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News Link –Sept. 10, 2009
CNM Employees to Unite Tomorrow for Day of Building Community
CNM’s Day of Building Community will begin tomorrow morning (Friday, Sept. 11) at 8 a.m. in the Smith Brasher Hall parking lot, where employees will be able to pitch in on sustainability efforts. Complimentary coffee will also be available in the morning.
All full-time employees are expected to attend as are all part-time employees who regularly work Fridays between the hours of 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. We encourage faculty members who have made arrangements with their deans to teach their regularly scheduled morning classes (beginning before 1 p.m.) to join us as their class schedule permits.
Buildings on CNM’s campuses will be closed during the Day of Building Community, except for those in which specific morning classes will be held.
Here’s the agenda for the Day of Building Community:
8-9:45 a.m.
- Bring your outdated paper for shredding and recycling by the “Shred-it” company.
- Donate your gently used clothing and books to The Storehouse.
- Bring your small appliances* for donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters.
- Albuquerque Recycling will accept your electronic waste such as stereos, speakers, VCRs and DVD players.
- Find out about bicycling in the metro area from The KickStand bicycle shop, and learn about alternative public transportation options from the RailRunner and ABQRide.
*Please do not bring televisions, mattresses or large appliances for donation or recycling.
**Please do bring the employee postcard you recently received and redeem it for your special CNM Day of Building Community gift provided by the CNM Foundation.
9-10:45 a.m.
At 9 a.m., each employee has the option to participate in a campus service project or a student success conversation. There are a variety of choices for each option and each of them is focused on CNM’s vision of Changing Lives, Building Community. It’s your choice, but only register for one, since they all occur from 9 to 10:45 a.m.
If you haven’t registered already, please decide on how you would like to spend your time and click on the link of your choice to register below. You will receive a confirmation e-mail with your customized agenda today.
Service Project 1– Campus Clean-Up and Beautification
This campus service project includes a variety of options: Trash Clean-Up; Graffiti, Sticker and Tape Removal; Gum Removal; Weed Removal; Assembly of Benches; Recycling Pick-up; Install Signs on Automatic Door Buttons.
You will be provided with the tools you need for these projects, including gloves. Feel free to bring work gloves from home if you choose.
Service Project 2 – Campus Planting – THIS PROJECT IS FULL
This campus service project includes planting trees, flowers and native plants in a variety of locations.
You will be provided with the tools you need for these projects, including gloves. Feel free to bring work gloves from home if you choose.
Service Project 3– Building Clean-Up
This campus service project includes a variety of projects intended to improve the look and cleanliness of our student buildings. You will be provided with the tools you need for these projects. Projects include dusting books in the library; removing dated material on bulletin boards; and surveying buildings for graffiti and needed repairs.
Student Success Conversation 1– Building Community with Students
Sign up for this Day of Building Community discussion with your peers to cover such topics as Student Preparedness; Building Rapport with Students; Building Community Outside of the Classroom; Cultural Diversity; and How Employees Contribute to Student Success.
Student Success Conversation 2– Building Community in the Classroom
Sign up for this Day of Building Community Discussion with your peers to cover such topics as Best classroom activities; Elements of good teaching; Student retention; Cultural diversity in curriculum; Conflict resolution; and Teaching to student strengths.
Student Success Conversation 3– Building Community with Support
Sign up for this Day of Building Community Discussion with your peers to cover such topics as Academic Advisement; Career Development; Special Services; Orientation; and Office of the Dean of Students.
Student Success Conversation 4– Building the Distance Learning Community
Sign up for this Day of Building Community Discussion with your peers to cover such topics as Online Icebreakers; Building Rapport With and Among Online Students; Building Online Community; Student Preparedness for Online Learning; Online Student Retention; and Communication with Online Students.
11 a.m.
At 11 a.m., all employees will meet for a picnic at Roosevelt Park. If anybody needs assistance getting to or around Roosevelt Park, please e-mail Samantha Bousliman at sbous@cnm.edutoday so arrangements can be made to ensure your safety. Don’t forget to bring your Community Builder sign.
Faculty Electronic Leave Forms Due Friday
Beginning with the current pay period, payroll and leave reporting processes for full-time and part-time faculty have changed. An electronic leave reporting process has been implemented within the academic schools. If you are a faculty member and you took leave this pay period, your electronic Leave Request Form is due tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 11). Attached at the top of this e-mail are instructions on how to submit leave requests through the new Leave Request Form. Below shows you where the Leave Request Form resides in myCNM under the “Instruction” tab. Faculty members will complete and submit their electronic Leave Request Form to their supervisor. The supervisor will review and approve or return the leave request to the faculty member for additional information via electronic processes. The current paper Leave Request form will no longer be used by full-time and part-time faculty.
Also effective with the pay period that began on Aug. 31, full-time and part-time faculty members will no longer fill out paper timesheets for their regular pay. If a faculty member does not take any leave in a specific pay period, there will be nothing to fill out. If leave is taken, the aforementioned Leave Reporting Form must be submitted. However, paper timesheets will continue to be required for faculty extra compensation and substitute pay. For more information, call the Payroll department at Ext. 4460.
Seasonal Flu Shots Available from Student Health Center
Students, staff and faculty can get a traditional seasonal flu shot at the Student Health Center for a cost of $12. The Student Health Center is located on Main Campus in the Student Services Center, Room 206. The site is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The flu shots will be made available at the South Valley Campus on Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dates will also be scheduled for Montoya and Westside campuses. The H1N1 vaccine is not yet available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
New Calendar of Events at Your Service
A new calendar of events has been added to the front page of CNM’s main website. The calendar is located on the right side of the page. The calendar is available for event listings that are relevant to the CNM community. To submit your event for consideration, click on the calendar icon at the top of the calendar of events section of the page.
Do You Know About Media Services Available for Faculty, Students at CNM Libraries?
n Did you know that you can place a video on reserve for your students to view at the CNM Libraries? Just fill in the media reserve form available on the library’s website, and bring it along with the video to the library. Please be aware that media reserves take up to a week to process before they will be available for your students.
n Did you know that you can schedule videos in advance to show in your classes? Just fill out and submit the online schedule media form available on the library’s website.
n Did you know that at the Montoya Campus library students may now check out media items for up to a week? Feel free to let your students know. If you want to ensure that a video is in the library for your students to view, remember to put it on reserve.
n Did you know that you can place a video on reserve for your students to view at either CNM Library? Just fill in the media reserve form available on the library’s website, and bring it along with the video to the library. Please be aware that media reserves take up to a week to process before they will be available for your students.
New Initiative Requires Supervisors to Ensure Mandatory Training for New Employees
Effective Sept. 28, supervisors must complete and submit the Mandatory Training Form to Human Resources prior to a new employee’s attendance of New Employee Orientation Phase I. It is the responsibility of the supervisor to identify in the Mandatory Training Form which pre-work mandatory trainings the employee must complete prior to beginning their regular job duties. Of the five pre-work trainings identified on the form, three (NEO Phase I, FERPA, Information Security) must be completed by all employees. The remaining two trainings (Defensive Driving, Bloodborne Pathogens) are required for specific employee groups prior to beginning their job duties. This is a new initiative in an effort to further ensure that all new employees receive their required training prior to the start of their work duties.
Employees will complete NEO Phase I in Human Resources on their date of hire. Following that two-hour session, the employee will proceed directly to the Organizational Learning Technology Education Center (Main Campus, S-21), where they will complete all of their required pre-work trainings. Employees must be prepared to spend the necessary time to complete NEO in Human Resources and then the time to complete the trainings in the Organizational Learning office.
Additional information, including links to the new Mandatory Training Form and the Mandatory Training Policy will be provided in an upcoming communication. For questions, call Ext. 4704.
Art of Students, Alumni, Faculty Showcased at Harwood Art Center
The artwork of 14 CNM students and alumni and 17 art studio faculty members is on display at the Harwood Art Center in an exhibition called “Visual Individuals” through Sept. 23. For more info, go to www.harwoodartcenter.org or call 228-6562. The Harwood Art Center is located at 1114 7th St. NW.
Read All About It: CNM Chronicle Available Online
CNM’s student newspaper – the CNM Chronicle – is now available to everybody online at http://chronicle.cnm.edu/.
CNM Minute Highlights Student Success on the Construction Site of SRC
Click here to check out the latest CNM Minute, which takes you to the construction site of the Student Resource Center. That’s where a former CNM student and a current CNM student are applying their education to the development of this major project.
Montoya Campus Speaker Series Returns with `Find Your Fauna’ on Sept. 22
Rich Calabro, dean of the School of Math, Science & Engineering, and Justin Fuller, an instructor in the School of Communication, Humanities & Social Sciences, will provide information on the fauna of central New Mexico and provide a brief review on the various types of vertebrate animals that can be spotted in our local environments. The event takes place on Sept. 22 from 6:30-8 p.m. in J-122 on the Montoya Campus.
CNM Employees and Students Get Discount for Lobo Football Season Tickets
UNM is offering CNM employees and students season tickets for Lobo football for $62, which is a 15 percent savings from the regular price. The Lobos play six home games this season beginning with the home opener against Tulsa on Saturday (Sept. 12). To view their entire schedule, click here. To take advantage of the discount, take your CNM ID to the Lobo Ticket Office. For more info, call 925-5621.
New Library Locations in Operation at South Valley, Westside Campuses
The South Valley and Westside campuses now have fully supported libraries. The South Valley library is located in SV-106 and is open Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Westside library is open Tuesday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Services available at both branches include: reference help, library instruction and book pick-up services. Services coming soon include: reference and circulation books, videos and DVDs, and course reserves.
Much More Enrollment Data at Your Fingertips
Faculty and staff can now dive deeper than ever before into the fluctuating tides of student enrollment trends at CNM. The Office of Information Technology Services and the Office of Planning, Budget and Institutional Research have unveiled the new Student Enrollment Dashboard, which provides up-to-the-minute enrollment counts by campus, school and discipline, all the way down to the course level, as well as graphical displays of multi-year enrollment trends. Its interactive reporting capabilities allow users to drill for even finer levels of detail, create charts and export data into a spreadsheet. The new dashboard is also the home for CNM’s new “Crystal Ball,” which predicts annual and end-of-term enrollment based on current registration data.
The new dashboard is powered by CNM’s Argos reporting software and is accessible from myCNM via the “Employees” tab, located across the upper portion of the page after you sign in using your regular CNM username and password.
Calendar
“Listening Across the Curriculum” Conference Set at CNM
CNM is co-sponsoring this “special day of listening, learning and interactive activities providing world class listening training for educators to take back to their classrooms.” Space is limited for the one-day event at Main Campus in Smith Brasher Hall on Sept. 12. The $45 fee includes lunch. The America West Region of the International Listening Association is co-sponsoring with CNM. Click on the following link to register or download a brochure: http://www.ila.camp7.org/Albuquerque_2009
Construction Updates
Main Campus
M Building – The M Building on Main Campus, the oldest building at CNM, is getting a facelift. The masonry on the building, originally an APS elementary school, will be refurbished during a span of four to five weeks. Scaffolding has been raised on the north and west sides of the building.
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