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Continuing Education dean selected

Ryan Floersheim | June 5

UNM Provost Brian Foster recently announced the appointment of Rita Martinez-Purson, human resources group leader at Los Alamos National Laboratory, as dean of the UNM Division of Continuing Education and Community Services, effective July 8. Since June of 2002, Martinez-Purson, who was one of more than 70 applicants for the position, has been responsible for overseeing human resource services for the lab's 1,800 employees, said Associate Provost and Search Committee Chairman David Stuart.

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Miller chosen as director for Gallup branch

June 5

Staff Report Elizabeth Miller, who was the interim executive director for UNM's Gallup branch campus since January 2002, has been named director of the campus UNM Provost Brian Foster announced recently. Miller, one of four finalists for the position, will succeed Robert Carlson, who accepted a position as president of Chabot College in Hayward, Calif.

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Regents OK budget

Jeff Proctor | June 5

The Board of Regents Wednesday approved a plan to increase the University's operating budget by 10 percent with much of the monetary augmentation going to areas such as research. The 2003-04 fiscal year budget, which accounts for all consolidated expenditures for main campus, the Health Sciences Center and all four UNM branch campuses, is $1.

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New plan may hurt Medicaid recipients

Jeff Proctor | May 19

A proposal on the Bush administration's 2004 budget plan would radically change how the Medicaid and state children's health insurance programs are financed and operated and could have wide-ranging effects on health care in New Mexico. Currently, Medicaid is an open-ended program in which the federal government reimburses states for health care costs based on each individual state's per capita income.

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News in Brief

May 19

UNMPD Inventory check finds two computers missing While performing inventory checks earlier this month, two University staff members discovered that computers from their departments were missing and reported them stolen to campus police. An accountant in the Mechanical Engineering Department and an administrator in the School of Public Administration reported the two alleged thefts May 2.

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Garcia reflects on work over one-year term

Arthur Simoni | May 19

As the spring semester winds down, UNM President Chris Garcia enters the final months of his one-year term. Garcia, who will give way to the next president July 31, said he had no intention of becoming president and initially refused the notion when approached.

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Caldera signs to head UNM

Jeff Proctor | May 19

Louis Caldera will be UNM's next president after signing a four-year contract with the University May 13 - a deal regents say will usher in "a different type of leadership" for the state's largest university. "This institution needs leadership that is innovative and can reach out beyond the University," Reg.

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Library wary of exhibitionist

Clay Holtzman | May 19

A UNM administrator says everything is being done to make sure users of the Health Sciences Library are safe while police and library staffers keep their eyes open for any suspects in a series of indecent exposures. "We believe it's very important for faculty, staff and students who use this building to contact us concerning inappropriate behavior in the library," said Holly Buchanan, director of the Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center.

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Study links aggresion to violent song lyrics

May 19

by Lisa J. Tabet Daily Lobo The UNM community is split over the findings of a recent study by the American Psychological Association that claims young adults may experience a surge in aggression-related thoughts and feelings after listening to music with violent lyrics.

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Students to present designs for building

Ryan Floersheim | May 8

Sixteen UNM School of Architecture graduate students are preparing to present their semester projects - concepts for the new Angel Fire Performing Arts Center building - that could eventually impact the building's design. Sharon Floyd, executive director of the Angel Fire Chamber of Commerce and president of its arts foundation, said the village of Angel Fire received a donation in the form of property last year.

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Students robbed at gunpoint at Johnson Field

Clay Holtzman | May 8

UNM police are investigating an armed robbery that took place on Johnson Field Thursday after two men reportedly robbed three students at gunpoint and then fired two shots in the direction of the victims. The two men reportedly jumped out of a black SUV, then demanded the wallets of the three male students.

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Grant awarded to program

Ryan Floersheim | May 8

The office of Latin American programs in education has been awarded a four-year, $200,000 grant to facilitate the exchange of 21 students from three universities in Canada and three in Mexico to study at UNM. The grant, funded through the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education, will support the North American Student Mobility Project, a cultural exchange program for graduate students in educational research.

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UNMH offers new service

May 8

by Melanie Roybal Daily Lobo UNM Hospital's new Outpatient and Surgery Imaging Building, unveiled last week, provides patients greater accessibility to outpatient services, surgery and imaging services such as CT scans and MRIs. The new 38,000 square foot freestanding building is located at 1213 University Blvd.

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ASUNM wraps up spring semester

Arthur Simoni | May 8

The ASUNM Senate passed a slew of last minute legislation Wednesday at its final meeting of the semester. The Senate approved funding for 11 student groups for a total of $9,006 by a bloc vote of 14 appropriations. Groups receiving funding were the College Democrats, the ASUNM Safety Promotions ad hoc committee, the Technological Commercial Organization, Beta Alpha Psi, Warhawk Booster Club, Phi Alpha Delta, Hui O Hawaii, the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting, the Mountaineering Club, Wardroom Society and UNM Fair Trade.

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South Lot plagued by burglaries

Clay Holtzman | May 8

Campus police are investigating a series of "smash and grab" auto burglaries at UNM's South Lot that left six people scratching their heads while estimating the damage to their vehicles. The burglaries took place May 1 between 8 and 10 a.m. "They are all connected, there is no doubt about that," said UNM Police Department Cmdr.

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Efforts of teachers recognized

Ryan Floersheim | May 7

The 2003 Outstanding Teachers of the Year Awards, designed to reward professorial excellence and accomplishment by UNM faculty, will be presented today to several instructors who have excelled in their positions. Created to honor the most important activities performed by professors, the awards also recognize the hard work and dedication of faculty members, said Susan Deese Roberts, director of the Center for Scholarship, Teaching and Learning at UNM, which sponsors the annual awards.

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Student Affairs VP to teach in Mexico

Arthur Simoni | May 7

Eliseo Torres, the UNM vice president for Student Affairs, will travel to Cuernavaca, Mexico this summer to teach a course in what he calls his passion, Mexican folk healing. The course, offered in conjunction with the Institute of Traditional Medicine and the Universidad de Morelos, is called "Our Ancestors' Medicine: A Traditional Integrative Medicine Approach.

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Continuing Education searches for new dean

Jeff Proctor | May 7

The UNM Division of Continuing Education, home to almost 40,000 non-degree seeking students, will have a new dean, chosen from a list of three finalists, sometime in the next two months. Associate Provost David Stewart, who is also chairman of the search committee, said there were 90 inquiries about the position and 74 complete applications.

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Ecological society elects professor as president

Kayla Anderson | May 7

University biology professor Cliff Dahm has been elected president of the North American Benthological Society, a professional association for freshwater researchers. The society is the world's largest organization of stream and river ecologists and has more than 2,000 members.

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New UNM Foundation members introduced

Clay Holtzman | May 7

The UNM Foundation, the University's management body for all contributions to UNM programs, has announced the election of five new members to its board of directors and the re-election of five more members to second terms. New members were formally introduced to the board at its annual meeting April 25.