AAC Communication 3/12/2014
Item
Responsible
&
Contact
Begin
Date
STEMulus
Center
Downtown
Sydney
Fall
14
Expanded
Offerings
Planned for
AMREP
Building in
Rio Rancho
Sydney
Fall
14
Solar Panel
Units Being
Installed at
Campuses to
Become
‘Living Labs’
Luis
Campos
Solar Energy
Presentations
Available to
Classes
Steve
House
Now
New Distance
Learning
Course Copy
Request Form
Audrey
Gramstad
Fall
14
SAGE Dean
Sydney
CNM Authors
2014: Call for
Participation
Renee
Goodvin
End
Date
President Kathie Winograd announced that CNM will
build upon its longtime legacy of responding to the needs
of the community with the opening of the new CNM
STEMulus Center in Downtown Albuquerque later this
year. Click here to read more.
After gathering input from Rio Rancho residents at recent
forums on how CNM should expand its program offerings
in the City of Vision, CNM plans to respond to the needs
of the community by offering new educational programs
in Rio Rancho at the AMREP building located at the
corner of Northern Blvd. and NM 528, pending state
approval. The programs being considered for the building
include: Emergency Medical Services (EMS); Fire
Science; Nursing Assistant; Electrical Trades (first
semester courses); Teacher Education; Criminal Justice;
Child Development; Education Assistant; Teachers Using
Technology course; and Health 1001.
As part of CNM’s sustainability efforts, the college is
installing four new photovoltaic (solar panel) systems at
four locations that will serve as “living labs” for faculty
and students. The first one went up on the roof of the Rio
Rancho Campus building last month. The second is
currently being mounted on the roof of the Westside I
Building.
CNM is in the process of installing solar photovoltaic
arrays at four of its campuses. Steve House can speak to
CNM classes to give a brief introduction to solar energy
and he can tailor a presentation to the needs of the class.
For more info, email shouse@triplehsolar.com.
Apri
l
April
04
Notes
Beginning Fall 2014, Distance Learning will be
implementing a new Faculty Course Copy request process.
This process will be required for all faculty course copy
requests – DL and web enhanced. Click here to learn
more.
Job closed Monday, Feb 10. 59 applications were
received. First round interviews will be Friday, March 14.
Have you created fine arts works, published or presented
in 2013 or early 2014? If so, please participate in the 2014
CNM Authors program. CNM Libraries will publish a
bibliography of all included works, and host a reception in
honor of all participants, along with a display of all works.
A diverse range of works are eligible for inclusion. These
include, but are not limited to: monographs, journal and
magazine articles, book chapters, essays, poetry,
newspaper editorials, published photographs, fine art
works, musical compositions, video productions,
conference posters, conference presentations and
architectural projects. To participate, click here. Contact
Renée Goodvin at 224-4000 Ext. 52550 or
rgoodvin@cnm.edu with any questions.
Labs to be
Relocated for
16 Months
During L
Building
Renovation
Sum
14
to
Fall
15
CNM is preparing to embark on a major renovation of the
Main Campus Laboratory (L) Building in April and it will
last approximately 16 months. CNM chemistry, physics
and astronomy labs will be moved to other campuses
starting with the summer term. Other science labs -including biology, geology, anatomy and physiology,
microbiology and geography -- will be relocated to
temporary facilities on Main Campus. The L Building
renovation will result in new state-of-the-art labs and
classrooms with major upgrades to technology and student
study spaces. The renovation is designed to meet
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
certification.
Support CNM graduates by participating in the Spring
2014 Graduation Ceremony that will take place at Tingley
Coliseum on Saturday, May 03, at noon.
CNM Presidential Fellow of Innovation David Valdés has
dedicated funds to help faculty teams get their projects off
the ground. The Faculty Project Fund will provide grants
of up to $1,500 to help turn great ideas for connecting
students and the community into realities.
Visit cnm.edu/innovation to apply for a grant. Please
apply by March 14, 2014.
Spring dates, Saturday, May 03-Saturday, May 17
Graduation
Rudy
Garcia
May
03
Faculty
Project Fund
David
Valdes
Mar
14
SpringSummer
Intersession
2014-15
Distinguished
Faculty
Award
Sydney
Sydney and
Deans
Mar
14
The application and selection timeline is as follows:
 Beginning of Spring Term: notification to faculty
of applications being accepted
 March 14: deadline to accept applications
 By End of Spring Term: school selection
committees review applications and make final
decisions on their award finalists and forward
these applications to VPAA. (1 FT and 1 PT from
each School)
 Summer Term: VPAA selection committee
reviews applications and selects CNM
Distinguished Faculty recipients.
Beginning of Fall Term: CNM Distinguished Award
event and announcement of recipients.
Accuplacer
Cut Scores for
Math
Linda
Martin
Fall
14
Changes to the Accuplacer cut scores for math placement
will go into effect in Fall 2014. The testing center,
advising, math faculty, and MCO are working together to
inform affected students.
New email
system for
employees
Jim Berry,
Jackie
Lamoureux
Luis
Brown
Sum
14
Fall
14?
CNM employees will have nearly 50 times the email
storage space and a specially-dedicated place for
archiving documents when CNM moves to Microsoft
Office 365 this summer/fall. Users won’t see a
difference on the front end. They will still use
Microsoft’s Outlook application on their desktop to
view emails and calendars. However, individuals
using the web-based email system, like on their home
computer, will see a minor difference.