THE GRAPEVINE - Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell

December/January 2011
THE GRAPEVINE
A PUBLICATION FOR THE EMPLOYEES AND FRIENDS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-ROSWELL
ENMU-Roswell Celebrates Fall 2011 Commencement
More than 180 graduates participated in Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell’s
Fifty-Sixth Commencement Convocation, December 8 at the Roswell Convention and Civic
Center. Members of the ENMU-Roswell Community College Board, ENMU Board of Regents
and Dr. Steven Gamble, president of ENMU, attended the ceremony.
Several local area bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates from ENMU in Portales
also participated, in addition to a group of New Mexico Youth ChalleNGe Academy cadets.
The featured speaker was Dylan Sant, a Presidential Scholar and candidate for graduation,
who received an Associate of Arts degree in University Studies.
Dr. John Madden, president of ENMU-Roswell, congratulated all students on their educational
accomplishment.
Commencement speaker
and Presidential
Scholar, Dylan Sant,
spoke with enthusiasm at
the fall 2011 graduation
ceremony.
The Grapevine
Published Monthly by the College
Development Office:
Director:
Donna Oracion
College Development Administrator:
Maria LeBlanc
Publications Specialist:
Raul deLara
Webmaster:
Jacob Puckett
Foundation Coordinator:
Craig Collins
In This Issue
ENMU-Roswell's Fall 2011
Commencement Pictures.........2
November/December Employee
of the Month...............................3
New Employee Welcome...........3
ENMU-Roswell Celebrates
National GEAR UP Week............4
COMM 202 Students Host Food
Drive..........................................4
Renewable Energy Class
Updates....................................5
ENMU-Roswell Presents Fall
Production of The Zombie...........5
ENMU-Roswell Posts New Online
2012 Class Schedule.................6
Dental Hygiene Students
Promote Global Dental Health
Awareness................................6
ENMU-Roswell History
Instructor to Hold Book
Signing......................................6
Phi Theta Kappa Induction
Ceremony..................................6
Security Update.........................7
What's New at the LRC................7
Upcoming Blood Drive...............8
AARP Tax Aide Help....................8
Spring Semester Concert..........8
ENMU-Roswell Presents
Explore a Major Day...................8

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Graduation Ceremony

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Employee Recognition
Congratulations to Traci Dixon, Grants
Coordinator, November Employee of the
Month
Dr. John Madden, president of ENMU-Roswell, and Eric Johnston-Ortiz, Vice
President for Business Affairs, congratulated Traci Dixon, Grants Coordinator,
with an Employee of the Month award.
Congratulations to Derek Dubiel, Physical
Plant Foreman, December
Employee of the Month
Dr. John Madden, president of ENMU-Roswell, congratulated Derek Dubiel,
Physical Plant Foreman, for his Employee of the Month award.
Cory Cogdill, Math/
Science Success
Center Specialist,
Title V
to Our Newest Employees
The winner of the sheriff badge guessing game was BARBARA
REYNOLDS from GEAR UP guessing 108. The actual number
was 111.
Jail Fundraiser
We raised over $500 for a fundraiser.
Thank you ENMU-Roswell Employees and Students!
Participants:
Andrea Marnes
Anna Chavez
Annabelle Carlos
Bill Dean
Bill Kuehl
Bob Bowman
Ched Kinley
Chris Meeks
Crystal Garcia
Crystal Gonzales
Danny Herrera
Effie Levario
Eric Johnston-Ortiz
Eva Whatley
Ferron Sutton
Frank Gonzales
Gabriel Smolkey
Greg Martinez
Hilda Pacheco-Peeples
Ignacio Madril
Jacklyn Lozano
Jessie Sjue
John Madden
Christopher Polson,
Dorm Support
Coordinator
Juan Hernandez
Lily Quezada
Lisa Kelt
Jeremy Luna
Liz Novak
Lorinda Wilkins
Margaret Carrasco
Maria LeBlanc
Marisela Alvidrez
Michael Sexton
Mike Martinez
Moises Chavez
Monica Gonzales
Nancy Vale
Nita Eubanks
Paul Sandavol
Paula McClellan
Peter Stover
Robert Gonzales
Robert Newberry
Sandra Lara
Seairra Sanchez
Sonya Levario
Santos Franco,
Groundskeeper,
Physical Plant
Halloween Coffee Hour Event Update
Terra Dougan
Todd DeKay
Tom Fowler
Tony Morales
Traci Dixon
Tracy Steenholdt
Val Hays
Valerie Mestas
Vanessa Hendrix
Vanessa Holloman

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Student Success
ENMU-Roswell Celebrates
National GEAR UP Week
The ENMU-Roswell GEAR UP Program participated in
National GEAR UP Week 2011. The week commemorated
the success of Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness
for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), a college access
program providing students and families the resources they
need for college success. Since its inception in 1999, GEAR
UP has improved educational outcomes for millions of students
across the United States. ENMU-Roswell’s new GEAR UP
Grant will soon begin service to approximately 1,726 sixth
and seventh graders in Chaves County.
The project design draws on current research in the field
and the effective practices of other GEAR UP partnerships and
postsecondary transition programs. The project’s objectives
and services have a significant impact on targeted students,
parents, and teachers by increasing 1) preparedness for
high school graduation and college enrollment; 2) motivation,
retention, and engagement; 3) student academic achievement;
4) parent/family involvement in school activities; 5) professional
development opportunities for teachers; and 6) long-term
partnership investment in programs
“The success of GEAR UP is a combined effort of many
individuals and organizations, including all of the various
departments at ENMU-Roswell, the administrators, faculties,
and support staffs of the four Chaves County school districts
and a host of community businesses, organizations, and
dedicated parents,” explained Steve Markl, current GEAR
UP director.
For more information about the ENMU-Roswell GEAR
UP Program, contact the program’s office at 575-624-7104
or visit our Web page: http://www.roswell.enmu.edu/studentservices/gear-up/welcome-to-gear-up.
To learn more about
the national GEAR UP Program, contact the National Council
for Community and Education Partnerships at 202-530-1135
or visit www.edpartnerships.org.
COMM 202 Students Show Off Their Donated
Food Drive Goods
Students in Maureen Olguin’s COMM 202 class -Dynamics
of Group Behavior- sponsored a food drive in October. Students
set up boxes around Campus to collect food donations. The
group also set up a box at Albertsons. The food gathered was
donated to Lend a Hand, Inc. located in Roswell.
ENMU-Roswell students collected a variety of goods for their COMM class
group project to donate to Lend a Hand, Inc.

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Solar Demonstration for the Renewable
Energy Class
The Renewable Energy class at ENMU-Roswell and
Mike O'Berry, instructor of safety engineering technology, are
pictured next to a solar furnace. Mike O'Berry demonstrated
the practical application of solar heating to the Renewable
Energy class.
Renewable energy students learn the benefits of using a solar furnace.
Renewable Energy Class Learns Alternative
Fuel
ENMU-Roswell's Renewable Energy instructor, Calvin
Brown, had his class test a biofuel TRAXXAS Nitro Sport
Car in the OTC parking lot. The students made the ethanol
biofuel in the renewable energy technology lab. Ehtanol is a
biofuel derived from grain, corn, and sugarcane. The project
was a success and the biofuel was a proven mixture for an
alternative fuel.
Calvin Brown, Renewable Energy instructor, and his students test the
alternative fuel in the Roswell Campus parking lot.
ENMU-Roswell Presents Fall Production of
The Zombie
Thrills, chills, and laughter were in store for audiences
who attended “The Zombie” by Tim Kelly. The ENMU-Roswell
Theatre Department presented the comedy thriller November
18-20 in the Performing Arts Center.
“The Zombie” is a comedy thriller set in the weird and
sinister Okefenokee Swamp in Florida, where voodoo practices
are accepted. In a decayed mansion dripping with cobwebs
and mystery, a former carnival hypnotist calling himself Baron
Samedi and a crooked sheriff have developed an "unusual"
business. They turn people into zombies and lease them
out as farm laborers. Profits and success aren't enough,
however. The hypnotist wants revenge against those who
have wronged him in the past. Soon the house is shaking with
thrills, shivering shocks, and a startling climax. For a young
television producer and his two girlfriends who stumble onto
the grim proceedings, it's a night to remember, especially
when they encounter “the walking dead.” Despite the goose
bumps, this chiller is loaded with genuine comedy and keeps
its audience in a state of taut excitement and laughter.
ENMU-Roswell students deserve a round of applause for their great talent
displayed during the comedy thriller The Zombie.

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What's New on Campus?
ENMU-Roswell Posts New Live Online
2012 Class Schedule
A new and improved online class schedule is now available
on the ENMU-Roswell Web site: www.roswell.enmu.edu
The Spring 2012 Class Schedule can be sorted by subject,
instructor, or class type (day, evening, or online) to make it
easier for students to plan their schedule of courses. The
schedule will note any special instructions for classes, and
because it will be updated in real time, the schedule will show
when a class has been cancelled or when a class has been
closed due to full enrollment. A link to important spring 2012
semester information is also included in the class schedule.
New students can also apply for admission online any
time. ENMU-Roswell is open from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday
through Thursday and from 8 a.m. until Noon on Friday.
The spring semester begins January 17. For registration
information, call (575)624-7308.
Dental Hygiene Students
Promote Global Dental Health Awareness
Dental Hygiene students at ENMU-Roswell coordinated
a Global Dental Health Awareness Campaign on November
14. Students prepared table clinics in the Health Science
Center Dental Clinic representing Italy, India, and South
America featuring cultural information, food sampling, and
PowerPoint presentations.
According to Dianne Petrale, clinical instructor for the
Dental Hygiene Program, students completed the assignment
to meet part of the core curriculum through UNM in Dental
Public Health. She said all of the program’s graduates have
done well on their clinical boards and are employed throughout
the region.
The ENMU-Roswell Dental Clinic provides basic dental
hygiene services for patients who do not have a pay source for
dental care and have no local dental provider. The program is
accredited by the Council on Dental Accreditation (CODA). The
clinic services are provided by dental hygiene students who
have satisfactorily completed requirements prior to treating
clinical clients. Dental hygiene students are supervised by
clinical dental hygiene professors and dentists. The main
dental clinic telephone number is (575)624-7207.
ENMU-Roswell History Instructor Holds
Book Signing
Dr. Robert Bender, history instructor at ENMU-Roswell,
recently signed copies of his new book, Worthy of the Cause
for Which They Fight: The Civil War Diary of Brigadier General
Daniel Harris Reynolds, 1861–1865. Published by the University
of Arkansas Press, the book chronicles the experiences of a
well-educated and articulate Confederate officer fromArkansas
who witnessed the full evolution of the Civil War in the Trans-
Mississippi Department and western theater.
Bender received his bachelor’s degree from the University
of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. He is a two-time graduate of the
University of Arkansas with master’s and doctoral degrees in
history. He is also the author of Like Grass Before the Scythe:
The Life and Death of Sgt. William Remmel, 121st New York
Infantry.
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Induction Ceremony
A PTK induction ceremony was held on Friday, December 2
at ENMU-Roswell. A total of 38 students were inducted into PTK,
a national honor society with prestigious requirements. Students
inducted into PTK must maintain a 3.5 GPA throughout their college
career.

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Security Update: Holiday Shopping Safety
Tips
This time of year all of us are getting our holiday shopping out
of the way and running around trying to get to the big sale early.
Something that we need to keep in mind is that the holiday season
observes one of the highest crime rates of the year, there are a few
simple and easy steps you can take to keep your holiday shopping
safe and fun throughout the season.
Personal Safety tips:
• Stay alert and be aware of what's going on around you.
• Park in a well-lighted space, and be sure to lock the
car, close the windows, and hide shopping bags and gifts
in the trunk.
• Avoid carrying large amounts of cash; pay with a check
or credit card whenever possible.
• Deter pickpocketsand purse-snatchers.Don't overburden
yourself with packages. Be extra careful with purses and
wallets. Carry a purse close to your body, not dangling by
the straps. Put a wallet in an inside coat or front pants
pocket.
• Shopping with kids? Teach them to go to a store clerk
or security guard if you get separated.
Steps to protecting your Vehicle:
Loading up on all those gifts is a sign of progress in the holiday
shopping. But if those packages are left out in the open after they're
in the car, your car has become a likely target for thieves. Remember
"Out of sight, out of mind?" The same idea applies to items in your
car.
Help prevent your vehicle from being stolen by always locking
your car and using anti-theft devices. And although it's cold, never
leave your vehicle running while you run inside your home or a
store – even if for only a minute. For more safety tips visit www.
ou.edu/oupd/holtips.htm
Have a safe and Merry Christmas.
Security Office
What's New at the LRC
In The World Comes to Albuquerque: Celebrating 40 Years of
the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, editors Kim Vesely,
Dick Brown, Tom McConnell, and Paul Rhetts celebrate one of the
Duke City’s premiere tourist attractions - one that has become a
world-class event. This colorful book is filled with pictures of the
event through the years, along with an historical narrative of the fiesta
and a history of gas ballooning. Personal experiences of individual
balloonists are also featured.
Other new selections this month include:
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, by Daniel
H. Pink
David Crockett: The Lion of the West, by Michael Wallis
Nightwoods, by Charles Frazier
Following Atticus: Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an
Extraordinary Friendship, by Tom Ryan
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America
Forever, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard
I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive, by Steve Earle
Lean Library Management: Eleven Strategies for Reducing Costs
and Improving Customer Services, by John J. Huber
Once and Future Giants: What Ice Age Extinctions Tell Us About the
Fate of the Earth’s Largest Animals, by Sharon Levy
I’ve Never Met an Idiot on the River: Reflections on Family,
Photography, and Fly-Fishing, by Henry Winkler
Van Gogh: A Life, by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith
Financial Recovery: Developing a Healthy Relationship with Money,
by Karen McCall
In a Dog’s Heart: What Our Dogs Need, Want, and Deserve –and
the Gifts We Can Expect in Return, by Jennifer Arnold
The End: The Defiance and Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1944-
1945, by Ian Kershaw
Family Traditions: Three Generations of Hank Williams, by Susan
Masino
Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and
Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon, by Gretchen Morgenson
and Joshua Rosner

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Upcoming Campus Events
ENMU-Roswell to Host United Blood Service
Blood Drive
ENMU-Roswell will host a blood drive on Wednesday,
January 18 from 9:00am-2:00pm in parking lot B. The United
Blood Services bus will be parked in front of the Student Services
Center. Our goal is 22 units for this upcoming blood drive. WE
NEED YOUR HELP!
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is Seeking New
Mexico Volunteers
PHOENIX - - The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is recruiting
volunteers for sites throughout New Mexico to serve as Greeters,
Client Facilitators and Tax Counselors. Training will be held
soon. The sites are open to the public from Feb. 1 through
April 16, 2012. It is not necessary to be a member of AARP
to be a Tax-Aide volunteer.
WHAT THEY DO
The service is free of charge and is targeted to seniors and
low income families.
There are many volunteer positions available such as
a Greeter who checks clients in and answers the phone to
make appointments; the Client Facilitator who reviews clients’
paperwork and ensure that all needed paperwork is present;
the Tax Counselor who input data into the tax return software
and the Quality Reviewer who reviews the completed return.
In addition, Technical Coordinators are needed to setup and to
maintain computers and printers, as well as Site Coordinators
to organize and to oversee individual tax sites.
COMMITMENT
Locations and shifts vary throughout the state. Volunteers
are expected to work four hours a week for the 10 week tax
season or a minimum of 40 hours if unable to work the full 10
weeks.
SIGNING UP
To sign up, call 1-888-687-2277 or use the online registration
form at: www.aarp.org/taxaide.
Welcome Back Concert for the Spring
Semester
A spring semester kick off concert will be held on Thursday,
January 26 at 6:00pm in the Performing Arts Center on Campus.
The event is free and all ages are welcome to attend. The concert
is open to the public. For more information, contact Maria LeBlanc
at (575)624-7404.
ENMU-Roswell Presents Explore a Major
Day!
Notsurewhatyouwanttobewhenyougrowup? ENMU-Roswell
can help find the career for you! Our University departments will
present Explore a Major Day and showcase their programs to high
school students, Campus students, and the community. Explore a
Major Day will take place on Tuesday, February 7 in the PE Center
from 1:00 - 4:00pm. For more information, please contact Maria
LeBlanc at (575)624-7404.
The Grapevine is produced by the ENMU-Roswell College Development Office. For further information, to contribute to future issues of The Grapevine, or to contact the College Development Office, call Donna Oracion at 575-624-7403; e-mail: donna.
oracion@roswell.enmu.edu or Maria LeBlanc at 575-624-7404; email: maria.leblanc@roswell.enmu.edu. ENMU-Roswell is an Affirmative Action and equal opportunity employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex or handicap in its programs, activities, or employment. Persons seeking additional information about the University's nondiscrimination policy should contact the Director of Affirmative Action, ENMU-Roswell, P.O. Box 6000, Roswell, NM 88202-6000.
Please phone 1-866-788-7016 or 562-4150 if you have knowledge or suspicion of fraud committed by an employee of the University. The Office of Internal Audits will investigate and may report it to the proper authorities if necessary.
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