AAC Communication Log 09/09/2015
Item
Fire Drills to
Occur During
First Three
Weeks of Fall
Term
Responsible
&
Contact
Thuy
Fleming
Begin
Date
End
Date
Notes
The CNM Safety & Security Office will coordinate
mandatory fire drills on all campuses at various
times during the first three weeks of the Fall Term.
The following are guidelines for faculty, staff, and
students during the drills:

Prior to a drill, faculty should plan an
evacuation route with the class and have the
class roster ready. When the fire alarm goes
off, everyone MUST exist the building.
Quickly grab your backpack/personal
belongings then calmly and orderly leave the
building. Close the door behind you. Do not
use the elevator. If you see people with
mobility impairment, help them into the
stairwell or area of refuge. Then call Security
at ext. 4-3001. Stay with them until a
security officer arrives. Once outside the
building, follow directions from fire drill
staff and proceed to the designated Assembly
Area.
 Faculty should check the class roster to
ensure all students are accounted for at the
Assembly Area.
 Return to the building only after given an
“all clear” from Security.
For more information about the fire drills, email
tfleming4@cnm.edu.
TRIO Student
Support
Services to
Open New
Location at
Montoya
Campus
Magda
Martinez
Sept
01
CNM will be opening a new TRIO Student Support
Services office at the Montoya Campus starting
Sept. 1. It will become the second TRIO office at
CNM – the other has been at Main Campus since
2001. The new Montoya location was made possible
by a recently announced grant award from the U.S.
Department of Education. Federal TRIO program
grants run on five-year grant cycles. TRIO serves
low-income, disabled and/or first-generation college
students who are determined to succeed in college,
graduate and transfer to a four-year university. TRIO
Student Support Services include: academic, career
and personal coaching; one-on-one tutoring in
English and math; college success workshops and
educational activities; TRIO computer lab and study
area; cultural and educational events; student
leadership opportunities; networking and community
support from people with similar goals. For more
information about TRIO, click here.
HLC Survey
Regarding Key
Trends in
Higher
Education
 Accountability of higher education - the public
perception of its value and Return on Investment
(ROI)
 The importance of quality assurance as the
primary role of HLC
 A push for HLC to become a national thought
leader on higher education
 The issue of persistence, completion and
graduation
 Rising student debt and defaults
 The increasing pressures and regulatory mandates
from the federal government and the U.S.
Department of Education (USDE)
 The growing number of third-party providers into
the higher education landscape (i.e., MOOCs and
companies that offer a vast array of courses and
programs)
 Trending instructional methods, such as
Competency-Based Education (CBE), Prior
Learning Assessment (PLA) and Direct
Assessment
 The growth of technology on campuses and the
escalation of distance learning courses
 Governance - the ongoing issue of operations
versus governance oversight
 Governance - challenges to shared governance on
our campuses
 Developmental education - a lack of resources and
waning interest in supporting remedial and bridge
programs
 The K-12 impact on college readiness
 Executive Branch initiatives, such as the Colleges
Rating System (suspended) and the notion of a
free community college initiative
 Finance - pressures at all types of institutions, and
increasing states' disinvestment in higher
education
 The new reality of colleges closing or being
closed for a variety of reasons
 Changing roles of faculty - unbundling the
faculty role
 The leadership crisis (retirements)
 HLC standards in general - ways to strengthen
quality assurance without marginalizing
innovation
Faculty
Member Stars
in National
Training
Videos for
Teachers
Kris Roush
While she may not receive any royalties or major
acting awards, CNM psychology instructor Kristin
Roush’s face might become familiar to higher
education faculty across the country. She is featured
in four short training videos made available by
Magna Publications, a major U.S. higher education
publishing company. Read more.
Free Financial
Services
Available
through Deer
Oaks Employee
Assistance
Program
HR
If you have questions about a financial issue,
speaking with a financial expert can help. Your
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides you
with free consultations with financial experts on
everything from credit and debt, to purchasing a
home, or saving for retirement. Experts are available
without an appointment during regular work hours
and by appointment on Saturdays. Deer Oaks EAP
also offers a full selection of financial articles, tip
sheets, financial calculators and other tools to help
you get the answers you need. All at no cost to you.
For more information click here. For step-by-step
directions for signing up for free credit monitoring
click here:
Medical
Premiums
Increasing Four
Percent –
Increase Will
Be Reflected in
Next Paycheck
Lori
Bennison
The New Mexico Public Schools Insurance
Authority has announced that medical premiums are
increasing four percent and that prescription co-pays
are going up $2. The increases take effect Oct. 1, but
CNM deducts healthcare premiums one month in
advance, so the increase will be reflected in your
next paycheck. Click here to see the new rates.
Central Lot to
Become
Staging Area
for A Building
Renovation
Disability and
Reasonable
Accommodatio
n Section of
Employee
Handbook
Changed
The contractor for the A Building renovation has a
staging area located in the Central Lot that will be in
place for approximately three months for the
duration of the demolition. Signage to direct folks
around the fencing will be posted. People with
disabilities are to use the handicap parking spaces in
the Central Lot to access the South and West
buildings only. They should use the handicap
parking spots in the North Lot to access LSA, North
Building and East Building. See attached plan that
indicates where handicap parking is available to
access the CNM buildings north of Coal
HR
An addition has been made to 12.21 Disability and
Reasonable Accommodation in Section XII of the
Employee Handbook. This change is currently in
effect. Read more.
Addition Made
to Employee
Assistance
Program
Section of
Employee
Handbook
Put CNM at
Your Fingertips
– Download
New CNM
Mobile App at
the App Store
or Google Play
Innovative
Digital
Textbook on
NM History
Created by
CNM
Employees
Department of
Labor Touts
CNM’s
Development
of Curriculum
for IT Career
Pathways
Part-time
Faculty
Interested in
Extending Pay
Over the Break
Need to
Complete Form
HR
An addition has been made to 6.08 Employee
Assistance Program in Section VI of the Employee
Handbook. This change is currently in effect. Read
more.
A new and improved version of the CNM Mobile
App is now available in the iTunes App Store and
Google Play Store. Download your free version
today and get quick-and-easy mobile access to
CNM’s services and resources. Read more.
Brandon
Morgan
For the first time, students at CNM are using digital
interactive learning to study New Mexico history.
The Multimedia Interactive Learning Experience
(MILE) was written by a CNM faculty member and
developed by CNM staff. Read more.
David
Beach
The Department of Labor has applauded CNM’s
work in collaborating with other grant partners and
taking the lead in implementing a common core
curriculum for information technology occupations.
Read more.
Part-time faculty members who are interested in
extending their pay over the fall break need to
complete a deferred pay authorization form and
submit it to the Payroll Office prior to the start of the
term. CNM will manually extend pay for full-term
classes if a part-time instructor has insurance
deductions, prior to the beginning of the term, and is
teaching at least one full-term course. Short-term
and late-start courses are not eligible for deferred
pay. Click here to access the authorization form can
be found on the Payroll website. For questions about
extending pay over the breaks, part-time faculty can
send an email to payroll@cnm.edu or contact their
Payroll Specialist.
CNM in
Process of
Changing Food
Options – Food
Trucks
Arriving on
Main, Montoya
and Westside
Campuses
First Group of
CNM Nursing
Students
Graduate Using
New Statewide
Curriculum
Phil Bustos
Diane
Evans-Pryor
CNM’s food offerings are changing at Main,
Montoya and Westside campuses, and now include
food trucks. Food trucks are currently serving, but
schedules are still being formalized. The food trucks
will be located in the following areas:
 Main Campus – along the new pedestrian
walkway just west of the Student Services
Center and Max Salazar Hall.
 Montoya Campus – in the parking lot next to
the H and K buildings, and in the parking lot
to the north of the J Building.
 Westside Campus – in the parking area along
the roundabout from the Universe Blvd.
entrance.
The former cafeteria on Main Campus in the Student
Services Center is no longer operating. Food
options, such as beverages, coffee, snacks, cold
sandwiches and pastries, are now available in the
Student Resource Center Suncatfé, which is located
on the first floor of the SRC next to the Library.
Similar food options are available on the Montoya
Campus in the H Building and on the Westside
Campus in the MJG Building and the Westside I
Suncatfé location. All of the indoor food locations
will be open Monday through Thursday from 7:30
a.m. to 6 p.m. They will be open on Fridays from
7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. In the next few weeks, breakfast
burritos, salads, fresh fruit, hot dogs, nachos and
other items will be added to the menu. Look for
more updates about food services soon, including a
link to food truck schedules.
Eight CNM nursing students recently graduated with
Bachelor of Science Degrees and Associate of
Applied Science Degrees in Nursing during a
ceremony held at the University of New Mexico.
They were the first CNM students to graduate from
the new statewide curriculum that was created by the
New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium, an
organization in which CNM was a leading partner.
Read more.
Mandatory
Employee
Training Has
New Home in
CNM Talent
Management
Learning Cloud
Jonathan
Bartlett
CNM’s Talent Management Learning Cloud is now
live for the college’s Mandatory Training Core
Curriculum, which includes FERPA, Hazard
Communication, Unlawful Harassment Prevention
for Higher Education Staff (Sexual Harassment
Awareness), Information Security for the General
User, Campus Safety and Emergency Response, and
Title IX. Other training courses will continue to be
added over the next 30 days. CNM employees (staff,
faculty, and student employees/work studies) are
able to view their training transcripts, register for
courses and complete any outstanding items. To
access the new site, log in to myCNM, click on the
“Employee” tab, then click on the “Employee
Learning” link under the heading “CNM Talent
Management.” As a reminder, registration for
mandatory training courses has been moved from
the Workforce Training Center’s Lumens site to the
new Talent Management System. For more
information, visit the Talent Management Learning
website.
New Website
Eases Transfer
Process for
Students
American
Dental
Association
Website
Features CNM
Community
Dental Health
Program
Use of Tobacco
Products Only
Allowed in
Designated
Smoking Areas
Roberto
Vasquez
A new and improved CNM website is making it
easier for students to transfer to four-year public
colleges in the state. Read more.
Three students from CNM’s Community Dental
Health Coordinator program were interviewed for a
story that’s featured on the American Dental
Association’s website. The students discuss the
importance of being able to offer dental services in
underserved communities. Read more.
HR
The use of tobacco products by students and
employees is only allowed in “Designated Smoking
Areas” at CNM. All other areas on CNM campuses
are smoke-free areas. Click here for maps of
Designated Smoking Areas.
Enroll in
Universal
Design
Community
Paul SmithHawkins
Carol
Martinez
Employees are invited to go to CNM Learn to enroll
in the Universal Design Community, a CNM Learn
(Blackboard) resource for faculty and staff. The
Universal Design AQIP team created a site to offer
information about how Universal Design can be
used to improve learning and communication. To
access the site and enroll, follow these instructions:
1. Log into Blackboard at http://learn.cnm.edu
2. At the top in the blue banner, click the Community
tab
3. In the Organization Catalog, select CNM Faculty
4. Mouse over the name, Universal Design at CNM,
and click the Action Arrow that appears after the
ID in the first column of the table
5. Click Enroll, then Submit
Weekly Mindfulness hours for the Fall Term will
happen on Tuesdays, noon to 1 p.m. No experience
necessary. Slip in and out at any point in the hour to
find out what mindfulness is all about. Or, pick up
some brief and simple practices to calm the nervous
system throughout your day and learn about your
brain biases. The Mindfulness Hours will take place
in the Student Resource Center, Richard Barr
Boardroom. It’s open to students, staff, faculty and
anybody else who wants to learn more about
mindfulness. Click here for more info.
Weekly
Mindfulness
Hours Set for
Tuesdays This
Fall
Beth
GiebusChavez
Westside
Campus
Resource Fair
Set for Sept. 17
Holly
Dewees
“What’s at the Westside Campus?” Students can
find out on Thursday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
and 4 p.m.-6 p.m. in the main courtyard during a
resource fair. Students can meet Westside Campus
faculty, staff and other students. There will be free
food, free prizes and music. For more information,
call 224-5360.
Construction
Continues at
South Valley
Campus
Melanie
Archibeque
The renovations for the South Valley Campus
Learning Commons, encompassing the open
computer lab, tutorial and library are complete and
located in SV1-111. Construction continues on the
northwest corner of SV-1 and two rooms in SV-2.
Expect demolition noise in the next two weeks.
Distance
Learning/Make
-up Testing
Center Has
Relocated
Chris
Cavazos
The Main Campus Distance Learning/Make-up
Testing Center has relocated from the Basehart
Temporary portable (BT-2) to the Main Campus
Assessment Center in the Student Services Center,
Room 204. The Main Campus Assessment Center
will be open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m.
to 7 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and starting
Sept. 12, Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please call
224-3243 for more information.
Melissa
Franklin
Traveling
Library
Poppy
JohnsonRenvall
That 'Useless'
Liberal Arts
Degree Has
Become Tech's
Hottest Ticket
Erica
Volkers
A College
System
Measures How
Low-Paying
Degrees Serve
the Public
Good
English and
Algebra
Students not
buying
textbooks
Erica
Volkers
http://chronicle.com/article/A-College-System-MeasuresHow/232191/?cid=cc&utm_source=cc&utm_medium=en
Donna
Diller
Burt
Woodall
http://ccdaily.com/Pages/Academic-Programs/algebraenglish.aspx
http://chronicle.com/article/In-Students-MindsTextbooks/231455/
10 Things This
Instructor
Loves
Sydney
Gunthorpe
http://chronicle.com/article/10-Things-ThisInstructor/232483/?cid=cc&utm_source=cc&utm_mediu
m=en
The Traveling Library will visit Max Salazar Hall on
Wednesday, Sept. 16 from 1-2:30 p.m. With the
Traveling Library you can conveniently check out
the latest in fiction and nonfiction books or make
requests for other CNM Library materials from your
office. For more information contact Varina
Kosovich at vkosovich@cnm.edu.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2015/07/2
9/liberal-arts-degree-tech/