Student Resources
“Issues on Domestic Violence” to be Taught Summer Term
Posted June 3, 2009 by admin
The Summer Second Five Week Session (July 6th to August 7th) will see a new course taught: CJ 199, “Special Topics: Issues on Domestic Violence.” This is an online class.
Here is a description of the class:
Domestic violence — all the way from an angry touching to murder — is a growing crisis in American families, no longer hidden behind closed doors as a “private family matter.” Hundreds of these cases are investigated and prosecuted each year in Otero and Lincoln counties, thousands across New Mexico, and hundreds of thousands across the nation. Law enforcement officers risk their lives with every call to a “domestic,” as these cases are among the most dangerous for responders. How big is the problem? How do the local health care, social work and criminal justice communities respond? How should they? Is there an answer? These issues will be explored in a new on-line criminal justice/paralegal studies course (CJ 199/PL S 255: Special Topics: Issues in Domestic Violence) offered the second 5-weeks of the summer semester, from July 6 to Aug. 7. Instructor for this class is Mary Ellen Keith, J.D., who brings real world experience in the field, having served as the prosecutor for the Domestic Violence Unit of the 12th Judicial District (Otero and Lincoln counties.)
Listing of Required Textbooks
Posted May 28, 2009 by admin
Looking for what textbook you need to get? We now have a Textbook Listings page set up for Summer 2009 NMSU-A Classes. Check it out. If you have any questions or comments, please Let Us Know.
New Student Orientation
Posted May 18, 2009 by admin
If you are attending NMSU-A for the first time, you are required to attend a New Student Orientation. Orientations are held in spring and fall. If your first college experience with NMSU-A is during the summer session(s), please plan to attend one of the two fall New Student Orientation Sessions. Location, dates and times are posted below. Please note that parents are encouraged to attend.
How Will It Help? It will make the transition to college more comfortable because you will know what to expect. You will also learn how to be successful at NMSU-A, and you will have the opportunity to meet staff, faculty and other new students.
What Will Be Covered? You will learn about services, academic expectations, strategies for success, and take a campus tour. Bring your schedule to locate your classes. Optional one hour workshops in time management and online/Blackboard training will be offered during the last hour of the New Student Orientation.
Students enrolling for the first time, in the summer or fall, please arrange to attend one of the following sessions:
Location: Rohovec Fine Arts Center
Thursday, August 6, 2009 From 1pm-5pm
OR
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 From 9am-1pm
For more information, please contact Manuela Heberle at 575-439-3726 or mheberle@nmsua.nmsu.edu.
Three New-Style Communication Classes A’Coming!
Posted May 1, 2009 by admin
By Wanda Wakkinen, Communication Studies Faculty Member at NMSU Alamogordo.
During Spring 2009, I offered a new class called Cyberspace Communication. We met in the virtual world of Second Life and, I must say, it was a great success! One student, Sharon DiLeo, put it well, “It does appear clear that the power associated with a visual representation of another person fosters a very real feeling of closeness not necessarily felt in my online classes. It is as though, we are all neophytes growing up together in Second Life and are thus less strangers to one another.”
I will be offering Cyberspace Communication again this fall (Fall, 2009) and invite those of you whom we call early adapters to come find out what the excitement is all about. Learn about communication in and how to communicate effectively in virtual worlds, social networking sites, on field trips in Second Life, etc. The class, COMM 291-20, will meet once per week on Sunday evenings from 6-8 PM. Join me for a new, innovative classroom experience!
During Fall 2008, I taught a COMM 265 Principles of Human Communication pilot class as a hybrid class. We spent half of our time online and half of the time in the classroom, practicing communication skills learned as we progressed in the class. It also was very successful. Therefore, I will do it again, twice, this coming summer (Summer, 2009) during the second 5-week session. Join me in COMM 265-A60, Monday and Wednesday from 3-5 PM, OR COMM 265-A61, Tuesday and Thursday from 10:20-12:20. Enjoy the best of both worlds. Do half of the class work at home on your computer, and, even on class days, be home for lunch or dinner!
Call me at 439-3752 or e-mail me at wandaw@nmsu.edu for more info.
English 363 Offered Summer Term
Posted April 14, 2009 by admin
English 363, Literature for Children and Young Adults, will be offered here at NMSU-A, Summer I. The class will meet from 5:30-9:15 on Monday and Wednesday nights. The course focuses on classic texts of children’s literature as well as the historical and political forces that work to shape literature written with children as the target audience. Students can expect lively discussions, films,papers and presentations, and a good amount of reading. English 363 is required for the Elementary Education degree, and that is why Professor Roark-Diehl has been offering it every summer since 2000. Stop by the HSSE building to get a flyer with details and the book list.
Proposed Technology Fee
Posted April 1, 2009 by admin
Dear NMSU-A Student:
Many colleges and universities imposed technology resource (TR) fees during the 1990s, investing the generated funds from the fee in campus technology. We are now in the 21st century, but NMSU-A still does not have a TR fee. However, you (our students) deserve access to 21st century technology while enrolled in classes at our campus.
We need your assistance. We are asking for your support to increase the student fee from $2 per credit to $4 per credit. The increase ($2) will be used exclusively for a TR fee and would help the campus keep the technology used by you (our students) up-to-date (see back for other community college and university fee rates). For example, this year we need to update the hardware and software in three of our computer labs. The implementation of a TR fee would provide sufficient revenue for the campus to update two of the three computer labs. Other uses of the TR fee might include maintaining and replacing PC viewers and digital cameras, implementing additional wireless access points, and providing part-time student assistants in the computer labs.
Since the TR fee is money that you would provide to the campus, NMSU-A would insure that you are represented in how the monies are spent. Most colleges and universities have implemented a TR Committee. All requests for technology funded by the TR fee must come through the committee and half of the members of the committee must be currently-enrolled students. Typically, the committee is composed of eight (8) individuals, four of whom are currently-enrolled students. The students are selected by the Student Senate; in our case, the students would be selected by Student Government. If NMSU-A were to implement a TR fee, we would follow this type of committee structure.
This letter asks for your feedback and support of this initiative. A ballot for this initiative will be posted on the campus website until April 17. Please vote “yes” or “no.” You can also return the mailed-out ballot via snail mail to the Office of the President, 2400 N. Scenic Drive, Alamogordo, NM 88310 or you can drop off your ballot in the Student Services building.
When you attend NMSU-A, you deserve access to up-to-date technology. The implementation of a TR fee will allow the campus to provide you (and future students) with this access. We look forward to your vote and feedback.
Sincerely,
Cheri Jimeno, Ph.D.
President
Some Examples of Community College Technology Resource Fees
- Cochise Community College - $10 per semester
- El Paso Community College - $50 per semester
- ENMU Roswell and Ruidoso - $15 per semester
- Pima Community College - $2 per credit
- UNM Gallup - $2.95 per credit
- UNM Valencia - $1.50 per credit for all courses; computer courses are charged an additional $5 per credit
Some Examples of University Technology Resource Fees
- New Mexico State University - $60 per semester
- University of New Mexico - $57 per semester
- University of Texas, El Paso - $384 per semester
Phone Number Error in Class Schedule
Posted March 31, 2009 by admin
The Summer & Fall 2009 Class Schedule contains a phone number error for the Academic Support Center (Tutoring). It lists their number as 430-3853 when it should be listed as 439-3853.
Free Webcast Available
Posted March 19, 2009 by admin
The Learning Technology Center invites NMSU Alamogordo Students to view the “The Science of Changing Your Mind” webcast any time between April 6 - April 20, 2009, 24 hours a day/7 days a week.
Dr. Joe Dispenza, D.C. is known for his internationally acclaimed film “What the Bleep Do We Know?!”
“Dr. Dispenza is an accomplished neuroscientist and speaker. He has educated thousands on how to re-program their thinking and their lives through scientifically proven neurophysiologic principles.”
The online workshop is designed to help:
- Use Your Mind to Create Your Desired Life
- Evolve Your Brain by Changing Your Mind
- Break Unwanted Emotional Patterns
To access:
- Go to www.starlinktraining.org.
- Click on the box below “WEBCAST”
- Password: Please Call LTC at 439-3847 for the password.
- Select: New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Campus.
This event is sponsored by The National Society of Leadership and Success in association with Starlink.
White House Internship Program
Posted March 13, 2009 by admin
Listed here is an internship program that NMSU Alamogordo students might be interested (and eligible) to apply for.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of Media Affairs
For Immediate Release February 26, 2009
President Obama Launches White House Internship Program
President Obama today launched the White House Internship Program for his administration and announced that applications are currently being accepted for the summer of 2009. Those selected to participate in the program will gain valuable job experience and an inside look at the life of White House staff while building leadership skills.
“This program will mentor and cultivate young leaders of today and tomorrow and I’m proud that they will have this opportunity to serve,” said President Obama. ”I look forward to working with those that are selected to participate and I want to commend all who apply for their desire to help through public service to forge a brighter future for our country.”
In addition to normal office duties, interns will supplement their learning experience by attending a weekly lecture series hosted by senior White House staff, help at White House social events, and volunteer in community service projects.
The 2009 Summer Internship program runs from May 22 to August 14, and the submission deadline is March 22, 2009.
Those interested in applying to the White House Internship Program must be:
- US Citizens
- Eighteen years of age on or before the first day of the internship.
- Enrolled in a college or university (2-4 year institution) or must have graduated from college in the past two years.
- Interns will be placed in a departmental office for their internship. Below is a list of departments in the Office of the President and the Office of the Vice President where interns could be placed.
- White House Department of Scheduling and Advance
- The Office of Cabinet Affairs
- The White House Communications Department
- The White House Office of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs
- The Office of the First Lady
- The White House Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA)
- The Office of Political Affairs
- The Office of Management and Administration
- The Office of White House Counsel
- The Domestic Policy Council
- The White House Office of Presidential Personnel
- Office of the Vice President
More information on the White House Internship Program, including application instructions, can be found at: www.whitehouse.gov/about/internships
Summer & Fall Class Schedule Now Available
Posted March 10, 2009 by admin
The 2009 Summer & Fall Class Schedule is now available online. Soon print copies will be made available around campus and the region.
- Summer 2009 Class Schedule (PDF, 3.5 MB)
- Fall 2009 Class Schedule (PDF, 4.9 MB)
For more information, please see our Classes page.
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