UNM goes online for employment opportunities
Colleen Banet | September 5Last month University officials expanded electronic options for those interested in becoming UNM employees.
Last month University officials expanded electronic options for those interested in becoming UNM employees.
Lorena Olmos, new president of GPSA, said she will work to ensure that UNM's graduate and professional students' concerns are voiced this year ASUNM president Jennifer Onuska said she plans to expand her role as undergraduate student body president to include more communication with the students.
This year's record-size freshman class, with more than 2,800 members, will be the largest one since the University began tracking the statistic in 1982, said Terry Babbitt, the Office of Recruitment director.
Representatives from UNM and Sandia National Laboratories gathered Wednesday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Advanced Materials Laboratory, a center for collaborative research in technical developments. The laboratory offers an environment for UNM students and faculty to work with Sandia members, allowing accessible space and equipment for both institutions.
The Research Policy Committee has revised a new procedure for research misconduct to comply with federal regulations for government-funded research.
The UNM Physical Plant, which is responsible for the operation and maintenance of facilities, will renovate a 50-year-old cooling plant to improve the reliability of utilities on campus. The construction will be the beginning of a five-year project and is budgeted at $55 million.
The American Nurses Association's prediction that up to 40 percent of the nursing workforce will retire after 2010 is forcing the UNM College of Nursing to seek additional legislative funding to increase enrollment.
Deceased former UNM professor Frank Hibben left evidence of his passion for archaeology through his contribution to the development of the Hibben Archaeological Center, which is slated to be completed by the fall semester.
Albuquerque officials have decided to discontinue the city's UNM work-study program due to recent budget cuts.
The Albuquerque community celebrated Channel 27's second Annual Freedom of Speech Day Saturday after Gov. Gary Johnson proclaimed June 1 as Freedom of Speech Day in New Mexico.