academic Affairs congratulating UNM-Taos for having more graduates than our counterpart down at Valencia, which has a thousand students more than we do. They noticed that at main campus and wanted to extend their congratulations.”

Gilroy feels that much of the students’ success is a result of strong academic advising coupled with an exceptional faculty and staff.

“I had an opportunity to meet with the Department of Higher Education recently and what they are looking for is honestly what we are already taking very seriously here: academic success measured in degrees and certificates. Not just statewide but nationally, Higher Ed. is looking for that completion so that students can move on and engage the broader community in economic development initiatives that make our communities robust and vibrant. I am reminded of comments by our state legislators and our mayor that UNM-Taos serves as a powerful economic engine in northern New Mexico.”

But equally important are those students who simply want to sharpen their skills, or perhaps brush up on an area that they feel they are lacking in.

“I think what a lot of our students strive for and what many Taosenos love is the opportunity to be creative, to have autonomy, and to remain individuals. And if they are able to develop a good set of business skills, they can make a living in a way that is meaningful to them and to their families within their cultural background.”

Also during graduation Louis Moya, our Development Director, was signing up members for our newly formed Alumni Association. Moya feels that this long-overdue organization will give people throughout the Taos area a chance to participate directly in the growth, direction and continuing success of UNM-Taos. You can reach Louis at moya.unm.edu or give him a call at (575) 737-3737 to talk with him about the various ways each individual can support the vital role of higher education in our community.

In other news, last Friday, May 20, the UNM-Taos ADN-RN Nursing Program hosted 50 nursing deans, directors and educators representing 18 different nursing programs from across the state in Padre Martinez Hall on the Klauer campus.

The New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium got together to review standards, core concepts and curriculum, as well as to support the mission and goals of the NMNEC. According to Kathy Falkenhagen, Director of the UNM-Taos Nursing Program, the group was greatly impressed with the campus, the modern facilities and the panoramic landscape surrounding our college. They discussed creating a common core curriculum in nursing education and developing an efficient and easily accessible Baccalaureate program for students.

Just one more example of the significant, statewide role UNM-Taos plays in supporting higher education.

You Give Education A Bad Name…

2011-05-31T10:36:00.000-07:00

UNM-Taos Executive Director, Dr. Kate O’Neill, Director of Development, Louis Moya, and local educator, Sienna Sanderson, discuss federal and state budget cuts and the current state of higher education. The interview addresses the national media campaign that is challenging the integrity of the educational system and putting it in danger of failing our nation’s future generations.

Condensed Interview Excerpts from May 19, 2011 1340 KVOT AM Radio Show: Breakfast with Nancy

Host: Nancy Stapp

UNM Taos Graduation 2011

2011-05-31T10:02:00.000-07:00

Bachelor of University Studies (B.U.S.)

Virginia Annette Arellano *

Joshua Concha *

Barbara Costello *

Janice Duran *

Venita Gallegos

Rebecca Martinez *

Rosella Martinez

Amy Miller

Benny Sanchez

Andrew Valencia

Loucinda Vargas *

Alicia Vigil

B.S. Elementary Education

Jose Fabio Flores-Villalobos *

Alexandra Hubbard *

Michael Martinez *

Adrienne Reynolds *

Alicia Sanchez

Stacey Swinehart *

Alicia Thoma *

Marisol Trujillo *

Maya Burnett Y Velarde

B.S. Biology

Margaret Garcia

Associate of Arts in Behavioral Sciences

Paulina A. McCabe* Melanie D. Baca

Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice

Sarah R. Chacon Chrystal J. Lyon

Samantha A. Lucero Alphonso J. Santistevan

Associate of Arts in Human Services

Ana K. Arechiga* Santana R. Martinez

Leandra L. Cordova* Baleria Polanco*

Dolores J. Lewis Tasha B. Silva

Certificate in Human Services

Alicia L. Lujan

Associate of Arts in Early Childhood

Multicultural Education

Ana D. Arechiga* Libradita L. Gonzales*

Daniela Castillo Carmen G. Limas*

Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts

Karli R. Miller*

Associate of Science in Pre-Science

Stephen E. Archuleta Joeanna O. Martinez*

Melissa A. Martinez Daniel J. Rael

Certificate in Holistic Health and Healing Arts

Anpo C. Cash* Joelie A. Mee

Jennifer E. Grahn* Theresita T. Ortiz*

Alex J. Pumfrey*

Certificate in Integrative Massage Therapy

Daniel P. Eagle Ryoma G. McCormick

Dorothy A. Hulburt Alex J. Pumfrey*

Associate of Science in Nursing

Walter M. Brennan Domino A. Martinez*

Shauna L. Collins Annalisa Martinez*

William J. Gowen* Shandi R. Mirabal

Anthony W. Griffo Djuna A. Nichols

Ruthie A. Guzman* Benjamin D. Sattell*

Jessica B. Hiemenz Deborah L. Speicher*

Sara A. Weaver

Certificate in Dental Assisting

Adelle C. Davies* Maria I. Mendiola

Christina A. Duran Cecilia V. Ochoa*

Jenea L. Maestas Fabiola S. Rendon*

Rita M. Martinez* Linda A. Romero*

Valerie L. Martinez* Candice D. Thomas*

Sheila M. Mascarenas Alysia R. Valencia*

Associate of Arts in Pre-Business Administration

Tomas N. Garcia Valerie Y. Montoya*

Adela F. Rivera

Associate of Applied Science Administrative Assistant

Debra V. Chavez*

Certificate in Administrative Assistant

Maritza Garcia*

Certificate in Paralegal

Kathleen A. Chanler Rama M. Sibley*

Certificate in Business Computers

Sarah R. Chacon Nicole D. Cisneros

Debra V. Chavez* Lee J. Romero

Certificate in Multimedia

Leonard N. Romero Francis R. Santistevan

Certificate in Digital Graphic Design

Nicole D. Cisneros Lynn T. Nolen*

Certificate in Woodworking

Amy Jo Miller* Felix R. Padilla*

Daniel J. Romero

Associate of Applied Science

General Studies

Peter G. Callan* Marie A. Previti*

Ricardo R. Gonzales* Rene F. Quintana

Britte A. Lynam* Daniel J. Rael

Manuel P. Martinez Irene E. Salazar*

Crystal A. Martinez Santana S. Struck

Lynn T. Nolen* Megan J. Thornton*

Maria I. Petersen* Mark D. Williams*

Special Congratulation to the Literacy Center GED Graduates

* Graduate with Honors

Outdoor Recreational Classes at UNM Taos

2011-05-24T08:24:00.001-07:00

Instinctive Fly Fishing with Taylor Streit
August 13-14th
Price $250
This school is for intermediate to advanced fly fishers and based on Hall of fame Guide Taylor Streit’s book Instinctive Fly Fishing. Over his 40 years of teaching fly fishing, Taylor has helped countless anglers improve their skills on the river. His no-nonsense approach to fly fishing instruction will ensure that you will be fishing like a pro by the end of the class.
Don’t miss this opportunity to spend a weekend on the water with
a fly fishing legend

Introduction to Fly Fishing with Nick Streit
1st session -June 19th
2nd session- August 6th
Price $100
This class will be a “crash course” designed to teach novice anglers everything they need to know to get started fly fishing. The course will cover equipment, knots, fly-casting, and on the water instruction. Nick has been teaching fly fishing at UNM-Taos for over 5 years and his ability to take the mystery out of fly fishing will have you enjoying the sport in no time. Rental equipment available for $30 plus tax.

Intro to River Kayaking
August 25 - 26, 2011
Price: $160
Intro to River Kayaking is a 15hr course, teaching the essential skills you need to paddle lakes and easy rivers, up to class II. On Thursday, during the 2hr classroom, you’ll learn about modern equipment and the primary differences between whitewater, touring, recreational and hybrid kayaks. In the 4hr pool lesson, you’ll learn four vital rescues that every kayaker must know, including how to re-enter a dry boat from deep water. The adventure continues Friday, as we take our new-found skills out to the Orilla Verde State Park and learn elementary river-reading skills, understanding friendly and unfriendly currents, and basic river maneuvers that will over-prepare you for most class II paddling. Kayaks will be available for rent for $50 per day plus tax.

Mountain Biking
with Native Sons Adventures
1st session: July 23/24
2nd session: Sept 24/25
Price $220
additional $30 for bike rental
This class is designed to teach beginners everything they need to know to have a safe and enjoyable time biking the beautiful trails of northern NM. You will learn bike maintenance and repair as well as techniques to make you a better mountain biker. Instructors Michael Montoya &
Leilani M. Dean will guide you along your way.

Rock Climbing
with Mountain Skills
August 17th-19th
Price $250
The professional staff at Mountain Skills Rock Climbing Guides can take you to the perfect New Mexico rock climbing area for your ability level and give you a skill and/or memory to last a lifetime. Mountain Skills New Mexico rock climbing guides and instructors have a minimum of 15 years rock climbing experience and are chosen for their enthusiasm and ability to teach with patience and effectiveness.

Hiking with Confidence
September 3rd and 4th
Price $55
What to carry, basic first aid, edible plants and more!

Geology of Northern NM
with Deborah A. Ragland, Ph.D.
August 5th-7th
Price $300
The geology of northern New Mexico is composed of a mixture of rock types that vary in age from PreCambrian (more than a billion years old) to very recently-formed rocks (geologically speaking). From the spectacular Sangre de Cristo Mountains to our east to the Rio Grande Rift in the west, we have only to look around us to see the importance of geology on our Taos landscape. Join us as we try to decipher the Geology of the Taos area and beyond!

Adult, Child, Infant CPR with First Aid
Instructor: John Duncan
August 27th
$50 (includes book)
This is a Certified CPR/First Aid class and students will receive cards in each to verify their training.

Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Taos Areawith John Duncan
July 31st
Price- $50
Here in Northern New Mexico we are blessed with a variety of nutritious wild foods and plants with medicinal value. Let master woodsman John Duncan help you to decipher what plants can be edible and which ones to stay away from.

For more information or to register for courses
Call Nick Streit at 575.751.6630 or email info@taosflyshop.com

Summer Solar Intensive Classes

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2011 Solar Summer Intensive

at Unm Taos

June 6 -18th

Where?

Green Tech Education Center at the Taos High School Campus

See Construction Technology

BIOREGION The Taos valley floor is a rich mixture for the senses! High altitude semi-arid desert and acequia irrigated fields with a gorgeous backdrop of snowcapped peaks and the Rio Grande Gorge

CULTURAL BEAUTY Taos is an intriguing blend of the old and new. Native Americans with their rich heritage and pueblos; Traditional hispanic families are the majority population; Anglo immigrants expressing free speech of the 1960's, leaving an indelible mark on the arts, and recently adding strain to the traditions and ruralness of the region.

SOLAR CAPITOL OF THE WORLD Community wide Proclamations and claims are supported by a high percentage of buildings designed and built to work with the sun's energy for heating, lighting and hot water. Locally owned KTAO is the largest 100% solar power transmitted radio station in the world.

ONE WEEK LONG COURSES

JUNE 6-10

2 Credit Hours

Greenhouse Lab

Sharon Leach

Season extension is critical to increase our local food system capacity. Students will design a greenhouse and build one as a food-growing classroom during the week. Lessons include 4 season growing strategies and how to find and eat more local foods.

JUNE 6-11

3 Credit Hours

Intro to Photovoltaics

Michael Weinman

This course introduces students to photovoltaics(PV) or electricity generated directly from the sun. Includes net metering only, net metering with battery storage and off grid PV systemsLearn basic installation steps with hands on activities and teams.

JUNE 6-11

3 Credit Hours

Solar Design + LEED

Mark Goldman & Karlis Viceps

Students will learn how to integrate passive solar , green materials, thermal mass, raincatchment, solar hot water and PV in residential design. Includes study of the sun's path seasonally and how this impacts site and building design. LEED for Homes principles, hands on with green materials, and use of Google Sketchup.

JUNE 13-18

3 Credit Hours

SW Organic Farming

Sharon Leach

Beyond organic techniques and topics covered include compost, green manure, CSA's, tracking and measuring, soil ideas and non-toxic pest controls while working as farming interns on a Taos farm each day. Longer breaks for discussion and demonstrations. Students will design their own 4-season food-growing plans. Physical fitness not required.

CoursesQuestions? Greentec@unm.edu 575.737.6200

UNM-Taos For the Record [video]

2011-05-05T07:27:00.000-07:00

UNM-Taos For the Record

By Bill Knief

Amid the turmoil of a contentious legislative session and the uncertainty of a new funding formula being considered for higher education, UNM-Taos students are coming down the home stretch in record numbers to wrap up the spring semester, complete their finals and celebrate their successes in the 2011 commencement exercises March 13.

Although UNM-Taos is mindful of the background noise generated by people challenging the very mission of the colleges and universities serving New Mexico, the focus in Taos, as always, is on giving students the quality education they need to live productive lives. This week the class schedules for both summer and fall terms came out online and the push is on for early enrollment.

But with a 22 percent increase in enrollment at the same time that funding overall has dropped by 21 percent, UNM-Taos Executive Director Dr. Kate O’Neill called faculty and staff together for a meeting on April 13 to discuss the implications of the state’s recently passed budget and its draconian impact on higher education.

Presentation Slides (PDF)

“I think knowledge is power and so I wanted to make sure all of you are as empowered as possible,” O’Neill reported to some fifty attendees at the information session, “in terms of knowing what is going on with higher education funding at the state and federal levels.”

The all-important Dual Credit program and Developmental Studies classes were cut by $125,000, impacting hundreds of students getting a head start on higher education and raising their reading, writing and math skills up to college level. Dean of Instruction Jim Gilroy said that the Department of Instruction had been hit particularly hard, losing $890,000 in grants and state and federal funding.

One federal program that was not cut was the Pell grant, key to the financial aid that many students must have in order to attend college. “If that had been cut we’d be having a very different conversation today,” O’Neill said.

In what O’Neill characterized as “leading by example,” she stated that both she and Dean Gilroy were taking voluntary salary cuts, administrators were taking on multiple roles, and the “motor pool” had been reduced to two 12 year old cars and a 20 year old pickup.

But on the positive side, O’Neill said, “We have a lot to be proud of, folks. I want you to hold your heads high. I want you to be aware of the threats that are out there, but this is quite a thriving campus. We must not lose sight of that in the face of serious challenges.”

One challenge that must be addressed is the proliferation of misinformation circulating as fact lately. On April 5 KRQE, the Fox television affiliate in Albuquerque, aired a story critical of UNM and its branches. We have posted it on our website, taos.unm.edu. Please take a look at it and email your comments to billk@unm.edu.

Meanwhile, the positive daily work and accomplishments go on as usual:

Last Friday Nursing Director Kathy Falkenhagen informed us that our fledgling Nursing Program had just completed the accreditation process conducted by the New Mexico Board of Nursing and is now fully approved for the next eight years. This hardly came as a surprise, however, after an astounding 100 percent of the first cohort of students passed their national RN boards the first time out, and eleven of the fourteen are now practicing health care professionals in Taos County.

Taoseno Louis Moya, a Taos High graduate who obtained his law degree from Rutgers University after graduating Magna Cum Laude from UNM and is licensed to practice law in three states, has returned home to take on the formidable challenge of being our new Development Director. With his considerable experience in fundraising and development, coupled with his lifelong connection with the Taos community, he is a welcome addition to the UNM-Taos team.

The UNM-Taos bookstore is now online. This will not only result in a cost saving to the college, but will streamline the cumbersome process for students. Ordering, shipping and even returns can now be processed over the internet. Gone are the days when students had to wait until the first day of class to order books.

O’Neill summed up the current situation: “We’re here because of our students and we will continue to be true to our academic, workforce and personal enrichment commitments to the community.”

Excellence In A Time Of Struggle

2011-05-03T07:40:00.000-07:00

These days, nothing is easy. Community colleges have been put in the position of having to justify their very existence, and sometimes it almost seems as if the state’s budget is being balanced on the backs of New Mexico’s students. So when the word came in that all 14 graduates of our brand new nursing program had passed their national boards the first time out, it was a rare opportunity for celebration.

“We couldn’t be prouder of our students, or more excited for the future of this program and all that it means to our college and our community,” announced Executive Director Dr. Kate O’Neill. “This is a key component in economic development. Our mission is to train local people so they can live here, learn here, stay here, raise their families here and contribute to the fabric of the community.”

Kathy Falkenhagen, MSN, RN, Director of Nursing and head of the nursing program, explained:

“I think we can say it is a measurable example of our program being among the top nursing programs in the nation,” she said. “In order to keep our accreditation through the New Mexico Board of Nursing, we are required to have an 80 percent pass rate for graduates taking their National Council Licensure Exam to become registered nurses. I would say it is very unusual for a new program to have a 100 percent pass rate the first time around. Nationally, the pass rate is about 81 percent. These graduates certainly have set the bar high for future classes.”

Now the new registered nurses are in position to give back to a grateful community.

“Out of the 14 students that graduated and passed their boards, ten were hired immediately to work at Holy Cross. One went to Mountain Home Health Care, one will be doing missionary work in India, one student has relocated to Spain to do international nursing and one student returned to practice in her home town in North Carolina.”

With a nursing shortage so severe our hospital has had to bring nurses in from out of state, the economic benefits of the UNM-Taos nursing program are as substantial as its benefits to society. The starting salary for an RN is in the mid fifties, and with eleven new nurses practicing and living in Taos County now, this is good news for both our physical and economic health.

Yet, incredibly, on the same day it was announced that the last graduate had passed his boards, the state legislature chose to cut all nursing expansion funds in half in the 2012 budget. In many ways, the UNM-Taos nursing program and its fourteen outstanding scholars are the model for what small, rural community colleges aspire to across the state. But if providing affordable, top quality education, health care and jobs is no longer our top priority, one has to ask, what is?

By Bill Knief, UNM-Taos Public Relations

Setting the record straight

2011-04-20T13:41:00.000-07:00

Broadcast television station KRQE, the Kasa Fox affiliate in Albuquerque, aired what was presented as a news story on April 5 about New Mexico’s colleges and universities and their funding formulas. It gave the erroneous impression that higher education in New Mexico is not only too expensive for the state to sustain at current levels (according to Governor Martinez’s newly appointed Secretary of Higher Education Dr. Jose Garcia) but is also “a habit the state may no longer be able to afford” according to reporter Dean Staley.

In a “tease” promoting the story prior to the broadcast, the KRQE anchor went so far as to say that colleges in New Mexico “are multiplying faster than oversexed rabbits,” and at the end of the story the anchor commented, “I guess you don’t have to go away to college anymore; you just walk down the street.”

We take exception to this, along with statements by state Senator John Arthur Smith that UNM-Taos has three branch campuses in Taos (it has one) and that college presidents use expansion to unfairly increase their funding from the state. To date none of the responsible parties have either retracted or corrected the misrepresentations in this slanted piece. Therefore we are presenting it here for you to form your own impression. Please direct your comments to my email: billk@unm.edu and let me know if I may have your permission to forward them on to the appropriate parties.

Higher education is a serious matter, particularly in small, rural communities where a community college is often the only option for people needing to improve their skills to become more competitive in the workforce or take courses for personal enrichment. At UNM-Taos, for example, we have had an extraordinary increase in enrollment in the past few years---22 percent, for a total of well over 1,600 students---at the same time that our budget has been cut by 21 percent. In addition, because of that rapid growth, we have one of the smallest square-footage-to-student ratios in the entire state.

One wonders how anyone can, in good faith, construe statistics like that as being extravagant.

Furthermore, a high percentage of our students have one or more jobs, support extended families and still somehow make time to purse a certificate or degree. These are the people who will build a stronger future for New Mexico, and they deserve our profound respect, not criticism or mockery from media.

Bill Knief

UNM-Taos Public Relations

Festival of New Mexico Writers

2011-04-07T09:17:00.000-07:00

The Friends of D.H. Lawrence: A Festival of New Mexico Writers
The Friends of D.H. Lawrence are staging their annual reading, “D.H Lawrence and Friends: A Festival of New Mexico Writers," Friday, April 8, 7:00 p.m. at the Mabel Dodge Luhan House.

The public is invited. No admission charge.

Readers will include actor and Taos resident Dean Stockwell who starred in the Oscar-winning film version of Lawrence’s “Sons and Lovers.”

Storyteller/performer Roberta Meyers will do something from Frieda Lawrence, and author/educator Mirabai Starr will read from selected work.

In a fast-paced program, each reader will select a passage from a work of New Mexico literature and read for five minutes.

Other readers will include: UNM-Taos faculty members Ellie Behrstock, Bonnie Lee Black, Steve Fox, Marie Martinez, Anne MacNaughton and Susan Carpenter Sims. Also reading will be Ned Dougherty, R.C. Israel, Linda Lambert, Ralph Meyers and Kathy Pruitt.

Sam Richardson will emcee.

The Friends of D.H. Lawrence are a not-for-profit educational and cultural organization dedicated to preserving and fostering the rich heritage of creativity left by D.H. and Frieda Lawrence http://www.friendsofdhlawrence.org

Bachelor & Graduate Information Sessions

2011-03-24T15:42:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone.

Take advantage of the UNM-Taos Bachelor and Graduate
Programs Spring 2011 Information Sessions. If you are
interested in degrees in Business Administration,
Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education,
University Studies, or Organizational Learning and
Instructional Technology, Experts in each one of these
great programs will be available to answer your questions.

If you are interested in better navigating Lobo Web or UNM
Website, Searching the class schedules and Registering
online, please attend the our sessions on April 26 or 28.

Attached is the Spring 2011 Info Sessions Flyer.

Fidel Torres
Academic Advisor
Graduate and Bachelor Programs
University of New Mexico-Taos
UNM Extended University
575-758-2828
575-758-4076 (Fax)
ftorre01@unm.edu

March 28 Monday 11am - 2pm

Bachelor of Business Administration
Anderson School of Management
Theresa Torres, Director
246-B Ledoux Street Classroom

March 29 Tuesday 10am - 12pm

College of Education
Elementary Education | Early Childhood (ECME)
Marjori Krebs and Tom Keyes / Margaret Mactavish
246-B Ledoux Street Classroom

April 4 Monday 3pm - 4:30pm

International Programs
Ken Carpenter, Associate Director
246-B Ledoux Street Classroom

April 5 Tuesday 11am - 2pm

Bachelor of University Studies
Mariah Harrison, Senior Academic Advisor
Klauer Campus in conjunction with transfer day

April 11 Monday 9:30am - 11am

Organizational Learning & Instructional Technology
College of Education (OLIT)
Bruce Noll, Faculty, UNM main campus
246-B Ledoux Street Classroom

April 12 Tuesday 2pm - 4pm

Bachelor of University Studies
Tracy Skipp, Director, BUS Program
246-B Ledoux Street Classroom

April 26 Tuesday 3pm - 5pm

Navigating LoboWeb, UNM Website, Schedule View and Registration

Fidel Torres, Academic Advisor

246-B Ledoux Street Classroom

April 28 Thursday 10am - 12pm

Navigating LoboWeb, UNM Website, Schedule View and Registration

Fidel Torres, Academic Advisor

246-B Ledoux Street Classroom

The Early Childhood Classroom Enrichment Series

2011-03-22T09:00:00.000-07:00

UNM Taos Early Childhood Multicultural Education presents:

Two day workshops in Music, Art, Creative Movement & Cooking offered by some of Taos’ most experienced ECE professionals. Each workshop will count as 8 hours of training towards the CYFD 24 hour annual licensing requirement (certificate upon completion). Each workshop entails an initial session, field work, and a

follow-up session. Phone registration accepted with a credit card.

Who is this for? Current teachers of children from Infant/Toddler through Third Grade. Students with experience may also apply. Limit 12 per workshop.

1) April 2^nd9 am – 1 pm^&April 30^th 1-3 pm: Creative Movement with Rebecca Corry & Michele Scott. Anansi Day School. $80

2) April 9^th 8:30 am – 12:30 pm & 30^th8:30 am – 12:30 pm: Music with Silke Markowski. Taos Waldorf School. $80.

3) April 16^th 10 am – 4 pm & May 7^th 10 am – 12 pm : Art with Siena Sanderson & Melissa Mallams. UNM Kid’s campus. $80.

4) April 23^rd 12 – 4 pm THS Culinary Kitchen & May 7^th1-3 pm UNM Kid’s Campus: Cooking with Carol Lee. $85 includes food.

Presenters

Rebecca Corry was the founder of La Puerta Pre-School and taught there many years. She is currently a NM Pre-K assessment coach & trainer as well as a UNM Taos Instructor.

Carol Lee is the Department Chair of Culinary Arts at UNM Taos and has a background working with young children.

Melissa Mallams Is a teacher at La Puerta Pre-School and a UNM Taos Instructor.

Silke Markowski is the co-founder of Taos Waldorf School (formerly Country Day) and is a trained Waldorf educator. Note: This workshop will be at Taos Waldorf School.

Siena Sanderson coordinates the art programs at Taos Charter School and Anansi Day School. She is also the coordinator of the summer Neighborhood Arts Program at the Harwood.

Michele Scott is the Director of Anansi Day School and a longtime Taos Pre-School teacher.

For more information and registration contact Gary Atias, Department Chair of ECME at UNM Taos. atiastao@msn.com or 770-7669.

Info Expo

2011-03-22T08:46:00.000-07:00

Core and Basic Transfer Areas - Tuesday, March 29th, 1:30-4:30

For students who are pursuing an Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in the areas of Arts and Sciences, Education and University Studies. Faculty representatives will be available from: English, Communications, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Human Services, Criminal Justice, Science, Mathematics, Humanities, Foreign Languages, Fine Arts, Early Childhood Education as well as General Education.

Health Sciences - Tuesday, April 5th, 1:30-4:30

For students pursuing degrees in the health sciences: Integrative Health, Yoga, EMS, Nursing Program, Certified Nurse Assistant, Dental Assisting, Community Health Workers, and Physical Conditioning.

Business & Professional Careers - Tuesday, April 12th, 1:30-4:30

For students in the Career Technical areas and those pursuing Bachelor’s Degrees in business related areas: Business Management, Administrative Assistant, Arts & Crafts, Computer Technology, Culinary Arts, Green Construction Technology, Woodworking and General Studies.

Padre Martinez Lobby Klauer Campus

For More Information Call 737-6202

American String Quartet

2011-03-22T07:49:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

Just a reminder to get your tickets soon for the American String Quartet who will be performing at the TCA this Saturday! They are very excited about coming back to their beloved Taos, and I hope we can fill the house for them and their great program of music. Please remember that payment is by cash or check at the TCA office or FX-18 and can only be charged on TCMG's website by clicking here.

American String Quartet

Saturday, March 26, 2011, 7:30 pm

Taos Community Auditorium

Tickets are $18 in advance; $10 for children under 16; $20 at the door

Franz Joseph Haydn ~ String Quartet in Bb Major, op. 64, no. 3
Franz Schubert ~ String Quartet in D minor, "Death and the Maiden"
Joan Tower ~ "Night Fields"

Special dinner discount available with ticket stub from Dragonfly Café, Lambert’s, Graham's Grille & Doc Martin’s Restaurants.

The Quartet will also conduct a program for students ages 12 -18 on March 26, 11 a.m. at the TCA. Titled "It's Not What You Think," the communication of emotions through music will be explored in excerpts from Haydn's String Quartet in Bb Major and Tower's Night Fields. Free of charge for students and accompanying adults.

Visit www.taoschambermusicgroup.org for our full season's schedule and lots more.
Best, Nancy Laupheimer, Director, TCMG
Taos Chamber Music Group
591 Piedmont Rd.
Taos, NM 87571
575-758-0150; 575-770-1167 (cell) nancy@taoschambermusicgroup.org
www.taoschambermusicgroup.org

Birth of a Psychedelic Culture: an afternoon with Ralph Metzner

2011-03-22T07:47:00.000-07:00

The Sage Institute and Moby Dickens Bookshop
invite you for an afternoon with Ralph Metzner

Pioneering psychologist Ralph Metzner will discuss his recent memoir collaboration with Ram Dass:
Birth of a Psychedelic Culture: Conversation about Leary, the Harvard Experiments, Millbrook and the Sixties.

No understanding of the history of the Sixties could ever be complete without a
grasp of the work of Leary, Alpert and Metzner, the cultural resistance to their experiments,
and the way in which psychoactive drug use became a part of contemporary society.

Don’t miss this rare Taos event!

MOBY DICKENS BOOKSHOP
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
4:00pm – 6:00pm
124A Bent Street
#6 Dunn House
Taos, New Mexico
*author reading begins at 5:00pm

This event is free and open to the public.
http://www.mobydickens.com/
mobyop@newmex.com
(575) 758-3050

Support your local bookstores, copies of the book are available now at:
Moby Dickens Bookshop, Taos
Collected Works Bookstore, Santa Fe

You can also purchase directly from the publisher at www.synergeticpress.com

Synergetic Press was founded in 1969 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. After 40 years of publishing, we are still fiercely independent.
We believe that our job as publishers is to advance the most relevant and far-reaching work we can find in the fields of biosphere science, ethnobotany, cultures.

Library Newsletter - Welcoming Spring / Supporting Community

2011-03-16T15:11:00.000-07:00

We did it! As a community we all made it through the 2010/2011 winter season, and we did it by keeping each other informed, sharing resources, and working together.

And that is the role of our libraries, also. We are here to help keep our students, faculty, staff and greater community informed, provide access to information and other tools to succeed in school and/or be healthy, happy, productive citizens.

Our role in working together is to go that extra step to not just provide access to information but to provide that personal touch, that individual instruction to help one through the maze. Whether it be encouraging your creativity by assisting you with scanning your artwork or using the various iMac applications, or helping you with the incredibly complicated online applications for a new job, or getting you that perfect book for your research from a library in San Diego, YOUR UNM-Taos Library staff are here to provide that personal touch.

So many of us are starting to look at the ground thawing and dreaming of getting the peas and other cool weather vegetables going, or watching for the flower bulbs to pop their heads out of the ground. YOUR UNM-Taos Library staff watch our patrons grow and blossom each time they learn a new tool to use on the computer or engage in a thought-provoking conversation with other library patrons or find the ability to print out a full article on a topic they are truly interested in.

That is why we are open 7 days a week. Our patrons bring out our passion, and our passion is why we provide that personal touch.

And YOUR UNM-Taos staff members recognize that we can provide these resources and services because of our community. Just as the Taos community came together like no other during the natural gas outage, the community supports YOUR library on a regular basis. From Senator Cisneros and Representative Roberto “Bobby” Gonzales taking our message to the Roundhouse to Alyce Frank opening her house for our fundraising tour, the Taos community helps provide the fertilizer to make things grow as YOUR UNM-Taos Library plants the seeds.

Speaking of planting the seeds, the assistant librarian Ana Pacheco has taken her passion one step further and is pursuing the “greening” of the area outside of YOUR UNM-Taos Library to make for a more pleasant, welcoming area for our patrons.

We looking forward to seeing you soon and providing that personal touch.

Click on a Thumbnail to read more.

2nd 8-week couses at UNM Taos

2011-03-10T09:35:00.000-08:00

Spring 2011 2nd 8-week couses at UNM Taos
American Studies
42876 AMST 200-800 T: Accidental Empires-WWW WF 6:00-8:30 Landi, V MED 003

Arts & Sciences42992 ARSC 198-802 T: Personal Financial Literacy TF 1:00-3:30 Petrokubi, A WJK 115

English
43029 ENGL 150-802 T: The Study of Literature MR 12:00-2:30 Murphy, S WJK 109
41843 ENGL 211-800 T: New American Poets MF 9:00-11:30 Morris, S TSPH 124

Holistic Health & Healing Arts
43015 HHHA 202-801 Meditation & Creative Art MR 3:00-5:30 Murphy, S MED 003

Music
33374 MUS 110-801 Group Voice II R 5:15-6:55 Sandoval , T Taos Institute of Vocal Arts

University
42812 UNIV 101-802 Seminar: Intro to UNM & TR 9:00-11:30 Powlesland, R TCTECH 101 Higher Education

Bachelor & Graduate Programs

Earn additional credits this semester and take a 2nd 8-week class!
Live and ITV classes are from March 21 through May 12 unless otherwise indicated. Register today! 575-758-2828 246-B Ledoux St.

College of Fine Arts
42170 ARTH 421 800 History of the Graphic Arts II MW 1:15-4:00pm Tobin, R 3 HARW Liv
42171 ARTH 521 800 History of the Graphic Arts II MW 1:15-4:00pm Tobin, R 3 HARW Live

College of Arts & Sciences
42891 PSY 067 331 Psychology of Personality TR 11:00-1:30pm Alley, S 3 TEC CR4 ITV
43028 PSY 374 029 Cross-Cultural Psychology TR 11:00-1:30pm Lesnik, P 3 TEC CR2 ITV
42286 PSY 450 800 T: Positive Psychology S 9:00-3:00pm Gagnon, B 3 WJK 112 Live
3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14)
39086 CJ 320 800 Mediation MTWRF 9:00-5:00pm Sanders, B 3 LDX Live (Offered during Spring Break: 3/14-3/18)
42767 CJ 327 009 Persuasive Communication TR 7:00-9:30pm Nodulman, J 3 TEC CR2 ITV

College of Education
39980 HED 493 800 T:Case Mgmt & 12 Funct Sub Abuse Couns R 6:00-8:45pm Cardenas, E 3 LDX Live
3/24, 3/26, 4/7, 4/9, 4/21, 4/23, 5/5, 5/7 S 8:00-4:30pm
40028 LLSS 393 010 School and Society TR 11:00-1:45pm Glenabah, M 3 TEC CR2 ITV

SBDC Outstanding Client of the Year!

2011-03-07T12:30:00.000-08:00

The Taos Small Business Development Center (SBDC), affiliated with the University of New Mexico, has named Daniel Jaramillo its outstanding client of the year. Mr. Jaramillo was honored in a special ceremony at the State Capitol on February 26.

Daniel Jaramillo is owner and operator of Anasazi Gold, LLC. The business consists of manufacturing, processing and packaging its own line of humate mineral supplements for humans, plants and animals. Humates are chemical compounds formed as natural byproducts of the composting of organic matter into soil, and are believed to have antioxidant and antiviral properties as well as aiding in the absorption of nutrients by the body. Mr. Jaramillo states that he is positioning his company to be "the cutting edge provider of an all-organic product line made with humates." The business is currently located in the Taos area.

Anasazi Gold's organic chemistry formulations and general manufacturing procedures (GMP’s) have been researched and require no additional chemistry or laboratory formulations to maximize the quality of their products, which are produced by an all natural organic process. "It is all pure and natural, for optimal health and wellness for humans, plants and animals," says Mr. Jaramillo.

Mr. Jaramillo has worked with the UNM-Taos SBDC for business planning, financing and marketing. His next phase is developing products available in capsule form. These will require an automated packaging system to allow him in to sell Anasazi Gold products in more regions of the country. He is currently in the process of opening a bottle-filling plant in Albuquerque to increase his production and lower his costs.

Mr. Jaramillo is pleased with the help the UNM-Taos SBDC has given him. He says, “The SBDC has been a great ally on giving advice and on helping me with people who want to invest in my business. Overall, the Taos office has been so very helpful.”

New Mexico's Small Business Development Centers provide existing and new small businesses with expert counseling in planning, marketing, financing, licensing, accounting, government contracting and many more areas. To contact the UNM-Taos Small Business Development Center call (575) 737-6214.

Essential Programs for New Mexico’s Future

2011-02-22T10:09:00.000-08:00

Developmental Studies and Dual Credit:

Essential Programs for New Mexico’s Future

The well established and coordinated community college system in our state represents an excellent investment in taxpayers’ money.

The mission of our ten community colleges is twofold, encompassing both:

· academic preparation of students working toward Bachelor’s and professional degrees, and the

· training students need to successfully join the workforce.

Developmental Studies and Dual Credit programs are key to accomplishing this mission.

Yet, incredibly, both are now being recommended for cuts by Governor Martinez and certain members of the New Mexico legislature.

Developmental Studies

In tough economic times New Mexicans between the ages of 25 and 35 often turn to their community colleges to sharpen their skills, expand their options and become more competitive in the workforce. They enroll in Developmental Studies to review and upgrade basic communication and math skills. These so called “remedial” courses in reality provide the functional skill base that every successful employee must have: the ability to think critically, communicate clearly, and manage numbers and data accurately.

A much smaller percentage of students (approximately 15% ) come soon after high school needing remediation in order to function at the college level. Many of these students are looking for a second chance. Perhaps they are the first in their family to attend college. We see young parents committed to a brighter future for themselves and their children, determined to be a positive role model. They come with more life experience and maturity, and a heightened determination to succeed.

New Mexico Community Colleges provide those skills for New Mexicans.

Dual Credit

Dual Credit is part of a national program to secure high school students both high school and college credit for designated courses. The impact throughout New Mexico over the past 12 years has been impressive. On the local level families have saved thousands of dollars while providing their children with the real life experience of college, and young adults have gained a sense of pride and self confidence that success in education and a heightened work ethic bring. From a broader societal perspective, our state has enjoyed the benefits of a younger, better-skilled work force contributing to local economies in optimum wages, salaries, purchase power, and taxes.

Community Colleges Are Accessible, Affordable and Accountable.

Every tax dollar invested now in community college Developmental Studies and Dual Credit programs will pay healthy dividends in the economy of the future. Don’t let your legislators turn their backs on these essential services. They are available to students nowhere else and they are the key to a brighter future and a healthier economy for us all.

Please email or call the following legislators on the Senate Finance Committee and voice your support for our community colleges and their Developmental Studies and Dual Credit programs.

Remind them that these programs are growing because they are working for New Mexicans! When New Mexico’s workforce is better prepared--we all succeed.

Senator	John Arthur Smith 505-986-4365 john.smith@nmlegis.gov	Chair
Senator	Carlos R. Cisneros 505) 986-4362 carlos.cisneros@nmlegis.gov	Vice Chair
Senator	Rod Adair (505) 986-4385 radair@dfn.com	Member
Senator	Pete Campos (505) 986-4311 petecampos@newmexico.com	Member
Senator	Carroll H. Leavell (505) 986-4278 leavell4@leaco.net	Member
Senator	Howie C. Morales (505) 986-4863 howiemorales@yahoo.com	Member
Senator	Steven P. Neville (505) 986-4701 nmsenate@msn.com	Member
Senator	Gerald Ortiz y Pino (505) 986-4380 jortizyp@msn.com	Member
Senator	Mary Kay Papen (505) 986-4270 marykay.papen@nmlegis.gov	Member
Senator	Nancy Rodriguez (505) 986-4264 nancy.rodriguez@nmlegis.gov	Member
Senator	Sue Wilson Beffort (505) 986-4395 sue.beffort@nmlegis.gov	Ranking Member

Lecture: Dr Leroy Hood

2011-02-22T09:20:00.000-08:00

Special

Public Presentation

for

the Taos Community

Dr. Leroy Hood,

Institute for

Systems Biology

The Coming Revolution in Medicine:

What it Means for You

This lecture will take place on February 24th, at 7:30 PM

In the The Harwood Museum Multi Media Theater

Dr. Leroy Hood

M.D., Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1964
Ph.D., Biochemistry, California Institute of Technology, 1968

Dr. Hood's research has focused on the study of molecular immunology, biotechnology, and genomics. His professional career began at Caltech where he and his colleagues pioneered four instruments — the DNA gene sequencer and synthesizer, and the protein synthesizer and sequencer — which comprise the technological foundation for contemporary molecular biology. In particular, the DNA sequencer has revolutionized genomics by allowing the rapid automated sequencing of DNA, which played a crucial role in contributing to the successful mapping of the human genome during the 1990s. In 1992, Dr. Hood moved to the University of Washington as founder and Chairman of the cross-disciplinary Department of Molecular Biotechnology. In 2000, he co-founded the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, Washington to pioneer systems approaches to biology and medicine.

Most recently, Dr. Hood's lifelong contributions to biotechnology have earned him the prestigious 2004 Biotechnology Heritage Award, and for his pioneering efforts in molecular diagnostics the 2003 Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) Award for Excellence in Molecular Diagnostics. In 2006 he received the Heinz Award in Technology, the Economy and Employment for his extraordinary breakthroughs in biomedical science at the genetic level. In 2007 he was elected to the Inventors Hall of Fame (for the automated DNA sequencer).

He has published more than 600 peer-reviewed papers, received 14 patents, and has co-authored textbooks in biochemistry, immunology, molecular biology, and genetics and is just finishing a text book on systems biology. In addition, he coauthored with Dan Keveles a popular book on the human genome project-The Code of Codes.

Dr. Hood is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Engineering. Indeed, Dr. Hood is one of 7 (of more than 6000) scientists elected to all three academies (NAS, NAE and IOM). Dr. Hood has also played a role in founding more than 14 biotechnology companies, including Amgen, Applied Biosystems, Systemix, Darwin and Rosetta. He is currently pioneering systems medicine and the systems approach to disease.

Master's in Public Administration Open House

2011-02-16T14:35:00.000-08:00

Dear Students, Staff and Faculty:
The University of New Mexico's Taos Bachelor and Graduate Programs is
inviting the public to explore a Master's of Public Administration
degree on Tuesday,February 22, during an open house/information session. Gene Henley,
Associate Director of the School of Public Administration from UNM main
campus will be in Taos to talk about the MPA degree in Human Resources Management,
Health Administration and Public Management. Dual degree options are
available.

The MPA degree opens doors for careers in local, state and federal
government agencies, politics and lobbying, non-profit organizations,
the health and medical industry and education..

Tuesday, February 22, schedule of activities is as follows:

11:30am-1:30pm: Current MPA students and MPA graduates-Luncheon in Doc
Martins Restaurant, Taos Inn

3:00pm-7:00pm: Prospective Students, Organization Administrators-Open
House, Library at the Taos Inn. Non-alcoholic refreshments/appetizers
will be served in the Adobe Bar, Taos Inn.

For details, please see the attached flyer or contact Mary Lutz, at
(575) 758-2828.

Criminal Drug Offenses Effect Finanacial Aid

2011-02-15T14:03:00.000-08:00

With the economy still in shambles, most college students are dependent upon some form of financial aid in order to continue their education. Most scholarships are tied to maintaining academic and/or sports performance while other forms of financial aid are linked solely to financial need. What most students fail to realize is that drug and alcohol problems can result in the loss of that vital financial aid. In those cases, the only remedy may be successful completion of an addiction recovery program .

A significant portion of the college population is receiving some form of financial aid. Statistics for the ten years ending in 2005 show growth in almost every form of financial aid, many exceeding 100% growth.

According to the Higher Education Act, students who are convicted of any drug offense, including possession or sale, can be stripped of any Title IV federal financial aid. This affects Pell Grants, PLUS loans (including Graduate PLUS loans), Federal Direct Loans, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, SMART Grants, Perkins Loans, ACG Grants, TEACH Grants, and Federal Work Study funds. Students may also be asked to repay funds already dispensed.

The actual effect on financial aid depends on the number and type of offenses. For possession, the first offense makes a student ineligible for aid for one year and the second offensive for two years. Three or more offenses results in indefinite ineligibility. For selling drugs, the first offense carries two years of ineligibility while two or more offenses leads to indefinite ineligibility. All periods are counted from the date of conviction for the offense.

State financial aid programs carry their own penalties for drug or alcohol convictions as do institutional and outside scholarship and loan programs. Schools will also have their own penalty systems and may come down harder on those who sell drugs to those under 21 or 18 or to pregnant women. Other factors that can increase the penalties include the amount and scale of trafficking or the manufacturing of drugs on campus.

In many cases, the penalties may be lessened or even lifted if the student seeks treatment from approved drug rehab centers . To restore federal student aid, the program must be recognized as a federal, state, or local government agency program and must include at least two unannounced drug tests during treatment. Eligibility is restored on the date that the student completes the rehab program. Those that abandon treatment or are discharged before successfully completing treatment will not be eligible for restored financial aid.

Treatment of Drug Abuse in College Students

2011-02-15T14:00:00.000-08:00

It is irresponsible to deny that drugs have an impact on any college environment. While users would like you to believe that that affect is positive, the fact is that drug abuse presents many physical and psychological hazards to those taking them and has emotional and financial repercussions on the entire community.

It is extremely important for any college campus to be aware of the extent of its own drug environment and to take steps to minimize the effects. This includes directing those with serious drug problems to seek drug rehab. Treatment programs are available for any type of addiction and many programs specialize in the special needs of young adults such as college students.

With prescription drug abuse as well as marijuana use increasing on college campuses, it is extremely important that students, faculty and staff are educated on the

Physical Signs of Addiction. They also need to be aware of behavioral and emotional signals that someone may need to seek treatment.

A good addiction treatment center that treats college students and other young adults is going to be aware of the specific pressures and situations that lead to college drug use. Many college students begin abusing prescription drugs in order to enhance their performance on tests, in sporting events, or to be able to stay awake to complete class work. Other abuse street drugs in order to escape from the pressures of college life or due to specific family and personal problems.

Treatment will be most effective if it supplements traditional rehab and recovery tools with life skills, personal development, and emotional coping skills while allowing patients to continue with their educational pursuits. Continuing coursework, after the initial period of detox and treatment is completed, can provide a structure and stability to the rehab process. Learning life skills and working on personal and emotional development will better equip students to sustain their recovery once they are back in the real world and exposed to the temptations and stress points that led to their original problems.

Colleges can significantly reduce their campus drug problem by combining a sensible yet visible campaign of prevention and education with a compassionate emphasis on treatment and rehabilitation. However, they also need to realize that when the problems become untenable, they will need to take more direct steps to protect their student body -- up to and including expelling students and/or turning them over to criminal authorities.

Sustaining a Sustainable System

2011-02-15T13:43:00.000-08:00

The UNM-Taos Report

By Bill Knief

Last week we got a pleasant surprise. Kristine Rippel, our account representative at the Taos News, called up to say she was coming over with a check for $500 to present to The Literacy Center. It was the proceeds from the holiday Festival of Trees and Wreaths event, and since The Literacy Center is supported by UNM-Taos and housed in our administration building but is not directly funded by the community college, it was greatly appreciated.

It was also a reminder of how important the linkage is in Taos between its various institutions and the community at large. This money, which will help support the GED, adult literacy and English as a second language programs so vital to our economic and social health, came from generous individuals who took part in a fundraising event for nonprofits sponsored every year by a for profit company. That kind of collaboration, which ultimately benefits citizens striving to improve their lives, is the connective tissue that holds us all together.

What we have in our midst is a truly sustainable system. The programs offered by UNM-Taos that are funded through the legislature by taxation and other revenue streams, and by grants, and through the generosity of citizens, produce the talent pool and the expertise that help us hold our own in a difficult economy.

According to Jim Gilroy, Dean of Instruction, “I think that a role we play that is not so often seen nor is it measured by traditional academic standards is that of meeting the needs of businesses and municipal entities throughout the region. We have many needs presented to us from the town, the county, Holy Cross Hospital, the Department of Labor, the Chamber of Commerce and others on a monthly basis. And to be able to have the resources---the personnel as well as the infrastructure---in place to address those needs is critical.

“We provide the services that public and private entities need to better serve the community, to allow the advancement of their own employees, and to improve their computer and technological skills that are so badly needed today. And I feel that the money that we get from the state to carry out our mission is well matched by other resources that are attracted by a community college. For example, our students brought in 2.6 million dollars in Pell Grants alone last year, and those dollars have a multiplier effect as they circulate through our community that produces a very positive effect.

“Currently there is some conversation around eliminating some of the community colleges in our state, and honestly I think it is the wrong path to take. To eliminate rural community colleges would have a tremendous impact on the economy of the region, would produce an ill prepared workforce that has no hope of providing for improvement of that economy, and honestly lead to a certain amount of loss of morale in those rural regions. We motivate our students to do well, we tell them there are opportunities out there, we educate them and provide real opportunities for work within that community.

“Without community colleges our students will migrate not only from rural to urban areas, but out of the state completely. And I think what that does for potential long term economic development would be devastating.”

We have an extraordinary resource in our community college. If you would like to take advantage of it, there are only a few more days to sign up for spring classes It looks like we are once again going to see record numbers of enrollees, so the sooner you get started with the registration process, the better. Instruction begins January 18 and registration for 16 weeks courses ends January 28.

"Untold Stories" Tour

2011-02-08T07:46:00.000-08:00

Enjoy a priceless peek into the work spaces, libraries
and lives of influential and creative Taoseños on this
unique guided tour.

Saturday, February 12th, 2011
Tour 1 departs at 10am please arrive 30 min early
Tour 2 departs at 2pm please arrive 30 min early

Tour includes Alyce Frank sharing her special
space, Steve Parks opening the Melissa Zink
studio, and Mirabai Starr with her creative friends at the
rarely seen El Monte Sagrado library. Along the way,
historian Nita Murphy will offer her insight into the
people, places and events that illuminate Taos.

Tours meet at the UNM-Taos Library,
located at 115 Civic Plaza Drive, Taos
Tickets are $25 Space is limited - please RSVP
To reserve tickets or for more info. call (575) 737-6242

BIOS AND INFO
Alyce Frank paints the landscape of Taos New Mexico in vibrant hues against a red ground. Within her paintings the mesas, gorges, and mountain ridges take on an emotional quality that goes beyond a direct rendering. The fields, streams and canyons are familiar but the shapes and colors feel animated and fresh.

Melissa Zink’s work has progressed from sculpture to painting and into a mix of language, collage and printmaking. Her work is often inspired by her passionate experience with books and the almost trance like state of reading. Steve Parks of Parks Gallery will guide us through her studio.

Mirabai Starr is a translator, author and educator concerned with the spiritual pathways expressed in each of the world’s faith traditions. She speaks nationally and internationally on the teachings of the mystics and the contemplative process.

Nita Murphy is the director of the Center for Southwest Research, an archive of local history. She has deep knowledge of the stories and people of Taos.

Weaving, Workshops, & Film

2011-01-31T13:47:00.000-08:00

UNM Taos instructor Andrea Heckman has been awarded a 2011 NM State New Visions contract to make a documentary film about Weaving Traditions of Northern New Mexico. As part of the award, a series of free public workshops/lectures on filmmaking will be offered in February and March.

FREE PUBLIC FILM LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS IN TAOS

The public lecture scheduled for Feb 3 was cancelled due to the gas outage in Taos. It is rescheduled for SAT 9-11am, followed immediately by the pre-production workshop on planning your video projects. All other seminars/lectures are as originally scheduled. These lectures and workshops are free to the public.

Saturday Feb 12 9-3PM
Harwood Museum Theater, Ledoux Street, Taos
9am-11am Free Public Lecture, Video and Slide Show
THEIR STORIES: HOW TO CAPTURE OUR GRANDPARENTS AND NEIGHBORS KNOWLEDGE IN VIDEO, PHOTOS AND FILM

11am-3:00pm Film/video workshop/seminar on
PLANNING YOUR VIDEO PROJECT: SCRIPT, SHOT LISTS, INTERVIEW QUESTIONS, BUDGETS AND OTHER NECESSITIES

Saturday Feb 26 9-3PM
UNM Taos Klauer Campus, Room 121 Pueblo HALL
9am-3:00pm Film/video workshop/seminar on
PRODUCTION: REALITY AND TRICKS OF THE TRADE

Saturday March 19 9-3PM
Harwood Museum Theater, Ledoux Street, Taos
9am-3:00pm Film/video workshop/seminar on
POSTPRODUCTION-GETTING IT DONE

Thursday March 24 6-8PM
Harwood Museum Theater, Ledoux Street, Taos
Packaging Your Video; Distribution and Film Festivals

This program is organized by NM New Visions award recipient Andrea Heckman in partnership with the Harwood Museum and the New Mexico Film Office. For information, contactandreaheckman@earthlink.net or call 7706463.

The UNM Taos Report

2011-01-31T13:40:00.000-08:00

By Bill Knief

UNM-TAOS: HERE FOR THE LONG HAUL

Our youngest students on the Kids' Campus and over 200 dual credit
students from area high schools make up just 2 of the lesser known but
vitally important components of the UNM-Taos student body.

The desire to learn lies deep beneath the surface of our culture in the very bones and DNA of our species. It’s what makes us human. We can no more sacrifice education for short term savings than a subsistence community can stave off hunger by eating its seed corn. Their immediate problem might be solved, but what do they do come spring, when it’s time to plant?

Here at UNM-Taos, as the Spring, 2011 semester began on the same day as the opening session of the New Mexico State Legislature, we were faced with a multitude of challenges that will make 2011 a very interesting year indeed.

Last Friday, January 21, with no less than ten days still remaining for students to enroll, your community college “broke the band”---the formula that determines the legislature’s level of support for our school---with an amazing 12,748 credit hours, more than 800 hours above last year’s record. And as for the number of students enrolled, we hit 1,500---exactly last year’s final count. That’s a great victory for Taos students.

But the additional funding does not kick in until 2013, and more budget cuts and even threats of closure are on the way. What do we do till then?

In his faculty orientation address January 15, Dean of Instruction Jim Gilroy spoke to the problem. “We are down to the bare bones for the rest of the semester,” he said. “We know exactly what we have left, and it is minimal. Yet even after we made cuts wherever we could, we were still able to offer 291 classes this semester.

“There has been the threat out there that the legislature needs to close five branches, and we were listed as one of the five. They said that by doing that they could save 135 million. But the impact on this community would be incredible. So our concern is to keep ourselves vibrant, alive and fiscally responsible.”

In her “state of the college” address, the fifth since she took office, Executive Director Dr. Kate O’Neill reminded faculty that “Fewer than five percent of over 2,000 respondents to a recent survey thought that closing community colleges was a good idea, and we have strong support from Mayor Cordova, local and statewide chambers of commerce, and state legislators. Furthermore, we have a very good reputation for the quality of our programs, the quality of our faculty, our record growth and the support of our community. It’s going to be a long 60 days, but I can assure you that we will make careful use of every resource and opportunity available to us in upholding our mission.

“We’ll let you know if rumors of closures are anything more than rhetoric. Taos is one of those communities where people step up and step forward. Senator Cisneros and Representative Gonzales have both conveyed to me that if anyone suggests closing UNM-Taos they will have a heck of a fight on their hands.”

Dr. O’Neill also reminded faculty that the Taos Municipal School Board election takes place Tuesday, February 1.

“School board elections across the country are notorious for low voter turnout, and yet the stakes are very high,” she said, urging people in districts one, two and four to contact the Elections Bureau if they are not sure where to vote or what district they are in.

Nowhere are the stakes higher than right here, right now in our own home town. Quality education at all levels is a legacy we must not fail to pass on to our children. Early voting ends on January 28, and you can call 737-6400 for more information.

NMACC (video)

2011-01-27T10:40:00.000-08:00

New Mexico Association of Community Colleges Informational video featuring UNM Taos Dean of Instruction Jim Gilroy.

UNM Taos News & Information

UNM-Taos Nursing Program Wishes to Invite You

UNM Taos Library Newsletter Spring 2012

New UNM Taos News & Information App!

UNM-Taos Dean of Instruction

Grantsmanship Workshop

Spring 2012 Scholarship Opportunities

New Student Orientation is January 5th

The Past Is Prologue

UNM Taos Instructor Wins Gourmand International

Fall 2012 Nursing Class TEAS V and CPR info

UNM-Taos Library Newsletter Nov, 15 2011

George Chacón Mural Dedication

WebCT Tutoring Available To Students

What is WebCT?

Fall 2011 2nd 8-week courses

A free public lecture by Patrice Repar, DMA

David Trujillo, UNM-Taos Grants Officer

Advising Transfer Day

Old Forest Service Building

College and Career Prep Starts Now

Fall Harvest Festival

Fall Harvest Festival

Please join us for this FREE event, which will be a day of food, fun and outreach involving:

11:00 – 12:00pm:

12:15 – 1:15pm:

1:30 – 2:30pm:

2:45 – 3:45pm:

Library Newsletter Fall 2011

3rd annual Fall lecture Series

Comedy Show Fundraiser

UNM Taos Has Switched to an Online Book Supplier

Public Art Lecture "Call and Response"

Library Newsletter - Fall Lecture Series Returns!

UNM-Taos Accelerate Program

Distance Education at Our Local College

UNM Taos Library Newsletter

UNM Branches Face Cuts Despite Growth

UNM-Taos: Onward And Upward

You Give Education A Bad Name…

UNM Taos Graduation 2011

Outdoor Recreational Classes at UNM Taos

For more information or to register for coursesCall Nick Streit at 575.751.6630 or email info@taosflyshop.com

Summer Solar Intensive Classes

UNM-Taos For the Record [video]

Excellence In A Time Of Struggle

Setting the record straight

Festival of New Mexico Writers

Bachelor & Graduate Information Sessions

The Early Childhood Classroom Enrichment Series

Info Expo

American String Quartet

Birth of a Psychedelic Culture: an afternoon with Ralph Metzner

Library Newsletter - Welcoming Spring / Supporting Community

2nd 8-week couses at UNM Taos

SBDC Outstanding Client of the Year!

Essential Programs for New Mexico’s Future

Lecture: Dr Leroy Hood

Master's in Public Administration Open House

Criminal Drug Offenses Effect Finanacial Aid

Treatment of Drug Abuse in College Students

Sustaining a Sustainable System

"Untold Stories" Tour

Weaving, Workshops, & Film

The UNM Taos Report

NMACC (video)

For more information or to register for courses
Call Nick Streit at 575.751.6630 or email info@taosflyshop.com