A year after UNM President Robert Frank was appointed to office, the University and legislators have yet to find a solution that will preserve the Lottery Scholarship for future students.
UNM can now follow its president on Twitter. UNM President Robert Frank said he manages his own Twitter account to reach out to the campus community.
This is the third year in a row that UNM has been included on “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges,” which focuses on institutions that have shown a commitment to sustainability and the environment. The listing reflects the ongoing efforts of the University and its faculty, staff and students in creating a more energy efficient and greener place of learning.
UNM has developed LoboAchieve, an online advisement program that will allow instructors, advisers and students themselves to actively monitor progress toward the students’ academic degrees. The program is set to go live for all students Aug. 1.
In a presentation at a Board of Regents meeting Tuesday morning, Andrew Cullen, associate vice president of the Office of Planning and Budget Analysis, said the University has an outstanding balance of $575.7 million with regard to its projects’ bonds. He said the University expects to pay the outstanding balance by 2036, although future projects might still result to more debt in the future.
A mountain bike leaned on Kate Krause’s desk in her office in Mesa Vista Hall on Friday morning. Krause said when she had a smaller workload, she and her husband loved to go hiking in the mountains.
UNM libraries look to turn a new page as they search for a solution to their mounting problems of overcrowded bookshelves and fewer students checking out books.
UNM’s Health Sciences Center has developed a new strategic plan to accommodate future changes in the state’s health care sector. According to a presentation made by Vice Chancellor for Research Richard Larson at a UNMH Board of Directors meeting on Friday, the HSC aims to “make more progress in health and health equity than any other state by 2020.”
Austin Evans is one of five UNM students who will get to spend the fall semester in Washington D.C. as a congressional intern.
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity building sits vacant after the University revoked the fraternity’s charter on May 24 for violations of the UNM Student Code of Conduct. SAE has until Wednesday to appeal the revocation to the dean of students. But if the appeal is denied, what will happen to the vacant fraternity building?
Seattle-based company Tomato Assault made a stop in Albuquerque on Saturday and hosted a food fight involving about 40,000 tomatoes and 200 people. The event, which one of the organizers described as “meaningless fun for a meaningful cause,”
The New Mexico softball team announced Tuesday afternoon it will stop accepting clothing as part of its Lobos4OKC donation drive. Bottled water, non-perishable food and toiletries are still needed, UNM assistant director of communications Chelsea Einerwold said.
UNM students may be faced with more financial woes than just the recent tuition hikes if Congress fails to act on the interest rates of student loans.
UNM has revoked its chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) Friday following allegations of sexual assault against the fraternity and its subsequent suspension last month.
More academic opportunities will be available for graduate students next school year as a result of the increase in UNM’s tuition and fees starting the fall semester.
As the semester draws to a close, UNM continues to search for the perfect company to partner with in its bid to manage Sandia National Laboratories.
UNM is considering street renovations to improve pedestrian safety on campus in the aftermath of a University bus accident that struck and seriously injured a student four weeks ago.
It’s that time of year again — the sun’s back out, classes are winding down and once again your bank account is empty. As classes conclude, large crowds of students are hoping to land summer jobs.
A graduate course at UNM proves that students can start their own business even when they’re still stuck in school. Finance professor Fred Mondragon teaches Management 557, “Launching Your Entrepreneurial Business,”
Using recycled materials, UNM’s School of Architecture and Planning plans to prove that fashion exists no matter what you’re wearing.
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