The UNM School of Medicine class of 2002 will open envelopes that reveal where they will begin their residency programs at 11 a.m. today. Seventy-two UNM students submitted their top 10 residency preferences. Last year, 87 percent of medical students were matched with one of their top three choices of residency programs.
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UNM School of Law will sponsor two panel discussions about the Enron bankruptcy scandal and its many implications for society today at 6:30 p.m. at the Law School forum, 1117 Stanford Dr. NE.
The free event, "The Downfall, the Deception, What Now and What Can We Learn?" will feature several speakers, including Leslie Lawner, formerly of Enron's general counsel and Government Affairs Office; Mark Sardella of the Southwest Energy Institute; UNM Associate Dean Alfred Mathewson; UNM law professors Timothy Canova, Nathalie Martin and Norman Bay; and accounting professor Joni Young.
The first panel will discuss trust funds, 401 (k) and corporate leadership, and the problems accounting firms had that allowed Enron to move transactions off its balance sheet. A second panel will discuss the bankruptcy case, deregulation and market impact, and environmental and criminal law issues.
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The UNM Center for Developmental Disabilities is sponsoring the second annual New Mexico Disability Conference titled, "Continuing Toward Equality in the New Millennium," which will feature a variety of sessions, workshops and exhibit booths, today and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The conference is designed for people with disabilities, students, service providers, policymakers, private and nonprofit agencies, local and state agencies and anyone working with disability issues.
Workshop topics include the Americans with Disabilities Act; transportation and fair housing; internalized oppression; aging and disability; environmental illness and access; women and disability; wellness; recreation and disability; early childhood; New Mexico higher education and disability; technical assistance; relationships, intimacy and sexuality; disability and culture; and disability and family.
The registration fee to attend the conference is $50 per person, which includes the banquet. The cost to attend the banquet is $20. One-day conference attendance fees are $20.
For more information, to register or to request disability accommodations, call 452-8881.
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The UNM Geography Department presents its second lecture featuring Meg Maguire titled, "Reclaiming Scenic Beauty" Friday at 7 p.m. in Dane Smith Hall, Room 123.
Maguire, who was a city planner in New York, was co-director of the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service in the U.S. Department of the Interior during the Carter administration.
Maguire said in a University statement that despite a proliferation of billboards, cell towers and tasteless commercial development, the movement to stem the tide of further outrages has never been stronger and techniques have been developed to restore, reclaim and revitalize once-beautiful, once-charming places, including inner-city neighborhoods, suburban villages and small-farm countryside, through citizen action.
"We all love America the beautiful," she said. "If we work really hard, we can keep it that way. The key is citizen advocates who will demand better planning and decision making from governments and private corporations."
The interdisciplinary lecture series, "Visions for the American West," includes a question and answer period following each presentation. Admission is free.
