As a sign of KUNM radio's considerable growth, the position of program director has been reinstated. Marcos Martinez, the station's news director for nearly 20 years, was appointed to the position Monday. "Our hope is that it will enable us to run more smoothly and continue to improve and increase our community involvement," Martinez said.
Some UNM Chicano students claim that the University isn't listening to their input on the search for a new director of the Chicano/a Studies Program -- a concern that led to a heated meeting between students and officials Thursday. The students, along with several members of the Chicano community, met Thursday and expressed their concerns to numerous University officials.
Nearly seven out of 10 students who attend UNM receive some form of financial aid, according to new University numbers. The figures, compiled by the UNM Bursar's Office, show that of the 23,649 students at UNM's main campus, 15,179 -- or about 64 percent -- are receiving some form of financial assistance for the 2002-03 academic year.
The city has begun installing $100,000 worth of pedestrian countdown signals at several intersections in Albuquerque -- including at some of the most heavily used crosswalks around campus. The signals are being installed in two phases. The city is finishing the project's first phase, which began about two weeks ago, and should begin the second one by next month.
Staff Report UNM Research Professor Arthur H. Guenther has been asked by the International Commission for Optics to focus his research at the University's Center for High Technology Materials on starting an optics enterprise in Africa. Guenther, who had just finished his three-year term as president of the optics commission when the request to refocus his research was made, attended the sixth Annual African Laser, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences Network Symposium in Tunis, Tunisia recently.
UNM has received an award from the City of Albuquerque for striving to reduce the amount of pollution within the community. The city's Public Works Department, the Albuquerque City Council, the Wastewater Utility Division, the Industrial Pretreatment Program and the Pollution Prevention Program presented UNM with the Pollution Prevention Award of Excellence on Jan.
A UNM student majoring in vocal performance recently took first place in the National Opera Association's Vocal Competition in Washington, D.C. Senior Andrea Clayton attributed her success at the Jan. 18 competition to the unwavering support of family and friends, as well as the guidance of internationally acclaimed opera singer and director Marylin Tyler, who directs UNM's Opera Studies.
Richard Wilson, a research professor of physics at Harvard University, will discuss problems with nuclear protection and safety and provide alternatives to dealing with the threat of terrorism. "A physicist knows few absolutes," Wilson said in an online abstract, "Making the country absolutely safe is not possible and attempts to do so may be counterproductive.
A lawsuit has been filed against the Regents of the University of New Mexico as trustees for UNM Hospital for violating the New Mexico Tort Claims Act and the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. The regents are responsible for the management and control of UNM and all departments and activities, according to the lawsuit.
Staff Report Former UNM Board of Regents member David Archuleta resigned Friday as chairman of the Presidential Search Committee. Archuleta said that because he was no longer a member of the board -- his term expired in January -- he would step down as search chairman to allow a current member of the regents to head the committee.
The president and chief executive officer of the Science and Technology Corporation at UNM has announced that his resignation will take effect in April. Peter Perna, who was named to the position in October 2000, said the decision was based on his interest in starting up new ventures.
UNM students with interest in TVI or APS have a chance to change the future of the two institutions by voting today. By 10 p.m., tonight, voters will have decided on a $145 million APS bond and mill levy, four seats on the APS Board of Education and four seats on Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute's Governing Board.
UNM's Continuing Education and Extended University are formally separating because officials believe the move will allow the University to better serve students. "Because of the number of students we're serving and the number of classes we have, it has become a very successful enterprise and it was time for us to separate the Continuing Education and the Extended University," said Jer¢nimo Dom°nguez, vice provost for Extended University.
UNM undergraduate students can take comfort that they are receiving the best advisement possible, although in some instances a loophole is allowing advisers to practice without meeting the minimum requirements of the job. According to the Human Resource Department's Web site, an undergraduate adviser at UNM must have a minimum of a bachelor's degree in a related field or discipline to the department they are advising and six months to one year of work experience.
Robert J. Meyers will receive the 2002 Dan Anderson Research Award from the Hazelden Foundation this May for his positive reinforcement-based method of motivating chemically dependent people to seek treatment. As associate director of the Clinical Research Branch of the UNM Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addiction, also known as CASAA, Meyers has dedicated his life to helping people battle addiction.
UNM football player Quincy Wright is being investigated by the University for allegedly using his home computer to make nine fake Oklahoma drivers licenses for other players. The case is also being reviewed by the district attorney's office. Copies of the nine licenses were found at a local Kinko's in December.
Staff Report UNM President Chris Garcia has named an Anderson Schools of Management professor as his Special Adviser to Economic Development, a position that entails encouraging, coordinating and promoting the economic development activities of campus programs and departments.
UNM's annual Space Technology and Applications Forum has raised questions about whether the military nuclear research plays a part in the program. The forum is set to begin Sunday and is sponsored by UNM's Institute for Nuclear Space Power Studies.
Paul Nathanson, director of the UNM School of Law's Institute of Public Law, was elected in December as chairman of the board of directors for the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. "The issue is important," Nathanson said. "It's a way to have an impact.
UNM architecture student Robert Williams was elected to the board of directors for the American Institute of Architecture Students Jan. 2. Williams, a third-year architecture student who serves as president of the UNM chapter, will represent all of the Western colleges in the United States to the national board on which five other students from other regions sit.
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