UNM Student Cabinet’s first meeting scheduled
The newly-formed UNM Student Cabinet will hold its first meeting on Friday. According to a UNM press release, a wide range of topics will be discussed, including transparency, communication and student support services. The meeting is based on a focus group model to facilitate student-administrator discussion.
UNM President Bob Frank created the “think tank” group to gather more input on campus issues.
ASUNM President Rachel Williams and GPSA President Texanna Martin will serve on the Cabinet. The function of the Student Cabinet is to operate separately from student government.
Both ASUNM and GPSA will continue in their roles as elected student councils, providing advocacy and support services to their respective constituents. Several University administrators will also be in attendance to hear directly from the students and facilitate follow-up on key issues that may arise.
UN talk addresses rights of Indigenous Peoples
Francisco Cali Tzay, chair of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and Lindsay Robertson, advisor to the CERD Chair on Indigenous Issues, will speak on “The United Nations and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at UNM Law School.
According to a UNM press release, Tzay and Robertson will discuss the role of the CERD, human rights, the impacts of discrimination on indigenous peoples and the work of the committee.
CERD is one of nine International Human Rights Treaties within the UN system.
For more information contact Mitzi Vigil at 277-0405 or. vigil@law.unm.edu
Student starts political talk show
UNM freshman political science major Sonny Haquani produces a weekly political talk show called Local National Global on UPublic TV.
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According to UNM, Haquani wanted to create a platform completely absent of political bias where candidates of all affiliations could present themselves to constituents in a relaxed, one-on-one, no-frills interview.
“My intention was to serve the community by providing a neutral source of information on who might best represent them,” he said.
LNG, which Haquani began four years ago, has featured candidates and members from almost every branch of local, state and national government.
The show airs every Sunday on channel 27 at 10 a.m.
Association collects Halloween costumes for homeless kids
The UNM Young Alumni Chapter is collecting Halloween costumes for children of ages between six months and 8 years for CLNKids, an organization serving homeless children in Albuquerque.
According to UNM’s website, the Young Alumni Chapter’s goal is to collect 100 costumes by Friday, Oct. 24. Art supplies are also being collected.
If you would like to donate, collection boxes are available at Hodgin Hall Alumni Center and CAPS.
For more information, contact Matt Maez at maez@unm.edu.
GEO: UNM Ebola threat is currently low
The UNM Global Education Office and the UNM Student Health Center concluded there were no imminent Ebola threats on campus based on the guidance recently published by the Centers for Disease Control for colleges and universities.
There are currently no students or faculty engaged in or planning study abroad trips to Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone, the countries on the CDC level-three warning list for Ebola. Also, there are no international students or scholars on student visas currently enrolled at UNM from those countries, according to a UNM press release.
GEO Education Abroad utilizes a university-wide study abroad advisory committee to evaluate risk and make recommendations to deans and the provost on outbound study abroad travel, it said.
Though Ebola risk low, UNMH emergency preparedness is priority
UNM Hospital is well-prepared for the possibility of a patient presenting Ebola virus symptoms, according to UNM. The hospital’s emergency operations center was activated Oct. 6 to ensure that the hospital’s response is well-coordinated and organized. Dr. Robert Bailey has been designated incident commander of the hospital’s response.
Bailey emphasized that the possibility of a widespread outbreak in the United States remains very low, but said all hospitals need to be prepared.
UNMH is reviewing and refining established emergency preparedness plans, conducting intensive training including drills and team exercises, and staying in regular communication with local, state and national health agencies.
UNM expertise includes a former officer for the Epidemic Intelligence Service at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and a former Ebola researcher at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Disease.
For CDC Ebola information and clinical guidelines, visit cdc.gov. For more information on Ebola Virus Disease, visit who.int/csr/disease/ebola/en.
~ Compiled by Erika Eddy
