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News Link –Sept. 17, 2009
V.A. Reps to Speak About ‘How War Injuries Affect Veteran Students’
CNM faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a forum about “How War Injuries Affect Veteran Students” on Friday (Sept. 18) from 9 to 11 a.m. in the S Building, Room 10 (auditorium) on Main Campus. Veterans Administration (V.A.) representatives, including two V.A. psychologists, will inform you about the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) on male and female military veterans, and common misconceptions. The CNM student Veterans Club will also be represented and the president of the student organization, student and veteran Jose Lozada, will also speak. Discussion will specifically focus on helping staff and faculty understand more about PTSD and TBI. For more information, call 224-3159.
Montoya Campus Celebrates 30th Anniversary on Sept. 30
The Joseph M. Montoya Campus will celebrate its 30th year of providing outstanding educational opportunities to the Northeast Heights community on Sept. 30 from 3 to 6:30 p.m., beginning with free popcorn on the H Building patio.
From 4 to 4:30 on the north side of H Building, a dance performance by Baila Baila is scheduled, followed by the unveiling of a painting by CNM employee and artist Arturo Cisneros. A classical guitarist, David Kelly, will play from 5 to 6 p.m. in the H Building commons area, where cake and punch will be served. CNM President Kathie Winograd will also speak.
The Joseph M. Montoya Campus, which was named after the former U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from New Mexico who authored the Vocational Education Act, will also hold a grand opening ceremony for the Montoya Campus Bookstore building, which will house the bookstore and offices for faculty and the Office of Information Technology Services.
New Faculty Electronic Leave Process in Effect
Beginning with the last 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. 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 last pay period, 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.
Insurance Provider, NMPSIA, Seeks Your Input in Advance of Special Legislative Session Regarding Possible Changes to Benefits
In advance of a special session of the New Mexico Legislature in October, CNM’s insurance provider – New Mexico Public Schools Insurance Authority – is asking for your input about possible benefit changes in the future due to the State of New Mexico’s budget deficit. Please click on the following link to complete a brief NMPSIA survey:
www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ec58TYF97huXwl96or_2fQug_3d_3d
Distance Learning Labs Available to Assist Students in Using Blackboard
Students who need help using Blackboard can drop in during scheduled lab times next week. Here are the scheduled lab times:
n Tuesday (Sept. 22) at Montoya Campus from 2-4 p.m., K Building, Room 106
n Wednesday (Sept. 23) at Main Campus from 1:30-3:30 p.m., MS, Room 110
n Thursday (Sept. 24) at Westside Campus from 9-10:30 a.m., Westside I, Room 110
For more info, contact Michelle Renteria at Ext. 3320 or mrenteria4@cnm.edu.
Tax Help New Mexico Relocates to Basehart Temporaries
The Tax Help New Mexico staff members have moved their offices to the administration area of the Basehart Temporaries (portables south of Smith Brasher Hall). The tax preparation site is being moved from Smith Brasher to the Basehart Temporaries, Building 2. The staff can be reached at Ext. 4080.
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.
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 Flu Hotline Available to Monitor Flu Developments and Provide Information
With the flu season at hand, CNM has enacted a Flu Hotline at 224-3FLU (3358) that will provide information for those who might feel ill. It will also help the college monitor any potential outbreaks of the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu) and it will enable CNM to provide updates in the event that there are large numbers of students or employees absent. There is also a CNM web page, where you can access a variety of information, including frequently asked questions and links to the CDC and New Mexico Department of Health sites.
Nominate a Colleague for Employee Excellence Awards
The employee Excellence Award recognizes employees for exceptional contributions to the CNM community. Although CNM has numerous outstanding staff and faculty, this award honors employees who have demonstrated excellence on the job. To nominate an employee or for more info, click the link: http://www.cnm.edu/facstaff/aqip/excellence.php
Community Education Academy Now Offers Online Registration
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.
For additional information, please click here to see the Mandatory Training Form and the Mandatory Training Policy. 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/.
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
Save the Date for School to World Event
The annual School to World event will be held on Feb. 27, 2010, at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Mark your calendars if you plan to participate. For more info, call Ext. 4673.
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 sides of the building.
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