Departments and offices across campus will have to give up a total of $1 million for the University's emergency savings fund. The University will add the money to the $5.3 million in the central reserve fund, said Andrew Cullen, associate vice president for institutional planning.
The votes are in, and ASUNM has 10 new senators who will be sworn in next semester. The VOICE slate took three open seats in Wednesday's election, while the remaining seven were retained by incumbent senators from the PEAK slate. Voters were asked to vote on two amendments on the ballot.
Where should UNM cut funding first? Rey Coronado Jr. Junior Advertising "The salaries of the vice presidents.... Maybe, instead of having two vice presidents do two different things, they could have one doing both those things." Brian Vote Junior Marketing "I think they should cut all the extra expenditures that they don't really need.
Eight UNM departments reported a combined deficit of more than $11 million as of June, according to a report presented to the regents this month. And those departments will not get help from UNM's $5.3 million central reserve fund, said Andrew Cullen, associate vice president for institutional planning.
As part of the Bookstore's green initiative, more textbooks are being offered in digital formats - a marketing trend that could result in a bookstore without books. "We've been doing things with digital books for over a year now," said Melanie Sparks, Bookstore director.
UNM is preparing for major campus renovations, but the University may not be able to afford all the buildings it has planned. The University has spent about $14 million this year on 34 renovation projects expected to be completed by 2009. The most expensive project is the Castetter Hall renovation, which benefits the Biology Department, at $7.
If you find yourself seeing the glass as half full and looking for ways to help community members who are less fortunate, the Lobo Optimist Club could be the place for you. The club is a chapter of the nationwide organization that advocates a better lifestyle through community service.
UNM is trying to keep employees healthy by helping them maintain their weight over the holiday season. Mary Jo Quintana, director of the Employee Health Promotion Program, said 41 employees are enrolled in "Maintain Don't Gain" this year, compared to 35 in 2007.
UNM is switching from cooling to heating in dorm rooms, making some students feel like they're roasting alive. Bob Notary, associate director of engineering and energy services at the Physical Plant Department, said turning on the heat is costing the University much more than leaving on cooling systems.
Students met in the SUB Tuesday to discuss at length a word so controversial, few will say it out loud. UNM's Black Student Union held its second N-word Luncheon on Tuesday, where a panel broke down the issues surrounding the word and its usage. The panel addressed how the word has managed to stick around for so long.
UNM has nine more vice presidents than NMSU and outspends State on vice-presidential salaries by about 3 to 1, according to the University's salary book. UNM spends about $3.4 million per year on the salaries of 14 vice presidents and one interim vice president.
Mystery will continue to envelop UNM football's coaching vacancy until the position is filled, according to Athletics Director Paul Krebs. "I will not, throughout the course of this process, be commenting on candidates," Krebs said. "To comment on one means I really feel compelled to on all (of them).
The two top candidates vying to be director of Admissions and Recruitment Services have worked with President David Schmidly and Carmen Alvarez Brown, vice president of enrollment management. The candidates discussed their qualifications for the position - which could pay more than $100,000 - in open forums on campus last week.
Daily Lobo: Why did you choose biology? Thanh-Lan Nguyen: They don't have an optometry school here, so I would have to move, and that's the only thing - the downside of it. But, I really like eyes, because I know it can capture a lot of your emotions. DL: How do you mean? TN: I know it's really complicated and it's connected to the brain - that's a really sensitive area.
Forget a barn burner. When the UNM women's basketball team took on DePaul on Monday, the entire Pit nearly caught fire. And not just with excitement - though there was plenty of that. UNM improved to 3-0 on the year, as Amy Beggin proved to be a savior with her last-second layup that propelled the Lobos to a 68-66 victory.
In a time of economic contraction, Hewlett-Packard has chosen to build a new facility in Rio Rancho. Company executives said they are looking to fill as many entry-level positions as possible with recent college graduates. The move to Rio Rancho will bring an estimated 1,350 jobs to Albuquerque and Rio Rancho by 2012, said Jim Payne, Rio Rancho city manager.
For 11 seasons, head coach Rocky Long spearheaded UNM's football program. But on Monday, in a room jam-packed with reporters, Long announced he would step down as the Lobos' head football coach. "It's hard for me to leave," he said. "But it's the right thing to do for the program.
Rose Chavez, a UNM alumna who organized the Lobo Growers Market, has been controversially removed from her position as coordinator of the market. As a result, the Oct. 21 market was canceled. Chavez said she was fired when Bruce Milne, executive director of Sustainability Studies, and Terry Horger, program manager of Sustainability Studies, said she wasn't performing to their expectations.
The Board of Regents moved forward on building a student recreation center, approving $80,000 to fund a planning phase at its meeting Tuesday. University architect Roger Lujan will work with Van H. Gilbert and Opsis Architecture, a firm based in Portland, Ore.
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