AAC Communication Log 10/08/2014
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CNM’s Cooperative for Teaching and Learning (CTL)
invites CNM faculty and staff to submit proposals for the
3rd Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning,
scheduled for Jan. 16, 2015. The conference planning
team is looking for dynamic, high-quality conference
session proposals focusing on the Scholarship of
Teaching and Learning in the following categories: best
practices in instruction, classroom assessment,
instructional technology, distance learning, classroom
management and other related topics. The proposal form
also provides for poster submissions and requesting a
resource table for your group or department. The
deadline to submit a proposal is Friday, Oct. 17. Click
here for more info about how to submit a proposal.
The goal in this presentation is to provide the college
community awareness about the current Technology and
Facilities Master Plan and to enhance understanding of
the priorities for the future in your divisions. Tuesday,
November 04 from 1:30-3 in the Richard Barr
Conference Room.
Vote for your favorite clock.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8T3KCV3
Faculty, Staff
Invited to
Submit
Proposals for
CTL
Conference
Erica Reed
John
Wright
State of the
Master Plan
Juliane
Ziter
Classroom
Clocks
Sydney
Gunthorpe
Grand Opening
of CNM’s New
Coal Avenue
Theatre
Erica
Volkers
Oct
15
You're invited to celebrate the opening of CNM's new
black box theatre on Wednesday, Oct.15, from 4:30-6:30
p.m. Tour the theatre, enjoy improv performances by
CNM students and the Blackout Theatre Company, listen
to live music by Vince Schenck, and more. The theatre is
located on Coal, across the street from the JS Building.
Call 224-3588 or email theatre@cnm.edu for more
information. For more information about the new Coal
Avenue Theatre, click here
Wireless
outside SRC
Ken Cole
Fall
2014
CNM wireless access has been extended to the north side
of the Student Resource Center (between SRC and JS
buildings). While wireless is often available near our
campus buildings, this is the first installation of outdoor
antennas to cover large areas of space where students and
staff routinely commute between classes. More outdoor
wireless is planned for the remodeled A Building
courtyard and between the Student Services Center and
Max Salazar Hall in the near future.
Due
Oct
17
Nov
04
Due
Oct
10
Health Fair
Neil
Kueffer
Oct
10
CNM Human Resources is providing an opportunity for
you to learn more about maintaining your health and
wellness. The Health and Wellness Fair will be held
Friday, Oct.10, in Smith Brasher Hall between 10 a.m.
and 3 p.m. Many organizations will be on hand to
provide information about living a healthier lifestyle.
Vendors such as Presbyterian, Blue Cross Blue Shield,
Express Scripts, United Concordia, Davis Vision,
Standard and others will be available to answer questions
about their plans.
New Cyber
Security
Program
David
Beach
Fall
2014
Submit a Best
Assessment
Tool
Fang Chen
Oct
31
Electronic
Timesheets for
Full-time
Instructional
Support Staff
STEMulus
Center
Sponsors
‘Power Up
Your Idea
Competition’
Kimberly
Rochford
Oct
27
With cyber-crime on the rise, CNM has established a
post-degree certificate program designed to arm students
with the high-tech skills needed to gain employment in a
high-demand, fast-growing job market. Read more.
Faculty are invited to submit and showcase an
assessment that has worked well as a teaching tool for the
CNM Best Assessment Contest. It can be an existing
assessment faculty have already used or a new
assessment they developed for this contest. Read more.
CNM full-time instructional support staff will soon be
transitioning to electronic timesheets. Keep an eye out for
more information coming soon.
Tom
Darling
Oct
17
Through the IGNITE Community Accelerator at the
STEMulus Center, CNM is launching the “Power Up
Your Idea Competition” for CNM students and nonCNM students. The business idea competition will use
the “Lean Canvas Business Model” as the framework for
application. Entries are being accepted through Oct. 17.
Winners receive a suite of prizes valued at $16,000. Click
here to learn more or email tdarling@cnm.edu.
New Westside
Campus
Entrance/Exit
Open
STEM UP to
Launch New
Phone App for
Students
Luis
Campos
Fall
2014
Westside Campus has a new entrance/exit. It’s located at
the corner of Universe Blvd. and McMahon Blvd. If you
have questions call the Westside Connect Center at 2245360.
STEM Up is launching a new phone App that will help
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
students track their progress toward a degree and transfer
to a University of New Mexico STEM program. The App
will be rolled out on Sept. 25 from 9-11 a.m. at the new
CNM STEM UP Center, located in the Student Services
Center, Room 102. The new CNM STEM UP Center
provides a welcoming place where STEM students can
connect with each other for studying, social activities and
support. The UNM STEM UP Transfer Center provides
students with individualized assistance with the UNM
application process and connects students interested in
transferring to UNM with UNM STEM advisors and
faculty.
Fall
2014
All Employees
Required to
Take
‘Preventing
Discrimination
and Sexual
Violence for
Faculty and
Staff’ Training
Julie Fisher
Graduation
Rudy
Garcia
Dec
06
Tech-up
Teaching and
Learning at
CNM
Kat Flies
Fall
2014
Synthetic
Cadavers Bring
Anatomy,
Physiology
Education to
Virtual-life
Mark
Danley
Fall
2014
Human
Resources
Offers Online
Access for
Open/Switch
Enrollment
Period for
Health Benefits
and Flexible
Spending
Accounts
Access Control
Neil
Kueffer
Oct
06
Judith
Tomasson
Paul Quan
Due
Nov
14
The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of
2013, an amendment to the Jeanne Clery Act, mandates
Title IX training for all higher education employees. You
likely have already received emails from “Workplace
Answers” with “Course Registration” in the subject line
providing you access to the training titled “Preventing
Discrimination and Sexual Violence for Faculty and
Staff.” The intent of the amendment and training
requirement is to help bolster the response to and
prevention of sexual violence in higher education. You
must take this training, so open the emails from
“Workplace Answers” and follow the instructions.
Reminders will be emailed every two weeks.
CNM’s 2014 Fall Graduation Ceremony will be held
Saturday, Dec. 6 at Tingley Coliseum. All faculty and
staff are encouraged to show their support for graduates
by participating and wearing regalia. Click here to submit
your order for graduation regalia or to let the Student
Activities Office know that you plan to participate but
that you own regalia. The deadline to submit the online
form is 5 p.m. on Oct. 15. Please note that the online
form has to be submitted to obtain a parking permit as
well.
Kat Flies, CNM’s new Presidential Fellow for
Instructional Technology, will spend the next year
exploring new ways to make the teaching and learning
experience at CNM more technology-rich. Read more at
cnm.edu/facultystaffnews.
For close to 20 years, CNM anatomy and physiology
students have learned about the human body from
cadavers provided to CNM by the University of New
Mexico School of Medicine. Very life-like, synthetic
cadavers have taken their place in CNM labs, creating a
fascinating, high-tech learning environment for students.
Read more at cnm.edu/facultystaffnews.
Beginning Oct. 6, employees will be able to change their
benefit options online during the annual Open/Switch
Enrollment period for health benefits and flexible
spending accounts. The Open/Switch Enrollment period
runs from Oct. 6 to Nov. 14. You must re-enroll in the
flexible spending account to continue it for the year
ahead. For more information about the flexible spending
account and the health benefits that are offered to eligible
employees, click here.
The Phase 2 portion of this project will be to replace
swipe cards with proximity controls. This will
require faculty/staff to have new cards.
More details about the Access Control Project 2014 can
be found on the following site (login required).
https://share.cnm.edu/FO/its/infrastructure/accesscontrol
2/SitePages/Home.aspx
CBE Programs
Donna
Diller
http://www.mathematicampr.com/~/media/publications/PDFs/education/compente
ncy-based_program_models.pdf